Items

• G1-038: Bradford Maps

  Copy of William Byles' map of Bradford 1887/8
• E1b-067a: Salts High School Staff

  Mounted photograph of 'Salts High School Staff' taken around the 1880s with both Medina Griffiths (current headmistress) and Harriet Byles (future headmistress) identified.
• Griffiths, Medina

  Medina Griffiths was appointed the first headmistress of Salts Girls’ High School in Saltaire when it opened in 1876. Her progressive views on girls’ education is summed up in her words: 'I would have girls placed on an equality with boys so far as educational advantages are concerned… I would have girls stand in the foremost rank.' Medina introduced a wide curriculum that included Latin, Greek, French, English, maths, drama, art and music. She encouraged the girls to remain in education and take a university degree. Her progressive ideas were built on by her successor Harriet Byles.
• F1a-177a: Resume of William Byle's Life

  The 'Resume of William Byle's Life'. William Byles [1807 - 1891] was the Editor of the Bradford Observer and his daughter, Harriet Byles became head of the Saltaire Girls High School.
• E1a-031a-f: Salts High School and Harriet Byles

  Folder with letter and photocopies relating to Salts Girls High School & Harriet Byles (7 items)
• E1b-061a: Memories of Miss Byles

  Photograph and news-cutting of 'Memories of Miss Byles, former Head Mistress of Salts High School for Girls
• E1b-062: Photograph of Harriet Byles

  Photograph of Miss Byles
• E1b-080a: Medina Sarah Griffiths & Harriet Byles

  A pair of photos of Medina Sarah Griffiths and Harriet Byles (the first and second headmistresses respectively of the Salt High School for Girls). They are part of collection of photographs and programmes of Salts Girls High School Theatrical productions.
• G1-035: Bradford Maps

  Copy of 'William Byles map of Bradford 1912'. William Byles was a prominent newspaper publisher in Bradford. HIs daughter Harriet became the second headmistress of the Salt High School for Girls
• E1b-063b: Harriet Byles with her pony and trap, and letter of thanks

  Small laminated photograph & letter of Miss Byles with a pony & trap and thank-you letter for her retirement present from Salts High School Old Girls (15th September 1920)
• F1a-178: A Family Tree of the Byles family

  A Family Tree of the Byles family created and researched by David King. William Byles was the Editor of the Observer and his daughter, Harriet Byles became head of the Saltaire Girls High School.
• C3b-424a: The Story of the Salts Girls School for Fifty Years (1876-1926): Reminiscences of Harriet Byles. Head MIstress 1886-1920

  A copy from the Saltaire Resource Base of Harriet Byles's reminiscences of working at the Salt High School fo Girls from the 1870s until retitement in 1920. Byles started as a teacher when the first headmistress was Medina Griffiths. Byles became the second headmistress in 1886 and continued a programme of progressive, wide education for her students.
• Byles, Harriet

  Harriet Byles first taught at the Salts High School for girls when Medina Griffiths was headmistress. Harriet became the second, and longest-serving, headmistress of the school in 1886. From what she wrote in her lengthy 'reminiscences', Harriet clearly admired her predecessor and followed Medina's enlightened principles in the education of her students. Her philosophy was that both work and play ‘honestly and heartily done’ was of equal importance. Many of her pupils achieved university places and worthwhile careers.
• E1a-016b: The Story of the Salts Girls School for Fifty Years: Reminiscences of Harriet Byles, Headmistress 1886-1920

  Harriet Byles's reminiscences of working at the Salt High School for Girls from the 1870s until retitement in 1920. Byles started as a teacher when the first headmistress was Medina Griffiths. Byles became the second headmistress in 1886 and continued a programme of progressive, wide education for her students.