Christopher Haanes (1966-)
Elected to Fellowship in 1989.
The Skolen for Grafisk Desugn (SFGD) in Oslo is now called Westerdals Grafiske Design, where Christopher continues to teach. Christopher is also interested in typography, and at the time of compilation (2004) is creating a collection of essays on typography.
Taught at: Skolen for Grafisk Design Oslo
Studied under: Ann Camp, Gaynor Goffe, Gerald Fleuss, Tom Perkins, Jen Lindsay.
Quintin (?) Haig
Elected to Craft Membership in 1954.
Brenda Hall
Elected to Craft Membership in 1938.
Peter Halliday (1939-12 December 2022)
Elected to Fellowship in 1976.
Served as Chairman: 1982-1985Founder member of Letter Exchange in 1988. Founder member and first Chairman of CLAS in 1994.He studied at the Medway College of Art from 1956 to 1960, taking writing illuminating and lettering with Maisie Sherley. Became part-time lecturer in calligraphy at Burton-onTrent Technical College, and taught various workshops in the UK, USA and continental Europe. He became External Examiner for the Certificate, Dilpoma and Advanced Diploma in Calligraphy and Bookbinding at Roehampton. Examples of his work appear in his own edition of Calligraphy Masterclass, Modern Scribes and Lettering Artists II, The Calligraphers Handbook (ed. Heather Child), Contemporary British Lettering, 60 Alphabets by Gunnlauger S. E. Briem, The Calligraphers Project Book by Suzanne Haines, Advanced Calligraphy Techniques by Diana Hoare, Calligraphy in Print, Calligraphy '84, The Art of The Scribe, and Fine Words Fine Books - all SSI exhibition catalogues.(details S. Gunn)
Studied under: Maisie Sherley.
Dorothy Hammond
Elected to Craft Membership in 1970.
Freda Hands (1919-2007)
Elected to Craft Membership in 1951.
Freda Hands, later Jones, was a working calligrapher who continued in her work until the age of 82 or 83. She produced work for HM Queen Elizabeth, HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, the Pope and the Archbishop of Canterbury. She also wrote and decorated the Jamaican Declaration of Independence, one of the few pieces with her name attached to it.
Studied under: M C Oliver.
Emiko Hashiguchi
Elected to Fellowship in 2012.
Violet Hawkes
Elected to Craft Membership in 1921.
Gillian Hazeldine (1944-)
Elected to Fellowship in 1993.
Served as Hon. Secretary: 1999-2012She was initially self-taught but received formal training on the Roehampton Correspondence Course with Gaynor Goffe as her tutor, and on the SSI Associate Scheme (now the Advanced Training Scheme). Taught a variety of students from adult education through to ATS and Roehampton Correspondence students. Her work appears in several SSI journals, the SSI exhibition catalogue for ‘Fine Words, Fine Books’ and all later exhibitions. In 1996, she was appointed as an unofficial deputy to the Chairman. In later years she was appointed Chairman of the Education Board and Convenor of the ATS. She has run the SSI’s Correspondence Course with great success, and at time of writing she is re-structuring its content. She is the author of Contemporary Calligraphy, Robert Hale Ltd. 2011.
Taught at: SSI ATS course
Studied under: Gaynor Goffe, Ann Hechle, Sue Hufton, John Woodcock.
Ann Hechle (1939-)
Elected to Fellowship in 1960.
Examples of her work can be seen in practically every SSI exhibition catalogue from 1960 onwards. A separate catalogue was published of her Lavender's Green explorations.
Studied under: Irene Wellington, Ann Camp, M. C. Oliver, William Gardner.
Ida Henstock
Elected to Craft Membership in 1925.
She began her work as the assistant to Graily Hewitt in 1923 when Madelyn Walker, who had been her calligraphy tutor at the Sheffield School of Art, invited her to join the Petersfield workshop where so many major works were to be produced. There were many books and Rolls of Honour and numerous Royal Patents for the Crown Office which she continued to do for over 40 years. For this work she was appointed a Member of Royal Victorian Order, an honour shared by her friend Dorothy Hutton.The quality of her illumination and gold will long be admired, with its delicacy of line and yet vigorous drawing and decoration so much part of the letter. Visitors to Portsmouth Cathedral admire her work as they look at the Service Books presented and written by Graily Hewitt. After his death in 1952, Ida was able to work in her own right, and her work is to be found in major collections, cathedrals and churches. One particularly large work is the House of Lords Roll of Honour, 1939-45 with its 408 full page coats of arms. It is to be regretted that her work has never been reproduced in colour. (obituary Scribe 25, David Graham)
Studied under: Madelyn Walker, Graily Hewitt.
