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Letter from Henry Peter Brougham to [Augustus] De Morgan, [1846]. Asking to be sent 'the best solution you got yesterday of your 8th question, line 1, page 2'.

Letter from Henry Peter Brougham of Château Eleanor Louise, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, [France] to J M [John Murray] of Albermarle Street, London, 4 Dec [1851]. Concerning the proofs of his book The History of England and France under the House of Lancaster. Comments on the coup d'état [of Napoléon III] in Paris.

Letter form Henry Peter Brougham of York to T Hodgkin, Esq, of 5 Brunswick Terrace, Pentonville, [London], 5 Aug 1830. Written on the eve of Brougham's election as one of the four MPs for Yorkshire: 'I have not the least shadow of a claim to sit for this immense county except my principles and my known devotion to them.' Refers to the July Revolution in France: 'Never was such a death blow dealt to tyranny and priestcraft, never such a severe lesson inflicted on our own infatuated rulers ...'. Autograph, with signature.

Letter from Henry Peter Brougham to Samuel Medley [here spelled Meadley] of the Stock Exchange, 7 Jul 1825. Arranging a meeting between themselves and Mr J Smith [John Gordon Smith, professor of medical jurisprudence] 'at the Crown & Anchor to set matters agoing'. Autograph, with signature. Endorsed in the hand of Sir Henry Thompson [surgeon, grandson of Medley] with a note stating that the meeting mentioned was 'a conference respecting the scheme for founding a Metropolitan University', [1857-1904].

(i) 3 letters from Henry Peter Brougham to unidentified correspondents, [1799-1868]; (ii) Letter from Henry Peter Brougham replying to a request from R Custance, of Woolwich, 1844. Requesting a copy of one of his works.

4 letters from Henry Peter Brougham to Richard Sharp MP, 1807-1820. Relating to political topics. All letters are autograph, with signatures.

4 letters from Henry Peter Brougham to Augustus De Morgan, 1836-1853. Chiefly relating to [Count Guglielmo] Libri the book thief and [Francois] Arago. Autographs, with signature.

10 letters from Henry Peter Brougham to various correspondents, [1809]-1863. Including an admission slip to the House of Lords, 1854. Autograph, with signature.

The archive consists of eight letters of condolence written to Myra Stedman on the death of her mother, Myra Sadd Brown (Apr 1938). Members of the Women's Freedom League, the St Joan's Alliance and the British Commonwealth League expressed admiration of Mrs Sadd Brown's personality and her work in the women's movements. The archive also contains two photographs: one of the medal awarded to Myra Sadd Brown on her release from Holloway in 1912, with the inscriptions 'For Valour' and 'Hunger Strike' (medal held in Melbourne Museum, Australia); one of a drawing of Sadd Brown by fellow suffragette Jessie Mothersole, at a suffrage meeting, c. 1912 (original drawing held by the donor).

The archive consists of a diary of experiences in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp 1942-1945 during the Second World War, plus a few notes on provenance (photocopied typescript only).

Letter from Robert Browning of 29 De Vere Gardens, London to [Miss Emily Marion Harris], 25 Apr 1889. 'How good it was of you to send me that fine photograph of the striking face of the learned and amiable Rabbi [presumably Miss Harris's friend, Moses Gaster] whose visit was an honour which I hope he will repeat - if possible, in company with yourself ... Depend ... on receiving a ticket for the [Royal Academy] Soirée in due course. Meanwhile I send one or two admissions to what I fear are less desirable Private Views. Autograph, with signature.

Comprising Library bulletins; Photographs of library buildings (including Uxbridge, Twickenham and Runnymede campuses); Papers on plans for new library buildings, their facilities and decoration; Papers on acquisition of new library management system and OPAC; Library annual reports; Library prospectus entries; Library service standards; Space and building planning.

Letter from William Humphries Budden of Newcastle upon Tyne to Charles Manby, 28 Oct 1859. 'I am glad you are going to write a memoir of our dear Chief'.

