The John Clementi Collard Fellowship was established in 1931. It was set up as two separate Awards: the Life Fellowship which is extremely prestigious and the first recipient was Sir Edward Elgar; the other award is known as an ordinary Collard Fellowship and the first recipient of that in 1931 was Herbert Howells (who subsequently became a Life Fellow in 1959).

There is a 'Signing Book' for these awards, in which recipients are asked to leave their autograph. Click on the pictures below for an expanded image, click on Go to link for an even bigger view.