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Collection of School Exercise Books

Catalogue reference: 4828

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This record is about the Collection of School Exercise Books dating from 1800-1980.

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Reference
4828
Title
Collection of School Exercise Books
Date
1800-1980
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

Held by
Leeds University: Museum of the History of Science, Technology and Medicine
Language
English
Creator(s)
<corpname>Museum of the History of Education</corpname>
Physical description
1,000 items
Access conditions

Open by appointment

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.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/e4ce580c-5a28-457c-8e6b-4c906ecd0984/

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Collection of School Exercise Books