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GB 0372 LONDON COLLECTION MANUSCRIPTS/29 · Fonds · 1963

Collection comprises correspondence and text, [1963], specifically a typescript draft, 'Bishopsgate Wards Within and Without (A Modern Survey of the City of London)' by E.F.St John Lyburn, dedicated to John Stow (107pp) (n.d.);letter to Sir James Miller from E.F.St John Lyburn regarding the latter's work on Bishopsgate, with enclosed extract (10pp) (12 October 1963); letter to Sir James Miller from E.F.St John Lyburn regarding the latter's work on Bishopsgate, with enclosed extract (5pp) (18 November 1963).

Lyburn , Eric Frederick St John , fl 1963 , historian and author
ACC/2830 · Collection · 1962

Plan of school and grounds probably drawn by pupils, July 1962.

Bishopshalt Grammar School x Uxbridge County School
Bisioli
GB 0120 MSS.1177-1178 · [1685]

'Raccolta di varii e veri autori in compendio, di quello ch'è piu nessario [sic] ad havere ampla intelligenza e in Teorica et in Pratica della vera Universal Medicina o d'Elixir Arabico, ma anco del Lapis Philosophorum et altre curiosita'.

Bisioli
Bisset, Charles (1717-1791)
GB 0120 MSS. 5964-5965, 6149-6152 · 1755-[1786]

Personal papers of Charles Bisset, including published medical essays by Bisset, including work on scurvy, as well as extensive manuscript case notes and observations, 1755-[1781] and Bisset's annotated copy of 'First lines of the practice of physic, new edn.' by William Cullen in 4 volumes (Edinburgh, 1786), annotated extensively by Bisset.

Bisset , Charles , 1717-1791 , physician and military engineer
Bithell Letterbook
GB 0103 BITHELL · 1888

Letterbook, May-October 1888, of John Joseph Bithell concerning South American railway construction.

Bithell , John Joseph , fl 1888 , engineer
Bithell, Jethro (1878-1962)
GB 0367 JBI · 1919-1962

Correspondence and papers of Jethro and Alice Bithell, 1919-1962, comprising:
Correspondence and papers of Jethro Bithell:
Three note books [in Dutch];
Correspondence, 1935-1962: correspondents include August and Hannah Closs, Rudolf Majut, William Rose, L W Forster, Walter Cohen, Alexander Gillies, L A Willoughby and R Pick;
Papers on the poems of Max Hermann-Neisse (1886-1941), 1919-1942;
Papers on the works of Ernst Bertram, 1928-1952;

Correspondence and papers of Alice Emily Bithell (née Eastlake):
Personal papers including school and university certificates, 1908-1937 and correspondence with Rudolf and Käthe Majut, 1949-1962.

Bithell , Jethro , 1878-1962 , Reader in German
Black (Arthur) Notebooks
GB 0103 MS ADD 257 · c1890

Twenty-three manuscript notebooks on mathematical statistics which include 'The theory of deviation from an average', the introduction to 'An algebra of evolution', and 'Problems relating to the mathematical treatment of statistics: periodicity and deviation'.

Black , Arthur , 1851-1893 , mathematician
GB 0074 LMA/4536 · Collection · 2006-2012

Records of the Black Experience Archive Trust (BEAT), comprising interviews with members of the black community, conducted by pupils at Park View Academy, West Green, and promotional postcard and T-Shirt.

BEAT , Black Experience Archive Trust x Black Experience Archive Trust
GB 0114 MS0031 · 1854-1892

Signature books of the Black Jack Public House, 1854-1892, comprising 3 volumes of signatures, comments and illustrations by young surgeons upon becoming members of the Royal College of Surgeons.

Black Jack Public House, Portugal Street, London
GB 0103 MS ADD 96 · c1785-c1786

Anonymous student's notes on chemistry lectures by Joseph Black (1728-1799) when Professor of Medicine and Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, on subjects including chemicals and heat.

