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        GB 1370 WIA, Ernst H Gombrich · Collection · c 1956-1999

        Papers of Sir Ernst H Gombrich, art historian, c 1956-1999, including notes for the Warburg lecture and lecture invitations, 1962-1964; correspondence, 1956-1976 and obituaries. Topics covered include: Italian Renaissance (15th and 16th Century); Caricature; Art and Psychology; Aby Warburg and 'Festrede anläßlich der Verleihung der Ehrenmitgliedschaft der Akademie der Bildenden Künste an Sir Ernst Gombrich, C.B.E.', 22 Jun 1999.

        Gombrich , Sir , Ernst Hans Josef , 1909-2001 , Knight , art historian
        GREATER LONDON COUNCIL
        GLC · Collection · 1810-1988

        Records of the Greater London Council, 1810-1988. Papers of the Architect's Department including the Building Regulations Division, Street Naming Section, District Surveyors, Education Division, Maintenance Division, Engineering Division, Structural Engineer, Historic Buildings Division, Housing and Town Development Branch, Technical Publications, Photograph Library, Plan Registry, Special Works Branch and Technical Policy Division; and papers of the GLC London Community Builders.

        Papers of the Director-General's Department, including papers of the Administration Division, Finance Division, Personnel Division, Registry and Dispatch Division, Record Office and Library, Director-General's Board, Public Health and Safety Programme Board, Ceremonial Office, Entertainments Licensing Group, Ethnic Minorities Unit, Housing and Technical Services Committees, Industry and Employment Branch, Intelligence Unit and Policy Study Groups, Judicial Services Section, Majority Party Secretariat, Member's Support Unit, Minority Party Secretariat, Police Committee Support Unit, Professional and General Services Committee, Programme Office, Policy and Resources Group, Public Relations Branch, Public Services and Fire Brigade Department, Planning Transport and Industry Group, Scrutiny Committee, Secretariat, Scientific Services Branch, Town Development Committee and Women's Committee Support Unit. Also Committee agendas, minutes and papers, periodicals, and publications of the Council.

        Papers of the London Fire Brigade administrative branch. Papers of the Public Health Engineering Department, including the Rivers Branch and the Solid Waste Management Branch. Papers of the Housing Department, including the Controller of Housing and Technical Services, the Directors of Housing, the Development Branch, Management Branch, Professional Services Branch, Renewals Branch and Thamesmead Branch. Papers of the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Department including the Design and Technical Policy Branch and the Maintenance Branch.

        Papers of the Medical Adviser's Department including the School Health Division, Health and Housing Division, Inspectorate, Mental Deficiency case files and Slum Clearance case files. Papers of the Recreation and Arts Department including papers of the Director of Development and Controller of Operational Services, papers of the General Landscaping Division, Housing Landscaping Division, Thamesmead Landscaping Division, Planning and Strategy Division, Architectural Design and Construction Division, General Practice Surveying Division, Entertainments and Fairs Division, Information and Publicity Division, Sports Division, Grants Branch, Open Space and Recreation Branch, Horticulture Division, Open Air Entertainments Division and Parks Department.

        Papers of the Supply Department. Papers of the Transportation and Development Department, including papers of the Controller of Transportation and Development, papers of the Construction Branch, Statutory Division, Local Plans Division, Land Use Section, Programme Management and Resources Branch, Cycling Project Team, Chief Traffic Engineer, Traffic Control Division, Plan Registry, Traffic Management Section, Transport Planning Branch, Environmental Management Division, and Policy and Projects Division. Also Greater London Development Plan files, photographs, technical publications, and Greater London traffic surveys.

        Also papers of individual members of the GLC including Ken Livingstone, GLC Leader 1981-1986; Paul Boateng, Chairman of GLC Police Committee, 1981-1986; Sir Horace Cutler, GLC Leader, 1977-1981; papers of staff clubs and societies and non-GLC publications concerning the Council and its work.

        GLC , Greater London Council x Greater London Council
        HAMMELMANN / BOASE papers
        GB 1518 CI/HAH · 1740-1974

        Papers of Hans Andreas Hammelmann, comprising working files, compiled [1950]-1969, arranged by artist, containing photographs of pictures, correspondence and articles, for the artists: David Allan, Peter Angelles, P Angier, William Austin, Antonio Baratti, Francis Barlow, Bernard Baron, Francesco Bartolozzi, Basire, Baumgarten, Anthony Benoist, Benoit, Thomas Bewick, George Bickham, Nicholas Blakey, François Boitard, Louis Philippe Boitard, Jacob Bonneau, F Boucher, Bowyer, Edward Francesco Burney, Charles Catton Jnr, Louis Cheron, J B Cipriani, B Cole, William Cole, John Collins, Collyer, Bartholomew Dandridge, Delacroix, John Devoto, Claude Dubosc, John Ellis, Paul Fourdrinier, Alexandre-Evariste Fragonard, Jean Honoré Fragonard, Fuseli (son), Henry Fuseli, John Gilpin, Sawrey Gilpin, Joseph Goupy, Hubert Gravelot, Simon Gribelin, Moses Griffith, Simon Grignion, Joseph Grisoni, Louis Du Guernier, Sir William Hamilton, Jonas Hanway, Francis Hayman, Joseph Highmore, William Hogarth, James Hulett, Walter Jackson, William Kent, Elisha Kirkall, Knapton, Marcellus Laroon, Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg, Thomas Major, J Marchant, Mercier, Conrad Metz, John Hamilton Mortimer, George Michael Moser, Johann Sebastian Muller, John Nixon, Pietro Antonio Novelli, Piazetta, John Pine, Arthur Pond, Ravenet, William Wynne Ryland, Paul Sandby, T Sandby, G Scotin, Robert Smirke, Stendhal, Thomas Stothard, John Sturt, Tardieu, Isaac Taylor, Sir James Thornhill, John Tinney, John Vanderbank, Van der Gucht family, Vivares, Samuel Wale, Anthony Walker, Antoine Watteau, John Webber, Richard Westall, George M Woodward, John Wootton, Thomas Worlidge;
        photographs, photocopies and notes relating to eighteenth century book illustrations, compiled [1950]-1969; correspondence relating to specific artists and general matters, some with photographs and articles, 1950-1969, notably from the National Gallery of Scotland, 1950, Professor Lawrence Gowing, 1953, National Gallery of Ireland, 1969, Ashmolean Museum, 1959, 1966, British Museum, 1966, Bibliotheca Nacional, Madrid, 1968, Nottingham Museum and Art Gallery, 1951, Courtauld Institute, Witt Library, 1952, Bodleian Library, 1952, Royal Library, Windsor, 1967, Ruskin Galleries, Isle of Wight, 1967, Lewis Walpole Library, Connecticut, 1969;
        papers of T S R Boase, 1953-[1974], comprising printed articles, exhibition catalogues, correspondence and two card indices, one of eighteenth century artists and illustrators, and one of authors; original prints and autographs, 1740, 1780 and undated, notably six prints of paintings in Vauxhall Gardens by Francis Hayman; three letters with autographs, 1795-1931; miscellaneous items, [1950s-1960s], including card indices on eighteenth century illustrated books and literature, cuttings from catalogues, photographs of Hammelmann 's friends/family, Victorian book illustrations; general articles and publications, 1864-1969, some by Hammelmann.

