Catalogue

Training College for Schoolmistresses managers' meetings minutes, 26 August 1889- 23 July 1912

St Hild's Demonstration School managers' meetings minutes, 30 August 1913- 29 September 1933

St Hild's Demonstration School managers' meetings minutes, 29 September 1933- 27 November 1950

St Hild's Demonstration School managers' meetings minutes, 20 June 1951- 25 September 1964

St Hild's Church of England School managers' meetings minutes, 6 November 1975 - 13 February 1979

Copy letters between Miss A.L. Lawrence, St Hild's College Principal, Margaret E. Aspinall, St Hild's College Head Mistress and Mrs Pattinson, 11 St Monica's Drive, Durham, regarding a misunderstanding about the latter's application for work at the College, 3 February - 29 April 1949

Copy letters between Rev. Casey, Chairman of the Manager's of St Hild's School, Dr. J.V. Armitage, Principal of the College of St Hild and St Bede, Mrs D.G. Passmore of 13 Gilesgate, relating to suggestions of recognizing Miss Aspinall's services to the School by awarding her with an Honorary Degree on her retirement, 27 April-10 May 1978

List showing number of pupils from Durham City and surrounding area, n.d., [1960s-70s]

St Hild's School mathematics schemes of work for infants, lower and upper juniors

List of St Hild's School Managers, n.d. [1970s]- Rev. E.G. Casey, Chairman, St Giles Vicarage, Gilesgate- Rev. Canon A.D. Chesters, Diocesan Director of Education, Hallgarth House, Hallgarth Street- E. Makepeace, Area Administrative Assistant, Education Department, County Hall- Mrs K. Venning, 10 South Bailey- Dr J.V. Armitage, correspondent to the Managers, Principal, College of St Hild and St Bede

Zoology notebook, July 1902 For enclosures see E/HB 1/915

Diagram showing dissection of the nervous system of Paludina, and printed notice of a summer course for teachers in zoology, 2 - 24 July 1902

Botany notebook, commenced 22 September 1913

Zoology notebook, n.d. [c. 1916] For enclosures see E/HB 1/918

Zoology notes and questions, n.d. [early 20th c.]

Notebook of biology (plant life) questions, n.d. [early 20th c.]

Notebook of biology (zoology) questions, n.d. [early 20th c.]

Notebook of gardening and botany questions, n.d. [early 20th c.]

Photograph album of N. Henderson, containing photographs of the college and chapel interiors, groups of students and staff, and students in theatrical costume, n.d. [c. 1915] For enclosure see E/HB 1/923, 932 and 933 [N.B. a pencilled note inside the front cover attributes this volume to 'Nan Henderson 1901-3', The presence, however, of Miss Christopher, principal from 1910, in several of the photographs would indicate that this is more probably Annie Henderson, a former student 1914 - 1916]

Photograph of staff and students (named on reverse side), detached from E/HB 1/922, n.d. [1913 - 1915]

Botany notebook of Mary Riddle, a student between 1904 and 1906, 19 September 1904 - 16 May 1906

Zoology notebook of Mary Riddle, 9 October 1904 - 18 May 1906

Photograph of Annie Hilda Hossent, a student between 1910 and 1912, 1911

Photograph of a group of three female students, two standing beside bicycles, in the grounds of St. Hild's, and endorsed 'Hilda's school mates Durham College, 1911', 1911

Photograph of L. Smith, age 20, a student between 1915 and 1917, [1917]

Photograph of St. Hild's staff and students, including Mary Moore, a senior student between 1919 and 1921, n.d. [c. 1921]

Photograph of St. Hild's staff and students, including E. Aldridge, a senior student between 1920 and 1922, n.d. [c. 1922]

Biology notes (pp. 8 - 134) of Hilda Mary Warren, a student between 1926 and 1928, [c. 1928]

Letters to Annie Hill, teacher, a student between 1927 and 1929, from Eleanor Christopher, Gladys Hinde, Winifred Hindmarch, and Jean S. Templeton, all of St. Hild's College, Durham, congratulating the former on her examination success, 14 - 15 September 1929 Originally enclosed in E/HB 1/922

Photograph of Annie Hill and her fellow students at St. Hild's, n.d. [1929] Originally enclosed in E/HB 1/922

Verses written by Harry Lowerison to the Post Office Savings Bank Clerks on his leaving the Office, entitled 'To "the Girls at the Office", in blank verse, this "Leaf for Hand-in-hand" (Watt Whitman)', July 1892

Note dedicating an unidentified volume to 'Elaine, from Dad, the author' [Harry Bellerby Lowerison], December 1909

Genealogical and biographical notes concerning Harry Bellerby Lowerison (former student of Bede College, 1884) including copy certificate of birth (Chester le Street, 1863), marriage (1892), and the birth of his children, 20th c.

