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To celebrate our move to a new area on campus, and because it seemed like a good time to reflect on our past, members of the School have been compiling a history of Geography at Leeds, tracking the evolution of the subject since c.1900 and the development of the School of Geography since the origins of the University. The book covers the origins of the School of Geography, detailing its national and international importance from its earliest years. It also covers a number of well-known people who have passed through the School and puts well-loved fieldtrips, subjects, and buildings in their historical context. Finally it comes up to date with an exploration of where the School is currently, and changes expected in the near future. As such, it is intended to be of interest to both alumni and to those who might be interested in a case study elucidating the development of Geography as a subject in the UK.
Contents and samples
Please note that contents may change
1.0 EARLY HISTORY AND CONTEXTS
Matters Constitutional and Contextual
The Yorkshire College and the beginnings of Geography in Leeds
Yorkshire Summer Schools in Geography
Railway Geography
2.0 A MAJOR PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT 1919-1945
Michael Sadler and Geography at Leeds
Student Numbers and Curriculum Development
Field Classes
The Student Geographical Society
An external view
Public lectures in Geography at Leeds University
Departmental Accommodation
Early Staff and their interests:
Charles B. Fawcett (1883-1952)
Albert V. Williamson (1897-1965)
K.G.T. Clark (1908 -1950)
Women members of staff
Anne E. Priestley
Leeds Geography and the British Association Meeting 1927
Support Staff
Postgraduate students: Doctors and Masters
3.0: RECONSTRUCTION AND READJUSTMENT 1945-1972
General background
Student Experience
The Leeds University Geographical Society
A Leeds Battle in Greenland
Overview of the Geography Department 1956-7
Buildings
Staff and research interests
Robert E. Dickinson and departmental difficulties
Geography at Leeds comes under close scrutiny, 1964-6
Alumni from the 1960s
Staff profiles:
J. William (Bill) Birch (1925 - 2009)
Sir Alan Wilson
Professor Christine Leigh
Professor Philip Rees
Professor Stan Openshaw
Professor Mike Kirkby
Professor Adrian McDonald
Conclusion
4.0: POSTSCRIPT: GROWTH 1972-2015
The 1970s, ‘80s, and early ‘90s: the Quantitative Revolution
The late-1990s and 2000s: The unified university
The Future:
What stays the same
What changes?
APPENDICES:
Appendix 1: List of all academic staff to have worked in the School
Appendix 2: Heads of School
Appendix 3: Current staff and PhD students in the School