The College's most famous son is [[Samuel Pepys]], whose papers and books were donated to the College upon his death, and are now housed in the [[Pepys Library]], the most beautiful building within the College. Magdalene is both famous and notorious for its 'traditional' style, boasting both a well-regarded candlelit [[formal hall]] (held every evening) and the distinction of having been the last previously all-male College in Oxford or Cambridge to admit women in 1988 ([[Oriel College, Oxford|Oriel College]] was the last in [[University of Oxford|Oxford]], admitting women in 1985). | The College's most famous son is [[Samuel Pepys]], whose papers and books were donated to the College upon his death, and are now housed in the [[Pepys Library]], the most beautiful building within the College. Magdalene is both famous and notorious for its 'traditional' style, boasting both a well-regarded candlelit [[formal hall]] (held every evening) and the distinction of having been the last previously all-male College in Oxford or Cambridge to admit women in 1988 ([[Oriel College, Oxford|Oriel College]] was the last in [[University of Oxford|Oxford]], admitting women in 1985). |