General correspondence relating to the running of the school, 1878-1949
Scope and Contents
The file consists of letters from the Home Office regarding staffing; school reports and official forms; letters from Bishops and clergy; letters from solicitors regarding properties (evaluations, leases, rents); contracts with builders including estimates, bills and payments; banking; copied replies sent by Reverend Mother as Head of the school.
Dates
- Creation: 1878-1949
Conditions Governing Access note
Subject to closure for periods up to 100 years. Under the Data Protection Act (1998) access to Ave Maria Community Home records is on written application to the Archivist and approval by the Generalate of the Institute of Our Lady of Mercy GB.
Full Extent
2 folders
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The file is arranged into two folders for ease of access folder one holds correspondence from 1878 to 1934 and the second from 1935 to 1949.
BER Box 50
Formerly doc BER/300/2/1322, BER/400/3/1101-1102
Physical Description
Paper, ink, type (ink)
Repository Details
Part of the Bermondsey Convent of Mercy Repository