        Hammelmann , Hanns Andreas , fl 1950-1969 , lawyer and arts author Boase , Thomas Sherrer Ross , 1898-1974 , historian and arts administrator
        Hare Collection
        GB 0369 HAR · c 1961

        Photographs of Russian silver, porcelain, glass, ikons, paintings and other objets d'art; also offprint of Russian silver by R G Hare (in Ramsay, L G G "The Connoisseur Complete Encyclopedia of antiques" (New York, 1962, pp 60-65).

        Hare , Richard Gilbert , 1907-1966 , Russian scholar
        GB 0096 AL205 · Fonds · 1841

        Letter from Edward Hawkins to James Dodsley Cuff, [Jul-Aug] 1841. On numismatical matters.

        Autograph, with signature. Marked as received on 3 Aug 1841.

        Hawkins , Edward , 1780-1867 , museum curator and numismatist
        GB 3010 PMC/John Hayes · [1960]-2005

        Research papers of John Hayes, [1960]-2005, containing material relating to many of Hayes’ publications or proposed publications principally on Thomas Gainsborough, Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Rowlandson, Graham Sutherland and his unpublished catalogue for the Cincinnati Art Museum. The archive consists of notes, images (photographs, colour transparencies, slides, photocopies), copies and transcripts of original source material, correspondence, press cuttings and publications. There are off-prints of many of his journal articles. The collection includes an earlier gift of a large set of photographic files of Gainsborough’s landscapes, portraits and prints and a smaller set on Gainsborough Dupont.

        Hayes , John Trevor , 1929-2005 , art historian , museum director
        Haynes, Hopton
        GB 0096 MS 72 · 1700-1702

        Manuscript volume by Hopton Haynes relating to English recoinage, 1700-1702, entitled 'Briefe memoirs relating to the silver and gold coins of England; with an account of the corruption of the hammered moneys and of the reform by the late grand coynage at the Tower and the five county mints in the years 1696, 1697, 1698 and 1699'. On the back of the title page the following note has been added: 'These Papers being begun and almost perfected near 7 years since, several things and expressions in them are now out of Fashion, which upon a Review may be layd aside to make the performance as Unexeptionable as may be to the Publick'. An addendum, in a different hand, gives 'An account of Guinea Coins of Gold imported from Africa by the Royal Africa Company [from 1675-1725], taken from the Gazeteer 23 Jan 1755'. This valuable manuscript gives minute details of the recoinage of 1696.

        Haynes , Hopton , ?1672-1749 , King's Assay Master of the Royal Mint and Unitarian writer
        HEAD, Sir Henry (1861-1940)
        GB 0113 MS-HEADH · 1891-1909

        Sir Henry Head's papers, 1891-1909, consist of his casebooks of patients with Herpes Zoster, with sketches and photographs, chiefly from Head's work at the London Hospital, 1891-1909, and his casebooks of patients with various diseases, with sketches and charts, from his work at the City of London Hospital for Diseases of the Heart and Lungs, Victoria Park, 1894.

        Head , Sir , Henry , 1861-1940 , Knight , neurologist
        GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP94 · 1934-1941

        Papers of John Robert Hilton 1934-1941, comprising:
        correspondence and papers on his appointment as Director of Antiquities, Cyprus, 1934 and his dismissal in 1935; correspondence with Sir George Hill, Director, British Museum, 1935; press cuttings and printed reports on the Cyprus Committee and the Department of Antiquities, 1935-1941; personal correspondence, 1934-1935; photographs of Cypriot antiquities, colleagues and family, 1934-1935; unpublished memoir A Camel Load of Woad

        Hilton , John Robert , 1908-1994 , architect and diplomat
        GB 1446 MS 65-76 · 1906-1926

        Papers of Melville William Hilton-Simpson including:

        MS 65

        Journals of the Congo expedition: containing narrative of the journey, [1907-1909]. 7 volumes.

        MS 66

        Manuscript and typescript drafts of Among the hill-folk of Algeria: Journeys among the Shawia of the Aurcs Mountains, by Hilton-Simpson. (London: T. Fisher Unwin. 192I), including 17 photographs and a map.

        MS 66A

        Annotated proofs of Algiers and beyond: by Hilton-Simpson (London, Hutchinson, 1906).

        MS67

        Notes by Hilton-Simpson taken in Algeria including on magic, arts and crafts, medical magic, villages, geography, buildings and textiles, 1913-1925.

        MS 68

        Ethnographical and bibliographical notes by Hilton-Simpson in Algeria, arranged by subject, c 1914-1926.