Anonymous student
Black, Joseph (1728-1799)
GB 0120 MSS.1219-1227 · 1766-1778

Lectures on chemistry: three sets of holograph notes of Joseph Black's lectures taken by students at Edinburgh University. Students taking the notes include the future Sir Charles Blagden (1748-1820) (MSS.1219-1227). Produced in Edinburgh.

Blagden , Sir , Charles , 1748-1820 , Knight , physician Perceval , Robert , 1756-1839 , Professor of Chemistry
GB 0114 MS0157 · Mid 18th century-late 18th century

Papers relating to Joseph Black, Professor of Chemistry and Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, and Dr George Pearson, lecturer in Chemistry at St George's Hospital, mid to late 18th century, comprising a volume of manuscript notes, by an unknown hand, taken at chemistry lectures by Black and Pearson. Including some notes on natural philosophy.

Unknown
GB 0120 GC/45 · c 1960-1991

Papers of Sir Douglas Black, c 1960-1991, including lecture notes; annotated edition of Essentials of Fluid Balance and papers on the Rothschild Report, 1973-1977.

Black , Sir , Douglas , 1913-2002 , Knight , physician
GB 0103 MS ADD 124 · Created c1847

Catalogue of William Blackburn's law library, c1847.

Blackburn , William , fl c1847 , barrister
Blackburn, Jack F
GB 0102 MS 380628 · 1927-1941

Letters, 1927-1941, of and relating to Jack F Blackburn, mainly comprising his letters to his mother Margaret Blackburn in Guildford, 1927-1941, concerning his activities and discussing family affairs, describing visits as a naval officer to the ports of Singapore, Malaya, Cairo, and Aden, and including information on his work with the Chinese Maritime Customs; also including two letters from well-wishers to his mother congratulating her on Blackburn's behaviour on HMS LADYBIRD in 1941.

Blackburn , Jack F , fl 1927-1941 , RN Commander
GB 0120 PP/CPB · c 1920-1974

Papers of Carlos Paton Blacker, 1920-1974, reflecting his long and active career in psychiatry (including as including as psychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital and as an Adviser to the Ministry of Health), and his activities as Secretary to the Eugenics Society and with a number of organisations interested in population and birth control, including the Birth Control Investigation Committee, the International Planned Parenthood Federation, and the Simon Population Trust. There is also some material relating to his return to military duty in the Second World War as a Regimental Medical Officer. The collection also includes correspondence (both personal and professional), which sheds light on his interests in ornithology and nature conservation, and other writings both published and unpublished.

Blacker , Carlos Paton , 1895-1975 , psychiatrist
GB 0117 Blackett papers · 1911-1975

The papers are extensive, relating to almost every aspect of Blackett's career in science and public life. There is biographical and personal material including large numbers of letters of congratulation received on the occasion of the various scientific and public awards and honours with which Blackett's achievements were recognised. There are records of his work on particle disintegration, cosmic rays, astrophysics and magnetism in the form of laboratory notebooks, working papers, correspondence, lectures, publications and broadcasts. There is documentation of his activities on various defence projects and as a member of government committees before, during and after the Second World War. Blackett's political interests are represented by material relating to the Association of Scientific Workers, Labour Party discussion groups on science and technology policy and the Ministry of Technology instituted after the Party's 1964 electoral victory. There are records of a wide range of science-related interests such as the history of science and technology, science, education and government, and nuclear weapons and disarmament, and of his overseas activities including material relating specifically to India and that concerned with matters more generally affecting developing countries.

A few lacunae in the surviving material have been identified. There are no documents relative to Blackett's service with the National Research and Development Corporation or the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and, of his correspondence during the Second World War, only that for 1942 survives.

Blackett , Patrick Maynard Stuart , Baron Blackett of Chelsea , 1897-1974 , physicist
GB 0100 TH/PP9 · 1851-1878

Notebook of William Cuthbert Blackett, 1851-1853, medical student at St Thomas's Hospital, recording cases admitted to Jacob and Ann wards in the hospital under Dr R Bennett, Assistant Physician;
ink drawing titled 'Blackett's Specification', 5 Nov 1902;
volume titled 'Blackett's certificates 1853' containing sixteen certificates of St Thomas's Hospital Medical School confirming Blackett's attendance and proficiency in various subjects 1851-1853; examination certificate of the Society of Apothecaries, May 1853; Royal College of Surgeons certificate Apr 1853; receipt from the Council of Medical Education and Registration for £2; and printed copy of the testimonials for Blackett 1853-1878.

