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Correspondence and papers of Bela Ivanyi-Grunwald, comprising:
notes and typescripts on Lajos Kossuth, an exile from the 1848-1849 Hungarian War of Independence, c 1939-1965; notes and typescripts of biography of Count Istvan Szechenyi, notes on Szechenyi's Anglo-Hungarian literary connections, c 1936-1965; writings, correspondence and papers on nineteenth and twentieth century Hungarian history and politics, c 1939-1965; writings, correspondence and papers on eighteenth and nineteenth century British history, particularly eighteenth century dissenters, c 1939-1965; draft typescripts and manuscripts on nineteenth century European history

Records of the Anglo-Russian Society (formerly the Anglo-Russian Literary Society), 1892-1936, comprising
regulation pamphlet 1893, containing constitution, lists of officers and members of the Society, and paper by Dr John Pollen on The Russian Language and Literature; membership lists, 1904-1921; subscription records, 1910-1934; account book, 1930-1934; receipt books, 1931-1934; bank book, 1932-1935; bank statements 1935-1936; correspondence 1895-1935 (mainly 1922-1935), mainly on payment of subscriptions and arrangement of speakers for the Society's meetings; library catalogue, 1906; volume of press cuttings relating to the Society, 1892-1897; manuscript translation of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, text by Professor Delius - translator Anatolia Kremleva

Volume of papers of the 1751 Hungarian Diet which were copied for Count Karl August Mercy d'Argenteau and include complaints and royal replies.

Papers of Phyllis Auty relating Yugoslavia, 1940-1971, comprising:
papers on general Yugoslav political developments, 1940-1971, (mainly 1952-1971); papers on the 9th Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, 1968-1971, (mainly 1968-1969); papers on elections, 1968-1969; papers on the League of Communists in the republics of Yugoslavia, 1966-1971, particularly the League Congresses of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and Vojvodina and also the issue of nationalities in Yugoslavia; papers on Yugoslav trade unions, 1964-1969 (mainly 1968-1969); papers on Yugoslav youth and students, 1968-1970.

Photograph album depicting a visit taken to Russia by a Miss E J Beck before the First World War; postcard album containing postcards of Russia, presumably collected by Miss Beck on the same visit.

Photographs taken by N Medius depicting the showrooms and office interiors of J Bloch and Co. Moscow, and also an exterior view of a building, c 1900.

Essay by Alexander Block on the consequences of the Russian revolution entitled Russia's contribution to the New Social Order, [1944-1945]

Papers of Lt Col Alfred Claude Bromhead, 1915-1918, comprising:
typescript copies of Bromhead's diaries of his work with the British Military Cinematographic Mission to show British propaganda films to Russian troops, 1916-1918, Bromhead and his mission made visits to the Finnish, Baltic, Ukrainian, Caucasian, Turkish and Romanian Fronts. There is also a diary for Bromhead's Italian mission from May-December 1918; correspondence between Bromhead and the Government Committee for Propaganda, supervising his activities, correspondence received by Bromhead from British and Russian contacts in Russia, memo on Russian affairs by Sir Bernard Pares, Russian printed material; photographs (probably) taken by Bromhead while on his mission to Russia, the main subjects of the photographs are Russian troops and the work of the Mission, 1916-1917

Photograph albums of Natalia Sergeevna Cheremtevskaia (later Countess Brasova), depicting her life with Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich during the early years of their life together 1909-1913. Most of the albums date from before their marriage in 1912 and contain informal photographs of the Grand Duke and Brasova and their family and friends. Some of the photographs were taken during the couple's European travels.

Typescripts sbmitted to the Hungarian and Russian divisions of the Economic and Social History of the World War series, 1922-1930

Photographs, mostly of an official nature, depicting the Czechoslovakian war effort (troops, airmen and politicians), pre war buildings, handicrafts and folk costumes; 2 (1944) letters from Hana and Jirina Benesova

Thirty two slides of Danubian lands, including views of Vienna, Austria, Budapest, Hungary and Belgrade, Yugoslavia and some maps. Also contained are 15 slides on the Second World War including Greek troops, the Cretan Campaign and Egyptian troops in training, c. 1939-1945

Papers and photographs relating to Olive Deacon's child welfare work in Pec, Montenegro 1919-1920. Contents:
DEA/1 Correspondence and other papers relating to the Scottish Women's Hospital and orphanages in Pec (Nov 1919-Feb 1921)
DEA/2 Olive Deacon's typescript memoir 'Some Montenegrin experiences' and two diaries kept during her time at Pec (between 1919 and 1920)
DEA/3 Photographs and postcards (1919)

Manuscript entitled History of the Russian Fleet during the reign of Peter the Great, long considered anonymous but now thought to have been written by John Deane who served in the navy of Peter the Great (1672-1725).