Letter from L Bull of Institut Marey, Avenue Victor-Hugo, Parc-des-Princes, Boulogne-sur-Seine to [Augustus Désiré] Waller, 7 Oct 1911. Describeing the lantern condenser used at the Institute; illustrated with 2 sketches. Autograph, with signature.

The archive consists of correspondence (1872-c.1893) comprising 16 letters.

Most of the letters have no year given in the date.

The letter from Mrs Fawcett dated 1 Feb is written from Cambridge, but obviously after she and her husband moved to London, since she says she wishes to speak at meetings only in suburban places from where she can easily return home in the evening.

Other correspondents include Maria G Grey; Frances Buss; and Mentia Taylor (Mrs Peter Taylor).

Letter from Sir Francis Burdett to an unknown recipient, [c 29 Apr 1824]. Returning a copy of Charles Jenkinson (Lord Liverpool's) Treatise on the coins of the realm (1805), with comments on the work.

Autograph, with signature.

Papers of historian Ephraim John (E.J.) Burford, including the following: Typescript and galley proofs, original index and corrections of In the Clink by Burford (June 1974); Printer's copy and original typescript of Hollands Leaguer with suggested illustrations (March 1973); Original typescript of book, Orrible Synne by Burford, with suggested illustrations and correspondence with publishers Caldar and Boyers (March 1973); File of research correspondence and removed typescript draft pages for Bankside Stews: Bawds and Lodgings (January 1973- August 1975).

Letter from John Burn of Orton, [Westmorland] to Thomas Cadell [the elder] Esq, 'bookseller, Strand, London', 26 Mar 1792. 'I have by the coach this day sent you Barry's Justice [i.e. E Barry Present practice of a justice of the peace (1790)] & in the margin have marked the vs & pages in our Justice [i.e. R Burn The justice of the peace and parish officer (1755 and many susbequent editions)] from which he has copied. I may safely say there is not one hundred pages, put the whole together of his 4 volumes, which is not copied from my father...'.

Autograph, with signature. Franked: 'Appleby'[-in-Westmorland].

Letter from John Burnett of the Board of Trade to Professor H S Foxwell, 11 Nov 1889. 'There can be little doubt that there were trade combinations in existing [sic] very early in the eighteenth century'.

Autograph, with signature.

Notes, correspondence, press-cuttings and ephemera found in the Burns library. Correspondents include Charles Booth (1903). Press-cuttings cover subjects such as unemployment, local government, religion, and trades unions. Also includes a scrapbook of William Cobbett letters (1831-1832) and minutes of Liverpool branch of Association of All Classes of All Nations (1837-1839).

Letter from John Burns of the Local Government Board, Whitehall, London to R A Rye, [1908]. Thanking him for the loan of books.

Autograph, with signature.

Letter from W G Burns of Derby to Colonel [Thomas Perronet] Thompson, 23 Feb 1846. 'As I think it [a] pity you should be ignorant [of] the nature of the arguments [u]rged against free trade principles I send you a specimen of [w]hat a clerical opponent can [d]o ...'

Autograph, with signature. Written on the dorse of the title page and the end fly leaf of a pamphlet [by Henry Robert Crewe] The repeal of the Corn Laws (1846).

Edward Burra was an English painter, illustrator and stage designer. This collection includes a wide variety of material reflecting Burra's eclectic interests. There is a small amount of correspondence; artwork including sketchbooks and mounted pages from sketchbooks; and proof illustrations for Humbert Woolfe's 'ABC of Theatre'. There are photographs of some of Burra's stage designs; material sent to Burra by Paul Nash; and a wide range of presscuttings, some relating to Burra, others collected out of interest. The two card indexes of books were made at the time of the inventory of his possessions at his home, soon after his death. Many of the books and other printed items are stored in the Tate Library. There is also a collection of Burra's 78s, jazz, blues, swing, Latin American and Spanish records. There is a further collection of Burra's papers, notebooks, diaries, artworks, photographs, exhibition catalogues, sound recordings and postcards at TGA 939.

