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: Graham Thomas
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/30/1/2
Date:
2016-03-09 (creation)
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral History: Peter Clarke
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/30/1/3
Date:
2016-03-22 (creation)
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Oral history: Norman Villis
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/54
Date:
2018-08-09 (creation)
Description:
Includes: The Churchill Oak; Apple Trees in front of Master’s Lodge; Churchill Mulberry; Metasequoia glyptostroboides; Student Gardeners; John Gilmour and the development of the University Botanic Garden; Bob Younger and the Rock Garden (Cambridge Botanics); Early Career; Change in Churchill landscape; Search for Geranium ‘Winston Churchill’.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


CHUTalks - Maxwell Shinn
Reference Code:
CCPH/6/6/10
Date:
2016-05-31 (other)
Description:
CHUTalk by Maxwell Shinn
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


CHUTalks - Max Veit
Reference Code:
CCPH/6/6/13
Date:
2016-10-26 (other)
Description:
CHUTalk by Max Veit
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


CHUTalks - Mike Gregory
Reference Code:
CCPH/6/6/2
Date:
2016-03-19 (other)
Description:
CHUTalk by Mike Gregory
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


CHUTalks - Edwin Rose
Reference Code:
CCPH/6/6/19
Date:
2017-01-31 (other)
Description:
CHUTalk by Edwin Rose
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


CHUTalks - Adam Jermyn
Reference Code:
CCPH/6/6/21
Date:
2017-02-15 (other)
Description:
CHUTalk by Adam Jermyn
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


CHUTalks - Bernhaud Reinsberg
Reference Code:
CCPH/6/6/22
Date:
2017-02-22 (other)
Description:
CHUTalk by Bernhaud Reinsberg
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


CHUTalks - Oskar Syahbana
Reference Code:
CCPH/6/6/38
Date:
2018-02-07 (other)
Description:
CHUTalk by Oskar Syahbana
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


Give Me Inspiration - Nancy Rothwell
Reference Code:
CCPH/6/7/9
Date:
2020-01-10 (other)
Description:
An interview between Professor Dame Athene Donald and Nancy Rothwell
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


"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


Oral history: Reverend Dr John Rawlinson
Reference Code:
CCRF/141/68
Date:
2023-03-06 (creation)
Description:
Coming to Churchill and first impressions; music in the Chapel and the Inter Alios Choir; Sally Rawlinson; Sir John Boyd, Sir David Wallace, and Sir William Hawthorne; 50th anniversary of teh Chapel; Iona pilgrimages; special friends; the Chapel, its function, role and mission.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College


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


Transcript of interview: Sir Anthony Goodenough
Reference Code:
DOHP 180
Date:
2016-2019 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Evan Davies
Reference Code:
CHOH 1/EDVS
Date:
1986 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Evan Morydd "Bish" Davies, former Detective Sergeant with the Special Branch, on his personal reminiscences of Churchill, 1948-50.
Collection:
Churchill Oral History


Patrick Kinna
Reference Code:
CHOH 1/PKNN
Date:
1986 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Patrick Kinna, former confidential assistant to Winston Churchill, (1941-45).
Collection:
Churchill Oral History


Jane, Lady Williams
Reference Code:
CHOH 1/WLMS
Date:
1986 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Lady Williams [earlier Jane Portal], former personal secretary to Winston Churchill (1949-55).
Collection:
Churchill Oral History


Transcript of interview: Sir Adrian Beamish
Reference Code:
DOHP 197
Date:
2019 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Geoffrey Adams
Reference Code:
DOHP 228
Date:
2023 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Cambridge Mayor; City Council's Electoral Services Manager; and Council CEO
Reference Code:
SOBA 5/1/1
Date:
2015-3-31 (creation)
Description:
As described by the depositor: On the March 31st 2015 Vicky and her team received the Writ from the Queen to say a General Election will be held. Cambridge Mayor, Councillor Gerri Bird, was there at the Guildhall in the Market Square to receive it as she is the Returning Officer. The City Council’s CEO, Antoinette Jackson, is the Acting Returning Officer who is responsible for running the General Election. There are 80000 voters in Cambridge, quite a task for the team. Voters have to register up to 12 days before the Election, and candidates need to put their names forward by 9th April. We began by speaking to Councillor Bird, as she signed for receipt of the Parliamentary Writ.
Collection:
Women’s Parliamentary Radio publications and podcasts, conducted by Boni Sones with contributions by Jackie Ashley, Deborah McGurran and Linda Fairbrother


Labour Campaign team workers
Reference Code:
SOBA 5/1/19
Date:
2015-5-4 (creation)
Description:
Includes interview with activist and volunteer Paul McHugh. As described by the depositor: Paul told us: “If people say in the morning of the vote they will be out and they haven’t been in the evening we will go and talk to them again. People have been phoning up for rosettes. We are concentrating on polling day on getting the vote out. Later tonight we will get Daniel to do some more phone canvassing with us, we will phone up all the Labour party members who have not offered to help us, the inactive members and remind them there is an election.”
Collection:
Women’s Parliamentary Radio publications and podcasts, conducted by Boni Sones with contributions by Jackie Ashley, Deborah McGurran and Linda Fairbrother