From the Archives

Over the last 12 months I have had numerous visitors to the College Archives at the Tiverton campus including Old Collegians, Brothers who were once on staff, family members of Old Collegians and other College community members. All these people bring with them memories and stories of our college and the significant role it has played in so many lives.

Paul Rankin (1955) is one who has met with not only myself, but my predecessors, to discuss his time at the college and his contribution to our history. Paul attended the school when the Kinnoull campus was purchased in 1952 and tells the story of how his blossoming interest in photography saw him approached by Br Frederick to take some photos of the Kinnoull building and grounds before it underwent any change from a homestead to a school building.

In the September 1999 issue of Roll Call, then archivist Steve Stephanopoulos, acknowledged Paul as joining the student editors of The Lyre (the original college newsletter) in the early 1950s as a photographer. Whilst photos were not published in The Lyre (due to expense), the College would like to acknowledge the photographic contribution Paul made to recording early pictures of college life and the original Kinnoull property at that time. Paul donated some of the photos he took, along with other items collected during his lifetime of involvement with the College, which are a wonderful addition to our collection. These images are some Paul’s photography from the time and used with his permission.

Rest In Peace