Graily Hewitt (1864-1952)
Elected to Craft Membership in 1921.
Angela Hickey
Elected to Fellowship in 1990.
Horace Higgins
Elected to Craft Membership in 1921.
Alice M C Hindson
Elected to Craft Membership in 1923.
Served as Hon. Secretary: 1928-1931Miss H Hinkley
Elected to Craft Membership in 1921.
Margaret Hodgson
Elected to Craft Membership in 1923.
Served as Hon. Secretary: 1946-1947Mr J H Holden
Elected to Craft Membership in 1940.
Margaret T Holden
Elected to Craft Membership in 1922.
Miss B Holmes
Elected to Craft Membership in 1921.
Jean Hooker (nee Buckingham)
Elected to Craft Membership in 1958.
Gertrude Horsley (1908-2008)
Elected to Craft Membership in 1953.
Died Newport, Isle of Wight, June 2008.
David Howells (1918-2012)
Year of Election to Fellowship unknown.
David was an artist as much as he was a calligrapher. As such, his training was broadly based and teachers included Ronald and Mrs Horton, Ann Gasston, Marguerite Johnson M.A., E. Morgan-Rendle, F C Herrick and Leslie Cole (with whom he studied lithography). Leicester College of Art subsequently became Leicester Polytechnic then De Montfort University. Here David taught BA Hons and MA Hons students as a Senior Lecturer from 1952 to 1984, when he was made to retire. He also taught at Brighton College of Art and Design, and was Visiting Lecturer to the Royal College of Art teaching calligraphy from 1976 to 1980. His students went into many fields: Tony Matthews became an illustrator, Cal Swann a book designer, Linda Grey a designer and Charles Dance an actor. He has made many teaching visits to the USA, Japan and Netherlands. He specialised in linking writing with drawing and watercolours. He has produced calligraphic works for Leicester City Council, the Royal Leicestershire Regiment, and (working as part of the team under Alfred Fairbank) the Memorial Book to the United States Air Force of WW2: this is in St Clement Dane's church in London. His work has been reproduced in books by other calligraphers: Calligraphy by David Harris: Lettering Techniques by John Lancaster: Calligraphy Today: Modern Scribes and Lettering Artists: Kalligrafie Alden Biesen 1988: Cultureel Strombeek 1990. He exhibited at the SSI exhibitions Art of the Scribe and Calligraphy 84. In 1997, he designed the sculpture "Tribute to RAF Halton, Apprenticeship Scheme which stands outside the "schools" at RAF Halton, near Wendover, Bucks. He died on 4th September 2012, still an active calligrapher.
Taught at: School of Graphic Design, Leicester College of Art 1952-1984
Studied under: Many, see below, Alfred Fairbank.
Susan Hufton (1957-)
Elected to Fellowship in 1987.
Served as Hon. Secretary: 2012-2013Teaching at West Dean. A scribe working on the St John's Bible. Sue stood in as Acting Hon Sec for January-October 2013. Sue graduated from Roehampton with the Diploma in Advanced Calligraphy, having already become a teacher, and was elected to Fellowship in 1987. She remains a teacher at all levels and was for many years an ATS tutor and co-wrote the SSI’s Calligraphy Correspondence Course. She was Editor of The Scribe for twelve years, managed the SSI Library, served several times on the Executive Committee and exhibited widely. She wrote Step by Step Calligraphy published by Weidenfeld and Nicholson in 1995. Her long-standing interest in using letters on and in textiles takes her into places most calligraphers would not imagine, and creates new insights into the nature of the craft.
Taught at: Roehampton Institute
Studied under: Ann Camp, Tom Perkins, Gaynor Goffe, Gerald Fleuss.
Dorothy Hutton
Elected to Craft Membership in 1921.
Served as Hon. Secretary: 1949-1951Deputised as Hon Sec for Therese Fisher when the latter was ill. Member of the Royal Victoria Order.
Mrs F E Hyde
Elected to Craft Membership in 1936/7.
