| Description | /1: from Jessie Wade, 60 Park Hill Road, Moseley, Birmingham: She has had a meeting with Miss [Mabel] France [Midland Bureau for Educated Women] who did not recommend dispensing along, as it it poorly paid but suggested dispensing combined with secretarial work which would enable her to get a better post. She has given her the address of the Employment Bureau in Manchester and has suggested that she write to Miss Thomas. If there are training opportunities she will give up her degree work. She has seen Miss Hammond to tell her that she wants to withdraw from the Education Department and give up the idea of teaching, 2 July 1926
/2: handwritten note stating that Jessie Wade has been recommended to withdraw for a year and was advised not to teach. She has decided to complete her degree at her own expense, 11 October 1926
/3: from M. Hammond, The Education Department (Women's Divison), The University, Edmund Street, Birmingham: Miss Wainwright has written to say she is changing her plans and as she does not intend to teach she will not be returning to the University. She has broken her agreement with the Board of Education. She has been a grant earning student for three years, 29 June 1939
/4: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to Miss Hammond: She has not seen Miss Wainwright for some time but assumed she would be working for her Diploma next year and so did not summon her with the other students she interviewed so cannot explain the reasons for her decision to withdraw from the Education Department, 30 June 1939
/5: from C. C. Howard, Headmaster, The County High School, Oldbury, Moat Road, Langley, Birmingham: He has an application from Mrs E. M. Powell (Miss Mary Walker) for a vacancy, and she has given Milne's name as a reference. Asks for comments about her ability as a teacher, a disciplinarian, and more generally regarding her personality, 26 January 1942
/6: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to C. C. Howard, Headmaster, Oldbury County High School: Gives her opinion on the suitability of Mrs E. M. Powell (Miss Mary Walker) for the post, 28 January 1942
/7: copy of letter on behalf of Jane Johnston MIlne to Miss Wallace: She has spoken to Milne who thinks it would be best for her to give up the au pair post for the summer and concentrate on studying for the examination in September. If she goes to France she will not have time to do enough work. Milne does not think she should give up Latin for French if her French is not very strong, and suggests she should take Latin I again in September. If she gives up her au pair post, Milne can probably find someone to replace her, 30 June 1939
/8: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to Miss Wallace: She has spoken to Mr Goode about her September examinations and it should be possible to arrange for her to take them at the British Institute in Paris. There will probably be an extra fee to pay for invigilation. Suggests that the best option would be to stay at home to revise rather than visiting Paris, 5 July 1939
/9: from M. L. Johnson, The University, Edgbaston, Birmingham: Gives a testimonial for Brenda Walton as a technical assistant. Comments on her university examination record and on the difficulties she has in having to study and do paid work at the same time, 31 May 1946
/10: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to Miss Bunce: Encloses an application for a grant from the [Charles Henry Foyle] Trust from Brenda Walton. The Zoology Department have suggested that she apply for a grant so that she can take her Degree with Honours in Zoology and then undertake research in animal genetics. Hopes the Trust will be able to help. Mentions that Brenda Walton's father is a Company Secretary and gives details of his income and his ability to pay for her maintenance, but that she feels that she is too old to ask for help from her family, as there is another child to educate, and she has been doing paid work for the last three years, 12 June 1946
/11: handwritten notes in pencil about Trusts which Brenda Walton could apply to for financial assistance, undated [1946]
/12: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to C. G. Burton [University Secretary]: Asks for a grant of £10 from the Women Students' Loan Fund for Janet Warren, an student in the Honour School of English, whose father has died suddenly, 22 January 1946
