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History of College colours, 1938-01-18 - 1986-05

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/1934/COLL/8/11/1

Scope and Contents

Drafts of JHB's article 'College Claret: Notes on the College Colours 1864-1914' with notes from C. Thorne, copy of a letter from T. Knox-Shaw (Sidney Sussex College) 1938/9 regarding the position of the Blues Committee with respect to the recognition of University Athletic Clubs, lists from the Cambridge University Blues Committee detailing the sport, date of first varsity match, half blue date, full blue date, and any condition attached, article entitled 'Origins of the College Colours' (undated and author unknown), JHB's manuscript notes on material in the Archive.

Dates

  • Creation: 1938-01-18 - 1986-05

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred to the Archive by JHB in December 2011.

Related Materials

See also U/4/1A/2 which may have been the impetus for this piece of research. U/7/2/1 also has references to College colours.

Bibliography

Society Magazine 1987, p. 35-36.

Finding aid date

2019-09-10 14:22:43+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the St Catharine's College Archive Repository

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