        MS 69

        Typescript and manuscript notes used for an article by Hilton-Simpson, 'Some Arab and Shawia Remedies and Notes on the Trepanning of the Skull in Algeria'

        The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 43, (Jul. - Dec., 1913), pp. 706-721.

        MS 70

        Manuscript and typescript drafts of a paper on Berber and Arab surgery for the Royal Society of Medicine, Oct. 1919.

        MS 71

        Manuscript and typescript drafts for a book entitled 'The wandering Arabs of the Sahara: a sketch of life among the Nomads of the great African desert', by Hilton-Simpson. c 1921.

        MS 72

        Manuscript and typescript papers on material culture in Algeria including on the modern use of the 'water-clock' in Algerian irrigation, oil mills and the pole-lathe in Algeria and England.

        MS 73

        Manuscript, typescript and printed papers on the Congo by Hilton-Simpson, [c1910], including 'At the court of an African King', 'Sport at a Congo mission station', 'Two years among strange tribes', 'Buffalo shooting in the Belgian Congo', 'Loango to Kasai' and corrected proofs of introduction and index to Land and Peoples of the Kasai, (London, Constable, 1911-17) with copy of agreement with Constable.

        MS 74

        Manuscript and typescript papers and notes on North Africa, [1906-1920s] on topics including the cave dwellers of Southern Tunisia; a sandstorm in the Sahara; Algerian children's games and toys; some Algerian superstitions noted among the Shawia Berbers of the Aures Mts and their nomad neighbours; magical medicine; medicine among the Berbers of the Aures; purges and laxatives; charms and superstitions; Shawia festivals; folklore of the Algerian hills and deserts; big game and Tuareg warfare.

        MS 75

        Notebook containing sketches and notes on Shawia and Arabs.

        MS 76

        Manuscript and typescript notes on the material culture of the Shawia, [1920s], including on villages, habitations and dwellings; textiles; pottery; woodwork; basketry; leather work; agriculture; irrigation and time measurement; corn milling; olive oil; war and weapons.

        Simpson , Melville William , Hilton- , 1881-1938 , anthropologist
        History of Ancient Armour
        GB 0103 MS ADD 215 · Late 18th century-early 19th century

        Manuscript history of ancient armour with illustrations.

        Unknown
        HOGGART, Richard (b 1918)
        GB 2603 Hoggart · 1976-1988

        Papers of Richard Hoggart, 1976-1988, mainly comprising correspondence files relating to his work with organisations including the British Association of Former UN Civil Servants, 1978-1982; the Broadcasting Research Unit, 1981-1983; the proposed Broadcast Resource Centre, 1979; the Campaign for Press Freedom, 1979-1984; the Channel 4 Group, 1978-1984; a proposed Research and Study Centre on Communications and Society, 1976-1983; the Education, Science and Arts Select Committee, 1984; the European Economic Community (EEC), 1976-1982, regarding its cultural and educational policy; the European Museum of the Year Award, 1978-1984; the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's Enquiry into the Economic Situation of the Visual Artist, [1976-1985]; the National Centre for Orchestral Studies, [1978-1988]; the National Theatre Inquiry, 1978; the New Statesman, 1977-1981; UNESCO Communication Advisory Committee, [1976-1980]; the Royal Society of Arts, 1977-1980; the Advisory Council for Adult and Continuing Education, 1977-1983; and the Arts Council of Great Britain, 1977-1984, including the Drama Panel, the Opera and Dance Working Group, and the Working Party on Photography.

        Hoggart , Richard , b 1918 , academic and writer
        GB 1370 WIA, Herbert Horne · Collection · c 1883-1886

        Papers of Herbert Horne, architect and art historian, c 1883-1886, including correspondence with Grace Parkinson and some correspondence with Aby Warburg. Topics covered include: Italian Renaissance Art: Botticelli, Uccello and Piero di Cosimo.

        Horne , Herbert Percy , 1864-1916 , architect, art collector and art historian
        GB 2925 HCA · 1882-[1996]

        Records of the Hornsey College of Arts and Crafts, 1882-[1996], including signed minute books of the Committee Meeting of the Hornsey School of Art, 1882-1915; a minute book of the governors of the Hornsey School of Art, 1894-1900; picture prospectus, 1900, including examples of student work and views of the School; volume containing the signatures of the Committee members of the Willesden Polytechnic School of Art, given to Frank Swinstead, possibly on his retirement from there in 1907; Swinstead family material, [1880-1920], notably a scrapbook containing letters, cards and invitations, and family photographs; a scrapbook of the Hornsey School of Art Sketch Club, 1900, containing a series of verses by Horace Augustus Mummery about the life of the School entitled Poetical composition to Fine Arts'; memorabilia collected by Sheila MacEwan relating to her teaching work at the School, [1913-1957], notably printed books by MacEwan and others relating to crafts, programmes, press cuttings and photographs of students, staff and teaching methods; various typed reports of the Hornsey School of Arts and Crafts, 1935-1957, including Principal's Reports, Annual Reports and County Council Reports; papers of the Arts and Recreations Committee, 1940s; press cuttings relating to the College, 1960s-1990s; prospectuses, 1947-[1982], including a facsimile of a 1905 prospectus; set of miscellaneous minutes, 1960s; publications of the Advanced Studies Group; material relating to student work, [1960-1980], especially relating to industrial and graphic design, and including photographs, reports, publications and teaching materials; documents relating to students, [1970s-1980s], including photographs, student lists, and notes on subsequent careers; material concerningA century of art education', a centenary exhibition staged at New Gallery, Crouch End, in 1982, including a visitors book and photographs; photographs of the Cat Hill site, [1970s-1980s]; film reels and videotapes, possibly relating to student work, 1990s.

        Hornsey College of Arts and Crafts
        GB 0096 MS 51 · 1686

        Manuscript volume containing a copy of an indenture ratifying and confirming the appointment of Thomas Neale to the office of Master and Worker of the Mint, 23 Jul 1686, with a table of the fees and salaries of the officers of the Royal Mint in the Tower of London. Thomas Neale was appointed Master and Worker of the Mint by King Charles II in 1678, and continued in office under King James II and King William III until about Jan 1699. His name appears on several medals of William III.

