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Board of Education and successors: Personal Files

Catalogue reference: ED 36

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ED 36

Small selection of personal files relating to persons employed by the Board of Education and successors.They include people of national importance, such as Matthew Arnold, who had been one of the earliest Inspectors of Schools, and Sir Trenchard...

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Reference

ED 36

Title
Board of Education and successors: Personal Files
Date

1859-1966

Description

Small selection of personal files relating to persons employed by the Board of Education and successors.

They include people of national importance, such as Matthew Arnold, who had been one of the earliest Inspectors of Schools, and Sir Trenchard Cox, director of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The two files relating to Inspectors of Schools (HMIs) show the way in which the department dealt with staff, while the file relating to the Chief Librarian contains information on the employment of women in professional posts in the department.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Board of Education, 1899-1944
  • Department of Education and Science, 1964-1992
  • Education Department, 1856-1899
  • Ministry of Education, 1944-1964
Physical description

13 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure

Subjects
Topics
Labour
Museums and galleries
Education
Sex and gender
Selection and destruction information

Some files were selected because they showed the way in which the department dealt with staff.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6835/

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