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Granting Fletcher's application for Wittgenstein to be admitted as an advanced student.

First 3 ff. headed 'Rules for the formation of a Club', including list of founding members: The Duke of St. Albans, Montagu Corry, J. J. Cowell,, G. O. Trevelyan, F. Storr, W. Everett, H. Y. Thompson, E. Willmot.' Signed E[dmund] Willmot, President, May 1960.

The rest of the minutes record dates of meetings and the members' rooms in which each took place; participants, including honorary members and visitors; elections of new members

With letter, written at Trinity 27 Mar. 1905, from Henry Jackson to Walter Morley Fletcher relating to Erastus Corning Pruyn. This is attached to notes by Jackson, comprising a list of members (1 folded sheet), each with a brief biography and date of their admission to Trinity, and a list of visitors (6 single sheets) with the same information. A note of the end of this states: '[W. E.] Currey tells me that the refreshments provided in the early days of the Club were sandwiches and gin sling. In its later days there was an elaborate supper, with two Trinity Hall cups, one Chesterfield, the other usually Madeira. Supper was usually at ten o' clock, after supper whist was resumed'. With envelope originally containing these notes, addressed to the Librarian, Trinity College, and with a label in the hand of A. F. Scholfield, Librarian.

Accompanied by an offprint from the Cambridge Antiquarian Society's Communications, Vol. XVIII, "More Old Playing Cards Found in Cambridge" by W. M. Fletcher, 1915.

Will not arrive in Cambridge for the start of term as his father is seriously ill.

Welcombe, Stratford on Avon. - Invites Marsh to come here if he has any spare days between now and 'next Saturday week', the 15th. There will be no-one here but [Walter Morley?] Fletcher and [Robert Hawthorn?] Kitson, who come on Saturday and leave on Monday; much to see and do here 'but the not-doing is the best part of it'. Tells Marsh to 'imagine paradise, only with a big modern red-brick imitation Elizabethan-house in it, and two Eves, both over forty, instead of one [perhaps Bob's mother and governess?]' and he will 'have the place'. The journey there by train is easy. Bob will have to work in the mornings.

Regarding the death of his father and his own arrival in Cambridge.

Trinity College. Druids, Walter Morley Fletcher has become a father.

Concerning Hankey.

Concerning Wittgenstein's college fees.

A letter from Fletcher accepting the portrait proposal with pity for the artist who has to do it, with five letters from the artist A. Neville Lewis, who found Fletcher delightful but difficult to draw.

MS note at top, 'This meeting was in consequence of the erection of the memorial to Goodhart in Nevile's Court. Transcription of printed text: 'Trinity College, Cambridge

Minutes of a Special College Meeting summoned in consequence of a requisition signed by 12 Fellows and held on Saturday, 11 May 10-, at 2.15 p.m., in the Great Combination Room. Present*, the Master and 38 Fellows. Mr. Fletcher (seconded by Mr Nairn) moved the resolution of which notice had been given in the requisition: -

That the Council be requested, when at any time they may have under their consideration proposals for a permanent and visible modification of the College fabric or of the College Courts, to afford reasonable opportunity to all members of the Governing Body in residence for informing themselves by inspection of plans or otherwise of the nature and extent of the proposed modification

The Motion was then carried nem. con., the Master and 38 Fellows being then present.

*The Fellows who signed the requisition were: Professor Bevan, Dr Cunningham, Mr McTaggart, Mr G. T. Walker, Mr Tuckett, Mr Fletcher, Mr Moore, Mr Trevelyan, Mr Cornford, Mr Harrison, Mr Hardy'.

There follow 8 verses as a parody of 'The House that Jack Built' and ending with the line 'Of the beautiful Court that Tom built'. Most verses are prefixed with initials: 'T. N' [Thomas Nevile]', 'This is the Court that Tom built...';
'J. D. D. [James Duff Duff] S. M. L. [Stanley Mordaunt Leathes]', 'Here's the Committee who acted with haste...';
'W. M. F. [Walter Morley Fletcher]', 'Here's the junior Fellow who challenged the taste...';
'J. McT. E. McT. [John McTaggart Ellis McTaggart]', 'Here's the Philosopher, slender of waist...';
'G. M. T. [George Macaulay Trevelyan]', 'The Historian follows, who thoughtfully paced...';
'G. D.' [?], 'This is the Doctor with modesty graced...'
The final two verses are headed 'Seniores & Priores' - 'Here are the Seniors who thought it sheer waste...' and 'Nemo Contradicens' - 'Here's the Master and Fellows who were not outfaced...'

The pamphlet ends with a 'Note - The issue of these Minutes has been delayed in order to give time for feeling to subside. The author now claims the privilege of Saturnalian licence and wishes his colleagues a Full Merry Christmas'