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Alphabeta litterae, caracteres et habitus variorum populorum, besides the alphabets, there are numerous traced copies of illustrations-a few in colour-from travel books, etc of the 16th to the early 19th centuries, depicting costumes, ceremonies, occupations, etc. The fourth volume, uniformly bound, is lettered on the spine: 'Salutatio angelica. Symbolum Apostolorum Nicenum S. Athanasii. Decalogus. Praecepta Ecclesiae. Te Deum laudamus. Signum S. Crucis. Orationis Dominicae. Fragmenta polyglotta'. Probably compiled in France: the latest entry is dated 1840.

Proposed Act to impose restrictions on what women could wear.

Papers, 1936-1970s, of Gladys Aylward, comprising correspondence (1936-1939) with the Whiskin family during her time in China, press cuttings (1936-1970s), publications, notices, Chinese texts for children, calendars, photographs and miscellaneous items including Chinese accessories.

The archive comprises weave samples, designs on paper, works on paper, sketchbooks, notebooks and resources relating to Sawyer’s teaching. It also contains industrial ephemera and published material relating to textile production.

Records of Barrett Street Technical College, formerly Barrett Street Trade School, [1904]-1966, comprising minutes of the Consultative Committees for Hairdressing, Dressmaking and Ladies' Tailoring, 1915-1950; minutes of the School Consultative Committees on Technical Education for Distributors, 1931-1939; student fees registers, giving names of students, addresses and dates of entry and leaving, 1915-1953, covering the Junior and Senior Technical Schools students; staff register, 1904-1921, giving name, details of previous appointments and starting and leaving dates; prospectuses, [1915-1963];

scrapbooks of press cuttings concerning Barrett Street Technical College, 1915-1966;

note books of a student, Dorothy C M Ludicke, on massage, health and beauty, treatments, [1948].

Drawings comprising copies of designs by William Blair-Bell for the presidential badge and ceremonial robe and for a Fellow's robe, of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1931.

Financial accounts of John Bonus, slopseller, including vouchers and promissory notes.

Report to the Director General of Medical Services, Surgeon Gen Sir Arthur Sloggett, on the introduction of steel helmets, 1916.

Records donated by the British Records Association relating to the garment trade in London, 1840-1899, comprising deed of partnership for carrying on the trade of a tailor in Skinner Street, Snow Hill, London, 1840; licence of patent for improvements in materials used in the manufacture of bonnet fronts and ruches, 1860; letters patent for an invention for improvement in sewing machines, 1880; deed of partnership for the Eclaire Button Hole Sewing Machine Company, London, 1887; assignment of one-third share of an invention for improvements in button hole sewing machines, 1887; apprenticeship indenture, 1899, to train as a milliner.

Records of C & A Ltd, comprising records mainly related to fashion design and promotion, 1920s-1950s, namely photographs of the C & A clothing factory (CANDA MFG Co. Ltd), 1950s; campaign advertising posters for C & A in Germany, 1950s; guardbook of advertisements from the Manchester Evening News which announced the launching of C & A's Menswear department; portfolio of Margrit Seck designs for C & A adverts, 1950s; promotional videotapes, 1980s; corporate brochures and handbooks, History of Hereford House, Oxford Street; slides of advertisements, 1920s-1962.

Minutes of evidence of the Committee to consider the state of the linen trade in Great Britain and Ireland, given at twelve sessions held between 1 March and 12 May 1774.

Letter from E R Comyn of 23 Bush Lane, [London] to Messrs Stulz & Co, 21 Feb 1839. 'Gentlemen, My brother Sir Rob Comyn, [Chief Justice at the Supreme Court at Madras] wishes you to send him, until further orders the annual supply of three coats and waistcoats until countermanded ...'. The writer will pay his brother's account of £60 2s.

Autograph, with signature.

Records of Messrs Cooling Lawrence & Sons, 1904-1955, comprising a volume containing material samples and details of customers' orders, with some correspondence with customers, 1928-1929, 1953-1955.

