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A small collection of research papers and writings relating to Ginsburg's work on the Massorah and the Hebrew Bible, some of which appear prepared for publication.

Ten groups of material previously assigned letter classifications [by Isaac Todhunter?] as follows:
"XXIII" Vice-Chancellorship: Items 1-8
"XXIV" Great St Mary's Church: Items 9-19
"XXV" Letters on the Bacon statue: Items 20-22
"XXVI" William Buckland letters: Items 23-40
"XXVII" Captain de Bachelli letters: Items 41-45
"XXVIII" Letters from P. O'Callaghan, J. Rowley & Gabrielle Littrow: Items 46-51
"XXIX" Miscellaneous verses, translations, etc.: Items 52-56
"XXX" Parliamentary Elections: Items 57-73
"XXXI" Mathematical Tripos: Items 74-79
"XXXII" Wrangham Prize: Items 80-88

Papers believed to have been gathered by William Whewell, with his drafts and notes on some papers, and one bearing marks of having been mailed to him. These papers consist of over 100 printed notices dated from 1845-1854, the bulk of which are dated 1853-1854. The notices concern graces offered to the University of Cambridge Senate, as well as notices to members of the university concerning tradesmen, lectures, prizes, clerk elections, and a visit by Prince Albert. These are accompanied by 23 miscellaneous reports and petitions concerning topics before the University of Cambridge Senate, or relating to Trinity College; two property and income tax certificates, made upon the University of Cambridge in February 1843, and are accompanied by four printed items bearing revisions in Whewell's hand, and five sheets of drafts in Whewell's hand.

Items 1-13: "F" Tercentenary of Trinity College
Items 14-30: "G" College & University Reform
Items 31-57: "H" Regius Professorships and College Statutes
Items 58-82: "I" Miscellaneous Letters

Three groups of material previously assigned letter classifications [by Isaac Todhunter?] as follows:
Items 1-22: "X" College Statutes and University Commission
Items 23-33: "Y" [Assize] Judges
Item 34: "Z" Mineralogy lectures

Five groups of material previously assigned letter classifications [by Isaac Todhunter?] as follows:
Items 1-20: 'VI' Bundle of papers on Royal Society &c.
Items 21-31: 'VII' Preliminary to Royal Commission and consequent proceedings up to issue of Commission
Items 32-51: 'VIII' Letters to Seniors (Chapel) [and the Edinburgh chair]
Items 52-74: 'IX' Poll Course Examinations &c.
Items 75-92: 'X' Papers connected with establishment of the Moral & Natural Science tripos

The papers relate to the visits to Cambridge by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1843 and 1847, primarily the latter, when Prince Albert was installed as Chancellor of Cambridge University.

Five groups of material previously assigned letter classifications [by Isaac Todhunter?] as follows:
Items 1-18: "XVIII" Museum Pictures etc.
Items 19-22: "XIX" Variations in the Prayer Book
Items 23-49: "XX" Botanic Gardens &c.
Items 50-51: "XXI" Murdoch [a miscellany]
Items 52-55: "XXII" Todhunter notebooks labelled 1794-1832, 1833-1846, 1847-1860, 1861-1866

Five groups of material previously assigned letter classifications [by Isaac Todhunter?] as follows:
Item 1: "K" Books...1812.
Items 2-6: "L" Examinations 1867-1868
Item 7: "M" V.C. [Vice-Chancellor] 5 Nov. 1855
Items 8-75: "N" Letters & Papers about Prince Albert's election as Chancellor
Items 76-89: "O" Dioceses of St. Asaph & Bangor [these are items tipped in to a bound volume]

Six groups of material previously assigned letter classifications [by Isaac Todhunter?] as follows:
Items 1-36: "I" Papers &c. concerning Cambridge University Bills
Items 37-45: "II" Statue of Barrow in Trinity Chapel
Items 46-63: "III" Moral Philosophy
Items 64-88a: "IIIA" Fitzwilliam Controversy
Items 89-93: "IV" Lowndean Professorship
Items 94-143: "V" British Association, Cambridge

Notes, drafts of writings, printed tables and a receipt, all relating to mineralogy. Includes a draft of "Introduction (to Syllabus of Mineralogy)", "On the Classification of Crystalline Forms"; a printed broadsheet, 'A Table of Chemical Equivalents and Notation, by W. T. Brande', and a receipt for mineral specimens bought from I. Deck, Practical Chemist and Mineralogist.

These boxes of miscellaneous papers includes six travel diaries kept by Whewell, two notebooks kept by Robert Leslie Ellis, and a cash book kept by Whewell as Vice-Chancellor from Nov. 1842 to Nov. 1843. The other letters are a miscellaneous grouping and include some letters written by Whewell. The franks are part of a larger collection gathered by Cordelia Whewell, which may be found at Add.MS.a.77/5-125 and 273-323. Her autograph collection is housed as Add.MS.c.65-66.

Items 84-112 concern Whewell's Of the Plurality of Worlds.

Accompanied by 14 pages of notes made by Isaac Todhunter, with a listing of the letters with summaries, with another page of notes.