Special Collections and Archives

Requesting a meeting at College on 8 October 1945, notice of new College Directory and Celebration of the Centenary of College January 1947, and information on the "Further Education and Training Scheme" for students whose college education was interrupted by World War II

Letter from Pearl Norman to the University Archives regarding the origin of the letters and her reminiscences of V E Day

D555/5
Item
28 January 2013

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

Deposit relating to St Mary's College students and V E Day

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

Adams, Margaret

Photograph of a group of St Mary's College and St Paul's College students outside Geraldine's in Cheltenham on V E Day

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

Photographer unknown

Annotated photocopy of D555/1 photograph of a group of St Mary's College and St Paul's College students outside Geraldine's in Cheltenham on V E Day

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

With some names listed

Photocopies of items selected from personal scrapbook belonging to Elsie Hamlin née Reeves, including photographs of St Mary’s College students, theatre programmes, lists of Drama Society personnel and Chapel services

D199/1
Item
(c.1986) 1943-1945

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

Programme for the play “Quiet Wedding” November 1943
A Christmas service 1943. Sheet of hymns and readings
Programme for the play “When We Are Married” including four pages of photographs
Passiontide service programme 26 March 1944
Typed entry for E Reeves’ narrative
Photographs of naval recruits and the Home Guard
Photograph of St Mary’s College second year students with handwritten entry by E Reeves
Lyrics for the tune “There’s Something About A Soldier”
Room list for second year St Mary’s College students 1944
Room list for first year St Mary’s College students 1944
Invitation and programme for the play “The Little Foxes”
List of the Dramatic Committees of St Paul’s College and St Mary’s College with examples of official tickets
Two pages of photographs from the play “Distinguished Gathering” annotated by E Reeves
Newspaper cutting describing V E Day 8 May 1945
Programme of Order of Service for the Victory Thanksgiving
List of order of evening prayer, Sunday 24 June 1945, with words to hymn
Students’ own version of College song

Letter to Geoffrey Corlett [OSA Secretary] with reminiscences of St Paul’s College 1939-1941 by H K Chamberlain

D203/1
Item
15 September 1983

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

Letter to Dorothy Evans [Principal] with reminiscences of St Paul’s College 1939-1941 including a sheet with corrections to D203/1

D203/2
Item
30 October 1986

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

Letter to Gordon Osborn [OSA Secretary] with reminiscences of St Mary’s College 1943-1945 by Marjorie Matthews née Woodworth

D194
Series
17 June 1985

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

Matthews, Marjorie

Reminiscences of St Mary's College 1943-1945 by Dorothy Colvin

D172
Series
25 November 1983

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

Colvin, Dorothy

Reminiscences of Fullwood Park House in 1941, with mention of Principal E W Jones and war time conditions

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

White, Vickie

Reminiscences of members of the St Mary’s College year group 1943-1945, collected at a reunion

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

Recollections by Madge Walton and Elsie Hamlin née Reeves. Others are not signed

Walton, Madge

Letter to Miss Evans [Principal] with reminiscences of St Mary’s College 1944-1946 by Pearl Norman née Harris, accompanying the transcript of a letter dated 26 September 1944 from Win Archer to her future husband

D198
Series
12 December 1985

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

Norman, Pearl

Document "Remembered with affection: A Memorial Tribute dedicated to seven Walthamstow teachers who were in charge of a group of evacuees to Blaenavon from 1940 to 1943: By Len Street OBE"

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

Includes section on the life of Geoffrey Grantham, St Paul's College student 1923 - 1925

Street, Leonard K

Photographs of Douglas Scadding's time at St Paul's College

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

Includes photographs of "The Wrestlers", "Home Guard Training" and "The Rehearsal". Annotated with names. Photographer unknown

Also includes accompanying letter from John Taylor and reply from Adrian Quick of the College Archive

Scadding, Douglas

Photographs of the first post-war students at The Priory with Priory staff, one signed by students

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

Photographer unknown

Diary belonging to Ethel Maud Jones documenting years at College

D604/3
Item
September 1938 - 12 April 1945

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

Includes "an afterthough" 12 April 1945. Details everyday life at College and during trips home including evacuation to Llandrindod Wells in 1939 and the impact of the Second World War. Corresponds to photographs in D604/1

Identity bracelet engraved "E W Jones: Cheltenham: St Mary's College" on front and "Llandrindod Wells" on reverse

Part of University Archive Miscellaneous Donations (D-Numbers)

Transcript of Anthony Baker’s notes taken during an air raid on Cheltenham