The archival collections of Eton College are made up of the college’s own records as well as those that have been collected for their historical significance. Many of these archives have regional, national or international importance.
Archives are the threads that stitch everything together.
Collections blog, April 2019
College Archives
Records of the college itself, shedding light on 500 years of the college’s history and beyond, with records of the estates dating back to the 11th Century.
Photographic Archive
Photographs of the college and school life, dating back to 1850.
Literary Archives and Personal Papers
British authors of poetry and prose, as well as theatre, music and military and social history are represented in 19th- to 21st-century archives and collections of personal papers held in College Library.
Research
These collections are all available for research and can be explored through our online catalogue.
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We’re very much feeling in the #HolidaySpirit. Aren’t these illustrations by John Leech in A Christmas Carol beautiful? Thank you @EtonCollLibrary for letting us take a few snaps from one of your editions! [Icc2.4.02 – https://t.co/jW5qZ0TKyU] @ARAScot #ArchiveAdventCalendar https://t.co/TTosdSJUcL
RT @LaytonTrust: “A Treatise on Forest-Trees” by William Boutcher (1775). Boutcher was a Scots nurseryman & son of a nurseryman. He dedicat…
🎄The Christmas trees are glowing on this chilly December day. 🎄 #Tree #ArchiveAdventCalendar @ARAScot https://t.co/BiaMOEsoXH
Philip S. Snow taught at Eton from 1930 to 1967. While House Master of Walpole House, house books were kept by boys detailing the events and activities of the house.❄️#Snow #ArchiveAdventCalendar [SCH HOUS 03 PSS – https://t.co/22Hc6spbSQ] https://t.co/aj3qHssjl0
RT @zanna_vl: For anybody who wants to know how an #earlymodern monk fish looks like, this #manuscript Whale Book (1584) from @ehcantwerp h…
