WALLAS, Graham, 1858-1932, political psychologist

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0097 WALLAS
Held at	: British Library of Political and Economic Science   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.lse.ac.uk/library ›
Full 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 & 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

Finding aids:

Unbound draft handlist only.

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Description Notes

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

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Date(s) of descriptions:
May 29, 2002