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Correspondence of the first Secretary to the Governors, J L Clifford-Smith, 1887-1898, including an outward letter book, and letters relating to an illustrated brochure published in 1895. Files of correspondence and memoranda, 1886-1963, on various, notably the appointment of administrative staff, including the Principal and the College Secretary, 1887-1927; the Constitution of the Board of Governors and the Academic Board and financial matters, 1910-1922; professional salaries, 1900-1924 and 1944-1945; drainage at Royal Holloway College, 1930-1938; the College piggeries, 1935-1946; the College plate, 1886-1887; the College water supply, 1902-1917; the Royal Holloway College Coat of Arms, 1939-1958; the takeover of the east side of Founder's Building by the Auxiliary Territorial Service, 1939-1945; investments, 1890-1936, and insurance valuations, 1950-1963; the Admission of Royal Holloway College as a School of the University of London, 1892-1900; procedures for appointments to Professorships in the University of London, 1907-1909; specifications and estimates for building work on Founder's Building, 1903-1908; staff pensions, 1913-1945. Material relating to the Royal Holloway College Picture Gallery, 1887-1948, including printed catalogues of the pictures compiled by Charles W Carey, 1888, 1890 and 1896; photograph albums containing photographs of the picture collection, taken by Carey, [1897]; letters and memoranda, 1887-1948, mainly relating to the picture collection; petty cash books, 1890-1942, for the care of the Picture Gallery and for drawing and painting classes. Registers and inventories, 1887-1963, notably a register book of the domestic staff, 1887-1927; inventories of household materials, 1887-1897, including glass, china, earthenware, cutlery, linen, blankets, mattresses, brushware, electric lamps, blind cord and tapes; inventories of the garden and grounds, 1901-1921, 1942-1947 and 1957-1962; inventories of the Engine and Boiler House, 1901-1910, and the Superintendent of the Works, 1952-1962; Stationery inventory, 1939-1940; inventories of academic departments, such as Physics, 1903-1960, Chemistry, 1847-1962, Botany, 1957-1963, and Zoology, 1946-1962; Registers of application for admission to academic departments, 1887-1948.