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Major accessions to repositories in 2022 relating to Education

Local

Archives and Cornish Studies Service (formerly Cornwall Record Office)

  • St Austell Old Cornwall Society: record books of minutes, newspaper cuttings and some syllabuses (1926-2016) with syllabuses, archive lists, and some donated archival material 1628-2016 (X1493)
  • Truro High School for Girls: records incl governors' minutes, photographs, admission registers, teacher register 1880-2019 (THS)

ARK: Archive Resource for Knowsley

  • Ann Thomas (nee Ockenden), lecturer in Art: oral history recorded by Heather Thomas-Smith. Recollections describe her experiences during her time at the College and after the establishment closed in 1962 2022 (GB1076.MTTC/1/3/30)

Bristol Archives

  • Bristol Grammar School: pupil admission registers, staff registers & school magazines 1848-2000 (46722)
  • Redland High School for Girls: prospectuses; registers; programmes; scrapbooks; finance; minutes; visitors book 1882-2017 (46784)
  • Brislington Enterprise College: records rel to admissions and incl Portway Community School Governors minutes and papers 1987-2013 (46683)

Derbyshire Record Office

  • Church Gresley Church of England School: photo album compiled by Angela Maureen Smith (nee Hursthouse) 1949-1954 (D8420)
  • Jessie Elizabeth Orwin, (1888-1981), school teacher & former student, Derby [Teacher] Training College: class photographs [Derby Teacher Training College], prayer book, postcards 1907-1909 (D8446)
  • Anthony Gell School, Wirksworth: records incl deeds (1784-1897), writings by former headmaster Roy Pearce (1910-1995), Governors' reports (1990-2004), minutes, programmes, year books, school magazines 1784-2016 (D271)
  • St Ronan's Girls' School, Duffield: salary books 1939-1961 (D7557)
  • Stanley Common Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School: minutes (1973-1992), admissions (1924-1987), log books (5) (1870-2000), deeds and correspondence (19th-20th cent); account book of predecessor Sunday School (1815-1868) 1815-2000 (D8362)

Dundee City Archives

  • George Clark (fl1859-1898), teacher at West End Academy, Dundee: mark books, bank account books, merit lists, newspaper cuttings, photographs of staff and pupils 1859-1898 (GD/X1556)

East Sussex Record Office

  • Brighton and Hove Council: photograph album compiled by Annie Enright, showing staff and children at Warren Farm Industrial School, Woodingdean, Brighton 1946-1959 (14002)

Glamorgan Archives

  • Graigddu Infants School, Dinas: admission registers 1924-1966 (ER39/2-4)
  • Ysgol Gymraeg Cardiff: papers rel to celebrating 70 years of Welsh education in Cardiff, incl minutes and corresp, and the financial papers of the Ex-Pupils Committee; alumni contact list; papers rel to arrangements for the parade; publicity material; papers tracing the history of Ysgol Gymraeg Cardiff; photos of the parade; papers of Siân (Morgan) Thomas, one of the first pupils of Ysgol Gymraeg Cardiff, who returned to teach at the school, and papers rel to Welsh-medium education in Cardiff 1950-2020 (D1864)

Hillingdon Local Studies, Archives and Museums Service

  • Minet School, Hayes: photographs, journals, slides and film reels late 20th cent (ACC.2022.23)
  • St Nicholas Grammar School, Northwood Hills: school magazines, photographs incl of students and sports events, news cuttings, performance programmes c1950-1970 (ACC.2022.34)

Hull History Centre (Hull City Archives)

  • Daltry Street and Eastfield Road Schools: programme, evacuation plan and photograph 1939-1946 (C DIPI)

Lancashire Archives

  • Sedgwick House School and Ronald Radley, (fl1972-1985), headteacher: log book (1951-1985), admission registers (1965-1983), minute books, annual reports of head and matron (1952-1967), corresp, reports and publications 1951-2019 (DDX 3591/ACC13069)

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for

  • Collegiate School for Girls, Leicester: photograph albums, panoramic photographs, photographs and programmes, school magazines, prints by art ,teacher, exam papers (1955-1962) c1930-1979 (DE10507)
  • Workers' Educational Association (WEA), Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland branches: minutes and accounts, promotional material and publications 1955-2019 (DE10330)

Lincolnshire Archives

  • Westgate Academy, Lincoln: log books, admission registers, attendance registers and miscellaneous records 1895-1971 (SR/662)

North Devon Record Office (South West Heritage Trust)

  • Goodleigh School: minute book, log book, and admissions register 1903-1975 (2839)
  • Monkleigh Primary School: governors minutes and associated documents 1937-2016 (B1461)

