Catalogue of the papers of Arabella Kurdi held by the Institute of Education Archives.Kurdi worked as School Meals and Domestic Science Organiser from The British Families Education Service (BFES) in post-war Germany. Her papers relate to her work, 1947-[1971], including album of photographs of conditions in Germany, friends and colleagues and BFES schools; correspondence, including letters describing her experiences; material relating to the school meals service; and printed material

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Institute of Education Archives. Information Services, Institute of Education, University of London, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL Tel: +44 (0)20 7612 6983  Email: arch.enquiries@ioe.ac.uk http://www.ioe.ac.uk/services/4389.html  Published 27/03/2009 Institute of Education Archives Catalogue of the  Papers of Arabella Kurdi    Listed by Sarah Aitchison November 2002Institute of Education Archives: Papers of Arabella Kurdi Published 27/03/2009 Index  Page  Fonds Description 1   Series 1: Printed Material  2   Series 2: Memorabilia  3   Series 3: Photographs 4   Series 4: Correspondence  5 Institute of Education Archives: Papers of Arabella Kurdi  Page | 1    Published 27/03/2009   AK Fonds Institute of Education, University of London Deposited collection Papers of Arabella Kurdi Scope and Content Papers relating to work with the BFES in Germany, 1947-1951, and to the social and living conditions in post-War Germany. These include an album of photographs of conditions in Germany, of friends and colleagues and of BFES schools; correspondence, including letters from Arabella to her parents describing her work and experiences in Germany; material relating to the school meals service, including a recipe book; notes for a lecture on 'Working and living in Germany'; printed material, including a map of BFES schools and copies of the BFES Gazette. Extent 1 box Biographical History The British Families Education Service (BFES) was established by the Foreign Office in 1946 to provide schooling for the children of British families stationed in the British Zone of Germany after the Second World War, and amidst the post-War devastation. In the winter of 1951-1952 it was taken over by the Army and became Service Children's Education. Arabella Kurdi, then Pallister, went to Germany in February 1947 and worked as School Meals and Domestic Science Organiser for the Service. As such she travelled widely within the British Zone and visited many schools and different areas of the country. Access Open, subject to signature of Reader Application Form. Copyright A reader wishing to publish any quotation of information, including pictorial, derived from any archive material must apply in writing for prior permission from the Archivist or other appropriate person(s) as indicated by the Archivist. A limited number of photocopies may be supplied at the discretion of the Archivist. Custodial History  Given by Arabella Kurdi to the Archives in 2002. Finding Aids Electronic and paper lists. Related Collections  The Institute of Education also holds the records of the BFES/SCE Association (DC/BFE), and the papers of Mimi Hatton (DC/MH). 1947-[1971]   Institute of Education Archives: Papers of Arabella Kurdi  Page | 2    Published 27/03/2009  AK/1 Series Printed material 9 items 1947-[1971] AK/1/1 Item BFES Gazette No.1, Wednesday, 6th August 1947 AK/1/2 Item BFES Gazette No. 2, Wednesday, 3rd September 1947 AK/1/3 Item BFES Gazette No. 20, August 1953 AK/1/4 Item Report of the Control Commission for Germany Report for the month of February, 1950, Vol. 5, No. 2 of the Control Commission for Germany (British Element) / prepared by the Monthly Section of the Chancery on behalf of the UK High Commissioner 1950 AK/1/5 Item 'The origins of the British Families Education Service' By F. H. Buckley and W. W. Smith. 20pp. [1971] AK/1/6 Item Guide to school meals Prepared by Miss P. A. Pollard and Miss A. Pallister, including suggestions and recipes in English and German. 32pp. 1948 AK/1/7 Item Report on school meals Report on the school meals service arrangements for the BFES in the British Zone of Germany, made by Her Majesty's Inspection of Schools. 8pp. 1947 AK/1/8 Item School accommodation schedules Published by the BFES. 24pp + appendix 1948 AK/1/9 Item Map of BFES schools  1 sheet 1950   Institute of Education Archives: Papers of Arabella Kurdi  Page | 3    Published 27/03/2009  AK/2 Series Memorabilia 10 items 1947-1951 AK/2/1 Item Lecture notes Notes for a lecture on 'Working and living in Germany', February 1947 - August 1951. 14pp. 1951 AK/2/10 Item Postcard Postcard of chimney sweep. 1947 AK/2/2 Item Application Application for sleeper or seat on special train. 1p. 1947 AK/2/3 Item Pass Russian pass for road travel to Berlin (in Russian). 1p. 1947 AK/2/4 Item Pass Pass giving authority to take vehicles out of the British zone of Germany. 2 copies 1947 AK/2/5 Item Invitation Invitation to zum Richtfest (roof festival), with note explaining origins of festival. 1950 AK/2/6 Item Sketch and note on the Russian garden of remembrance in Berlin 3pp. n.d. AK/2/7 Item Souvenir booklet A souvenir booklet of 'The passion play, Oberammergau', compiled by The Rev. A. S. Hullah. 16pp. 1950 AK/2/8 Item Postcards 2 postcards of The Passion Play Theatre, Oberammergau (attached to sheet). 1950 AK/2/9 Item Postcards Postcards of places and buildings in Germany Miss Pallister sent to parents, with comments on the impact of the war, including the Elbe Bridge in Hamburg; Unter der Linden, Tiergarten, and cathedral in Berlin. 7 items 1947   Institute of Education Archives: Papers of Arabella Kurdi  Page | 4    Published 27/03/2009  AK/3 Series Photographs Access category D: only available at the Archivist's discretion.  1947-1950 AK/3/1 Item Photograph album Photograph album of Miss Pallister's stay in Germany, February 5th 1947 - August 28th 1951. Includes pictures of friends and colleagues; post-war conditions in Germany; towns and BFES schools visited. (20 leaves + various loose photographs and postcards) 1947-1951 AK/3/2 File Photographs Photograph of the Kromme family whom Miss Pallister stayed with in Germany ; 2 photographs of Land Wiedersachsen, farm house, near Hannover (attached to sheet).3 photos. Access category D: only available at the Archivist's discretion.  1950 AK/3/3 File Photographs 3 photographs of BFES schools: Hannover Nursery, Hannover Infants and Bonn (attached to sheet). Access category D: only available at the Archivist's discretion.  n.d. AK/3/4 Item Photograph Photograph of Munchen Gladbach school. Access category D: only available at the Archivist's discretion.  1950   Institute of Education Archives: Papers of Arabella Kurdi  Page | 5    Published 27/03/2009  AK/4 Series Correspondence Access category D: only available at the Archivist's discretion.  1947-1948 AK/4/1 File Correspondence with her parents Collection of Miss Pallister's letters to her parents, covering the period from her arrival in Herford, Germany in February 1947 to June 1948. Includes details of her extensive travels around Germany and trips made to various German towns to visit schools, with notes on the living conditions and impact of the war. 25 items 1947-1948 AK/4/2 Item Letter from Mr Calmund Letter to Miss Pallister from Mr Calmund (German resident) describing the conditions in Germany during and after the war. 4pp. 1947 AK/4/3 Item Letter Letter to Miss Pallister's parents from the father of a German POW  in a camp in Yorkshire. 2pp. 1947  

