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Archival description
GB 0074 LMA/4424 · Collection · 1935

Architect's plan of 42 Vivian Way, Hampstead Garden Suburb. Although this plan is of 42 Vivian Way, number 40 is a mirror image of this one. There are minor differences between the two properties - 42 has one large dining room, whereas 40 has two rooms, and was extended in 1953.

Unknown.
ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION
GB 0074 LMA/4252 · Collection · 1952-1984

The collection comprises photographs from the Greater London Council Department of Architecture and Civic Design and the Department of Planning and Transportation.

GLC , Greater London Council
GB 0074 ACC/2305/01-8 · Collection · 1573-1974

Public relations records for Barclay Perkins and Company Limited, including papers from the museum and library relating to the history of the brewery, including press cuttings, plans, drawings, photographs, certificates, pamphlets, beer accounts, maps, publications relating to brewing, and papers relating to the Barclay family.

Also memorabilia relating to author Samuel Johnson, (1709-1784), friend of the Thrale family (the latter owned the Brewery before selling it to Barclay and Perkins).

Barclay Perkins and Co Ltd , brewers
GB 0074 CLC/244 · Collection · 1842-1854

Volume of correspondence between Thomas Crofton Croker and Frederick William Fairholt, engraver and antiquary, and others, on antiquarian and private matters, also containing letters from Croker's wife Marianne, and his son Thomas Francis Dillon Croker (1831-1912), Recollections of Dillon Croker and other bound in printed items. Also scrapbook containing notes relating to Roman and other antiquities in London.

Croker , Thomas Crofton , 1798-1854 , antiquary
CROSBY HALL
GB 0074 CLC/136 · Collection · 1833-1838

Crosby Hall visitors book, c 1833-1837, with minutes and rough accounts of the trustees and committee of the subscribers to the preservation of Crosby Hall, 1833-1835.

Subscribers to the Preservation of Crosby Hall
CRYSTAL PALACE
CPT · Collection · 1853-1952

Records of the Crystal Palace Trust, 1853-1952, including Trustees minutes, 1914-1950; Finance Committee minutes and notes, 1914-1948; General Purposes Committee minutes, 1914-1949; Special Subcommittee minutes, 1914-1949; speeches of the General Manager, Sir Henry Buckland, to the Trustees, 1935-1948; reports, 1936-1946, including report of the Special Committee after the 1936 fire; trustees attendance book, 1914-1949; inventory of statuary, 1853; inventory of refreshment department, 1898; inventory of contents of Crystal Palace, 1909; printed programme of Opening Day, 1920; financial records and accounts, 1890-1952; agreements and contracts, 1880-1922, including contracts for the aupply of gas and electricity and the sale of refreshments, contract for management of the Cricket Club, agreement for the Football Association (FA) Cup Finals to be held at the Palace and contracts for the running of escalators and lifts.

Crystal Palace Trustees
GB 1370 WIA, Leopold D Ettlinger · Collection · c 1948-1989

Papers of Leopold David Ettlinger, c 1948-1989, including personal documents, notebooks, notes, working papers for lectures, and correspondence. Topics covered include: Art and Theory of Art; German 16th Century Art; Italian Renaissance; Catalogue Raisonné of Pollaiuolo; Greek and Roman Gods; 19th Century Landscape Painting; Self-Portraits; Winckelmann and 'Wien und die Entwicklung der kunsthistorischen Methode'.

Ettlinger , Leopold David , 1913-1989 , art historian and curator
GB 1556 WL 1535 · Collection · 1975-1990

Papers of Adolf Frankl, 1975-1990, relate to an art exhibition of Adolf Frankl's works and consist of correspondence, opening addresses, newspaper reviews and catalogues.

