Papers of the Association for the Education of Women in Oxford, 1878-1922, consisting of minute books, 1878-1920; papers relating to the finances of the Association, 1878-1922; papers relating to students, 1883-1920; and printed and miscellaneous papers, 1877-1920.
Dates
- Creation: 1877-1922
Extent
4.7 Linear metres (47 physical shelfmarks)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Oxon. d. 1046, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Top. Oxon. b. 298, c. 806-818, d. 1046-1055, e. 672-693, f. 104
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12504
Abstract
Papers of the Association for the Education of Women in Oxford, 1878-1922
Biographical / Historical
Women were not admitted to membership of the University until 1920, although they had been allowed to sit some University examinations and attend lectures for over forty years by that date. It was the work of the Association for Promoting the Higher Education of Women (AEW), founded 1878, that women's colleges came to be established in Oxford
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposited by Susan Reynolds, 1975; given by her, 1986
Subject
- Association for the Education of Women in Oxford (Organisation)
- Title
- Archive of the Association for the Education of Women in Oxford, 1878-1922
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2017
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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