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31 Jul 2023: Churchill Archives Centre relies on the support and generosity of trusts and individuals, find out about ways to get involved.

3 Oct 2023: Events library. Our video content is hosted on the Churchill College YouTube channel.

7 Mar 2023: Find out about the policies in place at Churchill Archives Centre, including our collections and preservations policies.

26 Jul 2023: Timeline for Churchill Archives Centre, from 1961-2019

24 Aug 2023: Journalism, media, social comment and observation, 1900 to the present. The history of Churchill College. ... Unfortunately we have very little film of Churchill; there is a short film of him planting a tree to mark the foundation of Churchill College in

1 Mar 2023: The open sections of the archive can be viewed by appointment at the Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. ... Researchers are required to sign a specific undertaking indemnifying the College against any breach of the General Data

11 Dec 2023: It shows the entrance to Churchill College; exterior of Churchill Archives Centre; Victor Brown, Conservator, working on archives in the conservation workshop and using a press; the archives strong room, mobile

31 Jul 2023: The Archives Centre offers volunteer placements for those aged 18+ and interested in a career in archives, records management or conservation.

7 Nov 2023: The Centre is part of Churchill College, Cambridge, which is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge, and is therefore committed to supporting College and University teaching and ... Those studying or wishing to study at Churchill

12 Oct 2023: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Recent events: video. Recent events: video. A selection of recent events which were recorded and are now available online. All these videos and more are available on

18 Jul 2023: building. Sir Denis Thatcher visited the College on 19 July 2001 and formally cut the turf for the new wing of the Churchill Archives Centre.

18 Apr 2023: Research guide to the papers of the international lawyer Sir Hersch Lauterpacht, at Churchill Archives Centre

7 Nov 2023: To support the broader educational work of Churchill College and the University of Cambridge, and to preserve the College’s own institutional history. ... Assist the College in its transition to new systems and ensure that electronic records are kept

3 May 2023: The Churchill College Archives Trust. The Sir Winston Churchill Archive Trust.

18 Jul 2023: Churchill. As Michael Hoskin recalls, “It was a memorable day, not least because Mr Annenberg on arrival at the college eluded his secret service guards and presented himself to me at

27 Sep 2023: are ongoing projects. The College Archive has been active in outreach activities this year. ... College and Archives Committee minutes 1977-2015; Churchill College Development papers 1997-99.

6 Mar 2023: Around the walls are a selection of high quality images taken from the collections of the Churchill Archives Centre and the College archives. ... The aim has been to create a resource that is open and accessible to all members of the College community

7 Nov 2023: This policy states and communicates the principles that guide collection description and the creation and publication of finding aids.

18 Jul 2023: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Microfilming of the Churchill papers begins. 2000. Microfilming of the Churchill papers begins. Share your memories of this year. Add your own stories and photo. Your

3 Nov 2023: Research guide by Dr Vicki Thoms on dance at Churchill Archives Centre, particularly in the papers of Sir Alexander Cadogan and Duff Cooper.

7 Nov 2023: Where this is not possible, either due excessive cost or burden on the College IT department, external contractors should be approached. ... who in turn reports to the Archives Committee and to the Governing Body of College.

18 Jul 2023: The Churchill Archive supports teaching, study and research, providing an invaluable resource for a wide range of courses. It includes more than 800,000 pages of original documents, produced between 1874 and 1965. Documents range from Churchill’s

7 Nov 2023: Copyright fees may be payable to Churchill College or any third party and clearance should be confirmed in advance of filming. ... Visitors must not behave in a way that threatens or harasses members of staff or disturbs other users, and must not damage

17 Jul 2023: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Appointment of Alan Kucia, archivist (1991-2000). 1991. Appointment of Alan Kucia, archivist (1991-2000). Share your memories of this year. Add your own stories and photo.

2 Nov 2023: The By-Fellows are awarded on the recommendation of the College Archives Committee. ... The Director, the Churchill Archives Centre. Churchill College. Storey’s Way. Cambridge, CB3 0DS.

27 Jul 2023: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Appointment of Marion Stewart, archivist (1978-1987). 1978. Appointment of Marion Stewart, archivist (1978-1987). Share your memories of this year. Add your own stories

18 Jul 2023: Appointment of Angela Raspin, archivist (1972-74). (Georgina Elizabeth) Angela Raspin (1938-2013) joined the College as archivist in 1973.

7 Nov 2023: You can find Churchill College’s publication scheme and Data Protection policy on the College website. ... Data Protection Lead. Churchill College. Storey’s Way. Cambridge. CB3 0DS. Telephone: 44 (0) 1223 336000.

