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GB 0096 AL527 · Fonds · 1938

(1) Letter from Randall Carline Swingler of the Left Review, 2 Parton Street, London to Thomas Sturge Moore, c1938. Asking him to contribute an article to the Left Review. Sturge Moore's draft reply appears on the reverse.

(2) Letter from Randall CarlineSwingler of the Left Review to Thomas Sturge Moore, c1938. Enclosing the final proof [missing] of Sturge Moore's article Fashions in art and literature.The article appeared in the April 1938 issue.

(3)Letter from John Edgell Rickword of the Communist Party of Great Britain, Hampstead Branch, 47 South Hill Park to Thomas Sturge Moore, 15 Feb 1938. Asking him to chair a lecture.

Swingler , Randall Carline , 1909-1967 , writer Rickword , John Edgell , 1898-1982 , poet and book reviewer x Rickword , Edgell
Moore , Thomas Sturge , 1870-1944 , writer and wood engraver x Sturge Moore , Thomas
GB 0096 SLV/81 · Fonds · [1890-1895], [1926]

Arthur William Symons' holograph manuscript of 'London Nights' in ink with occasional corrections and two poems, 'At Corinth' and 'Ada', which were not included in the published volume of poems.

Symons , Arthur William , 1865-1945 , editor and poet
Symons, Arthur William
GB 0096 MS595 · Fonds · [1924]

Unpublished essay entitled 'Hotel Continental' by Arthur William Symons, c 1924.

Symons , Arthur William , 1865-1945 , editor and poet
GB 0096 MS324 · Fonds · c1900

Manuscript of a poem, Catullus, c1900 (manuscript 324) by Arthur William Symons.

Symons , Arthur William , 1865-1945 , editor and poet
GB 106 9/30 · Fonds · 1830-1897

The collection contains letters from members of the Tabor family (1830-1851), letters from Eliza Tabor to John Stephenson (1873), letters from Eliza Tabor to Mary Holdich (1876-1877), letters from Eliza Tabor to John Stephenson (1880-4), letters from Eliza Tabor to John Stephenson (1885), letters from Eliza Tabor to Mary Catherine Tabor, letters from and to Mary Catherine Tabor (1843-1887), various letters to Mary Catherine Tabor and Eliza Tabor and others (1862-1897).

9/30/A- Part 1 - The Tabor Letters. Letters from various members of the Tabor Family 1830-1877; Early Correspondence between Eliza Tabor and John Stephenson 1873 - Begin AL/5498; Letters from Eliza Stephenson in India to her mother Mary Tabor in Malvern 1876-7 - Begin AL/5504;

9/30/B - Letters from Eliza Stephenson to John Stephenson 1880-1884 - with a few additional.

9/30/C- Letters from Eliza Stephenson to John Stephenson 1885.

9/30/D- Letters from Eliza Stephenson to Mary Catherine Tabor 1886-1887; Letters to and from Mary Catherine Tabor 1843-1887; Various letters to Mary Catherine and Eliza Tabor and others.

Stephenson , Eliza , nee Tabor , 1835-1914 , writer x Tabor , Eliza
TAIT, Emma (fl 1977-1988)
GB 0372 LABOUR HISTORY MANUSCRIPTS/19 · Fonds · 1977-1988

Papers donated by Emma Tait, including: papers, correspondence and circulars concerning Brent East Constituency Labour Party (of which Tait was Chair), 1985-1988; newspapers, press cuttings and photographs regarding the Maida Hill Squatters and Tenants Association, 1977.

Tait , Emma , fl 1977-1988 , political activist
GB 3094 TFAA · Fonds · 1995-1998

Animations produced by Tandem Films, including Flatworld, and Manipulation.

Epsom and Ewell Technical Institute and School of Art
GB 0096 MS1128 · Fonds · 8767

Letter from John Tayler to a Mrs Marshall describing how he and his family are settling in to Lincoln, 1924.

Tayler , John Lionel , 1874-1930 , writer and Unitarian minister
GB 106 9/26 · Fonds · 1910-1964

The collection contains correspondence amongst the Taylor Family and their friends between 1910 and 1914 related to events and in particular the imprisonment of Mrs Mary Ellen 'Nelly' Taylor, Mark Wilkes and the Pethwick-Lawrences.

