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Address to the Edinburgh Ladies College for the commemoration of founders and benefactors, 6 Jun 1927
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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/4
Scope and Contents
Thomson pays tribute to the school and its benefactors, tracing its history and looking forward to its future. Also included is an itinerary of the event.
Dates:
6 Jun 1927
Commonplace book of Edith A. Vernon, 1859-1901
Item — Box CLX-A-371
Identifier: Coll-1848/18-0114
Scope and Contents
This interesting piece of Edinburgh educational history is a commonplace book composed in two periods, 1856 and from 1891-1901, from the teacher training college at Dairy House, Edinburgh and probably the Edinburgh Institution For The Education Of Young Ladies at 23, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh.1856 entries make up a leavers book with a charming large collection of signed and dated entries of verse quotations, well-wishes and original prose/verse in English, German & French...
Dates:
1859-1901
Education and Vocation, 6 Oct 1942
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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/27
Scope and Contents
Thomson argues that the British education system needs to make provision for vocational training, citing, in some detail, Germany's extensive system of vocational training as an example. He stresses that the vocational training undertaken through the necessities of war should be carried on through peacetime, ensuring it is integrated into the existing educational system and valued, and outlines the history and decline of apprenticeship and vocational education in Britain between...
Dates:
6 Oct 1942
Education for the Base of the Pyramid, 20 Jan 1931
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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/19
Scope and Contents
The notes are brief, largely containing bullet points for Thomson to discuss. These include a definition of the pyramid and its relation to society; notes regarding the four new classes as identified by Wells; the differential birth rate; the Danish Folkhighschools; and social equality.
Dates:
20 Jan 1931
Lecture regarding examinations, 23 Nov 1949
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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/31
Scope and Contents
In the lecture, Thomson defends the use of examinations, arguing that they are preferable to nepotism. In addition, he identifies the problems of examinations, and how these may or have been resolved, including those of reliability and continuity of standards. Thomson discusses the merits of internal versus external examination, giving examples from Scotland, England and Germany, and referencing some of his own experience both as a member of a School Certificate Examination...
Dates:
23 Nov 1949
Note and stories relating to Flora MacDonald's family, 12 April 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/77
Scope and Contents
Note and stories collected from Mrs MacLellan, Ormacleit [Ormaclete, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] relating to Flora MacDonald's family, including the relationship between Mrs MacLellan's own family and Flora's family, Mrs MacLellan being the grand-daughter of Flora's younger brother Angus. Angus had a very large family of ten sons and four daughters. Her family connections with other well known MacDonald families are also noted. The story of how Flora's eldest brother Ranald died in a gun...
Dates:
12 April 1870
Papers relating to Donald Macpherson Baillie, 1908-1961
Series
Identifier: BAI 7
Scope and Contents
The papers relating to Donald Macpherson Baillie consist of:
- articles, cuttings and ephemera
- career/employment resumés and references
- correspondence
- memorials and letters of condolence
Dates:
1908-1961
Soldier Students, 1870s-1930s
Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/3165
Scope and Contents
Photograph of a group of Canadian soldiers in a classroom at Edinburgh University being taught by Professor Robert Wallace about the technical side of agriculture in the early 20th century.
Dates:
1870s-1930s
The School as a Social Influence: Two Practical Examples, 1930
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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/13
Scope and Contents
The lecture explores how schools could, and should, benefit the whole community by giving pupils a happy, clean environment which serves as a model for what the home should be, and by giving them the knowledge and skills in order to work towards solving practical and social problems in their communities. He illustrates this point with detailed descriptions of the Rachel MacMillan Nursery School in Deptford, London, and the Training School for Village Teachers at Chapra, Bengal....
Dates:
1930
University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area, 1925-c1980
Series
Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/B
Scope and Contents
Collected material relating to the University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area as a whole, or different locations within it.:
University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area, (1962)
interim reports, (1969-1970
staffing issues, (1961-1962)
general correspondence, sub-committee papers and minutes, (1973-1977)
development...
Dates:
1925-c1980