SCHOOL ARCHIVE

The Charterhouse School Archive contains the records of the School’s activities and administration since 1872. Some registers and printed annual form lists for earlier years in the nineteenth century were transferred when the school moved from London, and a few papers, letters and albums relating to the period before the move have been given by former masters and pupils. Otherwise all earlier records of Thomas Sutton’s 1611 foundation, including scholars, are held elsewhere. The Charterhouse Archive contains the official records of the school, but also a wide range of information and photographs covering every aspect of Carthusian life, and collections relating to the lives of Old Carthusians as diverse as Thackeray, Baden Powell, Beerbohm, Vaughan Williams and Ronald Millar. The archive is available to the school community as an educational and administrative resource, and the school also welcome research enquiries from the general public.

Catherine Smith the Schools archivist was a delight to work with being so passionate about her role in the preservation of so many special and unique objects that have mainly been donated by alumni. We look forward to working with her again in the future.