| Admin History | Edith Becket (1877-1952) was one of the earliest students at University College, Nottingham, graduating in 1898. In 1900 she joined the staff of the Department of Education, where she remained until her retirement in 1947.
Dr Becket's principal academic interest was the history of education and in 1928 she published a history, 'The University College Nottingham'. In 1936 she obtained her Ph D for her thesis on 'The History of Education and of Educational Institutions in Nottinghamshire excluding the City of Nottingham from 1800-1930'.
The history of local education remained her abiding interest, and she continued to undertake research in this area until her death in 1952. |
| Custodial History | The papers came to the University library in 1990 from the Department of Education. |
| FindingAids | Copyright in all Finding Aids belongs to the University of Nottingham.
In the Reading Room, King's Meadow Campus:
Typescript Catalogue, 4 pp
At the National Register of Archives, The National Archives, Kew:
Typescript Catalogue, 4 pp
Online:
Catalogue accessible from the website of Manuscripts and Special Collections, Manuscripts Online Catalogue. |