        Unknown
        Irish coinage papers
        GB 0096 MS215 · Fonds · 1724

        Manuscript volume containing papers relating to William Wood and the minting of halfpence and farthings for Ireland comprising transcripts of a report of the Committee of the Privy Council of 24 Jul 1724 and the ensuing Order in Council of 6 Aug 1724, both relating to Wood's Irish coinage, with a copy of 'Mr Wood's Proposals'.

        Unknown
        GB 0101 ICS 40 · 1940-1965

        Papers of Cyril Lionel Robert (CLR) James on Caribbean politics, 1940-1965; comprising papers on West Indian Federation, 1958-1962; West Indian Federal Labour Party (WIFLP) correspondence, 1958-1961, including correspondence with Norman W Manley, on Federation, politics in Trinidad and Jamaica, illegal voting at Jamaican elections, and James's resignation as Secretary of WFILP; papers on the University of the West Indies, 1962-1963; papers on political parties and trade unions in Barbados, 1940-1964; papers on politics in British Guiana, 1958-1963; papers on politics in Grenada, 1957; papers on politics in Jamaica, 1952-1963; papers on the People's National Movement, Trinidad, 1957-1962, including correspondence on James's appearance before the Disciplinary Committee, 1961; papers on the West Indian Independence Party, Trinidad, 1955-1956; papers on Sugar workers in Trinidad, 1963-1964; papers on Oil workers in Trinidad, 1954-1960; papers on West Indian organisations in Britain, 1963 (Union of West Indian Students, West Indian Editorial Committee, West Indies Committee for National Sovereignty, West Indies Committee for Peace and Sovereignty); lectures and essays by various authors; papers on arts and literature in the West Indies, 1957-1963; personal correspondence, 1959-1960; copies of publications by James.

        James , Cyril Lionel Robert , 1901-1989 , writer and political activist
        GB 1370 WIA, Evelyn Jamison · Collection · [1912-1972]

        Papers of Evelyn Mary Jamison, art historian, [1912-1972], including notes and material on the Catalogus Baronum and photographs and transcripts of documents from archives in southern Italy. Topics covered include: Italian Medieval Art; Southern Italian, especially Sicilian, History and Art.

        Jamison , Evelyn Mary , 1877-1972 , art historian
        GB 0097 JENKINS · 1945-1970

        Papers relating to Jenkins' early political career, including material concerning the Suez Crisis, post-war Czechoslovakia, the National Union of Bank Employees, and industrial welfare; papers relating to Jenkins' time on the London County Council; parliamentary papers on subjects including the Arts and foreign visits; Jenkins' diary as Minister for the Arts; papers relating to Putney Labour Party, including constituency correspondence, publicity material, 'Why: Putney Labour Monthly', 'Voice: Putney Labour Party', and photocopies of press cuttings from 'Battersea News'; publications and scripts for broadcasts by or concerning Jenkins; pocket diaries and personal ephemera; photographs of public engagements; papers relating to Jenkins' work with Rangoon Radio; and papers relating to Victory for Socialism.

        Jenkins, Hugh Gater, b 1908, Baron Jenkins of Putney, politician
        Kent coinage
        GB 0096 MS 177 · [1846-1850]

        Manuscript volume containing notes, [1846-1850], on coins minted in Kent from 561-1154, beginning with King Ethelbert I and ending with King Stephen. There is also an account of the coinage under the archbishops from 763-923, and a drawing of a coin of King Athelbald (856-860) from the author's own collection.

        Unknown
        GB 2108 KUAS2 · [1930s-1979]

        Documents relating to Kingston School of Art (later Kingston College of Art, which merged with Kingston Technical College to form Kingston Polytechnic in 1970). The Collection includes minute books; scrap books containing press cuttings, exhibition invitations and leaflets; prospectuses; and items relating to exhibitions and fashion shows.

        Kingston School of Art Kingston College of Art Kingston Polytechnic Kingston University
        GB 1370 WIA, Betty Kurth · Collection · [1922-1943]

        Notes and offprints of Betty Kurth, art historian, [1922-1943], on topics including the decorative arts and tapestries.

        Kurth , Bettina Dorothea , 1878-1948 , née Kris , art historian
        KURZ, Hilde (1910-1981)
        GB 1370 WIA, Hilde Kurz · Collection · c 1945-1968

        Papers of Hilde Kurz, art historian, c 1945-1968, including working papers and draft for The Encyclopaedia of Painting. Topics covered include: Costume; Tapestries; Painting in Northern Europe.

        Kurz , Hilde , 1910-1981 , née Schüller , art historian
        KURZ, Otto (1908-1975)
        GB 1370 WIA, Otto Kurz · Collection · c 1930-1975

        Notes, working papers and correspondence of the art historian Otto Kurz, c 1930-1975. Topics covered include: the Baroque, notably the painters Guido Reni, Carracci; faked art; critical edition of Marco Polo's 'Description of the World'; Christian manuscripts; 'Die Legende vom Künstler' (Historiography); astrological manuscripts; Eastern astrology; cultural history of material goods; costume and Jewish Art.

        Kurz , Otto , 1908-1975 , art historian and librarian
        GB 1556 WL 805 · Collection · 1924-1938

        Correspondence between Dr Maurice Laserson and Professor Ernst Cohn-Wiener, art historian, 25 Feb 1924-26 Dec 1938 on topics including Cohn-Wiener's travel experiences and the art treasures and traditions of various countries; Cohn-Wiener's experience in India including comments on the situation of the indigenous Jewish population there; Laserson's activities relating to his involvement with ORT (Organisation for Rehabilitation through Training) and efforts by Laserson, in Australia, to find suitable employment and an entry permit for Cohn-Wiener. Also Curriculum Vitae of Cohn-Wiener, written whilst in India, [1938] and a list of Cohn-Wiener's publications produced by Laserson.