Album presented to Alfred Duff Cooper by Prof. Drtina Kralov, Girls' Seondary School entitled "With love from the Czecho-Slovakian Children", containing postcards and photographs of Czechoslovakia, emblems, postage stamps, pictures of national costumes and samples of embroidery, 1938.

Viktor Frank's Ph.D thesis Russische Fern-Ost-Politik im XVIII. und XVIII. Jahrh. [Russian Far East Politics in the 17th and 18th centuries] presentedto Frederick Wilhelm University, Berlin, 1936.

Papers of Michael Glenny on Russia, 1919-1991, comprisng:
Published and unpublished émigré memoirs; sound cassettes and transcripts of interviews with Russian émigrés; catalogues and indexes of informant information; papers relating to Russian/Soviet emigration, prepared for book, The Other Russia, a collaboration between Michael Glenny and the historian Norman Stone. In preparation for this work on Russian émigrés from the Soviet Union, Glenny and researchers working under his direction recorded over 160 interviews of Russian émigrés as well as collecting a number of copies of unpublished manuscripts and memoirs that had been published in little known sources. Only around a third of the material was used in the published volume.

Literary manuscripts and translations by Glenny and related correspondence, notes and papers; periodicals, presscuttings, notes and theatre programmes relating to Russian literature and theatre; newspapers, periodicals and presscuttings containing articles re Soviet affairs; slides of Soviet art and obituaries of Glenny, 1957-1991

Museum Association Diploma thesis by Douglas G Glover entitled "Museum collections and records in Western Europe, as sources of information for research into the imperial Russian army", undated [c.1982]

Copies of the contents to the 1st and 4th series and of the index to the 2nd series of the Harrowby manuscripts. Some material relates to Poland.

Thesis by Albert Herzer, "Bolschewismus und Menschenbildung: eine Untersuchung über den Einfluss der bolschewistischen Bildungspolitik auf den Sowjetischen Menschen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Jugenderziehung, insbesondere auf Grund von Aussprachen mit Ostarbeitern" [Bolshevism and education: an investigation into the influence of Bolshevik education policies on the Soviet people and especially taking into consideration the young, based on discussions with workers from the East], a Phd thesis presented to the Philosophy Faculty, Hamburg University, 1945

Correspondence and papers found in books belonging to Paul Ignotus, 1957-1977

Illustrations, purchased from Barachevsky Russian Book Shop, mostly re Russia and mostly in colour from various antiquarian books including the following topics - art, objets d'art, costume, the imperial family, the military, orders and medals, religion and views of the country.

The papers chiefly consist of background research and notes to publications especially to Professor Keane's work 'Václav Havel: a Political Tragedy in Six Acts' (1999), and include background research and draft chapters.

Additionally, the archive includes notes and offprint articles relating to nationalism and citizenship; fear and politics; democracy; as well as the general background to political change in Czechoslovakia, including Charter 77, the Velvet Revolution, and the Velvet Divorce leading to the foundation of the Czech and Slovak republics.

Posters from the Latvian general election, 1993.

Typescript entitled "Offizielle sowjetische Ethik im europäischen Kulturgefüge [Official Soviet ethics in European cultural structure]. This is probably a PhD thesis presented by Dr Carl Lettau to Kiel University., 1988

Prince Paul Ivan Lieven's memoirs entitled "Dela davno minuvshikh let I teni tekh, kogo uzh net. 1875-1925", written in 1954.

Papers of Caroline Selena Ganley, 1916-1966, including typescript autobiography, c1955; miscellaneous papers concerning her career and work, including desk diary and miscellaneous papers and correspondence, 1916-1966.