Blackett , William Cuthbert , fl 1850-1853 , medical student
BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE
CLA/021 · Collection · 1753-1967

Records of the Bridge House Estates relating to Blackfriars Bridge, 1753-1967. Papers include accounts; surveyor's papers and other material relating to maintenance; wage books; reports; petitions; papers relating to tramways; photographs and programmes, including for the laying of the foundation stone of the new bridge, 1865.

Corporation of London
N/C/70 · Collection · 1858-1954

Records of Blackheath Congregational Church including deeds, 1858-1872; certificate authorizing solemnization of marriages at the church, 1855; Church meeting minute books, 1853-1969; register of baptisms, 1949-1969; Deacons' meeting minute books, 1869-1970; Sunday School teachers' meeting minute books, 1907-1935; correspondence and papers concerning pastors, 1874-1896; Church membership roll, 1967; account book, 1872-1887 and material relating to church property, 1886-1954.

Congregational Church of England and Wales
GB 0074 LMA/4420 · Collection · 2000-2001

Record of church furnishings for the church of Saint Margaret, Lee. The record covers memorials, metalwork, stonework, woodwork, textiles, paintings, library records, windows and tiling, clocks, musical instruments and lighting. It also includes a list of records (baptisms, marriages and burials) deposited at Lewisham Local History Library.

Blackheath Decorative and Fine Arts Societies , Blackheath Group of Church Recorders
Blacklay, Francis (b 1919)
GB 0120 GP/24 · 1917-1989

History of the joint practice of Drs Blacklay and Turner, and records including articles of partnership, 1922-1969, financial records, 1917-1977, visits registers, 1930-1971, and minutes of practice meetings, 1960-1976.

Blacklay , Francis , b 1919 , general practitioner
Turner , J R T , fl 1989 , general practitioner
Turner , R H T , general practitioner
Blacklay , O H , general practitioner
GB 0099 KCLMA Blackley · Created 1943

Texts of lectures and related letters on military government in Tripolitania, Eritrea and Ethiopia, given at the School of Military Government, University of Virginia, 1943; papers relating to the 50th Annual and 2nd War Conference, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Detroit, 9-11 Aug 1943, including lecture notes on military government in Tripolitania; lecture notes dated 1943 relating to pre-World War Two administration in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Copy out-letter book kept by Blackley as Area Intelligence Officer, 5 Indian Division, Ethiopia, 1941.

Blackley , Travers Robert , 1899-1982 , Brigadier
GB 0120 GC/215 · 1930s-1950s

Papers of Donald Breadalbane Blacklock including a report on malaria in ships in West Africa, compiled in 1947 for the 'Medical History of the War'; notes for a talk on 'Malaria in Freetown Sierra Leone'; correspondence; photographs.

Blacklock , Donald Breadalbane , 1879-1955 , Professor of Tropical Hygiene
Blackman, John (fl 1822)
GB 0114 MS0230 · 1822

Papers of John Blackman, 1822, comprising a volume of manuscript notes written by Blackman, in a printed volume outlining the lectures of Sir Astley Cooper titled Outlines of the Lectures on Surgery delivered by Sir Astley Cooper, Bart. at St Thomas's and Guy's Hospitals. Printed for the use of students. London 1822 .

Blackman , John , fl 1822 , medical student
Blackmore Manufacturers
GB 0096 MS 462 · 1783-1831

The collection contains a memoranda book covering the years 1783 to 1785, with additions and annotations. The contents include notes of orders, bills, advertisements, names of customers, tables showing different qualities of worsteds and a 'black list' of employees.

Blackmore Manufacturers
GB 0096 AL132 · Fonds · 1892

Letter from Richard Doddridge Blackmore to B C Pugh, Esq, 11 Jan 1892. 'I cannot pretend to say what will be the effect of the new Copyright Act and I have thought very little about it'. Autograph with signature.