Correspondents include:

  • Mrs Mary Ellen 'Nelly' [sometimes Nellie] Taylor,

  • Dr Elizabeth Wilkes, sometimes addressed as Mrs Wilkes, known as Lily or Lilla.

  • Captain Thomas Smithies Taylor, Nelly's husband, addressed as 'Tom'.

  • Mark Wilkes,

Ramsay MacDonald and Frederick Pethick-Lawrence.

Letters addressed to Tom refer to her husband Thomas. Letters addressed to Tom and children refer to her husband and her children, Dorothea and Garth.

Various
Taylor, Charles: letter
GB 0096 AL145 · Fonds · 1793

Letter from Charles Taylor of Manchester to the Rt Hon Lord Sheffield, MP, of Sheffield Place, Sussex, 25 Sep 1793. On the use of chemistry in determining types of soils.

Autograph, with signature.

Taylor , Charles , fl 1793 , correspondent of John Baker Holroyd (Earl of Sheffield)
Taylor, Clare: papers
GB 0101 ICS152 · Fonds · [1978-1982]

Transcripts of diaries of Nathaniel Phillips diaries, [1784-1791], draft articles including on Nathaniel Phillips, transcripts of Pares' handwritten transcipts, 1740-1763, notes on Welsh interests in Jamaica.

Taylor , Clare , b 1934 , scholar
GB 0096 MS956 · Fonds · c1978

Press-cuttings and correspondence relating to/from the John Masefield centenary with Constance Babington-Smith, Sir Peter Masefield and Carliss Lamont.

Taylor , Geoffrey , Handley- , 1920-2005 , author and literary scholar
GB 0096 MS967 · Fonds · c1978

Correspondence relating to a memorial to John Masefield in Ledbury Parish Church.

Taylor , Geoffrey , Handley- , 1920-2005 , author and literary scholar
GB 0096 AL308 · Fonds · 1795

Letter from John Taylor of the Cannon Coffee House, Charing Cross to Alexander Dalrymple Esq, 17 Feb 1795. Covering letter to a 1794 proof copy of Captain Taylor's Considerations on the practicability and advantages of a more speedy communication between Great Britain and her possessions in India [advocating the superiority of the overland route above the usual sea voyage]. 'I hope I have profited by the advice you was kind enough to give me some time ago in regard to the accompanying plan ... I have ... condensed the subject and am now busy in arranging what authorities I have been able to collect ...'.

Autograph, with signature.

Taylor , John , d 1808 , East India Company employee and writer
GB 0096 AL404 · Fonds · 1837

Letter from John Taylor of London to Richard Taylor, Esq [probably the writer's son or brother], 5 Jul 1837. 'The bearers Messrs. [Gabriel] Daubrée and Sentis have studied at the Ecole des Mines at Paris and are strongly recommended by Messrs. [François] Arago and Combes. I have furnished them with introductions to some of our agents, but if you will give them further advice and assistance in Cornwall I shall be obliged to you.'

Autograph, with signature.

Taylor , John , 1779-1863 , mining manager and entrepreneur
TAYLOR, John Stephen
GB 0113 MS-TAYLJ · Fonds · 1888-1965

Papers of John Stephen Taylor including daybooks with notes of patients and prescriptions, 1940-1952; diaries, 1946-1965; Men in the wilderness, an unpublished novel on medical life; book of examinations and reports made for the Prudential Insurance Company, 1894-1947; Taylor's visiting books, 1940-1947; ledgers relating to Taylor's practice at Thorne, 1888-1952 and cash books, 1917-1957.

Taylor , John Stephen , fl 1900-1960 , physician
TAYLOR, Mary Ellen
GB 106 7MET · Fonds · 1912-1971

The archive originally consisted of correspondence and objects. At some date the correspondence between Mrs Taylor and her daughter Dr Dorothea Taylor c.1912, was moved to Autograph Letter Collection Volume 9/26. In 2000 the objects were catalogued as part of the artefacts cataloguing project by Catherine Marshall.

