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WALLAS, Graham, 1858-1932, political psychologist


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0097 WALLAS

Held at: British Library of Political and Economic Science

Title: WALLAS, Graham, 1858-1932, political psychologist

Date(s): c1880-1932

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 52 boxes, 2 volumes and 1 file

Name of creator(s): Wallas, Graham, 1858-1932, political psychologist

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Graham Wallas, 1858-1932, was born in Sunderland and educated at Shrewsbury School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he obtained a second class in Literae Humaniores in 1881. After leaving Oxford, he became a schoolmaster, 1881 - 1890, University Extension Lecturer, 1890, Lecturer at the London School of Economics, 1895-1923, London University Professor of Political Science, 1914-1923 and Professor Emeritus, 1923. He combined an interest in education with politics and was a member of the Fabian Society, 1886-1904, the London School Board, 1894-1904, Chairman of the School Management Committee, 1897-1904, a member of the Technical Education Board of the London County Council, 1898-1904, and a member of the Education Committee of the London County Council, 1908-1910. He was also a member of London County Council 1904-1907.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Personal and professional correspondence, articles, manuscripts of books, research material, reviews of books, biographical material, Ada Wallas' diaries, and Graham Wallas' engagement diaries.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

This collection is unsorted and in the process of being listed.

Conditions governing access:

OPEN

Conditions governing reproduction:

APPLY TO ARCHIVIST

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Unbound draft handlist only.

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Output from CAIRS using template 14 and checked by hand on May 29, 2002

Date(s) of descriptions: May 29, 2002


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Chartism | Reform movements | Political movements
Local government | Public administration | Government
Politics | Political science
Education

Personal names
Wallas | Ada | fl 1858-1929 | née Radford | teacher and author x Radford | Ada
Wallas | Graham | 1858-1932 | political psychologist

Corporate names
Fabian Society
LSE | London School of Economics and Political Science x London School of Economics and Political Science

Places
London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe