Photograph taken from the back garden of Newnham Grange showing the south-east aspect of the house, as well as the Mill House, Engine House and Granary from c. 1884 or early 1885. The Mill House and Engine House were pulled down during the Darwin family’s renovations in 1885.
What does the Archive contain?
Life at Newnham Grange in the late 19th and early 20th centuries is vividly portrayed in published works by George Darwin’s daughters – Period Piece: A Cambridge Childhood by Gwen Raverat (née Darwin) and A House by the River: Newnham Grange to Darwin College written by Margaret Keynes (née Darwin). Both texts are available at the Darwin College Library and to consult in the archive.
The College’s archival collections include:
- Official records generated by the College administration, including founding documents, the papers of each of the College’s committees, papers of Nominative Trustees and Rayne Trustees, and College officers’ papers
- Records of lectures and talks, including the Darwin College Lecture Series
- Records related to collections, buildings, Fellows and staff
- Student records including the Darwin Bar, the DCSA and student societies
- Collections of personal papers, including those of the Beale and Darwin families, and research, including original letters of George Howard Darwin assembled by Lady (Margaret) Keynes during the writing of A House by the River: Newnham Grange to Darwin College.
The full catalogue of our collections is available to search online via ArchiveSearch
Please contact the College Archivist for further information and details of catalogue entries not yet available to search online.
