This small collection contains items that once belonged to Dr Woodhouse including his camera, home made episcope, film and photographs taken in and around the City of Leeds Training College and his doctorate thesis. His family thought it fitting that some of his personal items should remain on the site of his place of work.

Doris Rushworth, was born on 27 August 1897 in Bradford. She trained as a primary teacher at Leeds Training College. She then worked for a few years as a teacher in Bradford before marrying, Charles Rhodes, in 1923. She died in 1978. Two smaller albums are inscribed 'Doris Rushworth Xmas 1916' and 'Doris Rushworth August 1917'. The photos are mostly unlabelled but clearly connected with the College. They appear to depict College events and fellow-students. They are mostly formal group photos, apparently on College premises, or individual studio photos. Some of the latter are labelled with first names of the individuals concerned. One larger album, untitled and undated, contains more photos of the same type, there are some photos of [Rushworth] family. Group photos of children, possibly schoolchildren taught by Doris Rushworth.

Walter Sydney Lund was a student at the City of Leeds Training College from 1915 to 1917 in Cavendish Hall. He fought during the First World War in the Middle East. the file contains introductory letters, photograph of Cavendish Hall students ca. 1917, brief Biography of Walter Lund. Photocopies of Oxford Senior Local Examinations Certificate 1914 and 1915, Board of Education Certificate for Leeds Training College 1917. Royal Society of Teachers Certificate, covering letter and conditions 1921.

Collection mainly focuses on material generated by the City of Leeds Training College and Carnegie Physical Training College. These include handbooks and prospectuses of the colleges dating from 1913 to 1970s, documents relating to the early years of Carnegie College, Carnegie College trip to Berlin Olympics in 1936. training college magazine ‘The Owl’ from 1930s, donations from alumni from various period, military items from 1940s when college was an Army Training Centre.

Items belonged to, Frederick Evelyn Unwin (1895 - 1978) from Kirkby in Ashfield, a student at Leeds Training College, Beckett's Park, 1914-1916. the Owl contains a listing of students and staff on active service 1915-1916. It also includes photographs of the college as the 2nd Northern General Hospital. the handbook can be dated to between 1917 to 1920 by virtue of the staff listing. the panoramic photograph is of the campus this image was used in the college handbook.

Reminisces of 1910-12 CLTC student Thomas Halliwell, Teaching practice notes of CLTC student Samuel Childs. Teaching practice notes of CLTC student Ada Sones. College ephemera including handbooks. George Sprittles scrapbook dating from the time the College buildings were the 2nd Northern General Hospital during WW1.

Margaret 'Jill' Swales was a student at the City of Leeds Training College from 1943 to 1945 during its sojourn at Scarborough during WW2. This collection is of her experiences at the college through notes, photographs and artefacts.

The donation contains ten 16mm and one 8mm films showing Carnegie College of Physical Training shot by Ambrose Congdon, a keen amateur filmmaker, during his time at Carnegie in 1936-38. Congdon caught on film his fellow students at work and play, including shots of Mr and Mrs Major relaxing in their garden. He also filmed the beginning of land clearances for the 1938 extensions to Carnegie College. The films capture the 1937 Festival of Youth. There is also a photograph/scrap album from the same period. Included are letters received by Congdon during the months after he and his contemporaries left Carnegie.