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Minute book, letter book containing copies of letters sent to parliament and letters received, copies of petitions, lists of MPs whose constituencies have sent petitions and printed matter.

Records of the Society for Checking the Abuses of Public Advertising (SCAPA), including Executive Committee minute books; financial accounts; lists of members; correspondence, including letters relating to subscriptions, byelaws, cases and litter; petitions; annual reports; publications by SCAPA and others; newspaper cuttings and posters.

Section 1: Letters from Herbert Burrows to members of the Social Democratic Federation (SDF) about the Staffordshire miners strike, on which he was reporting for 'Justice', correspondence concerning 'Justice' and the SDF by various authors, articles intended for 'Justice', either undated or dated 1884.
Section 2: Letters to 'Justice' and various members of the SDF, 1884-1889.
Section 3: Manuscripts of articles for 'Justice', mainly undated.
Section 4: 4/1 Fly sheet. Eight hours demonstration at Birmingham town Hall, Herbert Burrows, Chairman, on the back pencil notes on wages in the metal trades; 4/2 Walter Crane cartoon for May Day; Appendix (M859 R (SR) ARC2) William Morris letter to "Dear Comrade of the SDF, the Labour League and Justice", 19 Dec 1885.

Personal papers of Chun Loy So, including passports, financial records, transcript of oral history recording The London I have seen, and photographs.

Papers collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising particulars and conditions of sale of freehold riverside bungalow known as "Summerholme", Penton Hook, Staines, 1927.

Papers, 1909-1968, collected by the estate agents in the course of their work, comprising sales particulars for properties in Ealing, Hampstead, Harrow, Kingsbury, Laleham, Monken Hadley, Twickenham, Wembley and Willesden. Also some surveys, plans and tenancy agreements.

Records of the Smyrna Anglican Chaplaincy, Turkey, comprising registers and notes of baptisms, marriages and burials, registers of services, minutes and accounts. They have been catalogued by various members of staff over many years.

Records of Smithfield Market, City of London, 1633-1997, including proposals for enlargements and removals; rules, orders and regulations; petitions; reports; correspondence; publications on the history of the market; account books and records of dues and tolls collected.

Papers of Sir Luke Smithett, 1825-1854, principally orders, appointments and testimonials.

Papers of Arthur Hale Smith-Dorrien, comprising four volumes of watercolours, photographs, newscuttings and documents covering his career from his schooldays in 1865 until the end of his naval service, together with three volumes of caricatures and sketches.

Records of the Smith-Bosanquet family of Broxbournebury, comprising court roll for the Manor of Chelsea, 1337-1341; court roll for the Manor of Hackney, 1531; indentures relating to property in the parish of Saint Giles in the Fields, Holborn, 1658; and receipt relating to a fine for messuages in the parish of Saint Giles in the Fields, Holborn, 1658.

Treatise on the government and constitution of the City of London, entitled A breffe discription of the royall citie of London, capitall citie of this realme of Englande by William Smythe [Smith], citizen and haberdasher of London, 1575; and The XII Worshipfull Companies, or Misteries of London. With the armes of all them that have bin Lord Maiors of the same, for the space of almost 300 yeares; of every Company particularly. Also most part of the Sheriffs and Aldermen by William Smith, (two versions, 1605 and 1609).

Estate and other papers left by and relating to Sir William Smith and his successors. The papers relate to properties in the City of London and to the offices of corn meter and coal meter.

Papers of R T Smith, comprising a small collection of printed material relating to his work as an HMI, with the Schools Curriculum Award and in other educational fields in Wiltshire and neighbouring counties, 1970s-1990s.

Records of Smith, MacKenzie and Company Limited, general merchants and agents in East Africa, including: memorandum and articles of association, 1936-50 (Ms 28118); agreements, 1891-1945 (Ms 28119, Ms 36444-6); directors' meetings minutes and related papers, 1934-50 (Ms 28120-5); accounts, 1936-64 (Ms 28126-33); operational records, 1886-1950 (Ms 28134-7, Ms 36447-55); list of records, 1870-1945 (Ms 28138); property records, 1890-ca. 1950 (Ms 28139-42, Ms 36458-62); papers relating to staff, 1892-1937 (Ms 36456-7); photographs, c 1871-99 and c 1920 (Ms 28143, Ms 36463); records relating to subsidiaries, 1917-57 (Ms 28144-53, Ms 36464); and miscellaneous items, 1893-1965 (Ms 36465-71).

