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Title: Typing tuition in Sunderland about 1935-1940
Post by: Stalbridge on Monday 18 February 19 16:54 GMT (UK)
I am trying to piece together a sketchy outline for the life of my aunt following vague snippets from my mother's memory. My aunt (born 1920) attended St Anthony's Convent School in Sunderland and subsequently learned to type before employment at BHS. My mother seems to remember the name "Underwoods" in relation to Commercial training. Can anyone enlighten me further?
Title: Re: Typing tuition in Sunderland about 1935-1940
Post by: BumbleB on Monday 18 February 19 17:09 GMT (UK)
Possible - Underwood was the name of a typewriter -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwood_Typewriter_Company

Certainly a name I associated with my early secretarial days (not quite that long ago  :o )

Title: Re: Typing tuition in Sunderland about 1935-1940
Post by: stanmapstone on Monday 18 February 19 17:18 GMT (UK)
There was  GERTRUDE A. MORISON, COMMERCIAL SCHOOL & COPYING OFFICE, 29 NORFOLK STREET, SUNDERLAND. SHORTHAND, TYPEWRITING, BOOK-KEEPING, FRENCH. POSTS GUARANTEED TO STUDENTS WHEN PROFICIENT. Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette - Tuesday 28 May 1935

THORNHILL COMMERCIAL COLLEGE 37 OTTO TERRACE, SUNDERLAND. COMPTOMETER SHORTHAND TYPEWRITING BOOK-KEEPING ALL COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS, Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette - Friday 02 April 1937

OLIVE HOUSE ACADEMY, STOCKTON ROAD, SUNDERLAND. COOKER HANDICRAFTS. NEEDLEWORK, DRESSMAKING, BOOK-KEEPING, TYPEWRITING, Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette - Friday 12 January 1934

Stan
Title: Re: Typing tuition in Sunderland about 1935-1940
Post by: JenB on Monday 18 February 19 17:37 GMT (UK)
Did she definitely train in Sunderland?

There was an Underwoods Secretarial College in Newcastle upon Tyne (one of many around the country)
Title: Re: Typing tuition in Sunderland about 1935-1940
Post by: AlanBoyd on Monday 18 February 19 19:18 GMT (UK)
I’ve done some searching in the Sunderland Echo but not found anything. There seems to have been a typing school after the war called Cardus in Stockton Road but that’s too late.

I did discover that Underwood was a brand of typewriters so maybe there is some confusion there? Or perhaps they ran schools?
Title: Re: Typing tuition in Sunderland about 1935-1940
Post by: JenB on Monday 18 February 19 19:30 GMT (UK)
Quote from: AlanBoyd on Monday 18 February 19 19:18 GMT (UK)
Or perhaps they ran schools?

Reply #3  :-\
Title: Re: Typing tuition in Sunderland about 1935-1940
Post by: Rena on Monday 18 February 19 20:49 GMT (UK)
Many schools/places of learning liked to advertise their worthiness by publishing their exam results in local newspapers.  Your problem might be solved in the local newspaper.

PS I learnt to type at night school on an Underwood typewriter.
Title: Re: Typing tuition in Sunderland about 1935-1940
Post by: 2zpool on Wednesday 20 February 19 09:04 GMT (UK)
Company clerks in the US Army were called Remington Rangers ;D