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The role of Bursar was played by the Master until 1880, when Lucas Ewbank was appointed first College Bursar. Before that date, Deputy Bursars were appointed from time to time to assist the Master in his financial duties.
Contains College accounts, 1594-2009; wages books, 1861-1975; pension records, 1920-87; records of investments, 1849-1949; staff information, 1989-2013; correspondence, 1979-2011.

From 1 April 2025 the name of the Department was changed from the Bursary to the Finance Office.

With Caution Money accounts, 1894

Includes:

(1) Bursar's own accounts, 1645-1654
(2) accounts with the Master (Ralph Cudworth), 1645-1654 (with additions to 1658)
(3) accounts with Fellows, 1645-1654 (with additions to 1662)
(4) accounts with the Porter, 1647-1655 (with summary accounts, 1643-1647, and additions to 1658)
(5) accounts with the Cook, Butler, Baker and Brewer, 1645-1656, and Butcher, 1649-1656

At end of the volume reversed are servants' accounts, 1694-1713:
accounts with Butler, Cook, Porter, Caterer, Scavenger, Baker, Barber, Butcher, Brewer and Schoolkeeper (including payments to poor of Cambridge), and for coal, University Music, laundry, stipends of Minister and parish clerk of parish of St Edward, Cambridge, and pensions to Mary Levitt and Robert Smith.

With memoranda about Butler's accounts, 1694 and 1707-1713, and index to reversed section.

Loose - memorandum about room rents etc, 1657

Includes:

(1) Fellows' accounts, 1713-1727
(2) accounts for the Butler, Porter, Scavenger, Brewers, Baker, Cook and Caterer, Butcher and Barber, 1713-1726
(3) accounts for the Brazier, 1716-1726
(4) accounts for the Gardener, 1717 and 1722
(5) accounts for the ''Lixa'' (Scul) for cleaning plate and pewter, 1718-1726
(6) accounts for the Sweeper of the Leads, 1720-1726.

Also includes accounts for
(1) coal, 1713-1726
(2) University music, also described as ''morning music from All Saints to Candlemas'' (1 November - 1 February) 1714 - 1726
(3) accounts with the school keeper for donations to poor of Cambridge, window tax, and commencements (degree fees), 1713-1726

With copy accounts of the Borage Foundation, 1699-1716, receipts for dividends from rent of Duxford parsonage, 1715-1717, and an index.

Loose: accounts for 1855-1857.

Includes:

(1) memorandum of transfer of Bursarship from Peter Gunning to William Paske, 1643
(2) Bursar's own accounts, 1643-1645
(3) accounts with the Master, 1642-1647
(4) accounts with the Fellows, 1642-1645 (with annotations, 1646-1656)
(5) accounts with the servants (Brewer, Baker, Butler and Cook), 1642-1645
(6) rental accounts [nd c18th]

Loose - list of acreages of Clare College estates at Great Gransden and Barton.