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.
Give Me Inspiration - Gillian Tett
Reference Code:
CCPH/6/7/19
Date:
2023-11 (creation)
Description:
A recording with Gillian Tett on 21 November 2023.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Give Me Inspiration - Professor Deborah Prentice
Reference Code:
CCPH/6/7/20
Date:
2024-01 (creation)
Description:
A recording of a discussion with Professor Deborah Prentice on 31 January 2024.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Give Me Inspiration - Professor Sharon Peacock
Reference Code:
CCPH/6/7/21
Date:
2024-05 (creation)
Description:
A recording of a discussion with Professor Sharon Peacock FMedSci CBE on 10 May 2024.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


STEM Outreach work
Reference Code:
CCPH/6/8/1
Date:
2016 (creation)
Description:
Digital photographs of STEM outreach work at Churchill College.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Widening Participation work
Reference Code:
CCPH/6/8/2
Date:
2019 (creation)
Description:
Digital photographs of the Widening Participation team at work.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Admissions video
Reference Code:
CCPH/6/8/3
Date:
2022 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Katie Heggs (History and Politics Undergraduate) about why she chose to apply to Churchill College and what she likes about the College.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


'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


Giving Day 2023
Reference Code:
CCPH/6/9/1
Date:
2023-03-08-2023-03-09 (creation)
Description:
Interviews with students about how Churchill College supports them, all filmed for Giving Day as part of the fundraising efforts.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Installation of new sculptures
Reference Code:
CCPH/7/1/5
Date:
2014-03-23 (creation)
Description:
Photographs of the installation of new sculptures at Churchill College. Taken by Gavin Bateman
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Wolfson Foyer exhibition
Reference Code:
CCPH/7/5/3
Date:
2015 (creation)
Description:
Photographs of the official opening of the permanent Wolfson Foyer exhibition in 2015.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Boat Club photographs by Robert Fulton
Reference Code:
CCPH/8/2/2
Date:
1972-1973 (creation)
Description:
Images showing: the first Churchill College Women's 8 with Canon Duckworth, Robert Fulton and Jeremy Hudson (BC Secretary); various races; images showing Jack Miller helping a rowing eight away from the river bank; and Canon Duckworth coaching Churchill rowers. Also includes information about the images supplied by Robert Fulton and press cuttings.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Churchill College 3rd May Boat 1962
Reference Code:
CCPH/8/2/6
Date:
1962 (creation)
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Boat Club: photographs of a pair and rowing record
Reference Code:
CCPH/8/2/8
Date:
1973, 1973, 1977 (creation)
Description:
Two photographs of a rowing pair, nicknamed "Three's a Crowd", at the Henley Rowing Regatta and at Churchill College, Cambridge with Canon Noel Duckworth (coach). The photographs are accompanied by the rowing record of the pair for 1973 and 1977.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Tennis: Cuppers 2012
Reference Code:
CCPH/8/3
Date:
2012 (creation)
Description:
Three photographs showing Frederik Floether, Churchill captain and Churchill's No.1 player; Alastair Kwan, Churchill's No. 2 player and a group photo of both teams. Churchill's team is on the left, from left to right: Alastair Kwan, Jamie Tittle, Kamran Tajbakhsh, Freddie Green, Donald Slater, Frederik Floether. Players who played for Churchill's first team in 2012 who are not on the picture: Evan Griffiths and Jonas Tinius
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Photos of Churchill College, sculptures and student life
Reference Code:
CCPH/10/3
Date:
1990-2001 (creation)
Description:
Includes colour photographs of: the college buildings and grounds in all seasons (part 1); sculptures and works of art, mainly in the college grounds (part 2); and student life including study in the library and using computer workstations, supervisions (including one with Dr Findlay), graduation rehearsal in the Wolfson Hall with Dr Frank King and Peter Bullock (Head Porter), sports, and social activities including the students' summer party, floating rafts on the ponds at the front of college (part of fresher's week?), and socialising in college rooms (part 3). Also includes negatives.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Photographs of Churchill College Chapel and sculptures in the college grounds
