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GB 0097 WOOLEY · [1920-1990]

Papers of Martha Wooley, [1920-1990], comprising material collected by her for a biography of Sir Halford Mackinder.

Wooley , Martha , fl 1920-1990 , biographer
Williams / Gaitskell Papers
GB 0103 WILLIAMS · [1910-1982]

Research papers of Philip Williams for his biography of Hugh Gaitskell,
including manuscript notes arranged by chapter, typescript drafts of chapters and annotated proofs; a limited amount of original Gaitskell material including a manuscript notebook entitled 'Journey to Israel' with shorthand notes at the back, photographs of Gaitskell and offprints of articles by Gaitskell; photocopies of original Gaitskell papers including his diaries and correspondence; transcripts of interviews with Gaitskell's family, friends and colleagues and related correspondence; correspondence including with Gaitskell's family and with publishers; press cuttings and photocopies of press cuttings relating to Gaitskell; press cuttings including reviews and publicity for the biography; papers relating to the publication of Gaitskell's diary and photocopies of papers and diaries of Gaitskell's political contemporaries.

Williams , Philip M , d 1984 , Labour economist and industrial relations expert
GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP19 · Created 1985

Volume entitled Errol Ivor White, 1901-1985, elected FRS 1956, by Sir James Stubblefield, FRS, (Reprinted from biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, volume 31, November 1985).

White , Errol Ivor , 1901-1985 , Geologist
WHITE, Barbara (1907-1987)
GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP58 · Created 1926-1987

King's College London Calendar 1926-1927; one tie and two badges with initials 'K.C.L.W.B.C.', probably for rowing, 1927-1928; newspaper cutting photograph of a rowing cox [White]; University of London 'Programme of Presentation Day', 14 May 1930; retirement card with signatures; 'The emergence of gastroenterology', the Harveian Oration delivered by Sir Francis Avery Jones, retired Consulting Physician at the Gastroenterological Department, Central Middlesex Hospital, 1980; Postgraduate Medical Journal, 'Festschrift for Sir Francis Avery Jones: Fifty years of medical practice, 1934-1984', 1984; letters concerning bequests, including a letter from the Hardy Plant Society requesting White's commemoration, 1987; obituary by Avery Jones.

White , Barbara , 1907-1987 , medical librarian
GB 0100 KCLCA Wheatstone · 1757-1992

Experimental notes, working papers, correspondence and lecture summaries compiled by Charles Wheatstone, 1836-1875, and photographs collected by him in that period. Notably including papers relating to the development and testing of the telegraph, [1836-1960]; descriptions of experiments and test results concerning the measurement of electromotive forces and electrical potential, [1840-1875]; experimental observations on the nature of magnetism, electricity and thermodynamics, including electromagnet design, batteries and dynamos, [1834-1855]; working papers relating to optics including experiments into refraction, colouration of compounds and polarisation, [1850-1875]; drafts of lectures on sound and musical instruments prepared by Wheatstone, [1832-1837]; material relating to the management of the Wheatstone collection of scientific instruments and library, 1890-1992; biographical material relating to the life of Wheatstone, the invention of the telegraph and Wheatstone's musical instrument manufacturing business, with unrelated newspapers, 1757-1975; stereoscopic photographs and glass negatives taken by Roger Fenton, Samuel Buckle, Jules Duboscq and others, featuring landscapes, still lifes, panoramic scenes of cities including Paris and Moscow and the interior and exterior of the Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, Sydenham, 1851, and especially the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1855, [1850-1901]; artefacts on loan from Department of Physics, King's College London, including telegraph apparatus, a nail fiddle and other prototype musical instruments, [1834-1875]; exhibition of scientific and musical instruments, [1834-1875].

Wheatstone , Sir , Charles , 1802-1875 , Knight , Professor of Experimental Philosophy
GB 1556 WL 694 · Collection · early 20th century

The papers of Siegfried Weiner, early 20th century, comprise a biographical account, written by his daughter; she describes life in Regensburg, Bavaria, the family's the difficulties following their emigration to Palestine, the war of independence and then their return to Regensburg.

