Archive of the Ashcombe
Dorkinian Association
Given by David Mountain
on behalf of the ADA
D H Mountain, 65 Broadhurst, Ashtead, KT21
1QD; Tel: 01372 273227
Date of Offer: 11
October 2007
Accession Number:
DOKDM/U200812
Date of Accession: 1
April 2008
Reference Number R742/1‑24
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Photocopied index to Admission Register,
1930s. | R742/1 |
Correspondence relating to new pupil
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Duplicated letter to new parent with invitation to meeting at school; 21 May 1959 | R742/2/1 | |
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Duplicated letter from
SCC to parent offering place at Dorking County School; June 1959 | R742/2/2 | |
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Duplicated letter from
school to parent regarding application for daughter's travelling expenses; 15 June 1959 | R742/2/3 | |
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Duplicated letter from SCC to parent granting a bus pass or
rail season ticket; 14 August 1959 [damaged] | R742/2/4 | |
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Duplicated copy of school regulations and other details n.d. cl959 | R742/2/5 | |
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Duplicated list
detailing School Dress for Girls; n.d. c1959 [slightly damaged] | R742/2/6 | |
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Receipt for items of
school uniform bought at Charles Degenhardt Ltd, South Street, Dorking; 13 June 1959 | R742/2/7 |
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Duplicated letter to parents explaining the
aims and objectives of The Amenities Fund; 11
February 1961 | R742/3 |
Speech Day Programmes
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Dorking County School, 12 December 1945; lists school successes [torn holes on left side] | R742/4/1 | |
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Dorking County School, 12 December 1945 [many autographs on
front, has been folded] | R742/4/2 | |
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Dorking County
(Grammar) School, 4 December 1946; lists school successes [holes punched at side] | R742/4/3 | |
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Dorking County (Grammar) School, 3 December 1947; lists school successes [holes punched at side] | R742/4/4 | |
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Dorking County (Grammar) School, 25 February 1949; lists
examination successes [holes punched at side] | R742/4/5 | |
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Dorking County (Grammar) School, 3 March 1950; lists examination successes [holes punched in side]
| R742/4/6 | |
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Dorking County Grammar School, 9 March 1951; lists examination successes [holes punched in side] | R742/4/7 | |
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Programme for The Ashcombe School Awards Evening; 19 December 2007 | R724/4/8 |
Programmes for musical performances
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Performance of Messiah
by the Senior Choir and the Old Dorkinian Musical Society; 29, 31 March & 1 April 1947; conductor Dr D Moore Morgan; soloists Audrey Knowles, Gwen
Ralph, Charles Danson, lan Macpherson, Hebe Blake. [punched holes on left]
| R742/5/1 | |
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Performance of Elijah by the Senior Choir and the Old Dorkinian
Musical Society; 24, 25 March 1948; conductor
Dr D Moore Morgan; soloists Hebe Blake, Valerie Pratt, Joyce Fowler, Charles Danson; orchestra leader Blanche Mundlak | R742/5/2 | |
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Performance of Israel in
Egypt by the Senior Choir and the Old Dorkinian Musical Society; 12 March (no year ? 1949); conductor Dr D Moore Morgan ‑ soloists Marjorie Avis, Margaret Bissett, John Duncan; orchestra leader Grace Burrows [punched holes on left] | R742/5/3 | |
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Performance of Saint Paul by
the Senior Choir and the Old Dorkinian Musical Society; 3 & 5 June 1950;
conductor Dr D Moore Morgan; soloists Ellis Keeler, Hebe Morgan, Joyce Fowler, Sidney Pudney; orchestra conductor Grace Burrows [punched holes on left, damaged back page, display label attached to front] | R742/5/4 | |
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Performance of Messiah by
the Senior Choir and the Old Dorkinian Musical Society; 3 & 5 February
1951; autographed; conductor Dr D Moore Morgan; soloists Hebe Morgan, Estelle Johnson, Timothy Buckley, Richard Standen, J C Blake;
orchestra leader Hugh Maguire | R742/5/5 | |
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Performance of Elijah by the
Senior Choir and the Old Dorkinian Musical Society; 22 & 24 March 1952;
conductor Dr D Moore Morgan; soloists Robert Irwin, Hebe Morgan, Sheila Young, David Galliver; orchestra leader Donald Stewart | R742/5/6 | |
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Performance of Messiah by
the Senior Choir and the Old Dorkinian Musical Society; 13 & 15 February
1954; conductor Dr D Moore Morgan; soloists Hebe Morgan, Sheila Young, David Galliver, Roger Stalman, J C Blake, Norman
Burgess; orchestra leader lvor McMahon | R742/5/7 | |
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Performance of Messiah by
the Surrey Philharmonic Orchestral Society; 26 December 1948; includes Senior
Choir and the Old Dorkinian Musical Society; [punched holes on left]
| R742/5/8 | |
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Duplicated typed programme for Choral Concert by the Senior Choir and the Old Dorkinian Musical
Society; 24 July 1948‑ conductor Dr D Moore Morgan; soloists Hebe Blake, Sheila Bowers, Todd Jones, Richard Standen; accompanist J
C Blake [damaged & punched holes on left]
| R742/5/9 | |
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Duplicated typed programme for a performance of Messiah by the Senior Choir and the
