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File consists of records pertaining to the Appleby College Coronation Choir. The school Chapel Choir, under the direction of Choir Master E. Leslie Bott, was invited to perform at the Commonwealth Youth Movement Service as part of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953. Appleby College was one of a select few Canadian groups invited to attend this event. In addition to performing at the June 7, 1953 Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey, which was recorded, the choir performed a total of nineteen full concerts during their six weeks in Great Britain.

In addition to this, they sang at Services in nine Parish Churches, performed in five Public Schools and made two appearances on the BBC. The Appleby College Coronation Choir performed at the Cathedrals of Winchester, Chichester, St. Mary's (Edinburgh), Yorkminster and St. Albans and also sang a special Service of Dedication for Commonwealth Youth - At St. George's Chapel, Windsor, on June 1st.

In between singing, the group was able to tour around England and Scotland, and were in the stands during the actual Coronation ceremony on June 2nd, 1953. The group was also invited to attend the Changing of the Guard ceremony in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace on the day the Canadian Regiments took over.

Thirty years after the Choir performed, they held a reunion in 1983 at Appleby College and performed as a group once again.

File consists of the following sub-files: Correspondence; Itinerary and Financial Statements; Travel Documents; Performances; Coronation Memorabilia; Newspaper Clippings; Reunion Material.

File consists of records pertaining to rugby at Appleby College and includes the 1983 New Zealand Tour booklet and the 1993 UK Tour booklet. Each booklet includes photographs and biographies of the players who went on tour, as well as brief histories of rugby.

Students and Faculty listed in the 1983 New Zealand Tour booklet include: David Paul, Jim Washington, Stephen Mann, Steve Allen, Mark Appleby, Mark Barr, Christian de Josselin de Jong, John Durdan, John Easson, Jeff Fairholm, Michael Habib, Chris Humeniak, Chris King, Paul Lewitt, Peter McConnell, Gavin McCulloch, Doug McCutheon, Paul McMenemy, Karl Reimer, Richard Schooling, David Steele, Rodney Taylor, Fred Wanklyn.

Students and faculty listed in the 1993 U.K. tour booklet include: Andrew Cockwell, NIgel Tam, Will Raham, Andrew Schwarz, Christopher Trace, Nicholas Feroze, Ryan Chelak, Manny Brar, John-kin Jock, Rob Hammerschmidt, Jeff Kogut, Ian Urquhart, Casey Sinclair, Robert Froom, Cameron Hurst, David Millar, Sean Chapman, Greg Vipond, Randy Warrington, Jerry Finelli, Daniel Ling, Paul Kim, Kevin Stevens, Matt Bowles, Brian Whalen, Andrew Grieve, Steve Cundill, Scott Patterson, Donald Stewart, David Paul, Andrew Blakelock.

File consists of a travel diary written by Brad Brown during his trip to England as part of the Appleby College Coronation Choir as well as his trip to the Near East with fellow student Bill Green and his family. He talks about life on the ship during their travel to England, singing and touring various sites in England as well as sightseeing in Beirut, Jerusalem and Barcelona. Brad later wrote an article for the June 1954 Argus Yearbook about his Near east trip. It can be found on page 56.

File consists of two newspaper clippings about the Appleby College Coronation Choir and the ship they travelled on. The one clipping includes a photograph of Edmund 'Brad' Brown.