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'Medical extracts and cases', manuscript volume attributed to Mr Chapman, 1796, containing extracts from cases described in various medical publications.

Papers of William Tiffin Iliff comprising a printed booklet The chronicles of the Guyites-a report of the fortieth anniversary of the Guyites club, 18 Jun 1885, containing an article on its history by Iliff;
volume containing cuttings of articles by William Tiffin Iliff, surgeon, including Cases of syanosis or morbus caeruleus with remarks on the condition of the fossa ovalis', London Medical Gazette, 5 Dec 1845;Royal South London Dispensary [cases of ] empyema and pneumothorax', The Lancet, Nov, Dec 1846; Royal South London Dispensary, pleuritic effusion and malignant disease', The Lancet, 2 Jan 1847; Royal South London Dispensary - diffuse phlegmonous inflammation', The Lancet, 17 Feb 1847; Cases of intestinal irritation', The Chemist, Mar 1847;Experiment with chloroform at the Royal Institution, The Lancet, 5 Feb 1848; On a case of poisoning by opium, and its successful treatment by electro-galvanism', The Lancet, 24 Mar 1849;Cases of poisoning with remarks', The Lancet, 1 Dec 1849, 15 Dec 1849; Cases of spina bifida', The Lancet, 20 Apr 1850;Cases in private practice', and `The microscope and its wonders';
printed notice of Iliff's death, 1887.

Letter from William Gull to Dr Jefferson, 26 Jul 1880, relating to the medical treatment of Dr Jones.

Papers of Robert Wooding Sutton Barraclough comprising a back and white photograph of Barraclough; photocopied cutting of obituary of Barraclough in the Evening News, Apr 1939; and Guy's Hospital Medical School certificate of fulfillment office of Obstetric Clerk; Royal College of Surgeons, certificate of membership, 6 Dec 1865; Society of Apothecaries of the City of London certificate to practice, 21 Dec 1865; Royal College of Physicians certificate of membership, 22 Dec 1865 (damaged)

Correspondence of Prof Malcolm Neville N Naylor, 5 Dec 1986-7 Apr 1987 relating to the writing of the history of Guy's Hospital Dental School. Also typescript article titled 'All we like Guy's' written by 'Doc' King, Technical Instructor in Dental Prosthetics, Guy's Hospital Dental School, relating to the evacuation of the school to Sherwood Park, near Tunbridge Wells during World War Two. 183ff

Letter from Edward Osler, student of the United Hospitals (Guy's and St Thomas's, London), to an unidentified correspondent ('my dear James'), containing and account of Sir Astley Cooper's case of ligature of the abdominal aorta, 5 Jul 1817.

Papers of Alfred Theodore Rake comprising including fourteen testimonials to Rake's character and ability from staff of Guy's Hospital Medical School, relating to application for post of pathologist and registrar, Shadwell Hospital, Feb 1894;
print of Rake's crest and coat of arms;
eighteen certificates including Guy's Hospital Medical School certificates for the open scholarship in science, Sep 1887; first place on list of candidates who obtained honours at the examination of First Years students and was awarded and exhibition of £25, [1888]; first place on list of candidates who obtained honours at the examination of second year students and the award of an exhibition of £25, Jul 1889; first place on list of candidates for honours in third year examinations, and exhibition of £25, Jun 1890; first in list of candidates who obtained honours in the exam of fourth year students, and exhibition of £17.10 [1891] ; the Michael Harris Prize in Anatomy, Jul 1889; Sands Cox Scholarship, Jul 1889; Golding Bird Prize and Gold Medal for Surgical diagnosis, Jul 1891; proxime accessit for the treasurers Gold Medal in Medicine , Jul 1892; Treasurers Gold Medal in Clinical Surgery, Jul 1892;
and University of London certificates of honour as fourth in the list of candidates who obtained honours in Obstetric Medicine at the examination for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine, 1891, and placed in the second class, 16 Dec 1891; ninth in the list of candidates who obtained honour in Medicine at the examination for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine, 1891, and placed in the second class, 16 Dec 1891; ninth in the list of candidates who obtained honours in Forensic Medicine at the examination for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine, 1891 and placed in the second class, 16 Dec 1891; thirteenth in the list of candidates obtaining honour at the examination for the degree of Bachelor of Surgery, 1891 and placed in the third class, 27 Jan 1892; Bachelor of Surgery, First Division, Dec 1891; Degree of Bachelor of Surgery , 16 Dec 1891; Bachelor of Medicine, First Division, Nov 1891; Degree of Bachelor of Medicine, 25 Nov 1891.

