Reid, Kathleen

Title

Reid, Kathleen

Reid, K

Reid, Kathryn

Reid, Katy

Description

92 items and a sub-collection with thirty-seven poems/songs. The collection concerns Kathryn (Katy) Reid (Royal Air Force) and contains memoirs, correspondence, poems and photographs. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by David Stuart Miers Reid and catalogued by Nigel Huckins

Date

2018-01-23

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

Rights

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Identifier

Reid, K

Collection Items

Interview with Kathleen (Katy) Reid

Kathleen Reid worked in reserved occupation but wanted to join the RAF as a WAAF. She was initially trained as a telephonist but remustered to flight control. Duty meant staying all night in the tower to guide flights home. Then they would be…

Group of airmen at RAF Sutton Bridge

Group of fourteen airmen wearing tunics and side caps. One sitting in front, three kneeling and ten standing in two rows. On the reverse '9 West-End road billets - left to right, Inglis - Penicuik, Reid - Cardenden, Hay - Glasgow, White - Hawick,…

Vera Lynn with Katy and Andrew Reid

Two men wearing civilian suits and a women with Vera Lynn.

Andrew and Katy on Vera’s right side facing the camera. Taken in the 1980s, they were receiving an award from the Post Office for their branch in Shoreham by Sea.

Additional…

Katy Reid meeting the Queen Mother

A man wearing mayoral robes on left. Next the Queen Mother shaking hands with a curtseying lady to the right while a man and woman look on.

The photo was taken in Stirling in the 1960s when Katy Reid was a town councillor and a bailie (…

Katy Reid

Two head and shoulder portraits of a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force wearing tunic in both and peaked cap only in top photograph.

Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.

Record of postings

Shows postings to 1 Group, Binbrook, Sculthorpe, Oulton, Swannington and Church Fenton.

I remember England

Top - photograph showing a Sergeant Frank Yanalevich and Sergeant Ford Killen counting money.
Bottom - part of article by Ford Killen - 'I remember England'.

Receipt for services

Bill and receipt for professional services of to Mrs B Myers from Ellis Bussey, Mellor & Co.

Testimonial for Winifred Myers

Testifies that Winifred Myers was straightforward girl with common-sense who could be relied upon in any position of trust.

Family history dates

List of dates of birth of members of Pawson family. Note at bottom 'My grandfather, Alfred Pawson 1903?, died'.

Essay about Frederick Delius

Written at the age of 13 as author had to give this lecture to class at school. Essay on life and work of Frederick Delius.

Draft notes

Outline draft notes for memoir. Mentions posting, Grimsby, flying control, Lancaster, people, dances, parties, heartbreak, Americans, Heathcliff, removal of camp, posting to Swannington, Mosquito and more.

Night duty Waltham

Gives description of duties and work of R/T operators in flying control at RAF Waltham (Grimsby). Mentions taking notes of all transmissions, giving directional help to pilots and having to divert aircraft due to bad weather.

Letter to Mrs Myers from D Sheehan

On headed notepaper of the national union of operative heating and domestic engineers and general metal workers offering sympathy on the death of Mr Myers.

Letter to K Myers from union general secretary

From the general secretary of the national union of operative heating, domestic and ventilating engineers and general metal workers sympathising over the death of her father.

Letter to Cathie from Ford Killen

Writes about breaking up with girlfriend. Goes on about book he is writing based on Wuthering Heights and asks her to supply information on everything about the real Wuthering Heights to help him. Mentions recent letter he sent and that he will send…

Letter to Cathie from Ford Killen

Mentions death of President Roosevelt and his feelings about it. Writes about subsequent activities on base. Continues letter after break. Mentions getting all the newspapers and comments on president's death. Comments on show he went to see and…

Letter to Cathie from Ford Killen

Writes that he had spent time in Louisiana and that it was a long time since he had written in longhand. Comments on weather and says he buys every Vera Lynn record. Writes about shows he has seen. Continues with long rambling passage on thoughts and…

Letter to Cathie from Ford Killen

Starts by describing his desire to be with her. Continues with long rambling description of his feelings, thoughts and activities. Mentions meeting a buddy and talking over times in England. Concludes saying how miserable he had been not hearing from…

Letter to Cathie from Ford Killen

Writes about her recent letters. Mentions poor state of things in England and reminisces over his time there. Writes about the last time he saw her and his journey back to the United States. Continues to express his feelings for her and speculates on…

Collection Tree

Reid, Kathleen
- Reid, Kathryn. Songs and poems