Catalogue description Collection of School Exercise Books

This record is held by Leeds University: Museum of the History of Science, Technology and Medicine

Details of 4828
Reference: 4828
Title: Collection of School Exercise Books
Description:

School pupils' exercise books, script writing copy books, essay books, rough books and mensuration books, covering all subjects taught in schools including all forms of arithmetic, geometry and algebra, sciences, English and spelling
Date: 1800-1980
Held by: Leeds University: Museum of the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Museum of the History of Education
Physical description: 1,000 items
Access conditions:

Open by appointment
Subjects:
  • Yorkshire
  • Education
Administrative / biographical background:

The archive collections of the Museum of the History of Education at the University of Leeds are managed by the University Collections Officer. The manuscript collections are backed by extensive collections of text books, training manuals, work books and other teaching aids such as spelling prompt cards and maps, relating to all subjects and topics, covering the period 1719-1980. There are also HMI reports and other publications, and works relating to the history of education and school provision in Yorkshire.

 

This miscellaneous collection, under the categories of teaching, serial, visual aid and ephemera, has been amassed from a number of unidentified sources.

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