Pembroke College
Pembroke College names 2 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Pembroke College a college at Oxford
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a college at Oxford, England. Founded in 1624, when Thomas Tesdale bequeathed a sum of money for the support of scholars in Oxford. Richard Wightwick added to Tesdale's bequest, and because the latter had indicated Balliol as his preference, that college claimed the endowment. James I., however, determined to found a new college, and, with these two bequests, founded Pembroke, named after the then chancellor of the university. The buildings are very picturesquely situated and are, for the most part, of modern construction. The college consisted of a master, 7 fellowships, and about 150 undergraduates. During the war the number of undergraduates lates was reduced to a third of that figure. Among its famous alumni are John Pym, George Whitefield, Beaumont, the dramatist, and Samuel Johnson. Some memorials to Johnson have been erected, and a number of relics from his student life are there.
Pembroke College one of the colleges included in Cambridge University
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
one of the colleges included in Cambridge University, England. It was founded in 1347 by the widow of the earl of Pembroke. Henry VI. endowed the college with numerous gifts during the years 1440-1450. gifts The college buildings are mostly of the 18th century, although they were almost entirely rebuilt in 1874. The foundation consists of a master, and thirteen fellows, and a number of scholarships, most of which have been established after the foundation. Many noted names in English history are associated with Pembroke College, among others Spenser and Thomas Gray, the poets. The famous English martyr bishop, Ridley, and the great English statesman, William Pitt, were among the alumni. The library of the college, consisting of about 20,000 volumes, contains many interesting and valuable works. In 1913-1914 there were 293 undergraduates.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
Collier's in 1921 counted "a master, 7 fellowships, and about 150 undergraduates" at Oxford's Pembroke, a figure cut to a third by the First World War, and 293 undergraduates at Cambridge's Pembroke in 1913-14. Both colleges recovered and grew: each now has roughly 400-500 undergraduates plus large graduate bodies, and both are mixed, Pembroke Oxford having admitted women in 1979 and Pembroke Cambridge in 1984 oundations that in 1921 were still wholly male. Oxford's Pembroke, hemmed in beside St Aldate's when Collier's admired its "picturesquely situated" buildings, expanded across Brewer Street in 2013 with a new quadrangle reached by a footbridge. The Johnson relics are still shown, and Cambridge's Wren chapel of 1665 remains the architect's first completed building.
Written for this edition, 2026.