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Miscellaneous documents

Reference: D/X 1604 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: Dr. Michael V. Boyd, principal lecturer at St. Hild's College, Durham

Covering Dates: 1839-1984

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Catalogue Description

Records deposited as a gift:

4 September 2007 Acc: 3399(D)
11 October 2007 Acc: 3416(D)

Records collected by Dr. Michael Boyd

Dr. Michael Boyd was a principal lecturer at St. Hild's College from 1967 and then Hild-Bede College until 1979. From 1979 until 1984, Dr Boyd was a Lecturer in Education in Durham University School of Education. The records include the papers collected during his research into the history of St. Hild's College for his thesis 'Teacher Training at St. Hild's College, Durham, 1858 - 1910', submitted for the degree of Master of Education in the University of Durham, 1977, and a copy of the final thesis and two later publications. The collection focuses mainly on the early 20th Century and includes many original documents and photographs as well as copies.

Catalogue Contents

St. Hild's College, 1853 - 1910 (Ref: D/X 1604/1-71)

Our Gramophone, St. Hild's students' magazine, vol. III, no. 1, 1907
(1 booklet)


Our Gramophone, St. Hild's students' magazine, vol. III, no. 2, 1907
(1 booklet)


Our Gramophone, St. Hild's students' magazine, double number, vol. III, no. 3, 1908
(1 booklet)


Our Gramophone, St. Hild's students' magazine, vol. IV, no. 2, 1909
(1 booklet)


Our Gramophone, St. Hild's students' magazine, vol. IV, no. 3, 1909
(1 booklet)


Photocopy of a copy letter from Rev. Canon H. Gipps, Abbey, Carlisle, Cumberland, to the Secretary of the Committee of the Privy Council for Education, London, concerning the establishment of a training school for schoolmasters and mistresses at Carlisle, 18 November 1853; copy made, n.d.
(2 papers)


Photocopy of a copy letter from R.R.W. Lingen, Secretary of the Committee of the Privy Council on Education, London, to Rev. H. Gipps, Carlisle Training School, Cumberland, advising that the Northern Counties need a training school for schoolmistresses rather than schoolmasters, 12 December 1853; copy made, n.d.
(3 papers)


Photocopy of a letter from Rev. M. Tait, Dean of Carlisle, Cumberland, and from Rev. H. Gipps, to Rev. H.B. Tristram, concerning the building of a joint training school for schoolmasters for the Durham and Carlisle dioceses at Carlisle, 21 December 1853; copy made, n.d.
(3 papers)


Photocopy of a copy letter from Rev. H.B. Tristram, Castle Eden, Ferryhill, to [Rev. M. Tait], Dean of Carlisle, and to Rev. Canon Gipps, suggesting that subscribers to the building fund should vote for a site for the proposed joint training school and describing the management of the existing masters' training school [St. Bede] at Durham, 28 December 1853; copy made, n.d.
(2 papers)


Photocopy of a notice by the Committee of the 'Training School for Schoolmistresses in connexion with the Church of England, for the Northern Counties', requesting subscriptions, [1853]; copy made, n.d.
(1 paper, typescript)


Photocopy of a list of subscribers to the 'Training School for Schoolmistresses in the Northern Counties', [December 1853]; copy made, n.d.
(1 paper)


Photocopy of a letter from M. Tait, Dean of Carlisle, Cumberland, to Rev. H.B. Tristram, Castle Eden, Ferryhill, outlining the reason for believing that another training school for schoolmasters is necessary for the northern counties, 7 January 1854; copy made, n.d.
(1 paper)


Photocopy of a plan, entitled: 'Durham Female Training School no. 10, south elevation', [23 October 1856]; copy made, n.d. No scale
(1 plan, 50 cm. x 34 cm., paper)


Photocopy of a plan, entitled: 'Durham Female Training School - no. 16, general details', showing windows, [23 October 1856]; copy made, n.d. Scale: 2 feet to 1 inch [1:24]
(1 plan, 25 cm. x 34 cm., paper)


Photocopy of a plan entitled: 'General plan of windows at A, B, C, D and F' of Durham Female Training School, showing elevation of window D, [23 October 1856]; copy made, n.d. No scale
(1 plan, 25 cm. x 34 cm., paper)


