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15259 — Women at Oxford. Archive of papers recording the great debate between the Association for promoting the Education of Women AEW at Oxford and the faculty and students who opposed their entrance. 1895-1896. Total of 50 separate documents ranging from printed single page letters through bound booklets. The majority of these documents are known to exist only in one single additional copy held by the University of Oxford; and several of the papers are not noted to be included even within Oxford's collection as per OCLC worldcat. <br/><br/> This collection of papers is ripe for scholarly research. Forming a cohesive archive of 50 documents it includes synopses of the contents and resolution of meetings of the AEW arguments concerning various aspects of the question of inclusion of women at Oxford and advice for members concerning upcoming resolutions put to vote. The AEW was founded in 1873 to gain the full educational enfranchisement of women at Oxford who had actually been attending classes in small numbers by special permission since 1866. Despite vigorous support for the cause Oxford maintained as nearly the last hold-out against coeducation among British Universities not allowing women to gain the full B.A. degree until 1920. Some documents of the archive include "The Due Recognition of Women by the University of Oxford" 1896; "A Brief History of the Proposal to Admit Women to Degrees at Cambridge in 1887-8" by Thomas Case 1896; "The Value of a Genuine Diploma"; and "The B.A. Degree for Women." Full list available upon request. Individual pages or booklets sizes vary. Some hole-punched a few corner tears light edge soiling and toning. Some stamped with circular stamp "Board of Education Library"; most with numerical markers in red to upper right corner of documents. All in good condition and clearly legible. Full of sagacity and wit this archive evidences the reasoned support of women's right to the diploma over twenty years before it was finally granted.<br/> <br/>A partial List of Publications and some OCLC Worldcat search results: "most" are held only at Oxford University and no other copies at any institutions or library worldwide. 4 items had no copies at any Liabraries as per OCLC not even Oxford. See details below<br/><br/>Oxford University Gazette Tuesday Feb 18 1896 "Memorials and Resultions with respect to the admission of women to the BA Degree laid before the Hebdomadal Council in 1895 and 1896 - OCLC: NONE <br/><br/>memorandum for the committee of council; admission of women to the B.A. degree June 4 1895 by T.H. Grose - OCLC: NONE <br/><br/>Association for the Education of Women meeting flier Clarendon Building Oxford 6thApril 1895 - OCLC: NONE <br/><br/>Report approved by the Council of the Association for the Education of Women at a Meeting held March 6 1895 - OCLC: NONE <br/><br/>A Brief History of the Proposal to Admit Women to Degrees at Cambridge in 1887-8 by Thomas Case -OCLC: 6 Total: only 1 held in US Yale 5 held UK<br/><br/> "The inferiority of the undergraduate course proposed by Resolutions 2 & 4 to the freedom of education proposed by Resolution 5 in the case of women." - March 9 1896 by An Old Liberal - OCLC: Only 1 held at Oxford<br/><br/>The due recognition of women by the University of Oxford : papers by Mrs. Johnson Warden of Merton Warden of Keble Prof. Gardner E. Armstrong A.H. Johnson L.R. Farnell Members of the University against resolutions 1 2 3 & 4 to be submitted to congregation on Tuesday March 3 at 2 o'clock Feb 7 1896 -OCLC: 2 Total 1 Oxford one Germany<br/><br/>"The value of a genuine diploma" - March 9 1896 - OCLC: only 1 Held at Oxford no others.<br/><br/>"The Question of Residence" - J. Wells 1896 - OCLC: only 1 held at Oxford<br/><br/>Resolution II. A grievance and its remedies. By CH Firth -OCLC: only 1 held at Oxford<br/><br/>A noble resolution by Z - OCLC:only 1 held at Oxford<br/><br/>Resolution 5. : "I think it will be found that their exhortations are of two sorts appropriate to these two classes." - OCLC: 1 held Oxford<br/><br/>The due recognition of women in the University. : Reasons for voting for resolution 5. -OCLC: only 1 held at Oxford <br/><br/>Mixed universities: what is the teaching of experience. By Percy Gardner - OCLC: only 1 at held Oxford<br/><br/>An Appeal by HF Pelham -OCLC:only 1 held at Oxford<br/><br/>Resolution 2. Diploma versus Degree by William Anson -OCLC: only 1 held at Oxford. unknown books