Identity area
Reference code
Photographs/Albums/Album 35
Unique identifier
GB 275 Photographs/Albums/Album 35
Title
Photograph Album 35
Date(s)
- 1901–1910 (Circa) (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
65 photograph
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
On W.T. Ritchie's death in 1940 the album passed to his son, I.M. Ritchie. On his death in 1997 it passed to his son W.I. Ritchie, who presented it to St John's College in the same year.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This album belonged to W.T. Ritchie, a New Zealander, who came up to St John's in 1901. It comprises photographs of various St John's and Univerity sporting teams and social clubs of which he was a member. Also included are images of various sports matches, including the Varsity Rugby match of 1904. There are a few images of an army camp and views of mountains, probably in New Zealand. Also enclosed is an autograph letter giving a brief biography of Ritchie and the history of the album.