Papers of Jack Gaster (1907-2007), including: quarter-inch tape reels featuring music recordings by Rufus John and speeches by George Lansbury, Ramsay MacDonald, Willie Gallacher, James Maxton, etc., n.d.; papers, press cuttings and notes relating to social issues in London and Gaster's service on the London County Council, 1946-1961; press cuttings and miscellaneous notes regarding China, Poland, Guiana, Communism and international affairs, 1953-1982; selection of Communist and peace badges, n.d.; metal paper stamp of the British Soviet Friendly Houses Limited, n.d.; festschrift for Jack Gaster on his 95th birthday and order for memorial service, 2002-2007.

Papers, photographs and artwork of Tony Hall (1936-2008), graphic designer, political cartoonist, photographer and illustrator.

Election ephemera for the European elections, including addresses from the Conservative Party, No2EU, Liberal Democrats, the Socialist Party, the Christian Party and Christian People's Alliance, We Can Europe and the British National Party (4 June 2009).

Minutebook of the Cheltemham Conservative and Unionist Association regarding the proccedings of special meetings of the full committee, meetings of the management committee, annual general meetings, bar meetings, and the auditor's statement for the year with typescript notes from the annual meeting and conference of the West Midlands area of Conservative and Unionist Association (252pp) (28 August 1950 - 15 March 1954).

Scrapbook containing:

• poster, William Burt declaring Captain Studholme Hogson as a "scoundrel and a coward", by William Burt, published by William Burt (1p) (n.d)

• pamphlet, 'Copies of several ancient acts of Parliament, in reference to county and borough elections, are here re-published, for the information and guidance of the public', by Samual Cook, published by Eagle Press (4p) 15 March 1859)

• portrait, [Daniel O'Connell], (n.d.)

• portrait, 'The [...] of radical reform is this, that every man reform himself; and then, and not till then, shall we have universal reformation...', printed by B. Shillgford, engraved by S. Allen (n.d.)

• portrait, 'J. Mitchel: sanctioned by the Confederation Committee. The profit of this publication to go towards the defence fund for the political victims. All others are spurious' (n.d.)

• portrait, [Richard Oastler], (n.d.)

• portrait, 'George Dawson, M.A.', drawn by H. Anelay, from The People's Journal (n.d.)

• press cutting, 'Dudley Representation', describing the political persuasion of the working class and impact of the Reform on the town of Dudley, from the Daily News (1p) ([1845])

• portrait, 'Feargus O'Connor', engraved by W. Read (n.d.)

• portrait, [James Bronterre O'Brien?], (n.d.)

• portrait, 'W. Frost', engraved by W. Read from an original painting (n.d)

• portrait, 'Joseph Raynor Stephens' (n.d.)

• portrait, 'John Collins', (n.d.)

• portrait, 'Daniel ', engraved by G. J. Stodart (n.d.)

• portrait, 'Your faithful servant Daniel O'Conell', engraved by W. Holl., printed by T. Carrick (n.d.)

• portrait, 'Daniel O'Conell, the great catholic emancipator' (n.d.)

• portrait, 'Daniel O'Connell', from the painting by T. Carrick (n.d.)

• portrait, 'Joseph Hume' (n.d.)

• portrait, 'Jospeh Hume', from a painting by G.P.A. Healy, engraved by W. Holl. (n.d)

• portrait, '[..] William Scholefield', presented to the subscribers of the Birmingham Mercury, Oct. 6th 1849, produced by R.B. Moody 7 Co. (6 October 1849)

• portrait, 'William Scholefield, ESQ. M.P. Birmingham', engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph by Whitlock of Birmingham (n.d.)

• presscutting, 'Parliamentary portraits : Mr. Scholefield, M.P' (1p) (n.d.)

• portrait, 'The late Joseph Sturge', engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph by Whitlock of Birmingham (n.d.)

• portrait, 'Richard Oastler, Esq.', published in the British Churchman (May 1844)

• portrait, press cutting, 'Mr Muntz, MP for Birmingham' (n.d.)

• illustration, press cutting, 'Presentation of the Chartist petition by Mr Fergus O'Connor' (n.d.)