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GB 1249 MS 4118 · 1798-1905

Papers of or relating to Giovanni Battista Viotti, 1798-1905, comprising a manuscript autobiography 'since his entry into the world until 6 Mar 1798'; manuscript by Viotti on the origin of the 'Rans des vaches', the Swiss mountain melody sung or played to summon cows, recording his own experience of hearing it in Switzerland, undated; holograph will of Viotti, 13 Dec 1822; 5 manuscript letters from Viotti to Caroline Chinnery, Baron de la Ferté, Monsieur Cailheux, Madame Simon, and Monsieur Choron, 1798-1822; 9 letters from Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850), on musical matters, c1813-1817; letter from George Canning to Mrs Chinnery, on the death of George Chinnery, 31 Oct 1825; letter from Samuel Rogers, poet, [to the Chinnery family], undated; portraits, sketches and prints of Viotti and the Chinnery family; article by E van der Straeten on Viotti, from the journal Die Music, 1902; various letters, 1885-1901 to Edward Heron-Allen on the provenance and content of his collection of Viotti material.

Viotti , Giovanni Battista , 1755-1824 , violinist and composer
VERNON, Elizabeth
GB 106 7BEV · Fonds · 1957

The archive consists of letters to Mrs Vernon relating to a biography of Philippa Fawcett, the daughter of Millicent, which she wrote in May 1957 and sent in typescript to Miss Douie, the then Librarian of the Fawcett Society and to Miss Philippa Strachey, Secretary of the Fawcett Society for many years, also to Dame Margaret Cole.

Vernon , Elizabeth , fl.1957 , writer
GB 0113 MS-VAILW · 1926-1939

Wilfrid Bernard Vaillant's papers, 1926-1939, include his family tree of the physician Thomas Sydenham, showing Vaillant's descent from Thomas Sydenham, 1938; Biographical notes on the Sydenham family, 1926-39.

Vaillant , Wilfrid Bernard , b.1864 , clergyman
TRAVERS BROTHERS
GB 0099 KCLMA Travers · Created 1989

Cross country (Hothersall and Travers, Sittinbourne, 1990), a biography of James Lindsay Travers, 1883-1924, Herbert Gardner Travers, 1891-1958, Charles Tindal Travers, 1898-1969, notably including details of James Lindsay Travers' experiments with seaplanes and flying boats, 1909-1914, and of the brothers' service in World War One with the Royal Naval Air Service, Royal Flying Corps and RAF, written by E Travers, the daughter of Herbert Gardner Travers, and privately published in 1990. Includes extracts from the brothers' letters and from Herbert Gardner Travers' flying log-books.

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GB 0099 KCLMA Thompson · Created 1938-1976

Thompson's correspondence with Maj Sir Desmond John Falkiner Morton (1943-1976), Maj Gen Eric Edward Dorman O'Gowan (formerly Eric Edward Dorman Smith) (1960-1974) and Capt Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart (1952-1974). The letters mostly relate to Thompson's military writing and concentrate on his studies of on Rt Hon Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill and FM Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.

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GB 0103 MS ADD 76 · 1930

University College London typescript medical biographies.

Thane , Sir , George Dancer , 1850-1930 , Knight , Professor of Anatomy
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
Stout, Robert James (b 1917)
GB 0120 GC/226 · 1941-1998

Papers of Robert James Stout, 1941-1998, comprising notes and record cards of cases anaesthetised during the Second World War, in Normandy 1944 and Burma 1945; records of anaesthesia accidents, 1941-1983; biographical and memoirs

Stout , Robert James , b 1917 , anaesthetist
GB 0113 MS-SMITI · c1900-c1935

The papers of R.W. Innes Smith chiefly relate to his research into various aspects of medical history and biography during the 1920s and early 1930s; and in particular to his interest in British medical students at European universities in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, which led to the publication of his book English-speaking students of medicine at the University of Leyden (Oliver & Boyd: Edinburgh, London, 1932). His papers also include three notebooks dating from his time as a medical student, c1900, but apart from these all the papers appear to date from after 1920. A small number of related items, c1933-c1935, were added to the collection by Innes Smith's daughter after his death.

