St Catherine's Oxford: A Pen Portrait

We are proud to announce that we are working on a beautifully illustrated book, in conjunction with Third Millennium Publishing, to coincide with our golden jubilee in 2012.

St Catherine's, Oxford: A Pen Portrait, will be a dynamic and lively compilation: a memorable tribute to St Catherine’s past and present. Thank you to all those who have contributed texts and images to the book; which is taking shape most promisingly thanks to the quality and variety of your submissions.

The book starts with the beginnings of the Society in the nineteenth century, and depicts the College – the result of Alan Bullock’s vision and embodied in Arne Jacobsen’s architectural masterpiece – from its foundation in 1962 to its current role as a prominent and distinguished part of Oxford University. The book also includes insightful overviews of student life across the years, academic activities, music and the arts, drama, the Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professorship, and sport. A major part of the book will describe the origins of Jacobsen’s design for the college, its subsequent execution, and the interplay between the characters who helped bring it to fruition.

St Catherine’s is, as ever, a busy and thriving community and our aim is that its distinctive ethos and spirit, created by junior and senior members all those years ago, inspiring succeeding generations of students and dons alike, will be captured vividly in this book.

Please visit the publisher’s website at http://shop.tmiltd.com/shop/home/pId/131 for details of how to subscribe to the book in advance of publication, where you can save on the published price.