The archive consists of biographical publications on Louie Burrell and postcard reproductions of her work:

• 13 postcard reproductions of the following paintings by Louie Burrell: Life Class (1900-1903); Girl at Writing Box (c 1895); A Model (1900-1903); Old Sales - a model (1900-1903); Making Marmalade (1890-1900); Philippa (1917); A Model (1900-1903); The Forge (1890-1900); Julia (1889); A Child Seated (1904); Mrs Stanley Baldwin (1924); Nurse and Philippa (1908); Philip Burrell (1904-1907)

• 1 postcard reproduction of a painting by Ada (Margetts) Luker (mother of Louie Burrell): Still Life (c 1857)

• 'The Saratoga Trunk and The Last Door' (Jul 1997), Philippa Burrell. Booklet memoir relating to her own and her mother's artistic life.

• 'Louie Burrell - A Woman Painter', (The University of Hull Art Collection, c 1990). A short biography compiled from the letters and writings of Philippa Burrell and Jim Murrell.

• 'Louie Burrell Woman and Artist 1873-1971' (c 1990). Leaflet by Philippa Burrell.

The archive consists of certificate from War Organisation of the British Red Cross Society for Services during the Second World War (1945) and 2 photographs.

Letter from Sir Edward Henry Busk of 39 Hyde Park Gate, London to R A Rye, 20 May 1922. Referring to the 'toil of moving involving the examination of the accumulations of about 40 years' as being a distraction, 'but not of a pleasant nature, from the painful wrench of University Bonds.'

Autograph, with signature.

Letter from Sir Edward Henry Busk of Heath End, Checkendon, Oxfordshire to R A Rye. Asking for the name and address of a photographer to reproduce his portrait painted by [John Singer] Sargent, 'as many friends are asking me for a reproduction'.

Autograph, with signature.

Letter from Sir Edward Henry Busk of Heath End, Checkendon, Oxfordshire to R A Rye. Referring to the removal of his household effects from his London house as 'almost as great a wrench a giving up the Chairmanship of Convocation.'

Autograph, with signature.

Letter from Sir Edward Henry Busk of Sussex Place, Regent's Park, London to R A Rye, 9 May 1922. Expressing his regret on resigning from the Library Committee of the University of London.

Autograph, with signature.

Handwitten notebook, entitled 'Manuscript of various pieces of poetry and prose by A Wise Man of the East' containing religious and other poetry composed by George Butler, with notes on the inspirations and subjects for many of the poems, with photocopy of notebook (c200pp) (May 1850 - September 1883).

This archive consists of letters primarily by Josephine Butler, but also by key members of her family (such as her husband) and by colleagues and friends (such as Henry Wilson). Josephine Butler was a Victorian social reformer who campaigned against prostitution and the Contagious Diseases Acts (1864,1866 and 1869). In addition to the original letters held by The Women's Library, this archive includes photocopies of correspondence held at the University of Liverpool Special Collections.

At some point (probably in the 1960s) the correspondence held at The Women's Library was placed in chronological order. Prior to the collection being copied to microfiche (possibly in the 1980s), the photocopies from Liverpool were interleaved. Also interleaved and copied to microfiches were abstracts and administrative history notes made by Miss Burton, a member of the Fawcett Library.

The online catalogue includes the index of who the letters were to and from; the date of the letter; abstracts of each individual letter; and the administrative history and biographical notes made by Miss Burton.

The catalogue supercedes the original finding aid, a card index of correspondents that was available in The Women's Library Reading Room. The collection is available on microfiche in the Reading Room.

Henry J Wilson was Honorary Secretary of the Northern Counties Electoral League For The Repeal Of The Contagious Diseases Acts. There are a number of letters in the Josephine Butler Letters Collection which relate to the Northern Counties Electoral League. These letters bear Henry J Wilson's usual stamp for those files and his reference numbers (marked in blue pencil). At some stage his copies of letters were removed from his personal archive and placed in the Josephine Butler Letters Collection. Readers should also look at 3HJW for further records re the Northern Counties League.

