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.
Oral history: Mrs Win Goffin
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/10
Date:
1999 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Mrs Win Goffin, Bursar's Secretary 1961-64, made at her home in Forest Hill, London SE23, on April 19th 1999 by Joan Bullock-Anderson, College Archivist. 1 tape, together with written summary of interview (5pp) and handwritten anecdotes made by Mrs Goffin (9pp).
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral history: Lady Mary Soames
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/11
Date:
2003-06-09 (creation)
Description:
Tape and summary transcript of interview with Lady Soames (the daughter of Winston Churchill), conducted by Dr Mark Goldie
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Sir John Cockcroft: radio documentary
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/12
Date:
1969-2005 (creation)
Description:
Audio tape of, plus explanatory letter from Mark Goldie about the tape's content, a radio documentary (?BBC) about Sir John which includes the voices of Cockcroft, Sir Robert Cockburn, Kenneth McQuillen, and Richard Tizard.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Radio documentary: Working at Churchill College
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/13
Date:
1985-12-11 (creation)
Description:
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire documentary presented by Charles Andrew including interviews with Peter Bullock, Head Porter; Hywel George, Bursar; Marion Stewart, Archivist; Victor Brown, Conservationist; undergraduates using computers; Bruce Saunders, Catering Manager and Ivy in the Fellows Dining Room; Albert Richmond, Head Gardener and Doug Ashman, Head Groundsman; Vic Brown, Maintenance; Marie Champion, Housekeeper, and Grace Marshall (a bedmaker employed in 1961 and still working post-retirement age). All interviewees speak about their responsibilities and life at the College.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral History: Piers Brendon
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/14
Date:
1994-12-12 (creation)
Description:
Interview by Dr Mark Goldie before Dr Brendon became Keeper of the Archives.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


BBC Interview with Canon Noel Duckworth on his experiences of the Oxford Cambridge Boat Races
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/15
Date:
1961-03-27 (creation)
Description:
Covers the races in 1934 -1936, when Duckworth coxed the Cambridge boat and the traditions of Oxbridge rowing.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral history: Graham Pledger, Deputy Head of Grounds and Gardens
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/16
Date:
2012-03-15 (creation)
Description:
Transcript and digital recording of interview with Graham Pledger, Deputy Head of Grounds & Gardens 1964-present. Includes: watching College being built; interview with Major-General Hamilton; getting grounds ready for opening of College; early work; colleagues and working conditions; relationship with students and Fellows; staff social club and staff outings; Canon Duckworth; Kapitza House; Alec Broers: Kenneth McQuillen; helicopter landing in field; anecdotes; Revd Cain.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral history: Sid Brown, Chief Maintenance Engineer
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/17
Date:
2012 (creation)
Description:
Transcript and digital recording of interview with Sid Brown, Chief Maintenance Engineer 1962-1989. Includes: early days of the College; recruitment of maintenance staff; family atmosphere; recollections of Denys Armstrong; his job interview; Sir William Hawthorne; early staff; George Steiner; advised Robinson College when setting up College; introduction of bonus changed atmosphere; Major-General Hamilton; Sir John Cockcroft’s funeral; opening of Wolfson Hall. Includes some comments from Alan Lampard.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral History: Alan Lampard
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/18
Date:
2012-11-20 (creation)
Description:
Transcript and digital recording of interview with Alan Lampard, Boilerman 1966-2007 undertaken by James Adamcheski-Halson (Alumni Relations Manager) for staff magazine, Forward, on his experiences of working at Churchill College. Includes recollections of working on old boilers; how College changed over years; recollection of early staff; relationship with Fellows; Reverend Cain; becoming a mixed College.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral History: Anne Hammerton
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/19
Date:
2012-09-2012-11 (creation)
Description:
Transcript and digital recording of interview with Anne Hammerton, Domestic & Conference Manager (1974-2001). Includes: Appointment to and remit of role; difficulty of getting en suite rooms into College; rise of conference business; anecdotes; changes; challenges; photograph of Anne Hammerton with her secretary, Christine Oliver (c1984); and explanatory email from Paula Halson on location of Anne Hammerton's office.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral History: Doug Ashman
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/20/1
Date:
2012-11 (creation)
Description:
Includes: transcript and recording of interview with Doug Ashman, Head Groundsman, 1961-1999, on his experiences of working at Churchill College including recollections of Reverend Cain, Major General Jack Hamilton, working practices and equipment in the grounds and gardens department, moving the trees planted by Sir Winston Churchill, and the sports pitches. Also includes cartoons of Doug Ashman, notes for his retirement speech and photos of Doug's retirement and the Duke of Edinburgh arriving at the College.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral History: Doug Ashman
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/20/2
Date:
2017-07 (creation)
Description:
Includes: previous employment: The Leys School, Cambridge University Rugby & Football Ground, Newnham College; Churchill in 1961; cricket square; Groundsmen’s Association; training; drainage; It’s a Knock Out!; Librarian; Staff Social Club; buttery pool; first computers in College; lime trees and Møller Centre; equipment; hostel gardens, oak and mulberry trees; Mentions: M Postgate; B Shorthouse; Major-General Hamilton; George Orr; Ralph Thoday; Lord Butler; Tom Hitchens; Graham Pledger; Albert Hayward; Tim the Gardener; Duke of Edinburgh; Hywel George; Peter Hunt; Mary Broers and dog; Albert Richmond; Anne Hammerton; Les Smith; Sid Brown
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