Smith , Robert William Innes , 1872-1933 , physician
GB 0096 AL301 · Fonds · 1868

Letter from Samuel Smiles of West Bank, Blackheath, London to Charles Manby FRS, 14 Dec 1868. Covering letter to a copy of Smiles's Life of George Stephenson etc (1868 edition).

Autograph, with signature.

Smiles , Samuel , 1812-1904 , biographer and didact
Sherborne Collection Papers
GB 0114 MS0233 · Early 19th century

Sherbourne Collection papers, early 19th century, comprising a volume containing a manuscript by William Clift on his transcription of John Hunter's manuscripts, watermarked 1821; a manuscript epitaph for John Hunter, by his widow Anne Home Hunter, after 1804-1805; a manuscript by William Clift giving an account of his apprenticeship with John Hunter; a autobiographical manuscript by William Clift, 30 Mar 1840; and a manuscript by Sir Richard Owen titled Biography of William Clift.

Clift , William , 1775-1849 , naturalist
Owen , Sir , Richard , 1804-1892 , Knight , comparative anatomist and palaeontologist
Hunter , Anne Home , 1742-1821 , poet
GB 2109 Shepard · c1907-c1970

E H Shepard Collection, c1907-c1970, comprising his diaries and letters, including correspondence with Punch; manuscripts of his autobiographies Drawn from Memory (1957) and Drawn from Life (1962); manuscripts of other minor works; original illustrations for many of his books; original drawings for the Charivari page of Punch; photographs and personal memorabilia from the two World Wars of the 20th century.

Shepard , Ernest Howard , 1879-1976 , artist and book illustrator
GB 0096 MS 533 · 1708-1760

A manuscript volume, 1708-1760, compiled by John Sheffield and his third wife Katherine, on various aspects of their lives.

Sheffield , John , 1648-1721 , 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby , courtier
GB 0106 7HSH · Fonds · [1988]

The archive consists of a typescript illustrated biography entitled 'The World of an Insignificant Woman' and biographical note, both by Catherine Thackray.

Sharp , Hilda Marjory , 1882-1967 , suffragette
GB 0096 MS375 · Fonds · 1735-1737

"Vida del M.R.P. Fr. Manuel de San Joseph (vulgo el Duende de Madrid), Carmelita descalzo de la provincia de Navarra". Includes copy of "Copia de la carta que escrivio a su general el P. Fr. Manuel....en Madrid a 17 de Marzo de 1737".

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GB 0114 MS0174 · c1957

Papers of Raymond Anthony Russell, c 1957, comprising 4 files of manuscript notes, letters and photographs relating to surgical instruments, amputating instruments, and surgical instrument makers; biographical material including manuscript notes, letters, photocopies of articles and photographs relating to Sir William Blizard (1743-1835); and 4 volumes of a surgical instrument catalogue titled Notes on Instrument Makers.

Russell , Raymond Anthony , 1922-1964 , Captain and historian
GB 0114 MS0167 · c1940

Papers of Sir Humphrey Davy Rolleston, c 1940, comprising 10 files of manuscript material containing notes for articles on subjects such as the thymus, pineal, pancreas, carotid body, diabetes, and tuberculosis; notes for the review of a volume on the Massachusetts General Hospital, 1939; biographical notes on individuals including Caspar Bartholinus, Edmund Dickinson, and Jonathan Goddard; and a list of the biographical notes sent to the Royal College of Physicians in 1945. The notes are written on recycled correspondence and papers dating from the late 1930s to the early 1940s.

