Letter in the Attic

Schoolbooks and memoir of Margaret Rosemary Hutchings (later Pearce)

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Description

Extracts from 4 schoolbooks, written as penmanship exercises, covering the topics of snowy weather in 1945 and 1947 and Victory Day in 1945.

1 'Victory Book' created by MRH as a schoolgirl to celebrate Victory Day in 1945

An 8-page written reminiscence covering MRH's schooldays during and after World War Two.

Biographical information

Margaret Rosemary Hutchings (later Pearce) was born in Brighton in 1938 and lived at 39 Park Road in Coldean. She went to Falmer Church of England School from the ages of five to 9, where she wrote the entries in the schoolbooks which are listed here. In later life, she wrote the reminiscences of her life in Coldean and Falmer during this period which are also listed here.

Name of creator(s)

Hutchings, later Pearce, Margaret Rosemary (1938-)

Dates covered by the material

1945-1947

Extent and form of the material

Digital scans of extracts from 4 schoolbooks, 1 'Victory Book' created on Victory Day in 1946, and one 8-page set of reminiscences.

Access conditions

Open

Originals

Digital copies of the schoolbooks and a copy of the memoir have been donated to the East Sussex Record Office and are listed here; the originals remain with the contributor, Margaret Pearce.

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Reference

LIA/72