• portrait, press cutting, 'Mr. Feargus O'Connor' (n.d)

• illustration, 'The National Convention. As it met on Monday the 4th of February 1839 at the British coffee house' (n.d.)

• illustration, 'Great meeting of the political unions, on New Hall Hill, Birmingham, May 1832' (n.d.)

• illustration, 'Bristol during the riots 1831', engraved by R. Dawson from an old print, published by William Mackenzie, London (n.d.)

• illustration, press cutting, 'Charist riots at Newport' (n.d.)

• illustration, 'Living made easy. Charity tubes to convey the smell from the tables of the rich for the benefit of the poor operatives' (n.d.)

• portrait, 'Henry Hunt, ESQ. M.P. for Preston' (n.d.)

• portrait, 'Thomas Attwood, ESQ. M.P. for Birmingham' (n.d.)

• handbill, 'Address to the middle and working classes of Birmingham and surrounding districts, from the committee appointed at a public meeting of the Friends of the People's Charter, held in the large room, back of the Ship Inn, Steelhouse Lane, December 23rd, 1885' (1p) (30 December 1855)

• poster, 'Cobbett's address to the men of Staffordshire!' (1p) (25 May 1833)

• handbill, 'To the people, ought all laws made by national authority to be obeyed? This subjected will be discussed in the Dudley Chartists' room, at six o'clock on Sunday evening, July 26th, 1848', by Samuel Cook (1p) (26 June 1848)

• handbill advertising a public meeting on 10 September 1857 discussing the People's Charter, by D. Wallwork (1p) (1857)

• handbill, 'Reform! Reform! Reform! The manifesto of the National Reform Association', re-published by the order of the committee of the Dudley Mutual Improvement Society (1p) (26 January 1852)

• handbill, 'Preservation of the peace. At a special meeting of the Dudley Political Union, held at the Swan Inn, on Friday evening, November 18th 1831', by Jospeh Pitchfork and Samuel Cook (1p) (1831)

• illustration, 'The Political Drama no. 57', 'Interior of an English workhouse under the new poor law act' (n.d.)

• handbill, 'The result of the glorious struggle of the radicals of Dudley, with the Tories of Dudley', by Samuel Cook (1p) (7 January 1835)

• handbill, 'Peel and his ministry have resigned!', by S. Cook, (1p) (12 December 1845)

• handbiil, 'Political unions', by a political unionist (1p) (n.d)

• handbill, 'The Bury Parliamentary reform proclamation', by Saml. Cook, re-published by order of the Dudley Religious Political Union (1p) (7 December 1851)

• handbill celebrating the dissolution of the Austrian and Prussia empires in to democratic states, 'Amen! Says Samuel Cook', taken 'from the Standard of Jan 16, 1849' (1p) (1849)

• handbill, 'At a special meeting of the Dudley Political Union, held on tuesday evening, Dec. 2. , 1834', by Samuel Cook (1p) (2 December 1834)

• handbill, 'The six points of the People's Charter' (1p) (1837)

• satirical poster about the 'Weakly Times' (1p) (n.d.)

• handbill, 'Copy of S. Cook's letter to General Garibaldi, and translation of the general's reply; with Mr. Jaffrays commentary' (1p) (n.d.)

-handbill advetising a lecture entitled 'No church rates!' to be given by J. Kingsley (1p) (n.d.)

• handbill with quote from the Quarterly Review, September 1845, 'presented to them by a poliltical dissenter' (1p)
  (3 October 1845) (2 copies)

• handbill, stating a request by Samuel Cook for the working men and women of Dudley attend several town meetings (1 p) (5 February 1848)

• handbill, 'To all people, especially religious. Was it a serpent, or was it a chimpanzee, or orang outang, or some other similar creature that beguiled Eve to take the forbidden fruit?, by Samuel Cook (1p) (15 July 1848)

• handbill, 'What saith the scriptures about neutrals?' (1p) (n.d.)

