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Title:
Prosopography of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, 1517-1603

Subject Categories:
Higher and further - Education
Elites and leadership - Social stratification and groupings
Education history - History
Social history - History

Depositor(s):
Bailey, S., University of Oxford. Bodleian Library. Oxford University Archives

Principal Investigator(s):
McConica, J.K., University of Oxford. All Souls College

Sponsor(s):
University of Oxford

Other Acknowledgements:
Oxford University Computing Services were responsible for the technical management of the project.

Abstract:
The purpose of the project was to make accessible for historical analysis the paper-based biographical files, compiled under the direction of Dr James McConica, on members of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, from 1517 to 1603. These paper-based files are now in Corpus Christi College Archives. It was not intended to eliminate the need to consult the paper-based files but rather to facilitate access to the different categories of material contained in them.
Main Topics:
The dataset consists of a series of indexes to paper-based biographical files on members of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, from 1517 to 1603. The indexes are arranged by various categories of biographical information.

Coverage:
Time Period Covered: 1517-1517-1603 1603
Dates of Fieldwork: The data for the biographical files were compiled under the direction of Dr James McConica in the 1970s and the indexes were computerised 1982 to 1983
Country: England
Geography: Oxford; Oxfordshire
Spatial Units: (A)Counties; (B)Dioceses
Observation Units: Individuals
Kind of Data: Textual data; Numeric data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:Subnational
Population:Members of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, 1517 to 1603

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Time Series
Sampling Procedures: No sampling (total universe)
Method of Data Collection: Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Data Sources: Data sources include:
Liber admisionum recording admissions to the places of discipuli and scholares (probationer fellows), most choristers, chaplains and servants, Corpus Christi College Archives
Libri magni treasurers' accounts, Corpus Christi College Archives;
Fellows' bonds, Corpus Christi College Archives
Visus a set of accounts for the period 1537 to 1542, Corpus Christi College Archives
Registers of congregation, Corpus Christi College Archives
Printed sources in particular ecclesiastical records
Registered wills of the prerogative court of Canterbury, Public Record Office
Local testamentary records
Registers of the inns of court
Heraldic materials printed by the Harleian Society
Registers of archbishops Warham, Pole, Parker, Whitgift, Bancroft, Abbott and Laud, Lambeth Palace Library
Registers of bishops Bonner, Ridley, Thirlby and Grindal, Guildhall Library
Card index of ordinations, Guildhall Library
Episcopal registers, Lambeth Palace
Unpublished files of the History of Parliament Trust
State papers
Other manuscripts in the College of Arms; British Library Royal and Harleian collections; Oxford University Archives; Bodleian Library; the county record offices at Bristol, Durham, Chelmsford, Exeter, Kingston, Lincoln, Maidstone, Preston and Lancaster, Taunton and Winchester; City Library; diocesan archives at Gloucester, York, Ely, Winchester, Lincoln, Exeter, Salisbury and Canterbury
For further details please see the documentation.

Completeness of transcription
The data are not a transcription but represent an analysis of the original information according to predetermined categories.

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:
Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability: History Data Service, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: hds@essex.ac.uk

Date of Release:
First Edition: 30 April 1998

Copyright:
Copyright Corpus Christi College (Oxford)

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