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Change of name from New Hall to Murray Edwards College, 2008 - 2009

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Reference Code: GBR/3124/NHGB 1/5/3

Scope and Contents

File of cuttings etc put together by Alison Wilson, Librarian. Includes:
Invitation to a ‘special celebration’ on 18 June 2008;
petition of alumnae against name change, February 2009;
press cuttings (including photographs of Ros and Steve Edwards) announcing the change of name and reactions to it, including cuttings re use of Murray Edwards name on University Challenge in September 2008;
College printed literature concerning the name change;
Email correspondence between alumnae immediately after the announcement of the change;
Anne Lonsdale’s emails to Fellows and staff announcing the change and the background to it, giving instructions on how to deal with media enquiries; together with briefing notes and a press release.





Dates

  • Creation: 2008 - 2009

Extent

1 file(s) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred to Archives by Alison Wilson 2011.

Originator(s)

Various

Finding aid date

2012-02-13 11:01:03+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Murray Edwards College (New Hall Archive) Repository

Contact:
Archivist, Rosemary Murray Library
Murray Edwards College
Cambridge CB3 0DF United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 762297