Some of the copy letters are very faint, both on the microfiche and in the original. These are primarily letters that were copied using a 'wet' process. A thin sheet of tissue paper was damped and blotted over the original letter. This took a pale, often fuzzy copy of the letter, which was read 'through' the tissue. As well as being very faint these copies are very fragile.

ABBREVIATIONS:

CD / CDA Contagious Diseases Act

'RR' in the notes refers to 'Rough Record' a copy of which is available in the library, [search Printed Collections Catalogue for 'Keyword' for 'Rough Record'.]

The archive consists of photocopies of correspondence and leaflets concerning suffrage activities, especially The Women's March and the Marchers' Qui-Vive Corps.

Professional papers relating to Byrne's work as a General Practitioner, consisting of diaries and correspondence, 1947-80, material relating to his work at Manchester, 1960-78, in the Department of General Practice, which he was fundamental in establishing in 1968, including lecture notes, reports, speeches made to external bodies to promote the work of the Department, and material relating to his Chair, 1972-78, papers relating to the Royal College of General Practitioners, 1964-76, including papers relating to the committees on which he sat, including the Education Committee and the Board of Censors, and material relating to the duties undertaken during his presidency, 1973-76, correspondence with faculties of the College and other General Practice colleges worldwide, reports and correspondence relating to other commitments, 1946-86, such as the Leeuwenhorst Group and the local and regional medical advisory committees on which he sat, lecture notes and related correspondence from visits made abroad.

Biographic material includes personal notes, financial papers, correspondence relating to his award of OBE and CBE, and photographs.

Facsimile of a letter from George Gordon Noel Byron of Venice to M [Giovanni Antonio] Galignani, editor of Galignani's Messenger, 18 rue Vivienne, Paris, 27 Apr 1819. Disclaims the authorship of The Vampire, which had been attributed to him in Galigniani's Messenger '... I desire the responsibility of nobody's dullness but my own ...'.

Facsimile copy of an autograph letter, with signature.

Letter from Thomas Henry Hall Caine of Peel, Isle of Man to an unknown lady [Florence Farr], 2 Jan 1895. Apologising for having kept a letter so long. 'I am still more sorry, because upon reading the letter I find myself in such utter disagreement with what I wrote 18 years ago that I feel that there is no course open but to ask you not to print the letter ... I regret v[er]y deeply that this accident will prevent me from availing myself of the great pleasure you offered me of associating my name (however slightly) with that of Prof. Blackie'.

Autograph, with signature.

Vida y muerte de D. Rodrigo Calderon.

Documents relating to houses in Calle de San Anton, Madrid.

Papers concerning the Cambridge and Bethnal Green Boys' Club (c 1958-2011), including: 30 films of foreign visits, open days and camping excursions filmed by the Boy's Club in-house film unit (reel to reel films and DVD copies), 1960-1972; the Cambridge News Sheet, 1959-1964; New Cambridge Boys' Club reports, 1962, 1985-1990; programme for the Folies-Bergere, c 1958; label from See Spain Ltd. marked P. March, to Hotel Eskalduna, Sansabastian, Spain (n.d.); 'The Parmiterian - the magazine of Parmiter's School', 2011; copy of the Old Parmiterians' Society newsletter and two copies of the colour supplement 'Parmiter's to Normandy', 2011; letter form William Chapman, 10 Downing Street, to M Lea, regarding his possible inclusion in the Birthday Honours, 2000; newspaper articles reporting Max Lea's MBE, 2000; letters from Monty Meth, Chairman, Cambridge Reunion Committee, regarding reunion dinners and Max Lea's MBE, 2000.

The Camerawork Archive contains material relating to the touring exhibitions programme, as well as administrative files relating to the running of the organisation. Records include prints, invoices, cuttings and hire charges.

Also included are a set of papers relating to the 1975 ‘Camera Obscured?’ lecture series, funding proposals, annual reports and proposal letters. There is also documentation of events, including transparencies and negatives of installation and buildings. Typically files include papers relating to fundraising and correspondence, and some photographic material such as prints, negatives and transparencies.