/13: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to Vice-Chancellor [Raymond Priestley]: Discusses the financial situation of Janet Warreen and her need for financial support to allow her to complete her degree. Asks for £25 from the 'Necessitous Students Fund' to provide maintenance for the next two terms, 22 January 1946
/14: handwritten notes on funding provided for Janet Warren, undated [1946]
/15: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to Professor Allardyce Nicoll: Asks for a letter of recommendation from him for Janet Warren to support her application for financial support, 24 January 1946
/16: copy of letter from F. M. Buchanan to Professor Allardyce Nicoll: Explaions that Janet Warren has asked his advice about whether she should complete her degree and training for teaching, given the difficult financial situation she is in following the sudden death of her father. Gives her view that she should continue her studies and that she has advised her to see Miss Milne who 'will know where to find money to help her through' the next two and a half years, 29 January 1946
/17: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to unidentified recipient [Foyle Trust]: Gives details of the family background and financial situation of Janet Warren and encloses a letter of recommendation from her tutor in the English Department. Asks whether it might be possible to provide financial assistance, 6 February 1946
/18: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to Vice-Chancellor [Raymond Priestley]: Encloses a copy of the letter she has sent to the Foyle Trust with Janet Warren's application for £50 with a letter from Miss Buchanan, her English tutor, to Professor Allardyce Nicoll. Hopes that Priestley will also support her application, 7 February 1946
/19: from F. A. Hughes, Director of Education, Staffordshire Education Committee, County Education Office, Stafford: Gives details of the terms on which a grant will be made to Janet Warren for tuition fees and maintenance, 26 February 1946
/20: copies of letters from Janet Warren, 24 Haddock Road, Bilston, Staffordshire to the Director of Education, Staffordshire Education Committee, and to Miss N. Bunce, Clerk to the Trust, concerning her grant from Staffordshire Education Committee, and her application to the Charles Henry Foyle Trust, 7 March 1946
/21: from F. A. Hughes, Director of Education, Staffordshire Education Committee, County Education Offices, Stafford to Janet Warren: Discusses her University fees and suggests that she speaks to Miss Milne about making an application for grants allowed under the new regulations, 9 March 1946
/22: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to F. A. Hughes, Director of Education, Staffordshire Education Committee: Encloses a statement of Janet Warren's necessary fees and expenses per year, 18 March 1946
/23: typed statement of average expenses for second year student, compiled for Janet Warren by Jane Johnston Milne, undated [1946]
/24: from F. A. Hughes, Director of Education, Staffordshire Education Committee, County Education Offices, Stafford: In Janet Warren's circumstances the committee will pay the full grant. Assumes the fees will be met by the Ministry as Janet Warren is a recognised student in the Training Department, 19 March 1946
/25: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to F. A. Hughes [Director of Education, Staffordshire Education Committee]: Asks whether Janet Warren will be able to draw from the Staffordshire Education Committee supplementary maintenance when the new regulations from the Ministry of Education come into force in August, 21 March 1946
/26: from F. A. Hughes, Director of Education, Staffordshire Education Committee, County Education Offices, Stafford: Discusses the conditions under which Janet Warren could obtain financial support from the Ministry of Education, 22 March 1946
/27: from N. Bunce, Clerk to the Turst, Charles Henry Foyle Trust, Dale Road, Bournbrook, Birmingham: She will try to arrange for Janet Warren to be interviewed at the next meeting of the Higher Education Grants Sub-Committee in April, 7 February 1946
/28: handwritten notes on Janet Warren's expenses, written on the back of a leaflet for University Guild Club weekend course, commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Deah of Verlaine, 5 Great Charles Street, Birmingham, undated [1946]
/29: from N. Bunce, Clerk to the Trust, Charles Henry Foyle Trust, Dale Road, Bournbrook, Birmingham: Asks for a report on Janet Warren's work and progress in connection with her application to the Trust, 23 August 1946
