1914
New College and the Great War
The impact of WW1 on a generation can be seen in different places.
1938
30th year reunion of New College’s Divinity graduates 1938, ©The University of Edinburgh
Briefcase reveals the lifelong friendships of pre-war students
The contents of a suitcase from the NC archives capture the student days of the class of 1938.
1939
Intellectual life in wartime
Reinhold Niebuhr's Gifford Lectures were in delivered in the Rainy Hall, The Nature and Destiny of Man.
1941
“Fire watching duties during the Vacation”, ©The University of Edinburgh
Students watch over New College during air raids
Student fire watchers perched on the roof of the Assembly Hall to watch over the buildings during air raids.
1943
Baillie Commission sets post-war agenda
John Baillie's report to the General Assembly was influential in forming Christian attitudes to the post-war re-shaping of society.