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Notices and Correspondence to Parents
Notices and correspondence from Westminster School to parents, some directly addressed to Colin Andrew Murray's parents and others addressed to all parents. Including correspondence and notices regarding evacuation processes during the war, exams and scholarships, joining the scouts, school uniform lists, notes for parents of new pupils, accounts and bills and directions for hayfever sufferers.
Question papers from different exams. Includes, maths and geometry exams for scholarships and exhibitions in the colleges of Cambridge University, Challenge Papers for scholarships at Westminster School and Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examinaton Board exam papers for various subjects.
Exam papers from Oxford University in the subject of mathematics.
Papers regarding both the celebration of the Quatercentenary and also the Quatercentenary Appeal. Includes, ephemera, programmes, leaflets, correspondence and lists of subscribers.
Correspondence regarding literary magazines relating to Westminster School and collections for former members of staff.
From various people to Dr Elmsley
Henry Bedford (Admiralty clerk) and his brother G.C.Bedford (Exchequer clerk - OW, and co-author with Southey of The Flagellant). NB References to Wynn tout court probably refer to Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn, very much part of the Southey set, rather than his elder brother, Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn.
Letters from Thomas Gaisford to Dr Emsley
4 letters from Keswick (17/11/1820, 11/1/1821, 3/4/1824, 5/8/1824 - ), published by Nicholas Horsfall in Notes and Queries (off-print of article in box) - literary gossip, news of his own publications, personal finances, an alleged impropriety of John Wesley, aid sought for a potential student, PE reportedly dead after an illness, remarks on his own ageing, re The Peninsular War the Duke of Wellington will speak but not provide any papers.