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Education in Singapore, 1949 - 1952

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/6/4

Scope and Contents

The file contains a copy of the Colony of Singapore, Department of Education, 'Ten Year Programme'. It also includes the transcripts of two Radio Malaya broadcasts and a newsreel discussing education, and a series of news cuttings relating to Frisby (80 sheets).

Dates

  • Creation: 1949 - 1952

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Due to the fragile state of many of these papers, users must consult microfilm copies where available.

Biographical / Historical

A.W. Frisby retired as Director of Education of Singapore in 1952. He was the moving spirit responsible for the Ten-Year Education Programme, first adopted in 1949, and supplementary plans, which sought to provide universal, free primary education for Singapore's children.

Extent

1 file(s) (1 file.) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

Frisby, A W

Finding aid date

2011-11-24 15:59:18+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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