Records of Cordwainers College, 1948-2001, comprising minutes and papers of the Board of Management, later Board of Governors, 1974-2000, including inspections, annual reviews, handbook for Governors; Finance and General Purposes committee minutes and papers, 1993-1999; annual reviews and development plans, 1988-1997; revised memoranda and articles of association papers, 1989-1992; prospectuses, 1919, 1948-1952, 1969-2001; prizegiving programme, 1919; photographs of visits by Princess Anne and Zandra Rhodes, 1984; photographs of college buildings, 1996; press cuttings relating to the Institute, 1976-2001; 35mm slides of shoes, [1979-1993]; digitised images of the Historic Shoes collection, comprising approximately 700 shoes from the 18th-19th centuries; Honourable Cordwainers' Company newsletters, 1989-1994.

Roll of persons issued with the regimental uniform of the Royal Exchange Division of the Loyal London Volunteers, 1803.

Records of Cowtan and Sons Limited, decorators and upholsterers, 1881-1959. The records consist of ledgers and accounts rendered to customers. Unfortunately the early records from 1790 have disappeared. The gap in the series of accounts rendered between 1937 and 1945 is the result of war-time losses of records.

Papers of Ethel E Cox, 1915-1965, comprising papers compiled as Headmistress of Barrett Street Trade School, namely photographs, programmes and invitations relating to the opening of Barrett Street Trade School extension, 1928; photographs of the 'Roamers' student outings, 1930-1939, including to Hampton Court, Kew Gardens, Windsor and Eton, Greenwich, Royal Holloway College, St Albans, Cambridge; photographs of sports days and exhibitions, 1930-1949;

programmes for evening classes and special lectures, 1915-1940; programmes, flyers, correspondence, press cuttings and photographs relating to London County Council 'Lectures for Distributors', on Gloves, Underwear, China, Glass And Earthenware, Salesmanship, Hosiery, Fashion, Colour, Textiles, given at Barrett Street and organised by the School, [1933-1951]; programmes for Christmas services, 1935-1950; photographs and students' essays of their memories of Coronation Day (coronation of George VI), 1937; correspondence and cards commemorating the 'Silver Jubilee' of Barrett Street, 1940; photographs of Barrett Street Dramatic Society plays, [1917]-1936;

diary of Elsie Thompson on the evacuation of the school to Maidenhead during World War Two, [1941-1945]; evacuation projects by students, containing photographs, correspondence, programmes and press cuttings relating to the evacuation of the School to Maidenhead, [1940-1945];

photographs of retirement luncheon given for Miss Cox, 1950; speech to Miss Cox on her retirement, 1950;

photographs and press cuttings of a Royal Visit, 1965; scrapbook of press cuttings relating to the school, 1950-1959; prospectuses, 1915-1963;

photographs, press cuttings and exhibition programmes of students' work, 1936, 1937; photographs of the annual exhibition and dress parade, 1938; photographs of the fashion show, 'Fashion For Beaux & Belles', 1958; black and white photographs of womenswear and some menswear made by students, interior scenes of the school and classes including dressmaking, embroidery, tailoring, hairdressing, beauty culture and keep-fit, 1915-1960s;

register and subject marks book, containing students' names, 1953-1954;

name and address book, 1946-1953; visitors' book for Open Days, 1953-1965.

Letter from P Crewe of Aston, [Birmingham] to an unnamed clergyman 16 Sep 1699. 'I thnk God and Sr W A for my fie, and you for joyning us togather: excuse a trifle sent you on the occasion as thus - The unrepented yeare is past, / The parsons gloves are sent att last: / What Witam had, att Oxford are / On that account another paire. / On ye other side is ye originall and ye cause of this mean rime.' The writer tells the story of Mr Hodges, the Parson of Wytham, near Oxford, who had asked couples that he married to send him a pair of gloves if they had never regretted their marriage during its first year; he received only one pair in 40 years. Including short verses in Latin and English reportedly written by Hodges.

Autograph, with signature.

Records of Daniel Harvey and Company, merchants, comprising a ledger and loose accounts found inside. The ledger shows trade in silk, velvet and other cloth with merchants in Aleppo, Constantinople [Istanbul], Genoa, Livorno, Naples, Rouen and Hamburg.

