Matriculated at Clare, 1994
'Clare Rugby and Boating Society', established in the late 1920s-early 1930s. Founder members included Paul Mellon. Has functioned as an active social and drinking society at Clare throughout the past century and continues to meet to this day.
It is known that an unofficial student newsletter called 'Clarion' existed at Clare in 1964.
The Clare Association was founded in 1923 and remained independent for many years, arranging annual dinners, usually in London, and producing a regular alumni publication, the Clare Association Annual (CAA). The committee functions of the Association were absorbed by the College Development Office in the mid-2000s, when an Alumni Council was set up. The Council comprises representatives for each matriculation year tasked with liaising between the members of their year and the Development Office, and a Fellow of the College still acts as Secretary of the Association.
Founded in 1951 (?by John Newton and John Northam?), the Clare College Picture Guild arranged exhibitions of paintings and other work by artists in the former Latimer Room (now the MCR). The Guild also purchased pieces of artwork for the College and these were available to be loaned to College members.
Agnes Lewis and Maggie Gibson (both nee Smith) born in 1843 were eccentric twin sisters who undertook remarkable journeys to extend their Semitic scholarship. They later lived at Castlebrae House, Chesterton Road, which later became one of the hostels on the Colony site owned by Clare College.
Some original material was provided and copied by the former Archivist, Susy Johnson in 1993.
Matriculated at Clare, 1938-9, killed in raid on St Nagine.
Baron Baker of Windrush, scientist and Professor of Mechanical Sciences, (1901-1985)
Clare 1928, Read English with Mansfield Forbes, member of the Dilettanti Society; later Ulster MP and Grand Master of Gloucester Grand lodge