Mass-Observation Archive

Worktown Collection (1937-40)

Box 49: Children's essays: observations in schools

49/A Essays

Untitled document, ms, 1p, analysis of children's essays on money

Untitled essays (36) about money, by children aged 8-9

"Money its use and importance", 27 essays by children aged 11-14

49/B Essays

Index card, ms, analysis of children's essays

Letter to THH from Dorothy Cavill, ts, 1p, about the essays

"What is good, what is bad", 36 essays by children aged 12-13

49/C Essays

"Heaven", 34 essays; "Hell", 35 essays; "A devout man", 40 essays

49/D Essays, poems, stories and rhymes

"What I think of Jesus", 40 essays; "Spring", 36 poems

"Skipping Rhymes", ms, 1p

Untitled document, ms, 1p, THH, note about rhymes

"Kids Rhymes", ms, 4pp, 1.4.[?], THH/JW

"Skipping Ropes", ms, 3pp, 17.4.[?], WH, enquiries of shopkeepers about the popularity of skipping ropes

"Shiela(sic) Duckworth's Autograph Book", ms, 2pp, 10.4.[?], WH, entries from her autograph book dated 29.3.37 and 1.4.37

Chart, ms, 1p, list of words and number of occurances, no details of what they refer to

Misc, ms, 1p, rhyme about Edward and Mrs Simpson

49/E Essays

"What I did on my Thursday Holiday", 27 essays

"How I spent my Easter Holiday", 38 essays

"Easter Holidays, Pikes Lane", ms, 1p, analysis of essays

49/F Scrapbook

Children's drawings of Guy Fawkes Night (1938), aged 6-7

49/G Schools

Observer accounts

"Participant Obs.", ms, 3pp, 8.11.37, THH, lecture to municipal secondary school

"Hadow Report. Primary School", ts, 2pp, extracts from the report

"Bolton School", ms, 7pp, 10.6.[?], JW, [acks p2], visit to the school

"Municipal Secondary School", ms, 10pp, 16.4.37, JW, the school's Dramatic Society production, play not specified, ticket attached

"Bolton Girls' School Sports", ms, 5pp, 29.5.[?], THH, programme attached

"Bolton School Exhibition of Hobbies", ms, 17pp, 23.7.[37], WH, programme attached

"Bolton School Hobbies Exhibition", ts, 3pp, 24.7.[37], THH

"Hobbies Exhibition, Bolton School", ms, 4pp

"Report on Entrance Examination held at Bolton School (Boys' Division) on Saturday July 10 ...", ms, 1p

Letter from R.O. Lawson, Headmaster, ms, 1p, 26.1.38, refering to the Schoolarships and Special Places examination, form for candidates attached

Letter from John A. Cox, Director of Education, County Borough of Bolton, ts, 1p, 25.4.38, to five teachers authorising Charles Madge to visit their schools, envelope attached

Letter from John A. Cox, Director of Education, ts, 2pp, 4.38, to parents about future employment for their child

Letter from John A. Cox, Director of Education, ts, 1p, about Evening Schools

Letter from John A. Cox, Director of Education, ts, 1p, about attendance at Evening Schools

Letter from "Head Teacher", ts, 1p, to parents about the Advisory Committee of the Local Juvenile Employment Exchange

Letter from Richard Paskett, Headmaster, to THH, ms, 1p, 30.7.37

Leaflet "Information for School Leavers", issued by County Borough of Bolton Education Committee

Forms (2) "Confidential School Leaving Report", (official)

Card, "School Medical Leaving Report", (official)

Booklet Particulars of Voluntary Education Recreational and Social Organisations in Bolton, 1937, issued by the County Borough of Bolton Juvenile Organisations Committee

Booklet Municipal Technical College, prospectus for 1938-1939

Booklet Union of School Societies, programme of events for 1837-8

Leaflet Bolton School (Girls' Division), sports programme for 22.5.37

Exercise book "Whitecroft Rd. Syllabus, Nature Study" ms

Handbill "School Concert", Whitecroft Road Senior Boys' School, 24-25.11[?]

"Bolton School Examination - July 1937", ms, 3pp, copies of the arithmetic examinations

"Bolton Municipal Secondary School Old Students' Association", ts, 1p, 4.3.38, notification of a meeting to be held on 15th March, index card attached

"Beech House Entrance Examination 1937", ts, 3pp, examples of questions for the exam

Four examples of printing done by boys from Whitecroft Road Senior Boys' School, 2 Christmas greeting - 1936 and 1937; 1 leaflet for the 4th annual Swimming Gala on 21.10, 36 and 1 leaflet for the 5th Annual Sports on 2.6.37

Envelope, R.W. Proffitt Ltd., containing 7 black and white photos of children (2 are duplicates), unidentified

Misc, ts, "Children", 5pp

49/H Schools

"Points on Schools", ts, 2pp, notes for observers

Letter to THH from Betty Platt, ms, 1p, 27.6.37, enclosing report "Observance of Bolton School (Girls' Div.)", ms, 5pp

Untitled document, ms, 5pp, 13.7.37, visit to Bolton by [M. Parlan] to show contemporary lithographs to the school authorities

Untitled document, ms, 4pp, about the change from school life to employment

"Summary of Syllabus, Whitecroft Road Senior School Boys", ts, 9pp

"Bolton School Science Syllabus", ts, 26pp, September 1936

"School Syllabi, Dormers' Wells Senior Girls School", ms/ts

"Bolton School (Boys Div)", ms, 3pp, time analysis of main school (excluding sixth form)

List "Bolton School (Boys Addresses)", ms, 7pp

49/I Children

Observer accounts

"Bolton children: games etc", ts, 2pp, 23.7.40, BA

"Children. Bolton Photo exhibition. Poland", ts, 1p, 30.7.40, AH

"Children. Bolton child behaviour", ts, 1p, 30.7.40, AH

"Children. Bolton child rearing", ts, 1p, 30.7.40, AH

"Children. Bolton Queen's Park", ts, 2pp, 30.7.40, AH

"Bolton children", ts, 3pp, 30.7.40, AH, incidents and overheards at various locations

"Bolton children", ts, 3pp, 6.8.40, BA, observations and overheards at various locations