        Laserson , Maurice , fl 1924-1938 Wiener , Ernst , Cohn- , fl 1924-1938 , Professor , art historian
        GB 1518 CI/AHL · [1878-1954]

        Papers of Lord Lee of Fareham, [1878-1954], notably papers relating to Lee's book Letters that Remain, including proofs for letters intended for the book, including from Lloyd-George, 1917, 1920; photographs of individuals for the book;

        invitations to events and programmes, [1920s-1930s]; papers relating to speeches, [1915-1930s], comprising notes and texts, including speeches as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, [1919-1921]; for exhibition opening at Christie's, 1932; press cuttings and Parliamentary reports relating to speeches, printed copies of speeches, [1909-1936], including 'The Need for National Service', 1915, 'The War and After', 1918, 'Lessons of the War', 1936;

        original and copy letters, [1894-1946] includingfrom Neville and Mrs Chamberlain, Stanley Baldwin, Ramsay MacDonald, [1920s-1930s]; Winston and Clementine Churchill, 1945; Micheal Balcon, Kenneth Clark, Osbert Sitwell, [1939-1946], Nancy Astor, A J Balfour, Joseph Duveen, relating to the National Gallery and Courtauld Institute, David and Frances Lloyd-George, Field-Marshall Lord Haig, Rudyard Kipling, Ramsay MacDonald; Graham Sutherland, relating to a painting, 1940;
        papers relating to Lee's military career, including reference from Lieutenant Colonel Gerald Kitson, 1897; letter concerning Lee, 1898; letter of introduction to Commanding Officers, 1899; letters of authority as Colonel, 1914; army pass, 1914; requisition for petrol and tyres, 1914; permit, 1915; agenda for artillery conference, 1916;
        letters relating to Lee's appointment as Chairman of the Radium Commission, 1929, and copy Charter of Incorporation for the Commission; Declaration of Trust between Lord and Lady Lee and the Massey Foundation, 1940;
        personal papers, [1878-1945], including passport, 1889; birth certificate, [1868], anecdotes, jokes, press cuttings, printed books and articles, journal, 1889; correspondence and leases of White Lodge, Richmond Park, 1928-1932; letter from Lloyd-George informing Lee of his viscountcy, 1922; letters of condolence to various people and obituaries, [1940s]; correspondence regarding Lee's will, 1945; obituary of Lord Lee, [1947];
        papers relating to Chequers, 1917-1953, including abstract of Chequers Estate Act, 1917; articles, guide, 1921, press cuttings, 1920s; correspondence relating to Chequers, including the library, Chequers Trust, silver dessert service presented by Lee, 1938; cartoons by Sir Mark Sykes [of Chequers], [1917];
        correspondence concerning pictures and silver, including sale, purchase, restoration work, and some photographs, [1922-1940], including with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1927-1928, British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, private dealers;
        correspondence with Theodore Roosevelt, 1897-1918, and Edith Roosevelt, 1912-1945, including an album of selected letters, 1898-1906, including one labelled by Lee 'possibly Roosevelt's first letter as President', 1901; correspondence with Ethel Derby, [daughter of Roosevelt], [1917-1951];
        photographs, [1890-1946], including of the Roosevelt family, the Lees, film stars taken during the Lees' visit to Hollywood, [1930s];

        correspondence regarding the establishment of the Conway Hall, London, 1930-1931; correspondence with Thomas Sherrer Ross Boase; papers of Professor W G Constable; papers relating to the Lee Bequest; Harding Collection; Home House Trust; Wilkinson Bequest; MacColl, Panofsky, Ostrer and Samuel Courtauld correspondence; Pilgrim Trust grant for Corpus of English Medieval Paintings; Scientific Department; Summer course; Lee gift to Hart House; draft scheme for the establishment of art history teaching in UK; insurance papers; press cuttings, 1930-1934; speeches relating to the opening of the Courtauld gallery.

        Lee , Arthur Hamilton , 1868-1947 , Viscount Lee of Fareham , statesman
        COL/LBD/AG · Collection · 1670-1965
        Part of CORPORATION OF LONDON

        Records of the Guildhall Art Gallery, comprising memorandum on the establishment of the Guildhall Art Gallery and the appointment of a Director, 1944; article The Corporation's Picture Collection and the Guildhall Art Gallery, 1965; extracts relating to the portraits of the Fire Judges, 1670-1705, and reports on the restoration of the portraits, 1945; Chamber vouchers, orders for payment and receipts for drawing, framing, setting up, inscribing and decorating the Fire Judges portraits, 1671 and order for payment for painting the pictures of the King and the Duke of York, 1672.

        The City of London's first commissions were portraits of the judges appointed to assess property claims in the wake of the Great Fire of London - the so-called 'Fire Judges'. These were followed by portraits of kings and queens and of other individuals who had rendered a service which the City of London wished to recognise.

        Corporation of London
        COL/LBD/GHL · Collection · 1875 - 19--
        Part of CORPORATION OF LONDON

        Records of the Guildhall Library, comprising office files on various subjects including staff instructions for air raids, evacuation of books, manuscripts and artworks and their storage during World War Two, damage sustained during World War Two and the subsequent reconstruction of the Library, list of artworks destroyed during World War Two, Public Libraries Acts 1892-1919, maintenance, notable collections, inventory and valuation of furniture and fittings, duties of the librarians, staff entertainments including annual staff dinners, relevant byelaws, insurance policies, donations, deposits and bequests, Art Gallery bequests and deposits and guidebooks and brochures.

        Also petition asking for longer evening opening hours, 1875; petition in favour of Sunday opening, 1879 and petition opposing Sunday opening, 1879.

        Corporation of London
        LONDON SALZBURG SOCIETY
        GB 0074 ACC/2092 · Collection · 1931-1935

        Minute book of the London Salzburg Society, 1931-1935.

        London Salzburg Society x London Salzburg Club
        Masterpieces of Hogarth
        GB 0096 MS1100 · Collection · c1800-1950

        Masterpieces of Hogarth Scrapbook, c 1800-1950, contains cuttings of a majority of Hogarth's paintings and drawings.

