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MANCHESTER IN 1915

Written by H.M. McKechnie
Published by Manchester University Press; Longmans, Green & Co. in 1915

£ 15.00 Photo of MANCHESTER IN 1915- Stock Number: 1829557

MANCHESTER IN 1915
Written by H.M. McKechnie.
Stock no. 1829557
1915. Softcover. Almost very good condition.

Being the Handbook for the Eighty-fifth Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science held in Manchester September Seven to ten 1915. Plain buff cardwraps. B/w plates. viii and 120 pages plus 19 page publisher adverts to rear. Covers edge-worn and creased, spine is rubbed and creased through reading use. Front joint pulled/worn but binding tight. Text block browned. Scattered foxspots present.

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Front cover

Cover of MANCHESTER IN 1915 by H.M. McKechnie

Contents

  • A Brief Historical Sketch. By Professor James Tait M.A.
  • Manchester of To-day. By William Haslam Mills
  • Undertakings of the City Council. By Councillor E.D. Simon, M.I.C.E
  • Social Amelioration in Manchester, By S.P. Grundy, M.A.
  • Salford. By Ben H. Mullen, M.A.
  • The Cathedral. By Canon J.J. Scott, M.A.
  • The University. By Professor T.F Tout, M.A., F.B.A
  • The Manchester Museum. By W. M. Tattersall, D.Sc.
  • Chetham's Hospital and Library. By W.J. Fielden
  • The Medical Charities of Manchester and Salford. By Professor R. B. Wild, M.D., F.R.C.P.
  • The Public Libraries. By Ernest Axon
  • The John Rylands Library. By Henry Guppy, M.A.
  • The Grammar School. By C. L. Barnes, M.A.
  • The Hulme Grammar School. By Rev. W. A. Parker Mason, M.A.
  • The High School for Girls. By Sara A. Burstall, M.A.
  • Elementary Education in Manchester. By Spurley Hey, G.A.
  • Secondary Schools in Manchester. By Spurley Hey, B.A.
  • The Evening School System of Manchester. By J. H. Reynolds, M.Sc.
  • The Duke of Bridgewater's Canal. By J.J. Phelps
  • The Ship Canal. By F. A. Eyre
  • The Literary and Philosophical Society. By Professor S. J. Hickson, D.Sc., F.R.S.
  • The Literature, Drama, and Music. By Professor C. H. Herford, Litt.D.
  • The Art Galleries. By L. Haward, M.A.
  • Boy's Clubs. By Councillor W. Melland
  • Manchester and Salford Playing Fields Society. By Councillor W. Melland
  • Index
  • List of Officers, etc.