Published works of NIACE, the National Institute of Continuing Adult Education, 1914-1985

The collection comprises:

• Printed reports and publications relating to aspects of adult education. These items discuss: adult education in Australia, West Germany, Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Zimbabwe), Kenya, and the UK; aspects of extra-mural education provided by universities; the use of television, radio and other audio-visual media in adult education; and printed reports and meeting papers of international adult education and library organisations. The bulk of the series cover the period 1944-1969. 1921-1985 (EDN 1);
• File of manuscript notes of 'The University and the People', a lecture given by educationist Albert Mansbridge (1876-1952) and two photographs of him, 1914-1927 (EDN 2).

The aims of the National Institute of Continuing Adult Education are to: promote the study and general advancement of continuing education; advance the interests of adult learners and potential learners; and increase the opportunity and the total number of adults engaged in formal and informal learning in England and Wales. NIACE is a non-governmental organisation and a registered charity with headquarters in Leicester and Cardiff.

The items in the collection have been arranged chronologically.

ACCESS: Accessible to all registered readers.

LANGUAGE: English

This description is the only finding aid available for the collection. Copyright in the description belongs to The University of Nottingham.

REPROGRAPHIC: Reprographic copies can be supplied for educational use and private study purposes only, depending on access status and the condition of the documents.

COPYRIGHT: Permission to make published use of any material from this collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Keeper of the Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections (email mss-library@nottingham.ac.uk). The Department will try to assist in identifying copyright owners but the responsibility for copyright clearance before publication ultimately rests with the reader.

NIACE's resource library was given to The University of Nottingham in 1991. This collection, containing what is deemed to be rarer printed items acquired by the institute, was transferred to The University of Nottingham's Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections in June 1994.