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Driffield bequest to Selwyn College, 1962 - 1970

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0276/SEHR/1/21

Scope and Contents

Order of Service for Marian Ethel Driffield with correspondence relating to gift of furniture to the College

Dates

  • Creation: 1962 - 1970

Biographical / Historical

Marian Ethel Driffield and her husband had known the parents of Donald Welbourne and inherited some of their furniture which was then passed to the College following the death of Mrs. Driffield in 1967.

Extent

1 file(s) : Paper

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The correspondence relating to the furniture was passed by Donald Welbourne to the Master in 1970 and subsequently to the Archives. There are references to a prayer book but this has not been located. The hard back volume given to Mrs Driffield by Donald Welbourne so that she could record the history of the furniture has not been retained

Related Materials

There are notes about the Driffield bequest in Bursar's correspondence on Legacies

Finding aid date

2008-01-09 10:58:01+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Selwyn College Archives Repository

Contact:
The College Archivist
Selwyn College Archives
Selwyn College, Grange Road
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DQ United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 762014