ED 221
Reference code
ED 221
Title
Papers on plaque to Captain Oates at St George's College, Buenos Aires
Level
Series
Administrative / Biographical history
At Eton 1894.1 - 1896.1
The plaque was originally placed in Oates College, Buenos Aires, founded by Arthur Cuff in 1928. In 1937 he closed the school on becoming headmaster of St George's College, Buenos Aires, and the books and the classroom with the plaque on its wall were transferred to St George's.
Date
2005
Extent & medium
7 items
Content description
These papers related to a plaque commemorating Captain Oates originally placed at Oates College and subsequently moved to St George's College, Buenos Aires. They are all the work of Michael Larkin.
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Number 221 of 539 at this Level
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- Article: St George's and Antarctica, ED 221 01, (1991)
- Photograph: Exterior view of classroom at St George's College, Buenos Aires, showing plaque, ED 221 02, (1991)
- Photograph: close-up of plaque to Captain Oates, ED 221 03, (1991)
- Photograph: door to Oates Dorm, St George's College, Buenos Aires, ED 221 04, (1991)
- Photograph: portrait of Arthur Cuff, ED 221 05, (1991)
- Photograph: books presented to Oates College, Buenos Aires, by the mother of Captain Oates, ED 221 06, (1991)
- Frontispieces of books presented by Captain Oates's mother to Oates College, Buenos Aires, ED 221 07, (1991)