The Archives contains the administrative records of Worcester College and its former estates, as well as personal papers of a few former members: please contact the Archivist with all enquiries.
The College’s collections of early printed books, pamphlets, prints, drawings and manuscripts, including the Clarke and Daniel papers, are held in the Library: please contact the Librarian about these.
The collections in the College Archives can be divided into four groups:
- Records relating to the administration of the College, including the statutes, minute books and accounts.
- Records relating to the administration of the former College estates in Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire (the majority of which were sold by the College in 1919).
- Records of the admission of undergraduates, and records of student clubs and societies from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
- Personal papers of a small number of former Provosts, fellows and undergraduates, including the papers of William Henry Hadow (1859-1937) and John Cecil Masterman (1891-1977).
There are no records relating to Gloucester College in the Archives but a very small number of documents relating to Gloucester Hall have survived in the papers of Byrom Eaton (Principal, 1662-1692) and Richard Blechinden (Principal, 1712-1714).
Worcester & the World Wars
During the First and Second World Wars, 182 Worcester students, staff and alumni lost their lives. Explore their stories – both at Worcester and at war – in our interactive memorial pages.
Treasures of Worcester College
Explore the special collections through our blog, which shines a light on the interesting and unusual. These posts, with plentiful images and references, explore some of the key themes and holdings in both the Library Special Collections and the College Archives.
