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- 1812-1953 (Creation)
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0.67 linear metres
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The Beaumont Philosophical Institution was founded in Beaumont Square, Mile End Road, Stepney in 1840 by John Thomas Barber Beaumont, "for the mental and moral improvement of the inhabitants of the said Square, and the surrounding neighbourhood...." In 1882 a new scheme for the Beaumont Trust was drawn up by the Charity Commissioners. The trustees spent the next years raising money to build the People's Palace, Mile End Road, Stepney, the main hall of which was opened by Queen Victoria, 14 May 1887. From the provision of elementary education in the original scheme of 1892, developed the East London Technical College which became a school of London University in 1907. In 1909 the administration of the People's Palace and of East London College was put under two separate committees. A new scheme of administration drawn up by the Charity Commissioners in 1933 separated entirely the People's Palace from the college, which in 1934 received a royal charter and was renamed Queen Mary College.
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GB 0074 A/BPP 1812-1953 Collection 0.67 linear metres Beaumont Philosophical Institution
People's Palace , Mile End Road
The Beaumont Philosophical Institution was founded in Beaumont Square, Mile End Road, Stepney in 1840 by John Thomas Barber Beaumont, "for the mental and moral improvement of the inhabitants of the said Square, and the surrounding neighbourhood...." In 1882 a new scheme for the Beaumont Trust was drawn up by the Charity Commissioners. The trustees spent the next years raising money to build the People's Palace, Mile End Road, Stepney, the main hall of which was opened by Queen Victoria, 14 May 1887. From the provision of elementary education in the original scheme of 1892, developed the East London Technical College which became a school of London University in 1907. In 1909 the administration of the People's Palace and of East London College was put under two separate committees. A new scheme of administration drawn up by the Charity Commissioners in 1933 separated entirely the People's Palace from the college, which in 1934 received a royal charter and was renamed Queen Mary College.
Deposited in the London County Record Office, on 28 October 1954.
Records of the Beaumont Philosophical Institution and the People's Palace, consisting largely of minutes. There are also reports, letters, accounts, programmes, press cuttings and The Palace Journal, volume I, Nos. 1-16.
A/BPP/001-002: Reports;
A/BPP/003-024: Minutes;
A/BPP/025-026: Printed items.
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Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
June to August 2010. London Tower Hamlets People's Palace , Mile End Road Beaumont Philosophical Institution Charitable organisations Charities Educational systems Charitable trusts Adult education Organizations Associations Societies Mutual improvement societies Educational institutions Adult education institutions England UK Western Europe Europe Stepney Nonprofit organizations
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Deposited in the London County Record Office, on 28 October 1954.
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Records of the Beaumont Philosophical Institution and the People's Palace, consisting largely of minutes. There are also reports, letters, accounts, programmes, press cuttings and The Palace Journal, volume I, Nos. 1-16.
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A/BPP/001-002: Reports;
A/BPP/003-024: Minutes;
A/BPP/025-026: Printed items.
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Available for general access.
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Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English