North Yorkshire County Record Office

  • Bentham Grammar School: archive 1726-2002 (S/BNL 1)

Northamptonshire Archives

  • Mrs W [Mary?] Montague, of Thrapston: correspondence to Miss Jane Salmon at Salmon's Ladies Seminary, Tattershall, Lincolnshire relating to the education of Eliza Westlake, described as a 'little orphan child' 1829-1847 (N448)
  • Trinity High School, Northampton: copy of website built over 18 years covering the history of the school c1940-1979 (2022/37)

Northumberland Archives

  • Nunnykirk School, Netherwitton: attendance registers (boarding); attendance registers (28); staff registers (11); Governors minutes; copies of original leases, estate sale maps, constitution, deed of gift, agreements, trust deeds 1999-2022 (CES [NRO 12533])

Nottinghamshire Archives

  • Nottingham High School: Degree of the Realm granted by the Archbishop of Canterbury appointing Edward Henry Fraser, solicitor and former Mayor of Nottingham, a Doctor of Civil Law, 9 Apr 1898, confirmed by letters patent of Queen Victoria, 9 May 1898; also separate wax seal of Queen Victoria 1898 (10220)
  • Nottingham Nursery Nursing College: photographs, books, pamphlets, history of the college [RESTRICTED ACCESS] 1947-2000 (10286)

Perth and Kinross Council Archive

  • Balnacraig School: records incl admission registers, 1898-2012; punishment book, 1919-1976; licensing register; Fechney School minute book, 1900-1911; annual reports, 1926-1974; governors/directors minutes, 1937-1994 1898-1994 (Acc22/12)
  • Breadalbane Academy: records incl log books, 1904-1992; handbooks, 1985-2006; year books, 2000-2008 (2005 & 2007 wanting); school magazines, 1919-1992 (some wanting); school newsletter, 1972-1973; programmes and certificates 1904-2008 (Acc22/01)

Plymouth and West Devon Record Office

  • Nancy Langhorne Astor Scholarship Trust: copy of trust deed; copy of revised trust deed, minutes; financial reports, corresp with Plymouth University, and reports of the charity recipients 1965-2019 (4393)
  • Longcause Community Special School, Plympton: leavers' files and pupil records 2008-2017 (4418)
  • Devon County Council, Education Committee: papers kept by Councillor D M Stanbury, vice chair of the committee and Chair of the working party on reorganisation of secondary schools in Plymouth 1986-1987 (4417)
  • Salisbury Road Infants' School, Plymouth: log books and history booklet 1903-1983 (4437)

Stockport Archive Service

  • Hazel Grove Primary School: admission registers, log books, accident books, photo albums and loose photos 1864-2019 (D2208)

West Glamorgan Archive Service

  • Ragged School, Swansea: minutes 1869-1971 (E/S 46/1/1-2)

Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre

  • South Marston School: minutes and registers 1895-2012 (F8/600/188)

National

British Library, Manuscript Collections

  • Beryl Agatha Gilroy (1924-2001), Guyanese educator, novelist, ethno-psychotherapist, and poet: archive 20th cent (Add MS 89476)
  • Alexander Monro (fl 1829), student of anatomy: notes on a course of anatomy lectures given by Edward Stanley (1793-1862), surgeon and founding fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons 1829 (Add MS 89651)

Historic Environment Scotland (formerly RCAHMS)

  • Donaldson's School for the Deaf, Edinburgh and Linlithgow: oral histories rel to Donaldson's School for the Deaf, Edinburgh and Linlithgow, compiled by Ruth Donaldson 1940-2000 (2022/28)

National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections

  • Scottish Parent Teacher Council: records 1948-2018 (Acc.14406)
  • Workers' Educational Association, Scotland: records c1920-2000 (Acc.14420)

National Library of Wales: Department of Collection Services

  • Hywel Ceri Jones, public servant: speeches, papers and presentations on educational issues mainly as an official with the European Commission with responsibility for education and training 1971-1999 (HCJONS)
  • Mary Silyn Roberts, of the Workers Education Authority: papers rel to work of Mary Silyn Roberts and R. Silyn Roberts in the WEA North Wales, incl corresp with R. Williams Parry, Ben Bowen Thomas (Coleg Harlech) and Eirene White, an article in memory of Mrs Price White Bangor, and R. Silyn Roberts' visit to Russia in 1930 1925-1975 (Mary Silyn Roberts (Women’s Archive of Wales))

