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Archival description
WRENCH, Winifride
GB 106 7WWR · Fonds · 1917-1940

The archive consists of a list of names and a caricature (1917); press cutting and list of names of British delegation (1919); correspondence related to the Overseas League in Scotland and the English Speaking Union and Mother's Institute; one letter from Sylvia Pankhurst (1920-1938); Christmas Card for the Canadian Women's Institute (1939).

Wrench , Winifride , fl 1919-fl 1938 , journalist
GB 2134 BWO · Fonds · 1958-1988

Papers of Dr. W. O. Williams comprising:

B WO A Williams committee papers 1966-1971
Records relating to Dr. W. O. Williams' membership of the Research Committee and the Academic Review Committee of the Royal College of General Practitioners. B WO B Williams Research Unit papers 1972-1988
Records relating to Dr. W. O. Williams' involvement with the Epidemic Observation Unit and the Swansea Research Unit of the Royal College of General Practitioners.B WO C Williams research and publications 1954-1988
Records relating to Dr. W. O. Williams' research projects and publications, includes bornholm disease, whooping cough, death certification, genetic cancer and doctors' workload. B WO D Williams miscellaneous papers.

Williams, William Owen founder of RCGP Swansea Research Unit
Wildcat Cards
GB 106 5WCC · Fonds · 1988-1994

The archive consists of greetings cards, postcards and posters produced by Wildcat Cards; a selection of cards produced by women; slides, negatives, mock ups and proofs, photographs and some original artwork; advertisements and press releases, catalogues, order forms, price lists, artists briefs and press cuttings; correspondence, administrative and financial papers.

Wildcat Cards
WATSON, Edith M
GB 106 6EMW · Fonds · 1995

Note concerning provenance of papers (1995); photocopies of press-cuttings (1995).

Watson , Edith M , fl 1915-1945 , feminist
GB 0106 7CMS · Fonds · 1915-1995

Papers of Mary Stott, 1915-1995, comprising manuscripts of books and research papers; papers accumulated as women's editor of 'The Guardian', and as a member of women's organisations; papers accumulated as a member of Women in Media; personal papers; campaign papers; information papers; papers relating to other organisations; papers relating to the Women's Liberation Movement; objects; audio visual materials and printed material.

Stott , Catherine Mary Charlotte , 1907-2002 , née Waddington , journalist and author x Stott , Mary x Waddington , Mary Charlotte
GB 106 9/11 · Fonds · 1885-1924

The collection contains 30 letters written between 1885 and 1924. Correspondents include William Thomas Stead, Frances Power Cobbe, Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Herbert Stead, the Governor of Holloway Prison, Mrs Stead, Mr W Shaen, Miss Kensington the Secretary of Girton College, Mrs Frederic Whyte; the materials also include W T Stead's 'Holloway' New Year Cards, 1885. The letters discuss the Criminal Law Amendment controversy, speeches, his term in jail and emotional state, theology, Leslie Stephens, Edmund Garrett Fawcett, women's suffrage and education, the Royal Commission of 1871, trips for working women and the loan of Millicent Garrett Fawcett's Stead letter collection to a biographer.

Stead , William Thomas , 1849-1912 , journalist and author
GB 0096 AL109 · Fonds · 1760

Letter from Adam Smith, 4 Apr 1760. Address: Glasgow. To his publisher, [William] Strahan. Refers to the 2nd edition of Smith's 'The Theory of Moral Sentiments' (1759), to the Act of Union (1707), and to [Nathaniel] Hooke's 'Secret History of Colonel Hooke's Negotiations in Scotland, in favour of the Pretender, in 1707, etc' (1760).

Autograph, with signature. A facsimile, printed for James Bonar's 'Catalogue of Adam Smith's Library' is filed with the original letter.

