The Fairbairn Cup is an annual event organised in Michaelmas Term by Jesus College Boat Club. It is named after Steve Fairbairn, the most influential man in the history of Jesus College Boat Club and arguably in Cambridge rowing.
In 1927, Fairbairn arranged a provisional Lents line up and raced the crews off each other on the Cam. In 1928, the JCBC were joined by crews from Fitzwilliam, Sidney Sussex, Peterhouse and St. Catharine's. In 1929 the race was opened to all colleges and Steve Fairbairn donated a Cup - the 'Fairbairn Cup Races' were founded.
Menus for the Fairbairn Cup Dinner. All include a printed list of crews:
1927, 1928, 1929 [these are possibly not strictly Fairbairn Cup dinners due to the dates but they were held in November]
1937 [Light Fours and Fairbairn Cup]
1990 (3 copies), 1991, 1992
Also printed invitation to the dinner [undated and not filled out to anyone].
Black and white photograph of the crew on the river. No names are given.
Black and white photograph of the crew on the river. No names are given.
Colour photograph showing the boat during the race. No names given.
Photographs of Fellows of Magdalene College.
Album of photographs of Fellows arranged in order of seniority, from Murphy to Burchell. The following people are in the album:
Mr Murphy – five photographs, three black and white, two colour (1977-2001)
Dr W.J.R. Mitchell (1977) – one photograph
Dr R. Luckett (1978) – one photograph
C.J. Greenwood (1978) – one photograph
Dr E. Duffy (1979) – three photographs, one black and white (1979), two colour, (one captioned ‘Dr Eamon Duffy President 2001’, taken by Tony Jedrej)
D.C. Calcutt (1980) – one photograph, captioned ‘F.Comm’ (Fellow Commoner)
Dr R.A. Klein (1981) – one colour photograph
Dr M.A. Carpenter (1983) – one photograph
Dr D.C. Clary (1983) – one photograph
Mr A. Sale (1980) – one photograph of drawing, captioned ‘F.Comm’ (Fellow Commoner)
Professor D. Hull (1984) – one photograph
Dr J.D. Lewins (1985) – one photograph, with note: ‘Jeffrey David Lewins, taken Dec ‘85 while visiting Redfern at University of Washington, Seattle’
Dr N. Rushton (1984) – one colour photograph
Dr H.A. Chase – two photographs, one black and white (1984), one colour, captioned: ‘Professor Chase at a jolly party in parlour, Xmas 2001)
Dr G.S. Garnett (1987) – one photograph
Dr J.R. Patterson (1986) – two photographs, one (1986) taken by Neville Atkinson
Revd. Dr D.M. Hoyle (1988) – one photograph
Dr A.S. Brown (1989) – one colour photograph
Prof. W.R. Cornish (1990) – one photograph
Dr B.J. Burchell (1990) – one colour photograph
Dr M.D. Buhmann (1989) – one colour photograph, captioned ‘R. Fell’
T.G.M. Keall – three colour photographs
James Hunt – one colour photograph, captioned ‘80th birthday’
Album of photographs of Fellows arranged in order of seniority:
Sir Derek Oulton (1990) – one photograph
Dr S. Martin (1990) – one colour photograph
Mrs E.M. Coleman (1990, Fellow Commoner) – one photograph
Dr P.A. Cunich (1991, fellow Commoner) – one photograph
Dr K. Patel (1992) – one colour photograph
Dr S.M. Springman (1991) – one colour photograph
Mr A.J. Hanscomb (1992, Fellow Commoner)
C.T. Whelan (1992) – one photograph
Dr B.A. Kumin (1993, Research Fellow) – one colour photograph
Prof. R.S. Ellis (1994) – one photograph
Dr J.M. Rawson (1995) – one colour photograph
Prof. P. Bew (1996) – one colour photograph
Dr P. Dupree (1996) – one photograph
Dr N.G. Jones (1996) – one photograph
Mr N.J. Tobin (1997) – two colour photographs
Dr M.D. Billinge (1982) – one colour photograph
[Six uncaptioned photographs]