Identity area
Reference code
Miscellaneous/Box 3/BE5/1/2
Unique identifier
GB 275 Miscellaneous/Box 3/BE5/1/2
Title
A.L., s. to Father and Mother
Date(s)
- 8 October 1899 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
4p
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Given by Mrs Benians, 1962
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Gives an account of his first few days in College, describing his room in third court, his first meal in Hall and a visit to Dr Sandys, his tutor, who, he says, 'is exceedingly stiff, and seemed hardly less nervous, or awkward . . . than myself.' Notes that he had his first examination in the Senate House. Describes making acquaintance with a number of fellow students and attending church services.