Item 02 - Ashburnham House Ledger 1902-1915

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Reference code

GB 2014 WS-02-HOU-06-01-02

Title

Ashburnham House Ledger 1902-1915

Date(s)

  • Autumn 1902 - Spring 1915 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

1 volume

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Scope and content

This ledger was kept by the Head of House and gives details of sporting results and accounts of matches, notes on the characters of team members, names of those who received colours, names boys who had arrived and boys who had left the House, details of tannings, those representing the House in school societies, and any other events which the Heads thought interesting to record. Some entries include general summaries of the term or year. At the front of the volume are details of Head of House, Monitors, Housemasters and those who gained pinks. There is also a list of those who received double pinks at the back of the volume. Inserted throughout the volume are House lists, newspaper cuttings and various other notices of events in the House.

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Accruals

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Conditions governing access

Access to collection items is granted to bona-fide researchers, by prior appointment, subject to the overriding provisions of relevant legislation, including Data Protection.

Conditions governing reproduction

A reprographics service is available to researchers subject to the access restrictions outlined above. Copying will not be undertaken if there is any risk of damage to the item. Copies are supplied in accordance with Westminster School

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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Physical characteristics and technical requirements

There is wear on the corners of the volume and the spine is completely missing.

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Description identifier

WS-HOU-06-01-02

Institution identifier

GB 2014

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Status

Final

Level of detail

Full

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

  • Latin

Sources

Archivist's note

Catalogue prepared by Emma Down, student at UCL, whilst on placement at Westminster School Archive, May 2013.

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