Photocopy of an application for building grant for a training college for mistresses for Durham Diocese, 11 November 1856; copy made, n.d. Original PRO reference ED.103/140 7512
(6 papers)


Photocopy of approval for the application for a building grant for a Training College for Mistresses in Durham diocese, 9 December 1856; copy made, n.d. Original PRO reference ED.103/140 7512
(3 papers)


Photocopy of a letter from Archdeacon Bland, The College, Durham, to Lady Londonderry, concerning the complaint of the Rector of Gilesgate concerning the building of the female training school, 24 January 1857; copy made, n.d.
(2 papers)


Photocopy of a letter from Rev. G.J. Fox, vicar of the church of St. Nicholas, Durham, to Lady Londonderry, with his opinion of the site for the female training school, 21 February 1857; copy made, n.d.
(4 papers)


Photocopy of a letter granting approval, and £2645, for enlargements to the female training school, 8 August 1857; copy made, n.d.
(2 papers)


Copy photograph of Canon Henry Baker Tristram, Honorary Secretary to the Committee of Management of the Female Training School, 1858 - 1906; copy made, n.d.
(1 photograph, 13 cm. x 18 cm., black and white)


Photocopy of a certificate stating that the Durham Female Training School has been 'completed in a perfectly satisfactory and workmanlike manner', 25 May 1858; copy made, n.d. Original PRO reference ED.103/140 7512
(3 papers)


Copy of an extract from the trust deed for the Durham Female Training School, 1858; copy made, n.d.
(1 paper)


Photocopy of letters from R. Burdon, Castle Eden, Ferryhill, to Lady Londonderry, concerning a lease of land to build an infants' school in Gilesgate, 29 March - 12 April 1861; copy made, n.d.
(4 papers)


Draft of a memorial by the the Chairman and Committee of the Durham Diocesan Female Training School, to the Committee of the Council on Education, [1861]; copy made, n.d.
(1 paper)


Photocopy of part of a letter from G.F. Fox, vicar of the church of St. Nicholas, Durham, to Lady Londonderry, concerning land for the infants' school, 29 October 1862; copy made, n.d.
(1 paper)


Terms of union for infants' schools with the National Society, n.d.; copy made, n.d.
(1 paper)


Photocopy of a memorial by the Chairman and Principal of Durham Female Training College, to the Committee of Council on Education, 1862; copy made, n.d.
(2 papers)


Programmes of entertainment held at the Durham Female Training College, 25 March 1870 - 17 February 1871; copy made, n.d.
(2 papers)


Letter from M. Wouldhave, Mistress of St. Andrew's Infant School, Leazes Lane, Newcastle, recommending Annie Ireland, as a pupil teacher, [1877]; copy made, n.d.
(1 paper)


Testimonial by Rowland East, vicar, and R. Bernard East, curate of the parish of St. Andrew, Newcastle, that Annie Ireland has completed 5 years as pupil teacher and giving an account of her conduct, 24 October 1877; copy made, n.d.
(1 paper)


Testimonial by School Board of the Borough of Gateshead for Miss Annie Ireland, 7 June 1879; copy made, n.d.
(1 paper)


Photocopy of a letter of acceptance to Durham Training College for Schoolmistresses for Mary Davidson, who did not enter the college, 10 November 1882; copy made, n.d.
(1 paper)


Photocopy of printed returns for Durham (Diocesan) Training College, marked 'The Cross Commission: Training College Returns', [1888]; copies made, n.d.
(6 papers)


Photocopy of form for Diocesan Inspector's Entries for Harriet Ireland, concerning work at Newcastle, St. John's, [1892]; copy made, n.d.
(1 paper)


Copy photograph of teachers at the Durham Female Training School, including Miss Watson, Miss Bolam, Miss Thomas, Miss Skinner, Canon Haworth, Miss Lemon, Miss Fish, Miss Fell and Miss Grayson, c.1891; copy made, n.d.
(1 photograph, 17 cm. x 13 cm., black and white)


Photocopy of a certificate of Freehand Drawing of Ornament, awarded by the Department of Science and Art of the Committee of Her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council on Education, to Edith J. Brears, 1897; copy made, n.d.
(1 paper)