Accounts kept by Thomas Davis of Aleppo, merchant, dated 30 Mar and 18 Dec 1630 and 18 Dec 1631, relating to broadcloth received from his brother Richard Davis of London, also a merchant, and to gogram and ardass silks sent by Davis to London, 'being 16 balles cont: 80 peeces broad clothes under the m[a]rke per margent receved out of the shipp Sampson of London Bence Johnson master is debt[es?] to charges of merchandize for the fraight custome and other charges as ffoll[oweth?]...'. Other persons mentioned include Bryan Harrison, master of the 'shipp Unicorne' of London, and Thomas Davis.

Reels of 16mm Cine Kodachrome and 16mm Cine Colour Kodachrome films, [1932-1954], of models wearing womenswear by Parisian couture houses at French race meetings, made by N Driver (the films are colour from 1937); videocassette comprising transfer of the cine film.

Papers of James Edge-Partington comprising the original manuscript version of An album of the weapons, tools, ornaments … of the natives of the Pacific Islands, issued for private circulation by James Edge-Partington and Charles Heape. Manchester, 1890-8, with illustrations (MS 339) and an index of objects from the Pacific arranged geographically, 1896, some of the objects were reproduced in An album... (MS 205).

Large collection of garments and accessories, dating from the late Victorian period to the 1970s, including dresses, shoes, hats, bags, underwear, jewellery, haberdashery and perfume bottles. The majority of the collection dates from the 1920s and 1930s, and is mainly comprised of women's clothing, though there are items of menswear such as uniforms, overcoats and suits.

Records of the Federation of Clothing Designers and Executives, comprising volumes of pattern cutting layouts for a wide range of garments for men and women, including jackets and suits, possibly for tailoring exercises, [1916-1970].

Papers collected by Mrs Patricia Garrett, comprising embroidery transfers, 1913-1938 and knitting patterns, 1930s, some from magazines such as Woman's Weekly and Woman's Journal.

Records of the Gibson family, mostly relating to their property and estates, including:

ACC/1045/1-10: Pinner Wood, Shower family property, 1550-1717;
ACC/1045/11-21: Northolt, Islips Manor Farm, Shower family property, 1685-1755;
ACC/1045/22-23: Pinner, Barrowpoint or Berry Pond Hill, 1734;
ACC/1045/24-25: Pinner Street, cottage, 1691;
ACC/1045/26-48: Pinner, Brickwall House, 1664-1762;
ACC/1045/49-105: Pinner, Page family properties, 1664-1723;
ACC/1045/106-111: Pinner, Edlin family properties, 1692-1724.
ACC/1045/112-113: Hendon, Bunns Farm, 1733-1739;
ACC/1045/114: Heston, Upper Grove Meadow, 1750;
ACC/1045/116-117: St. James Westminster, Rupert St., 1736-1743;
ACC/1045/118: St. Paul Covent Garden, Bow St., 1683;
ACC/1045/119-121: Kent, Darenth, 1636-1653;
ACC/1045/122: Kent, West Malling, 1701;
ACC/1045/123-136: Shower and Gibson family wills and settlements, 1701-1797;
ACC/1045/137-140: Stanton family wills and settlements, 1713-1739;
ACC/1045/141-143: Articles of partnership, 1706-1758;
ACC/1045/144-148: Accounts, 1710-1747;
ACC/1045/149-153: Papers of Richard Stanton, 1718-1748;
ACC/1045/154-178: Papers of the Revd. John Gibson, 1740-1762;
ACC/1045/179-181: Miscellaneous items, 1677-1744.

Papers relating to the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Middle Eastern Forces, World War Two, 1939-1945, used by Harris in his research, as assistant author, of Brig Alan Henry Fernyhough's History of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps 1920-1945 Royal Army Ordnance Corps, London, 1967), notably manuscript and typescript notes, memoranda, reports, photographs, statistical tables and graphs and related correspondence on the organisation of Ordnance Services, the supply of Middle Eastern Forces with equipment and stores and the creation of the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 1942. One hundred and two photographs relating to Allied equipment and weaponry, and captured German and Italian clothing, equipment and armaments, 1941-1945, including series of seventeen photographs highlighting defects in the axle arm of Cruiser Tank Mk 6, 1941; series of fifteenphotographs illustrating captured German clothing and equipment [1942]; eight captioned photographs of the Captured Stores Depot, Alexandria, Egypt, May 1945.

Records of Harrisons, King and Irwin Limited, traders in silk, tea and cotton, including board minutes; correspondence; memoranda; financial accounts; and analysis of income and expenditure.

