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SEARCHING THE DATABASE
Search types
The database may be searched by:
Surname (standard and/or given)
Address (of student and/or father)
Occupation (of student and/or father)
Date (of admission)
Statistical enquiry
Subject (notes field only)
To select search type click on the relevant:
icon on the left side of the home page OR
search term at the bottom of the home page
Drop-down lists of search terms are available for:
college and university names
occupations
Covering dates
Each search requires a specified date period (i.e. from year A to year B)
Unless altered, the date limits revert to their defaults (i.e. the full date coverage of the current database)
The search may be further limited by date once the initial search results have appeared on screen
Search results
An initial search will produce a record of the number of successful hits and instructions to:
list the results OR
search again with more limited date coverage
The list of results includes:
name
date
relevant additional information
To obtain full details of an entry, you will be instructed to click on the relevant name, which will produce a page containing all the data recorded about that person in the database. The entry may be viewed without charge and printed out.
The results will be listed in:
alphabetical order of surname OR
chronological order by date of admission.
You may change from one to the other by clicking on the relevant text...
Archive Enquiries: Please address all database enquiries to the archivist.
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