Taylor , Mary Ellen , fl 1910-1914 , suffragette
GB 0113 MS-TAYLS · Fonds · 1859-1925

Papers of Shepherd Thomas Taylor including medical diary, general diaries, notebook with notes of lectures on internal cancers, accounts, 1859-1925.

Taylor , Shepherd Thomas , 1840-1936
GB 0096 AL245 · Fonds · 1844

Letter from William Cooke Taylor of the National Anti-Corn Law League, 67 Fleet Street, London to [John Lewis] Ricardo, [MP for Stoke-upon-Trent], 15 Mar 1844. Announcing that 'the Somerset House School of Design has given a very favourable hearing to the proposal for establishing a branch in the Potteries ... If you persevere in your design of offering a prize for model or pattern, which I believe would be of great value to your constitutents & certainly highly creditable to yourself, I would deem it a favour ... to announce your intention in one of my articles'. Autograph, with signature.

Taylor , William Cooke , 1800-1849 , historian and journalist
GB 0096 AL437 · Fonds · 1917

Letter from Prince Alexander of Teck, of the British Military Mission with the Belgian Army to S H [Stephen Haden] Haden-Guest, 26 Feb 1917. Apologising for not being at home when Haden-Guest called the previous day.

Autograph, with signature.

Cambridge , Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George , 1874-1957 , 1st Earl of Athlone , Governor General x Athlone , 1st Earl of x Teck , Prince Alexander of
Telford, Thomas: letter
GB 0096 AL478 · Fonds · 1811-[1834]

Letter from Thomas Telford of Inverness to Rev John Warren, Dean of Bangor, [Caernarfonshire], 23 Sep 1811. Concerning a possible road to pass through Bangor, and giving instructions for the surveyor.

Autograph, with signature.

The following items are filed with the letter: (a) an engraving of Thomas Telford (1832); (b) engravings of Menai Bridge, the Vale of Llangollen and Conway, by W Radclyffe (undated); (c) a list of Telford's achievements, set out as if for a memorial plaque [produced after Telford's death in 1834].

Telford , Thomas , 1757-1834 , civil engineer
Tell Us About It Archive
GB 3184 TU · Fonds · 2007-2018

Material submitted by UAL students for the annual 'Tell Us About It' project. Submissions for each student include a piece of work accompanied by a written statement which is intended to reflect their experience studying at the University of the Arts London. The submissions vary in form and media as students were given an open brief. Material includes digital video files; paintings; booklets; textiles and typescript statements as well as 3D objects including glass bottles and wooden boxes.

The project did not run in the academic year 2013-2014 therefore there is no series for that year.

GB 106 9/24 · Fonds · 1897-1921

The collection contains correspondence, mostly concerned with the activities of the British Women's Temperance Association.

British Women's Temperance Association
Terence Higgins Trust
GB 0372 THT · Fonds · 1987-1990

Newsletters, photographs, leaflets, pamphlets, flyers, correspondence, press clippings, emphemera regarding the AIDS charity the Terence Higgins Trust and its activities. Includes:Conference pack - programme, precis of workshops, volunteer application form, guidance about buddying, posters from the THT 4th National Conference, Sharing the Challenge, 1987; The Trust: the newsletter of the THT, May 1987-January 1990; National AIDS Bulletin, 2 issues, December 1988, February 1989; Facts and Figures newsletter February 1988; October 1988; Advertisements for fundraising events, stationery.

Terence Higgins Trust
Ternan Family papers
GB 0096 MS1179 · Fonds · 1909-1924

Letters addressed to Geoffrey Wharton Robinson, 1909-1924: writers include a cousin, his aunt Isabella Percival, members of the Dickinson family, and Robinson's former commanding officer. Also includes a manuscript copy of Robinson's curriculum vitae.

Robinson , Geoffrey Wharton , fl 1909-1924 , army officer
GB 0096 AL148 · Fonds · [1850]

Forged letter pertaining to be from William Makepeace Thackery to an unknown recipient, [1850]. 'When I said that I could do no more for you for the present I meant it literally: I never once said it as a simple excuse... When I find that your views on hard work are different I may perhaps have something to say to you. Believe me a lazy life is a curse to any man.

