Churchill College

The Churchill College archive contains material from and about every aspect of life at Churchill College, including administrative, student life, photographic and some artefacts. Highlights here include video from long-running series held by the College, and Oral History interviews from various people associated with the College.
3rd Roskill Memorial Lecture
Reference Code:
CCRF/118/1/4
Date:
1989-02-16 (creation)
Description:
Given by Field Marshal Lord Carver.
Including correspondence with Field Marshal Lord Carver and with guests; an audio recording and transcript of the lecture; an invitation; a poster; a ticket; a press release; a guest list; menu; thank you letters; and a table plan.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


5th Roskill Memorial Lecture
Reference Code:
CCRF/118/1/6
Date:
1993-02-03 (creation)
Description:
Given by Admiral Sir Julian Oswald, First Sea Lord.
Including correspondence with Admiral Sir Julian Oswald and with guests; an audio tape and transcript of the lecture; an invitation; a poster; press releases; a guest list; a table plan; thank you letters; and photographs.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


6th Roskill Memorial Lecture
Reference Code:
CCRF/118/1/7
Date:
1995-02-22 (creation)
Description:
Given by Mark Tully, BBC Chief of Bureau in New Delhi.
Including correspondence with Mark Tully and with guests; a transcript of the lecture; 2 audio tapes of the lecture; 1 video tape of the lecture; a ticket; a poster; a guest list; and photographs.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


7th Roskill Memorial Lecture
Reference Code:
CCRF/118/1/8
Date:
1997 (creation)
Description:
Given by Professor Paul Kennedy.
Including correspondence with Paul Kennedy and with some guests; 2 transcripts of the lecture; 3 audio tapes of the lecture; a menu; a ticket; a poster; a guest list; and contact sheets of photographs.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


8th Roskill Memorial Lecture
Reference Code:
CCRF/118/1/9
Date:
1999 (creation)
Description:
Given by Sir Colin McColl.
Including correspondence with Sir Colin McColl and with guests; a transcript of the lecture; 1 audio tape of the lecture; a menu; an invitation; a ticket; a press release; a press cutting; a poster; a guest list; and photographs.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


9th Roskill Memorial Lecture
Reference Code:
CCRF/118/1/10
Date:
2001 (creation)
Description:
Given by Professor Peter Hennessy.
Including correspondence with Peter Hennessy and with guests; a transcript of the lecture; 3 audio tapes of the lecture; a menu; an invitation; a ticket; a press release; a poster; a guest list; a table plan; and photographs.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


10th Roskill Memorial Lecture
Reference Code:
CCRF/118/1/11
Date:
2003-02-25 (creation)
Description:
Given by Bridget Kendall, BBC Diplomatic Correspondent.
Including correspondence with Bridget Kendall and with guests; a transcript of the lecture; 2 audio tapes of the lecture; a menu; a press release; a poster; a guest list; a table plan; a programme; and photographs (including a CD of photographs).
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


11th Roskill Memorial Lecture
Reference Code:
CCRF/118/1/12
Date:
2005 (creation)
Description:
Given by Prince El Hassan bin Talal, Crown Prince of Jordan.
Includes text of lecture; photographs [prints and CD-ROM]; correspondence with Prince Hassan and Nicholas Roskill; lists of guests and seating plan for dinner; press release; poster; invitation.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


12th Roskill Memorial Lecture
Reference Code:
CCRF/118/1/13
Date:
2007 (creation)
Description:
Given by Professor Lord May of Oxford.
Includes papers; photographs; correspondence with Lord May; lists of guests and seating plan for dinner; press release; poster; invitation and ticket; correspondence with Cambridge Printing re invitations; thank you letters.
Also includes partial recording of the lecture.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


13th Roskill Memorial Lecture
Reference Code:
CCRF/118/1/14
Date:
2010 (creation)
Description:
Given by Ken Livingstone.
Includes poster, invitation and menu
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


14th Roskill Memorial Lecture
Reference Code:
CCRF/118/1/15
Date:
2012 (creation)
Description:
Given by Robert B Zoellick, President of the World Bank Group, and entitled "Modernizing multilateralism: learning from military history. Includes text of lecture delivered by Zoellick plus speaking notes for after dinner speech by Nicholas Roskill.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


15th Roskill Memorial Lecture
Reference Code:
CCRF/118/1/16
Date:
2014-02-20 (creation)
Description:
Given by Mr Jonathan Fenby on the subject of "China's Unfinished Revolution - Why the People's Republic Will Not Rule the World". Includes text of lecture, audio recording, guest list, seating plan for dinner, and a copy of the invitation.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


