GB 2121 Herbert - HERBERT, Rhoda Frances Moss (1898-1993)

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GB 2121 Herbert

Title

HERBERT, Rhoda Frances Moss (1898-1993)

Date(s)

  • 1916-1995 (Creation)

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1 box

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Biographical history

Rhoda Frances Moss Herbert attended Avery Hill College, a London County Council teacher training college for women in Eltham, from 1917 to 1919. On leaving Avery Hill she was employed by London County Council, teaching at Ancona Road Boys' School. She was head teacher at Goresbrook Road Junior School, Barking in the 1920s and head teacher of the village school in Freshfield, Lancashire from 1934 to 1942. She taught at Orpington Secondary School for Girls in Kent from 1942 to 1947 and was Head of Grove County Secondary Girls' School, Gosport from 1947 to 1963.

Archival history

GB 2121 Herbert 1916-1995 Collection (fonds) 1 box Coppen , Rhoda Frances Moss , 1898-1993 , n�e Herbert , teacher

Rhoda Frances Moss Herbert attended Avery Hill College, a London County Council teacher training college for women in Eltham, from 1917 to 1919. On leaving Avery Hill she was employed by London County Council, teaching at Ancona Road Boys' School. She was head teacher at Goresbrook Road Junior School, Barking in the 1920s and head teacher of the village school in Freshfield, Lancashire from 1934 to 1942. She taught at Orpington Secondary School for Girls in Kent from 1942 to 1947 and was Head of Grove County Secondary Girls' School, Gosport from 1947 to 1963.

Papers of Rhoda Frances Moss Herbert, n�e Coppen, 1916-1995, comprising school certificate, 1916; record of course of study and training at Avery Hill College, giving results, 1919; Board of Education Certified Teacher certificate, 1919; photographs of Rhoda Herbert, [1917-1919]; Somerville Hall netball team, 1919 (Avery Hill hall of residence); University of London diploma in Geography, 1925; Associateship of College of Preceptors, 1936; card from Hampshire County Council on retirement from Grove School, 1963; correspondence of Miss M Coppen, including notes on her mother's life, 1995.

The papers are arranged as outlined in the scope and content.

Researchers wishing to consult the archives should contact Ann Murphy, Head of Information Services, University of Greenwich

Photocopying is permitted at the discretion of the Librarian.
English

A list is available at the University of Greenwich Avery Hill Campus Library.

Records of Avery Hill College, 1894-1989, are held by the University of Greenwich Avery Hill Campus Library.

Compiled by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.  Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.  August 2002 Avery Hill College x Avery Hill College of Education Coppen , Rhoda Frances Moss , 1898-1993 , née Herbert , teacher x Herbert , Rhoda Frances Moss Educational evaluation Educational personnel Educational personnel training Educational qualifications Eltham England Europe Examinations Gosport Grove County Secondary Girls' School , Gosport, Hampshire Hampshire Higher education institutions London Photographs Student evaluation Students Teacher education Teacher education schools Teachers UK Visual materials Vocational schools Western Europe Women students Women teachers Woolwich Greenwich Personnel People by occupation People Educational institutions

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Papers of Rhoda Frances Moss Herbert, n�e Coppen, 1916-1995, comprising school certificate, 1916; record of course of study and training at Avery Hill College, giving results, 1919; Board of Education Certified Teacher certificate, 1919; photographs of Rhoda Herbert, [1917-1919]; Somerville Hall netball team, 1919 (Avery Hill hall of residence); University of London diploma in Geography, 1925; Associateship of College of Preceptors, 1936; card from Hampshire County Council on retirement from Grove School, 1963; correspondence of Miss M Coppen, including notes on her mother's life, 1995.

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The papers are arranged as outlined in the scope and content.

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Researchers wishing to consult the archives should contact Ann Murphy, Head of Information Services, University of Greenwich

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Photocopying is permitted at the discretion of the Librarian.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Records of Avery Hill College, 1894-1989, are held by the University of Greenwich Avery Hill Campus Library.

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A list is available at the University of Greenwich Avery Hill Campus Library.

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University of Greenwich

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

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  • English

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