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Institute of Education Archives. 
Information Services, Institute of Education, University of London, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL 
Tel: +44 (0)20 7612 6983  
Email: arch.enquiries@ioe.ac.uk 
http://www.ioe.ac.uk/services/4389.html  
Published 27/03/2009 
Institute of Education Archives 
Catalogue of the  
Papers of Arabella Kurdi 
 
 
 
Listed by 
Sarah Aitchison 
November 2002
Institute of Education Archives: Papers of Arabella Kurdi 
Published 27/03/2009 
Index 
 Page  
Fonds Description 1 
  
Series 1: Printed Material  2 
  
Series 2: Memorabilia  3 
  
Series 3: Photographs 4 
  
Series 4: Correspondence  5 
Institute of Education Archives: Papers of Arabella Kurdi 
 
Page | 1    Published 27/03/2009 
 
 
AK Fonds 
Institute of Education, University of London 
Deposited collection 
Papers of Arabella Kurdi 
Scope and Content 
Papers relating to work with the BFES in Germany, 1947-1951, and to the 
social and living conditions in post-War Germany. These include an album of 
photographs of conditions in Germany, of friends and colleagues and of BFES 
schools; correspondence, including letters from Arabella to her parents 
describing her work and experiences in Germany; material relating to the 
school meals service, including a recipe book; notes for a lecture on 'Working 
and living in Germany'; printed material, including a map of BFES schools and 
copies of the BFES Gazette. 
Extent 
1 box 
Biographical History 
The British Families Education Service (BFES) was established by the Foreign 
Office in 1946 to provide schooling for the children of British families 
stationed in the British Zone of Germany after the Second World War, and 
amidst the post-War devastation. In the winter of 1951-1952 it was taken 
over by the Army and became Service Children's Education. Arabella Kurdi, 
then Pallister, went to Germany in February 1947 and worked as School 
Meals and Domestic Science Organiser for the Service. As such she travelled 
widely within the British Zone and visited many schools and different areas of 
the country. 
Access 
Open, subject to signature of Reader Application Form. 
Copyright 
A reader wishing to publish any quotation of information, including pictorial, 
derived from any archive material must apply in writing for prior permission 
from the Archivist or other appropriate person(s) as indicated by the 
Archivist. A limited number of photocopies may be supplied at the discretion 
of the Archivist. 
Custodial History  
Given by Arabella Kurdi to the Archives in 2002. 
Finding Aids 
Electronic and paper lists. 
Related Collections  
The Institute of Education also holds the records of the BFES/SCE Association 
(DC/BFE), and the papers of Mimi Hatton (DC/MH). 
1947-
[1971] 
  