Photocopy of a certificate of Model Drawing, awarded by the Department of Science and Art of the Committee of Her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council on Education, to Edith J. Brears, 1898; copy made, n.d.
(1 paper)


Photocopied extract from 'Training Colleges for Schoolmistresses' by Howarth Barnes concerning Durham Female Training School, 1891; copy made, n.d.
(5 papers)


Letter from [Louisa] Dearnley, 24 Danby Walk, Richmond Hill, Leeds, Yorkshire, to Rev. [Haworth], Principal of Durham Female Training School, to inform him that she has been appointed [as a teacher] at All Saints' N[ational] School, Leeds, 6 April 1892
(1 paper)


Letter from M. Noble, Treasurer of the Newcastle Dio[cesan] Soci[et]y, The North Eastern Banking Company Limited, Newcastle upon Tyne, to Rev. J. Haworth, Durham, with a list of subscriptions received on account of the Training College for Schoolmistresses, 16 November 1893
(1 paper)


Photocopy of Certificate awarded by the Bishop of Durham to Catherine Henrietta Richardson, with Diocesan Inspection Reports, 1898; copy made, n.d.
(1 paper)


Training college return, partially completed, 1901 - 1902
(1 paper)


Letter from Miss Dorothy M. Lax, 354 Bath Road, Worcester, to Mr. Boyd, concerning her mother's memories of being at [Hild] College between 1906 and 1908, 2 April 1974
(1 paper)


Photocopy of a letter from Talbot Baines, secretary, National Society's Offices, 19 Great Peter Street, Westminster, [London], to Rev. Canon Haworth, St. Hild's College, Durham, concerning the Society's legal opinion on St. Hild's College trust deed, 30 September 1907; copy made, n.d.
(2 papers)


Copy photograph of the senior hockey team at St. Hild's College, including Eleanor Hogg, 1907; copy made, n.d.
(1 photograph, 22 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Copy photograph of the tennis team at St. Hild's College, including Eleanor Hogg, 1907; copy made, n.d.
(1 photograph, 22 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Letter from Louise S. Barber, 15 Woodlands Terrace, Darlington, to Canon Haworth, informing him that she has been appointed headmistress at Albert R[oa]d School, and thanking him for his assistance, 27 May 1909
(1 paper)


Form of engagement for Elizabeth C. Dodd of Gateshead, for the Training College for Schoolmistresses, Durham, 5 August 1903
(1 paper)


Teaching practice rota for St. Hild's College, 8 - 12 May 1905 Endorsed: testimonials and list of names
(1 paper)


Telegram from the National Society to [Rev] Mr. Haworth, St. Hild's College, Durham, confirming list of students travelling from London, 19 June 1907
(1 paper)


Telegram from the Vicar of Huddersfield to the principal, St. Hild's College, Durham, enquiring whether Miss Paulsen was a former pupil and whether she is an Anglican, 21 February 1907
(1 paper)


Photocopy of a page from Our Gramophone , St. Hild's students' magazine, showing a drawing entitled: Transformation Scenes - a Hildite, 1907; copy made, n.d.
(1 paper)


Photocopy of a page from Our Gramophone , St. Hild's students' magazine, with a drawing of a student lying on the grass with Durham Cathedral in the background, entitled: Summer term at St. Hild's, July 1909; copy made, n.d.
(1 paper)


Photocopy of a page from Our Gramophone , St. Hild's students' magazine, with a drawing entitled: A Reminiscence of Wednesday September 11th 1907 , and description of a dance held at the college, 1909; copy made, n.d.
(1 paper)


Photograph of Miss Eleanor Christopher, principal of St. Hild's College, 1910 - 1933, n.d. [ c.1930]
(1 paper)


Postcard photograph of the 1st XI hockey team at St. Hild's College, 1910-1911
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., sepia)


Letter from Catherine G. Hodgson, 63 Roundhill Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire., to Rev. M. Boyd, reminiscining about her time as a student at St. Hild's College between 1900 and [1902], 3 February 1974
(3 papers)


Letter from Hannah Pratt (nee Henderson), 41 Fenham Hall Drive, Newcastle upon Tyne, to Mr. Boyd reminiscing about her time as a student at St. Hild's College between 1901 and 1903, 12 February [1974]
(2 papers)