16th Roskill Memorial Lecture
Reference Code:
CCRF/118/1/17
Date:
2016-03-01 (creation)
Description:
Given by Sir Roderic Lyne on the subject of "Overcoming Enmity: The Evolution of British-Irish Relations in the 1990s". Includes text of lecture, audio recording, press release, seating plan for dinner, and an invitation.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


17th Roskill Memorial Lecture
Reference Code:
CCRF/118/1/18
Date:
2018 (creation)
Description:
Given by Professor Magaret MacMillan, "Reflecting on the Great War Today". Includes invitation list, sample invitation, seating plan, lecture programme and audio-visual recording.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


18th Roskill Memorial Lecture
Reference Code:
CCRF/118/1/19
Date:
2020 (creation)
Description:
Given by Professor David Reynolds, 'Yalta at 75: The Summit and its legacies 1945-2020'. Includes invitiation list and seating plan and audio-visual recording.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


19th Roskill Memorial Lecture
Reference Code:
CCRF/118/1/20
Date:
2022-06-20 (creation)
Description:
The papers of the 19th Roskill Lecture, given by Professor Njabulo Ndebele. Includes an audio-visual recording of the lecture.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral history: Dr Kenneth McQuillen
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/1
Date:
1985 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Dr Kenneth McQuillen, made as part of oral history project undertaken by Patricia Ackerman in 1985 for the Churchill Archives Centre. 6 copy tapes (and 6 masters, with written summary of interview).
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral history: George Dark
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/2
Date:
1985 (creation)
Description:
Interview with George Dark, one of the first porters, made as part of oral history project undertaken by Patricia Ackerman in 1985 for the Churchill Archives Centre. 1 copy tape (plus 1 master), with written summary of interview
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral history: Harold Pettit
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/3
Date:
1985 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Harold Pettit, 1st chief clerk, made as part of oral history project undertaken by Patricia Ackerman in 1985 for the Churchill Archives Centre. 1 copy tape (plus 1 master), with written summary of interview
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral history: Alison Walker
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/4
Date:
1985 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Alison Walker, 1st secretary to the Tutors for Advanced Students, made as part of oral history project undertaken by Patricia Ackerman in 1985 for the Churchill Archives Centre. 1 copy tape (plus 1 master), with written summary of interview
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral history: Dr Richard Hey
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/5
Date:
1996 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Dr Richard Hey, Founding Fellow, made by Dr Mark Goldie, 19 July 1996. 1 tape (about 80 minutes) and written summary (9pp)
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral history: alumni
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/6
Date:
1996 (creation)
Description:
"The Earliest Alumni Reminisce." Recorded on 6 July 1996 at the Reunion Dinner, in the Cockcroft Room, Churchill College. A collection of about two dozen alumni from the earliest years, 1960-64. Interviewed by Mark Goldie. Designed to evoke their recollections of student life. Two 45 minute tapes, recorded on one side only, the first tape full, the second nearly full. Sound quality not very good: a single microphone picking up talk from a large body of people in a large room, with a good deal of coming and going. Also written summary (7pp)
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral history: Cockcroft Centenary
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/7
Date:
1997 (creation)
Description:
Tape recording of a round table discussion entitled "Cockcroft Remembered" (part of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sir John Cockcroft which were held in College 29 May 1997). 2 tapes, with full transcripts (also papers re other events held on the same day, including written personal reminiscences of Sir John)
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral history: admission of women
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/8
Date:
1997 (creation)
Description:
25th Anniversary of the Admission of Women: tape recording of discussion session held with former women students before the celebration dinner. 13 Dec 1997. 3 tapes, together with 2 CDs of the same, produced by Belinda Brooks-Gordon, a brief summary of the main themes of discussion, and a full transcript of all 3 tapes
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral history: interviews by Tamsin Palmer
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/9
Date:
1996 (creation)
Description:
Cambridge Audio Tapes: Churchill College, Cambridge: one of a series of tapes produced by the American Friends of Cambridge University, consisting of interviews recorded and presented by Tamsin Palmer. Includes interviews with George Steiner, Frank Hahn, Archie Howie, Dick Tizard, Tony Hewish, Mike Gregory, Mark Tester, Alec Broers (Master), Michael Allen (Bursar), Colin Fraser (Senior Tutor), Piers Brendon (Keeper of the Archives), Bethan Chatters (UG), Charles Gubser (PG), Joanna Lewis (JRF) and Lynsey Marsh (alumna).
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College