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  <dc:title>Papers of Louis Christian Schiller (1895-1976)</dc:title>
  <dc:description>The collection includes Schiller's notebooks, his working notes, scripts of his lectures, articles and essays, correspondence concerning engagements and with colleagues and students, material relating to his involvement with courses for teachers, personalia, printed material and photographs. Schiller's notebooks mainly contain working notes and the text for his lectures which provide evidence of his educational ideas, for instance, on the teaching of number, the importance of freedom and creativity through art, craft and movement activities, on reading, writing and conversation. Schiller had several articles published and worked on a book about number (which was never completed), but it was through his lectures and his involvement in courses for teachers that Schiller reached his audience and made an impact.

Also included are the notes and papers of Schiller's wife, Mrs Lyndall Schiller, including diaries of their daughters'  childhood development. These records of Lyndall were deposited along with those of her husband and as much of them relate to matters that were of interest to both of them they have been retained within the collection of her husband's papers. 

In addition the collection contains papers of two of Schiller's students who attended the 'Course on the Education of Children in the Junior School' organised by Christian Schiller at the University of London Institute of Education, 1959s. These include some wooden mathematical teaching apparatus.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>1909-1986</dc:date>
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