Letter from Louisa Foster (nee Walker), Fairmont, Steeple Lane, St. Ives, C[orn]w[a]ll, to Rev. M.V. Boyd, giving details of her career and time as a student at St. Hild's College between 1903 and 1905, 22 February [1974]
(3 papers)


Letter from M.G. Keltie to the Rev. M. Boyd, reminiscing about her time as a student at St. Hild's College between 1903 and 1906, n.d. [1974]
(2 papers)


Letter from Eleanor M. Middleton (nee Hogg), 23 Grantham Av[enue], Hartlepool, to Rev. M. Boyd, reminiscing about her time as a student at St. Hild's College, [1905 - 1907], 9 February 1974
(2 papers)


Letter from Lydia Pearson, Fern House, Langley Park, Durham, to Mr. Boyd, reminiscing about her time as a student at St. Hild's College, [1907 - 1909], 25 February 1974
(1 paper)


Letter from Constance M. Hall, East Leake Hall, East Leake, Loughborough, Leicestershire, to Mr. Boyd, reminiscing about her time as a student at St. Hild's College between 1907 and 1909, 10 February 1974
(6 papers)


Letter from Florence Hivey, 19 Laburnum Grove, Inby, Wirral, Cheshire, to Mr. Boyd, reminiscing about her time as a student at St. Hild's College between 1908 and 1910, 17 February 1974
(19 papers)


Letter from A.F. Hivey, 19 Laburnum Grove, Inby, Wirral, Merseyside, to Mr. Boyd, with further reminiscences of her time as a student at St. Hild's College, during its expansion to include non-conformist students, [1908 - 1910], 30 April 1974
(4 papers)


Letter from Ethel Allott (nee England), 24 Haywood Lane, Deepear, Near Sheffield, Yorkshire, to [Boyd] reminiscing about her time as a student at St. Hild's College between 1909 and 1911, 17 February 1974
(2 papers)


Letter from Hilda M. Gatenby, 6 Birchgate Road, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, to Mr. Boyd reminiscing about her time as a student at St. Hild's College between 1910 and 1912, 3 February 1974
(5 papers)


Letter from Hilda Marian Lumsden, 5 Winnipeg Place, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, Yorkshire, to Dr. Higginson reminiscing about her time as a student at St. Hild's College between 1917 and 1919, 17 October 1977 Includes: photocopy of a certificate from the Board of Education that she has passed the final examinations and a photocopy of indenture to study for a 3rd year, c.1919
(5 papers)


Copy photograph of St. Hild's College common room, c. 1930; copy made, n.d.
(1 photograph, 18 cm. x 13 cm., black and white)


Photocopy of an extract from The Bede college magazine, by L.R. Pearson with the coat of arms of the Durham Colleges, June 1948; copy made, n.d.
(2 papers)

St. Hild' s College, 1929 - 1936 (Ref: D/X 1604/72-172)

Photocopy of a proposal in favour of, and results of referendum concerning, the reconstruction of the National Society as the Central Council of the Church for Religious Education, 15 June - 13 July 1932
(1 file)


Prospectus for St. Hild's College, September 1932
(1 paper)


Copy references, and copy covering letter of application for the post of principal of St. Hild's College, by Angel Lawrence, 14 - 20 November 1932; copy made, n.d.
(5 papers)


Supplement to The School Guardian entitled: 'Church Training Colleges report of the debate in the Church Assembly on February 9 1933', February 1933
(1 booklet)


Address by Mr. Arthur Harrison to the Archbishop at the Church Assembly, during a debate on church training colleges, seconding a motion to postpone their closure, 9 February 1933
(1 file)


Copy letter from A.H., Peppermires, Brancepeth, to Colonel Burdon, concerning Miss Lawrence [the principal of St. Hild's College] and her pension and salary, and the budget for 1933-4 [of St. Hild's College], 14 October 1933; copy made, n.d.
(1 paper)


Copy letter from Rowland Burdon, Chairman, St. Hild's College, Durham, to the secretary, Board of Supervision, 19 Great Peter Street, Westminster, London, concerning the raising of admission fees to £50 per annum, 8 March 1934
(2 papers)