Papers of Frederick Toulmin, and J[oseph] Toulmin, including letters relating mostly to particular medical cases from C Aston Key, 1841, 17 Aug 1843, 6 Dec; Bransby B Cooper, 8 Aug 1844, 5 Dec 1846; W Laurence, 13 Nov 1846; J[ames] Pereira, 19 Jan 1847; Samuel Soley, 21 Dec [1860]; William Withey Gull, 6 Jul 1867, ND, 11 Aug 1884, 24 Apr 1865, 11 Apr 1865; K Letheby, 2 May [1882]; S[amuel] Wilks, 10 Oct 1883, concerning Dr Addison's letter; B Travers, Jul [1883]; E Smith and Daniel Arthur, 13 Mar; letter from J Addison, 20 Aug 1853, relating to the death of Bransby B Cooper.
Also includes manuscript copies of an experimental remedy against epilepsy and other diseases by G Bisschop; Post mortem report on Henry Nalder, W T Nicholson and Frederick Toulmin, 31 May 1823; fragment of post mortem report of Mrs Henry Patteson, addressed to Mrs Frederick T[oulmin]; [prescription] signed by F J Toulmin and [William Gull], 28 Dec 1869; document titled 'Dr Brodie's suggestions on lateral curvature', ND, and letters from Sir Benjamin C Brodie, 26 Jan, relating to a testimonial for the applicant for the position of medical advisor to the Fire Insurance Office, and letters of 14 Feb 1843, 31 Aug 1843, 2 Jan 1845, 13 Mar [1857], relating to various medical cases;
Testimonial for Frederick Toulmin, from C Aston Key, 27 Jan 1835; letter attributed to Sir Astley Cooper, 4 Jul 1822. Also letter from Francis J Toulmin, 31 Mar 1947 concerning donation of the material to Guy's.

Papers relating to Samuel Ashwell, comprising notes on his course of lectures on 'Midwifery and the Diseases of Females', delivered at Guy's Hospital, 1839-1840, (5 volumes); and lecture notes 'Lectures on midwifery by Dr Samuel Ashwell' [1830-1950] (1 volume), taken by an unidentified student(s).

Records of Guy's Hospital Medical Research Club, 1913-1923, comprising minutes of meetings.

Records of the Pupil's Physical Society of Guy's Hospital, 1830-1966, comprising minutes, 1830-1966, and copies of papers presented to the Society, covering a wide range of subjects such as diseases, poisoning, wounds, fractures, pregnancy and surgery; printed session programmes of meetings and papers, 1930-1960; lists of members, 1874-1913, with expenses and minutes of Presidents' meetings, [1887]-1913;

student essays awarded the prize of the Pupil's Physical Society and presented to meetings of the Society, 1831-1966;
papers of the Secretary of the Society, 1870-1958, including manuscripts of speeches to meetings, c1870-1891; correspondence relating to Society business, including attendance at meetings, management of Guy's Hospital Gazette and award of essay prizes, 1871-1891; bills and receipts, [1884-1958]; invitations to speakers; descriptions of medical cases presented to meetings, 1923-1958.

Indenture for deed of an estate in Cublington and Chilston, in the Parish of Madley, Herefordshire, between Neast Havard and John Windus, 20 Mar 1783.

Manuscript volume of notes, 1850, containing notes made by Sir Edwin Arnold whilst studying at King's College London including comprising a summary and analysis compiled from notes of Drakenborch, Gronovius, Lipsius, Hermannus and some others of Titus Livy's History of Rome from its foundation, Books XXII and XXIII; word list of the derivation and meaning of words in Homer's Iliad, , books XII, XII and XIV and word list of the derivation and meaning of words in Aeschylus' Eumenides.