Smith , Adam , 1723-1790 , economist and moral philosopher
ROWBOTHAM, Sheila (b 1943)
GB 106 7SHR · Fonds · 1969-1988

The archive consists of correspondence and draft for books, resource material, including Women's Liberation Movement papers, socialist periodicals and campaigning papers.

Rowbotham , Sheila , b 1943 , feminist historian
RCGP Research Units Records
GB 2134 ARE · Fonds · 1957-1993

Correspondence, reports and minutes generated by Royal College of General Pracitioners Research Units: A RE A Birmingham Research Unit; A RE B Scottish General Practitioner Research Support Unit; A RE C Manchester Research Unit.

Royal College of General Pracitioners Research Units
GB 2134 AFE · Fonds · 1953-2001

Records generated by faculties in English regions, including correspondence with central departments.

A FE A Midland
Records of Midland Faculty. [Existing faculty, 1998]

A FE B North Midlands
Records of North Midlands Faculty.
The North Midlands Faculty, based in Sheffield, was renamed the Trent Faculty in 1975. At some date after this a subfaculty in Leicester was created. Trent Faculty ceased to exist in October 1983, when the area was divided between three faculties, Sheffield, Leicester and Vale.

A FE C Sheffield
Records of Sheffield Faculty.
[Existing faculty, 1998]. The Sheffield Faculty was one of three faculties which replaced the Trent Faculty in 1983. See AFE B (North Midlands, Trent Faculty).

A FE D Leicester
Records of Leicester Faculty.
The Leicester Faculty was one of three faculties which replaced the Trent Faculty in 1983. A Leicester subfaculty existed previously.
(See AFE B (North Midlands, Trent Faculty) for other documents relating to this area before 1983.)

A FE E Vale of Trent
Records of Vale of Trent Faculty.
The Vale of Trent Faculty (Nottingham) was one of three faculties which replaced the Trent Faculty in 1983.
See AFE B (North Midlands, Trent Faculty) for documents relating to this area before 1983.

A FE F East Anglia
Records of East Anglia Faculty.

A FE G Wessex
Records of Wessex Faculty.
This faculty was established in 1964, covering the counties of Dorset, Hampshire, including the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands and southern part of Wiltshire (these areas previously being parts of the South East England and South West England faculties).

A FE H South West England
Records of South West England Faculty.
Part of the faculty merged with part of South East England Faculty toform the Wessex Faculty in 1964.

A FE J Tamar
Records of Tamar Faculty.
The Tamar Faculty was formed in 1980

A FE K Severn
Records of Severn Faculty.
Severn Faculty was formed in 1980.

A FE L North West England
Records of North West England Faculty.

A FE M Yorkshire
Records of Yorkshire Faculty.
The Humberside (previously Hull and East Yorkshire) Subfaculty of the Yorkshire Faculty became a separate faculty in 1988.

A FE N North East, North England
Records of North East England, later North of England Faculty.
[Existing faculty, 1998]. The North East England became the North ofEngland Faculty in November 1973. A subfaculty was formed in Cumbria in 1976, which became a faculty in 1984.

A FE P Cumbria
Records of Cumbria faculty
Cumbria was formed as a subfaculty of the North of England Faculty in 1976. It became a faculty in 1984. See A FE N. A FE Q Merseyside and North Wales, Mersey
Records of Merseyside and North Wales Faculty, subsequently the Mersey faculty. [Existing faculty, 1998]. The Merseyside and North Wales Faculty was founded in 1954. From November 1987 when the North Wales subfaculty achieved full faculty status, it became the Mersey Faculty.

Royal College of General Practitioners.
GB 2134 ACE · Fonds · 1951-2001

Records generated by central departments of College 1951-2001
A CE A
Formal
Records (including Annual Reports) generated by the formal, public functions of the College such as Annual General Meetings, College Dinners and Annual Lectures.

A CE B
Council
Records of College governing body and its precursors, including the General Practice Steering Committee and the Provisional Foundation Council.

