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Letters regarding Conferment of Knighthood upon Norwood. The first letter is dated 17 May 1938, from the Private Secretary to the Prime Minister (Neville Chamberlain) to Norwood, advising him of the intention to submit Norwood's name for a Knighthood. The second letter is a printed reply from the Norwoods to correspondents re the award of a Knighthood.

Scope and Contents E. L. B. Meurig-Davies was a lecturer at St. John's College who was dismissed by Norwood. The letters include a number of correspondents:Meurig-Davies to Norwood (1, 4, 7, 9, 10, 14) Norwood to Meurig-Davies (2, 5, 6, 8) Norwood to Poole (3). Austin Lane Poole, medieval historian and Fellow of St. John's, was Norwood's successor as President of the College from 1946 to 1957.Meurig-Davies to Costin (11). William Conrad Costin, History Fellow of...

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Addresses and essays on education

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Address by Norwood 'Scouting and Education', given at the Oxford University Boy Scout Club. 8 leaves.

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Address by Norwood 'The Sons of the Poor and the Schools of the Rich', marked as a proof copy. The printed version was titled 'Sons of the Poor and Schools of the Rich' by Cyril Norwood. The Nineteenth Century and After, Vol. 117, No. 700, page 693 - 702, June 1935.

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Address by Norwood titled 'Greek Education. Lecture delivered on the T.S.S. "Letitia" in March 1935'. Galley proof, for publication in the Hellenic Year Book. 4 leaves.

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Address by Norwood 'Some Thoughts at a Prize-giving', proof copy, 8 leaves. Published in Nineteenth Century, Vol. 120, No. 716, March 1936, page 482 - 489.

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Address by Norwood 'Education and Democracy', Foundation Oration, London University Department of Education. 17 leaves.

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Letter from G. C. Grigg, Ministry of Information, enclosing the two typed copies of Norwood's lecture 'Britain after the War'.

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Address by Norwood 'Britain after the War. An address given to Officers and Men of the Advanced Air Striking Force…'. 2 copies, 8 leaves.

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Essay by Norwood titled 'Some Aspects of Educational Reconstruction. By Sir Cyril Norwood'. 13 leaves. The essay refers to a letter by Church leaders on conditions of a permanent peace to The Times, 21 December 1940. The essay was possibly for the Fortnightly Review, Feb 1941.

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Board of Education 'Education after the War', 76 pages. Marked ‘Strictly confidential. For office use only'.

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Letter from Sir Maurice Holmes, Permanent Secretary, Board of Education. The letter explains its provenance and refers to Norwood's article in the 'Fortnightly Review', February 1941.

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An essay on the future of education in Britain and the danger posed by proposals for Socialist controls, pages 2 - 10. The first page is missing and title unknown.

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Addresses and essays on education

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Essay by Norwood 'Equality in Education and Citizenship', 9 leaves. With printed copy.

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Essay by Norwood 'Equality in Education and Citizenship', printed, 6 leaves.

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Addresses and essays on education

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Addresses and essays on education

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Addresses and essays on education