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Cambridge University Women's Boat Club, 1951 - 1953

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP McKie 1/7

Scope and Contents

Items relating to Christine Kelsey's membership of the Boat Club and award of a Blue for rowing. File contains:
CUWBC cloth blazer badge bearing the dates '1950-53';
Two letters congratulating CK on her blue for rowing, December 1951 and January 1952;
Two press cuttings (newspaper and date unknown, but probably Cambridge Evening News) concerning the upcoming Oxford-Cambridge boat race, with photograph of the Cambridge crew, which appears to have included five Girton students, namely CK, E Farleigh, Angela Clayson, Dorothy Jolley and Jessie Chidlow;
CUWBC 1st VIII annual dinner menu, 24 April 1953, signed by the crew and other guests, cover signed Christine Kelsey.



Dates

  • Creation: 1951 - 1953

Creator

Extent

1 file(s) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Accessioned as a result of clearance of CM's house 2018.

Originator(s)

Various

Finding aid date

2019-05-07 09:56:33+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Girton College Archive Repository

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