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B. Rupert Brooke Case Study

Here you'll find examples of how you might use archives to approach a research topic, using the papers of Rupert Brooke as an example, with activities and points for discussion throughout. Don't forget to keep the importance of context in mind.

You may find it beneficial to work through sections 1-6 prior to this case study. Otherwise, please remember that there is a Glossary which can be accessed from the menu and includes various terms relating to archives and Cambridge.

You may also find the Biographies useful, as they will tell you about some of the people mentioned in sections 7-10.

First page of a letter from Rupert Brooke to Edward Marsh, 9 March 1915 (RCB/S/5/2, 216)

7. A Problematic Collection

•	Rupert Brooke at the Old Vicarage Summer 1911, by Miss Linder. Archive Centre, King’s College, Cambridge. RCB/Ph/128.

8. Grantchester

Rupert Brooke papers used as a case study for archives intro
Rupert Brooke in uniform, at Blandford, Dorset. 1914. Print by W. Hazel of Bournemouth. Archive Centre, King’s College, Cambridge. RCB/Ph/262.

9. The Soldier

The Soldier is one of the most famous poems ever written on the subject of...
Questionnaire by Rupert Brooke, taken from a book of questionnaires given by his Aunt Fanny and completed by his family and friends.  Archive Centre, King’s College, Cambridge. RCB/M/2.

10. The 'Myth'

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