SECOND WORLD WAR

Scope and Content

Following the outbreak of war in 1939, the College's remaining students were transferred to St Paul's College, Cheltenham, and the College buildings requisitioned. For much of the war, the College was used to store documents from the Public Record Office in London.

For further details of Culham 1939-1945, see Naylor & Howat (1982) at O32/2/PR1/2.