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.
@EtonArchives
RT @georginarobin: Visited an office to collect new material for @EtonArchives and someone came to say hello! 😍🐶 #officedog https://t.co/…
Last week we had a boy visit the archives to look through our documents on beagling. Eton bought their first pack of beagles in 1857. 🐶 [SCH SP ECH – https://t.co/cHPGFz01P1] https://t.co/MrKwk4xyq7
RT @WeirdMedieval: dog with cape, france, 15th century https://t.co/gA4PQYDk42
RT @VormingR: What a fantastic visit we had! Thank you for all the interesting information we got. Visit linked to the book “Olympians in F…
Yesterday we had a group of Belgian visitors to Eton College. We displayed a variety of sports records, including the original letter sent to Eton from Harrow School proposing a cricket match at Lord’s. 🏏 [SCH B 02 01 01 – https://t.co/PZooaWbfJI] https://t.co/iyVbtIB40N
