Personal and professional correspondence, articles, manuscripts of books, research material, reviews of books, biographical material, Ada Wallas' diaries, and Graham Wallas' engagement diaries.
WALLAS, Graham, 1858-1932, political psychologist
This material is held atLSE Library Archives and Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 97 WALLAS
- Dates of Creation
- c1880-1932
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 52 boxes, 2 volumes and 1 file
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Graham Wallas, 1858-1932, was born in Sunderland and educated at Shrewsbury School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he obtained a second class in Literae Humaniores in 1881. After leaving Oxford, he became a schoolmaster, 1881 - 1890, University Extension Lecturer, 1890, Lecturer at the London School of Economics, 1895-1923, London University Professor of Political Science, 1914-1923 and Professor Emeritus, 1923. He combined an interest in education with politics and was a member of the Fabian Society, 1886-1904, the London School Board, 1894-1904, Chairman of the School Management Committee, 1897-1904, a member of the Technical Education Board of the London County Council, 1898-1904, and a member of the Education Committee of the London County Council, 1908-1910. He was also a member of London County Council 1904-1907.
Arrangement
This collection is unsorted and in the process of being listed.
Access Information
OPEN
Other Finding Aids
Unbound draft handlist only.
Archivist's Note
Output from CAIRS using template 14 and checked by hand on May 29, 2002
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