Robinson's King's College Hospital certificate of nursing training 1908-1911.

Papers of King's College London Computing Centre, 1967-2005 comprise administrative records of the Computing Centre, committee papers and related internal and external publications.

The collection most notably reflects the purchase of new workstations in various campuses, 1994-1997; new computer rooms, furniture and computers at the Kensington campus, 1993-1998; the introduction of IMAP emailing, 1993-1995; upgrades to the King's College London emailing service, 1995-1999 and index cards, 1967-1985, detailing the purchase and lease of equipment.

Committee papers including the agendas and minutes for Assistant Director's Committee, 1988-1991; User Services Committee, 1989-1997 and New User Services Committee, 1998; Computing Services Advisory Committee, 1994-2000; Computing Policy Committee, 1993-1996 and the proceedings of JANET User Support Workshop, 1991-2000.

Internal publications include a TRAINIT leaflet, 2004-2005, PAWS handbooks, 2000-2005 and newsletters of the KCL Computing Centre, Issues 1-51, (1967-1985).

King's College London Primary School Meals Research Project, 2004-2005 comprises research data used within the School Meals in Primary Schools in England report, 2006. The collection contains data entry forms used within the 151 primary schools to compile research; information concerning pilot schools and training materials used; school specification analysis tools, recipes and artefacts used in schools.

The research data section (6 boxes), comprises the majority of the collection, notably including school meal check lists and portion weight booklets for each school involved, 2004-2005.

The collection includes information concerning pilot schools and training (1 box); these files relate to individual schools and can include fixed price choice menus, 2004-2005; school caterer telephone interview forms, 2004-2005; semi structured interview with bursar/head/LEA forms, 2004-2005; pilot school reply forms, 2004-2005; letters to teachers providing information about the research project, 2004-2005; tray check forms, 2004-2005; free school meal checklists, 2004-2005 and portion weight booklets, 2004-2005.

School specification analysis tools and three year service level agreements for catering at schools involved, 2004-2005 (1 box) and recipes used in participating schools, listing ingredients, methodology and number of portions, 2004-2005 and plastic food, perhaps toys used within schools, 2004-2005; sample dinner trays, 2004-2005; laminated daily menus, 2004-2005; food related flash cards, 2004-2005; further research data, 2004-2005, copies of the research brief and final report, 2006 (1 box).

The records of the Education Department of King's College London consists of minutes, correspondence, pass lists, exam papers, printed pamphlets and photographs, 1890-1994; notably including King's Scholars' Common room minute book, 1911-1912; minutes of the Education Society, 1921-1927, 1957-1971; correspondence concerning academic planning at King's, 1982-1983; correspondence relating to the All India Science Education Project, 1983-1986; correspondence relating to the Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, 1983-1994; minutes and correspondence of the University of London Board of Educational Studies, Higher Degrees Committee, 1989; correspondence relating to the MEd in Science Education, 1974-1979; material relating to the 150th anniversary celebrations of the College, 1979; typescript of annual report of the Department of Education, with statistics and summary of departmental performance, 1927-1968; registers of attendance of students in the Day Training Department, 1890-1911; logbook of the Day Training Department with correspondence, 1890-1910; notes on Day Training College practical work experience, 1895-1927; examination question papers, 1925-1979; photographs of students and staff, 1930-1958; examination results, 1934-1970; programmes of plays performed by members of the Department, [1947-1969]; copies of journals including Minerva, the Education Society magazine, 1957.

Petition to Henry Pelham, First Lord of the Treasury, presented by glass makers giving 'Reasons against importing French Wine in Bottles', dating from either 1743 or 1754. Signed by Richard Ricardi, Gerard van Horn, William Jackson and Samuel Lowe.

Manuscript volume containing [transcripts of] papers relating to the union of England and Scotland, 1707, including the proceedings of the Commissioners of both kingdoms concerning freedom and intercourse of trade between England and Scotland in 1667 and 1668; a copy of the articles of the intended union between England and Scotland in 1604.