Blackmore , Richard Doddridge , 1825-1900 , author x Blackmore , R D
GB 0096 AL274 · Fonds · 1876-1879

6 letters from Richard Doddridge Blackmore of Gomer House, Teddington, [Middlesex] to Blackmore's publishers, Messrs Smith, Elder and Co of 15 Waterloo Place, Pall Mall, London, 1876-1879. Mainly concerning the publication and sales of Blackmore's novel Erema (1877). All letters are autograph, with signatures (except the last, from which the signature appears to have been cut away).

Blackmore , Richard Doddridge , 1825-1900 , author x Blackmore , R
GB 0074 ACC/1825 · Collection · 1939

Testimonial and covering letter from Sir Charles Blackmore, Co Down to Miss C Winifred Honey of Chelsea, commercial artist.

Blackmore , Sir , Charles , 1880-1967 , Knight , civil servant Honey , Constance Winifred , 1892-1944 , painter
Blackton, Percy (1909-1990)
GB 0099 KCLMA Blackton · Collection · 1933-1936

Two albums of black and white photographs relating to service in Iraq with No 1 Armoured Car Company, 1936, including images of sailing aboard the HMS DORSETSHIRE, Mar 1936; Port Said and the Suez Canal, Egypt, Apr 1936; No 1 Armoured Car Company on deployment in the desert near Salman Pak, Iraq; reconnaissance trip to Kurdistan, Aug 1936; landscapes and snapshots of local life, Iraq; the streets of Baghdad, Iraq; armoured vehicles and aeroplanes at headquarters; biplanes in flight; snapshots of Blackton and colleagues at headquarters and at an athletics event; accommodation and recreation facilities at headquarters. Also loose photographs of the battleship HMS RODNEY and of seaplanes being tested, including the Saro Windhover, [1933].

Blackton , Percy , 1909-1990
GB 0505 PP25 · 1880-1977

Papers, 1887-1977, relating to Blackwell's time as Head of Botany at Royal Holloway College, University of London, notably correspondence with her parents, 1922-1945, discussing life at Royal Holloway College; letters of congratulation on her appointment as Head of Botany at Royal Holloway College, 1922; correspondence and notes, 1928-1949, relating to gifts to Royal Holloway College; personal correspondence, 1941-1970, notably with Ellen Charlotte Higgins, former Principal of Royal Holloway College, (Elsie) Marjorie Williamson, Principal of Royal Holloway College, and John Cameron; papers, 1887-1969, relating to the Royal Holloway College Botany Department, including Botany Lunches, 1949-1977, Botany School Record Books, 1887-1969, and correspondence relating to field trips, 1930-1944; Blackwell's copies of the Royal Holloway College Boat Club Rules, 1914-1918, and the Royal Holloway Rules and Regulations, 1925; notes, memoranda, correspondence, minutes and reports of the University of London Botanical Supply Unit, 1944-1952; invitations and Christmas cards, 1922-1963; autograph books, 1922-1950, including one presented to Blackwell by her old students and staff at a luncheon at the Forum Club, [London], 1950. Records, 1897-1971, relating to the history of Royal Holloway College and the Botany Department, including press cuttings, photographs, memoirs, correspondence and draft articles, notably and article by Blackwell entitled '75 years of Royal Holloway College Botany Department', copies of College songs, and obituaries of old colleagues and students. Publications, 1902-1949, mainly comprising histories of the Botanical Departments of Liverpool and Manchester Universities. Photographs, 1880-1970, including the Botany Department staff and students, 1898-1962; Botany Department field trips, 1898-1948; Royal Holloway College staff, buildings and grounds, 1908-1952; Botany laboratories and gardens, 1912-1949; social and botanical activities at Royal Holloway College, 1927-1955.

Blackwell , Elizabeth Marianne , 1889-1973 , Professor of Botany
BLADES, EAST AND BLADES
GB 0074 CLC/B/227-026 · Collection · 1926

Presentation volume given to Sir G Rowland Blades by the employees of Blades, East and Blades on his election to the mayoralty. Includes the employees' names.

