| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/D/43/17 |
| Title | Miss E. E. Crosby |
| Date | 1928 - 1940 |
| Description | Correspondence between Edith E. Crosby and the General Secretary of the NUWT, first Ethel Froud, then A. Muriel Pierotti, regarding:
News of mutual friends and matters of interest outside the official business of the NUWT including discussion of their health, news from the school Edith Crosby is teaching in, and news of holidays and other activities
Letter of condolence on the death of Edith Crosby's father
Contributions to a Memorial in Stratford for Edith Kerrison (first women to serve on West Ham Council)
Arrangements for a chapter on Education which Edith Crosby was asked to write for a publication Mrs E. M. White was organising
Thanks for reports which Edith Crosby sent in to Central Council
Suggestions for alterations to NUWT Memorandums
Suggestions for amendments to NUWT publications, includes handwritten notes for NUWT pamphlet on 'The Secondary Stage in Education', revisions to the booklet on Rural Education, children's books and various other subjects
Rural education and reconstruction
Age of transfer from junior to senior schools
Teaching of under fives
'The Woman Teacher' - suggestions for subjects to be covered in the publication
Arrangements for meetings of the NUWT Education Commitee
Invitations to events, lectures and dinners
Her work for NUWT Central Council on the Education Committee
Edith Crosby's role as an NUWT representative on the Education Committee of the League of Nations Union and on the National Council of the Teaching of International Relations
Reprint from 'The Woman Teacher' of Edith Crosby's Presidential Address as President of the West Ham Branch of the NUWT
Sending good wishes on her retirement from teaching
'Mental Deficiency' report
The correspondence also includes a number of letters between Emily A. Crosby (Edith's sister) and Ethel Froud and A. Muriel Pierotti where they express their sympathy at the recent death of Edith Crosby. This includes discussion of return of funds from the NUWT which were given to Edith to help with medical expenses
Edith Crosby was Chairman of the Education Committee, President of the West Ham branch of the NUWT
it looks like some of the letters from the General Secretary in this folder may be copies which appear in other folders as often the items referred to in them, for example minutes of meetings written by Edith Crosby, are no longer present |
| Extent | 2 folders |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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