Correspondence

This letter from the archive gives us a rare glimpse into the character of MGS boys in the mid-19th century. It seems that the boys had sent a petition directly to Queen Victoria, requesting an extra…

This letter was kindly donated to the archive by Mr. Sydney Dobson, who attended MGS between 1933 and 1939. His friend Norman Statham was evacuated with the school to Blackpool in September 1939, and…

In the archive we have a small collection of letters from famous literary figures. One, which we shared last week, is a letter from George Bernard Shaw written to an Old Mancunian and has a direct li…

The MGS archive holds a collection of five literary letters sent by various luminaries and in the second of a three-part series, we will look at this postcard from George Bernard Shaw. It was written…

The MGS archive holds a collection of five literary letters sent by various luminaries and in the first of a three-part series, we will look at this letter written and sent on behalf of Thomas de Qui…

A claim to fame for the MGS archive, this letter written by Florence Nightingale is a part of our collections that were held by Manchester City Council for a brief period during the 1980s to 2000s un…

In the archive we have a small collection of letters from famous literary figures. This letter appears to have no link to the school, and its provenance is unknown. Perhaps it was donated to the scho…

The MGS archive holds a collection of five literary letters sent by various luminaries and in the second of a three-part series, we will look at this postcard from George Bernard Shaw. It was written…

In the archive we have a small collection of letters from famous literary figures. This letter appears to have no link to the school, and its provenance is unknown. Perhaps it was donated to the scho…

In the archive we have a small collection of letters from famous literary figures. This letter appears to have no link to the school, and its provenance is unknown. Perhaps it was donated to the scho…

A claim to fame for the MGS archive, this letter written by Florence Nightingale is a part of our collections that were held by Manchester City Council for a brief period during the 1980s to 2000s un…

Thomas De Quincey attended MGS for a mere nineteen months before famously running away. He later achieved acclaim as an essayist and journalist. He did not enjoy his brief time at the school, but for…