Old Dorkinian Musical Society; 14 December (no year given); conductor Dr D Moore
Morgan; soloists Hebe Blake, Sheila Bowers; organ J C Blake [punched holes on left, slightly torn & creased]
| R742/5/10 | |
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Duplicated typed programme for a performance of Church Music by the Senior Choir; 20 July no year given; conductor Dr D Moore Morgan; soloists Hebe Blake, lan Macpherson; organ J C Morgan; timpani Elaine Gritton [punched holes on left slightly creased]
| R742/5/11 |
Drama Programme:
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Trio, One‑act plays 3, 4 & 5 March 1949; produced by Miss N Barter and Mr G E Grimsey; many autographs | R742/6 |
Sports events:
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Programme for the Sixteenth Annual Athletic Sports; 20 July 1949;
lists competitors [punched holes on left] | R742/7 |
Newspaper cuttings with reviews of various school activities
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Review of a
performance of Messiah at Leatherhead
Parish Church; newspaper and date not given. [see R742/5/10] | R742/8/1 | |
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Review of a
performance of Messiah at the school;
newspaper and date not given [see R742/51/11] | R742/8/2 |
Photocopies of
various newspaper cuttings
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1949‑50; probably the Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser; 6pp [includes visit to the school by
George Tomlinson MP, Minister for Education, 1949] | R742/8/3 |
Booklet issued to
commemorate the 60th Anniversary School Reunion
3, 4 & 5 April 1992
R742/9
A Glimpse of School
Life from 1931‑1991
Photographs
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Mounted photograph of
Sub‑Prefects, 1950 | R742/10/1 | |
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Mounted Photograph of
Prefects 1949‑50 | R742/10/2 | |
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Mounted photograph of
Prefects, 1950‑51 | R742/10/3 | |
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Mounted photograph of
1st Xl Football Team, 1949‑50 | R742/10/4 | |
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Unmounted photograph of
a 1947‑48 Football Team | R742/10/5 | |
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Unmounted photograph of
Geoffrey & Michael Pearson, (father & son) ‑ captains tossing up in annual parents rounders match; 1949 | R742/10/6 | |
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Unmounted photograph of
the Cricket first Xl, 1947; autographs on back | R742/10/7 | |
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Colour photograph of Norman "Brute" Bradshaw at the ceremonial opening of the Memorial Gates at the Ashcombe School, 14 October 2000 | R742/10/8 | |
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Colour photograph on
tablet on the War Memorial Gates; 14 October 2000 | R742/10/9 | |
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Computer prints of 27 school groups (sports teams, Sixth Forms
etc), on 8 A4 sheets plus small prints of 2 girls Hockey Teams
| R742/10/10/1‑10 |
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On CD‑Rom
Football 1st XI 1946‑47, 1947‑48, 1948‑49, 1949‑50; | R742/11 |
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Magpie, The Bi‑Monthly
Newsletter of The Old Dorkinian Association, nos. 182 & 184; April
& August 1968 | R742/12/1‑2 |
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19th Dorking (Grammar
School) Scout Troop: Menu and programme for a Reunion Dinner held at The Holly and Laurel, South Holmwood; 26 October 1968
| R742/13 |
The Ashcombe Dorkinian Association
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The Ashcombe Dorkinian Association: Menu & programme for
luncheon to commemorate the 7th anniversary of the Association, 9 October 1999
(includes a list of those present) | R742/14/1 | |
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The Ashcombe Dorkinian Association: Menu & programme for luncheon to commemorate the 9th
anniversary of the Association, 13 October 2001 (includes a list of those present) | R742/14/2 |
Memorial Gates Project
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Correspondence of the sub‑committee set up to organise
the project (i.e. John Hayns chair; John Gent; Peter
Mills; Anthony Lockwood; ex‑officio Rosemary Dale). Also includes references to the residue of the 1992 Reunion
committee funds and its proper ownership & use; November 1999 ‑ August 2000 [includes 9 very badly faded faxes retained for continuity]
| R742/15/1/1‑47 | |
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Letter to all ADA members appealing for funds | R742/15/2 | |
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Selection of letters
from members making donations | R742/15/3/1‑29 | |
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Chairman's report and
list of donors | R742/15/4 | |
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List of former pupils
killed in both world wars with 31 pp information about most of them downloaded from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Website | R742/15/5/1‑2 |
Dr Derek Moore Morgan
(Doc Morgan)
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Committee Correspondence relating to the Doc Morgan Award | R742/16/1/1‑26 | |
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Copies of letters
received with donations to the Award | R742/16/2/1‑26 | |
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Printed Email from Hebe
Morgan thanking everyone on her husband's behalf | R742/16/3 |
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Archibald Charles Barnes (1931‑2002):
funeral eulogy by his son | R742/17 |
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Norman William Bradshaw (1905‑2003);
order of service for funeral, 19th June 2003 | R742/18 |