Access to records less than 70 years old which relate to staff should be sought from Elementis plc (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff).

Collection of textile swatches made by Hayes Textiles Limited, 1960s, a British company that designed and manufactured headwear for Nigerian women.

Records of Herbert Chappell Limited, tailors, including pattern book, price list, self-measurement forms and notes on the history of the firm.

Papers of Melville William Hilton-Simpson including:

MS 65

Journals of the Congo expedition: containing narrative of the journey, [1907-1909]. 7 volumes.

MS 66

Manuscript and typescript drafts of Among the hill-folk of Algeria: Journeys among the Shawia of the Aurcs Mountains, by Hilton-Simpson. (London: T. Fisher Unwin. 192I), including 17 photographs and a map.

MS 66A

Annotated proofs of Algiers and beyond: by Hilton-Simpson (London, Hutchinson, 1906).

MS67

Notes by Hilton-Simpson taken in Algeria including on magic, arts and crafts, medical magic, villages, geography, buildings and textiles, 1913-1925.

MS 68

Ethnographical and bibliographical notes by Hilton-Simpson in Algeria, arranged by subject, c 1914-1926.

MS 69

Typescript and manuscript notes used for an article by Hilton-Simpson, 'Some Arab and Shawia Remedies and Notes on the Trepanning of the Skull in Algeria'

The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 43, (Jul. - Dec., 1913), pp. 706-721.

MS 70

Manuscript and typescript drafts of a paper on Berber and Arab surgery for the Royal Society of Medicine, Oct. 1919.

MS 71

Manuscript and typescript drafts for a book entitled 'The wandering Arabs of the Sahara: a sketch of life among the Nomads of the great African desert', by Hilton-Simpson. c 1921.

MS 72

Manuscript and typescript papers on material culture in Algeria including on the modern use of the 'water-clock' in Algerian irrigation, oil mills and the pole-lathe in Algeria and England.

MS 73

Manuscript, typescript and printed papers on the Congo by Hilton-Simpson, [c1910], including 'At the court of an African King', 'Sport at a Congo mission station', 'Two years among strange tribes', 'Buffalo shooting in the Belgian Congo', 'Loango to Kasai' and corrected proofs of introduction and index to Land and Peoples of the Kasai, (London, Constable, 1911-17) with copy of agreement with Constable.

MS 74

Manuscript and typescript papers and notes on North Africa, [1906-1920s] on topics including the cave dwellers of Southern Tunisia; a sandstorm in the Sahara; Algerian children's games and toys; some Algerian superstitions noted among the Shawia Berbers of the Aures Mts and their nomad neighbours; magical medicine; medicine among the Berbers of the Aures; purges and laxatives; charms and superstitions; Shawia festivals; folklore of the Algerian hills and deserts; big game and Tuareg warfare.

MS 75

Notebook containing sketches and notes on Shawia and Arabs.

MS 76

Manuscript and typescript notes on the material culture of the Shawia, [1920s], including on villages, habitations and dwellings; textiles; pottery; woodwork; basketry; leather work; agriculture; irrigation and time measurement; corn milling; olive oil; war and weapons.

Papers and photographs relating to work with UN Relief and Rehabilitation Administration in China, 1946-1947, and the Ex-Services Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Group, 1984-1987, including four manuscript narrative diaries of Holman's military service, 1941-1945; two photograph albums with views of Egypt, Palestine, South Africa, Aden, and at sea on board HM Hospital Ship LLANDOVERY CASTLE, 1942-1945; booklet by Aubrey Hammond entitled The story of 50 Div (Schindler's Press, Cairo, 1943); papers relating to work with UN Relief and Rehabilitation Administration in China, including edition of the Canton Daily Star, 1946, 137 mostly uncaptioned photographs of urban and rural China, correspondence with UN staff and letters of appointment,references and memoranda, 1946-1947; typescript draft article by Holman on the National Health Service, 1961; sixty six editions of I F Stone's Bi-Weekly and I F Stone's Weekly, 1963-1971; edition of the King-Hall newsletter, 1966; booklet entitled The silent killers. New developments in gas and germ weapons (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, London, 1981); papers relating toEx-Services Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Group, including fourteen editions of 'Ex-Services Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Group Newsletter', 1984-1987, meeting agendas and associated leaflets and circulars; booklet entitled The soldier's tale (Ex-Services Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Publications, Bristol, 1987). Also publications, 1937-1987, including four John Playerand Sons cigarette card albums entitled 'The Coronation of HM King George VI and HM Queen Elizabeth 1937', 'Military uniforms of the British Empire overseas' [1937], 'An album of modern naval craft' [1939], and 'Aircraft of the Royal Air Force' [1939]; booklet entitled British, French and German warships at a glance (Sampson Low, Marston and Company, London, 1940); five editions of Lilliputmagazine, 1940-1944.

