Personal Papers of Margaret Church, 1940 - 1950
Scope and Contents
Six certificates awarded to Margaret Church, as follows:
1) University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate school certificate awarded to Margaret Church of Princess Mary High School, Halifax, July 1940;
2) Girton College certificate declaring that Margaret Church is a certificated student of the College, having qualified for the title of the degree of Bachelor of Arts of the University of Cambridge, 24 June 1946, signed K M Peace;
3) University of Cambridge certificate of the title of the degree of Bachelor of Arts awarded to Margaret Church, 10 July 1946;
4) Certificate of training awarded to Margaret Church by the Cambridge Training College for Women, June 1947, signed E Marguerite Verini, Principal;
5) University of Cambridge certificate awarded to Margaret Church on passing the examination in theory, history and practice of education and in practical efficiency in teaching, June 1947;
6) University of Cambridge certificate of admission of Margaret Church to the degree of Master of Arts, 27 May 1950.
Dates
- Creation: 1940 - 1950
Biographical / Historical
Margaret Church was born in Halifax in 1924, the daughter of Francis Harold Church, a grocery manager, and Sarah Sharp, a bookkeeper and cashier. She was educated at the Princess Mary High School, Halifax and came to Girton College as an Exhibitioner in 1943 to study mathematics. She trained as a teacher at the Cambridge Training College for Women , 1946-47, and taught at Queenswood School, Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Margaret Church died in December 2014.
Extent
1 file(s) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Geoff Wilson, cousin of Margaret Church, May 2015.
Originator(s)
Church, Margaret Ransom, 1924-2014, teacher
Finding aid date
2015-05-18 16:23:15+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Girton College Archive Repository
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