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StorageSiteUCL Institute of Education
LevelFile
Reference Number SA/7/3
TitleMaterials Relating to 'Marion Richardson: Her Life and Her Contribution to Handwriting'
Date2012
DescriptionVarious papers collected by Rosemary Sassoon during the research for her book, 'Marion Richardson: Her Life and Her Contribution to Handwriting'. There are several photocopies collected from different archives as well as correspondence and drafts.

Includes:
Two letters from Ann Baer (nee Sidgwick), 22 Oct 2012 and 29 Oct 2012
An extract from 'Hayseed to Harvest' in which Barbara Walker and Ann Sidgwick discuss their experiences as pupils of Marion Richardson
Two drawings by Ann Sidgwick whilst a pupil of Marion Richardson (1920s), with a sketch by the latter on the reverse of one
Excerpts from a thesis by Clare Joanna Bennison entitled, 'Marion Elaine Richardson (1892-1946): Handwriting Pioneer'
Book, 'Dudley Girls' High School: A Portrait of a School, 1881-1975' (including Rosemary Sassoon's annotations)
Materials from the Benenden School Archive, with correspondence
Materials from Birmingham City University Archive
Article, 'Miss Richardson and the "Bloomsberries"' by Irene Fooks, 1930-35
Article, 'Note to Teachers' by Marion Richardson
Article, 'Marion Richardson's Method of Teaching Handwriting' by Kathleen R. Richardson, 1949
Materials from Ruth Fagg, including extract from Family Tree Magazine, various correspondence and two copybooks from the 1960s
Newsletter, 'The New Cornflower' from Dudley Girls' High School, 2008
Newsletter (extracts), 'The Cornflower' from Dudley Girls' High School, 1946, 1947 & 1948
Materials from Dudley Archives
3 photographs of painted cupboards from Dudley Girls' High School, including associated correspondence and additional computer print-outs
Photocopies of Dudley Writing Cards, Set 1 & 2
Article, 'Belles Letters' from The Times Educational Supplement
Article (print-out), 'Richardson, Marion Elaine (1892-1946)' from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Article (print-out), 'Marion Richardson: Developing Imaginative Expression'
Postcard of Dudley Girls' High School
Materials from the Institute of Education Archives
CD-R containing JPEG images of Geo W. Hughes Violin Pens
Extent8 Folders
AccessStatusOpen
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