Records of the London Office of the International Wool Secretariat, 1940s-1970s, comprising publicity photographs of womenswear, menswear and some childrenswear, mainly from the UK but including some from Europe and the USA.

Records of Jarmain, Davis and Company, silk buying agency, comprising correspondence with Harrisons and Crosfield Limited.

Items relating to Kingston Polytechnic's Rams Rugby Football Club. Includes 2 rugby jerseys (one touring, one standard), three copies of Jersey tour 1981 booklet, and 3 membership cards with year fixtures for the clubs for years 1979-1980, 1980-1981, 1981-1982. Items collected by John Shepherd, former Kingston Polytechnic student and Rams team member.

Records of the London Alliance of West End Cutters, 1967-1987, comprising minutes of the committee, 1978-1986; minutes of general meetings, 1975-1986; members' attendance book, 1978-1987; papers relating to the Alliance, including rules [post 1949], 1979; correspondence, 1979-1981; programmes of lectures, 1977-1983; menus for annual dinners, 1967-1980; correspondence and papers relating to the winding up of the Alliance, 1986; photos of Stanley Fries at work (Saville Row tailor and Secretary of the London Alliance of West End Cutters), [1960s].

Records relating to the London College of Fashion, 1967-2002, comprising papers relating to course submissions to the Technical Education Council, 1977-1980; course handbooks, papers relating to courses and course validations, 1985; course leaflets for Cosmetic science, Fashion design & technology, Fashion promotion, Fashion futures, Costume & make-up for the performing arts, Media, BA Hons fashion management and Access to fashion business, [1986]; bulletins and newsletters, 1967-1979; prospectuses, 1980-2002; London Institute annual review, 1997;

photographs of students, students' work, interior scenes of the college, 1967-2002; photographs of the HND FDT students' show, 1995;

videocassettes of students' shows, 1980-[2002]; scrapbooks of press cuttings concerning the London College of Fashion and former students, 1975-1993;

audio tapes and transcripts of interviews, [1996], with Mary Wildman on her time as a student at Barrett Street Trade School, 1936-1938, and Eddie Thornton, student, 1963-1965; paper entitled 'Needle trades to the needs of fashion', 1996.

Records relating to the London Log Conciliation Board, 1891-1937, comprising papers and correspondence of William Cooling Lawrence, President of the Association of London Master Tailors and Chair of the Joint Log Committee, namely copies of the London Log, some annotated with amendments, 1891-1935; agenda and papers relating to the Conciliation Board meeting, 1922; papers relating to the Conciliation Board, 1923; papers relating to the annual general meeting of the Amalgamated London Master Tailors, 1924; minutes, correspondence and papers of the Conciliation Board, 1925, relating to demands by the Amalgamated London Master Tailors and National Federation of Merchant Tailors (London) for an increase in rates; Conciliation Board reports and papers, 1925; working papers and correspondence relating to the log, 1894-1895; press cuttings and correspondence, 1892, 1908-1912, concerning the London Log committee;

correspondence, [1910-1937], concerning a dispute between the London Society of Tailors and Tailoresses and Thomas & Son, [1910]; dispute over machine work at Kerslake & Dixon, 1911; definition and classification of fabric with the Association of London Master Tailors, 1910; hours of employment of women, 1914-1915; relating to the log, agreements and revisions, 1909-1931;

minutes and correspondence of the Emergency Committee relating to the supply of work to unemployed tailors and tailoresses due to the war, 1914-1915; papers concerning a strike by London Tailors and workshop accommodation, 1912; papers, correspondence and draft report relating to Sub-Committee of the Retail Bespoke Tailoring Trade Board on conditions in certain workshops, [1922-1924]; papers relating to tailoring apprenticeships, 1927-1937;

papers relating to the establishment of Area Committees of the Retail Bespoke Tailoring Trade Board, [1922]; correspondence relating to the Association of London Master Tailors, [1921-1922], including attempted extension of membership.