A CE C
Executive
Records of executive bodies, including Finance and General Purposes Committee (1953-1964), General Purposes Committee (1964-1989) and Council Executive Committee (1989-).

A CE D
Finance
Records of finance bodies and officers, including Finance Committee (1964-).

A CE E
Fellowship & Awards
Records generated by committees concerned with the granting of College fellowships, awards and other honours.

A CE F
Membership & Examinations
Records of membership and examination officers and committees.

A CE G
Research
Records of Research committees and projects.

A CE H
Education
Records generated by committees, working parties and projects concerned with education and training.

A CE J
Quality & Clinical
Records generated by committees and projects concerned with quality standards and clinical practice.

A CE K
Technical Services
Records generated by technical services supporting the work and maintaining the premises of the College.

A CE L
Services to Members
Records generated by College services to members, including publications and information provision.

A CE M
Faculty Support
Records generated by central College contact with regional (including overseas) faculties and regional Councils.
(Not to be confused with records relating to individual faculties, which are treated as separate fonds (A-FE, A-FH, A-FI, A-FS, A-FW, A-FX ).

A CE N
External Relations
Records generated by College contact with external organizations.

A CE O
Networks
Records of Networks Department A CE P
International Department
This coordinates the work of The International Committee.

Royal College of General Practitioners
GB 106 7HLN · Fonds · 1905-1995

The archive consists of:

  • papers relating to Helena Normanton's career and legal work

  • papers relating to matrimonial law reform

  • publications and articles by Helena Normanton

  • correspondence with editors of publications

  • papers relating to Helena Normanton's other interests in history and to other organisations that she was involved with eg Union of Women Voters

  • photographs

  • press cuttings (eg Helena Normanton's career, articles and reviews, matrimonial law reform)

  • Barristers robe, barristers bands, badges

There are no personal papers.

Normanton , Helena Florence , 1883-1957 , barrister and feminist campaigner
GB 2108 KUAS210 · Fonds · 1990-1991

16 letters with envelopes plus contract letters from Iris Murdoch to the publisher Rolando Pieracinni, regarding his publication of the book 'Something Special' featuring Murdoch's poems.

Murdoch , Dame , Jean Iris , 1919-1999 , author Pieraccini , Rolando , fl. 1970- , publisher
GB 2108 KUAS211 · Fonds · 1939-1995

Items relating to Iris Murdoch from 1939 to 1995. Includes:

1) Uncorrected Proof Copy of Iris Murdoch's 'The Book and the Brotherhood'

2) Booklet: Theology in Scotland Occasional Paper No 1 Apr 1995- 'Iris Murdoch's Giffords' A Study of the 1982 Gifford Lectures Edited by RA Gillies

3) Original copy of 'The Cherwell' magazine Vol LVI No 6 dated Week Ending 03 Jun 1939, including Iris Murdoch's piece 'The Irish- Are they Human?'

4) 6 original letters from Iris Murdoch to a bookseller regarding seeing first editions from the 1980s, with a letter from The Paris Review to Iris Murdoch regarding an interview dated 14 Mar 1977 and a photograph of a book shop.

Murdoch , Dame , Jean Iris , 1919-1999 , author
GB 0096 AL89 · Fonds · 1844

Letter from John Stuart Mill of India House, [London] to an unidentified publisher, 30 Mar 1844. Referring to the publication of Essays on some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy.

Autograph, with signature.

Mill , John Stuart , 1806-1873 , philosopher and MP
GB 3184 LCC · Fonds · 1893-[ongoing]

Papers of the London College of Communication comprising administrative papers; teaching aids and posters.
The Administrative records include photographs of the College localities, examples of student work and prospectuses. The Teaching aids include items used to demonstrate techniques to students, these include printing blocks, lantern slides of printing equipment, Victorian Christmas cards and sample books. The Posters were used both for teaching and for display, they have been divided because of this dual purpose and the difficulty in defining the original use.