"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


Oral History: Victor Brown, Conservator at Churchill Archives Centre
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/22
Date:
2014-03-19 (creation)
Description:
Recording and transcript of interview by Lesley Ackeroyd (former member of staff at Churchill Archives Centre) with Victor Brown. Includes: description of work at the Archives Centre and Victor's role; the Churchill papers and other collections; Edwin Welch, Michael Hoskin, Angela Raspin, Correlli Barnett; construction of the Archives Centre; the reading room; and VIP visits.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Recording 1
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/23/1
Date:
2014-05 (creation)
Description:
Includes: tree planting ceremony; Peter’s early career; Joint Services Language Courses and teaching in Paris; Coming to Churchill; Sheppard Flats and early days; Women at Churchill; Official opening of College and Menu and the Dessert, First Course, Main Course. Audio recording and transcript.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Recording 2
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/23/2
Date:
2014-06 (creation)
Description:
Includes: Mary Soames; Peter’s role at Churchill; Tutor for Advanced students; Assassination of President Kennedy; difficult moments with Students; Dick Tizard; Noel Duckworth; John Rawlinson; Francis Crick and the Chapel Controversy; Kenneth McQuillen; Sir John Cockcroft; Lady Cockcroft; Sir William Hawthorne; Sir Hermann Bondi; Lord Broers; Sir John Boyd; Sir David Wallace; Traditions and Hospitality of Churchill. Audio recording and transcript.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Recording 3
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/23/3
Date:
2015-01 (creation)
Description:
Includes: Secrecy and confidentiality; wartime childhood in Paris; Liberation of Paris, radio during the Occupation; Learning English and London; Russian Lessons and appointment to JSLC; Meeting Peter and Peter’s first wife; Teaching for the JSLC; Michael Frayn; Sir Rodric Braithwaite; Getting married to Peter; interpreting and Pugwash Conference; Early days at Churchill; first members of staff inc. Pamela Tennant; Churchill and sense of belonging. Audio recording and transcript.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Recording 4
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/23/4
Date:
2016-05 (creation)
Description:
Includes: Prof John Killen; Prof Anthony Kelly, his views on religion, later years and final days; Lord Todd; Sir John Colville; Dr Richard Hey; Captain Stephen Roskill, the College’s wine cellar, and setting up Churchill College; Paris Exhibition April-July 2015; Tree Planting ceremony 17 October 1959; Major-General and Mrs Hamilton. Audio recording and transcript.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Recording 5
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/23/5
Date:
2016-09 (creation)
Description:
Includes: Tom Hitchens, Head Gardener 1963/68, and Albert Hayward, Gardener 1963/72. Audio recording and transcript.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral History: Christine Bondi
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/24
Date:
2014-10-06 (creation)
Description:
Includes: reaction to Mastership invitation from College; impact on her teaching; first visit to College and first impressions; living in College; entertaining students; swimming pool and grandchildren.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral History: Correlli Barnett
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/25
Date:
2015-07-20 (creation)
Description:
Includes: Role of Keeper of the Archives; appointment of secretary and first administrative tasks; Archives Fellow Commonership; acquisition of Churchill Papers; Churchill family; Thatcher Papers and Ron Gerard; post-retirement role
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral History: Correlli Barnett/Josephine Sykes
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/26
Date:
2015-09-21 (creation)
Description:
Includes: First Colloquium (28/30 March 1994); Archives Fellow Commoners; Archivists; Conservator (Vic Brown); amusing anecdotes; Thatcher visit; Churchill Papers; Hailsham Papers; daily life in Archives Centre
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Recording 1
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/27/1
Date:
2015-09-22 (creation)
Description:
Appointment as Bursar; early challenges inc. secretarial assistance for committees; appointment of Conference Manager; admission of women; financial pressures; opening of Archives Centre; centenary of the birth of Churchill; student representation; minuting of meetings.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Recording 2
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/27/2
Date:
2015-10-01 (creation)
Description:
Harold Pettitt and first staff; College accounts; other College staff; development of conference business; student discos; bomb scare; Sergei Kapitza; Hugh Lubbock; Tamas Liptak; Bernard Walker; Maha Yamani
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Recording 3
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/27/3
Date:
2015-11-19 (creation)
Description:
Mastership elections; the Chapel and the Chaplains; origins of the 'Churchill Prayer'; the Moller Centre, Carlsberg Foundation and first contact with Mr Moller.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College