The HOPE Collection
History Of Primary Education in South Australia
Contents:
- Introduction
- Location and use of the HOPE Collection
- Contents of the HOPE Collection
- Other Web Sites of Interest
Introduction
Welcome to the History Of Primary Education (HOPE) Collection Web page. The HOPE Collection is housed at URRSA (Universities' Research Repository of South Australia). It is a research collection of textbooks and curriculum regardless of the place of publication, used in South Australian Primary Schools from the 19th Century to the 1990s. The Collection was initiated in 1972 at the former Wattle Park Teachers' College by academic and library staff. The HOPE Collection provides a focus for research in South Australian educational history.
For information regarding the identification, access and use of HOPE items see Location and use of the HOPE Collection. For a summary of subject areas covered, and the size of the Collection see Contents of the HOPE Collection.
Location and use of the HOPE Collection
Items housed in the HOPE Collection can be searched for in the Library's catalogue. These items can be identified as part of this Collection by the Hope location in the items record, as shown in the example record below.
The Adelaide readers : book II.
| Format: | Book |
|---|---|
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Melbourne : Macmillan, 1925 |
| Subjects: | Readers (Primary) |
Hope Collection (at URRSA store) - In library use only
| Call Number: | 372.412 A228r |
|---|---|
| Volume Holdings: | bk. 2 |
| Available | Request |
The Collection is located at URRSA (Universities' Research Repository of South Australia)
Due to the rare nature of many of the items from the HOPE Collection, all items are only available for 4 hour Loan – Library Use Only. Items can be requested and sent to a specific campus for access.
Contents of the HOPE Collection
The HOPE Collection includes over 5,000 items. These are mainly textbooks and curriculum documents, but there is also some audiovisual and kit material. In addition the Collection contains a small selection of teachers' lesson plans, school roll books and students' copy books. The various broad categories or subjects which are covered in the Collection are as follows:
- Art / Craft / Handicrafts
- Drama
- Education encyclopaedias
- English as a second language
- English Grammar / Composition / Spelling
- History / Geography
- Mathematics
- Music
- Physical Education
- Poetry
- Pre school / Kindergarten
- Readers
- Religious Education
- Science / Nature Studies
- Social Science
- Story Telling
Other Web Sites of Interest
- Australian Schools Textbook Collection (opens in new window) from Deakin University Library
- Children's Literature Research Collection, from the State Library of South Australia (opens in new window)
- Children's Literature Collections, from the State Library of Victoria. These consist of:
- Ken Pound Collection both accessed at www.slv.vic.gov.au/collections/childrens_lit/index.html (opens in new window)
- History of School Education in Australasia - the Doris Chadwick
Collection at the University of Wollongong Library
http://www-library.uow.edu.au/archives/collections/d233.html (opens in new window) - University of New England Heritage Centre houses a Museum of Education in old school buildings. Of special significance is the collection of early school texts and departmental publications, comprising 6000 volumes.