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Facsimile copy of The Dorking High School Magazine, Spring term 1917 | R742/19/1 | |
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Tales Out of School, an article written by
Eileen Fox based on the 1917 magazine; 2pp | R742/19/2 |
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Photocopy of photograph of the School
Cadets, 1915 | R742/19/3 | |
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Photocopy of photograph of the School
Cadets, 1916; photographer J W Moorhouse | R742/19/4 |
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Photocopy of photograph of Sidney Worrow
(1901‑1999) aged 15 in uniform | R742/19/5 | |
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Photocopy of photograph of an etching of
Pear Tree Cottage by Charles Coffins; c1916 | R742/19/6 |
Newsletters and
Magazines
The
Dorking High School Magazine, published termly at the School, Chart Lane
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Autumn Term, 1916 (21 pp, slightly foxed soft cover) | R742/20/1 | |
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Spring Term 1917 (16pp,
slightly foxed soft cover) | R742/20/2 | |
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Summer Term, 1917
(15pp, slightly foxed soft cover) | R742/20/3 | |
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Autumn Term, 1917
(17pp, slightly foxed soft cover) | R742/20/4 | |
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Spring Term, 1918
(15pp, slightly foxed soft cover) | R742/20/5 | |
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Summer Term, 1918
(15pp, soft cover) | R742/20/6 |
"The Dorkinian", the magazine of the
Dorking County School
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No. 20; Summer 1940 (25pp, blue soft cover> | R742/21/20 | |
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No. 21; Spring 1941
(33pp, blue soft cover) | R742/21/21 | |
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No. 22; Summer 1941
(23pp, blue soft cover, with lunchtime timetable written inside back cover)
| R742/21/22 | |
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No. 23; Spring 1942
(26p p, blue soft cover; with spelling test written on title page) | R742/21/23 | |
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No. 25; Spring 1943 (30pp, no cover) | R742/21/25 | |
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No. 26; Summer 1943
(16pp, no cover, foxed) | R742/21/26 | |
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No. 27; Summer 1944
(23pp, no cover, slight tear) | R742/21/27 |
"The Dorkinian", the magazine of the
Dorking County (Grammar) School
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Volume 2, No. 1; July 1946; 31 pp, soft cover | R742/22/2/1 | |
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Volume 2, No. 2; July
1947; 34pp, soft cover | R742/22/2/2 | |
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Volume 2, No. 3: July
1948; 34pp, soft cover | R742/22/2/3 | |
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Volume 2, No. 4: July
1949; 42pp, soft cover | R742/22/2/4 | |
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Volume 2, No. 5: July
1950; 39pp, soft cover | R742/22/2/5 | |
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Volume 3, No. 4: July
1960; 43pp, soft cover | R742/22/3/4 |
"The Dorkinian", the newsletter of the
Ashcombe Dorkinian Association
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No. 1; Autumn 1992 | R742/23/1 | |
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No. 2; Spring 1993
| R742/23/2 | |
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No. 3; Autumn 1993
| R742/23/3 | |
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No. 4; Spring 1994
| R742/23/4 | |
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No. 5; Autumn 1994
| R742/23/5 | |
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No. 6; Spring 1995
| R742/23/6 | |
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No. 7; Autumn 1995
| R742/23/7 | |
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No. 8; Spring 1996
| R742/23/8 | |
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No. 9; Autumn 1996
| R742/23/9 | |
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No. 10; Spring 1997
| R742/23/10 | |
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No. 11; Autumn 1997
| R742/23/11 | |
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No. 12; Spring 1998
| R742/23/12 | |
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No. 13; Autumn 1998
| R742/23/13 | |
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No. 14; Spring 1999
| R742/23/14 | |
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No. 15; Autumn 1999
| R742/23/15 |
"Accent on Ashcombe", the news magazine of The Ashcombe School
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No. 1; October 1998
| R742/24/1 | |
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No. 2; February 1999
| R742/24/2 | |
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No. 3; July 1999
| R742/24/3 | |
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No. 5; March 2000
| R742/24/5 | |
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No. 6; July 2000
| R742/24/6 | |
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No. 9, October 2001
| R742/24/9 | |
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No. 11; October 2002
| R742/24/11 | |
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No. 12; May 2003 | R742/24/12 | |
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No. 13; October 2003
| R742/24/13 | |
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No. 14; April 2004
| R742/24/14 | |
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No. 15; September 2004
| R742/24/15 | |
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No. 16; April 2005
| R742/24/16 | |
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No. 17; September 2005
| R742/24/17 |