Science Museum Library and Archives

  • Royal Commission on Technical Instruction, 1881-1884: archive of evidence for the RCTI 1881-1884 (RCTI)

University

Bangor University, Archives and Special Collections

  • Normal College, teacher training college, Bangor: minutes, reports, photographs, memorabilia c1980-1999 (2022/17)

Bristol University Information Services: Special Collections

  • Goldney House, University of Bristol Hall of Residence: photographic prints and negatives, a sketch, auction catalogue, conference programme, books, newsletter and offprints. 1922-1991 (DM3142)

Coventry University, Lanchester Library

  • Coventry University Student Union: records 1974-2011 (2022/25)

Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections

  • Manuscript volume containing notes of lectures by Hugh Blair, Professor of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres in the University of Edinburgh, comprising 39 complete lectures 1770 (SC-Acc-2022-0058)

Glasgow University Archive Services

  • Sir Kenneth Calman (b1941), surgeon, oncologist and former Chancellor of the University of Glasgow: papers 20th-21st cent (GLAASC ACCN 00059)

Leicester University Library: Special Collections

  • University of Leicester: Lin Foxhall, Head of the School of Archaeology: digital records relating to the Richard III project 2013-2015 (Acc 2022/20 (D))
  • University of Leicester: Rose Griffiths, Professor of Education: oral history interview relating to career in children's non-fiction (maths resources and texts books) during the late 20th century c1980-2000 (Acc 2022/21 (D))
  • Alan Everitt, (1926-2008), historian: papers including correspondence, research notes, diaries and draft manuscripts c1950-2008 (Acc 2022/17)
  • William Hodson Brock (b1936), Professor in the History of Science, chemist, historian and author: papers incl correspondence while working as Professor at the University and Director of the Victorian Studies Centre c1950-2022 (Acc 2022/18)
  • Brenda May Barnard (1938-2021), textile artist and scarf collector: papers rel to student life incl exam papers, teaching notes and degree congregation programmes c1971-1974 (Acc 2022/2)
  • Jean Humphreys (1924-2019), teacher and supporter of Leicester University: papers incl diaries (c1950-1957, 1980-1989 and 2010-2019); photographs; University of Leicester publications, correspondence and research notes c1950-2019 (Acc 2022/12)
  • Arthur Humphreys (1911-1998), Professor of English: papers incl diaries (c1950-1957, 1980-1989), photographs, University of Leicester publications, correspondence and research notes c1950-2019 (Acc 2022/12)

London University: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

  • Helen Wilson (fl1930s), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine: drawings of insects created for teaching purposes c1930

Manchester University: University of Manchester Library

  • Ashburne Hall, University of Manchester hall of residence: records incl minute books, administrative files, financial records, student records, photographs and photograph albums, student ephemera incl Hall magazine and cuttings books 1890s-2010s (AHA)

Nottingham University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections

  • Footprints Theatre Trust, religious education theatre company, Nottingham: records 1978-2018 (MS 1049)
  • University of Nottingham: photographs taken by Nick Lambert, while a law student, of music gigs at the University, featuring Paul McCartney and Wings, Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music and Rod Stewart and the Faces alumnus Nick Lambert 1970-1973 (NUP/61)
  • University of Nottingham: Florence Boot Hall: records including photos c1930-2021 (UL/H/6/)
  • University of Nottingham: Lakeside Arts: exhibition files relating to exhibitions held in the University and Djanogly Art Galleries c1956-2019 (UPL)

Sussex University Library Special Collections

  • Margaret Ann Boden (b1936), OBE FBA, Research Professor of Cognitive Science, University of Sussex: articles, incl drafts and related corresp, covering AI, computer creativity, cognitive science, computer art and other subjects in her field. Also incl notes and slides from talks and workshops and some material rel to her time at Sussex University, as well as corresp with various institutions about work events and trips 1970s-2000s (SxMs215)

Swansea University: Richard Burton Archives

  • Maes-yr-haf educational settlement: papers and photographs of Barrie and David Naylor, wardens, incl visitor book bearing signature of King George V 1920-1970 (2022/19)

University of Reading: Special Collections

  • Margaret Randall (fl1942-1945), former student of University of Reading: incl photographs of residents of St George's Hall where Randall lived as a student, photographs of the Students' Representative Council, photograph of a performance by the Guild of the Red Rose, Easter 1943, photograph of Margaret and friends at 'Hollingworth's', while working on the land during the vacations in wartime 1942-1945 (Acc.MS5815)
  • Mary Bryden (1953-2015), Emeritus Professor of the French Department, University of Reading: academic papers 20th cent (Acc.MS5854)