Lucy Rutherford
@lucyr.bsky.social
Archivist at Hertford College, Oxford; general interest in heritage stories & art history; spare time spent attempting to learn Italian
I gather today is #InternationalCatDay! Here are some cat paw prints on the page of one of our Magdalen Hall Buttery Books c. 1691; with a detail from a 1938 Hertford College Cricket Team photo which includes a sweet little kitten.
August 8, 2024 at 2:45 PM
I gather today is #InternationalCatDay! Here are some cat paw prints on the page of one of our Magdalen Hall Buttery Books c. 1691; with a detail from a 1938 Hertford College Cricket Team photo which includes a sweet little kitten.
Today is the 150th anniversary of Hertford College Oxford. Hertford is the successor to the medieval Hart Hall & to Magdalen Hall which became Hertford College in 1874. These institutional twists & turns have led to 3 parallel collections which can be a challenge to cataloguer & researcher alike!
August 7, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Today is the 150th anniversary of Hertford College Oxford. Hertford is the successor to the medieval Hart Hall & to Magdalen Hall which became Hertford College in 1874. These institutional twists & turns have led to 3 parallel collections which can be a challenge to cataloguer & researcher alike!
For International Women’s Day some jottings from our 1685 & 1686 Magdalen Hall Buttery Books. Common to see men signing their names at the front of these domestic account books but rare to see female names. Suspect that Katherine Wintborne & Rebecka Lewing did the invisible laundry & bedmaking!
March 8, 2024 at 9:19 AM
For International Women’s Day some jottings from our 1685 & 1686 Magdalen Hall Buttery Books. Common to see men signing their names at the front of these domestic account books but rare to see female names. Suspect that Katherine Wintborne & Rebecka Lewing did the invisible laundry & bedmaking!