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| Description | Records, publications and photographs of Arthur who taught at Hertha Strasse School Berlin (1954-8/9) including:
Folder One:
Photographs of:
- Pupils (sons of Arthur Parr) on school gymnastics apparatus
- Arthur Parr with the local Scouts' group
- School nativity play
- School sports days
- Church boys choir
- School buildings and grounds
- Pupils in the classroom
- Visit of the Moscow State Circus to Berlin
- Areas around Berlin including the [Canadian] war memorial, war damage, the 'British Mission House', 1936 Berlin Olympics Stadium and Brandenburg Gate
- School camp
- Queen's birthday parade 1955
Folder Two and Three:
Papers regarding life for BFES teachers in West Berlin after the war including:
Administrative papers relating to life as a UK citizen in West Germany permits to enter the Soviet-controlled areas of Berlin and Germany, Instructions for travellers using the Berlin/Helmstedt autobahn, permits for visitors, applications to travel on trains
Tickets from public transport
Leaflets and booklets promoting tourism and travel
Invitations to dinners
Programmes for events including plays and the ballet (mostly in German)
Commerative booklet for the parade in honour of Queen Elizabeth II's birthday June 1954; June 1956 June 1957; June 1958
Berlin Bulletin - weekly newspaper published by the Education Branch of the Berlin Independent Brigade, 29th November 1958
'Power for Peace' programme for the United States Armed Forces Day 21 May 1955
Issue of 'The Berlin Observer' July 1955 marking Berlin ten years after the end of the Second World War
'Know Berlin' booklet produced by the Education Branch HQ Berlin Field Force
Christmas cards including photographs of the Olympic stadium, and the entrance to the Soviet zone at the Potsdam Barrier
Folder Four
Promotional booklets on Berlin and a calendar featuring images of the city from 1954 (mostly in German) |