        Unknown
        GB 0097 REDCLIFFE-MAUD · c1900-c1980

        Papers of Baron Redcliffe-Maud including personal correspondence and photographs; speeches, conference and lecture papers; civil service correspondence; South African material; Committee on Management of Local Government and Committee on Staffing Local Government papers and reports; Royal Commission on Local Government papers and reports; enquiry into the arts research material and report; c1900-1980.

        Maud , John Primatt Redcliffe Redcliffe- , 1906-1982 , Baron Redcliffe-Maud of Bristol , civil servant and diplomat
        GB 0074 ACC/2683 · Collection · 1887-1893

        Ledger and financial accounts of F. Meacci, piece moulder and figure maker, 1887-1893, recording work done in casting, painting, bronzing, squeezing in clay, casting in gelatine, and transport of sculptural works.

        Meacci , F , fl 1887-1893 , piece moulder and figure maker
        GB 0103 MS ADD 44 · Created 19th Century

        Minute book of the Metropolitan Red Lion Club, with letters from members and some verses, menus and sketches. Press cuttings give resumés of the Club's activities and its connection with the British Association for the Advancement of Science.

        Metropolitan Red Lion Club , discussion club
        GB 0100 KCLCA Millingen · c1870s-c1900s

        Papers of Alexander Van Millingen on history, architecture and archaeology, c1870s-c1900s (mostly undated), relating mainly to Constantinople and Byzantium but also to Biblical history, Greek and Roman history, history of philosophy and religion, early church history, and history of art, and including manuscript notes (some in notebooks), manuscript and typescript drafts, news cuttings, sketches, transcriptions and rubbings of inscriptions, and a few items of personal material, notably financial accounts and address books; photographs (some labelled as unpublished), plate proofs and sketches of buildings and monuments, and reproductions of inscriptions, including the walls of Constantinople and churches including Saint Eirene, Theodore, Theodosia, Sergios and Bacchos, Peter and Mark, Andrew in Krisis, Ioannes in Troullos, Christos in Chora, and Pantokrator (some items are endorsed with notes); photograph album of people and places in France, Germany, Italy, Austria, England, Montenegro, India, Tunis and Malta, 1889-1895 (where dated); plans of buildings, comprising the Egyptian obelisk in the Hippodrome, Constantinople, and the churches Saint Mary Mouchliotissa, Thekla, Mary Panachrantos, Peter and Mark, Mary Diaconissa, Theodosia, Saviour Pantepoptes, Theodore Thetiro, Mary Pammakaristos, John the Baptist of the Studion, the Church of the Myrelaion, the Monastir Mesjedi, the Refectory of the Monastery of Manuel, the Bogdan Serai, the Sanjakdar Mesjedi, and the Balaban Aga Mesjedi.

        Millingen , Alexander , Van , 1840-1915 , Professor of History
        GB 0096 MS 859 · 1697-[1882]

        Miscellaneous collection of manuscripts, comprising:

        1. Fragment of a printed receipt, completed in manuscript, issued to Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovell by the Exchequer for 3 months interest for a loan at 8 %, 15 Apr 1697.
        2. Order by Shovell as Admiral to Philip Stanhope, Captain of HMS Milford, to receive a Lieutenant and 30 marines from [HMS] Tilbury, 29 Aug 1706.
        3. Printed receipt, completed in manuscript, for payment to Shovell by the Exchequer of a 6 monthly installment of an annuity, 20 Nov 1706.
        4. Map of Blakeney channel and Cley channel, Norfolk, mounted and coloured, from Greenvile Collins, Great Britain's Coasting Pilot (1693). With an engraved inscription by Collins dedicating the map to Shovell.
        5. Modern reproduction of a reduced plan of Soho Square, London, inscribed 'House of Sir Clowdisley [Shovell]'. The original plan, probably made in the 18th century, was that of 'the late Duke of Portland's estate in the neighbourhood of Soho Square'.
        6. Leaf from a letter-book, with copies of 5 letters initialled 'E.K.', dated 29 Aug 1797, Dublin, to Robert Eyre at Tallow (Co. Waterford); Thomas Osbourne at Fort Charles, Kinsale (Co. Cork); Edward Mapoller at 'Killeoan(?) near Roscommon'; William Hailey at 'Fore Park(?) near Athlone'; and 'Dr. Toves(?)'. The writer had just reached Dublin from London, and intended to travel to Roscommon and Galway. The letters to Eyre and Osbourne(?) mention payments to be made to John Kelly at the Treasury in the castle at Dublin; those to Eyre and Toves(?) refer to 'Davies (who is in custody in London)'. The leaf was formerly part of a binding.
        7. Fragment of a list of deeds concerning the property of Richard and Mary Chiswell at Finchingfield, Essex, written in the 18th century.
        8. Printed bill for an exhibition of the picture of the battle of Lodi of 1796 by Robert Ker Porter, with a sketch of the picture and explanatory notes.
        9. Printed matter including Rules and Regulations of the St James's Loyal Volunteers (1797).
        10. Recipes for 'Ginger Bread Nuts', various drinks, and for medicines; instructions for cleaning 'black straw hats', dating from the early 19th century.
        11. Three engraved certificates completed in manuscript for William Buchanan, (1) for training in midwifery by John Haighton, dated 18 Nov 1814, (2) for attendance of courses on anatomy, signed by John Abernethy, dated May 1815, and (3) for honorary membership of the London Vaccine Institution, dated 26 Aug 1816.
        12. Genealogies of families, endorsed 'Hussey, Barons of Galtrim, Feypo and Maurward, Barons of Scune', relating to the medieval period, written in the 19th century.
        13. Drafts of two essays by Edwin Hadlow Wise Dunkin, headed 'Our Satellite. Sent for insertion in the City of London School Magazine...January 1865' (ff. 1-12), and 'The Lesser Light [i.e. the moon]...August 1866. Sent to Chambers Journal, 4 Sep 1866' (ff. 15-19).
        14. 'A Short Tour on the Cornish Coast', with remarks on weather and monuments, historical anecdotes, and sketches in pencil and pastels, 1879.
        15. 'Voyage of the Lioness', from Scalloway, Shetland, to Foula and Fair Isle. The Lioness was commanded by Captain Robertson; the passengers were described as 'the doctor and the professor'. The journal describes the inhabitants of the islands, and birds and animals seen. Written in the early 20th century.
        16. Monologue in pidgin English, probably written for entertainment, in which Kassim Ali describes his activities during the bombardment of Alexandria, his going on board the Condor, his delivery of a letter to [Ahmed] Arabi, the flight from Alexandria to Cairo, and his prevention of the explosion of the magazine in the fort of Ras-el-Jin. The account probably refers to the bombardment of Alexandria by the British fleet on 11 Jul 1882; see The Times for 22 Jul 1882, p. 5. Written in the 20th century on note-paper addressed 'Kenley, Surrey'.
        17. Modern brass rubbing from the tomb of Thomas Potter (d 6 Jun 1531), taken from Westerham Church, Kent.
        18. Collection of miscellaneous printed ephemera dating from the early 19th to the early 20th century. Includes a receipt for a share in the 'Strand [i.e. Waterloo] Bridge', London, 1812; a card for the White Lion Hotel, Bala, Merioneth, early 19th century; a plan of the Great Exhibition of 1851; pictures of Plymouth pier, early 20th century; a birthday card of 1887; a prospectus for an auction of shares of the Ilford Gas Co., 1907; tickets for books from the Officers' Library of the Royal Marines at Woolwich and Forton, and from B.O. May's Circulating Library, Teignmouth; a book-plate (?) of H.C. Sharpin, Ripon, 19th century; and bank notes of the Republic of Argentina, late 19th or early 20th century.
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        GB 1370 WIA, Charles Mitchell · Collection · c 1951-1986

