From File 'Miss M E Porter' Papers regarding the first head mistress of the Trust, Mary Eliza Porter (1836-1905), who was head of Chelsea High School (later Kensington), 1873-1875. Includes press cutting of a letter she wrote to the Daily Chronicle regarding university education for women, 22 Nov 1904; letter from Felicity Hunt commenting on references to Miss Porter in the 'Indicative Past', 24 Jun 1982; a rough biographical sketch of Miss Porter by Felicity Hunt, Jun 1982; photocopy of an extract from 'The history of the school: 1882 B.G.M.S. - D.A.H.S. 1982' by Constance M. Broadway & Esther I. Buss. [1982] [history of Dame Alice Harper school] ; photocopy of an article by Porter 'The Lecture System, as applied to school teaching', 1879; photocopy of evidence given by Porter to the 'Taunton Commission [the 1868 Schools Inquiry Commission]; letter from the Principal of Queen's College regarding Porters training at the College, 11 Jun 1982. 1897-1982