Legal papers, memoranda, correspondence and other papers relating to the proceedings of James Wilson against Emile Ferrand in France and England, 1869-1874.

Papers of Robert Ridgill Trout (1878-1969), including: material created or collected by Ridgill Trout relating to his support for the theory that Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford wrote the poetry and plays attributed to William Shakespeare, including a biography of Edward de Vere, an examination of the Cornwallis Manuscript, copies of the Shakespeare Authorship Review featuring articles by and about Ridgill Trout and photographs, 1967-1969; typescript draft of work, Twenty Earls and Shakespeare by Ridgill Trout, espousing his support for the theory that Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford wrote the poetry and plays attributed to William Shakespeare, c1967; typescript draft of Robert Ridgill Trout's work, Twenty Earls and Shakespeare. The background of the Historical Plays with the life story of Edward de Vere (a different, more lengthy and later work than Twenty Earls and Shakespeare held in MS862/2) giving a detailed history of the De Vere Family and espousing his support for the theory that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the poetry and plays attributed to William Shakespeare, c1967; material compiled by Robert Ridgill Trout during his career as a bookseller and valuer, including valuation catalogues for books, incunabula and manuscripts held by the Wellcome Foundation and in the library of Sir William Dugdale, an auction catalogue, and miscellanous notes and sale advertisements concerning books and manuscripts, 1921-1939.

Leaf, foliated LXX in a late 16th century hand, from an Antiphoner, containing part of the office for the Commemoration of St Paul (30 Jun). Written in Spain (or possibly Italy) in the late 16th century.

Letter from Charles Bennett, dated 23 May 1834, to Daniel Barrington, enclosing a memorandum on the case of John Callaghan, convicted at the summer assizes [in Limerick?] in 1829 for the murder of John Quinlan, with a plea for the remission of Callaghan's sentence to transportation.

Articles and books, 1972-1977, written by various authors on the life and work of Herbert Feis.

Printed certificate with texts in English and French testifying that Henry Wright was an Englishman, possessed a 'handsome property', and 'may be depended upon in any mercantile concern he may transact between England and France, or any other nation', signed by Wright and 16 inhabitants of the parish of Tamworth, Staffordshire. With two duty stamps, one dated 1797. Printed by 'Cotton, printer, Tamworth'.

Leaf from a cancelled instrument recording the contract established before two notaries of the court of the Prévôté of Paris, by which Jean Baptiste Godin, of Rue St Denis, undertook to pay annually to Nicolas Avisse, of the Faubourg St Germain, the sum of 250 livres, being the interest on a loan of 5,000 livres. An inscription records the cancelling of the contract: 'Constitution du 8 Mai 1754 de 5,000 livres de Capital. Remboursé'.

Collection of papers relating to politics, genealogy and slavery in Jamaica, comprising:

1. 'Plott or no Plott; in a dialogue between a clergyman of the city and Mr. A. of Hanover Square', in which the protagonist appears to support the reaction of Sir Robert Walpole's ministry to the Jacobite conspiracy of May 1722. Mentions the reaction to the Quarantine Bill [of 1721], the declaration of the City of London clergy against Quakers [concerning the Affirmation Act of 1722], and the South Sea Bubble, memory of which was 'too fresh to be forgot'. The manuscript possibly dates from 1722.
2. Copy of a legal opinion by Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Attorney-General, concerning the claims of John Kynaston to the barony of Powys, 25 Mar 1731. Kynaston's claims were contested by Sir Nathanial Curzon, Bt.
3. A political satire in verse, dating from the 18th century, and beginning 'A Hen, a farmer's pride and care / who lives at W-- or elsewere'. A note in pencil plausibly suggests that the subject of the satire was John Wilkes.
4. Papers, 1832-1868, assembled by Lyndon Howard Evelyn, with a copy of a covering letter (dated 15 Jul 1868) to George Sclater-Booth, Secretary to the Treasury, which supported a claim to compensation for dismissal from the post of Collector of Customs in Jamaica in 1834. Includes testimonials, copies of letters, a printed Statement of certain services...laid before the government by Governor Sir Henry Barkly K.C.B., for its consideration describing Evelyn's role in the slave revolt of Jan 1832 in Jamaica, and 'The entire narrative of Mr. Evelyn's oppression'.