Copy letter from Angel Lawrence, Principal, St. Hild's College, Durham, to Mr. Harrison, concerning attendance at the General Council of Church Training Colleges, and the arranging of a meeting before the General Council, 20 March 1934; copy made, n.d.
(2 papers)


Copy letter from E.T. Bazeley, Principal of Bishop Otter College, Chichester, Sussex, to the Principal, St. Hild's College, Durham, concerning the General Council and College Finances, 18 March 1934 Originally enclosed in D/X 1604/79
(3 papers)


Minutes of a meeting of the Committee of Management at Hild College, 9 July [1934]
(2 papers)


Report by Inspector Burrows [Newcastle Fire Brigade] on fire precautions at St. Hild's College, 11 July 1934
(2 papers)


Report on fire apparatus based on recommendations by Merryweather and Superintendent Burrows, [1934]
(2 papers)


Report of the Committee of St. Hild's College for the year 1933 - 1934, February 1935
(1 booklet)


General reports of external examiners, and analysis of results, for the University of Durham, 1934
(1 booklet)


Balance sheet, accounts, and list of subscriptions for St. Hild's College, 31 July 1934
(3 papers)


Note on the application of the Board of Supervision's Scheme to St. Hild's, with estimated income and expenditure for 1934 - 1935, 1934
(6 papers)


Copy letter from [A.H.] Peppermires, Brancepeth, to Colonel Rowland Burdon, Castle Eden, concerning a new auditor for St. Hild's College, 31 August 1934
(1 paper)


List of assets and liabilities (playground and repairs) for St. Hild's College, with the Principal's Complaints Slip attached, 15 October 1934
(3 papers)


Copy letter from D. McIntyre, Cordingley & McIntyre, chartered architects, to St. Hild's College, concerning 'professional charges for supervising the carrying out of routine repairs', 23 October 1934
(1 paper)


Agenda for a meeting about the Girls' and Infants' Demonstration Schools with architects' report attached, 11 October 1934
(3 papers)


Architects' report for St. Hild's College, October 1934
(1 file)


Agenda and minutes for Committee of Management, 31 October 1934
(3 papers)


Memorandum by the Principal on the position of the schools, with regard to maintenance and finance, n.d. [1934]
(2 papers)


Letter from Angel Lawrence, St. Hild's College, Durham, to Mr. Harrison, concerning tenders by Goodyear and Gibson [for repairs], 6 December 1934
(1 paper)


Copy letter from D. McIntyre, Cordingley & McIntyre, chartered architects, The College, Durham City, to A.L. Lawrence, Principal, St. Hild's College, Durham, enclosing copies of tenders for repair work to the College building, 5 December 1934; copy made, n.d.
(4 papers)


Draft scheme made by the Board of Education for constitution of the governing body of St. Hild's Training College, and notes by the principal, [Angel Lawrence], 20 December 1934
(2 papers)


Letter from Rowland Burdon, Castle Eden, County Durham, to A. Harrison, esq., Peppermires, Brancepeth, stating his opposition to 'putting St. Hild's any further under the control of the Diocesan Board', 8 January 1935
(1 paper)


Copy letter from [A. Harrison], Peppermires, Brancepeth, to Colonel Burdon, Castle Eden, replying to D/X 1604/98, 9 January 1935
(2 papers)


Agenda for the Committee of Management of St. Hild's College to be held on 27 February 1935, 1935
(1 paper)


Letter from Angel Lawrence, Principal, St. Hild's College, Durham, to Mr. Harrison, enclosing minutes for the Committee of Management held on 27 February 1935 and requesting him to sign salary and petty cash cheques as soon as possible, 1 March 1935
(3 papers)


Agenda for the annual meeting of subscribers, to be held on 13 November 1935
(1 paper)


Agenda for the annual meeting of subscribers, to be held on 27 February 1935
(1 paper)


Minutes for the annual meeting of subscribers, 27 February 1935
(1 paper)


Letter from Angel Lawrence, Principal of St. Hild's College, to Mr. Harrison, concerning Colonel Burdon's dislike of 'any acknowledgement other than the photograph', 12 March 1935
(1 paper)


Copy letter from [Mr. Harrison], Hon. Treas[urer], Peppermires, Brancepeth, to the Bishop of Durham, Auckland Castle, requesting the latter become sole trustee to land at Grove House, the lease of which is due for renewal, 13 March 1935 Includes: reply from the Bishop, 14 March 1935
(2 papers)


