BURDEN, Charles Henry (1869-1957)

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0366 BDN
Held at	: Institute of Education   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/sites/ioe ›
Full title	: BURDEN, Charles Henry (1869-1957)
Date(s)	: 1906-[1935]
Level of description	: collection
Extent	: 1 file; 7 photographs
Name of creator(s)	: Burden | Charles Henry | 1869-1957 | headmaster
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Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Charles Henry Burden (1869-1957) was the first headmaster of Hyde Technical School from 1902 to 1912. He had served previously for five years in York and prior to that in Cheshire. In 1912 he became headmaster of Beverley Grammar School, Yorkshire, until his retirement in 1935. During this period he was Mayor of Beverley three times. He received two bachelor's degrees (in Arts and Science) and a certificate of education from the University of London. Between December 1906 and April 1907, Burden toured various schools in Canada and the USA as part of the Mosely Commission. His mission was 'to ascertain their methods of teaching and to make note of the resources available'. Alfred Mosely (1855-1917), formerly a businessman in South Africa, was concerned with the growing economic power of the United States and convinced that the reason for this advance could be found in their schooling and its abundant resources. With the help of the Ministry of Education, he set up a commission of enquiry which published a report in 1903. He organised another education commission in 1906.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Letters from Charles Burden to his wife, 1906-1907, sent from a tour of schools in Canada and the USA; photographs of Burden during his headship of Beverley Grammar School, Yorkshire, [1912-1935].

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Arranged in two sections: letters and notes sent from a tour of schools in Canada and the USA and photographs.

Conditions governing access:

Open, subject to signature of Reader Application Form.

Conditions governing reproduction:

A reader wishing to publish any quotation of information, including pictorial, derived from any archive material must apply in writing for prior permission from the Archivist or other appropriate person(s) as indicated by the Archivist. A limited number of photocopies may be supplied at the discretion of the Archivist.

Finding aids:

The letters have been transcribed by Derek Pollard.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Given by the family, via Derek Pollard, in 2003. There was a second accession, comprising the photographs and photocopies, in 2003.

Allied Materials

Related material:

The Institute of Education also holds the papers of the Reverend Michael Burden (DC/MB).

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Date(s) of descriptions:
Feb 2008