Written and signed in an unknown hand, as if by Thackeray.

Unknown
GB 106 7CTH · Fonds · 1968-1997

Autobiographical writings by Catherine Thackray collated by her daughter Rebecca Thackray into an autobiography; copies of published articles and poetry by Catherine Thackray; copies of obituaries of Catherine Thackray.

Thackray , Catherine Sharp , 1922-1999 , psychologist and activist
Thames Polytechnic
GB 2121 Thames Polytechnic · Fonds · 1969-1996

Records of Thames Polytechnic, 1971-1992, comprising minutes and papers of the Court of Governors, 1977-1982; Finance and General Purposes Committee, 1970-1984; meetings of the Academic Council, 1977-1982; Committee for Institutions, 1981-1982; staff and student affairs standing committee, 1978-1980; Education and Movement Studies faculty board, 1978-1980; Architecture and Surveying faculty board, 1977-1980; Prizes, Awards and Examinations Committee, 1977-[1980]; papers submitted to the Court of Governors, 1970-1992; Memoranda and articles of association, 1970; reports and financial statements, 1974-1975, 1983-1992; block grant files, 1971-1989; papers relating to mergers with Dartford College of Education, [1975-1976] and Avery Hill College, [1983-1985]; changeover from Polytechnic to University status, [1990-1992];

calendar and staff lists, 1979-1990; staff handbooks, [1971-1990]; Governing Body handbooks, 1971-1992;

magazines and newspapers of Thames Polytechnic, comprising Thames Polytechnic Staff Journal, 1970-1971; Thames Polytechnic TP Bulletin, 1971-1978; Thames Currents, 1978-1985; Thames News, 1985-1987; Thames View, 1987-1992; Thameslink, Newsletter for Teachers & Advisors of Entrants to Higher Education, 1992; Alumni magazines, comprising TPA News, 1980-1985; Thames View Alumni Special, 1990; Alumni magazines, 1994-1996;

photographs of Directors of the Polytechnic, 1970-1992; of presentations, [1970-1992]; staff cricket matches, [1970-1992]; Chairmen of Governing Body, 1970-1992; photographic material used for Traditions & Controls in the making of a Polytechnic: Woolwich Polytechnic 1890-1970 by Michael Locke, 1978;

prospectuses, 1970-1993; annual reports, 1969-[1991]; research reports, 1971-1992; programmes of presentation ceremonies, [1970-1992]; annual lectures, 1971-1981; Public Relations files, containing publicity material and advertisements, press releases, 1981-1992; press cuttings, 1970-1992; Christmas cards, [1970-1992];

Students' Union magazines, 1971-1975, comprising copies of Biffo, 1971; Crusty, 1975; Links, undated; papers relating to Thames Film Festivals; Students' Union handbooks, 1970-1991;

students' theses and dissertations, 1970-1989.

Thames Polytechnic
The Children's Society
GB 2180 TCS · Fonds · [1700-2013]

The Children's Society Archive comprises the records created and managed by The Children's Society (titled The Waifs and Strays Society from 1881 to 1946). The majority of the collections date from the organisation's founding in 1881.

The Archive collections comprise: management and administration records; financial records; fundraising, public relations and supporter relation records; social work records including documents created by the residential care homes and social work projects, and records relating to children and young people; property management records; and records relating to staff. This includes a large quantity of visual material in the form of photographs and publicity material, as well as some audio-visual material.

Untitled
GB 1538 RCOG/B26 · Fonds · 1992-1998

Records of 'The Diplomate' Editorial Board, 1992-1998, comprising the minute book of the Board (1992-1998); minutes and papers (1992-1998); contributors' agreements and correspondence (1993-1998); papers of a study and questionnaire regarding 'The Diplomate' from 1998. The minute book and some of the loose agenda papers cover four planning meetings (1992-1994) prior to the first issue of 'The Diplomate' in March 1994. The last minutes dated April 1998 show no recognition of the fact that 'The Diplomate' was to be imminently disbanded.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GB 0096 MS293 · Fonds · c1650

Manuscript concerning the proposed trial of the Earls of Essex and Southampton 1601: ff 6b. The Arraingement of the Earles of Essex and Southampton in Westminster haulle the 19th of februarie 1600/1 [the versos of ff.15 and 16 are written upside down]. ff 21b. The manner of the Demeaner of the Earle of Essex att the time of his Deathe.

