Description | This sub-fonds provides a record of Froebel Educational Institute's relationships with other educational organisations and local government councils. Specifically, it consists of records pertaining to the following organisations: Association of Teachers in Colleges and Departments of Education (ATCDE), Board of Education, Clerk School Board Liverpool, German Educational Reconstruction (G.E.R.), Hertfordshire County Council (Offley), Institute of Education, London County Council, London Junior School Club, National Campaign for Nursery Education, National Froebel Foundation, Nursery School Association, Putney Society, Save the Children Fund and Hill House, The Uplands Association, and Training Colleges Clearing House (THHC). Of note, it includes information about wartime measures during the Second World War, recognition of Froebel Educational Institute as a teacher training college, acquisition of Offley Place, and construction of new buildings and alterations at Grove House. Noteworthy correspondents include Principals Esther Lawrence, Eglantyne Mary Jebb and Molly Brearley. Also of note, it contains four boxes of material documenting the relationship between the Froebel Educational Institute and the National Froebel Foundation. |