Sbírka Československé školy ve Velké Británii

Sbírka Československé školy ve Velké Británii 

Collection of the Czechoslovak school in the United Kingdom 

Sbírka Československé školy ve Velké Británii 

Collection of the Czechoslovak school in the United Kingdom 

1,3 linear metres of which 1,3 linear metres inventoried. The fonds is partially accessible. 

The collection consist of originals and copies of the various documents, such as copies of identity documents, birth certificates, writing pads, textbooks, school certificates, photographs, messages from teachers to parents (or to the legal representatives of children), memoirs, school notes, presentations and newspapers. These materials also relate to more than 670 mostly Jewish children saved by the Kindertransporte organised by Nicolas Winton and other rescuers. 

The collection is divided in 11 boxes (91 inventory units). The National Archives kept the original arrangement by Judith Wolt. Documents can be located through two registers: 1) subject index (by the content of the document/photography) and 2) name index (by the names of formal students). Documents which were hard to classify can be found via the subject index.