Custom ledger of Joseph Smith, wholesale grocer, 1728-1734, with notes tracing the company Joseph Travers and Sons back to Joseph Smith's wholesalers, 1951.

Papers of Sir William Sidney Smith, consisting of loose letters and notes written between 1790 and 1840 by many of the important naval figures of the day. There are notes on his experiences as a prisoner of the French, a number of letters relating to the Mediterranean, 1799 and some to his brother John Spencer Smith, who was Minister Plenipotentiary at Constantinople, 1798 to 1801. Finally there are many letters received by Smith during his retirement abroad.

Records of discount bankers Smith St Aubyn and Company Limited, comprising ledgers and general ledgers 1891-1954, ledgers of partners' and trustees' accounts 1930-1939, trade acceptors ledgers 1927-1955, cash books 1891-1960, daybooks and rough daybooks 1891-1958, journals 1946-50, loans books and ledgers 1932-1952, private accounts loans and interest books 1931-1952, bills books 1891-1892 and 1933-1956, business and appointments diaries 1891-1959.

Records of Smith Kendon Limited, manufacturing chemists and confectioners, 1729-1969, including records relating to property owned by the company, particularly in Borough High Street, Southwark, Lambeth, Saint Pancras and Islington; legal documents relating to the administration of the business including bonds and agreements; financial accounts; and two recipe books: 'Smith's Drop Book' and 'Smith's Pellet Book'.

Records of Smith Kendon Limited, 1826-1987. The collection mainly comprises the papers of Donald Smith and his capacity as Managing Director and Chairman of Smith Kendon Limited, including papers relating to the formation of the business such as articles of partnership and certificates of registration; deeds and other legal documents relating to property owned by the company; insurance policies; inventories; correspondence; minutes of meetings; Donald Smith's business diaries; sales figures; financial accounts; papers relating to stock and stock control; papers relating to sales; papers relating to products including recipe books; advertising; reports; staff records and papers relating to the Second World War.

Records of Smith Kendon Limited, manufacturing chemists and confectioners, 1825-1942. The records consist mainly of financial records including indexed ledgers, stock books, annual financial statements, cash books, inventories, advertising cards, leases and licences.

The collection comprises records of Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon and Anne Leigh Smith, including marriage settlement, insurance documents, and papers relating to property in Marylebone.

Records of Smith and Tilson, solicitors, comprising an account book of bills sent to clients, 1799, and a journal account of disbursements, 1799-1804, and clerk's expenses, 1799-1805, with some later entries to 1808.

Records of the Smith and Nephew Plc Pension Scheme, comprising pension scheme explanatory booklets.

Records of the Small Pox Hospital, Saint Pancras, including registers of outpatients, giving date, from whom inoculated, name, age, residence, remarks, and notes of progress of inoculation on subsequent days of attendance, 1808-1810 and 1821-1822; register of patients showing date, name, age, period of disease on admission, employment, address, payment/name of parish, character of disease, vaccinated/otherwise, date of discharge/death, 1827-1838, (the volume also contains statistical analysis of patient admissions and deaths, 1776-1859 and a list of resident physicians, 1819-1835); and register of in-patients at the Small Pox and Vaccination Hospital, Highgate, 1879-1907.

Collection of documents relating to national events or institutions. The documents relate to varied subjects including Parliamentary elections and proceedings; taxation including tax assessments, tax agents and accounts; military commissions; the Tower of London; excise; military orders; passwords issued by royalty; bankruptcies; militia; licences; warrants; petitions; and patents.

Collection of documents relating to manors, comprising: admittance from the Court Baron of the Manor of Worcesters cum Enfield; legal forms for the use of a steward of a manor; and custumal and precedent book for the manors of Stepney and Hackney.