Unknown
GBR 1991 GD · Fonds · [1865]-2000 [The bulk of the collection falls within the dates 1887-1923]

Contains records of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, its constituent and successor bodies and other related bodies [including Alpha et Omega, Stella Matutina, Independent and Rectified Rite, Fellowship of the Rosy Cross, Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia, Sphere Group, the Order of Great Osiris the Saviour, The Theosophical Society and others]. The collection includes the original cipher manuscripts, later translations of the ciphers, additional ciphers, the 'Sprengel' letters with translations from the German; ritual and instructional texts for both the Inner and Outer Orders in the Golden Dawn and its associated bodies, including ritual grade books, temple diagrams, Flying Rolls, lectures; National and Local administration and membership records including registers, address books, minutes, receipt and undertaking forms, Inner Order diaries, pledge forms, by-laws, circulars, correspondence and ephemera; personal correspondence of several prominent members including Florence Farr, Dr W Wynn Westcott, S.L. MacGregor Mathers, Annie Honiman, Dr Robert Felkin and Christina Stoddart; case files relating to significant events within the Order's history including the expulsion of Annie Horniman, the 'Battle of Blyth Road, the Horos Case, the expulsion of Mathers, the division of the Order, the concordat between the Stella Matutina and the Independent and Rectified Rite, the Court Case between Mathers and Aleister Crowley over the publication of rituals in the Equinox, Felkin's continental investigations and the Stella Matutina's new constitution and daughter temples; regalia and artefacts including Rose Cross Lamens worn by the Inner Order members, Enochian chess boards, a Lotus wand, Westcott's ring and a disk used for divination, Enochian tablets, an earth pentacle, officers' wands, a replica of the Inner Order Vault; photographs, designs and diagrams including temple diagrams and designs used in the vault, including the Garden of Eden before and after the fall of man, the colour scales, the minutum mundum; photographs including a picture of S. L. MacGregor Mathers; printed texts relating to the order, including works by R.A. Gilbert, Israel Regardie and E Howe, and Robert Gilbert's research papers.

The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, its members and related bodies
The Les Coleman Collection
GB 3184 LCO · Fonds · 1960s-2010s

Les Coleman (6 May 1945 - January 17 2013) was an artist, poet, sculptor, art lecturer, critic, and collector. A lifelong connoisseur and collector of the surreal, obscure and esoteric Coleman accumulated a unique, rare and significant literary and visual library in his lifetime. It is the latter which he donated to the University of Arts London.

Amongst the Les Coleman Collection is a significant collection of comics from North American underground [1968-1980] and alternative [1980-present] comic book movements. Perhaps the most significant component of the collection is Coleman's Robert Crumb material, which is possibly one of the largest in the UK. Other highlights in the collection include large collections of the work of Canadian comic book artist Julie Douchet and Serbian artist Aleksandar Zograf, complete runs of classic counter-cultural comics Arcade, Bijou Funnies and Raw. In addition to comics Coleman also acquired various signed and limited edition prints by comic book artists such as Charles Burns, Joe Coleman, Joost Swarte, Archer Prewitt and Aline-Kominsky Crumb. An admirer and champion of the art form Coleman organised and curated various comic exhibitions in his lifetime. A prominent British comic commentator and critic, Coleman was also in correspondence with various artists including Doucet, Zograf, Mack White, Jeff Johnson and Prewitt.

The second part of the Coleman collection is comprised of art, illustration and humour books from America, Australia, the UK and Europe (predominantly France and Belgium). Coleman's twin fascinations in this area were cartoons and surrealism, and his favoured artists range from the gentle newspaper gags of 'Larry' to the dark absurdist visions of Roland Topor. Other prominent artists in this part of the collection include Charles Addams, Edward Gorey, Saul Steinberg, HM Bateman, Glenn Baxter, Ivor Cutler, Maurice Henry, Sempé and Siné.