/30: from N. Bunce, Clerk to the Trust, Charles Henry Foyle Trust, Dale Road, Bournbrook, Birminghamto N. A. Macfarlane: Asks for further information about Janet Warren's grants from the Ministry of Education and Staffordshire Education Committee, and why the Ministry of Education grants are so low, 17 December 1946
/31: copy of letter from N. A. Macfarlane to N. Bunce [Clerk to the Trust, Charles Henry Foyle Trust]: Gives further details about Janet Warren's grants from the Ministry of Education and comments on the view of the Staffordshire Education Committee that the grant is below what is normally given, 21 December 1946
/32: copy of letter from N. A. Macfarlane to N. Bunce, Clerk to the Charles Henry Foyle Trust: She has asked Janet Warren about the basis for her request for financial assistance. She has suggested that Janet Warren write to Mr Hughes [Director of Education, Staffordshire] to ask if he has grounds for thinking the Ministry [of Education] will be prepared to vary their maximum awards in a case of extreme hardshjip, 15 January 1947
/33: copy of letter from N. A. Macfarlane to C. G. Burton [University Secretary]: Asks for approval for a grant of £10 from the Women Students' Loan Fund for Janet Warren, a third year English student. Gives further details about the student's family circumstances and her mother's illness, as well as changes in the administration of maintenance grants between the Local Education Authority and the Ministry of Education, 15 January 1947
/34: copy of letter from N. A. Macfarlane to Mr Baddeley [Guild of Undergraduates]: Asks for his support in applying for a grant or loan from the fund for the assistance of women students. If he approves, she will ask Mr Burton [University Secrtary] to make a grant of £10 [to Janet Warren], 15 January 1947
/35: from C. G. Burton, [University] Secretary to N. A. Macfarlane, Senior Woman Tutor, The University, Edmund Street, Birmingham: Thanks her for her letter and asks her to let him know when she hears from Mr Baddeley so that he can draw up a cheque for Janet Warren, 16 January 1947
/36: copy of letter from N. A. Macfarlane to C. G. Burton, University Secretary: Confirms that she has spoken to Mr Baddeley who is happy for the grant of £10 to be made to Janet Warren, 24 January 1947
/37: from N. Bunce, Clerk to the Trust, Charles Henry Foyle Trust, Dale Road, Bournbrook, Birmingham to Janet Warren, 24 Haddock Road, Bilston, Staffordshire: Asks her to get in touch when she has heard whether her grant from Staffordshire can be increased, 17 January 1947
/38: from F. A. Hughes, Director of Education, Staffordshire Education Committee, County Education Offices, Stafford to Janet Warren, 24 Haddock Road, Bilston, Staffordshire: Asks her to let him know the outcome of her application to the Charles Henry Foyle Trust before he considers her case, 18 January 1947
/39: copy of letter from N. A. Macfarlane, Senior Woman Tutor to N. Bunce, [Clerk to the Trust, Charles Henry Foyle Trust]: Explains the current situation concerning Janet Warren's applications for financial assistance from Staffordshire Education Committee and the Charles Henry Foyle Trust. Hopes that, as the Trust 'exists to help people where public bodies fail', Staffordshire will now decide to act, 24 January 1947
/40: copy of letter from N. A. Macfarlane to F. A. Hughes, Director of Education, County Education Offices, Stafford: Discusses the case of Janet Warren including her family circumstances and financial situation and asks whether the committee can provide the funding she needs, 24 January 1947
/41: from F. A. Hughes, Director of Education, Staffordshire Education Committee, County Education Offices, Stafford: Informs her that the committee have agreed to increase Janet Warren's incidental allowance granted for this academic year, 31 January 1947
/42: copy of letter from N. A. Macfarlane to F. A. Hughes [Director of Education, Staffordshire]: She is pleased that the Committee has been able to increase Janet Warren's allowance, 5 February 1947
/43: from Janet E. Warren, 24 Haddock Road, Bilston, Staffordshire: Thanks her her letter and the cheque. She has heard from Mr Hughes [Staffordshire Education Committee] and she will be receiving an additional allowance. Asks to see Macfarlane and thanks her for asking about her health, 2 February 1947
/44: typed statement on the process of Janet Warren, second year student in English, 7 March 1946
/45: from Cicely C. Wright, 50 Great Russell Street, London: Notice of vacancies for au pairs on the staff of 'public boarding secondary and primary school' Mademoiselle A. Languy, Surveillante generale, Maison d'Education de la Legion d'Honneur, Les Loges, par St Germain en Laye, with details of the requirements for the posts and the fees, 4 April 1936
