Canford School Staff
BX09-26
Term-by-term arrivals and departures Term-by-term appointments of housemasters and house tutors. Compiled by Charles Beresford in May 1983, with foreward
+ letter (from Robin Whicker?) in 1981 asking Beresford to do this
Sotheby's Catalogue: Assyrian Reliefs
BX10-01
Description and photographs of 'Seven Important Assyrian Reliefs'. (2 copies)
Correspondence relating to sale of seven Assyrian reliefs
BX10-02
JWS Hardie's Notice concernng the seven Assyrian reliefs
BX10-03
pdf: EL01246
Notice suggests large frieize by door (sold in 1994) is a copy.
Three Portraits of Sir Henry Layard
BX10-04
Two photos of Assyrian Relief
BX10-05
One on enlargement of the other
Illustrated London News
BX10-06
November 7th issue. Page on discovery of Assyrian reliefs: "Archaeological finds from School Tuck-shop: Fine Assyrian Reliefs". Six pictures of reliefs, with a story below detailing the discovery by Dr R D Barnett, Keeper of Western Asiatic Antiquities, British Museum and announcing their forthcoming sale at Sotheby's
Invitation fo Department of Ancient and Near Eastern Art
BX10-07
Invitation from the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) to a reception to view new display of reliefs from Canford Manor and to celebrate the publication of 'From Nineveh to New York' by John Malcolm Russell. 28.4.1997
Assorted Assyrian press cuttings and photos
BX10-08
Includes article from the Stage on the Layard Theatre; various photos of the freize and other fragments with Christies labels on back.
Unknown origin, possibly from PPB (Phil Burgess) when he ran publicity
Catalogue of Western and Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures
BX10-09
Sotheby's Catalogue. Day of Sale: Monday, 12th December, 1966 9 lots of manuscripts collected by Henry Layard: Commentary on the gospels of St Matthew and Mark in Greek; St John Chrysotom - Homilies to the people of Antioch; 2 The Gospels in Greek; 2 Evangelistarion; Liturgies of St JOhn of Chrysotom; Homilies of St Basil of Caesarea and others; Jojn de Trevisa - Higden's Polchronicon.
ATL Independent Schools Newsletters
BX09-29
Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) Independent Schools Newsletter for Autujm 2011. Lead story is 'ATL leads way on pensions' and inside is photo and brief account of Canford Staff's Day of Action against the Government's plans to alter teachers' pension schemes
2016 edition leads with article on Canford adopting ATL as their official union
Press cutting on sale of Assyrian friezes
BX10-10
Did you Hear That - Carvings from a Tuck-Shop, The Listener 12/11/59
Cutting from Bournemouth Echo
Cutting from Daily Telegraph
Cuttings from two unnamed newspapers
Invitation to Opening of Moho Museum
BX10-11
Invitation to John Lever to Grand Opening Ceremony celebration of Miho Musuem in Japan on November 3rd, 1997
Birthday card from Noscoes to Michael Rathbone
BX09-32
Hand produced with photo of Robin Noscoe and Michael Rathbone standing on pavilion stage. The greeting reads: Happy Birthday from an old building confederate, 1967 - 1977 Donated by Mark Rathbone Jan 2014
Letter concerning Austen Layard's The Monuments of Nineveh, Series I and II
BX10-12
Letter to Sue Ahern, school librarian, from Ferrington's Booksellers saying that Dr Irving Finkel had suggested Canford might buy the two volumes of Layard's published drawings of Nineveh. Eventually bought for school by Sir Roger Palin
Programme for BBC filming of 'Treasure School'
BX10-13
Fliming arrangement and camera script for shooting of Treasure School for National Lottery programme. (Filming on 31 October and 1st November)
Christie's The 'Canford' Assyrian Reliefs
BX10-18
Includes Christie's press release of 6th July, announcing sale. Donated by Rob Daubenay (M84)
Article on Japanese group who bought Assyrian Frieze
BX10-19
From Independent, 11th January 1998 Article about the Miho Museum (near Kyoto), which includes reference to and picture of Canford Frieze. Donated by Rob Daubenay (M84)
Assyrian Relief: Press Release from Christie''s
BX10-14
Press release announcing auction to be held on 6 July, where "an important discovery of an Assyrian Relief' is to be sold. "estimated to realise in the region of ú750,000" See EL02035
Article on North-West Palace of Nimrud
BX10-16
Article entitled Revisiting the North-West Palace of Nimrud by J. E. Reade, published in Orientalia, Vol 63
Chapel Talk about Assyrian Frieze
BX10-17
JRO's (Jerry Orme) Chapel talk about Assyria and Layard's discovery of the Assyrian Frieze
Deputy Head Job Spec 1996
BX09-10
For advertisement that was placed in October 1995.
