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Records relating to the life, family and career of Mollie Isobel Moors (31 October 1919 - 6 August 2014)
Box list is available on request

1 vol: Solicitors ledger recording delivery of documents, presumably on deposit for safe custody. Lists the deliverer or owner of the the document together with date of the document, title of the document, the property to which the documents relate, the date of delivery and by whom i.e. the member of staff, the document was received. Many of the addresses are within Croydon or the surrounding area. Among the depositors are the Whitgift Foundation (p.37, 62, 85, 103, 125, 182) and Wattons Trustees to the Corporation of Croydon (re Church Street, p.98) and to the Guardians of St Olaves Union (re: Shirley Lodge Farm, p.99)
Volume is labelled number 6 on spine; indexed by name of depositor.

Scrapbook of cuttings, and printed ephemera, etc, of Ernest W Wimble, mainly re his three campaigns as Labour candidate for election to Croydon Corporation, 1920, 1922 and 1923. 2 cuttings re his visit to Russia in 1934.

Accounts of the original foundation, 1829
Reports of HM Inspectors of Schools, c1869-95
Contracts between Governors and pupil teachers, 1870s-1880s
School accounts and bills
Correspondence c 1886 re school reports and the Headteacher, who resigned as a result of a bad report.
Letter 1893 re the suitablility of the position of the earth closets

Expressions of condolence within the London Borough of Croydon, including for:

The Sandilands Tram Incident, 9 November 2016

The death of HRH Prince Philip, 9 April 2021

The death of Queen Elizabeth II, 8 September 2022.

11 programmes for concerts performed by Coulsdon Choral Society between 1953 and 1061, collected by Olive Henerson, a member of the society and resident of Coulsdon, who sang in each of the concerts. The programmes include:

'First Public Concert', 7 November 1953;

'Programme of Music', 27 October 1955;

'The Creation', 31 October 1956;

'Programme of Carols', 19 December 1956;

'Requiem', 24 October 1957;

'Messiah', 5 December 1957;

'Christmas Music', 15 December 1958;

'Stabat Mater', 12 November 1959;

'Requiem', 27 October 1960;

'The Passion According to St Matthew', 16 February 1961, and

'Choral Concert', 21 October 1961.

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The collection consists of one indenture (1591) and twelve letters (1592 - 1602).

Newsletters from May 1987 (some gaps in the initial years) to December/January 2020. In more recent times, an accrual has occurred once a year. There are also some committee minutes, February 1998 - 2004 (some missing) and AGM minutes from 1995 - 2002 (not 2001). In addition there are some publicity leaflets and some documentation about the founding of CAGS and its predecessor body CHE

Log book of the Earl Haig Patrol, 15th Southern Croydon, St Peters Rover Scouts. The log book begins on 01 November 1928 as the first log book covering the preceding year had evidently been lost. The purpose of the log was to record a true and unbiased account of the activities of the Patrol, a list of members together with their addresses, a record of Tests passed and any correspondence received.. The volume includes correspondence, programmes and details of camps, including a camp by six rovers at Corbion in Belgium in August 1929 although there is little information after this date.

The log book was compiled by Eric Cleaver, ASM, of 77 St Peters Road.

Miscellaneous collection containing a plan of village school, June 1930; rates valuation, December 1933; reports on school buildings, January and April 1937.

1) Attendance register, Kings Messengers (children), 1923-31 - gives home addresses and ages.

2) Church choir attendance register, 1938-53.

3) Correspondence relating to rebuilding of Church c Hall, 1944-60.

4) Estimate for building of Church Hall, May 1953.

5) Correspondence relating to Vicarage, 1957-63.

An illuminated address which accompanied a portrait of J. Spencer Balfour which had been painted by public subscription. The portrait and address were presented to J. Spencer Balfour at a meeting of the Town Council at the Town Hall on 5th October 1885 by the Reverend J. M. Braithwaite, Vicar of Croydon.

The address reads, In unveiling the Portrait of yourself now placed in the Council Chamber of the Town Hall of Croydon, as a permanent memorial of your Mayoralty, we, whose names are hereto attached, sesire to record our high appreciation of the distinguished services which you rendered to the Borough during your prolonged term of office, and we further beg your acceptance of a replica of the portrait, together with a small token of our regard to Miss Balfour who afforded you so much graceful in the assistance in the exercise of your generous hospitality. It is followed by 186 names.

Two copies of the portrait were made; one was presented to Balfour while the other was hung in Council Chamber of the Town Hall.

Consists of one ledger marked No.2, includes entries for Widows Fund, Sale and Conversion of Property, Dividends, Debts etc.

Scrapbook of typescript diary entries, maps, watercolours and pencil drawings, postcards and magazine clippings. Includes a weekly record of bird movements in and around a small wood in Purley; visits to Cuckmere, Rye, Camber and Dungeness; and notes on Ringing and Bird Migration Stations. There is a photograph of the author (who lived at 9 John Kirk House, 20 Little Roke Avenue) on the first page.

The collection comprises a volume of score sheets taken from score books dating from 1925-39 and a volume of notes including photographs, fixture lists, press cuttings and other ephemera covering the clubs history, 1918-47

The collection consists of one volume of clippings and programmes, with ms index, 1904-7 and the secretarys minute book, 1904 - 9

Includes one minute book 1955 - 1957, one photograph album 1956 - 1966 , correspondence 19 November 1954 - 19 July 1964, various newspaper cuttings 13 October 1966 - 8 September 1978, one statement of accounts 6 February 1957, one rule Book 1972, one sailing instructions leaflet and one CD Rom marked Scrapbook from 1956

Records of the Woodford (House) Old Girls Association; and photographs and mementoes of Woodford School.

Bible: containing ornate inscription recording its purchase, 1864, for the Croydon British Girls School, from the legacy of Ann Everett of Broad Green. Bible published by the British and Foreign Bible Society, 1863. The volume has a black fabric dust jacket with the word Bible embroidered on it; probably made for it while it was in the custody of the School [?c1930s-1940s].

Consists of two copies of a document giving a brief history of the company from its formation in February 1941 onwards, including details of land patrolled and other anecdotes. Other documents give detail of training, rules on parade and how to use certain weapons. Also includes two photographs members of the company, including the winning first aid team.

Daybook of the firm of Samuel Waghorn (later normally spelled Waghorne), wheelwrights and coachbuilders, covering the periods 1788-1800 and 1826-1828.

Section 1 (Samuel Waghorn II) is arranged in rough chronological order by customer name, listing under each name the various jobs done under a period of time - often several months - before an account was settled. Nov 1788 - Mar 1800

Section 2 (Samuel Waghorn III) is arranged in strict chronological order, detailing the work done on each day. 22 Jun 1826 - 31 Dec 1828.

The endpapers were used by Samuel I to record expenses, income from rent, and miscellaneous work done.

A sale particular for shop and premises in the High Street is inserted into the volume. 15 Dec 1818.

Notebook of testimonials by actresses to Caroline Spratt, dresser at the Grand Theatre.