Frankl , Thomas , fl 1990
GB 0074 LMA/4531 · Collection · 1967-1970

Photographic colour slide transparencies depicting social change and zones of transition in London's built landscape, taken for teaching purposes. Mainly depict 18th, 19th and 20th century domestic buildings taken from street level. The slides show Hampstead Garden Suburb, Westminster, Islington, Highgate, Camden, Bermondsey, Southwark, Whitechapel, Battersea, Camberwell and Pentonville.

Gyford , John E B , fl 1967-2010 , lecturer and local government officer
HESTER MALLIN COLLECTION
GB 0074 LMA/4052 · Collection · 1950-1979

This series of photographs were taken in the 1950s - 1970s of exteriors of London buildings. They cover the areas of Camden, City of London, Hackney, Islington, Lambeth, Southwark, Tower Hamlets and Westminster. They show views of various buildings, including the Whitechapel Post Office before, during and after demolition; Mann, Crossman and Paulin Ltd Brewers, Bethnal Green; Stepney Green and Whitechapel Stations along with many panoramic shots. The photographs were taken by Hester Mallin and colleagues.

Mallins , Hester , fl 1950-1980 , photographer
HIGHGATE, LONDON
GB 0074 LMA/4177 · Collection · 1957

This collection consists of photographs showing a non-National Trust property, 10 South Grove, Highgate, in 1957.

National Trust
GB 0347 S1 · Collection · 1917-1999

The collection is comprised largely of material produced by contemporary and former students and staff of Hotham Road School in Putney, as part of various projects undertaken by the Hotham School Social History Group, the school itself and the PTA, to celebrate the history of the school. This includes correspondence, primarily from former pupils, providing their reminiscences of the school, and notes and drafts for publications about the school's history. The collection also includes other material generated by the school and by Hotham Adult Education Centre, such as photographs, examples of students' work, and promotional documents.

Please contact the Archive for further information.
GB 0074 LMA/4547 · Collection · 1910-1983

The collection contains photographs used to illustrate newspaper stories for the Hull Daily News about events in London. The photographs cover a range of subjects and have been organised thematically into 25 series, including: life in London during the Second World War and post-war reconstruction; transportation in London (including railways, roads, rivers and airports); churches; memorials and monuments; bridges; hotels; office buildings; foreign embassies; museums and art galleries; hospitals; sporting venues; markets; government buildings and theatres. There are also photographs showing particularly famous streets in London, photographs of palaces and royal residences in London, of the Tower of London, of Trafalgar Square and Nelson's Column and photographs of the Palace of Westminster (including Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Hall).

Hull Daily News
GB 1556 WL 805 · Collection · 1924-1938

Correspondence between Dr Maurice Laserson and Professor Ernst Cohn-Wiener, art historian, 25 Feb 1924-26 Dec 1938 on topics including Cohn-Wiener's travel experiences and the art treasures and traditions of various countries; Cohn-Wiener's experience in India including comments on the situation of the indigenous Jewish population there; Laserson's activities relating to his involvement with ORT (Organisation for Rehabilitation through Training) and efforts by Laserson, in Australia, to find suitable employment and an entry permit for Cohn-Wiener. Also Curriculum Vitae of Cohn-Wiener, written whilst in India, [1938] and a list of Cohn-Wiener's publications produced by Laserson.

Laserson , Maurice , fl 1924-1938 Wiener , Ernst , Cohn- , fl 1924-1938 , Professor , art historian
GB 0074 ACC/2899 · Collection · 1855-1993

Records of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, relating not only to the everyday administration of the Society (Acc/2899/01 and Acc/2899/02), but also to social and educational activities. Acc/2899/03 contains a large quantity of information relating to the latter. In the main the records date from the beginning of the twentieth century to the 1970's, although there is a sizeable amount of earlier material, and a small amount for later years

London and Middlesex Archaeological Society
LONDON SURVEY COMMITTEE
GB 0074 A/LSC · Collection · 1889-1964

Records of the Committee for the Survey of the Old Memorials of Greater London, also known as the London Survey Committee. The collection comprises minutes, accounts, correspondence, diaries, notebooks, and photographs.