Rolleston , Sir , Humphrey Davy , 1862-1944 , Knight , physician
Rogers, Nathaniel (d.1881)
GB 0120 MSS. 4243-4244 · 1826-1869

Rogers' holograph manuscript. Volume 1 is entitled 'Obituaries of eminent persons'. Volume 2 (dated on the title 1847) is entitled 'Obituary of eminent persons and private friends', and is illustrated by 32 tinted photographs. Among the photographs are those of: Sir Charles Hastings (1774-1866); Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865); and Sir Joseph Paxton (1804-1865). The volumes contain numerous biographies of doctors and scientists who died during the period of the record. The obituaries include various figures of Australasian interest such as Sir Stamford Raffles (1781-1826); Rev. Daniel Tyerman, missionary; George Bennet, missionary (fl.1812-1841); Rev. Thomas Slatyer, missionary, Samoa; and Colonel Robert Torrens (fl.1837).Each volume contains a stipple engraved portrait of the compiler, and his armorial book-plate.

Rogers , Nathaniel , d 1881 , physician
GB 0113 MS-RICHB · Fonds · 1846-1897

Correspondence and papers of Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson, 1846-1897, including notes taken by Richardson as a medical student from the lectures of Dr J A Easton, Professor of Materia Medica, Andersonian University, Glasgow, Winter Session 1846-1847; papers relating to Richardson's life of Thomas Sopwith, the mining engineer, comprising Sopwith's original diaries, or a transcript of them, with Richardson's explanatory notes inserted; papers and drafts of Richardson's unfinished autobiography published posthumously under the title 'Vita Medica'; lecture notes on human physiology; Richardson's case book, 1852-1861 and unpublished works by Richardson.

Richardson , Sir , Benjamin Ward , 1828-1896 , Knight , physician
Pyott, Thomas Robert
GB 0096 MS 122 · 1760-1786

Papers and autobiographical memoirs, 1763-1786, apparently compiled for circulation amongst family and friends. Consists of an 'Account of Madeira wine for costs and charges' (ff.2v-3), 'Transactions of three years in trade [1760-63]' (ff.4-12) and 'Letters that were written to me in the progress of my misfortunes' concerning business, bankruptcy as a result of war, and personal matters (ff.13-146).

Pyott , Thomas Robert , fl 1760-1786 , merchant
PROKOFIEV, Oleg (1928-1998)
GB 2217 OP · [1920-1996]

Papers of Oleg Prokofiev, including material relating to the life and work of his father, Serge Prokofiev, notably copies of letters from Serge Prokofiev to various correspondents, 1920-1945, including Fatima Samoilenko, 1920-1936; extracts from articles and letters of Prokofiev; material relating to Prokofiev's Diary, comprising photocopies of the text, transcripts and a typescript article relating to it; copies of music manuscripts (scores) of Prokofiev; photographs of Prokofiev and his family; pamphlets, press cuttings and articles relating to Prokofiev's life and work, and to performances of his music, [1946-1996]; texts of interviews given by Oleg on his father's life and work, [1989-1991], and articles written by him about Prokofiev, [1993]; various published scores of Prokofiev's music, including Peter and the Wolf and the Fiery Angel; and published works relating to Russian culture and Prokofiev. Further material concerning performances of Serge Prokofiev's work include articles and scores of Vladimir Blok relating to Prokofiev, [1990-1995], as well as a tape of an interview at a concert at the Hungary Centre, Moscow, 1995; and correspondence with and cuttings from articles on Frederic Chiu, 1992-1996, relating to his recordings of Prokofiev's music. Personal papers of Oleg comprise material relating to his own literary work; photocopies of stories written by Prokofiev in 1917-1918, with Oleg's translation into English; a draft of an article on Shostakovich; a manuscript notebook entitled 'My father, his music and me'; and a draft by Oleg of a biography of Robert Falk (1886-1958). There is also family correspondence.

Prokofiev , Oleg , 1928-1998 , artist and poet
PROKOFIEV, Lina (1897-1989)
GB 2217 LP · [1920-1987]

