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.

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Title (A-Z) Title (Z-A) Year (ascending) Year (descending) Reference Code (A-Z) Reference Code (Z-A)
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Miniature of "50 Years is not Enough", a lecture by Dame Athene Donald
"50 Years is not Enough", a lecture by Dame Athene Donald
Reference Code:
CCPH/4/37
Date:
2020-03 (creation)
Description:
A video of "50 Years is not Enough", a lecture given by Dame Athene Donald on the topic of gender equality as part of the 2020 Cambridge Science Festival with accompanying website.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of "Back in the Day"
"Back in the Day"
Reference Code:
CCAC/123/6/7
Date:
2007-02-09 (creation)
Description:
Posters advertising 2007 Spring Ball at Churchill College and programmes for the event. Also includes: copies of letters seeking sponsorship; information about selling tickets; proposal for the event put to College Council; and photo of the Ball Committee.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of "Bill and Pat"
"Bill and Pat"
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/21
Date:
1985-10-19 (creation)
Description:
A recorded conversation between Correlli "Bill" Barnett and Pat (Ackerman?), discussing the requirements for an oral history project, including paperwork, external accessions, and copyright release.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of "Cambridge Women Who Lead"
"Cambridge Women Who Lead"
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/31/3
Date:
2021-03-18 (creation)
Description:
An interview or discussion between Dame Athene Donald, Ms Sonita Alleyne OBE (Master, Jesus College) and Ms Alison Rose (Principal, Newnham College). The discussion covered the following areas: 1. Their experiences as women and generational changes in feminisim they have witnessed across their careers, including Dame Athene's experiences as a woman in STEM, as Master of Churchill College, various positions on other committees, her role as Gender Equality Champion, and female representation in Physics. 2. Women in Cambridge, discussing Churchill College's increase in female students and thoughts Dame Athene has on how to encourage more female students into STEM subjects. 3. How to find one's voice as a woman - sharing advice with the audience on finding one's voice.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of "Churchill College: June 1962-May 1964"
"Churchill College: June 1962-May 1964"
Reference Code:
CCRF/151/21
Date:
1962-06-1964-05 (creation)
Description:
Black and white film documenting the construction of Churchill College. Credit sequence reads "Sound: Paul Barton, Titles: Martyn Stroud, Producers: Nigel Birch, Andrew Bird". The film was directed by Dr Andrew Sinclair and the narrator was Andrew Bird, reading from his own script.

Scenes in the film show: plans of the college; a cricket match; the building site, cranes, and workers' compound; building in progress and rubbish and mud on site; piles of building materials including bricks piled with straw between them to protect against breakages; scaffolding; the workers' routine leaving the site at the end of the day, some in a Rattee and Kett bus, and arriving in the morning; social life in the college including playing croquet, the common room, temporary kitchen and meals in the temporary dining hall; details of construction work including brick laying, copper lining on exteriors, and construction of main staircase from concrete; the arrival of undergraduates; decoration and fitting out of the interior of the college including plastering, laying timber floors, tiling and painting; undergraduate activities including socialising, academic supervisions, sport; a college garden party with Sir John Cockcroft, Richard Sheppard, Andrew Sinclair, John Morrison, George Steiner and Denys Armstrong; and finally the completed building and tree planted by Sir Winston Churchill.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of "Churchill: What the Papers Say: An exhibition"
"Churchill: What the Papers Say: An exhibition"
Reference Code:
CCAR/911/25
Date:
1996-1997 (creation)
Description:
Correspondence and papers about the May 1997 exhibition of the Churchill Papers at the John Rylands University Library, Manchester. Includes sponsorship from Henry Cooke plc; insurance and transport; commemorative volume with publicity material; press coverage; visitors' book and letters of congratulation; text of speech by the Lady Soames; loan agreements.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of "Dystopia"
"Dystopia"
Reference Code:
CCAC/123/6/19
Date:
2015 (creation)
Description:
A poster and flyer advertising the 2015 Churchill Spring Ball, as well as posters used for interior decoration at the Ball and a copy of the design used on the official Facebook page for the event.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of "Great Balls of Fire"
"Great Balls of Fire"
Reference Code:
CCAC/123/6/8
Date:
2008-02 (creation)
Description:
Poster; ticket application form; survivors' photo from the 2008 Churchill spring ball; and a CD of photographs taken during the event which was based on a 1950's America theme.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of "Mirage"
"Mirage"
Reference Code:
CCAC/123/6/21
Date:
2017 (creation)
Description:
Posters advertising the 2017 Churchill Spring Ball, as well as an event banner.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of "Monopoly"
"Monopoly"
Reference Code:
CCAC/123/6/18
Date:
2014 (creation)
Description:
