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Oral history: Sir John Boyd, 2018-06-22

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CCRF/141/53

Scope and Contents

Appointment to Mastership; Mastership interviewing process; The Fellowship, inc. Frank Hahn, Dick Tizard, and Boping Yuan; former Masters - Hawthorne, Bondi and Broers; Comparison with Embassy in Japan; Music, the ‘Hill’ colleges and the Colleges’ Committee; Modern Languages; Oriental Garden; the Master’s Lodge; Students; Relocation of office to Admin Corridor; Objectives as Master; Appointment of Director of the Moller Centre; Appointment of Vice-Chancellor; Visit of Speaker of the House of Commons (Betty Boothroyd); Workload; Student Disciplinary Appeals and Behaviour; Henry Moore; ‘Chaka’ and Akin Euba; Master’s Portrait; Vertical contact, integration and internationalism; Julia Boyd and her book ‘Travellers in the Third Reich’ (2017). Includes some references to staff members.

Dates

  • Creation: 2018-06-22

Biographical / Historical

John Boyd was British Ambassador to Japan from 1992 to 1996. He was Master of Churchill from 1996 to 2006 and from 2002 to 2006 he was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the British Museum.

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Originator(s)

Paula Laycock

Finding aid date

2018-11-01 09:06:20+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

Contact:
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
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