Papers of Lina Prokofiev, [1920-1987], including personal material such as copies of letters written by Serge Prokofiev; copies of correspondence between Lina's family and Prokofiev, [1931-1938]; copies of financial material, 1929-1935; correspondence and official papers relating to Lina's attempts to leave the Soviet Union and later to remain in Europe, [1973-1978]; personal correspondence of Lina, 1974-1989, with correspondents including her children and grandchildren, authors writing books on Prokofiev and Lina, and musical societies and orchestras requesting permission to perform Prokofiev's works; business correspondence, [1977-1985], regarding the setting up of the Serge Prokofiev Foundation and the collection of archival material, as well as legal matters relating to the Prokofiev estate and Lina's autobiography; papers relating to Lina's visit to the USA in 1976-1977, including schedules, correspondence, press cuttings and programmes; material relating to Lina's performance as the narrator in Peter and the Wolf at the Lincoln Centre for the Performing Arts, 1984-1985; family photographs. The collection also includes transcripts from taped interviews with Lina covering topics such as her family background, the early life and musical training of Serge Prokofiev, Prokofiev's composing methods, health, politics and relationship with his children, the public reception of Prokofiev's music, Lina and Prokofiev's courtship and marriage, and life in Soviet Russia; texts of articles and broadcasts by Lina, [1982-1984], on topics including Prokofiev's relationship with Stravinsky, and the writing of Romeo and Juliet and the Third Piano Concerto; articles by various authors relating to Prokofiev, [1976-1977, 1980-1982]; pamphlets, press cuttings and articles relating to Prokofiev's life and work, and to performances of his music, [1975-1987]; copies of the Moscow News, 1934-1935; and pamphlets, published works and cassettes concerning Christian Science.

Prokofiev , Lina , 1897-1989 , soprano , wife of Serge Prokofiev
Phillips, John
GB 0096 MS 517 · 1825-1873

A book of manuscript poems, composed by John Phillips from 1825 to 1863, lists of honours conferred on him, 1825-1860, lists of lecture engagements 1824-1860 and a manuscript entitled the incidents in the life of John Phillips, 1800-1860.

Phillips , John , 1800-1874 , geologist
GB 1538 S4 · 1970-1974

Papers, 1970-1976, consisting of biographies of lives of the Fellows collected by Sir John Peel for his book The Lives of the Fellows of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 1929-1969 (Whitefriars Press Ltd, 1976), including notes and correspondence.

Peel , Sir , John , Knight , President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
PEARSON, Rev Charles William
GB 0402 CWP · [1860-1991]

Biographical material relating to Rev Charles William Pearson including 'The Life of Charles William Pearson' by R Pearson, Aug 1991 and photocopies of research notes including on Pearson's missionary work in Sudan and Uganda, M'Tesa's kingdom, 1860s-1880s and Pearson's career in the Merchant Navy and draft chapters of a biography of Pearson.

Pearson , R , fl 1991 , decendant of Charles Pearson
Park, Thomas
GB 0096 MS 280 · 1792

Two documents from 1792 containing biographical and critical notes on the poet William Drummond. The first document is the work of Thomas Park, while the second is in a different hand with Park's notes in the margin.

Park , Thomas , 1759-1834 , bibliographer and antiquary
PALMER, Ralph
GB 0113 MS-PALMR · Fonds · 17th century-18th century

Collection of papers by and about Baldwin Hamey (1600-1676); and a biographical memoir of Hamey, 1733.

Palmer , Ralph , fl 1700 , nephew of Baldwin Hamey Hamey , Baldwin , 1600-1676 , physician
GB 2217 CP · [1928-1989]

Papers of Christopher Palmer, [1928-1989], comprising scrapbooks collated by Palmer containing printed articles, press cuttings, draft articles and programme notes relating to the work of Serge Prokofiev, including sections on Prokofiev's operas, ballets, symphonies and orchestral works, as well as general biographical material. There is also material relating to Palmer and Oleg Prokofiev's edition of Serge Prokofiev's Soviet Diary 1927 and other writings, (Faber and Faber, 1991), including corrections and editorial notes; and various drafts of articles and programme notes on Prokofiev written by Palmer, [1988-1992].

Palmer , Christopher , 1946-1995 , musician and music critic
PAGET, Sir James (1814-1899)
GB 0113 MS-PAGEJ · c.1844

Sir James Paget's index to references for medical biographies, intended for the Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (1842-44), c.1844.