18 Jul 2023: Piers Brendon succeeded Bill Barnett as Keeper from 1995-2001 and was involved in concluding the long negotiations for the Churchill Papers. In April 1995, grants from the National Heritage Lottery Fund and the John Paul Getty Foundation enabled

7 Nov 2023: Fellows, as well as researchers and students within the College, Cambridge University and from around the world. ... We are committed to providing a public reading room at Churchill College where our collections can be consulted by appointment.

27 Jul 2023: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Appointment of Patricia Bradford, archivist (1974-1978). 1974. Appointment of Patricia Bradford, archivist (1974-1978). Share your memories of this year. Add your own

7 Nov 2023: At the Governing Body meeting of 15 March 2013, the College formally approved the following explicit statement of support:. ... Most of the remaining collections are either owned by, or on long term loan to, Churchill College.

18 Jul 2023: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Appointment of Elizabeth Bennett, archivist (1987-1990). 1987. Appointment of Elizabeth Bennett, archivist (1987-1990). Share your memories of this year. Add your own

3 Oct 2023: The origins of the Churchill Archives Centre can be traced back almost to the beginnings of Churchill College. ... With the cost of the bricks and mortar assured, the college agreed to go ahead.”.

18 Jul 2023: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Strongroom and archivist office added to the library. Strongroom and archivist office added to the library. Share your memories of this year. Add your own stories and

7 Mar 2023: You are here:. Churchill College Archive Access Policy. Churchill College Archive Access Policy. ... Data Protection Lead. Churchill College, Storey’s Way. Cambridge, CB3 0DS. Telephone: 01223 336000.

18 Jul 2023: You can read an article by Edwin Welch, written for the archives journal Archivaria, in which he reflects on the new Archives Centre building.

18 Jul 2023: In June 2019, the archive of Professor Sir Robert Edwards (IVF pioneer) was opened for research following an 18 month project to catalogue and conserve the papers. The project was generously funded by the Wellcome Trust. The Edwards papers were

18 Jul 2023: Promotion of Allen Packwood to Director (1995-present). Allen Packwood BA, MPhil (Cantab), FRHistS, OBE, is a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge, and the Director of the Churchill Archives Centre.

18 Jul 2023: He started as an apprentice bookbinder, attending the London College of Printing and Graphic Arts where he gained his City and Guilds.

18 Jul 2023: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Appointment of Margaret Tong, first archives assistant (1974 – 1978). Appointment of Margaret Tong, first archives assistant (1974 – 1978). Share your memories of this

18 Jul 2023: The collections and the Centre are demonstrably an asset to the college and to the university.”.

18 Jul 2023: Michael Hoskin is appointed as Fellow Librarian (1969-1973). Michael Hoskin came to the College in 1969 on his appointment as Librarian (with responsibility for the Archives). ... He then moved to history of science and in 1959 was appointed University

18 Jul 2023: You are here:. Work begins on College Archive by Lesley James, Archives Assistant. ... Work begins on College Archive by Lesley James, Archives Assistant. Share your memories of this year.

18 Jul 2023: In April 1995, grants from the National Heritage Lottery Fund and the John Paul Getty Foundation enabled the Chartwell Papers to be bought from the Chartwell Trust and consolidated the ownership of all the Papers in a charitable trust, the Sir

18 Jul 2023: You are here:. Appointment of Joan Bullock-Anderson, first dedicated College Archivist (1992-2003). ... Appointment of Joan Bullock-Anderson, first dedicated College Archivist (1992-2003). Share your memories of this year.

19 Jul 2023: In a recent episode of our podcast, our Senior Conservator, Sarah Lewery, reflects on how she has been preserving the collections for more than 20 years. Sarah talks about how she started her career in conservation, what are the challenges of today,

17 Jul 2023: The post of Keeper was formally separated from that of Librarian, and the first holder of the new office was the military and industrial historian Correlli Barnett. He took up his responsibilities on New Year’s Day 1977, little knowing that he

18 Jul 2023: The daughter of a headmaster, Helen Cam graduated from Royal Holloway College, University of London, with a BA in 1902. ... She moved to Girton College, Cambridge, in 1921. A leading authority on medieval law and local government, she was active in local

18 Jul 2023: Lise Meitner was born in Austria on 7 November 1878, the daughter of the Viennese lawyer, Phillip Meitner. In 1901 she entered the University of Vienna, becoming Doctor of Philosophy in 1906. In the following year Meitner left Austria and went to