![[Bundle 1] Copies of letters-Mercier to Graham,press cuttings.](/uploads/r/archive-and-special-collections/4/0/4008/NumBer_1_142.jpg)
![[Bundle 2] Copies of letters-resignations-Graham's talk and press cuttings.](/uploads/r/archive-and-special-collections/4/0/4009/NumBer_2_142.jpg)
![[Bundle 3] Graham's talk to resident staff - minutes.](/uploads/r/archive-and-special-collections/4/0/4010/NumBer_3_142.jpg)
![[Bundle 4] Board of Education report into City of Leeds Training College.](/uploads/r/archive-and-special-collections/4/0/4011/Board_of_ed_142.jpg)
Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1916 - 1933 (Accumulation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
1 box containing 5 bundles of printed matter, typewritten and handwritten documents.
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
These papers were kept among the archive holdings of the Library at Beckett Park. Possibly part of the collection of material that was split, with the majority being handed over to the the Leeds Record Office at Sheepscar.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Judith Atteridge
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The majority of this material dates from around 1916 and records the resignation of Vice-Principal Winifred Mercier, the 'talk' to residential staff given by James Graham, Secretary for Education at Leeds, and the resulting resignation of nine women tutors from the College. It includes copies of letters among the key players in the so called 'scandal' news paper clippings relating to the events and reports from the Board of Education.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The original five bundles of papers has been retained, although it is clear that some items are missing and others out of place. No attempt has been made at this time to put the material into a logical order. It is probable that over the time these papers were held in the Library consecutive users have moved items from their original order.
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Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
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Script of material
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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Not yet catalogued in detail.
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Mercier, Winifred (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD(G), Second edition.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
June 2013
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Archivist's note
Compiled by Keith Rowntree