        Notebooks and working papers of the art historian Charles Mitchell, c 1951-1986, on topics including: Ciriaco d'Ancona; Tempio Malatestiano (Temple of the Planets, Rimini, Italy); Antiquarianism and 15th Century Italian Art.

        Mitchell , Charles , 1912-1995 , art historian
        GB 0096 MS 516 · 1892

        Carbon copy typescript of 'The case against bi-metallism: Mr. Giffen's error', dated 12 Nov 1892, together with an 'Extract from The case against bi-metallism by Mr. Giffen, p.141'.

        Molesworth , Sir , Guilford Lindsey , 1828-1925 , Knight , economist
        GB 2108 KUAS191 · Fonds · [1820-1999]

        Items belonging to Iris Murdoch presented by Audi Bayley. These items were from Iris Murdoch's former home in Charlbury Road and include letters written by Iris Murdoch to Borys and Audi Villers [later Audi Bayley], a planning notebook for Jackson's Dilemma, and a range of objects. Includes:

        1) Large bust of Iris Murdoch mounted on marble

        2) Iris Murdoch's teddy bear 'Jimbo'

        3) Painting by Iris Murdoch 1941

        4) Tapestry by Iris Murdoch of fish with the initials IM and JB

        5) Gold edged bowl

        6) 5 stones and 9 Asian religious figurines / icons from Murdoch's writing desk

        7) Letters from Iris Murdoch to Audi Bayley and her first husband Boris Villiers

        8) Green box containing brooch- appears to be enamelled George IV shilling from 1820s

        9) 4 replica medieval icons mounted on wood

        10) Framed photographs from Iris Murdoch's study of Murdoch as a child and Murdoch's parents

        11) 3 Canadian stone figurines depicting an owl, a penguin and a seal

        12) 2 stone figurines of a cow and a lion, with painted and gilded details

        13) 11 dress necklaces worn by Murdoch and kept in her study

        14) A notebook with planning notes by Murdoch for the novel 'Jackson's Dilemma'

        Murdoch , Dame , Jean Iris , 1919-1999 , author
        GB 2108 KUAS80 · 1977-2000

        Letters written from Iris Murdoch to Harry Weinberger from 1977 to 1996. The letters are in files grouped by the drawer in which Harry Weinberger kept them in his desk. The letters discuss subjects such as their shared interest in the arts and religious iconography, and both of their work. Their are over 300 letters in total.

        The collection also contains a number of additional items relating to Iris Murdoch's friendship with Harry Weinberger, collected by Weinberger. This includes exhibition catalogues for Weinbergers work, and copies of drawings of Murdoch by Weinberger.

        Murdoch , Dame , Jean Iris , 1919-1999 , author Weinberger , Harry , 1924-2009 , artist
        GB 0369 NAT · 1978

        Visitors' book and list of titles (with Russian titles translated) exhibited at National Book League exhibition entitled "Art books from the Soviet Union", 1978

        National Book League
        GB 2603 NCA · 1945-1998

        Records of the National Campaign for the Arts, [1945-1998], comprising material relating to international arts policies in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, USA, Europe, Denmark, France, Italy, Germany, Republic of Ireland, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Turkey, [1980s-1990s]; material concerning government dealings with the arts, including Reports of the Education, Science and Arts Committee, correspondence with MPs from the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties, and surveys of Local Authority arts spending; Reports of the Arts Council of Great Britain, 1945-1994, including reports on the national arts and media strategy; papers relating to regional Arts Boards in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; papers concerning quangos such as the British Council, the Crafts Council, the Museums and Galleries Commission and the Scottish Museums Council; material relating to arts organisations, including ABSA, the BBC, the British Film Institute, the English National Opera, the Independent Television Commission, the London Arts Lobby, the National Lottery and the Royal Opera House; subject files relating to types of art form, notably architecture, broadcasting, dance, education, film, literature, museums, libraries, music, opera, orchestras, radio, theatre and visual arts; publications relating to the arts in Great Britain; and correspondence files of officers of the NCA, [1985-1990].