Poster and flyers advertising the 2014 Churchill Spring Ball.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of "New York: Big Lights: Big Dreams: Big City"
"New York: Big Lights: Big Dreams: Big City"
Reference Code:
CCAC/123/6/16
Date:
2012-02-10 (creation)
Description:
Poster advertising 2012 Spring Ball.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of "Showdown": Spring Ball 2005
"Showdown": Spring Ball 2005
Reference Code:
CCAC/123/6/11
Date:
2004-2005 (creation)
Description:
Includes: ticket application form and papers on organisation of the ball including scheduling of entertainments. Also program for the ball.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of "The Legacy of Churchill's Atlantic Alliance"
"The Legacy of Churchill's Atlantic Alliance"
Reference Code:
CCAR/911/7
Date:
2006 (creation)
Description:
Material about a conference organised by the Howard Baker Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee and the Churchill Archives Centre. Includes messages of support from George W Bush, President of the United States, Tony Blair, Prime Minister and Baroness Thatcher; extract from the Congressional Record; conference programme; speech notes for speech by Winston Churchill; recording of conference proceedings (11 cd's); and press cuttings.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of "The Seven Deadly Sins"
"The Seven Deadly Sins"
Reference Code:
CCAC/123/6/15
Date:
2011-02-11 (creation)
Description:
Poster and flyers advertising tickets.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of "The other special relationship: Anglo-Canadian relations from the Churchill Era to the present day"
"The other special relationship: Anglo-Canadian relations from the Churchill Era to the present day"
Reference Code:
CCAR/911/14
Date:
2008-10-21 (creation)
Description:
Audio recording of proceedings.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of "The political beliefs of R A Butler"
"The political beliefs of R A Butler"
Reference Code:
CCAR/911/9
Date:
2002-12-09 (creation)
Description:
Press release about a public lecture given by Patrick Higgins in the Wolfson Theatre at Churchill College and an audio copy of the lecture.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of "The role of Churchill in modern society"
"The role of Churchill in modern society"
Reference Code:
CCAC/122/5/9/3
Date:
2005 (creation)
Description:
Material relating to a seminar held at Churchill on the future of the Industrial Advisers Panel including copies of correspondence from the Master, Sir John Boyd; copies of presentations given and 2 audio cassettes.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of "Tokyo: The Neon Sunrise": Spring Ball 2009
"Tokyo: The Neon Sunrise": Spring Ball 2009
Reference Code:
CCAC/123/6/12
Date:
2009-02-13 (creation)
Description:
Poster, fliers and programme
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of "Vault"
"Vault"
Reference Code:
CCAC/123/6/20
Date:
2016 (creation)
Description:
A poster and flyer advertising the 2016 Churchill Spring Ball
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of "We must save the children" event
"We must save the children" event
Reference Code:
CCPH/4/36/1/28
Date:
2016-01 (creation)
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of "Welcome to Wonderland"
"Welcome to Wonderland"
Reference Code:
CCAC/123/6/17
Date:
2013-02-15 (creation)
Description:
Poster advertising 2013 Spring Ball.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of 'Churchill College: Origins and Contexts'
'Churchill College: Origins and Contexts'
Reference Code:
CCRF/140/11
Date:
2000-10-17 (creation)
Description:
Text of an illustrated talk given by Mark Goldie, Fellow in history, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the admission of the first students to the College [also 41 years to the day since the planting of trees by Sir Winston Churchill]; also audio recordings of the talk.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of 'Churchill and Nuclear Weapons: From the A-Bomb to the H-Bomb'
'Churchill and Nuclear Weapons: From the A-Bomb to the H-Bomb'
Reference Code:
CCAR/911/41
Date:
2016-11-15 (creation)
Description:
Digital recording of a talk given by Graham Farmelo and Kevin Ruane relating to Churchill's role in developing nuclear weapons and in authorising the use of the atomic bomb.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of 'Meet the Students' interviews
'Meet the Students' interviews
Reference Code:
CCPH/6/8/4
Date:
2023 (creation)
Description:
Interviews with Andreas Stavrou (Pure Mathematics PhD) and Katrina Li (Linguistics PhD) about why they chose to apply to Churchill College and their experiences.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of 'What is War today?' symposium
'What is War today?' symposium
Reference Code:
CCAR/911/40
Date:
2016-11-22-2016-11-23 (creation)
Description:
Includes a digital recording of the introduction to the two-day event and discussions held by the panellists as well as thank you letters, licences, programme and fliers.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of 10th Roskill Memorial Lecture
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
Miniature of 11th Roskill Memorial Lecture
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
Miniature of 12th Roskill Memorial Lecture
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
Miniature of 13th Roskill Memorial Lecture
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
Miniature of 14th Roskill Memorial Lecture
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
Miniature of 15th Roskill Memorial Lecture
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, a copy of the invitation, and thank you letters..
