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Our Westminster College Heritage - a project to record how Westminsterians have enlivened our world. led by Tom Dobson Collections and Digitisation Officer for the Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History (OCMCH) at Harcourt Hill, where many paper records for Westminster College are archived. |
Why do it? Up till now, stories and photos of Westminster College alumni and staff have never been gathered together to celebrate Westminsterians' lifelong contributions to society. A significant college has nurtured valuable lives. Records are now available on line and research can be done at home. Phone calls and emails also make it easy to share recollections and photos. Before it's too late, there are still enough Ws around to research, record and share. The plan is for a record in print and online of Ws' stories and photos. By appreciating others' lives, we value afresh our own and acknowledge how Westminster College played a part.
We'll look at documents, listen to memories, think through our own story. We'll record our findings in 300-word max. articles (typed or written) and in photos. Over the next 2-3 years, our results will appear in The Westminsterian magazine, publications and web-pages. In that time we'll find all we can, record all we can, share all we can, while we can.
Please join our Heritage team! The team is working in three ways:
(a) finding out what the College Archive Includes
We have digitised the College Teachers' Registers, and have begun to scan the College record cards. Between these two sets of resources, we have records for every OW between the 1860s and 2000. These registers/cards need the data extracting from them, and adding into a spreadsheet so that these students can be researched further. This can be done from anywhere in the world.
If you live near Oxford, there are records like the Methodist Education Reports; Westminsterian; and Westminster Bulletins which need to be searched through. This task requires access to Oxford, but can be done for either a day or several, so if you're staying nearby and able to help, please get in touch.
(b) Researching Individuals by Name
We have a good idea of some of the alumni and former staff of the College, and these individuals could be the first added to the Heritage WestBase, and the first profiles to be generated! I have a list of the basic information we need for each individual to be added to the WestBase, which is mostly information available online.
(c) Producing Alumni Profiles
Once we have the names and research for each individual, we would like to generate them a profile! For a completed individual, this profile will include a photograph; name; years at college; and some additional comments. These will need designing for use online, and some will then be designed further for use in a published volume.
Please contact us on: [email protected]
Please complete your own profile or the profile of a member of your family who was at Westminster College.
Be aware that the profile asks for:
basic contact information,
details of when at Westminster College + course(s),
memories of time there (50 words max)
a summary of life and career since then (300 words max)
Please click on this link to start filling in the form: OWCH Alumni Response.
Please email: [email protected]