London College of Communication
HAYMON, Sylvia (1917-1995)
GB 106 7HAY · Fonds · 1961-1965

The archive consists of correspondence with Margery Corbett Ashby, Theresa Garnett, Anne Guthrie, Mary Stott, etc; publications; booklets; bulletins; press cuttings and a photograph of Charlotte Despard. The collection is concentrated around articles written by Mrs Haymon for the Guardian newspaper in Nov 1961 and Apr 1962, entitled 'The End of the Women's Freedom League' and 'The Patient Suffragette', an account of Corbett Ashby's career.

Haymon , Sylvia Rosen , 1917-1995 , writer
Hanley, James: letter (1933)
GB 0096 MS1160 · Fonds · 1933

Letter from James Hanley to Frank Hollings, bookseller, offering to sell manuscript of his first novel Drift and also the manuscript of Captain Bottele, 6 Nov 1933.

Hanley , James , 1901-1985 , author and playwright
GUNDREY, Elizabeth
GB 106 7ELG · Fonds · 1959-1975

The archive consists of papers and correspondence about 'Jobs for Mothers', papers about widows, working mothers and others, press cuttings, working notes, replies to questionnaires and lists of publications on careers.

Gundrey , Elizabeth , fl 1959-1975 , journalist
GB 0096 AL359 · Fonds · 1916

Letter from Thomas Hay Sweet Escott of 33 Sackville Road, Hove, Brighton, [Sussex] to John Collins Francis, 1 Apr 1916. Mentioning several writers for the Standard: 'During all my Standard time Alfred Austin the Poet Laureate was one of the chief writers. After my time I believe that Sidney Low, formerly under [Frederick] Greenwood of the Pall Mall, a certain [Samuel Henry] Jeyes and a certain Richardson Evans were considered important writers ...'.

Autograph, with signature.

Escott , Thomas Hay Sweet , 1844-1924 , journalist and newspaper editor
CANNON, Elsie May
GB 106 7EMC · Fonds · 1958-1994

The archive consists of letters to Elsie Cannon concerning placement of items which belonged to her aunt, Helena Normanton.

Papers and publications relating to the Women's Press Club of London 1945-1988 were removed and can be consulted at 5WPC.

Cannon , Elsie May , fl 1940-1970 , journalist and publisher
GB 0096 AL125 · Fonds · 1823

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.

Campbell , Thomas , 1777-1844 , poet
GB 0096 AL124 · Fonds · 1809

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.

Campbell , Thomas , 1777-1844 , poet
GB 0096 AL126 · Fonds · 1838

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.

Campbell , Thomas , 1777-1844 , poet
GB 0096 AL274 · Fonds · 1876-1879

6 letters from Richard Doddridge Blackmore of Gomer House, Teddington, [Middlesex] to Blackmore's publishers, Messrs Smith, Elder and Co of 15 Waterloo Place, Pall Mall, London, 1876-1879. Mainly concerning the publication and sales of Blackmore's novel Erema (1877). All letters are autograph, with signatures (except the last, from which the signature appears to have been cut away).

Blackmore , Richard Doddridge , 1825-1900 , author x Blackmore , R
Bailey, Philip James: letter
GB 0096 AL138 · Fonds · 1877

Letter from Philip James Bailey of 59 Netherwood Road, West Kensington Park, London to an unknown recipient, 21 Sep 1877. 'The publishers of my new edition [10th edition] of Festus are Longmans and Compy. I have nothing now in the hands of Mr Bell. You are quite welcome to extract the songs named.' Autograph, with signature.

Bailey , Philip James , 1816-1902 , poet
ADAM, H Pearl (1882-1957)
GB 106 7HPA · Fonds · 1896-1956

The archive consists of manuscript diaries (1912-1914, 1950-1956), manuscript notebooks which include some of her own poetry (1900-1922), publications by Adams and photographs of visits to Paris (1906, 1915).

Adam , Helen Pearl , 1882-1957 , journalist