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of 16th Roskill Memorial Lecture
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, an invitation, copy of the before-dinner-speech, thank you letters, and details of the archive display.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of 18th Roskill Memorial Lecture
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
Miniature of 1972 Cambridge: Churchill, Clare, King's, Lucy Cavendish: a celebration of the admission of female undergraduates
1972 Cambridge: Churchill, Clare, King's, Lucy Cavendish: a celebration of the admission of female undergraduates
Reference Code:
CCRF/112/5/11
Date:
2012-11-17-2013-04-20 (creation)
Description:
Includes: official programme; invitation; booklet of display slides exhibited on the occasion of the 40th anniversary celebration dinner held at Churchill prepared by Michael Smyth; and website prints including account by Alison Finch. Also includes digital recording of speeches after dinner including Professor Ken Siddle [Vice Master] (on his recollections of being a student in Cambridge in the 1960's and on the admission of women) and contributions from Jordan [Ramsay] MCR President, Tina Ball (UG 1972), Margaret Bray (UG 1972) and Belinda Brooks-Gordon.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of 19th Roskill Memorial Lecture
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 as well as thank you letters.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of 2018 MPhil in Modern British History visit
2018 MPhil in Modern British History visit
Reference Code:
CCPH/4/36/1/42/1
Date:
2018-11 (creation)
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of 20th Roskill Memorial Lecture
20th Roskill Memorial Lecture
Reference Code:
CCRF/118/1/21
Date:
2024-06-26 (creation)
Description:
A recording of the 20th Roskill Memorial Lecture, delivered by Harriet Harman KC on "The Changing Culture in British Politics" on 26 June 2024 and letters of thanks.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of 25th anniversary celebrations photographs
25th anniversary celebrations photographs
Reference Code:
CCPH/2/18/2
Date:
2023-11-13 (creation)
Description:
Photos taken of celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of the Christina Kelly Fund. Photographs taken by Paula Laycock include Alec Broers, Lady Lucy Adrian, Archie Howie, Carole Fraser, Colin Fraser, David Newbery, Gillian Craig, Jane Walker (former College Nurse), John Rawlinson, Maria Louisa Echenique, Mary Broers, Mike Gregory, Marcial Echenique, Pat Williams, Phil Gaskell, Rosanne Gough, Douglas Gough, Rose Tristram, Sally Rawlinson, Adrian Crisp, and Shireen Anderson.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of 2nd Roskill Memorial Lecture
2nd Roskill Memorial Lecture
Reference Code:
CCRF/118/1/3
Date:
1987-02-18 (creation)
Description:
Given by Sir Michael Howard.
Including correspondence with Sir Michael Howard and with guests; an audio recording and transcript of the lecture; an invitation; a poster; a menu; a ticket; a press release; a guest list; press cuttings; thank you letters and a table plan.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of 3rd Roskill Memorial Lecture
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
Miniature of 4th Roskill Memorial Lecture
4th Roskill Memorial Lecture
Reference Code:
CCRF/118/1/5
Date:
1991 (creation)
Description:
Given by Sir Brian Urquhart.
Including correspondence with Sir Brian Urquhart and with guests; an audio recording and transcript of the lecture; an invitation; a poster; press releases; a guest list; a table plan; thank you letters; and contact sheets of photographs.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of 50th Anniversary of Chapel opening
50th Anniversary of Chapel opening
Reference Code:
CCPH/4/35
Date:
2017-10-29 (creation)
Description:
Photographs and audio-visual recording of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the chapel at Churchill
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of 50th anniversary - end of celebrations dinner
50th anniversary - end of celebrations dinner
Reference Code:
CCPH/4/8/5
Date:
2014-06-21 (creation)
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of 50th anniversary closing celebrations in the presence of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh: 25 Jun 2014
50th anniversary closing celebrations in the presence of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh: 25 Jun 2014
Reference Code:
CCRF/112/6/12
Date:
2014-06 (creation)
Description:
Includes prints of photographs of the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh; poster and pamphlet for "Remembering our genesis" exhibition from the college archive; correspondence; website news item and comments cards by visitors to exhibition.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of 50th anniversary of first High Table in the Dining Hall
50th anniversary of first High Table in the Dining Hall
Reference Code:
CCPH/4/8/4
Date:
2014-03-26 (creation)
Description:
Includes colour and black and white posed images of guests plus seating plan and photographs of Professor Anthony Kelly and Sir David Wallace speaking.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of 5th Roskill Memorial Lecture
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
Miniature of 6th Roskill Memorial Lecture
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
Miniature of 7th Roskill Memorial Lecture
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
Miniature of 8th Roskill Memorial Lecture
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
Miniature of 9th Roskill Memorial Lecture
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