King's Grammar School, Pontefract. - Disheartening expense of running school; fear of debt; would like to apply for Living of Eastrington near Howden.
146 Bury New Road, Manchester. - His younger brother Graham has headed the poll at Yorkshire School election.
Monkhill House, Pontefract - Anxious to find employment; grateful for support of little brother’s nomination [to a place at Yorkshire School?].
Poster for the ball on 18 June 1973 advertising the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and five bands. Poster depicting four 18th century sketches in brown with blue lettering on white paper. Printed by Cambridge Instantprint Ltd.
9 Lower Fishergate, Doncaster. - Grateful for Houghton's support in the election of his son Francis to Yorkshire Society School.
Poster advertising the ball on 15 June 1964, featuring Nat Temple and Alex Walsh. Poster printed in blue, purple and white with design of interlocked oars.
38 French Gate, Doncaster. - Solicits Houghton’s vote to obtain school place for his son Francis; political support in spite of the fact that 'you sometimes went so far that if it had not been for personal esteem for yourself us Tories would have gone Dead against you'; service with Volunteers and other local activities; family background.
Poster for the 14 June 1971 ball with image of a genie coming out of a bottle with the caption 'Undreamt Dreams' designed by Antony Gormley, printed by the Arts Lab on gold paper with blue design and lettering.
Poster for the May Ball on 9 June 1980 advertising Secret Affair and Acker Bilk. Poster on cream paper with black illustration of people dancing with red and black lettering, by Steve Cooper [Stephen Geoffrey Cooper?]. Printed by Labute Ltd, Cambridge.
One of two versions of poster for the 14 June 1976 ball advertising the musicians and music groups Rock-Island Line, Slack Alice, Gonzales, and the Syd Lawrence Orchestra. Poster depicting names in lights, with a woman holding a glass in front of a line of men in dinner jackets, the first one holding a saxophone. Poster printed in black lettering on green paper with a line drawing of a couple with two men playing trombone at bottom. Application forms from R. Brooman or the Porters' Lodge. Printed by Maxpeed Display Printers, Cambridge.
One of two versions of poster for the 14 June 1976 ball advertising the musicians and music groups The Syd Lawrence Orchestra, Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames, Desmond Dekker, Snooky Prior, Gonzales, Slack Alice, Fogg, Rock Island Line, Musles, Jelly-Roll Jazz Band, Wooden-O, Shaky Sam "One-Man Boogie Band", Country Travellers, Winston Hardie Disco plus Black Watch Pipers. Poster depicting names in lights, with a woman holding a glass in front of a line of men in dinner jackets, the first one holding a saxophone. Poster printed in green and blue on a Cambridge blue background signed P. Dan Cormack. Application forms from R. Brooman or the Porters' Lodge.
Poster for the May Ball on 9 June 1975 advertising musicians and music groups Stéphane Grappelli, Loudon Wainwright, Savoy Brown, Mike Absalom Rarebird, Sassafras, Harry Pitch's Dance Band, Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra, Shakin' Stevens & The Sunsets, Duke Duke & The Dukes, and the Hellraisers. Drawing of a woman wearing a long dress with red brown and black printing with another head in profile and boxes of [stained glass?] designs in the corners, drawn by P. Dan Cormack. Printed by Maxpeed Display Printers, Cambridge.
Poster for the May Ball on 12 June 1978 advertising "Major Rock Attraction & Acker Bilk & 8 Support Bands". Poster on red paper with black lettering and a central drawing of ape in a top hat holding a cigarette in its holder, drawn by Alan H. M. Weir '78.
Pontefract [embossed with Pontefract town seal]. - Election result; Major Waterhouse spent nearly £300 on tea parties to bribe cottagers; Liberals now united; Lord Pollington cut a miserable figure; harvest; Masonic Lodge; [postscript]: 20% of the Knottingley voters were illiterate.
On embossed notepaper, Walshaw Moor, Hebden Bridge, via Manchester. - Encloses paper for meeting on 25th which has been approved by the West Riding Chamber [of Agriculture]. Written in 3rd person.
With a certificate of burial and some later correspondence of Barbara Dobb