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Which University?

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Barbara

Barbara Report 22 Mar 2007 15:01

Thanks to everyone for the help. Will give them a try Barbara

Marcia

Marcia Report 21 Mar 2007 19:11

Hi I went to my local records office and they have a book about Alumi of both Oxford and Cambridge, it is alphabetical and very easy to find if you have the surname. Ancestry also list that as a research tool. :-) Good luck Marcia

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 21 Mar 2007 18:59

Barbara Both Universities keep records back to the year dot... :) There must be an historian/archivest linked to each so I would suggest contacting them as a start. Good luck! Chris

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Alexandra

Alexandra Report 21 Mar 2007 18:28

This is only a guess but in the 20's I think there were only a few colleges at Oxford or Cambridge which accepted women. You could try googling both universities, might have some historical info on women's colleges? Alex

Barbara

Barbara Report 21 Mar 2007 17:07

Is there a way of finding out which university someone attended/ I have a great aunt who was awarded a history degree from either Oxford or Cambridge some time in the 20's but no-one knows which university it was. anyone have any ideas?