History of Education
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of around 30,000 items relating to the history of education in Scotland. The collection was started by the Education Department in the early 1970s as part of the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the 1872 Education Act. More active collecting was undertaken by the department under the auspices of Strathclyde Regional Council, as part of the plan to set up a museum of education in Scotland Street Primary School. The museum was transferred to Glasgow Museums in 1996 when the regional council was abolished. Although most of the collections come from Glasgow, there are significant numbers of items from areas which were previously also in Strathclyde Region. There are a few items from other parts of Scotland and a handful from England. The collection contains a wide range of items, including school desks, blackboards and other furniture, uniforms, text books, jotters, teaching aids, lab equipment, posters, pupil’s art work, certificates, school photographs, ink wells and pens, slates and so on. Items range in date from the mid-19th century to the early 21st century, but most are from the 20th century. Most items come from non-denominational state day schools, but we do also have items relating to Catholic schools, evening schools and private schools.
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