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Autograph Letter Signed from Lyon Playfair to an unidentified recipient, 2 April 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1848/25-0059/22

Scope and Contents

Autograph Letter Signed from Sir Lyon Playfair to an unnamed correspondent, discussing the education of teachers, and a pamphlet on a parliamentary bill on the subject. Dated 2 April 1869.

Begins: "Dear Sir | I am much obliged to you for your Pamphlet, & agree with you that there is a serious deficiency in the Bill in not securing a Practical Proof of Teaching Power." He finds the recipient's pamphlet "clear & decided as to the Evil", but not "very explicit as to the remedy". He apprehends from the recipient's work, that he wishes "to join Normal School Teaching with University Teaching, but to effect this the Proposition should be clear & little burdensome to the Poor Student who has generally but small means to complete his Education as a Teacher".

Dates

  • Creation: 2 April 1869

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Full Extent

1 letter

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased in April 2025. Accession no. SC-Acc-2025-0059.

Physical Description

3pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged, folded twice.

Processing Information

Catalogued by Aline Brodin in October 2025, using information provided by the seller.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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