Reference Code:
CCPH/10/4
Date:
2005-2009 (creation)
Description:
Includes photographs of the chapel including exterior shots, the stained glass windows (designed by John Piper and made by Patrick Reyntiens), the cross and organ. Also photographs of sculptures Four Square Walk Through by Barbara Hepworth, Gemini by Denis Mitchell, Spiral by Michael Gillespie and Flight by Peter Lyon.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Photos of student life taken by David De Rycke
Reference Code:
CCPH/10/6
Date:
1967-2009 (creation)
Description:
Includes digital copies of student photographs plus reminiscences about them of: parties and discos in the Pavilion; the Churchill 2nd Rugby team; playing hockey; rowing; Jeannie Search (later de Rycke) looking through Barbara Hepworth's "Four Square Walk Through"; Jack and Irene Search (De Rycke's prospective parents-in-law) at the front of college; David De Rycke with his girlfriend, later wife, at the 1969 May Ball "Elysium" plus recollections of lighting the ball; punting trips to Grantchester; and 'social' cricket. File includes printed copies of digital photographs plus prints of the emails recalling their context.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Photos of student life taken by Mike Peskett
Reference Code:
CCPH/10/7
Date:
1963-1964 (creation)
Description:
Includes digital copies of student photographs of rowing crews on the river and outside the college, bumps races, views of Churchill College and the official opening of Churchill College by the Duke of Edinburgh.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Sailing, college and Rag Week
Reference Code:
CCPH/10/8/1
Date:
1966 (creation)
Description:
Includes digital copies of student photographs of: Dick Tizard's yacht, views of college, Rag Week and an important visitor to college [? the Lord Chancellor].
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Graduation
Reference Code:
CCPH/10/8/2
Date:
1968 (creation)
Description:
Includes digital copies of student photographs of: graduands at Churchill (Chris Pegler, Tim Davison, Clifford Taylor, Edward Scott, Laurence Gibson, John Kingsley, Mark Wynter), graduates on the lawn outside the Senate House just after the graduation ceremony (Mark Wynter, his mother and sister, David Williamson, Guy Marriott, Calvert Markham, Harry Lake, Laurence Gibson), post-graduation party (Guy Marriott, Laurence Gibson, David Williamson, John Edwards-Moss, Calvert Markham, Harry Lake, Mark Wynter). Also includes black and white photographs of Mark Wynter in the Barbara Hepworth sculpture taken by John Kingsley.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Photograph of student [?Baird Oldrey] shuffling pack of cards in the air.
Reference Code:
CCPH/10/10
Date:
1963-1969 (creation)
Description:
Digital copy of black and white photograph taken by Rob [?].
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Photograph of student holding a tennis racquet
Reference Code:
CCPH/10/11
Date:
1963-1969 (creation)
Description:
Digital copy of black and white photograph ?taken by Richard Triance.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Photographs of Canon Noel Duckworth
Reference Code:
CCPH/10/12
Date:
1969-1970 (creation)
Description:
Includes photographs showing Duckworth in the chapel at Churchill College (1969) and on the river bank coaching rowing crews (one image shows him holding his bicycle and the other using a megaphone). Printed copies of digital photos.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Photograph showing student walking past college building towards willow tree in sunlight
Reference Code:
CCPH/10/13
Date:
2010-03-18 (creation)
Description:
Described by the photographer "It sums up the happiness of the first warm sun beams in Lent."
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Boat Club and rowing photographs by Peter Merson
Reference Code:
CCPH/10/14
Date:
1970-2011 (creation)
Description:
Includes photographs of: crews on the river and at Antwerp; a 1973 crew photograph; photographs of a drinks reception hosted by Canon Noel Duckworth, including photographs of the Canon, with Rowena Merson, Peter Merson and Tom Ruberg. Also includes copy of an email explaining the background to the photographs
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College