Draft scheme by the Board of Education for the constitution of the governing body at St. Hild's, 21 March 1935
(1 paper)


Agenda for Committee of Management to be held on 12 June 1935 with calculations and notes, [June 1935]
(1 paper)


General reports of external examiners by the Joint Examinations Board for Training Colleges, University of Durham, 1935
(1 booklet)


Prospectus for St. Hild's College, Durham, September 1935
(1 paper)


Agenda and minutes for Committee of Management held 13 November 1935
(2 papers)


Copy of the scheme for Training Colleges Common Fund by the Board of Supervision for Church Training Colleges, n.d. [1934]
(2 papers)


Memorandum on the first year of the Church Training Colleges' Common Fund, 22 May 1936
(10 papers)


Letter from Angel Lawrence, St. Hild's College, Durham, to Mr. Harrison, concerning nominations for the Committee of Management and the draft financial statement, with draft of letter for nominations attached, 9 October 1935
(3 papers)


Agenda for Committee of Management of St. Hild's College, to be held 13 November 1935, with notes, 1935
(1 paper)


Minutes of the Committee of Management, 13 November 1935
(3 papers)


Governors' Report for St. Hild's College, presented to the annual meeting of subscribers held on 13 November 1935
(1 paper)


Principal's report for 1934 - 1935, 1935
(6 papers)


Notice concerning the election of a Committee of Management for 1935 - 1936, November 1935
(1 paper)


Minutes of the annual meeting of subscribers to St. Hild's College, 13 November 1935
(1 paper)


Composition of the governing body of St. Hild's College for 1935 - 1936, n.d. [1935]
(1 paper)


Letter from T.G. Green, Green & Minto, accountants, 37 Saddler Street, Durham, to Arthur Harrison, Elvet Garth, Durham, concerning, and originally enclosing, the audited accounts for St. Hild's College, 31 October 1935
(1 paper)


List of annual subscriptions and accounts for St. Hild's College, 27 September 1935
(1 file)


Draft statement on St. Hild's College accounts, n.d. [1935]
(1 paper)


Minutes of a meeting of the Governing Body, 13 November 1935
(1 paper)


Draft letter and letters from G.N. Fleming, Board of Education, and from Angel Lawrence, to Arthur Harrison, concerning the appointment of a male H.M.I. [His Majesty's Inspector] to St. Hild's, 22 November - 12 December 1935
(3 papers)


Letter from Angel Lawrence, Principal, St. Hild's College, to Mr. Harrison, enclosing D/X 1604/128, and discussing the Archbishop's visitors, 1 February 1936
(1 paper)


Letter from Angel Lawrence, Principal, St. Hild's College, Durham, to Mr. Harrison, concerning a request by the Bensham Grove Settlement, Gateshead, to perform The Trojan Women at St. Hild's College, and a draft letter concerning the Archbishop's visitors, 1 February 1936
(2 papers)


Copy report of the Archbishop's visitors to St. Hild's College, Durham, 17 - 19 February 1936, 26 - 28 [February] 1936
(5 papers)


Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Committee of Management, 15 May 1936
(1 paper)


Agenda of a meeting of the Committee of Management, to be held on 26 February 1936, 1936
(1 paper)


Minutes of a meeting of the Committee of Management, 26 February 1936
(1 paper)


Programme of repairs and replacements for 1936 - 1937, n.d.
(1 paper)


Estimates for repairs to buildings for the year 1936 - 1937, n.d. [1936]
(2 papers)


Agenda for a special meeting of the Committee of Management, to be held on 15 May 1936, n.d.
(1 paper)


Report on the Three Year Plan for Church Training Colleges, n.d.
(12 papers)


Draft minutes of a special meeting of the Committee of Management, 15 May 1936
(1 paper)


Letter from Angel Lawrence, Principal, St. Hild's College, Durham, to Mr. Harrison, concerning draft minutes and asking if he can attend the meeting of the General Council, 16 May 1936
(1 paper)


Letter from F.T. Cooper, Saltley Training College, Birmingham, originally enclosing D/X 1604/140, 25 May 1936
(1 paper)