Records of William Mawhood, woollen draper, comprising: diaries, 1764-90; cash account and note book, 1771-2; estate, legal and family papers, 1606, 1709-96; and letters and other papers relating to the diaries, 1875-1910.

Papers of Commander W E May. The collection includes research notes articles and pamphlets on many subjects including compasses, navigation, uniform, naval brigades etc. Of interest are his service certificates and career record between 1912-1953, including his training at Dartmouth and Osborne colleges (MAA/77).

Papers of Margaret Stevenson Miller, 1929-1975, comprising:
papers on research into the economy of the Soviet Union, 1929-1941, including pamphlets and cuttings on finance, papers on transport in the Soviet Union, c 1934, papers on transport, agriculture, finance and housing in the Soviet Union c 1939-1952, papers on the clothing industry in the Soviet Union, 1941-1950, papers on the economic regions of the Soviet Union, 1044-1947, papers on trade unions in the Soviet Union, 1945-1946, lecture notes on the economics of the Soviet Union, for lectures given by Miller at George Washington University, c 1946-1947, papers on town population in the Soviet Union, 1961-1964, papers ion agriculture in the Soviet Union, 1961-1964, papers on trade between the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, 1970-1971, papers on economic reform in the Soviet Union, 1945;1961-1975, papers on Conference of representatives of the British and Soviet public, Armenia, 1974, papers on Miller's visit to the Soviet Union, Aug 1968;
papers on School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) Old Students' Association, 1951, 1950-1962,including "Memorandum of evidence: submitted on behalf of the School of Slavonic and East European Studies Old Students' Association - To the Committee of Enquiry into the future policy of the School", Apr 1971

Published booklets from the General Staff, War Office, including two booklets entitled The German Army in Pictures and More Pictures of the German Army, detailing German Army weaponry, uniforms, and insignia, 1941; five guides to the Germany Army detailing the tactics and organisation of armoured divisions, infantry divisions, airborne troops, engineers, and reconnaissance units, 1941; A Guide to the Identification of German Units, detailing badges of rank and service German officers for the purpose of interrogation, 1942; five pamphlets relating to German infantry weapons, Italian infantry weapons, German light anti- aircraft and anti-tank guns, German infantry, heavy anti-aircraft, and divisional artillery; German infantry engineer and airborne weapons, 1941-1943; Periodical Notes on the German Army relating to tactics of the German tank regiment and tank battalion, German Army tactics in Libya, 1941, operations of German 11 Air Corps during the attack on Crete, May 1941, German artillery operations in armoured divisions, and the tactical handling of German armoured divisions, lorried infantry and motorcycle units, 1942; New Notes on the German Army, relating to the evolution of German armoured and motorised divisions, and German supply and administrative services, 1942-1943; two pamphlets relating to the German Army order of battle, 1942-1943; booklet designed to aid British personnel in the recognition of British and Allied Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs), 1942; booklet of vocabulary of German military terms, 1943.

(1) Letter from John Mitchell of 35 Wimpole Street, [London], to W M Maude, 24 May 1820. 'The Pamphlet you were so obliging to send me, I have read with great attention; and I think the reasoning of it so sound that I intend to vote for Lord Sutton's motion ...' ; autograph, with signature.

(2) Covering note from [W M Maude] to John Mitchell, [c1820]. Accompanying a 3rd edition of James Bischoff's pamphlet Reasons for the immediate repeal of the tax on foreign wool (1820); note undated and unsigned.

20 letters from Iris Murdoch to writer and economist Devaki Jain, largely regarding arrangements to meet but also regarding thoughts on religion, clothes, travelling and family. Dated mostly from the 1960s with one possible from 1980. With copies of 2 letters from Devaki Jain to Iris Murdoch, and 8 copies of title pages from Iris Murdoch novels with handwritten dedications from Iris Murdoch to Devaki Jain.