/46: from unidentified sender, medical practice, 41 Newhall Street, Birmingham: Provides medical certificate for 'Jean' following unavoidable absence from university, 6 June 1939
/47: from Margaret Carrington, 20 Arran Avenue, Brooklands, Sale, Cheshire: Gladys Watson is due to come to live with her for the vacation to help her with her baby. Asks for confirmation that she is a student at the University and that she is a person she could trust with her small son, 10 June [1941]
/48: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to Margaret Carrington, 20 Arran Avenue, Brooklands, Sale, Cheshire: Confirms that Gladys Watson is 'one of our best students' and reliable in every way, 13 June 1941
/49: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to Secretary, West Riding Education Committee, Wakefield, Yorkshire: Asks whether making a small grant to Gladys Watson will affect the funding she receives from the West Riding Education Committee, 11 November 1941
/50: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to Vice-Chancellor [Raymond Priestley]: Asks for £20 to asist Gladys Watson who obtained a first class Honours degree in History and is now studying for a Diploma in Education. Her grant from the West Riding Education Committee has been reduced and she cannot continue without further financial assistance, 24 November 1941
/51: from A. Binns, Education Office, County Council of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Education Department, County Hall, Wakefield: Explains the terms on which Gladys Watson receives her financial support. If it is the University's intention to make a grant to her to assist towards the cost of maintenance during vacations the committee would not make any deductions to the amount she holds from them for grant in aid and loan, 20 November 1941
/52: from Jane Johnston Milne, The University, Edmund Street, Birmingham to Vice-Chancellor [Raymond Priestley]: Asks for £20 for Gladys Watson from the fund for 'necessitous students'. Encloses reply from West Riding Education Committee and hopes that the help that Priestley might be able to give can be described in the way they suggest, 24 November 1941
/53: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to Miss H. M. Madeley, County Education Office, 22 Northgate Street, Warwick: Discusses a possible grant for Betty Watts, a student studying for an Honours degree in French who is experiencing financial difficulty since the recent death of her father. She has been accepted in the Education Department and has a small government grant but has very limited financial resources at present, 17 November 1941
/54: from H. M. Madeley, Warwickshire County Council, County Education Office, 22 Northgate Street, Warwick: She has had a letter from Miss Hammond about Betty Watts. Discusses her eligibility for financial assistance and encloses copies of application forms, 20 November 1941
/55: copy of letter from N. A. Macfarlane to Miss H. M. Madeley [Warwickshire County Council, County Education Office, 22 Northgate Street, Warwick]: Replies on Milne's behalf to discuss Betty Watts and her family's financial situation, 21 November 1941
/56: from E. L. Richardson, Secretary, Midland Bureau for Educated Women, New Street Chambers, 67A New Street, Birmingham: She will be pleased to see Elizabeth [Betty] Watts if she makes an appointment. It might be possible to give her a decision [about funding] before the date of the next meeting in November, 15 September 1943
/57: from Betty Watts, 24 Rectory Gardnes, Solihull, Warwickshire: She has been given a vacancy in University House which she wants to accept, as Mr Waterhouse has said it will benefit her work. Refers to the death of her father during her first term in October 1941. Gives details about her financial position and asks about the possibility of applying for financial assistance to pay her accommodation fees, 24 August 1943
/58: from Betty Watts, 24 Rectory Gardens, Solihull, Warwickshire: She had been unsure about leaving her mother on her own but she has convinced her that she should take up the vacancy in University House and she will write to the Vice-Chancellor, 6 September 1943
/59: from Frances Braid [Medical Officer for Women Students], 47 Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham: Gives medical report for Betty Watts who may not be able to begin her teacher training year in September, 3 May 1944
