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Prosopography of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, 1517-1603
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of the project was to make accessible for historical analysis the paper-based biographical files, compiled under the direction of Dr James McConica, on members of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, from 1517 to 1603. These paper-based files are now in Corpus Christi College Archives. It was not...
Amateur Researchers as Authors of Finnish Academic Journals 1841-1939
The dataset contains information on the status and roles of authors of Finnish scholarly journals in the period 1841-1939. It contains data from articles published by the oldest Finnish learned societies that accepted amateurs as members, namely the Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica (SFFF), the Finnish Literature Society (SKS) and the Finnish Antiquarian Society (SMY). The...
Survey of Employment of Former Postgraduate Students, 1966
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is part of a study which endeavours to answer two questions: what are the purposes of postgraduate education and its value to society, and how is postgraduate education organised in relation to these purposes.Main Topics:Amount and type of both educational and occupational 'success' experienced by...
Indexes to A.B. Emden's Biographical Registers of the University of Oxford to 1540
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of the project was to make accessible for historical analysis the biographical information contained in Emden's <i>Biographical Registers</i> of the Universities of Oxford to 1540 and Cambridge to 1500. It was not intended to eliminate the need to consult the printed volumes, but...
Indexes to A.B. Emden's Biographical Registers of the University of Cambridge to 1500
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of the project was to make accessible for historical analysis the biographical information contained in Emden's <i>Biographical Registers</i> of the Universities of Oxford to 1540 and Cambridge to 1500. It was not intended to eliminate the need to consult the printed volumes, but...
Gendering Latin American Independence, 1790-1850
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The project was a textual and historical study that investigated the ideas and activities of women who, as a social group, contributed to the making of public culture in early nineteenth-century Latin America but were largely excluded from it. It examined how gender shaped the political discourses of...
British Higher Judiciary, 1876-1972
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To record data about the social backgrounds, legal training and governmental and non-governmental careers of all judges serving in the higher British judiciary from the time of the judicial reforms of 1876 through the calendar year 1972.Main Topics:Variables
Details of marriage, schooling, university,...
National Survey of 1960 University Graduates : Follow-up Study 13 Years After Graduation, 1973-1975
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This survey is a thirteen year follow-up survey of a large national sample of men and women who graduated from British universities in 1960. The graduates involved were those who took part in an earlier survey undertaken in 1966 (SN:67036 <i>National Survey of 1960 University Graduates,...
Catholic Priest in the United States : a Study of Active and Resigned Priests, 1969-1970
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To describe and analyse the life and ministry of Roman Catholic priests in the United States.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
A)Active Priests
Opinion of seminary training, frequency of dating girls before and during seminary training, satisfaction with present assignment, opinion of the...
Library Provision and Public Response in a Bilingual Environment
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To obtain information about readers' use of library facilities in Wales, and their preference with regard to Welsh books.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Data given for Welsh speakers include: access to library or frequency and convenience of library van visits, whether librarian speaks...
Research into Children's Reading Habits at 10-15, 1971
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to investigate the amount and nature of children's voluntary reading of books and periodicals at ages 10, 12 and 14. The main variables collected were the names and authors of the books read voluntarily by children in the sample during a four week period.Main...
Two Eighteenth-Century French Periodicals : the Anee Litteraire and the Journal Encyclopedique (1762/3,1773/4,1783/4) : a Quantitative Study
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To provide quantitative data upon which to base an evaluation of the French Enlightenment and of the climate of opinion in France between 1762 and 1787. The basis of the study is an exhaustive examination of two eighteenth century French periodicals.Main Topics:Variables
Journal, year, number of pages of...