Papers of the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers, including the Amalgamated Society of Tailoresses and the United Clothing Workers' Union, comprising 1. Amalgamated Society of Tailors; 2. London Society of Tailors and Tailoresses (formerly West End Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Tailors and Tailoresses); 3.United Clothing Workers' Union; 4. National Unions of Tailors and Garment Workers.

A pair of trousers and a waistcoat belonging to John Nussey, physician, mid 19th century.

Papers of Lt Col Robert Malcolm Parker, 1945-1946, relating to his career in the Royal Engineers, comprising account of the operations of 8 Corps in North West Europe, Mar-May 1945, entitled 'The River Rhine to the Baltic Sea: a narrative account of the pursuit and final defeat of the German Armed Forces, March-May 1945', with a foreword by Lt Gen Evelyn Hugh Barker, as Commanding Officer, 8 Corps; account of the Finkenwärder U Boat pen, Hamburg, Germany, with site plan, and description of the intended method of demolition, by 224 Field Coy, Royal Engineers, and 8 Corps Troops, Royal Engineers, [1945]; papers relating to Exercise SWANSONG, Germany, Mar 1946, including Royal Engineer commands and staff planning for the assault crossing of wide rivers, accounts of exercise operations, situation reports, printed maps and sketch maps; uncaptioned official Army photograph of the construction of a large bridge, [Germany, 1945]; telegram announcing German surrender, 4 May 1945 and chart of Allied formation badges, in colour, 8 May 1945.

Records of Peal and Company, bootmakers, 1811-1964. The collection consists of 660 items, 40 of which are administrative records such as account books and ledgers. The remaining 620 volumes are 'Feet Books' recording each order and usually containing an outline drawing of the customer's feet. Every book includes 150 orders and was given a running number. The earliest surviving book is no. 23 from the 1870s and the last is no. 1002 from shortly before the firm closed in 1965.

