Papers relating to the work of Amelia Fysh (nee Bullen), mainly at Beech Green Nursery School, Aylesbury, Bucks. Much of the material relates to her work on the relation of children's drawings to their development and includes originals and photocopies of the children's drawings, photographs of the children playing and working at the nursery school, and Amelia's research notes, papers and correspondence regarding her efforts to get the work published. The collection includes a copy of her publication 'Discovering Development with the 3-5s: a longitudinal study, 1964-1973', published c1997.
There are a number of personal files relating to Amelia's own education, her career in education provision, and her research into child development in other countries. These latter papers appear to have been created on an ad hoc basis during her travels abroad. There are also a number of publications regarding child development, pre-school education and education for children with learning and physical disabilities.
Fysh , Amelia , (nee Bullen) , c 1922 - , teacher, trainer and champion of educational inclusion