/60: from Betty Watts, Mascotte, 24 Rectory Gardens, Solihull, Warwickshire: She was not able to see a specialist until late July and by then was feeling better than when she saw him during the Easter vacation. She has been able to avoid surgery and is fit enough to begin teacher training in September. Her teaching practice will be at a Solihull school and she has been helping to 'feed & sleep' a large number of evacuee children who have arrived in the district. Thanks Milne for 'fairy godmothering' her during her years at Birmingham, 6 September 1944
/61: copy of letter from Senior Woman Tutor to Mr Goode: Encloses details about Jean Mary Weatherhead who won a University Entrance Schorlaship in 1946 and has a supplementary grant from the Ministry. Discusses the possibility of her spending the second year of her University course at Montpellier as a 'lectrice', receiving free tuition and basis baord and lodging. Asks whether this would affect the scholarship made by the Ministry. Also asks about Iris Motteram, taking her final English Honours examination. She is not well and it is possible she will have to withdraw from the examination. Asks about the possibility of her sitting the examination again the following year, 10 June 1947
/62: from Cicely C. Wright Ltd, Educational Agency, 50 Great Russell Street, London: Encloses details of an au pair post in France (see UB/STW/1/7/45) in case any of Milne's students graduating in French in the summer want to apply if they have not yet had the necessary experience abroad, 4 April 1936
/63: from M. Hammond, The Education Department (Women's Division), The University, Edmund Street, Birmingham: Miss Wilson, who took an Honours degree in German at Reading University with French up to Pass standard and has decided to train as a secondary school teacher. She has good reports from Waverley Road school and is recommended by Miss Tait. She would like to have a year in a French school to improve her second language, and would like to make an appointment to discuss this with Milne, 9 May 1939
/64: from Muriel Wilson, 320 Tile Hill Lane, Coventry: She has seen Miss Tait who suggested that a year in France might help her. She would rather wait until July and take the risk of not finding a post in France then, on the change of obtaining a post in a secondary school between now and then, 13 May [1939]
/65: from M. Hammond, The Education Department (Women's Division), The University, Edmund Street, Birmingham: Thinks MIss Wilson will prove capable but she needs to decide at once. Comments on Miss Mitchell who is one of the best teachers of French this year, though Miss Gray is the best, and should get a French post either abroad or in England, but has accepted a post in an elementary school, for which she has not been trained, in Birmingham, under pressure form her father. Mentions Miss Yonge postponing her year of training which she will need to complete after her year abroad, 22 May 1939
/66: from R. Engelhard, 10 Avenue du Maine, Paris: In French. Ethel Marjorie Webb, who wants to spend the summer months with them, looking after their young children, has given Milne's name as a reference. Asks for her opinion about her capabilities, espeically with young children, 2 June 1939
/67: copy of letter from George Grant, Registrar, to H. W. Webb, North Staffordshire Technical College, Stoke-on-Trent: Informs him that his daughter, Marcia C. Webb., has been asked to withdraw from the University where she was a medical student, after she failed her second year examinations, 27 March 1945
/68: on behalf of Wilfrid Dunn, (Birmingham), Ltd, Columbia House, 92 John Bright Street, Birmingham: Asks for a reference for Miss D. E. Wegg, who would like to open an account with the company, 30 August 1939
/69: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to Messrs Wilfrid Dunn (Birmingham) Ltd, 92 John Bright Street, Birmingham: Provides a reference for Miss D. E. Wegg, 31 August 1939
/70: from E. C. King, Secretary, The Ladies International Club Ltd, 74 Princes Square, Bayswater [London]: Asks for a reference for Miss D. E. Wegg who has applied to become a member of the club, instituted for the 'daughters of professional men, students, literary women etc', October [1940]
/71: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to The Secretary, Ladies' International Club, 74 Princes Square, Bayswater [London]: Provides a reference for Miss D. E. Wegg, 22 October 1940