Committee for the Survey of the Old Memorials of Greater London x London Survey Committee
GB 0074 LMA/4212 · Collection · 1885-1929

Photographs showing a wide variety of scenes, events and items from London, 1885-1929.

Unknown.
Masterpieces of Hogarth
GB 0096 MS1100 · Collection · c1800-1950

Masterpieces of Hogarth Scrapbook, c 1800-1950, contains cuttings of a majority of Hogarth's paintings and drawings.

Unknown
GB 0074 ACC/2683 · Collection · 1887-1893

Ledger and financial accounts of F. Meacci, piece moulder and figure maker, 1887-1893, recording work done in casting, painting, bronzing, squeezing in clay, casting in gelatine, and transport of sculptural works.

Meacci , F , fl 1887-1893 , piece moulder and figure maker
GB 0074 CLC/095 · Collection · 1994-2007

Records of The National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies (NADFAS) comprising inspection reports of the churches of St Olave Hart Street, St Mary Abchurch, St Stephen Walbrook, St Bartholomew the Less and St James Garlickhithe.

The National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies , NADFAS
PHOTOGRAPHS OF LONDON
GB 0074 LMA/4202 · Collection · 1948-1981

Photographs of London arranged in the following sets:

Railway Stations;
Greenwich and Blackheath;
Kenwood House;
London Lamp Posts;
Legal London;
Piers,
River Coast and Ships;
London Churches;
Statues of the Famous;
City of London and Southwark;
Panoramas from Monument;
Aerial Views;
River Thames and Greenwich;
London Views.

Various.
PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY
GB 0074 CLC/B/180 · Collection · 1720-1916

Deeds and papers relating to property owned by the Port of London Authority, acquired in 1911 mostly in Crutched Friars and its immediate vicinity.

Various.
PUBLIC SCULPTURE
GB 0074 LMA/4218 · Collection · [1900-1999]

Collection of photographs of public sculptures including statues, reliefs, fountains and murals in locations including schools, housing estates and old people's homes.

Unknown.
GB 1556 WL 1078 · Collection · 1942

Papers of Reichskommissar für die besetzten Niederländischen gebiete, 1942, comprise a copy of a letter from the Reichskommissar für die besetzten Niederländischen Gebiete to Dr Lammers concerning acquisition of paintings at a low price in Holland.

Reichskommissar für die besetzten Niederländischen gebiete x Realm commissioner for the occupied Netherlands areas
SAINT HELEN, BISHOPSGATE
GB 0074 LMA/4209 · Collection · 186-

This photograph is a very early image of a house in the City of London, close to Saint Helen Bishopsgate.

Unknown.
SHAW, George (fl 1884)
GB 0074 CLC/261 · Collection · 1884

Miscellanea, or scraps and correspondence relating to 'Old London', as represented at the International Health Exhibition in 1884, arranged by George Shaw.

Shaw , George , fl 1884
SMALL COLLECTIONS
GB 0074 CLC/270 · Collection · 1256-2004

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.

Various.
THOMPSON, Percy (1866-1953)
GB 0074 CLC/506 · Collection · 1900-[1935]

Research by Percy Thompson on the history and topography of Loughton, Essex, including a history of the parish, including the churches, chapels, schools, local government, cricket club and notable buildings; maps; plans; transcripts of records and monumental inscriptions; copies of souvenir programmes; and photographs.

Thompson , Percival George , 1866-1953 , architect, local historian and naturalist
WEISS, Roberto (1906-1969)
GB 1370 WIA, Roberto Weiss · Collection · c 1924-1969

Papers of Roberto Weiss c 1924-1969, including notes, working papers and correspondence. Topics covered include: the Italian Renaissance; humanism; coinage and medals, and antiquarianism.

Weiss , Roberto , 1906-1969 , historian and scholar of humanism