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'Cambridge and County School for Girls: The History 1900-2000’, 2000

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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP James 1/1/2

Scope and Contents

First edition March 2000. Pages 19-20 contain reminiscences of P D James, ‘Probably our most famous old girl’, in which she discusses the following: uniform; the idea that the school might have been the model for Ronald Searle’s St Trinian’s cartoons; deportment; and subjects and teachers, particularly Miss Maisie Dalgliesh, PDJ’s English teacher, after whom she later named her character Commander Adam Dalgliesh. There is also discussion of the headship of Roma Brookes [Girton 1935], 1961-1976, beginning on page 44, together with a full page black and white photograph of Miss Brookes on page 58.

Dates

  • Creation: 2000

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

P D James' agent will be informed of any usage of the collection. Please contact the archivist for more information.

Extent

1 volume(s) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by P D James’ family December 2016.

Originator(s)

Millgate, Dorothy

Finding aid date

2017-05-10 13:35:39+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Girton College Archive Repository

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