Thirty-two letters and postcards (mostly, letters with envelopes) from Bakewell's family, nearly all addressed to her at Newnham College, Cambridge. The majority of communications are from her parents (and Susan, sister).
Joan Bakewell: Press Cuttings 1970s ('Reports Action')
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Press cuttings concerning 'Reports Action' (Granada Television), presented by Bob Greaves and Joan Bakewell. The file includes (of later date) Bakewell's typed and autograph notes about the programme.
(1). 7 September 1948, from Uncle Bert (2 sheets, with envelope). (2). Eight letters [c. 1950s] from grandparents, Brightman Street, Gorton, Manchester. Some letters addressed to 'Joan and Michael', and one refers to Joan's 24th birthday [1957]. (3). Six family letters with envelopes (June 1951) ...
Joan Bakewell: School Certificates and Cambridge Entrance Papers
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(1). Joan Dawson Rowlands: School Certificate (July 1948) and Higher School Certificate (1950). (2). Entrance Examination Papers for Lady Margaret Hall and Somerville College, and for Girton and Newnham Colleges (1949 and 1950). History and General papers, and Use of the English Language. (3). Te...
Transcripts for the radio play Parish Magazine, broadcast 12 January 1983 (Radio 4 Thirty Minute Theatre), and 13 and 20 January 1987. (See also the story 'Parish Magazine' by Bakewell, in Add MS 89161/6/8.)
Joan Bakewell: School and extra-curricular activities 1948-50
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(1). Stockport Garrick Society. Letter (29 June 1949) regarding request for Probationer Membership. Essay by Bakewell [Rowlands] on acting. Syllabus booklet. (2). Various tickets and programmes.(3). Newspaper cuttings: Daily Mail front page: 'A Son for Elizabeth' (15 November 1948); reports of St...
Joan Bakewell: Various printed programmes (not Cambridge)
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Theatre programmes for a variety of performances, largely in Manchester and London. Together with some programmes for concerts, art exhibitions (including Festival of Britain, 1951), and cricket.
Twenty-four letters and postcards (mostly, letters with envelopes) from Bakewell's family, addressed in the main to her at Newnham College, Cambridge. The majority of communications are from her parents (and Susan, sister). With five subsequent letters, and one postcard, addressed to Joan in St ...
Various cuttings spanning the decade, and a complete copy of the magazine Torque (Spring 1971, University College London) which includes an interview with Bakewell.
(1). A play for television. Undated typescript. Title-page + 70 pp. (2). Autograph notes (4 small sheets); with newspaper cutting 'I only see my grandchildren in the family photo album' (Daily Mail, 1 August 1984).