Paget , Sir , James , 1814-1899 , 1st Baronet , surgeon
GB 0097 OAKESHOTT · Collection · c1880-c1995

Papers created by or collected by Michael Oakeshott, c1880-c1995, notably include manuscripts of both published and unpublished works; notebooks and notes; personal correspondence with colleagues and family; press cuttings; administrative papers relating to his education and career. Also include papers relating to Oakeshott collected or created by Shirley Letwin and others, including research papers for Shirley Letwin's proposed biography of Oakeshott.

Oakeshott , Michael Joseph , 1901-1990 , Professor , philosopher and political theorist Letwin , Shirley Robin , d 1993 , political philosopher
GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP53 · Created [1944-1982]

Papers relating to the Reverend Eric Symes Abbott, notably handwritten notes taken from lectures, mainly by Abbott, [1945-1969], on religious subjects, including talks given for the St Faith's Fellowship, Westminster; correspondence with Abbott, 1944-1945, 1948, 1954; cutting from the London Churchman, Oct 1959, relating to Abbott's appointment as Dean of Westminster; copy of a speech by the Right Reverend Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Abbott's memorial service, Westminster Abbey, 8 Jul 1983. Papers, 1965 and [1984], relating to the Fellowship of St Faith's, including a text by Norman on the 'Story of the Fellowship of St Faith: its origin and development'. Copy Minute of the Council, King's College, on the occasion of Norman's retirement, 26 Jul 1954. Reminiscences of Norman and her work, by Helen Bowers and Sue Cokayne, [1989].

Norman , Agatha Mary Bathurst , b 1897 , tutor in theology
GB 2108 KUAS225 · Fonds · 1944-[1999]

Notebooks and other items belonging to Iris Murdoch from her home at Charlbury Road, Oxford. Includes:

1) File containing typed draft of paper 'Evil is to Love, what Mystery is to Intelligence' by Martin Andic dated 26 Feb 1995, plus typed text draft of the opening pages of John Bayley's 'Iris: A Memoir of Iris Murdoch'

2) Bundle containing handwritten notes by Iris Murdoch on Martin Heidegger, plus typed notes on philosophy with handwritten annotations by Murdoch c. early 1990s

3) 16 notebooks containing notes on the Greek language 1960s- 1980s

4) 4 notebooks with planning notes for the novel 'The Good Apprentice'

5) Notebook with notes on 'The Message to the Planet'

6) Notebook with notes on 'The Book and the Brotherhood'

7) 8 notebooks with notes on philosophy, including notes on the Gifford Lectures and 'Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals'

8) 2 notebooks from Iris Murdoch's trip to China 1979

9) Notebook from trip to India/ Australia 1967

10) Appointment diaries 1978 and 1980

11) 2 notebooks on unknown subjects (possibly philosophy)

12) Notebook on Hebrew 1979

13) Indexed notebook with topics noted in top right hand corner, possibly for Greek words. However pages are empty.

14) Notebook dated 26 Jan 1954- first few pages have been removed, otherwise the notebook is empty

15) Notebook dated 1955- 1958. One page of notes on ethics in the back, and several pages have been ripped out from the front. Otherwise empty. Possibly originally used as a journal?

16) Notebook noted as belonging to Iris Murdoch at HM Treasury dated 12 Mar 1944. Several pages have been ripped out from the front. Otherwise empty. Possibly originally used as a journal?

17) Blank nature notebook

18) 2 photographs of Iris Murdoch's desk, labelled on reverse by John Bayley 'Iris Murdoch's table'

19) Piece of blotting paper used by Iris Murdoch when writing letters

20) 23 empty envelopes either addressed to Iris Murdoch and / or John Bayley, or addressed by Iris Murdoch to other people

21) 3 pieces of Berkeley Department of English Headed Paper, one with beginnings of a letter written by Iris Murdoch to unknown recipient

22) 5 blank postcards from St Catherine's College, and 3 blank pieces of notepaper. Murdoch has written the Cedar Lodge address on the back of one of the postcards.

