Item 546 - Letter from Cecil Reddie, Abbotsholme, Derbyshire, to Patrick Geddes, Harrow

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GB 249 T-GED/9/546

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Letter from Cecil Reddie, Abbotsholme, Derbyshire, to Patrick Geddes, Harrow

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  • 19 July 1904 (Creation)

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Reddie, Cecil, 1858-1932, educationist
(1858-1932)

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Reddie was Headmaster of Abbotsholme, a private, progressive school in Derbyshire, from 1889 to 1927.

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University of Strathclyde Archives and Special Collections, United Kingdom

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Thanks Geddes for his visit, criticisms, stimulation, kindness and sympathy. Outlines arrangements he has made for a meeting of the school council for the purpose of reading Geddes' criticisms following an inspection of Abbotsholme School. Mention of Robert Oswald Moon and Edward Moon. Comments on the moral and physical welfare of students which are not noted in exam papers or in the formal curriculum.

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  • English

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