Sheffield (England)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Lecture by Thomson titled A Comparison of English and American Education, 1 Oct 1924
File
Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/1
Scope and Contents
Thomson compares the American high school system to the English secondary school system. He argues that there is much to be learned from the American system which, as a result of offering a free education up to 18 for all who wish it and are able, relies on a more varied curriculum which incorporates social and vocational education alongside more academic subjects such as English, Mathematics, classics and science. Thomson reasons that more provision should be made in England for...
Dates:
1 Oct 1924
Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Sir William Henry Hadow, 08 December 1925
Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L1213
Scope and Contents
Letter, 8 December 1925, Sheffield, W. H. Hadow to Donald Tovey. Congratulating Tovey on his article on Schubert which is being published. Holograph signed.
Dates:
08 December 1925
Sorby Research Fund, 1909-1914
Series
Identifier: Coll-74/4
Scope and Contents
The Sorby Research Fund series consists of:
- Constitution of the Sorby Research Fund, in handwritten, typewritten and printed forms
- Correspondence relating to the establishment of the fund
- Notes
Dates:
1909-1914
'Speculations on the [?] structural basis for control of enzyme synthesis function in bacteria', delivered at Cambridge, Glasgow, Bristol and Sheffield, 1966-1967
File
Identifier: Coll-1586/F/1/F.53
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series chiefly contains notes for public and invitation lectures by Martin Rivers Pollock. There are also a few lectures delivered within the University of Edinburgh but these appear to be 'one-off' lectures to other departments rather than part of a regular teaching course.Most of the material consists of manuscript notes for the lecture, usually giving headings of main points, examples, and some outline text. Many have indications of slides to be used, referred to by a...
Dates:
1966-1967