/72: from H. Snelling, Establishment Department, Ministry of Economic Warfare, Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square [London]: Asks for a reference for D. E. Wegg, 27 Shenley Fields Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, who has applied for a post in the Ministry, 21 October 1940
/73: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to H. Snelling, Establishment Department, Ministry of Economic Warfare, Berkeley Square [London]: Provides a reference for Miss Wegg, 23 October 1940
/74: from Doris Wegg, 74 Princes Square, London: The work in her section of the M.E.W [Ministry of Economic Warfare] has expanded and she needs assistance. Asks whether Milne knows a woman graduate, preferably with reading knowledge of German and a good knowledge of Italian, who might be interested. Previous experience is not necessary but the main qualification is 'an adaptable brain, common sense & ability to put material together in a businesslike form, easily assimilated by Higher Civil Servants'. Gives details of the salary and living conditions. Asks whether Professor Richardson might help, and asks Milne to get in touch with Agnes Buckley to see whether she would be interested. She would like another Birmingham graduate as 'I'm lonely among all these Girton & LSE [London School of Economics] females'. Also mentions Gwen Owen as a possible candidate, 6 May [1941]
/75: telegram to Jane Johnston Milne: Suggests containing Cox, Crescent Road, Burgess Hill, 12 May 1941
/76: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to Doris Wegg: Agnes Buckley has a job in Birmingham and she has not had news of Barbara Dunn for some years. Dorothy Benton, who would have been suitable, is married and cannot take the work on. She has suggested a possible candidate but they are waiting for a letter from her for more information. Suggests Miss Greenhalgh who has German but no Italian. She is currently on Lewis' training staff. Professor Richardson knows several Italian candidates but she supposes they will not be considered, 13 May 1941
/77: from Doris Wegg, 74 Princes Square, London: Comments on a possible application to the Ministry of Economic Warfare from Miss Gardioli and mentions that they are not taking many more people and also that if she has an Italian father she would be disqualified. Discusses typical qualifications of applicants and gives her own view that the type of person who makes the most successful research assistant is 'the young grad[uate] with a few years commercial or industrial experience'. She hopes to get Miss Keyte has her own research assistant and discusses her own possible post-war employment. She has heard from Mary Doherty who has told her that a friend of theirs from the conference, Mademoiselle Beal, has arrived in England. Asks Milne abut Monsieur Frechet and his family, and whether his brother is still in Belfast. She hopes the family are alright 'the news from France these days is not reassuring & Frechet stood for so much that the Nazis would like to destroy'. Returns to the subject of Miss Gardiol's application for a post at the Ministry of Economic Warfare and makes suggestions, 17 November 1941
/78: from Marjorie Whitefoord, Telham Bill, Battle, Sussex: Thanks Milne for taking her to the train. Thanks her for her understanding. She is anxious that her niece makes arrangements that will be for her own good. She has asked her to come down after Christmas so that she can talk to her about her future, 22 December 1931
/79: from A. Whitefoord, 9 Soho Road, Handsworth, Birmingham to ‘Madge’: Is it not possible to have Vernon to stay. She has no hope of Vernon ‘working or passing the long series of difficult exams necessary for taking her doctor’s degree’. Suggests that she contacts Miss Milne ‘who looks after the women students’ to ask for advice, 11 January, undated
/80: from Marjorie Whitefoord, Telham Hill, Battle, Sussex: She has written to her niece’s father and aunt, and encloses the aunt’s reply (See UB/STW/1/7/79). She had hoped they might have done more to help her, and her niece Vernon has not had much ‘home’ influence in Birmingham. Comments on Vernon’s ‘love of freedom’ and suggests that she should leave Birmingham for a time ‘for the same set of friends will mean the same temptations to leave her work’, 18 January 1932
/81: from Marjorie Whitefoord, Telham Hill, Battle, Sussex: She has heard from Mr Cameron [University Registrar] who suggests that her niece should get away from Birmingham. She hopes to find somewhere where she will be able to study quietly. Cameron does not think she will do very well in her examination in the summer due to her poor attendance during her first year, 21 January 1932