23) 2 blank postcards

24) Blank postcards with Reynold Stone's name and address at the top

24) Blank notepaper with La Valencia Hotel printed at the top

25) Two blank pre-printed invitation cards

26) 5 blank pieces of notepaper printed with the Conservation Society logo

27) Blank postcard from New College Oxford

28) Postcard advertising opening of an exhibition by Lesley Foxcroft at the Riverside Studios

29) Invitation to Iris Murdoch and John Bayley to attend an event at Parker and Son Ltd 14 Nov 1984

30) Invitation to cocktails at Timothy Dwight College 28 Feb 1983

31) Blank black notebook

32) Blank Basildon Bond notepad

33) 3 blank WH Smith notebooks

Murdoch , Dame , Jean Iris , 1919-1999 , author
GB 2108 KUAS50 · Collection · 1960s-1990s

Papers of Iris Murdoch, 1960s-1990s, comprising informal letters to her friend Barbara Dorf spanning a thirty-year friendship. The collection also contains letters from John Bayley to Dorf, written presumably when Murdoch was too ill to do so herself or following her death, thanking Dorf for being a special friend to Iris; a letter from Dorf to Dr Rowe at Kingston University discussing the Iris Murdoch collection and providing biographical information concerning Murdoch. The collection also includes a photocopy of an oil painting of Iris Murdoch by Barbara Dorf.

Murdoch , Dame , Jean Iris , 1919-1999 , author x Murdoch , Iris
GB 2108 KUAS35 · Collection · 1993

Papers of Iris Murdoch, 1993, comprising a letter of thanks to Ana Olos for her suggestion that Murdoch write her biography but turning her down: 'Alas I have very little time left and to tell your story well would take a lot of time, I am very sorry. I have little time to write my own work'. The collection also contains a copy of Ana Olos' (Psycho)analytical approach to a case of reading therapy, Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies 4.1-2 1998.

Murdoch , Dame , Jean Iris , 1919-1999 , author x Murdoch , Iris
GB 2108 KUAS215 · Fonds · 1969-2017

Handwritten document by Iris Murdoch giving her thoughts on the definition of Love, written on request for artist George Pappas. With an accompanying letter written by Iris Murdoch dated 15 Jul 1969 agreeing to write a piece for him, plus a postcard, brief biography of and review of an exhibition by George Pappas.

Murdoch , Dame , Jean Iris , 1919-1999 , author Pappas , George , 1929- , artist
MUNK, William (1816-1898)
GB 0113 MS-MUNKW · 1849-1922

Munk's papers, 1849-1922, include his copy of Benjamin Hutchinson's Biographia Medica with additional biographies in Munk's hand, c.1850-c.1860, which probably formed the basis of his Roll of the Royal College of Physicians (Munk's Roll); Manuscript copy of Munk's 'Biographia Medica Devoniensis', containing over fifty biographies, c.1860; Notebook entitled 'Notae Breves ad Medicina Praxin Praecipue Pertinentes', consisting mainly of prescriptions, c.1889-1891; History of the College, in Munk's hand, mid-late 19th century, and newspaper cuttings and notes, some in Munk's hand, relating to the College's history, mid-late 19th century; Biographical notes regarding Munk's Roll and the College, 1849-1922, notes, prescriptions, and extracts from medical writers, c.1889, possibly rough notes for his 'Notae Breves...', copy of 1759 Pharmacopoeia Londinensis, and typescript of document detailing Sir John Cutler's loan of money to the College in 1675.

Munk , William , 1816-1898 , physician and medical biographer
GB 0117 MS 855 · sub-fonds · 1968

Biographical Memoirs notes and papers accumulated by Guido Pontecorvo relating to Hermann Joseph Muller gathered by Pontecorvo in the process of writing Muller's obituary for Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society.

Pontecorvo , Guido , 1907-1999 , geneticist
GB 0097 MORRISON · Collection · 1921-1969

The collection consists of Jones and Donoughue's research notes and transcripts of interviews they conducted with Morrison's associates, and original documents and copies collected from various sources, the provenance of some of which is uncertain. The papers include material relating to Morrison's time as Lord President and Leader of the House of Commons, his speeches, publications by and concerning Herbert Morrison, the research notes and correspondence of Jones and Donoughue, interviews with Morrison's associates, original manuscripts and printed material, and copies of manuscripts and printed material held at Nuffield College, Oxford.

