The Growth of British Education; By Colin R. Chapman; 6x8; 76 pp; soft cover; ISBN: 1873686013; Item # A0061

An historical description of education and the present whereabouts of its records in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Schools of every description, universities, reformatories, military and adult academies were provided by the State, by charities, by endowments, by religious bodies of all denominations, by professional institutions and by individuals. Of great help to family, social and educational historians are the surviving records of student admissions and attendances, teachers’ log books, reports, honors and awards, punishments, accounts and managers’ and governors’ meetings.