(Richard Knott appointed Deputy Head / Second Master)
Digital Version: EL02664
Letter from HEF Roberts to EC Chancellor
BX09-08
Letter dated April 19th 1925,
Discussing arrangements for Roberts taking over Court House.
Canford Staff Club
BX09-22
Leaflet showing aims, membership etc of the Canford Staff Club following the refurbishment of the Nash Building and he decision to include all staff in the club.
Gerald Brodribb
BX09-27
Letter from Marlborough housemaster asking 'John' for a contribution towards a wedding gift for a Miss Barr (formerly a matron at Marlborough) who was to marry Gerald Brodribb, a teacher at Canford from 1943-53.
Teacher exchange
BX09-19
Correspondence to and from John Boys about possible exchange/placement in South Africa.
Includes letters from HMC, HM in S.A. etc
Personal but demonstrative of attitudes at that time
Donated by John Boys
Staff handbooks
BX09-16
Two handbooks, one dated 1965 and the other earlier, but not dated.
mostly the same although some changes: eg in the earlier one there is a directive giving the maximum number of fixtures (which is 'not to be exceeded'), such as 10 Ist team, 4 3rd team, 6 Junior Colts. By 1965 the relevant paragraph merely stated that there should be no fixtures on a Sunday.
Donated by John Boys
Paper on staff housing
BX09-21
Written by John Lever for governors showing the need for more staff houses.
Housing policy 1958
BX09-23
Letter from HM to bursar giving an informal priority order when allocating school housing to support staff
Letter from Macnutt to Wallace about German teacher
BX09-33
Letter talks at length about a German teacher who had been at Canford at the start of the war before he was required to leave (no aliens within ten miles of coast). No mention of his name - the assumption was that Wallace would know who it was - but references to teaching at Marlborough GS make it certain that the teacher is Walter Berger (never in the School List as officially an assistant)
Notes re Assyrian frieze sale 1959
BX10-23
Brief postcard from The Kepper, Dept Antiquiries, Ashmolean Museum to H H Hughes thanking him for his help
Handwritten note by unknown author listing sizes, catalogue numbers, purchasers and prices realised for the seven lots.
Assyrian artefacts
BX10-24
B & W photos of some of the items that used to be in the Guest collection.
Letter from British Museum re Nineveh porch
BX10-25
Letter from Glanville at the British Museum thanking him for his help with photos of the grubber gate
Article in The Museums Journal on the Assyrian fragments
BX10-26
Article entitled 'Canford and cuneiform: A century of Assyriology' by RD Barnett. Small section detailing his 1959 visit to Canford when he authenticated the small stones in the grubber wall. He said the school 'did not appear to be particularly grateful for the information'!
Excerpts from 'Layard of Nineveh'
BX10-27
Photocopies of relevant Canford pages from Gordon Waterfield's 1963 book about Henry Layard
Notes on Assyrian soapstone carvings
BX10-28
Henry Layard's cousin, CM Somes, carved some soapstone reproductions of some of the illustrations in 'Nineveh and its remains' in 1891.
The carvings are now in West meeting room. These sheet describes the ten carvings.