Projects include; ‘Factory Photographs’ by Nick Hedges, ‘Brick Lane’ by Paul Trevor, Martin Parr ‘The Non-Conformists’, ‘Work Stations’ by Anna Fox, commissioned by Camerawork and The Museum of London (1987) and Representing Disability: A day of talks and events (1987).

Typescript of autobiographical book on Germany at the end of the Second World War, 1945-1949 by Alice Cameron. Having worked for the Allied Control Commission in Germany from 1945 to 1949, and thereafter in various British education centres, Alice Cameron's book details her impressions of, and opinions about, Germany and its people at the end of the Second World War. The typescript is in five parts.

Papers of the Campaign Against Museum Charges (1970-1972), including: file of papers, correspondence and press cuttings regarding CAMAC and the campaign against museum admission charges, 1970-1972; posters for the campaign against museum charges, produced by CAMAC, including poster designed by Alan Fletcher and Colin Forbes, winner of a British Poster Design Award for 1971-72, n.d.

The archive consists of minutes, financial records, campaign files, policy files, press cuttings, petitions and correspondence, 1985-1997.

Includes:

• Richmond Labour Party Young Socialists agenda 1st October 1979 and report on the first meeting held at Star House on 13th September

• Advertisement for Zimbabwe National Demonstration Sunday, November 11, London. Produced by the Zimbabwe Emergency Campaign Committee

• Leaflet entitled 'Animals in Laboratories' by Animal Aid

• Membership application card for Labour Party Young Socialists (LPYS)

• Moscow News, No. 23, Sunday June 4, 1989.

Papers of Colin Campbell, 1957-1970, including: papers and minutes of the British Humanist Association, 1959-1969; papers, minutes and promotional material regarding the University Humanist Federation, 1959-1970; papers, reports and ephemera regarding the National Secular Society, 1957-1964; completed questionnaire forms from and papers relating to a survey of Humanist groups conducted by Campbell and the BHA, 1963; completed questionnaire forms from and papers concerning a BHA/NSS survey, 'Who are the Humanists?', 1964; copy of Colin Campbell's PhD thesis, 'Humanism and the culture of the professions: a study of the rise of the British humanist movement, 1954-1963' (435pp), 1967.

Fragments of 5 letters from Thomas Campbell, of which 3 were written to Cyrus Redding, [1830-1844]. Including one wrapper with a seal.

Letter from Thomas Campbel of Lincoln's Inn Fields, [London] to S Shoberle, Esq [for the publishing firm of Henry Colburn], 12 Marlborough Street, 10 Apr 1838. Acknowledging receipt of Coxe's manuscript Life of Petrarch; asking for other books on Petrarch and 'also a small copy (and a common one) of Petrarch's works'.

Autograph, with signature.

Letter from Thomas Campbell of 61 Lincoln's Inn Fields, [London] to [Mr Fonblanque], 14 Aug 1838. Apologising for breaking a dinner engagement without warning: he was called suddenly to Edinburgh to the bedside of his eldest sister. Complaining of feeling 'wretchedly feeble' himself.

Autograph, with signature.

Letter from Thomas Campbell to [? Henry Thomas, Lord] Cockburn, 22 Apr 1809. 'I have put to press my farrago [Gertrude of Wyoming (1809)] and if Bensley can print it fast enough I shall be out in a few weeks but they compose almost as slowly as myself - You will think it odd ... that I have not seen Marmion [published 1808] but in a random glance at some pages - When you come to town we shall settle every thing about its merits'. The 3 remaining lines of the letter have been scored out.

Autograph, with signature.

Letter from Thomas Campbell of 10 Upper Seymour Street West, [London] to Longmans and Co, Paternoster Row, 4 Apr 1823. Asking for copies of his works Pleasures of Hope and Gertrude of Wyoming.

Autograph, no signature. With seal.

6 letters written by Thomas Campbell, c 1815-1841. Correspondents include Lord Jeffrey [Francis Jeffrey], Cyrus Redding and Bess Campbell. Topics covered include social engagements and Campbell's health.

All items are autograph, with signatures.