| Description | This series consists of records pertaining to the opening of buildings and inaugurations of new college structures. It includes correspondence, FAQs, guest lists, invitations, press cuttings, programs, and speech and sermon transcripts. Openings include the Esther Lawrence and Montefiore buildings, Redford House Nursery, and Education Building. Inaugurations pertain to colleges including University of Surrey Roehampton and Roehampton Institute. The series includes information pertaining to the closure of Offley Training College. People of note present in this series include: Empress Frederick (Victoria, Princess Royal), Claude Montefiore, W. Mather (Chairman of the Committee of the Froebel Educational Institute), Esther Lawrence, Eglantyne Mary Jebb, Sir Henry McAuliffee, and Sir Frank Henry Bowater (Lord Mayor of City of London). |