• handbill, 'Another horrible! Horrible! Horrible mine explosion', by Samuel Cook (1p) (8 March 1847)

• handbill, 'Mine accidents, their causes and remedies', by Samuel Cook (1p) (5 Novmeber 1845)

• poster, 'As the public meeting of the inhabitants of Dudley, held in pursuance of a requistion signed by more than one hundred electors..' (1p) (17 December 1834)

• handbill, 'Another horrible! A most horrible mine disaster!, by Samuel Cook (1p) (18 November 1846)

• handbill, 'The miners of the Walsall district are respectfully informed that a public meeting will be held on business of importance to their welfare...', meeting will be addressed by W.M. Daniells (1p) (n.d)

• handbill, 'Mine accidents, their causes and remedies!' , by Dr. Murray, (1p) (n.d.)

• handbill, 'The Liverpool meeting' (1p) (15 October 1845)

• poster, 'Religion! Loyalty! and Himley!', by T. Hawkes (1p) (2 December 1819)

• handbill, 'Who are the most valuable members of society, labouring men, or gentlemen and soldiers?' (1p) (n.d.)

• handbill, 'Copy of a notice on the door of Saint Thomas's Church', by Samuel Cook (1p) (8 May 1858)

• handbill, 'Five of the first principles of Dudley radical political philosophy', by Samuel Cook (1p) (18 December 1835)

• handbill, 'The bible is the best political book in the world!', by Samuel Cook (1p) (1 September 1836)

• handbill, 'Another Easter parish blunder', by Samuel Cook (1p) (24 March 1856)

• handbill, 'The word "Easter" in the 4th verse of the 12th chapter of acts, is a notorious lie', by Samuel Cook (1p) (20 April 1848)

• handbill, 'Politics', by Samuel Cook (1p) (22 September 1817)

• handbill, 'Public charities and the annual presentation of their accounts to the churchwardens', by Samuel Cook (1 p) (1 December 1860)

• handbill, 'To the rate payers of Dudley' (1p) (12 September 1845)

• handbill, 'Christ-mass', a poem by Mr. Wright (1p) (2 January 1827)

• handbill, 'Extracts from the will of the late Rev, Henry Antrobus' (1p) (9 December 1766?)

• handbill, 'Women of Dudley, and women of the United Empire of Great Britain, prepare for the approaching election!', by Samuel Cook (1p) (4 July 1947)

• handbill, 'To the inhabitants of the world', concerning the Poor Law Guardians, by Samuel Cook (1p) (21 August 1854)

• handbill, 'Church rates! Seizures in Dudley during the year 1837' (1p) (n.d.)

• handbill, 'Bible politics', by Samuel Cook (1p) (10 May 1836)

• handbill, 'To rate payers of Dudley' (1p) (12 December 1845)

• handbill, 'Bibile politics' (1p) (1 July 1845)

• handbill, 'To the people. No government in its corporate capacity as a government, has legitimate right to interfere with the Christian religion of a people', by Samuel Cook (1p) (20 March 1847)

• poster, 'Statement of the churchwarden's accounts, for the parish of Dudley, form October 10th, 1830 to Easter 1831' (1p) (2 March 1832)

• large handbill, 'Why are you a dissenter?' (1p) (n.d.)

• handbill, 'A second edition of S. Cook's letter, with an additional extract from a late Act of Parliament, in reference to the mode of serving summons to the magistrates of Dudley', by Samuel Cook (1p) (14 August 1837)

• handbill, 'Dudley toryism verus Dudley radicalism, 6 or 8 tories aganist 1 radical' (1p) (1 February 1836)

• handbill, 'Some of the princples of Dudley radicalism', by Samuel Cook (1p) (n.d.)

• handbill, 'S. Cook's broken window' (1p) (2 December 1834)

• handbill, 'Grand fracas between Rough Joe and Nimble Dick' (1p) (n.d.)

• handbill, 'Bravo!!! Three cheers and one cheer more for the Establishment in France, of a republican form of government', by Samuel Cook (1p) (26 February 1848)

• handbill, '40s to £20' (1p) (n.d.)

• handbill, 'Westry meeting, Thursday, March 1st, 1860. The new assessment of property!' (1p) (25 February 1860)

• illustration, 'Bristol - charge of the 3rd Dragoon Guards at the Bristol riots, October 29-31, 1831' (n.d.)

• illustration, 'Manchester - the Manchester adn Cheshire yeoman charging the mob, August 16, 1819' (n.d.)

Scrapbook of press cuttings from the Daily Worker concerning English literature and reviews of new novels (1949-1955).

