University of Sheffield (Established 1828)
Dates
- Existence: 1828
Biography
The University of Sheffield developed from three local institutions; the Sheffield School of Medicine, Firth College and the Sheffield Technical School. The School of Medicine, founded 1828, was by far the oldest. Its early history was very insecure and it was saved from collapse by the opening of Firth College, which took over the teaching of all basic science subjects to medical students. Firth College was one of a group of university colleges founded in the later 19th century. It developed out of the Cambridge University Extension Movement, a scheme designed to bring university teaching to the large towns and cities of England, most of which lacked any university provision. The success of these courses in Sheffield led Mark Firth, a local steel manufacturer, to establish the College in 1879 as a centre for teaching Arts and Science subjects. The Sheffield Technical School was the product of local concern about the need for better technical training of the men responsible for running the great industries of Sheffield, particularly steelmaking. A movement was started within Firth College to collect funds to create a technical department, which was established in 1884 as the Sheffield Technical School. In 1886 the School moved to new premises on the site of the old Grammar School at St George's Square. In 1897, the three institutions were amalgamated by Royal Charter to form the University College of Sheffield. This step was part of the plan to link up with the Victoria University, a federation of the University Colleges at Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds. By 1900, however, the Federal University was disintegrating and within a few years independent universities were formed from the three University Colleges. On 31 May 1905 the University of Sheffield was granted its Royal Charter, and in July the new Firth Court Building on Western Bank was opened by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. St George's Square remained the centre of Applied Science departments, with Arts, Medicine and Science being housed at Western Bank.
The development of the history of the University of Sheffield has been well documented in two publications. To mark the 50th anniversary a history called 'The Story of a Modern University', by AW Chapman, and to mark its centenary, 'Steel City Scholars' by Helen Mathers.
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
Arthur Markham Memorial Prize Essays
Betty Hunt Papers
A collection of research papers relating left wing drama and theatre in Sheffield and elsewhere in the late 1930s, gathered by Betty Hunt when researching for a PhD in the School of English at the University of Sheffield in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
For further details of the Betty Hunt Papers please see the box list in the External Documents section below.
Catalan Collection
A collection of over 700 books and periodicals concerning Catalonia.
For further information about this collection please see the listing in the External Documents section below.
Changing Identities: Eastern Europeans in Bradford since 1945
This archive consists of audio cassette tape recordings, with some transcripts, of interviews with members of the ethnic Ukrainian community in Bradford in the 1990s, regarding their personal histories. Interviewees include family groups, family members of some of the people interviewed earlier, and younger people born in the UK of immigrant parents. In contrast to the earlier work of the 1980s, more than half the interviewees are women.
Chapman Manuscripts
The collection consists of lecture notes and papers relating to the teaching of Chemistry at The University of Sheffield by Arthur William Chapman, along with correspondence and papers concerning his invention of "a tube for indicating the extent of a thermal treatment".
Clapham Papers
These are the personal and working papers of Roy Clapham, Professor of Botany and following his retirement in 1969 Professor Emeritus, at The University of Sheffield. Consists of correspondence, teaching materials, post-graduate research papers, and papers regarding publications and lectures.
Dainton Papers
The papers of Lord Dainton, scientist, university academic and administrator, and chairman of national committees on science, higher education and libraries, circa 1930 to 1997. The collection consists of the papers retained by Lord Dainton during his long and distinguished career.
For further details of this collection please see the finding aid in the External Documents section below.
Elliott Manuscripts
Documents relating to the work of Ronald Witham Elliott, former County Medical Officer of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and a graduate of the University of Sheffield.
The collection consists of committee and other papers, and printed material, relating to the work of Ronald Witham Elliott.
Elmfield Collection
Empson Documents
European Union Nursing Documents
Gamblin Papers
Documents collected by David Gamblin, a PhD student at Sheffield University, whilst conducting research for his unfinished PhD thesis ‘Yorkshire and the American Civil War’, during the years 1996 to 1999.
For further details of this collection please see the finding aid in the external documents section below.
Hadow Manuscripts
A collection of both manuscript and printed musical works by Sir William Henry Hadow (1859-1937).
Hamer Manuscripts
IFSBAC Collection (Institute for Folklore Studies in Britain and Canada)
A collection of books and journals covering the topics of Canadian language, tradition and history.
For further details of this collection, please see the listing in the External Documents section below.
Institute of Education Historical Collection
This collection from the University of Sheffield's Institute of Education Library comprises around 750 books, pamphlets and journals, including some pre-1851 books, and several fine copies of later Victorian works.
For further details of this collection please see the listings in the External Documents section below.
Lydia Henry Documents
Madeleine Blaess Documents
Miller Papers
The collection consists of both the working, and personal papers, along with other documents, of medical physicist Professor Harold Miller.
For further details of this collection please see the finding aid in the external documents section below.
Morris Papers
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