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News article from The Radio Times referencing Shakespeare.

University of London Higher School examination question papers in English, History, Latin and French, with Pargeter's candidate number card for Midsummer 1931

A letter from March 15, 1935 inviting Rita Pargeter to a Presentation Day and a graduation dinner, and information about graduation.

Invitations to the formal foundation stone laying for the new London University Senate House building, 26 Jun 1933, and a dance, held in the Formal Hall of the Imperial Institute, with souvenir booklet about the Bloomsbury site, including a colour illustration of the planned new Senate House building. Also notification of the award of the Brewer English prize to Rita Pargeter, 1934.

King's College London silk tie and embroidered blazer badge for King's College London Badminton Club

A letter informing Rita Pargeter of the award for the Early English Text Society Prize for the Session 1933-1934.

A list of the University of London B.A. examinations.

Agendas and minutes for meetings of the Union Society, King's College London.

University of London King’s College Literary Society membership cards. Programme for 1932-1933 includes talks by Vita Sackville-West, Osbert Sitwell and Lilian Baylis.

A 1933-1934 National Union of Students year book.

Notebook containing manuscript notes by Rita Pargeter including an essay; “Is Art or Science of Greater Benefit to Society?” an essay; “The Nationality I would choose; if I could not be British;” an essay “The Difference between Wit and Humour;” an essay “Sunday in this country;” an essay “Don Quixote;” an essay “Comparison of No’s 4 and 5;” an essay “India;” an essay “The Poet Laureate;” an essay “Admirable Professions;” a speech to propose the reinstitution of the poll tax in the form of a voting tax, with the object of reducing the national debt; an essay “The Artist improves on Nature;” an essay “Lord Trentham’s Heir;” an essay “The need for a National Theatre;” an essay “The motive underlying all human action is selfishness;” a play “A Fairy Tale Fantasy;” there are a series of grammar exercises; an essay on the three types of language; an essay “The causes which lead to simplification of language;” an essay on nouns and their plural forms; a history of English; a borrowing of words; notes on the Germanic pre Christian period changes in meaning, language and history; an essay on the misuse of old English formative suffixes in modern English; an essay “The Latin element in English;” etymology; the influence of French on English; the problem of grammar; and the teaching of grammar.

Typescript notes on the constitution of the King’s College Anglican Society, c 1932.

Manuscript notes by Rita Pargeter including an essay test written about Chaucer.

Manuscript notes by Rita Pargeter including a timeline and description of Chaucer’s life and work.

Manuscript notes by Rita Pargeter including a timeline of Chaucer’s life.

Notebook containing manuscript notes by Rita Pargeter including Middle English; the spelling of Middle English sounds; changes in spelling which are purely graphic the treatment of old English sounds in Middle English; qualitative vowel changes in Middle English; and Middle English quantitative changes.

Manuscript notes by Rita Pargeter including a test on Gothic English.

Manuscript notes by Rita Pargeter including a test on Gothic English.