Ephemera relating to the J30 publc sector strike on June 30th, 2011; including material from Unite the Resistance.

Ephemera collected from the student anti-cuts and tuition fees demonstration in London. Including material from Counterfire, Defend the Right to Protest, GBC Legal, Socialist Party, Socialist Resistance, Green Left, N30 Strike, Jarrow March 11, Resistance, Student Broad Left, Occupy London, Unison, Student Action for Refugees (STAR), Peace News, Fees Cost a Bomb, The Commune, Alarm, International Students for Social Equality, Metropolitan Police, Labour Party, The Paper (9 November 2011).

Ephemera produced by candidates for the 2007 Labour deputy leadership campaign, including material for Peter Hain, Hazel Blears, Jon Cruddas and Alan Johnson (June 2007).

Sepia postcard of photograph of Shoreditch Trades and Labour Council (c 1910).

Includes:

• twenty letters from Gordon Walker to 'My Dearest' (Mrs L M Kent, sister-in-law?) regarding personal matters, general political affairs and travel (1951-1958)

• programme for memorial service for Robin Thomas Gordon Walker (6 December 1947)

• thirty-seven letters to Gordon Walker regarding his defeat at the Leyton by-election and general politics in the Labour Party, including letters from George Gardiner, George Thomas, Barbara Castle, Christopher Mayhew, Roy Walensky, Tony Crosland, Fenner Brockway, Dick Crossman, Peter Rawlinson, Hugh Greene, Ian Mikardo, Solly Zuckerman, William Wells, James I Leob and others (January 1965)

• photograph of Gordon Walker with the Mayor and Mayoress of Smrthwick (c 1946).

Photographs and correspondence relating to the career and life of journalist Jean Soward, including photographs from her time as fashion journalist with the News Chronicle in Paris, studio portraits, photographs of Vernon Bartlett in Spain during the Civil War and miscelleaneous correpondence, including letters from Vernon Bartlett MP (to whom she was secretary), typescript of short story 'Extravaganza' and typescript poetry (1946-1952).

Over 200,000 newspaper and journal cuttings from national and local press, 1930s-2000s, covering all aspects of gay life from the 1930s to the present time. The range of topics covered in the collection is very broad and includes arts and the media (film, television, theatre, literature, and entertainment), censorship and obscenity laws, counselling and sex education, employment, international and British lesbian and gay organisations, sexual law reform, trials, prisons, lesbian and gay politics, "the pink economy", religion, transsexuals, transvestism, sex education, health and biographies. The collection also includes a complete bound set of Gay News and its photograph collection, numerous other journals, a nearly complete set of Gay Times, and a collection of banners (including those of OutRage!), badges, T-shirts and other artefacts. The LAGNA Library also includes around 3,000 books and pamphlets on LBGT history and culture.

Minutes and records of Bishopsgate Ward Ratepayer's Association, including Bishopsgate Ward Ratepayers' Association minute book, with correspondence, circulars and press cuttings pasted into volume (c250pp) (11 December 1857 - 23 January 1862); Bishopsgate Ward Ratepayers' Association rough minute book, including correspondence, circulars and press cuttings pasted into volume (c200pp)(30 October 1862 - 4 April 1867); rough minute book, including correspondence, circulars and press cuttings pasted into volume (c200pp)(7 November 1867 - 18 May 1872); handwritten list of subscribers book (c200pp) (1859 - 1871).

Three volumes of handwritten notebooks entitled, The London and Surburban Coffee-Houses, Taverns and Inns of the Eighteenth Century by J.Paul de Castro, listing the names of coffee-houses, taverns and inns with the book or newspaper in which they were referenced (n.d.); typescript list, Inns mentioned in the Journal of Martin Bere, from an article by Martin A.S.Hume in the Gentleman's Magazine, November 1891 (1p) (n.d.); typescript list, List of Taverns held by Members of the Company of Vintners, 1641 to Ambrose Head from C.W.F.Goss (10pp) (31 October 1932); letter from G.A.Tomlin regarding a letter in The Times about the signs for inns and shops (2pp) (28 August 1936).