Memorandum from the General Council of Church Training Colleges, before the meeting to be held on 29 May, n.d. [May 1936]
(2 papers)


Agenda for meeting of the Committee of Management to be held on 10 June 1936, with notes, n.y. [1938]
(1 paper)


Copy letters between E.R.J. Hussey, 19 Great Peter Street, Westminster, London; the Bishop of Chichester; Bishop of Peterborough; and Miss Lawrence, concerning the Common Fund and fees, 3 July - 14 July 1936
(3 papers)


Copy list of tenders for repairs and improvements to St. Hild's College, 13 July 1936
(2 papers)


Letter from Angel Lawrence, Principal, St. Hild's College, to Mr. Harrison, concerning tenders, 13 July 1936
(1 paper)


Prospectus for St. Hild's College, Durham, with amendments, September 1936
(1 paper)


Covering letter from E.R.J. Hussey, Board of Supervision for Church Training Colleges, 19 Great Peter Street, Westminster, London, with a list of questions to the Governing Bodies of the Voluntary Colleges, 5 September 1936
(2 papers)


Copy answers to questions posed by the Board of Supervision, 8 October 1936
(3 papers)


Advertisement for a lecturer in geography and mathematics at St. Hild's, n.d.
(2 papers)


Applicants for post of lecturer in geography and mathematics, n.d.
(1 paper)


Letter from A.L. Lawrence, Principal, to Mr. Harrison, stating that she will send a revised draft as soon as she can, 22 September 1936
(1 paper)


Notice of the election of Committee of Management for 1936 - 1937, n.d. [1936]
(1 paper)


List of the members of the Committee of Management of St. Hild's College, Durham, 1935 - 1936, October 1936
(1 paper)


Letter from G.W. Paget, Board of Education, Ovingham House, Ovingham-on-Tyne, Northumberland, to Arthur Harrison, Elvet Garth, Durham, requesting a meeting with the members of the Governing Body of St. Hild's College, on 11 November, 23 October 1936
(1 paper)


Letter from Angel Lawrence, Principal of St. Hild's College, to Mr. Harrison, originally enclosing a draft for his annual report, 24 October 1936
(1 paper)


Agenda for the annual meeting of subscribers to be held on 11 November 1936, with notes on reverse, n.d. [1936]
(1 paper)


Signed minutes of a meeting of the Representative Council of St. Hild's College, held 8 December 1935, 16 February 1936
(3 papers)


Agenda for a meeting of the Representative Council to be held on 16 February 1936
(1 paper)


Signed minutes of a meeting of the Representative Council held on 16 February 1936, 3 May 1936
(3 papers)


Agenda for a meeting of the Representative Council to be held on 3 May 1936
(1 paper)


Signed minutes of a meeting of the Representative Council held on 3 May 1936
(3 papers)


Agenda for a meeting of the Representative Council to be held on 15 November 1936
(1 paper)


Signed minutes of a meeting of the Representative Council held on 15 November 1936, 28 October 1937
(2 papers)


Proposed new library rules, n.d. [November 1936]
(1 paper)


Agenda for a special meeting of the Representative Council to be held on 25 November 1936
(1 paper)


Signed minutes of a special meeting of the Representative Council held on 25 November 1936, 28 October 1937
(1 paper)


Appendix to minutes of the Representative Council, 25 November 1936, [D/X 1604/165], n.d.
(1 paper)


Provisional library rules, n.d. [1936]
(1 paper)


Agenda of a meeting of the Representative Council to be held on 28 October 1937
(1 paper)


Minutes of a meeting of the Representative Council held on 28 October 1937
(2 papers)


Minutes of a special meeting of the Representative Council of St. Hild's College held on 25 November 1937
(1 paper)


Amended provisional library rules, n.d. [1937]
(1 paper)


Notes by a second-year certificate student describing the Leeds congress at which she represented St. Hild's College, n.d. [ pre 1939]
(2 papers)

St. Hild' s College, 1949 - 1976 (Ref: D/X 1604/173-196)

'The Development of the Church Training Colleges', report by the Council of the Church Training Colleges, no. C.A. 931, June 1949
(1 booklet)


'The Capital Needs of the Church Training Colleges', progress report by the Council of the Church Training Colleges, no. C.A. 1213, May 1957
(1 booklet)


