Includes: London County Council note to the Horniman Museum Sub-Commitee on the educational use of the museum by the Council's schools (27 Apr 1907).
Handwritten draft question papers for school party visits.
Letter from a headmaster providing feedback on the question papers.
Handwritten notes by the Clerk of the Council outlining the hours and duties of the Horniman's official guide.
Paper by Herbert Spencer Harrison for a conference on museum specimens on the subject of loan collections.
Memorandum, policy documents and meeting minutes from the Education Books and Apparatus Sub-Committee(1910-1911).
Papers relating to schools education and loan collections
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Black and white medium format negative (scanned positive) of two women each holding a baby
Black and white print view from plane with river visible
Black and white medium format negative (scanned positive) of a house surrounded by tall wooden fencing
Instruments Reed 20
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