Blades, East and Blades , stationers and printers
GB 0074 CLC/425 · Collection · 1916-1945

Scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings relating to the career of Sir George Rowland Blades.

Blades , Sir , George Rowland , 1868-1953 , baronet , politician
GB 0120 MSS.1234-1252 · 1767-1780

The collection chiefly comprises material generated whilst Sir Charles Blagden was a student at Edinburgh University: notes of lectures, clinical notes of cases observed at Edinburgh Infirmary, commonplace books, dissertation drafts, lists of materia medica, etc. Also included are two papers addressed to the Royal Society, 1767-1780.

Blagden , Sir , Charles , 1748-1820 , Knight , physician
GB 0117 CB · 1771-1820

The correspondence, papers and diaries of Sir Charles Blagden. Blagden's papers are interesting on several levels, generally for his close contact with European men of learning, and his relationship with Sir Joseph Banks. Blagden's professional researches are represented by medical notes in the boxed sequence. These are grouped with papers on other subject interests, including linguistics, e.g. a draft Tahitian-English dictionary, compiled from conversations with Omai, whom Blagden inoculated after Omai's voyage to England with James Cook. Blagden's interest in antiquities and travel is documented by diary entries, as is his intercourse with fellow scientists, particularly those associated with the founding of the Royal Institution.

Blagden , Sir , Charles , 1748-1820 , Knight , physician
GB 0117 MS 819 · sub-fonds · 1790

Letter from Sir Charles Blagden to Sir Joseph Banks concerning papers published needing correction, 31 August 1790.

Blagden , Sir , Charles , 1748-1820 , Knight , physician
GB 0117 MS 821 · sub-fonds · [1768-1820]

Papers relating to Charles Blagden and the Blagden family, comprising assorted letters, including letters from Louis Odier, a series of more than a dozen letters from Daniel de la Roche (a fellow student of medicine at Edinburgh and subsequently editor of the Chirurgie section of the 'Encyclopedie Methodique') letters from Thomas Curtis, including descriptions of visits to the surgeon and antiquary William Barrett, and a note from Joseph Banks.
One section of Blagden's diary is also present here comprising of 45 leaves (90 pages) of loose sheets for 1792-1794. There are brief daily notes on visits paid and people he has seen including Joseph Banks, Mr Boswell, Mr Gibbon, Dr Herschel, the Duchess of Devonshire, Mrs Garrick, and many others.
The letters and papers of John Blagden Hale include notes on Matthew Hale; books and manuscripts in his possession as well as correspondence.

Blagden , Sir , Charles , 1748-1820 , Knight , physician
GB 0099 KCLMA Blagrove P · 1915-1917, 1969-1970

Copies of papers relating to his service in France, 1917, principally comprising orders and summaries of operations for Royal Field Artillery, 12 Div, 1917, orders, maps and timetables relating to trench mortar batteries on the Somme front, Jul-Sep 1917, and General Staff publications on wiring, signalling, the employment of guns and trench mortars captured from the enemy, and 2 Army operations, 1917; copies of correspondence, 1915-1917, 1969-1970, mainly letters written by Blagrove from the Somme front to his father, Col Henry John Blagrove, 1916-1917.

Blagrove , Peter , 1889-1969 , Captain
GB 0099 KCLMA Blagrove H J · 1899-1904

Copies of papers relating to his service in the Boer War, 1899-1901, notably two letters from E A Wiggin, giving an account of operations around Greylingstad, July 1900, sketches and notes on scenes of action, [1900], including Spion Kop; notes by way of transcript of statements of witnesses, including Kriegler himself, in the trial of S G Kriegler, a Boer spy, [1899-1901], war news bulletins published by the Boers, 1899-1900, two letters to Col Blagrove from Lt C E Jenkins, a prisoner in Piet Retief Jail, 1900, and printed minutes of Burgher Peace Committee meeting, 20 Dec 1900.

