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- c1955 (Creation)
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7 plaster miniatures and fourteen photographs
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GB 0096 MS 974 c1955 collection 7 plaster miniatures and fourteen photographs Burton , Esmond , fl 1930-1955 , sculptor
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Papers of Esmond Burton, c 1955, comprise seven plaster miniatures of working men and women prepared by sculptor Edmond Burton, relating to the bas-reliefs on the three frontages of Bentham House, residence of the Faculty of Laws at University College London. The buidling was originally the headquarters of the General and Municipal Workers' Union (now part of GMB), and was designed by Hubert Lidbetter. Fourteen black and white photographs of the bas-reliefs and construction of the building. Note that the right-hand figure in the 'group of five' photograph is Hubert Lidbetter.
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Closed due to the fragility of the miniatures.
Please contact the University Archivist for details.
English
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Compiled by Samantha Velumyl.
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.
April 2008 General Municipal Workers Union Burton , Esmond , fl 1930-1955 , sculptor Construction engineering Fine arts Sculpture Artists Sculptors University College London , Faculty of Laws
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Papers of Esmond Burton, c 1955, comprise seven plaster miniatures of working men and women prepared by sculptor Edmond Burton, relating to the bas-reliefs on the three frontages of Bentham House, residence of the Faculty of Laws at University College London. The buidling was originally the headquarters of the General and Municipal Workers' Union (now part of GMB), and was designed by Hubert Lidbetter. Fourteen black and white photographs of the bas-reliefs and construction of the building. Note that the right-hand figure in the 'group of five' photograph is Hubert Lidbetter.
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Arranged as in Scope and Content.
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Closed due to the fragility of the miniatures.
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Please contact the University Archivist for details.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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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