University Archive

University Archive reference D464/1/4 Our item this month is a student scrapbook from the University Archive. Claude Blogg (nicknamed “Tiger”) was a student at St Paul’s College (now FCH campus) from 1922 – 1924 where he would have trained to…

The end of the Spring Term is traditionally a time when students have a lot of deadlines and assignments to hand in. Today, the majority of essays are word processed and conform to set editorial conventions. In the University Archive…

The festive season was anticipated and regaled as much by past students as it is today. Our item this time is an edition of “The Chelt” magazine from Christmas 1938. “The Chelt” magazines were produced by students from 1895 to…

As November is traditionally a month of remembrance, our item this month is from a selection of material we hold relating to the wartime experiences of staff and students. Pictured is the identity bracelet worn throughout World War II by…

The University of Gloucestershire is celebrating its 10th birthday this month, so our archive item features the official letters patent granting the arms, crest, badge and supporters to the University of Gloucestershire, on 15 April 2002 (the University having officially been created on…

Last week saw a busy induction week across all three campuses at the University of Gloucestershire, with new students moving into halls of residence, getting to know their surroundings and making new friends. Our archive item of the month for…

A mystery almost 100 years old These photographs show the havoc wrecked by a fire at Cheltenham Training College on the night of 8th January 1914. The building is now part of the Teaching Centre at FCH, housing lecture rooms…

To coincide with the Cheltenham Science Festival our item of the month has a slightly scientific theme. Pictured is a copy of a poem on ascending Mount Everest by Samuel Robinson, who was a student at the Cheltenham Training College…