Photograph portrait of [Harry Bellerby Lowerison], n.d. [c. 1920's]

Photographs of Ruskin School, Heacham, Norfolk, and headmaster Harry Bellerby Lowerison, c. 1902 - 1934; 1958 Includes: front elevation of High House, Heacham, with ornamental fountain in foreground; Ruskin School nameplate, door to schoolroom bearing replica Durham sanctuary knocker, interior of attic dormitory, school orchard, and conservatory (1917); pupils visiting Castle Acre Priory, Castle Rising, Hunstanton, Norwich, Snettisham, and Ringstead Downs [Norfolk], pupils on overseas visits, pupils in school grounds, studying in the open air, sea bathing, boating, in theatrical costume, boy scouts troop, and football team (1915); school French master M. George Levy; Harry Bellerby Lowerison and family, Lowerison in coast-watching uniform, and with 'adopted' American officers (1914 - 1918), bomb dropped on Heacham (January 1915), Lowerison with acquaintances Frank Southgate, Mr. Round, and Robert Blatchford; family homes at Glendale Cottage, and Green Garth (1934), in Houghton, Huntingdonshire; postcard portrait of John Ruskin; view of Roman wall foundations in Gilsland vicarage garden, [Cumberland]; and newspaper cutting and photograph of shooting trophies won by old Ruskin scholar Alwyn Hindley, (1958)

Photograph of Ruskin School, Heacham, Norfolk, showing grounds and tennis court, n.d. [early 20th c.]

Visitors' book recording the annual reunions of the old scholars of Ruskin School, Heacham, Norfolk, and at the end, the visitors of Elaine Auger (nee Lowerison), 13 January 1912 - 16 August 1978 For enclosures see E/HB 2/952 and 1028

The Ruskin School - Old Scholar magazine, n.d. [1921]

Receipt for payment of school fees at Ruskin School, Heacham, by A. Auger, 23 January 1924 Originally enclosed in E/HB 2/1032 - 1051

Newspaper cutting concerning the sale of High House, Heacham, Norfolk, formerly the Ruskin Boarding School, owned by Harry Lowerison, n.d. [c. 1980]

Ruskin School Home enamelled silver medal presented to Alwyn Hindley for swimming, summer term, 1915 Originally enclosed in E/HB 2/1032-1051

Enamelled badge of the Ruskin School Home, Heacham, Norfolk, bearing the motto 'justice & gentleness', early 20th c. [This is possibly the badge given by H. B. Lowerison to his pupils in 1919 in thanks for peace]

Ruskin School Home blazer badge, early 20th c.

Correspondence with Mrs. E. A. Auger, nee Lowerison, concerning her father Harry Bellerby Lowerison, founder of the Ruskin School, Heacham, Norfolk, his life and times, and her gifts of papers and money to the College, 15 January 1980 - 6 December 1984 Includes: copy obituaries of H. B. Lowerison, 1935 For enclosures see E/HB 2/1027 and 1029

Letter from Durham County Council Education Department to J. C. Lax offering him an appointment as certificated assistant teacher, 4 June 1909

Board of Education certificate confirming James Christie Lax as a certificated teacher following training at the Durham Training College, 1 August 1909

Copy Board of Education results of general examinations in science and technology taken by James Christie Lax, 1913

Examination paper in elementary mechanics and physics for the second year technical course examination of Durham County Council Evening Classes and Technical Schools, 9 April 1914

Copy Board of Education letter to Mary Smith Lax, nee Browbank, of Willington Council School, recognising her service as an uncertificated teacher, between 1906 and 1908, 4 January 1927

Archbishop's certificate of a second class award in Divinity for students in Church of England Training Colleges, to Stanley Turner, of Bede Training College, 1939

Ministry of Education correspondence with Stanley Turner concerning his training grant, teaching qualification, and superannuation contributions, 2 September 1946 - 20 July 1950

Photograph of Bede College Athletic Club, including S. Turner, 1937 - 1938

Photograph of Bede College Cultural Society, including S. Turner, 1946 - 1947

Photograph of Bede College Harriers' Club, including S. Turner, 1946 - 1947

Photograph of Bede College Athletic Club, including S. Turner, 1947

Photograph of University of Durham Union Society, taking part in June Week Inter-Varsity Debate, including S. Turner, June 1948