Blagrove , Henry John , 1854-1925 , Colonel
GB 0099 KCLMA Blagrove E G · Created [1945], 1978-1979

Copies of papers relating to her work as an WRNS administrator at Bletchley Park Decoding Centre, notably two drafts of a text on WRNS at Bletchley Park, [1945], an account of the employment of WRNS at Bletchley Park and outstations, [1945]; copy photograph of Blagrove and her assistant Doreen Scott, [1944], and photocopies of photographs of buildings and WRNS personnel at Walton Hall, Wavenden, Gayhurst and Eastcote, 1944-1945; copies of papers relating to a reunion of ex-HMS PEMBROKE V WRNS personnel, 1978, notably a text of Blagrove's speech on HMS PEMBROKE V and an attendance list; copy of obituary from The Wren, Jun 1979.

Blagrove , Edith Gordon , 1895-1979 , Superintendant , wife of Admiral Henry Evelyn Charles Blagrove , later wife of Admiral Sir Patrick Eric James Brind
Blain, Henry: letter
GB 0096 AL445 · Fonds · [1842]

Letter from Henry Blain to Joseph T Pooley of 5 Church Court, [c1842]. Discussing the corn laws (with reference to Blain's pamphlet on the subject) and proposed duties [taxes]. Autograph, with signature ('H.B.'). Dated 'Sunday night'.

Blain , Henry , fl 1841-1842 , pamphleteer
BLAIR
GB 0074 O/409 · Collection · 1685-1817

Collection of title deeds and marriage settlements relating to properties in Fulham, Holborn, Enfield and Hampstead.

Various.
BLAIR
GB 0074 O/450 · Collection · 1572-1819

Collection of documents comprising a conveyance of the 'Duke on Horseback' public house, Southwark; marriage licence from the Mayfair Chapel and bonds relating to business arrangements.

Various.
Blair Bell Research Society
GB 1538 E5 · 1960-1972

Correspondence of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists with the Blair Bell Research Society, primarily concerning with scientific meetings held by the Society in the College, and including some minutes, 1960-1972.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists , RCOG
GB 0064 BLE · Collection · [1914-1945]

Papers of Sir Geoffrey Blake covering Blake's career from 1914 but not in great depth. There are official service documents; photographs of his service in the First World War and official papers relating to his period in America; papers covering affairs in Samoa, 1930, and other items relating to the New Zealand appointment. In addition, there are semi-official and personal letters, 1937 to 1940, from Admirals Sir Dudley Pound (1877-1943), A.B. Cunningham (q.v.), Sir Charles Little (1882-1973), and Admiral Stark (1880-1972), United States Navy, 1945, as well as post-war correspondence with Admiral Stark, Lord Louis Mountbatten (1900- ), General Lord Ismay (1887-1965) and Professor Marder (1910- ). There are also some notes on the attack on Oran, 1940, and on Operation Torch, 1942.

Blake , Sir , Geoffrey , 1882-1968 , Knight , Vice Admiral
GB 0064 BLK · Collection · [1846-1874]

Papers of William Hans Blake. Apart from official service documents, they refer chiefly to the latter part of his career, there being letterbooks, 1863 to 1867; diaries, 1867, 1873 to 1874 and official letters and orders from the Admiralty and senior officers. There is also a letter, 1865, of appreciation from the British residents in Valparaiso and sixty-two certificates, letters and also a journal relating to Capt Blake's career 1846-74.

Blake , William Hans , 1832-1874 , Captain RN
GB 0074 ACC/3388 · Collection · 1926-1927

Records of Blake's (Confectionary) Limited, 1926-1927, consisting of a Memorandum and Articles of Association and papers regarding premises at 22 Queen Victoria Street. There is also material concerning the appointment of Percy Driver as General Manager, and the dealings between Blake's and James Pascall Limited, a confectionary manufacturing company.

Blake's (Confectionary) Limited
GB 0097 SR 1031 · [1871]

Manuscript of volumes 3 and 4 of The history of political literature from the earliest times, volumes 1 and 2 having been published by Richard Bentley (London) in 1855.

Blakey , Robert , 1795-1878 , Professor of Logic and Metaphysics