/82: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to Marjorie Whitefoord: She has spoken to Dr Thorpe and his wife who give a good report of her niece. She is working well and should pass her examination if she continues to study. They are not able to continue the current arrangement after the end of February as they will have another guest then. Suggests that it might be possible for her to stay with Dr Moffett, a ‘woman medical officer’ in Birmingham who is about to retire and would like to find a suitable student to live with, 27 January 1932
/83: from Marjorie Whitefoord, Telham Hill, Battle, Sussex: Her niece is annoyed that they are still thinking of finding her a place outside Birmingham and has assured her she is working hard. She understands she will not be able to continue staying with the Thorpes, 7 February 1932
/84: from Marjorie Whitefoord, Telham Hill, Battle, Sussex: She has had a letter from her niece who is worried about failing her examination. Mentions that her father has not been very helpful, and she feels she cannot go on helping Vernon, her niece ‘if she is wasting time & money’, 2 March 1932
/85: draft letter written by Jane Johnston Milne, University Women’s Club, 2 Audley Square, South Audley Street [London] to Marjorie Whitefoord: She has made enquiries with Dr Thorpe and gives a report on Vernon’s studies and health. Suggests that she should withdraw from the University, undated [1932]
/86: copy of letter from F. Thompson to Marjorie Whitefoord, Telham Hill, Battle, Sussex: Miss Milne has instructed her to write to explain that she is ill in bed with influenza and cannot deal with correspondence herself. She will make enquiries and write again. Asks whether it is possible for her to see her niece and talk to her about her future, 8 March 1932
/87: from Marjorie Whitefoord, Telham Hill, Battle, Sussex: She has come to the conclusion that Vernon [her niece] will 'never be able to work for her degree'. She has had a letter from her to say she is ill with a temperature and tonsilitis and cannot take her examination but wonders if this is an excuse. Asks Milne whether she has registered for the examination she is supposed to be taking, and whether she has paid the examination fee, 3 March 1932
/88: from Marjorie Whitefoord, Telham Hill, Battle, Sussex: She is sorry Milne has been ill with influenza. Discusses her niece's lack of progress and informs Milne that she has asked her to leave Birmingham. Thanks Milne for her help. Comments on her niece's time at the University and her failure to work at her course, 9 March 1932
/89: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to Miss Gwyer, St Hugh's College, Holywell Manor, Oxford: Recommends Winifred Wigley, a graduate in Classics who is keen to continue her studies at Oxford. Professor Thompson will write about her academic work. Comments on her character and abilities and refers to the views of Miss Barry, her former headmistress [another referee?], 15 October 1940
/90: from Helen Darbishire, Somerville College, Oxford to Miss Barrie: There is currently no vacancy in the College but there is a waiting list for casual vacancies, 28 October 1940
/91: from C. M. Wiseberg, 688 Washwood Heath Road, Ward End, Birmingham: Thanks Milne for her interest in Joyce. She will telephone the secretary of the Midland Loan Training Fund to make an appointment. At the moment there does not seem to be any chance of financial help from the King Edward Grammar School Handsworth school loan and gift fund, 5 October 1940
/92: from C. F. V. Smout, Department of Anatomy, The Medical School, Hospitals Centre, Birmingham: Discusses the academic record of Joyce Wiseberg who has been in the department of Anatomy and Physiology since October 1940 and explains the reasons for not supporting her application for a maintenance grant, 11 March 1942
/93: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to Professor C. F. V. Smoout, The Medical School, Hospitals Centre, Birmingham: Thanks Smout for the information. Explains that Joyce Wiseberg is making an application to a local trust for a grant towards maintenance and it is necessary to know whether the Medical School would support her as a strong candidate. The Midland Loan Fund Committee is now likely to withdraw her application, 13 March 1942
/94: memorandum from M. Hammond: Encloses a copy of a letter she has written to Miss Williams (see UB/STW/1/7/95). Suggests that she would be happy at the Froebel Institute and subsequently as a Nursery School teacher, 24 March 1943
