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V. The Origin and Early Development of the Cambridge Historical Tripos1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 December 2011

Jean O. McLachlan
Jean O. McLachlan
Affiliation:
Fellow of Girton College and Lecturer in History in the University

Extract

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Some years ago the late Ronald Balfour wrote a paper on the Study of History at Cambridge. His main preoccupation was the nature of history as a study. To-day interest is focused on more practical matters of detail, and we wish to know why the Cambridge Historical Tripos developed as it did, what was the purpose behind the various reforms, how far the character of the Tripos was affected by the example of foreign Universities, by experience at Oxford or by the requirements of the Civil Service examinations, and, finally, who most influenced the Tripos, the professors or the more junior College lecturers and supervisors.

Type
Research Article
Information
Cambridge Historical Journal , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , 1947 , pp. 78 - 105
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1947

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13 A. W. Ward, Suggestions Towards the Establishment of a History Tripos.

14 This is noted in J. P. Whitney, ‘Sir George Prothero as an Historian’, an unpublished paper given to the Royal Historical Society in 1922. A copy is preserved in the Library of King's College, Cambridge. The author is very grateful to Mr J. Saltmarsh for having brought it to her attention.

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19 The records of what is now the History Board, including three volumes of Minutes from 1876 to 1927, are deposited in the Seeley Library, Cambridge. These records will be referred to as History Board Minutes though in fact the Board has various names at different times. They have been made available by the courtesy of the present Secretary of the Board, Mr Oakeshott.

20 Report to the Senate filed in Minute Book of History Board under 24 February 1885.

21 Librarian's Report for the year ending 1889 filed in History Board Minutes.

22 Librarian's Report for the years ending 1891 and 1892 filed in History Board Minutes.

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44 Ibid.22 October 1895, to which is attached a letter from Cunningham dated 18 October 1895.

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48 Ibid. 23 November 1895.

49 Ibid.19 November 1895.

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51 Ibid. 5 November 1895.

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53 Ibid. 29 February 1896.

54 Ibid. 5 March 1896.

55 Ibid. 10 March 1896.

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63 Cambridge University Reporter, 26 May 1909.

64 For extracts from the speeches made in the Senate House Discussion of as May 1909 see Appendix C.

65 For a comparative chart of forms of the Historical Tripos as prescribed for successive periods from 1875 to 1948 see Appendix D.