Collection of royal warrants directed to Richard Temple (afterwards Grenville-Temple), Earl Temple, as Lord Privy Seal, directing him to issue letters to the Commissioners of the Treasury under the Privy Seal for the payment of monies to the following persons. The warrants all have duty stamps and an impression of the Signet seals of George II and George III under paper. Some of the warrants have dockets signed by three Commissioners of the Treasury.

1. 1758, 25 Feb. To William Davis, for salaries of former servants of Princess Louisa and Princess Mary of Hesse (names given), £500.
2. 1758, 25 Feb. To Richard [Edgcumbe, 2nd Baron] Edgcumbe, an annuity of £1200.
3. 1758, 22 Mar. To George Augustus Selwyn, as Paymaster of the Works, £40,000. With docket.
4. 1758, 22 Mar. To George Grenville, as Treasurer of the Navy, £1,000,000.
5. 1758, 20 Apr. To William Hall, Viscount Gage, as Paymaster of Pensions, £50,000.
6. 1759, 21 Feb. To John [Hobart, 2nd] Earl of Buckinghamshire, as Comptroller of the Household, a gift of 1,000 ounces of 'white plate' worth £333/6/8.
7. 1759, 12 May. To Francis Gashry, as Treasurer and Paymaster of the Office of Ordnance, £300,000. With docket.
8. 1759, 15 May. To George Grenville, as Treasurer of the Navy, £1,000,000.
9. 1759, 25 May. To William Hall, Viscount Gage, as Paymaster of Pensions, £50,000.
10. 1760, 30 Apr. To George Grenville, as Treasurer of the Navy, £1,000,000.
11. 1760, 13 Dec. To William Hall, Viscount Gage, as paymaster of Pensions, £50,000. With docket.
12. 1761, 15 Jan. Docket of a Privy Seal warrant for the payment to George Grenville, as Treasurer of the Navy of £1,000,000.
13. 1761, 20 Jan. To Henry [Fiennes Clinton, 9th] Earl Lincoln [later 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne], as Gentleman of the Bedchamber, a pension of £1,000 p.a.
14. 1761, 22 Jan. To George Augustus Selwyn, as Paymaster of the Works, £40,000.
15. 1761, 28 Feb. To John Shelley, as Keeper of the Records in the Tower of London, salary of £500 p.a. With docket.
16. 1761, 7 Mar. To Henry [Herbert, 10th] Earl of Pembroke, as Gentleman of the Bedchamber, a pension of £1,000 p.a. With docket.
17. 1761, 13 Mar. To Thomas [Osborne, 4th] Duke of Leeds, as Cofferer of the Household, £100,000.
18. 1761, 28 Apr. To William Davis, for salaries of former servants of Princess Louisa and Princess Mary of Hesse (names given), £415 p.a. With docket.
19. 1761, 30 Jun. To 'The Justices of Wales' (not named), salary for each of £400 p.a. With docket.
20. 1761, 30 Jun. To Edward Cornwallis, Groom of the Bedchamber, pension of £500 p.a. With docket.

The collection contains a typescript diary of his life and work, particularly of his time spent in the New Hebrides (Vanuatu) from 1907. Also includes letters and photographs.

Papers of Seymour Montefiore Robert Rosso de Ricci (1881-1942) comprising: Volume of letters from various correspondents and notes concerning the compilation of de Ricci's Bibliotecha Britannica Manuscripta, a proposed comprehensive work on manuscript material in Great Britain, which was never completed, 1934-1955; thirty-four boxes containing over 64,000 index cards giving bibliographic references to archive and manuscript collections in the United Kingdom, listed alphabetically by town, institution and/or college, along with cards giving details of manuscripts held by collectors and dated sales, arranged alphabetically and chronologically.