'The Expansion of the Church Training Colleges for Teachers', further report by the Board of Education, Church Assembly, C.A. 1266, n.d. [1958]
(1 paper)


'The Expansion of the Church Training Colleges for Teachers', further report by the Board of Education, Church Assembly, C.A. 2177, crossed through and C.A. 1277 written above, January 1959
(1 booklet)


'Report on the Expansion of the Church Training Colleges', report by the Board of Education, Church Assembly, no. C.A. 1422, June 1962
(1 booklet)


'Report by the Board of Education', Church Assembly, C.A. 1440, January 1963
(1 booklet)


'The Expansion of the Church Training Colleges', progress report by the Board of Education, Church Assembly, no. C.A. 1457, July 1963
(2 papers)


'Report by the Board of Education', Church Assembly, no. C.A. 1480, December 1963
(1 booklet)


'The Church and the Newson and Robbins Reports', report by the Church of England Board of Education, Church Assembly, no. C.A. 1485, January 1964
(1 booklet)


'Annual Report by the Board of Education', Church Assembly, no. C.A. 1530, December 1964
(1 booklet)


'Annual Report by the Board of Education', Church Assembly, no. C.A. 1577, January 1966
(1 booklet)


'The Communication of the Christian Faith', report by the Church of England Board of Education, Church Assembly, no. C.A. 1654, n.d.
(1 booklet)


'Annual Report of the Board of Education', Church Assembly, no. C.A. 1785, 1970
(1 booklet)


Prospectus for St. Hild's College, Durham, 1952
(1 paper)


Prospectus for St. Hild's College, Durham, October 1953
(1 paper)


Report on the 'Garden and the Centenary [of St. Hild's]', by B.C. Watts,, Garden Steward, 1957 - 1958
(2 papers)


Report on 'The Garden and the Centenary - St. Hild's', by B.C. Watts, 20- October 1958
(2 papers)


Prospectus for St. Hild's College, Durham, 1962
(1 booklet)


Scheme for governance of St. Hild's Training College, Durham, 13 June 1968
(6 papers)


Advertisement for appointment of Vice-Principal, September 1972
(3 papers)


'Review of the Past Twenty-Four Years', by Nina M.E. Joachim describing how St. Hild's has changed during her time as principal, n.d.
(6 papers)


Covering letter and report of the York Working Party, the General Synod Board of Education on Church Colleges, 16 September 1975
(11 papers)


Letter from J.V. Armitage, principal [St. Hild's College], to J.R. Wyatt, esq., principal, Culham College of Education, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, with his comment on the Report of the York Working Party, 7 October 1975
(1 paper)


Copies of letters from Canon Holtby, and a report by Professor W.R. Niblett on the Church's Colleges of Higher Education, given to members of the governing body of the College of St. Hild and St. Bede, 2 June 1976 (28 papers

St. Bede's College (Ref: D/X 1604/197-200)

Typescript copy of The Durham Training School Minute Book, with annotations, 1839 - 1886, n.d.; copy made, n.d. [1970s]
(1 file)


Copy grant of land at Peelaw Leezes, Durham, for a training school, 27 September 1845 Endorsed on the Close Rolls and enrolled, 30 October 1845
(4 papers, typescript)


'Review of the period 1959 - 1975', Bede College, Durham, by K.G. Collier, August 1975
(7 papers)


Prospectus for College of St. Hild and St. Bede, University of Durham, n.d. [1978]
(1 booklet)

Research on Church of England teacher training colleges (Ref: D/X 1604/201-203)

Second Deposit

(Acc: 3416(D))


'Teacher Training at St. Hild's College, Durham, 1858 - 1910', by Michael V. Boyd, thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Education in the University of Durham, 1977
(1 volume, plastic bound)


The Durham and Newcastle Research Review , published by the School of Education, University of Durham, and the School of Education, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, vol. X, no. 52, Spring 1984 Includes: an article on church colleges and the universities by Michael V. Boyd, Spring 1984
(1 booklet)


The Church of England Colleges, 1890 - 1944, an administrative study , by Michael V. Boyd, Educational Administration and History Monograph series no. 14, published by the Museum of the History of Education, University of Leeds, 1984
(1 booklet)