Photograph of Bede College Athletics Club, including S. Turner. 1948

Photograph of Bede College Harriers' Club, including S. Turner, 1948

Photograph of Bede College Rugby Football Club, including S. Turner, 1948 - 1949

Photograph of Bede College Boat Club, including S. Turner, 1949

Photograph of Bede College students and staff, including S. Turner, [c. 1949]

Photograph of Bede College Boat Club, including S. Turner, 1957 - 1958

Photograph of Bede College Association Football Club, including S. Turner, 1958 - 1959

Bede College prospectus, 1940 - 1941

Accounts of college fees and battels bills payable by B. Kennett, 2 October 1941 - 29 September 1942

Poster advertising a Union Society Visitors' Evening debate, 26 February 1942

Poster advertising a Durham Colleges Education Society debate, 31 October, n.y. [c. 1942]

The New Durham, Vol. III, No. 9, magazine of the students of the Durham Colleges, Easter 1942

Programme of Durham University Athletic Club sports meeting, 9 May 1942

Programme of Durham Colleges Athletic Club annual sports meeting, 16 and 18 May 1942

Autographed programme of Durham Colleges' Dramatic Society production of The Late Christopher Bean by Emlyn Williams, and accompanying newspaper review, n.d. [c. 1942]

Durham University Boat Club programmes, 23 May 1942, and 14 - 15 May 1943

Photograph of Bede College students, including Brian Kennett, taken outside Cruddas Hall, 1942 - 1943

Photograph of Durham University Senior Training Corps, including Brian Kennett, 1942 - 1943

Certificate of discharge of B. Kennett from the Durham University Senior Training Corps, Infantry Branch, 10 October 1945

Observation notes on the teaching practice of B. Kennett, 27 September 1944 - 29 June 1945

Minute book of the Lake District Branch of St. Hild's College Association (signed), 1 February 1936 - 27 December 1939 Includes: at end, names and addresses of branch members

Minute book of the Lakeland Branch of St. Hild's College Association (signed), 22 November 1958 - 16 November 1972

Minute book of the Lakeland Branch of St. Hild's College Association, 12 May 1973 - 14 November 1974 Includes: notes of meetings held 5, May 1984 - [ ] 1990

Minute book of the Lakeland Branch of St. Hild's College Association (signed), 10 May 1975 - 7 May 1983

Minutes of meetings of the Lakeland Branch of the Association of the College of St. Hild and St. Bede (signed), 7 May 1988 - 27 April 1996

Address book of the Lakeland branch of St. Hild's College Association, 1978 - 1986

Photographs of members of the Lakeland Branch of the Association of the College of St. Hild and St. Bede, grouped outside St. Anne's Church, Ings, Cumbria, n.d. [c. 1994 - 1996]

Photograph of Mary Rowe's mother [ ], holding old photographs of school children, borrowed from Beamish Museum, in connection with a newspaper article by the Northern Echo education reporter for Christmas week, 1988, 26 June 1989

Agnes Inman, Coniston between the Wars, Lancashire, 1995 Includes: reminiscences of Agnes Tyson, former student of St. Hild's, 1933 - 1935

Article by Miss Nina Joachim on 'Some problems of teacher training in Basutoland, Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland', and correspondence with the Foreign Editor of The Times Educational Supplement concerning possible publication of the same, 29 - 30 October 1965

Copy report by Nina M. E. Joachim, principal of St. Hild's on 'In-service courses for teachers in Africa: a programme for up-grading unqualified lower primary school teachers in Lesotho, 1966 - 1968', September 1968

Diagram and tables illustrating the system of education in Basutoland, compiled from the annual education reports for Basutoland, for the years 1961, 1963 and 1964, 1966

Photographs of Miss Nina Joachim on educational training visits to Lesotho (formerly Basutoland), in Southern Africa, also groups of local teachers and schoolchildren, n.d. [c. 1965 - 1968]

Photograph of Miss Nina Joachim and eight other Durham lecturers prior to their summer visit to Basutoland to direct an upgrading course for primary school teachers, and associated newspaper cuttings, n.d. [1966] See also E/HB 1/566

Report on the Lesotho Education Seminar project, 1975, and covering letter from Peter Green of the College of St. Hild and St. Bede to Miss Nina Joachim, 23 September 1975

Brochures and newsletters of Swaneng Hill School in Serowe, Bechuanaland Protectorate, Africa, leaflet illustrating the work of Swaneng Co-operative Society, and a description of the local board game 'Morabaraba', 18 August 1964 - April 1965