/95: copy of letter from M. Hammond to Miss Williams: She is sorry she has decided to give up teaching. Suggests that she might transfer to the Froebel Institute and take up a nursery school teaching career. Comments on her application to the Assistance Board for work in the Civil Service, 23 March 1943
/96: memorandum from M. Hammond: Discusses the Board of Education's treatment of reserved students and their decision to make Miss Williams re-pay her grant despite the University's recommendation on her behalf. Gives her view that Miss Williams is unhappy in 'this great industrial town' and she has found other 'country girls from Wales suffer in the same way'. Suggests she might tranfser to Knebworth or Aberystwyth. She could also see Dr Braid if Milne thinks it is advisable, 4 June 1943
/97: memorandum from M. Hammond: Discusses the cases of Miss Guinness and Miss Williams. Miss Williams has written to the Board of Education to say that illness at home and the financial cost of this makes it impossible for her to return her grant. She can supply a doctors certificate and will also send a copy of Dr Braid's medical report and ask them to allow her not to re-pay her grant, 5 July 1943
/98: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to N. Bunce, Charles Henry Foyle Trust, Dale Road, Birmingham: Writes in support of Hetta Winsor who is applying for financial assistance. Gives details of her academic studies and her personal circumstances, 17 February 1944
/99: from N. Bunce, Clerk to the Charles Henry Foyle Trust, Dale Road, Birmingham: Asks Milne for a report on the work and capabilities of Hetta Winsor, 23 Welford Road, Shirley, who has applied for financial assistance, 4 February 1944
/100: from Victor Hely Hutchinson, Professor of Music, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, (Department of Music), The University, Birmingham: Asks whether it might be possible for Hetta Winsor to have a room in University House. Explains that she is overworked while living at home due to illness and 'other circumstances' but does not have the funds to pay for accommodation in University House, 9 December 1943
/101: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to Director of Education, Coventry Education Committee: Confirms that Maureen Elsie Worthington is in regular attendance at the University and her conduct and progress are satisfactory, 3 December 1942
/102: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to Director of Education, Coventry Education Committee: Confirms that Maureen Elsie Worthington is in regular attendance at the University and her conduct and progress are satisfactory, 15 March 1943, 23 June 1943, 19 June 1944
/103: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to The Registrar, University of Birmingham: Gives details about Maureen Worthington, a student in the Honours School of French who has won prizes in French and is a 'student of outstanding ability and promise in both French and German' and also suffers from poor health. Mentions that she has applied for work in the Civil Service, 24 March 1944
/104: handwritten notes by Milne on financial situation of Winifred Savery, written on the back of a leaflet for University Guild Club weekend course, commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Deah of Verlaine, 5 Great Charles Street, Birmingham, undated [1946]
/105: handwritten notes by Milne on financial situation of Winifred Savery, undated [1946]
/106: copy of letter from Jane Johnston Milne to N. Bunce [Clerk to the Charles Henry Foyle Trust]: Writes in support of application for assistance from Winifred Savery. She is supported by Professor Sargent Florence and is a war widow, 27 June 1946
/107: from Winifred Savery, 33 Holloway Lane, Redditch, Worcestershire: Asks whether Milne has been able to identify sources of financial help towards her fees. She had promised to let the Officers Families Fund know about her financial situation and whether the University might be able to help. Mentions that Milne might only have her address at the [Birmingham] Settlement rather than her home address, 17 June 1946
/108: from Winifred Savery, 33 Holloway Lane, Redditch, Worcestershire: Thanks Milne for her help. Refers to a grant of £100 that she has received from the Officers Families Fund and mentions that she might ask them again for help if she needs to go to London for practical work. She will try to earn money during the vacation to pay for clothes which are not covered in her estimate. Asks whether she will be able to work even if she is given a grant, 25 June 1946 |