Letters written by Charles Richardson to his parents
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Letters written by Charles Richardson, at age 16 and 17, and addressed to Ralph and Meriel as Mummy and Daddy. The majority of these letters are sent from Stowe, Charles' boarding school, and therefore convey news of events at school, like sports matches, and include requests for various items to...
Letters written by Charles Richardson to his parents
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Letters written by Charles Richardson, at age 18 and above, and addressed to Ralph and Meriel as Mummy and Daddy. The earlier letters are sent from Stowe, Charles' boarding school, and recall the events at the end of the academic year of 1963. The letters from 1964 are sent from Bedegar's Lea and...
Birthday cards and notes made by Charles Richardson
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A selection of cards and notes created by Charles Richardson to celebrate the birthdays of his parents. These are mostly undated and consist of a birthday message decorated with hearts and kisses, often drawn onto an empty envelope. This folder also includes some simple examples of cardboard embr...
Various letters to and concerning Charles Richardson as a child and young man. This folder contains: a bill for “professional attention on behalf of Mrs Richardson” from Jun 1944 to Jan 1945a certificate for a life insurance policy with Norwich Union for Charles Richardson, dated 14 Feb 1945, ac...
Letters and postcards to Meriel Forbes from Joan Garford, Charles Richardson's nanny, providing details of his health and development. These contain a number of letters from Broadstairs and Frinton-on-Sea reporting the activities that Charles had been enjoying by the sea.
Letters and postcards to Meriel Forbes from Nancy Lovett, Charles Richardson's nanny, providing details of his health and development. Ms Lovett seems to have been based at Summer Fields, Charles' boarding school in Oxford, and provided additional care for the pupils. The majority of these lette...
Correspondence regarding Charles Richardson's education
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Correspondence regarding the first part of Charles Richardson's education. Half of these letters relate to securing an advance place for Charles at Eton College, including initial letters of response from House Masters to secure a place only six months after he was born, and later letters concern...
School reports for Charles Richardson from Summer Fields
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School reports on Charles Richardson's progress in education from St Christopher's School, Hamstead, and then Summer Fields, near Oxford. This folder contains: five reports from St Christopher's School ten terminal reports from Summer Fields, including two on airmail paper two final orders from ...
Correspondence regarding Charles Richardson's education
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Correspondence regarding Charles Richardson's education at Stowe School and Christ Church, Oxford. These letters are mostly addressed to Meriel Forbes, Lady Richardson, from Brian Stephen, housemaster of Chandos, and concern Charles' educational progress and spending habits while at Stowe. This ...
Terminal reports on the performance of Charles Richardson in his studies in Chandos House at Stowe School. This folder encloses a booklet report for each term, three for each academic year, with reviews of Charles' performance divided by subject and bound together with summaries from the housemas...