RepositoryUniversity of Roehampton: Whitelands College
LevelSub-Sub-Fonds
Reference NumberWC/CS/1
Alternate Reference Number24.1.; 24.2.; 1.1
TitleGuild of St Ursula / College Guild
Date1882 - 2023
Extent4 metres
DescriptionIncluding: Guild administrative papers including printed AGM reports, committee papers, constitution-related papers, published members’ lists, Missionary Branch / Fund records, Benevolent Fund correspondence, correspondence with individual members, papers related to reunions including orders of service and events for annual reunions, news cuttings. Financial records including ledgers 1882-1983, and cash books 1949-74, Treasurer’s papers 1975-87, papers relating to bequests and legacies. Guild publication, the Whitelands Annual, from 1880 inception to 2022. Guild merchandise examples.
Administrative HistoryThe Whitelands Reading Guild (variously known as the General Guild, Reading Girl Guild, Study Guild and the Guild of St Ursula) was founded by students in 1879 as a means of combining the ideals of serious study and Christian friendship. The motto: 'Ora. Lege. Obedi' translates as 'Prayer. Study. Service' or 'Pray. Read. Obey'. The Guild was the focal point for alumni to keep in contact with the College. In the early 1920s the Guild officially changed its name to 'The Guild of St Ursula' and in 1971 it became the 'Whitelands College Guild'. At an early stage students purchased pendant badges on joining the Guild. They were first produced in 1884 in silver and cost one shilling and four pence (modern equivalent = c £5). Later they were also made in bronze. They appear to no longer have been produced after 1937. The Guild's first annual publication was published in 1880 and is still ongoing, now produced biannually.
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