Collection of documents relating to schools in the City of London, including:

• account of the Society who founded the charity school in Red Cross Street, 1690-1742;
  • copy of an examinations paper on Dickens' "Pickwick Papers", 1857;
  • collection of letters relating to the City of London School, 1843-1851;
  • orders for Christ's Hospital school, 1678;
  • papers relating to legal proceedings brought against the Tower Ward School, 1881-1884;
  • address to the Drapers' Company from William Boreman's Charity School, 17--.

Collection of Diocesan records; including surveyors plans for City of London properties in the estates of the Diocese of Southwark; precedent and case books for ecclesiastical jurisdiction; baptisms, marriage and burial register for the garrison at the Cape of Good Hope, 1795-1803; transcripts and calendars of various Diocesan records; list of the bishops of London, 1540-1787; and a parish register for Saint Mary's, Leyton, 1575-1783.

This collection comprises a variety of unrelated items listed under the fonds 'Small Collections' for convenience. The items include: research notes, transcripts, treatises, reports, surveys, drawings, annals, chronicles, calendars, translations, newspaper cuttings, sermons, scrapbooks, books of hours and gospels, warrants, bills, accounts, sales catalogues, recipes, ships' manifests and lists. Most of the items relate to the history of the City of London or greater London, with subjects including hospitals, shops, churches, street layout, legal matters, government and Mayors, livery companies, markets, the residents of the city, inns and taverns, armorial bearings, law and order, parks, armed forces and war, taxation, monarchs, fires, the river Thames, food, medicine, topography and monumental inscriptions.

Please note that due to the age and fragility of some of the items access may be restricted. Please consult the catalogue entry for individual items for more information.

The records of Benjamin Slowman, merchant, comprise an order book 1835-42; bought ledger, cash book and vouchers 1820-50; business correspondence 1823-51; and a release regarding the estate of Moses Lewvy, 1848.

Records of Slough Retail Centre Limited, comprising correspondence and papers relating to formation of company ('HPIC - Slough Retail Centre Ltd') and memorandum and articles of association.

Deeds and papers of the estate of Jonathan Thomas Sleap, 1770-1928; also some miscellaneous deeds and papers, 1698, 1815-1945.

Papers, 1709-1725, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising leases for chambers in Doctor's Commons and New Inn.

Papers, 1834-1937, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds and legal documents relating to properties in Enfield, Finchley, Harrow, Teddington, Hammersmith, Hackney and Camden. Documents include correspondence, papers relating to court proceedings, assignment of leasehold premises, papers relating to the administration of estates and bequests, and mortgages.

The records of Skilbeck Brothers Limited, drysalters, and their predecessors comprise: estate book of Lemuel Leppington 1715; bill and day book 1787-1809 and ledger 1801-1808 of William Gouthit; day book 1809-1810, draft ledger 1810, 1857, and cash book 1832-43 of John Joseph Skilbeck; ledgers 1815-1917 and general ledgers 1912-27; journals 1895-1949; cash books 1934-1954; bill book 1898-1952; contract book 1913-1951; laundry ledgers 1897-1927; laundry sundries book 1910-16; purchase ledgers 1911-39, 1923-51; prices book 1863-1867; sales day books 1912-1949; and dock, wharf and warehouse ledger 1908-39.

24 HOURS NOTICE IS REQUIRED FOR ACCESS TO THESE RECORDS.

Records of Skelton Brothers, corn factors, comprising grain sales expenses and receipt books 1939-53 and an address book of customers and suppliers [1920-1940].

24 HOURS NOTICE REQUIRED FOR ACCESS.

Papers concerning the situation of non-Aryan lawyers in Germany, c 1934, comprises a report describing their situation, which helps explain the background to the level of discrimination against them.

Photographs of site of the Rotherhithe Tunnel, East London, 1904-1907.

