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| Description | Scrapbook collated by Joan Simon in 2002 containing papers, articles and correspondence regarding various subjects. Includes:
Obituary for Lord Keith of Kinkel
Review of 'Promoting Comprehensive Education in the Twenty First Century' edited by Clyde Chitty and Brian Simon, with a short note from Chitty
Obituary for Michael Smith, teacher
Obituary for Joan Tough, educationalist
Obituary for Michael Stern, educationalist
Correspondence from David Reeder and Ken Fogelman regarding an event held by the University of Leicester, School of Education in memory of Brian Simon, 8 June 2002, with a copy of the programme
Letters of condolence from various individuals including Suresh C Ghosh
Scanned copy of a photograph of Simon taken at the same time as the image used on the front of his autobiography
Letter from Denis Montrost, dared 4 May 2002, regarding a book by Simon
Obituary for Burt Pearce, political activist
Letter from Ruth Frow, dated 22 June 2002, regarding the death of Betty Matthews and her invitation to an event to be held in memory of Brian Simon
Letter from Peter Cunningham of the Univeristy of Cambridge, dated 21 September 2002, regarding Simon's memorial and Cunningham's recent work
Interview with Theodor Shanin from the Guardian Education, 10 September 2002
Letter from Stephen Rowland, dated 20 September 2002, regarding his time as a student of Brian Simon and his work since, including on education in Russia
Obituary for Henri Rol-Tanguy, French Resistance leader
Obituary for Sir Jack Longland, Director of Education for Derbyshire 1949-1970
Correspondence between Shena Simon and Jack Longland, dated April 1949, regarding the number of places Dorset Local Education Authority (LEA) was taking in Independent schools (the Dorset Public School Bursery Scheme)
Article on George Ewart Evans
'Children who don't speak' article by Margaret C L Greene printed in New Society, 5 September 1963
Interview with Peter Mullen, printed in the Guardian 2002
Articles and papers on FORUM Caroline Benn/Brian Simon Memorial lecture, 28 September 2002, by Tim Bridgehouse, on comprehensive schools
'Some Aspects of Recent University History' by Sir Charles Wilson, from the University of Leicester Convocation Review 1977
'Business as usual for Blair amid the global hurricanes' article in The Guardian 2 October 2002
Letter from Glyn Jones, dated 1 November 2002, regarding a letter sent to him by Brian Simon regarding Jones' book in December 2001, with a copy of Simon's letter
Obituary for Roger Simon, Brian's brother
Letter from Ruth Frow, dated 22 October 2002, regarding the death of Roger Simon
Press release issued by the Institute of Education, University of London regarding the appointment of Gary McCulloch as the first occupant of the Brian Simon Chair
Order of service for a memorial for Sam Fisher
Article in the National Union of Students' (NUS) Friends newsletter regarding the death of Betty Matthews
Article regarding the evacuation of children under the age of five years during the Second World War
Invitation to a reception held by the Editor of the TES to mark its 75th anniversary, 26 September 1985
Book review of Simon's autobiography 'A Life in Education', from the History of Education journal, volume 29 number 1
Address by Robin Alexander at the ceremony conferring Brian Simon with Doctors of Letters, Honoris Causa, 15 July 1998
Salem, or encounter with Kurt Hahn' article by Brian Simon
'Eccles and Liberalism' article by Brian Simon on the Headteacher at Gresham's School, Holt
Photograph of the Gresham's school rugby team, including Brian Simon aged 17
Photograph of the 36th 'lake hunt', including a full list of the people in the picture
Call for papers flier for 'Education and the Social Order: Re-visioning the legacy of Brian Simon' a conference held at Cambridge, 12-14 December 2003
Two letters from Penny Milbouer regarding the 'Simonian Declaration', November 2000-January 2001
Newspaper articles mostly regarding education policy and Communism, including a commemorative pull-out on the 1944 Education Act |