ABSTRACT
Elinor Goldschmied died on 27 February 2009 at the age of 98. Since her death, she has been heralded as a 'great thinker' and a 'pioneering expert' of the twentieth century. Her favourite quotation, from William Blake, was, 'He who would do good to others must do it in minute particulars'. Her three main contributions were: 'The Treasure Basket', 'Heuristic Play' and 'The Key Person Approach'. In 2006, shortly before Elinor was due to move home for the last time, she decided to offer, as a gift, her entire collection of films to her friend and colleague Dr Jacqui Cousins. The complete set of films and the printed transcriptions are all now available in the Froebel Archive collection at the University of Roehampton. There is some fascinating footage of babies with Treasure Baskets and groups of toddlers playing with Heuristic Play material, which has never before been available to the public.
