The archives
had triumphed,
proving they are
not just boxes of
dusty vellum and
paper, but a living
and functioning
part of the
College’s life.
The
New
Hall
Panels
Featuring Suzanne Foster,
College Archivist
I am sitting in a spectacular Elizabethan room just off
Outer Court. It is the study of Warden John Harmar,
a brilliant man who wrote much of the immortal,
poetic text of the 1611 King James Bible in this room.
He is still here today, looking down genially from a
portrait beside the immense carved fireplace, a sober
figure in black, strongly reminiscent of his mystical
contemporary, Dr John Dee.
Opposite me is Suzanne Foster, the immensely
knowledgeable archivist here since 1999.
Suzanne has one of the best jobs in the country
as far as I can see, because her domain is an archive
of national importance that would make any city,
cathedral, or university envious. And it is here, in this
spectacular room, that Suzanne worked on piecing
together a