Selected list of customers:
Academics:
Hugh Trevor-Roper 543 (822) page 42
Art Dealer/Gallery Proprietor:
Sir Hugh Lane 02/096 (371) page 95
Actors/Film Industry:
Frank Allenby 02/503 (781) page 53
George Arliss 02/052 (327) page 68
Adele Astaire (later Lady Charles Cavendish) 02/366 (644) page 142
Fred Astaire 02/260 (538) page 64 &
Mrs F E Astaire 02/366 (644) page 142
Joan Barry 02/495 page 94
Ethel Barrymore 02/038 (313) page 68,
John Barrymore 02/038 (313) page 56.
Humphrey Bogart & Mrs H Bogart (Lauren Bacall) 02/618 (999) pages 33 - 34
Herbert B Brill, producer 02/620 (1002) page 68
Sir Charles Chaplin 02/231 (509) page 49.
Gary Cooper 02/610 (992) page 42
Mrs Walt Disney 02/399 (677) page 35
William Dozier, actor/producer 02/559 (838) page 37
Edward Dymtryk, director 02/495 (773) page 94
Sir Douglas Fairbanks 02/373 (651) page 74
Henry Fonda 02/620 (1002) page 108
James Garner 02/597 (880) page 126
Cary Grant 02/558 (837) page 87
Rex Harrison 02/576 (857) page 7
Van Heflin 02/524 (802) page 60
Boris Karloff 02/433 (711) page 42
Steve McQueen 02/592 (874) page 26
John Mills 02/483 (761) page 42
David Niven 02/580 (861) page 32
Sir Laurence Olivier 02/526 (804) page 80
Charles Buddy Rogers 02/415 (693) page 33, actor/jazz musician, husband of Mary Pickford
Mrs Rudolph Valentino 02/541 (263) page 102, actress Jean Acker
Sam Wanamaker 02/610 (992) page 76
Jane Wyman 02/613 (995) page 14
Bankers:
N Hambro, Coldham Hall, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, 02/390 (668) page 139.
Guy de Rothschild 02/392 (670) page 151 and Mrs Guy de Rothschild 02/421 (699). page 1
Industrialists & Engineers:
Miss Irving J Bloomingdale 02/240 (518) page 89
Mrs Gilbert Colgate 02/361 (639) page 20
Henry Ford II and Mrs H Ford 02/613 (995) pages 26 - 27
Mrs Wallace Goodrich 02/399 (677) page 122
R Noel Guinness 02/263 (541) page 32
Howard Heinz 02/330 (608) page 38
Faith Rockefeller 02/301 (579) pages 4 and 5
Gladys Rockefeller 02/341 (619) page 131
Edgar Saunders, Chairman, Guinness 02/541 (820) page 39
Richard W Woolworth 02/614 (996) page 103
Military:
Field Marshall Lord Allenbrooke 02/012 (287) page 17
Air Vice Marshall Playfair 02/406 (684) page 71.
Col. Frank Shuttleworth, Old Warden Park, Biggleswade 02/013 (288) page 1
Musicians/Singers:
Eddie Fisher, singer 02/565 (844) page 137
Edward German, composer 02/034 (309) page 126
Benny Goodman 02/614 (996) page 19
Dean Martin, singer/actor 02/585 (867) page 93
Jehudi Menuhin 02/594 (877) page 2
Dickie Valentine 02/578 (860) page 26
Photographers:
Richard Avedon 02/555 (834) page 37
Walker Evans 02/520 (798) page 100
Politicians - UK:
Lady Violet Bonham Carter nee Asquith, 40 Gloucester Sq., Liberal politician 02/453
Mrs Neville Chamberlain 02/027 (302)
Rt Hon Sir Anthony Eden KG 02/489 (767) page 81
Politicians - foreign:
Dean G Acheson, US Secretary of State, 02/499 (777) page 109
Barry Goldwater, Senator (Republican presidential candidate) 02/591 (873) page 54
Edward L Kennedy 02/594 (877) page 5
John F Kennedy 02/568 (847) page 102
Mr Marx of Berlin c/o Dr W Smith, West Lodge, West End Lane, Hampstead, 02/003 (023) page 142
Col. Elliott Roosevelt, son of FDR & Eleanor 02/466 (748) page 112
Theodore Roosevelt 02/036 (311) page 54
Publishers:
Conde Nast 02/250 (528) page 104
Royals and Aristocrats - UK:
HM King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor, 02/414 (692) page 4
Hon F Bowes-Lyon, brother of the Queen Mother 02/087 (362) page 79
F J Bowes-Lyon, Grenadier Guards 02/417 (695) page 57
Lady Rosemary Spencer Churchill 02/526 (804) page 22
Lord Louis Mountbatten 02/212 (490) page 40 & 02/336 (614) page 99
Lord Petre 02/499 (777) page 1
Duke of Westminster 02/541 (820) page 18
Royals and Aristocrats - foreign:
Prince Aga Khan 02/013 (288) page 57
Princess Eugene of Belgium 02/299 (577) page 17
King of the Hellenes (Greece) 02/409 (687) page 94.
Crown Princess of Greece 02/418 (696) page 111
Prince Nicholas of Greece 02/047 (322) page 23
Prince Peter of Greece 02/439 (717) page 121
Crown Prince Constantine of Greece 02/575 (856) page 86
Crown Princess of Japan 02/299 (577) page 92
King & Crown Prince of Norway 02/427 (705) page 78
Prince Christian of Schleswig Holstein 02/049 (324) page 87
Crown Prince of Sweden 02/285 (564) page 40
Queen Marie of Yugoslavia 02/555 (834) page 147
Sportsmen:
J H Parks 02/401 (679) page 15 cricketer, Surrey and England

This POST Class comprises material mainly relating to the design, manufacture and distribution of uniform, but also includes some material relating to discipline within the Post Office.

It includes reports on the manufacture and distribution of uniform, papers relating to the Committee of the Joint Working Party on Uniform and Protective Clothing, registers detailing patterns produced, contract statistics and schedules of entitlement, volumes containing decisions made by the Postmaster General which set precedents for the issue of uniform, correspondence relating to all aspects of uniform including the running of the Stores Department and photographic records of uniform garments with pattern numbers, guides to disciplinary procedures, papers relating to disciplinary cases and correspondence and memoranda relating to other aspects of discipline within the Post Office.

Collection of audio tapes and information booklets entitled 'Develop Your Business for the Clothing Industry', 1985-1989, produced by PROFITS, the Professional Fashion Industries Technology Service run by the London College of Fashion. The packs cover topics under the headings such as 'Your Factory', 'Your Money' and 'Your Employees.