Doris Lester Explained
| Doris Lester |
| Birth Name: | Verona Doris Lester |
| Birth Date: | 28 July 1886 |
| Birth Place: | Leytonstone, England |
| Relatives: | Muriel Lester (sister) |
Verona Doris Lester (28 July 1886[1] – 14 February 1965) was born in Leytonstone, Essex, England. She was the sister of Muriel Lester.[2] [3] [4] [5] Doris Lester was responsible for founding Children's House and Kingsley Hall in Bow East London with her sister Muriel[6] [7] Doris Lester worked with Muriel, but was not the international figure that her elder sister Muriel was.[8] She received a telegram from Muriel in 1941 about her imprisonment in Trinidad.[9] She played an active part in the management of Kingsley Hall, including the postwar period.[10]
Doris Lester's papers are part of an archive currently held at the Bishopsgate Institute in London.[11] [12]
Publications
- The Challenge of the Adolescent Girl (Intermediate Department Papers. no. 3.) 1921 by Verona Doris Lester
- Jesus: Leader of Men (Teachers and Taught Text Books on Religious Education.) 1923 by Verona Doris Lester and Alice Muriel Pullen
- Pictures of God. Hints for Sunday School teaching on the nature of God 1921 by Verona Doris Lester and Alice Muriel Pullen
- Some Problems and Needs of the Intermediate Boy and Girl (Intermediate Department Papers. no. 4.) 1922 by Verona Doris Lester
Notes and References
- 1939 Register
- Web site: swarthmore.edu . 27 December 2015 . 27 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527185306/http://www.swarthmore.edu/library/peace/CDGB/Lester.html . dead .
- http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/bq/34-7_337.pdf MURIEL LESTER, 1883-1968 Baptist Saint?
- Two Sisters and the Cockney Kids by Lylie Valentine, Club Row Press
- Web site: blueplaqueplaces.co.uk . 27 December 2015 . 7 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190107201948/http://www.blueplaqueplaces.co.uk/muriel-lester-and-doris-lester-blue-plaque-in-loughton-1929#.VoAux1797z8 . dead .
- The Match Girl and the Heiress by Seth Koven, published 2015,, Princeton University Press
- https://www.architecture.com/image-library/ribapix/image-information/poster/Kingsley-Hall,-Powis-Road,-Bow,-London-plans-for-the-community-centre-hall-for-Miss-Muriel-Lester-and-Miss-Doris-Lester/posterid/RIBA21665.html architecture.com
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2008/10/08/muriel_lester_feature.shtml BBC
- https://mjohansenblog.wordpress.com/tag/east-london/ mjohansenblog.wordpress.com
- https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/514254851171850692/ Pinterest - Bishopsgate Institute
- http://internetserver.bishopsgate.org.uk/Details/archive/110031403 Bishopsgate Institute
- Web site: Muriel Lester at Bishopsgate Institute . 27 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160105212534/http://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/Library/Library-and-Archive-Collections/Protest-and-Campaigning/Lester-Muriel . 5 January 2016 . dead .
