Quick Memorial Library
(Collection description created in 2002. Links checked 2009)
Location
Historic Collections Section, Senate House, University of London Library
Publication date range
1571-c1890s
Number of items
ca. 1,000 books and 1,000 pamphlets
Description of the collection
The Quick Memorial Library was given in 1929 by the Education Guild, formerly the Teachers' Guild of Great Britain and Ireland. The greater part had originally been the library of the Reverend Robert Herbert Quick (1831-1891), schoolmaster and writer of books on education. It is rich in early school textbooks. Most of the important, educational thinkers from the Renaissance to the mid-19th century are represented, the majority in contemporary editions. There are also biographies, histories of schools and encyclopaedias of education. The Quick Collection is complemented by the Library's general holdings of pre-1850 educational books, as well as by the Prize Collection (of 19th century Sunday School prize books) and by the Martin Collection of 19th century children's literature.
Provenance
The Quick Memorial Library was given in 1929 by the Education Guild, formerly the Teachers' Guild of Great Britain and Ireland.
Language(s) of the material
The majority of items are in English, with some French and a few in German
Access
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