Breviary, dating from the 15th century and possibly made in Verona. The calendar seems to be Franciscan, and 'Missa pro fratribus et benefactoribus' suggests a men's house.
Gaudentus and Agabius, noted in the litany, were both bishops of Verona; the Saints Bernard, Clare and Francis are also noted.

Manuscript volume containing a treatise on the organisation and management of Her Majesty's Customs, [1713-1748], giving details of the roles of officers. The manuscript was largely based on a draft by William Dickinson, formerly one of the Commissioners, which was updated, according to the Sotheby's sale catalogue, by Bryan Fairfax, Commissioner of Customs in the reigns of Kings George I and II.

Papers relating to the extended Ternan family and their friends, [c1800-1974], including; manuscript material received by Katharine Longley from Helen Florence Wickham as joint executrix and legatee of the personal property of Gladys Eleanor Wharton Reece (daughter of Mr and Mrs George Wharton Robinson), and later bequeathed to Senate House Library. Includes commonplace and address books for Mr and Mrs George Wharton Robinson, diaries kept by Gladys Wharton Reece and other documents, 1868-1913; material received by Katharine Longley from Helen Florence Wickham and later bequeathed to Senate House Library, University of London. Includes diaries, correspondence and other material relating to the Wickham and Darby families, particularly, John Wickham, Thomas Elde Darby and Rosalind Wickham; letters to Helen Wickham from Mrs Wharton Robinson, Mrs F.E.Trollope and Rosalind Wickham, along with material relating to Helen Wickham's career as an artist, c1800-1929; photographs of and concerning the extended Ternan family, including photographs of Mr and Mrs George Wharton Robinson and their children, Geoffrey and Gladys Wharton Robinson, Helen Wickham, Maria Taylor and others, along with family group photographs, photographs of non-family members (including Charles Dickens and many actors and theatrical managers) and images of sites and buildings with family connections, c1859-1974; framed illustrations and portraits concerning the extended Ternan family, including miniatures painted by Helen Wickham and pencil portraits of Ellen Ternan and Rosalind Wickham, 1824-1913. An additional deposit (MSS.915B), purchased by Senate House Library in 2003, comprises letters written to Captain Geoffrey Wharton Robinson, son of Ellen Ternan, 1909-1924.

Logan's personal papers, c1958-1983. See also ref. UP papers in the University of London Archives.

(1)The Mirfield Papers (1925-c.1969) mostly containing correspondence between Amy Buller and Father Edward Keble Talbot (d. 1949), Superior of the Community of Resurrection, Mirfield 1922-40; (2)The Bennet Papers (1949-1968) are papers of Dr. E. A. Bennet relating to the establishment and operation of St. Catharine's Cumberland Lodge; (3)The Scott Papers (1941-1966) consist mostly of correspondence between Amy Buller and Francis Scott concerning the Scott family's financial support; (4)The James Papers (1976-1979) contain correspondence, taped recollections and notes assembled by Walter James, Principal 1974-1982, during the writing of A short account of Amy Buller and the founding of St. Catharine's Cumberland Lodge (printed privately, 1979); (5)The Eastaugh Papers (1955-1959) contain correspondence collected by Cyril Eastaugh, Bishop of Kensington during his time as Chairman of the Trustees of St. Catharine's; (6)Cumberland Lodge Papers (1944-1972) contain: constitutional and administrative records of St. Catharine's (1944-1972); (7)The Vick Papers (1962-1966) consist of correspondence between Dr. Francis Arthur Vick (later Sir Arthur Vick), member of the Council of St. Catharine's, and Amy Buller. (8)The Pateman Papers (1953-1978) consist of correspondence and other papers of John Anderson Pateman, Honorary Secretary of the Trustees and of the Council of St. Catharine's 1960-1973, trustee 1972-1980; (9)The Harvey Papers (1966-1974) consist of correspondence and other papers of Major Thomas Cochayne Harvey, CVO, DSO, trustee of St. Catharine's 1960-1988 and chairman of the Council 1961-1968; (10)Secretarial Papers (1964-1984) concern constitutional and administrative aspects of St. Catharine's during the period; (11)The Pool Papers (1979-1984) consist of correspondence of John Arthur Pool, Honorary Treasurer of the Trustees of St. Catharine's 1972-1973 and Honorary Secretary of St. Catharine's 1973-1980, trustee 1980-date; (12)The Charteris Papers (1979-1987) consist of correspondence of Lieutenant-Colonel The Lord Charteris of Amisfield, Chairman of the Trustees of St. Catharine's 1978-1986.

