(no subject)

[iodina.livejournal.com]

I am a member of the Archives society in Antonia Forest's old school, SHHS. As she is a moderately well known 'old girl' we are eager to find out as much as possible about her. I am perhaps more eager than most, however... ;-) We are (sort of) looking into her life at the school, by going through old school magazines etc.

Would anyone be interested in anything we found? There are descriptions of school plays/rehersals/matches etc. which she performed in, which I might be able to transcribe.

Not using my 'main' journal, mainly because I am a paranoid girl who doesn't like to give any personal information out on the internet.

Comments

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

I think we'd all be very interested! I'd love to know what plays she was in, especially. Are you in contact with Sue Sims? Sue is Antonia's literary executor and is organising a conference about AF next year. She's not on livejournal, but she'd love to know anything you turn up.

[iodina.livejournal.com]

No, I'm not. But I think we were alerted to her 'Old Girl' status, as it were, by our librarian. Who might be in contact with her. I'll have to check.

It's actually surprisingly easy to find info on her; I've already found her name (Pat Rubinstein, before she changed it) listed in the Junior Netball squad.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Have you read the books at all? I'm not going to be able to stop picturing her as Nicola now, outshining everyone else at netball.

I can give you Sue's email if you like - if you email me at my livejournal address I can forward the one she uses for official girlsowny stuff.

[iodina.livejournal.com]

Yes, I've read [one of] her books. Well, she was on the junior netball team in 1928, I think. Which appears to be quite uncommon - there were only 3 school wide teams (so it appears), two senior ones and one junior one. I've got the key to the archives room as I'm researching the house system for a school assembly , so I can check up more thoroughly. Personally, I find it really interesting looking up people who I know went to our school, and seeing their names. It's why I love History, the thrill of finding about the past.

[debodacious.livejournal.com]

Girls Gone By Books are publishing a book on The Marlows and their Maker next year - I think the author is called Anne Heazlewood. She would be a good person to contact via them, I would imagine. Sorry - don't have more specific contact info but GGB are easily google-able.

[(Anonymous)]

GGB can be found at
http://www.rockterrace.demon.co.uk/GGBP

I'm sure they would be thrilled ot hear from someone with access to AF's old school records!

[iodina.livejournal.com]

I'll contact them. I've also emailed Sue Sims.

Thanks!

[childeproof.livejournal.com]

I feel sure you'd find it distinctly sinister if I said how utterly fascinated I would be to read accounts of AF in school plays etc. Please do share anything that emerges.