Founded by by 1887
Early governance of the College was the responsibility of the Master and evidence is available in the Master's Old Book (CCAD/1/1/1) and the first Register of leases (CCAD/3/1/1/1) . Subsequent governance of the College followed similar procedures to those of today and resulting records are included here.
The early history of Council appears to begin with a body referred to as "Master and Fellows in College" (c. 1762-1926) and is then succeeded by the "Master and Senior Fellows" (1860-1898) with occasional references to "Masters and Fellows in residence" before finally becoming the Council from 1898; there is some overlap with the history of the Governing Body and some minutes of Council may be found in those volumes with the earliest surviving minutes of Council for 1858-1887 in a volume of mainly Governing Body minutes (CCGB/2/1/6).
Set up in October 1985 (Minute 8 of Council of 7 October 1985)
The Estates Committee has undergone various name changes and was known before as the Buildings, Amenities and Green Committee, the Buildings and Gardens and Green Strategic Sub Committee (BAGG) and the Liaison Committee before that. This series therefore includes papers relating to these three committees.
Nicola Jackson (n�e Davis ) Clare 1973 was a near contemporary of Polly O'Hanlon (Clare 1972)
Edmonds was vicar of Great Gransden
Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924), born in Exeter in 1834 and travelled across Europe as a child before being admitted as Pensioner to Clare College in 1853. He was a prolific writer.
William John Harrison (1884-1969) was awarded a scholarship to Dulwich in1900 and was then admitted as scholar at Clare College in 1904 and became Fellow in 1907 after getting a First in Mathematics. The next year he was one of the three joint winners of the Smith Prize for a an essay on Mathematics. After lecturing in maths at Liverpool and then back in Cambridge he was commissioned as a Scientific Officer at Woolwich Arsenal in 1914. From 1919-1924 he continued scientific work in Cambridge and then changed direction to deal with administration of Clare College. He became Bursar, Financial Tutor and Steward and also dealt with the College Archives. This was the period when the College was run mainly by three men, Sir Henry Thirkill, Dr. W. Telfer and William Harrison who were known as the "Holy Trinity". Harrison retired in 1949 but continued his research in the Archives publishing books on the history of the College. He died in 1969.
Jiro Shirasu (Clare 1923-6); a prominent figure in Japan who receives ongoing interest from Japanese visitors