The collection, 1835-1850, contains letters and printed papers, notices and unpublished printed material, which Airy received during his time as a member of the Senate of the University of London. The Airy correspondence has a special importance because much of the early archival material of the University of London was destroyed and so often the only record of its activities is in the Senate and Committee Minutes. Airy was particularly interested in the constitution of the University, the developments of the mathematics syllabus, the syllabuses for certificates in hydrography and civil engineering and the introduction of the religious examination.

Two manuscript fragments, formerly pastedowns, containing part of Gratian's Decretum, bound in a volume dating from 1546.

Copy letter book of William Scott, Commissioner [of the Board of Control], mainly to Richard Rocke, Acting President of members of the East India Company Board of Revenue at Fort William (Calcutta), 1817-1827. Scott details the collection of accounts of the East India Company's revenue, referring to revenue due from agricultural holdings (land tax, tenantry holdings) in Calcutta, Chardpore, Shahpore and Bindhnapore. Scott also writes about the economic condition of the Indian people.

Papers of Charles William Crawley relating to his work as a history examiner for the University of London.

Papers of Frances Kahn, 1992-1995, comprising poems and related papers.

Musical score for the principle theme from the incidental music for John Masfield's Melloney Hotspur (William Heinemann, London, 1922), with an accompanying letter sent by John Hotchkiss to Rev L.H. Clench of Sheringham, 1952.

Wash and line drawing.

Incomplete thesis on the French writer Stephane Servant, 1869-1916. Includes a transcript of Servant's manuscript entitled Traite de l'Art Poetique.

Papers created by Alan Fairbourn relating to his work at the University of London Computing Centre, [1960-1969], including technical drawings and circuit diagrams, manuals and specifications for various computer systems, and performance statistics.

Lists of the several catches, glees and canons to which gold medals have been adjudged by the Catch Club, from the year of its institution in 1761; with the names of the respective composers and the dates of their compositions. The awards for 1821-32 are added in manuscript.

Correspondence to and from Florence Farr, photographs of Florence Farr, reviews of Modern Women, flyers of plays, performance programmes. There are photographs, some signed, showing her in acting roles and in her time in Ceylon. Amongst the remaining items there are performance programmes and posters.

Manuscript volume containing three memoranda by Joshua Gee on colonial trade, 1721-1728, namely a memorial relating to the trade and the plantations, 1721, particularly with respect to iron, copper, hemp, flax, boards, timber, and to the enumerated commodities which are now restrained to be first imported into Great Britain, endorsed 'Received 27 Oct 1721, Read 8 Nov 1721'; a memorial to the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, 1728, respecting the trade, raw produce and the manufactures of the colonies, and the production of naval stores there; a paper giving Gee's answers to several queries sent to him regarding African trade, 1726, which is endorsed 'Received March 30, Read March 31, 1726'. An endorsement by George Chalmers, written on a fly-leaf at the beginning of the volume, gives a brief biography of Gee and states that the three pieces in the manuscript were written on subjects referred to Gee by the Board of Trade, and were never printed.

Manuscript draft for a speech to the City Council (Ayuntamiento) of Madrid by the Alcade of Madrid, proposing the erection of an equestrian statue of Charles III, 18th century.

Notes on the Battle of Waterloo written by Sir William Maynard Gomm for the benefit of Sir George Grote, 1866.

Small mounted oil painting by Thomas Creswick, of a steam train passing Leighton Buzzard on the London and Birmingham Railway line. A note on the reverse suggests that the work was painted in 1837.