Records of Sissons, Bersey, Gain, Vincent and Company, chartered accountants, comprising articles of partnership and related deeds and papers, 1895-1953, a balance sheet, 1934, menus for staff dinners and other occasions, 1919-70, and correspondence to do with the accountancy careers of Joseph Walter Vincent, 1895-1902.

Papers of James Joseph Lawson Sisson, consisting of a diary, 1859-1860, logs, 1865-1869 and 1872-1876, family letters received and Sisson's own letters to his father, 1860-1883. There is also some biographical material, a pocket book and sketch book.

The collection consists of a single school inventory relating to Sir Walter St. John's School, Battersea.

This collection is made up of school magazines and other ephemera relating to the school. This includes a publicity poster, a speech day programme, and various pamphlets outlining the history of the school. There are no original records relating to the school or students in the collection.

Records of the Sir Walter Saint John's Schools Trust. The records reflect the above history and activities of the Trust which was responsible for the running of both Sir Walter St John's School in Battersea High Street and Battersea Grammar School in Abbotswood Road, Streatham. In this collection, the bulk of the material refers to Sir Walter St John's School, although any Trust records may refer to either school. Those records relating solely to Battersea Grammar School are listed separately towards the end of the list. Highlights include a set of Trust minutes from 1827-1974, Admission registers from 1872-1946, the original Foundation Deed of 1700, and the school magazine from 1892-1978.

List of records:

Trust Property;
Trust Schemes;
Trust Administration;
Trust Correspondence;
Trust Accounts;
Trust Financial Administration;
Trust History;
Sir Walter St John's School: Pupils;
Sir Walter St John's School: Curriculum;
Sir Walter St John's School: Exam Results;
Sir Walter St John's School: Special Events;
Sir Walter St John's School: Former Pupils;
Sir Walter St John's School: Staff;
Sir Walter St John's School: Headmasters' Reports;
Sir Walter St John's School: Buildings;
Sir Walter St John's School: Printed Material;
Sir Walter St John's School: Photographs;
Sir Walter St John's School: Illustrations;
Sir Walter St John's School: Artefacts;
Sir Walter St John's School Old Boys Association;
Sir Walter St John's School Parents Association;
Battersea Grammar School;
William Blake School;
St John Family.

Papers of Frank Smallwood relating to the history of Sir Walter Saint John's School, Battersea. These papers mainly relate to the history of the school, although some do contain extensive information about the St John family and Battersea. They show how a historian set about working on the subject and what a great variety of sources exist.

Various records of Sir John Cass's Foundation, including appointment of John Cass as deputy Lord Lieutenant of Tower Hamlets; grant of administration to Thomas Cass of the goods of his father John Cass; copy of inscriptions made on a cup and snuffbox presented to trustees of the charity; letter book of the London Parochial Charities; and conveyance and leases of 182-84 Edgware Road.

Minutes of the Sir John Cass's Foundation, including Board minutes, Governors' declaration books, Estate Committee minutes, and various Committee minutes. The Board minutes include an alphabetical list of children admitted and discharged, 1749-56.

Legal papers of the Sir John Cass's Foundation, including scheme for the administration of the foundation; administrations and will of John Cass; copy of John Cass's second will; copy inventory and accounts of John Cass's goods and estates; trust deeds; trustee's petition to the Lord Chancellor regarding the school in Hackney; cases in Chancery brought against the Trustees; Charity Commissioners' reports and schemes; and grants of arms.

The records of the Foundation's estates comprise general estate records (Ms 31064-73) which include Hackney; deeds and papers of Mucking, West Tilbury and Althorne, Essex (Ms 31074-81 though the Foundation have retained earlier Althorne deeds); deeds of Wapping and Poplar Marsh (Ms 31082-3) and leases and papers of Cass School and Technical Institute premises (Ms 31084-97). There are further deeds (from 1442) and papers of the Hackney estate which remain uncatalogued at present (May 1997).

Correspondence of the Sir John Cass's Foundation, including Schoolmaster's out-letter books; Hackney Estate Office out-letter books; Registrar's out-letter books; Clerk's out-letter books; and Clerk's correspondence about Billingsgate Ward School.