        National Campaign for the Arts
        Ord, Craven
        GB 0096 MS 152 · c1810

        Manuscript volume containing a collection of notes and papers compiled by Craven Ord, [1810], relating to the coinage and offices of the Mint and Mint Assays, from the twelfth century onwards. Includes transcripts of material extracted from Thomas Madox The history and antiquities of the Exchequer of the Kings of England (London, 1711); medieval chancery rolls and early Exchequer records; an [eighteenth] century engraving of Mint officials at work, headed 'A part of the standard of weights and measures in the Exchequer, Anno 12 Henrici Septimi'; printed material including 'Copy of an Indenture made in 1469 between King Edward IV and William Lord Hastings, Master of the Mint...respecting the coinage in the Tower of London', Archaeologia, XV (1806).

        Ord , Craven , 1756-1832 , antiquary
        GB-70-tga-200015 · Fonds · [1930]-2001

        This collection consists of correspondence, notes and writings, artwork, photographs, press cuttings, exhibition material, printed material, personal documentation, financial documentiation, and ephemeral items relating to Cecil and Elisabeth Collins.

        Collins , Cecil James Henry , 1908–1989 , painter
        PEGGE, Samuel (1704-1796)
        GB 0096 MS 104 · 1736

        Tables of English coins devised by Samuel Pegge, published in 1736.

        Pegge , Samuel , 1704-1796 , Prebendary of Lincoln , antiquary
        PERI, Peter (1899-1967)
        GB 0070 TGA 704 · Fonds · 1920s-1967

        The photographs in this collection cover areas of Peri's work between 1920 and 1966. They include images of his early constructivist work, bronze figurines, cement sculptures and pictures of the artist at work. The drawings and sketches are mainly of people in a variety of simple poses, but are all undated. The correspondence refers to possible commissions for the London County Council, 1958 and an exhibition of his work at St. Pancras Public Library, 1963.

        Peri , Peter Laszlo , formerly Ladislas Weisz , 1899-1967 , sculptor and etcher
        GB 0096 MS 197 · (1644) 18th century

        Manuscript volume containing an 18th century transcript of a petition headed 'The particulars examined and proved concerning the grievances by farthing tokens', [1644], complaining that the patentees, in order to circulate their farthings, allowed one shilling over in twenty to those who came to buy them, and small trades people, taking most of their payments in farthings, thus sustained a loss.

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        PHOTOGRAPHS OF LONDON
        GB 0074 LMA/4202 · Collection · 1948-1981

        Photographs of London arranged in the following sets:

        Railway Stations;
        Greenwich and Blackheath;
        Kenwood House;
        London Lamp Posts;
        Legal London;
        Piers,
        River Coast and Ships;
        London Churches;
        Statues of the Famous;
        City of London and Southwark;
        Panoramas from Monument;
        Aerial Views;
        River Thames and Greenwich;
        London Views.

        Various.
        Price, Harry
        GB 0096 HP · c500-1999

        Papers of Harry Price, c500 - 1999, comprising the following: Personal correspondence to and from Harry Price, 1926-1948; typescripts and drafts of plays by Price, c1900-c1940; typescripts and drafts of lectures regarding Sussex, coins and various matters, 1908-1912; papers relating to antiquaries and numismatics, including handwritten notes and catalogues, 1876-c1920; financial and legal records concerning the National Laboratory for Psychical Research, Borley Rectory and Arun Way, Pulborough, including tenancy agreements and correspondence, 1926-1946; papers regarding libel cases and threatened legal action against Price, 1928-1946; accounts and correspondence regarding personal financial matters, 1922-1950; notes and lectures regarding psychical research by Price and others, c1920-c1948; reports and statements regarding psychical investigation, magic and the paranormal, 1772-1948; papers and notes regarding automatic writings, 1909-1943; minutes and papers of the University of London Council for Psychical Investigation, 1934-1936; drafts and typescripts of Price's books and publications, 1922-1948; typescripts and lectures by various authors regarding psychical research, magic and the paranormal, 1886-1948; legal and financial papers concerning Price's books and publications, 1921-1946; correspondence, publicity and reviews regarding Price's books and publications, 1921-1948; scripts, correspondence and legal and financial papers regarding radio and television appearances by Price, 1930-1947; assorted manuscripts regarding psychical research, magic, astronomy and Salop, Shropshire, c500-c1800; press cuttings and cuttings scrapbooks collated by Price and others, 1450-1947; photographs regarding psychical research and other matters, c1850-1948; playbills, posters and promotional material concerning spiritualism, magic and various matters, c1850-1948; cinefilms and videos of psychic experiments by Price and others, 1932-1999; artefacts relating to Price's psychical research and personal items, 1684-c1939; playing cards and artefacts relating to magic, c1850-1939.

        Price , Harry , 1881-1948 , Psychic Researcher and Author
        Prichard Lecture
        GB 0103 MS ADD 258 · Created 1915

        Typescript copy of lecture, given at the Ruhleben camp in Germany, on Greek and Byzantine art.

        Prichard , Matthew S , fl 1915
        GB 0096 MS 62 · 1695-1696

        Manuscript volume containing transcripts of various proposals concerning the reformation of the coinage, 1695-1696, made in response to a request by the Exchequer for views on ideas discussed in A report...for the amendment of the silver coins (1695) by William Lowndes, Permanent Secretary of the Treasury. Comprising papers on the coinage by Sir Christopher Wren, Dr John Locke, Gilbert Heathcote, Alderman [Francis] Gardner, [Rev] Samuel Pratt [Dean of Rochester], [William] Corbet, Sir John Houblon, Dr John Wallis, Dr Isaac Newton, and William James, with further treatises entitled 'A merchant's demonstration superior to imagination, that the raising of bullion cannot be anyways injurious but highly advantageous to these three kingdoms above all others', and 'Some considerations offered to the House of Commons in relation to mending the coyne'. A note written in 1963 by E S de Beer regarding several of the items described above is inserted into the manuscript.

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