Collection comprising the papers of the organisation, 1810-1889; notably including handwritten minute book (c175pp) (4 Nov 1811-12 Dec 1825); handwritten minute book (c200pp) (21 Jan 1839-31 Mar 1869); manuscript cash book (c175pp) (7 Oct 1871-3 Jan 1876); manuscript election of generals record book, listing name of candidate, proposer, seconder, date of election and other information (15 Aug 1810-23 Mar 1867); manuscript membership book, including name of member, profession, proposer and number (c250pp) (23 Dec 1815-21 Apr 1837); manuscript laws and rules of the White Dog Benevolent Society, with attached copies of receipts for annuities (7pp) (14 Apr 1853 and Aug 1867); manuscript account sheet of the Society with seven attached tickets for the delivery of coals by Mr Monk of Artillery Passage, Bishopsgate (2pp) (1887-1888); printed form for the receipt of consolidated stock of the White Dog Benevolent Society, made out to several stockholders (1p) (11 May 1888); circular letter to the White Dog Benevolent Society from the Bank of England regarding the National Debt(Conversion) Act, 1888 (1p) (12 May 1888).

Papers relating to, and typescript copies of, diaries by members of the Huxtable family, 1818-1821, including typescript copy of Elizabeth Huxtable's diary kept during a residency in London, April 1818-April 1819 (59pp) (n.d.); typescript copy of Mary Husxtable's diary kept during a residency in London, April 1820-May 1821 (11pp)(1987); photocopy of a cabinet photograph of an oil painting of Elizabeth Huxtable by T.G.Brooke in 1836 (1p) (n.d.); correspondence between Keith Strait-Gardner, Bishopsgate librarian David Webb and Elspeth Veale regarding Huxtable family history, with enclosed lists and transcriptions (Nov-Dec 1987).

Handwitten notebook, entitled 'Manuscript of various pieces of poetry and prose by A Wise Man of the East' containing religious and other poetry composed by George Butler, with notes on the inspirations and subjects for many of the poems, with photocopy of notebook (c200pp) (May 1850 - September 1883).

Thirteen playbills and posters advertising various performances and acts appearing at the Great National Standard Theatre, Shoreditch, including performances by Sims Reeves, Mrs Marriott, James Anderson and others (1837 - 1862).

Papers of peace activist and campaigner Mavis Middleton (1922-1999), including: correspondence with politicians and Government ministers on political, local and green issues, 1989-1999; photograph album recording the visit to the United Nations Second Special Session on Nuclear Disarmement, the visit to the US to lobby senators on behalf of CND and meetings in the UK, along with loose photographs of various demonstrations and meetings, 1974-1985; papers regarding the Non-Proliferation Treaty, 1982-1985; papers and articles regarding Professor Sir Martin Ryle, 1982-1987.

Papers of the Mondcivitan Republic, (1904-2005), including: governance Papers, 1951-1985; financial Papers, 1954-1978; correspondence, 1946-1986; conferences, events and visits, 1954-1983; membership and citizenship's, 1951-1975; newsletters, 1941-1980; international relations, 1957-1985; papers of Hugh Schonfield, 1940-1983; photographs, 1950-1976; propaganda, 1936-1989; International Arbitration League, 1906-1989; Cremer Trust, 1904-1969; World Service Trust, 1956-1980; Civil World Army, 1952-1963; London Service Section, 1944-1945; Mondcivitan Community School, 1973-1975;Mondcivitan Boutique, 1973-1975; articles and publications, 1932-1989; newspaper cuttings, c.1940-1990; audio-visual material of the Republic, 1956-2005; and objects of the Republic, 1956-2005..

Scrapbook containing administrative correspondence, national and international press cuttings, ephemera, handbills, programmes and circulars concerning the Sixth Annual Meeting of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science, held in London, 5-14 June 1862.

Papers of the Nirmul Committee, including: Newspaper cuttings and publications regarding campaigns and the Bangladesh Liberation War, 1969-2009; Committee papers, 1997-2005; Posters, leaflets and banners regarding campaigns and the Bangladesh Liberation War, 2001-2010; and Photographs of meetings, events and demonstrations, 1992-2009; Press cuttings and other secondary information about fundamentalism, terrorist attacks, human rights violations and war crimes, 1988-2014. (c 1969-2014).