Scope and Content

1. Two copies of essay: ‘R.S. Peters - A commentary, by Peter Hobson’ undated

2. The Island, Sidcot School Magazine, February 1947

3. Certificate of Baptism of Georgina Peters, 27 May 1950

4. Identity card of Mabel Georgina Peters (Peters’ mother) date-stamped 1951 and 1952.

5. Certificate, qualifying Peters to render first aid to the injured, The St John Ambulance Association, October 1940

6. National Academy of Education Medal, 1965

7. R.S. Peters speech given on his retirement, 29 September 1982 misc

8. ‘The Influence of R.S. Peters on the Place of Philosophy of Education in Preservice Teacher Preparation programmes in the United Kingdom’. By Mary Olga McKenna, Canadian and International Education, Vol. 8 1. 1979, two copies

9. Papers of the Celebration Conference, The Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain, 5 - 7 April 1991

10. PhD Thesis entitled ‘R.S. Peters: A Man and his Work’ by Mavourn Collits, dedicated to Peters, March 1992

11. Undated review of ‘R.S. Peters: A Man and his Work’

12. Family tree entitled ‘Sir Christopher Wren and the line of his descendants to the Peters family’, undated

13. Photocopy of handwritten notes from Robert Frost, accepting Mark Twain Knighthood, 1928 & 1937 (possibly relating to Peters’ research in later life).

14. Essex County Fire Brigade, Summary of conditions of service for volunteer members [? 1950s]

15. ‘A Tribute to Lionel Elvin’ on his retirement, written by Peters, undated

16. 'R.S. Peters, A Commentary', by Peter Hobson, undated

17. Compliments slip found within Peters' review copy of 'The Political Philosophy of Hobbes', from the publisher (1957)

Related Material

The Political Philosophy of Hobbes' by Howard Warrender, in R.S. Peters' book collection.