DAVIES COLLECTION, 1898 - 1907
Scope and Contents
Memorabilia including porcelain tobacco jar; two Selwyn Boat Club trophies: Scratch Pairs November 1898 cup (enscribed with Horne at Bow and Davies at Stroke) and Trial Eights 1898 tankard (enscribed with Davies at Stroke again); also book, Cambridge by MAR Turner 1907 and various postcards with views of Cambridge Colleges (though none of Selwyn)1904-1906 including four panorama views, all addressed to Miss Daisy Bersted; also ordination deed 1903...
See moreDates
- Creation: 1898 - 1907
Biographical / Historical
Memorabilia from Nelson George Davies (SE 1897) and transferred by his son, Michael Davies
Extent
2 archive box(es) (2 boxes) : paper and other
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The transfer of memorabilia follows an initial offer while the Archivist was away on maternity leave (the first time in 2009) and then subsequent contact lin 2009 and 2010 led to the delivery of the items in September 2010 (no. 2009-10/077) ; a further item, the ordination deed, was received in Jan 2012 (no. 2011-12/014)
General
Perhaps postcards may be offered to Cambridgeshire Collection at some point as none of Selwyn
Originator(s)
DAVIES, Nelson George
Finding aid date
2010-10-25 12:34:40+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
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archives@sel.cam.ac.uk