Identity area
Reference code
SJCR/SJCS/45/1
Unique identifier
GB 1859 SJCR/SJCS/45/1
Title
Menu Cards: Historical Society
Date(s)
- 1928-1933 (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
3 items. Paper.
Context area
Name of creator
(1511-)
Archival history
Sue McLaren donated the menu card for the St. John's College Historical Society Annual Dinner, 1956, in July 2016. The menu card originally belonged to her husband, Sir Robin McLaren, KCMG, who attended St. John's College, 1955-1958.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Annual Dinner cards for 1928 and 1933 given by E.A. Benians.
Annual Dinner card for 1956 given by Sue McLaren, 2016.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Includes two typescript menu cards for the Historical Society Annual Dinner, dated 2nd December 1933 and 26th April 1956; the latter is heavily signed by guests.
Also includes a menu card for the Junior Historians Dinner to Professors G.M. Trevelyan and E. Barker, dated 7th March 1928.