This name index is organised by the century of the year of birth and then alphabetically. Following the name and dates, there is a very brief biographical description and a description of the College's holdings for each person.

16th century

Hardy, Samuel (ca.16th c.) scholar at Christ鈥檚 College. Correspondence, 1589.

17th century

Alsop [Allsopp], John (m.1617鈥1645/6), Fellow of Christ鈥檚 College.  MS of a 17th c sermon preached  before the King at Newmarket, July 1635.

Covel, Dr. John (1638鈥1722), clergyman and scientist, Master of 麻豆社, Cambridge, and Vice-chancellor of the University. Correspondence.

Milton,  John (1608-1674) poet and political writer. 3 autograph documents.

More, Henry (1614鈥1687), philosopher. Correspondence between 1651 and 1686.

Saunderson, Nicholas (1682鈥1739), scientist and mathematician. MS copy of works.

Scott , John (m.1598/8鈥1644), Fellow of Christ鈥檚 College.  MS on the foundation of the University of Cambridge, 1620.

Ward, Richard (1658鈥 before1723/4), clergyman and author. MS draft of biography of Henry More and correspondence.

18th century

Atkinson, William (177? 鈥 ca.1825), Fellow of Christ鈥檚 College and clergyman. MS essay on shorthand.

Baskett, R.D. (fl. 18th c) student at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Notebook, with J.B. Polhills, containing notes, figures, and problems on optics and mechanics, 1792.

Fraser, Peter (1773鈥1852), clergyman and writer. 2 commonplace books.

Lofft, Capel [Capell] (1751-1824), lawyer, politician and miscellaneous writer.  MS notes by mainly on early editions of Paradise Lost, 1792.

Paley, William (1743鈥1805), clergyman, Christian apologist. Correspondence, extracts from lectures.

Polhills, J.B. (fl. 18th c), student at Trinity College, Cambridge. Notebook, with R. D. Baskett, containing notes, figures, and problems on optics and mechanics, 1792.

Medows, Sir William (1738鈥1813), general. Correspondence, 1789-1795.

Mestrezat, Frederic (fl. 18th c), traveller. MS copy of Voyage en Angleterre, 1786-7.

鈥淢rs. Chitty鈥 (fl. 18th c), diarist. Journal, 1786-90.

19th century

Beart, Mary (fl. 19th c). Correspondence with Sedgwick, referring to Henry Gunning, 1852-4.

Calverley, C.S. (Charles Stuart) [b. Charles Stuart Blayds] (1831鈥1884), Fellow of Christ鈥檚 College, lawyer, poet, conversationalist, wit. MSS in verse English, Greek and Latin, correspondence, translations, composition book, MS of the Pickwick Examination Paper.

Campbell, S. G. (Sidney George) (1875鈥?), Fellow of Christ鈥檚 College, lecture in Classics. Notes and letters.

Cheetham, Samuel (1827鈥1908), clergyman and ecclesiastical historian. MS of Reminiscences of Christ鈥檚 College.

Darwin, Charles Robert (1809鈥1882), naturalist. Correspondence, with illustrations, to William Darwin Fox. Correspondence with Dr. Robert Ball, 1846-1853. MS extract from Darwin鈥檚 Insectivorous Plants.

Dickson, D.H.W. (1924-), scientist

Downs, Brian Westerdale (1893-1984), linguist and Professor of Scandinavian Studies

Fay, C. R. (Charles Ryle)(1884鈥1961), economist.  MS of three works.

Fox, William Darwin (1805鈥1880), clergyman, naturalist. Correspondence with cousin Charles Darwin.

Gaselee, Sir Stephen (1882鈥1943), librarian and scholar. MS of translation of Apuleius鈥 The Golden Ass and collection of Coptic liturgical materials.

Jackson, H. L. (Henry Latimer) (1851鈥19--), clergyman and author. "Some Thoughts from the Beatrice legend," preached on 28 May 1918.

Lowe W. H. (William Henry) (1848鈥19--), clergyman. MS of Dictionary of Arabic as used in Persian Literature.

Manley G. T. (George Thomas) (1872鈥?), clergyman, missionary. MS for Recollections of Christ鈥檚 College 1890-1.

Middleton [-Wake], C. H. (Charles Henry) (1828-?) , clergyman, author. Notes and correspondence.

McLean, Norman (1865鈥?), classical and biblical scholar. Minutes of meetings, examination records, notes and references relating to work on the Septuagint.

Peile, John (1838鈥1910), philologist, Fellow and Tutor of Christ鈥檚 College, Master of 麻豆社. MS of Philology , correspondence, philological notes, notes for books reviews. Notes, correspondence, proof copies, pamphlets, and other materials used in the compilation of Christ鈥檚 College Biographical register.

Purchas, John (1821鈥1872), clergyman, Mayor of Cambridge, poet.  Album of unpublished poems.

Rackham, Harris (1868鈥1944), classical scholar and Senior Tutor at Christ鈥檚.  Miscellaneous correspondence, notes, press cuttings.

Raven, Dr Charles Earle (1885鈥1964), Professor of Divinity, naturalist. MS of Preface for The Glossary of the British Flora by H. Gilbert-Carter; materials for research, correspondence, printed articles, book reviews and notes.

Robinson, Forbes (1867鈥1904), clergyman. Notes and miscellaneous material connected with the publication of Coptic Apocryphal Gospels.

Rouse, W. H. D. (William Henry Denham) (1863鈥1950), classical scholar and educational reformer.  Notes for translations and editions, notes on teaching, translation passages, articles, miscellaneous notebooks.

Scarth H. M. (Harry Mengden) (1814鈥90), clergyman, historian of Roman Britain. Notes, correspondence, sketches, press cuttings, pamphlets.

Sharkey J. A. (John Archibald) (1849-1906), classicist. Notes, jottings from books.

Skeat, W. W. (Walter William) (1835-1912), medievalist. Notes, correspondence.

Wallis Budge, Sir E. A. (Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson ) (1857-1934), Orientalist, Egyptologist, philologist. Correspondence

Smith, Charles Lesingham (1806鈥1878), mathematician. Diary, notebooks on mathematical, classical, and biblical subjects, correspondence, commonplace book.

Smith, William Robertson (1846鈥1894),  Orientalist, Old Testament scholar, clergyman. MS of Notes and Sketches, an account of a tour made of Europe in 1876 with George Reid,  illustrated with pen-drawings.

Smuts, Jan Christiaan (1870鈥1950), South African general and statesman. Notes for an address, correspondence.

Stanbury, David (1993-1997), teacher and naturalist.

Synge [Sing], E. J. (Edward Joshua) (1860- ?), clergyman. MS of An examination of the proverbs and phrases proverbial used by our Lord as illustrations of his teaching with notes and comments.

Thompson, E. S. (Edward Seymer) (1848鈥19--), lecturer in law, history, and classics. Notebook, containing MS translation of Plato鈥檚 Meno, Aeschylus Persae, Plautus鈥 Mantellana and Plato鈥檚 Sophist.

Todd, Lord (1907-1997), chemist and former master

Trend, J. B. (John Brande) (1887-1958), naturalist, Hispanist and the first Professor of Spanish at the University of Cambridge. Notes, press cuttings

Wright, R. T. (Richard Thomas) (1846鈥1931), mathematician, lawyer. Notes on mathematics.