| Collection: | The Marlborough College collection |
| | 1 Series form part of this Collection, for more details click here |
| Date: |
1930 |
| Parsons Code: | B1 |
| Collection Extent | maps, lantern slides, landform models |
| History/Scope | This collection was donated to the RSGS in 1997 when Marlborough College was undergoing refurbishment. The materials date largely from between WW1 and WW2.
At that time the Geography Department at Marlborough College was directed by E C Marchant who later became Senior Inspector of Schools. He was assisted by C C Carter whose text "Landforms and Life" was one of the best sellers for a generation.
Carter and Marchant established a tradition in which Geography was firmly rooted in practical work and case studies long before these became so fashionable elsewhere. A great deal of mapwork was done, and the relief models were clearly made to illustrate famous areas, such as the Isle of Purbeck. Lantern slides were used to illustrate teaching and practical work, largely surveying, was employed.
Acknowledgements to Christopher Joseph, Head of Geography, Marlborough College for text. |
| Notes: | System of arrangement: the material has been arranged according to type. Finding aids: a list of items donated is available in the RSGS archive. The maps have been amalgamated with the RSGS map collection and listed separately in the database. A list of the glass lantern slides to box level is available in the "Slide Boxes" table of the Access Photos database. |
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