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Papers of William Wilberforce

  • Wilberforce
  • Fonds
  • 1737–1833

Correspondence of William Wilberforce, mainly written by him, on a range of subjects including political and family matters; a notarial document relating to some of Wilberforce's ancestors.

Wilberforce, William (1759-1833) politician, philanthropist, and slavery abolitionist

Papers of George Clifford Evans

  • Evans
  • Fonds
  • 1913–2004

Papers relating to women's education at Cambridge; correspondence and papers relating to his work in connection with the buildings at St John's College; other correspondence; degree certificates; various menus and programmes; a few photographs.

Evans, George Clifford (1913-2006) ecologist

Papers of David Melvyn Browne

  • Browne
  • Fonds
  • 1955-2010

The collection consists of correspondence from the 1960s, schoolwork, documentation from Browne's time at St John's College, press cuttings relating to his archaeological career, and small quantities of society-membership information and ephemera.

Browne, David Melvyn (b 1949) archaeologist

Papers of John Anthony Crook

  • Crook
  • Fonds
  • 1880–2008

The papers include notebooks and papers on classical subjects, travelogues and diaries, card indexes, correspondence, miscellaneous papers, and photographs.

Crook, John Anthony (1921-2007) classicist and historian

Papers of John Collings Squire

  • Squire
  • Fonds
  • 1902-2012

The collection consists of his letters to his close friend, Cecily Mary Severne (nee Burdon-Muller) from 1930 to 1958, plus some miscellaneous papers.

Squire, John Collings (1884-1958) literary editor and poet

Papers of Wilfrid Henry Woollen

  • Woollen
  • Fonds
  • 1811-2016

The papers cover WHW's early life, Cambridge, religious beliefs, and teaching career. Material includes correspondence, diaries, notes, memorabilia, biographical information, a small number of photographs, and two ceramic St John's College candlesticks.

Woollen, Wilfrid Henry (1887-1960) schoolmaster

Slavery Abolition Movement

  • Slavery
  • Collection
  • 1749–2008

Material relating to the slavery abolition movement. Includes newspaper cuttings from the nineteenth century; letters and papers used in Parliamentary reports on the slave trade from 1814; accounts of Parliamentary debates and investigations; pamphlets written by Thomas Clarkson, William Wilberforce and other campaigners; pamphlets printed by the Anti Slavery Society in the 1970s; contemporary pamphlets and articles on abolition; material on events commemorating the 150th anniversary of Clarkson's death; contemporary records relating to slave ownership.

Various (003651)

Miscellaneous Papers

  • Miscellaneous
  • Collection
  • 1550–2023

Papers, mainly correspondence, of Johnians on a wide range of subjects.

Various (002205)

Papers of John William Colenso

  • Colenso
  • Fonds
  • 1863–2023

Correspondence of JWC discussing theological matters and details of his church work and life in Natal; a notebook containing copies of letters sent to JWC on theological matters; correspondence arising from the visit of the Reverend James D La Touche to Natal in support of the work of JWC. Notes relating to Colenso compiled by Paul Murray, Visiting Colenso Fellow at SJC Michaelmas 2022-Lent 2023 are appended.

Colenso, John William (1814-1883) Bishop of Natal

Papers of G.C. Moore Smith

  • SmithGCM
  • Fonds
  • 1893-1895

Correspondence relating to the compilation of 'Lists of past occupants of rooms in St John's College' published in 1895. All autograph unless otherwise stated.

Smith, George Charles Moore (1858-1940) literary scholar

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