MCELDOWNEY COLLECTION, 1917 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Includes scrapbook, photograph albums and diaries relating to Aldenham School and Selwyn College and the Boat Club as well as a manuscript history of the Boat Club mainly relating to his participation in and history of the Boat Club and also his memories of Selwyn in "Selwyn Halfway"
Dates
- Creation: 1917 - 1977
Biographical / Historical
Andrew Patrick "Mac" McEldowney (1903-1978, SE 1921) was born on 6 April 1903. He attended Aldenham Officer Training School in Hertsfordshire and went on to study at Selwyn College, Cambridge and from there to St Thomas's Hospital in London. All his life he was an enthusiastic athlete, his greatest passion being for Rowing. He later became coach to the Putney Rowing Club which is also where he had his Doctors surgery. Selwyn College was able to purchase his collection of papers in 2006 with assistance from members of the Henley Fund.
Extent
8 volume(s) : Paper
3 file(s)
1 bundle(s) (bundle)
Other Finding Aids
Initial handlist, July 2006
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from e-Bay from antiquarian dealer, Richard Miller, in Suffolk, June 2006. It is believed that members of the McEldowney family sold the collection at auction in Suffolk sometime in 2006. A buyer interested in family collections and memorabilia purchased the collection and then auctioned it again on eBay in June 2006. Selwyn College was then able to bid successfully for the collection. The collection will be added to the Boat Club Archives which are part of and housed with the College Archives.
Existence and Location of Copies
Electronic copies of Albums 1-3 are now available in SEPH/7/MAC
Bibliography
General
Given classmark of MAC as McEldowney is always remembered in this way; Some of his albums have been digitised as part of the Digitisation programme
Originator(s)
McELDOWNEY, AP
Finding aid date
2006-07-18 12:35:17+00:00
Subject
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