Boat Club, 1894-[2013]
Scope and Contents
Records of Association Football, Boat, Cricket, Hockey, Rugby Union, Squash and Tennis Clubs, with occasional papers relating to University clubs.
Dates
- Creation: 1894-[2013]
Creator
- Downing College Boat Club (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Later records, containing personal information, currently closed.
Biographical / Historical
Downing College's Boat Club was founded in 1863 - against the odds considering the College had at that time only 14 undergraduates. Downing's first Blue was William Fisher MacMichael who rowed for Cambridge in the 1867 Boat Race. In 1895 Downing's first Boat House was built (by Basil Hardcastle) which, by the end of the twentieth century, was slowly subsiding into the river and was demolished. The new boat house was completed in spring 2001.
Extent
c. 100 item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Volumes, bundles and individual items.
Bibliography
Originator(s)
Downing College Boat Club [DCBC]
Finding aid date
2001-04-19 00:00:00+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Downing College Repository
Downing College Archive
Downing College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1DQ United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 762905
archivist@dow.cam.ac.uk