Boat Club artefacts, 1883 - 1977
Scope and Contents
(Other than blades and cups which are at SECS/1/10). Including stern of the Southern Cross 1883, two trophy rudders 1926, the Boat Club flag. Also includes rowing advice and technique books that were once house in the boat house 'sketches and the rise and progress of rowing at Cambridge', Steve Fairbairn's published bibliography of rowing related publications, 'on the grammar of rowing' by Edmond Warre;
Dates
- Creation: 1883 - 1977
Extent
1 archive box(es) (1 box) : other
4 item(s)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Two rudders transferred to Archives by Boat Club, June 2008 (2007-08/35)
General
The new and original Boat Club flags, (the old flag was part of the group of items transferred from the McEldowney room), are borrowed by the Boat Club for bumps races during term time and then returned to the Archives afterwards and during vacations for safe-keeping.
Finding aid date
2007-03-21 10:05:58+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Selwyn College Archives Repository
The College Archivist
Selwyn College Archives
Selwyn College, Grange Road
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DQ United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 762014
archives@sel.cam.ac.uk