Donoughue , Bernard , b 1934 , Baron Donoughue , journalist Jones , George William , b 1938 , author and academic Morrison , Herbert Stanley , 1888-1965 , 1st Baron Morrison of Lambeth , statesman Boon , P H , fl 1936-1978 , civil servant
MORRIS, May (1862-1938)
GB 106 7MMO · Fonds · 1960s-1980s

The collection compromises background material for a book on May Morris written by Elizabeth Masterman, titled May Morris: some notes for book collectors, published in 1984 by Book Collector, London. The archive consists of notes, filed alphabetically, covering personalities and subjects referred to in the book, correspondence, a copy of an illustrated catalogue of embroidery designs, a copy of William Morris material in the collection of H Buxton Forman, in possession of the Hammersmith Public Library, a hand list of documents and manuscripts of William Morris and papers and a manuscript text of a lecture about May Morris given by E Masterman at Royal College of Arlon in 1883. Includes details of the Arts and Crafts movement.

Morris , May , 1862-1938 , President of Women's Guild of Art
GB 2108 KUAS48 · Collection · 1704-2007

Papers and books belonging to the theatre critic Sheridan Morley (1941-2007). Includes correspondence, records relating to his various productions, volumes of press coverings covering his reviews, research notes and transcripts of some of his publications, photographs, records relating to his father Robert Morley and Grandmother Gladys Cooper, records relating to Noel Coward, theatre memorabilia and ephemera and objects.

Morley, Sheridan , 1941-2007 , theatre critic, director, author and broadcaster
GB 106 7GFW · Fonds · 1978-1979

The archive consists of a transcript of film; article on film by Hogben; handout for film with photograph of Miss Goodfellow; two letters from Hogben concerning the production of the film; 2 photographs of Hogben and Miss Goodfellow.

Goodfellow , fl 1896-1979 , seamstress
GB 0120 GC/54 · Collection · 1982-1983

Biographical and career details submitted in connection with the award to Professor Sir Ian McGregor of an LLD, University of Aberdeen in 1983.

Mcgregor , Sir , Ian Alexander , b1922 , Knight , physician
GB 0120 GC/97 · Collection · 1929-1993

The collection includes material on several research projects undertaken by McCance and Widdowson, 1929-1993, as well as a small amount of personalia. There are notebooks recording the first research on analysis of foodstuffs carried out in the UK, started by McCance when at the Diabetes Department of King's College Hospital, after R D Lawrence asked him to analyse cooked foods. Widdowson joined him in 1933 and together they devised the separate methods for estimating different carbohydrates (glucose, fructose, sucrose, starch and dextrose). In 1940 their findings were published as Chemical composition of foods, the first of now regularly produced Standard Food Composition publications. There are notebooks and photographs of self-experimentation undertaken within the department, on salt-deficiency, conducted by McCance on himself, colleagues and medical students, involving not only a salt-free diet, but exposure to a hot air bath to sweat the salt out of the body, and also on absorption and excretion of iron. There is also his diary of the experimental study of rationing undertaken in 1939. There are 220 complete questionnaires from their survey of female colleagues and acquaintances for a study of physical and emotional periodicity in women, undertaken 1929-1930. There are experimental notebooks and files relating to research into body composition and development from 1944 onwards. This collection represents only a part of the diversity of research undertaken during the course of their long careers.

McCance , Robert Alexander , 1898-1993 , nutritionist
Widdowson , Elsie May , 1908-2000 , nutritionist
GB 0113 MS-MATOW · Fonds · 18th century

Memoirs of Richard Pulteney by his friend William George Maton, MD, prefixed to a second edition of Dr Pulteney's Life and writings of Linnaens, (1805), illustrated by various original letters, drawings, prints etc. and interleaved with diplomas from various medical societies, and catalogue of the library of Dr Pulteney.

Maton , William George , 1774-1835 , physician