Identity area
Reference code
SJCR/SJCL/2/7
Unique identifier
GB 1859 SJCR/SJCL/2/7
Title
Scaling the Chapel Tower: Letter
Date(s)
- 1952-1990 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 item. Paper
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The letter was deposited in 1998 by the Master, Robert Hinde. Hinde informed the archivist that he'd received the letter from an old Johnian.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter from Noel Shepherd to the Dean informing him about George Band (Queens' College) climbing the Chapel tower (sometimes referred to as nightclimbing or night climbing in Cambridge)
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
George Band was a member of the support team for the Everest ascent in 1953
Alternative identifier(s)
Former ref.
ARCH 2.13
Former ref.
SJHR/2/7