The third part of the collection is made up of Coleman's personal papers. Amongst this part of the collections there is a great deal of correspondence with his contemporaries in the art world such as painter, collaborator and teacher Patrick Hughes, the artist and children's' illustrator Tony Blundell, artist and colleague Charlie Holmes, artist and illustrator Chris Vine, French surrealist and publisher Marcel Mariën, and many more. Additionally there is a large collection of postcards and Christmas cards, many designed by the aforementioned artists. There is also some draft artwork and research material for a cartoon strip entitled 'Ying and Yang' which Coleman created in collaboration with Hughes. There is also a large collection of research material, primarily consisting of handwritten notes, annotated scans and photocopies, photographs, and sketches. Research material relates both to Coleman's teaching and curation careers.

GB 0372 LONDON COLLECTION MANUSCRIPTS/3 · Fonds · 1851-1852

Includes a handwritten draft of an article, A Tradition of the King's Head Tavern in the Poultry by unknown author, possibly 'Thomson' (27pp) (n.d.); three printed proofs of the article with annotations (March 1852); two handwritten drafts of the article, The London Tavern: Past and Present (17pp and 34pp) (October 1851); two printed proofs of the article, The London Tavern: Past and Present, annotated (2 copies) (1852); edition of Household Words featuring the article, The London Tavern: Past and Present (14pp) (18 October 1851); letter from Charles Dickens regarding the article A Tradition of the King's Head Tavern in the Poultry (2pp) (n.d.)

Dickens , Charles John Huffam , 1812-1870 , novelist and journalist Various
The National Gallery Archive
GB 345 NG · Fonds · 1804-[2012]

The National Gallery Archive holds the administrative records of the National Gallery, including: Board minutes, 19th century correspondence, annual reports, 20th century registry files, late 20th century departmental records, accounts, art historical dossiers, photographs and press cuttings.

The National Gallery
GB 0096 MS 290 · Fonds · c1617-1634

'The Office of a Constable' written by Sir Francis Bacon, contains a speech by Bacon and four other items: ff 14: 'A letter of Advice written to the lower house of Parliament by Sir E.C'; ff 33: 'Spoken to both the houses of Parliament assembled at Dublin by the Lord Deputie of Ireland [Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford] 15 July 1634'; ff 46: 'A Speech delivered in the Starre Chamber by Sir Francis Bacon to the Judges in the last daye of Trinity terme 1617 [8 July]'; ff 53: 'The Commons declarations and impeachments against the Duke of Buckingham'; ff 73: 'The Humble Answere and Plea of George Duke of Buckingham to the declaration ... made against him ... by the Commons house of Parliament'.

Unknown
The Post Boy
GB 0096 MS1124 · Fonds · -72745

Copy of the newspaper, The Post Boy. Includes letter to Lady Rokeby of Northallerton, Yorkshire.

Beardwell , B , fl 1700 , newspaper publisher
The Story of Unity Theatre'
GB 0372 LABOUR HISTORY MANUSCRIPTS/20 · Fonds · [2008]

DVD, 'The story of Unity Theatre: the theatre of the labour and trade union movement', produced by the Unity Theatre Trust, c 2008.

Unity Theatre Trust
The Wives' Fellowship
GB 106 5WFE · Fonds · 1916-2002

The archive consists of:

  • records of the central administration of the Wives' Fellowship (Central Committee Minutes and Executive Committee Minutes of Wives' Fellowship and Senior Wives' Fellowship)

  • minutes of Annual General Meetings

  • material relating to Conferences

  • reports / minutes / letters relating to Ceylon Wives' Fellowship

  • papers relating to other organisations (National Council of Women, charities supported by the Wives' Fellowship)

  • memorabilia

  • histories of the organisation and Wives' Fellowship Service books

  • complete set of magazines in 6 bound volumes 1916-1989 (held in TWL Printed Collections as at May 2006)

Wives' Fellowship
Thirty Years War
GB 0096 MS339 · Fonds · c 1635

Thirty Years War: Copie de la Declaration de Guerre Contre la Couronne de France faicte en Espagne, au nom de Roy; Declaration de son Alteze Touchant la Guerre Contre la Couranne de France.