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AK/1 Series 
Printed material 
9 items 
1947-
[1971] 
AK/1/1 Item 
BFES Gazette 
No.1, Wednesday, 6th August 
1947 
AK/1/2 Item 
BFES Gazette 
No. 2, Wednesday, 3rd September 
1947 
AK/1/3 Item 
BFES Gazette 
No. 20, August 
1953 
AK/1/4 Item 
Report of the Control Commission for Germany 
Report for the month of February, 1950, Vol. 5, No. 2 of the Control 
Commission for Germany (British Element) / prepared by the Monthly 
Section of the Chancery on behalf of the UK High Commissioner 
1950 
AK/1/5 Item 
'The origins of the British Families Education Service' 
By F. H. Buckley and W. W. Smith. 20pp. 
[1971] 
AK/1/6 Item 
Guide to school meals 
Prepared by Miss P. A. Pollard and Miss A. Pallister, including 
suggestions and recipes in English and German. 32pp. 
1948 
AK/1/7 Item 
Report on school meals 
Report on the school meals service arrangements for the BFES in the 
British Zone of Germany, made by Her Majesty's Inspection of Schools. 
8pp. 
1947 
AK/1/8 Item 
School accommodation schedules 
Published by the BFES. 24pp + appendix 
1948 
AK/1/9 Item 
Map of BFES schools  
1 sheet 
1950 
  
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AK/2 Series 
Memorabilia 
10 items 
1947-
1951 
AK/2/1 Item 
Lecture notes 
Notes for a lecture on 'Working and living in Germany', February 1947 - 
August 1951. 14pp. 
1951 
AK/2/10 Item 
Postcard 
Postcard of chimney sweep. 
1947 
AK/2/2 Item 
Application 
Application for sleeper or seat on special train. 1p. 
1947 
AK/2/3 Item 
Pass 
Russian pass for road travel to Berlin (in Russian). 1p. 
1947 
AK/2/4 Item 
Pass 
Pass giving authority to take vehicles out of the British zone of 
Germany. 
2 copies 
1947 
AK/2/5 Item 
Invitation 
Invitation to zum Richtfest (roof festival), with note explaining origins 
of festival. 
1950 
AK/2/6 Item 
Sketch and note on the Russian garden of remembrance in Berlin 
3pp. 
n.d. 
AK/2/7 Item 
Souvenir booklet 
A souvenir booklet of 'The passion play, Oberammergau', compiled by 
The Rev. A. S. Hullah. 16pp. 
1950 
AK/2/8 Item 
Postcards 
2 postcards of The Passion Play Theatre, Oberammergau (attached to 
sheet). 
1950 
AK/2/9 Item 
Postcards 
Postcards of places and buildings in Germany Miss Pallister sent to 
parents, with comments on the impact of the war, including the Elbe 
Bridge in Hamburg; Unter der Linden, Tiergarten, and cathedral in 
Berlin. 7 items 
1947 
  
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AK/3 Series 
Photographs 
Access category D: only available at the Archivist's discretion.  
1947-
1950 
AK/3/1 Item 
Photograph album 
Photograph album of Miss Pallister's stay in Germany, February 5th 
1947 - August 28th 1951. Includes pictures of friends and colleagues; 
post-war conditions in Germany; towns and BFES schools visited. 
(20 leaves + various loose photographs and postcards) 
1947-
1951 
AK/3/2 File 
Photographs 
Photograph of the Kromme family whom Miss Pallister stayed with in 
Germany ; 2 photographs of Land Wiedersachsen, farm house, near 
Hannover (attached to sheet).3 photos. Access category D: only 
available at the Archivist's discretion.  
1950 
AK/3/3 File 
Photographs 
3 photographs of BFES schools: Hannover Nursery, Hannover Infants 
and Bonn (attached to sheet). Access category D: only available at the 
Archivist's discretion.  
n.d. 
AK/3/4 Item 
Photograph 
Photograph of Munchen Gladbach school. Access category D: only 
available at the Archivist's discretion.  
1950 
  
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AK/4 Series 
Correspondence 
Access category D: only available at the Archivist's discretion.  
1947-
1948 
AK/4/1 File 
Correspondence with her parents 
Collection of Miss Pallister's letters to her parents, covering the period 
from her arrival in Herford, Germany in February 1947 to June 1948. 
Includes details of her extensive travels around Germany and trips 
made to various German towns to visit schools, with notes on the living 
conditions and impact of the war. 
25 items 
1947-
1948 
AK/4/2 Item 
Letter from Mr Calmund 
Letter to Miss Pallister from Mr Calmund (German resident) describing 
the conditions in Germany during and after the war. 4pp. 
1947 
AK/4/3 Item 
Letter 
Letter to Miss Pallister's parents from the father of a German POW  in a 
camp in Yorkshire. 2pp. 
1947 
 


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