Unknown
GB 0372 LONDON COLLECTION MANUSCRIPTS/39 · Fonds · 1858

Material relating to Thomas Hugo pasted into book, 'Walks in the City: No.1. Bishopsgate Ward', including upper body photograph of a seated Thomas Hugo; letter from Hugo to 'HJW' regarding the sale of a document (1p), 12 June 1858; letter from Hugo to unknown recipient regarding attempts to locate 'a treasure' (1p), November 1858.

Hugo , Thomas , 1820-1876 , antiquary and print collector
GB 0372 THOMPSON · Fonds · 2011-2012

Photographs of Occupy London demonstrations, 2011-2012.

Thompson , Edward , fl 2011-2012 , photographer
GB 0096 AL443 · Fonds · 1967

Letter from Helen Thompson of Swarthmore, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire to [J H P] Pafford, Goldsmiths' Librarian, University of London Library, 24 Feb 1967. Discussing the library and papers of her father, Silvanus P Thompson, and portraits of him.

Autograph, with signature.

Thompson , Helen G , fl 1916-1967 , daughter of Silvanus Phillips Thompson
GB 0096 AL304 · Fonds · 1891-1909

12 letters and 1 postcard, all addressed to Silvanus Phillips Thompson, 1891-1909. Written by the following people: George Carey Foster; John Hopkinson; Sir Joseph Lister (later Lord Lister); Lyon Playfair, Lord Playfair; Sir William Ramsay; Sir Arthur Rücker; John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh; Sir William Thiselton-Dyer; and Sidney Webb (later Lord Passfield). Topics covered include the University of London and the role of King's College within the University.

All items are autograph, with signatures.

Thompson , Silvanus Phillips , 1851-1916 , physicist x Thompson , Sylvanus Phillips
GB 0096 AL116a · Fonds · [1908]

Letter from Silvanus Phillips Thompson of Morland, Chislett Road, West Hampstead, London to R A Rye [University of London Library], 29 Aug [1908]. Accompanying a book borrowed from the University Library about ten years previously, preserved by Professor Thompson because he knew it to be 'safer in his keeping during the interregnum'.

Autograph, with signature.

Thompson , Silvanus Phillips , 1851-1916 , physicist x Thompson , Sylvanus Phillips
GB 0096 AL116 · Fonds · 1791

Letter from Sir Benjamin Thompson of Munich to Lord Sheffield [John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield], 18 Nov 1791. Describing the condition and people of Bavaria. Speaking of the Elector's troops: '... I know of no Troops that are so well and so comfortably clothed as ours, both for Summer and Winter ...'. Giving details of the crops, minerals and commerce of Bavaria. 'It would be difficult,'he writes, 'to convey to your Lordship an adequate idea of the Ignorance, Superstition and corruption which pervade and darken every part of this neglected Country.' Says that the clergy and nobility hold a monopoly of the beer in Bavaria: '... which is the great source of their riches, and on that account Drunkenness must be encouraged.'

Autograph, with signature.

Thompson , Sir , Benjamin , 1753-1814 , Knight , Count von Rumford , scientist, natural philosopher, soldier and administrator
GB 0096 AL115 · Fonds · 1796

Letter from Sir Benjamin Thompson of Munich to Lord Sheffield [John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield], 3 Oct 1796. Describing how he took control of Munich on the approach of the contending Austrian and French armies: 'No foreign Troops have entered the Town and we have received no insult of any kind from either of the Armies by which we have been surrounded. And though we have seen several very sharp actions within musquet shot of our Walls yet not a shot has been levelled at us, nor have we lost a man.'

Autograph, with signature.

Thompson , Sir , Benjamin , 1753-1814 , Knight , Count von Rumford , scientist, natural philosopher, soldier and administrator
GB 0096 AL117 · Fonds · 1848

Letter from Thomas Perronet Thompson of Blackheath, [Kent] to George Pryme, Esq of Wiston, near Huntingdon, 19 Mar 1848. 'For the first time I appear to have got under the fallacy about a paper circulation based on all the land in the country. I just now perceive this included in the latest manifesto of Robert Owen.'

Autograph, with signature.

Thompson , Thomas Perronet , 1783-1869 , army officer and politician