Diary, 1825-1827, of the Rev William Fidler, describing his voyage from Bristol to St Vincent accompanied by his wife Anna and other Methodist missionaries, and containing detailed descriptions of events and places during his first two years in the West Indies, and religious reflections.
Fidler , William , 1795-1866 , missionaryRecords of Field and Sons including client case files and papers kept by Charles R Field, partner concerning client Borough Market Trust. Mainly comprises circular agendas for Trustee meetings, financial accounts, correspondence about property purchases and insurance. These records were formerly held in one deed tin box.
Field and Sons , auctioneers and surveyors , 1802-1999Papers, 1822-1894, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds and legal documents relating to properties in Turnham Green, Chiswick, including lease and releases, bargain and sale, enfranchisement, conveyance and mortgages.
Field Fisher Waterhouse , solicitorsRecords of the Field Lane Foundation. The earliest records date to 1842 in its incarnation as the Sabbath School. These comprise management committee minutes which run as a continuous series to 1984 and reflect the change from Sabbath School to Ragged School in 1850.
Important series include the deeds and papers of Field Lane dating from 1801 to 1961. There are also series relating to each of the major homes and organisations associated with or run by the Field Lane Association including the Home Workers Aid Association and the 5 holiday or retirement homes: Eastwood, Dovers, The Priory, Holly Hill and Singholm. There is also a set of annual reports from 1847-1996 and a series of printing blocks used for many of the Field Lanes' publications.
Field Lane Foundation , charitable organisationRecords of Imperial College Field Research Stations, comprising papers relating to Slough Field Station, Berkshire (Hurworth), including correspondence concerning purchase, 1927-1929; stored products research, with the Ministry of Agriculture and Empire Marketing Board, 1930-1933; building development scheme, 1936-1938; sale of land at Hurworth, Berkshire,1931-1949 (KZFA); correspondence concerning grants for fumigation research, construction of fumigation chamber, 1931-1938 (KZFB); correspondence with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research relating to Slough Field Station, 1939-1954, including research and accommodation arrangements (KZFD);
papers relating to Silwood Park Field Station, Berkshire, 1838-1990, including history, 1947-1990; sale particulars of the estate, 1838 (KZF); correspondence concerning purchase, 1944-1945; academic development, 1947-1953; purchase and letting of Silwood Park Farm, 1951-1957; land development, 1956-1968; Botany Department laboratory space, 1957-1958; Rectors' correspondence, 1965-1976; Sirex Biological Control Unit, 1963-1966; radar tower, 1962-1965; general files, 1971-1986; lease of land for an astronomical observatory, 1948-1959 (KZFG); papers relating to Silwood Park Open Days, 1972, 1989 (KZFH); expansion, 1955-1965, including Shell Parasitology building, 1959-1961; Nematology building, 1955-1961; Rectors' papers, 1955-1965 (KZFK); sale catalogues for Silwood Park, 1944; Ashurst Lodge, Berkshire, 1939 (KZFL); reports on the Overseas Spraying Machinery Centre, Silwood Park, 1955-1980 (KZFO); Silwood Centre for Pest Management, 1984-[1986] (KZFP); correspondence on the purchase of Sandyride House, 1969-1970 (KZFS); development schemes for Silwood Park, 1984 (KZFT);
manorial records for Silwood Park, including court roll of the manor of Sunninghill, 1616-1790 (KZFM);
papers relating to Harlington athletics ground, Middlesex, 1937-1957, including the Development Committee, 1937-1944; purchase and sale of land, 1936-1956 (KZFG7).
Letters from Cyrus West Field of Buckingham Palace Hotel, Buckingham Gate. (1) To E W Cooke acknowledging an invitation to the anniversary dinner of the Royal Academy and an invitation from the Athenaeum Club, 9 Apr 1873. (2) To J W Chesson of 5 Tite Street, Chelsea, London agreeing that Chess was 'right in asking the Associated people ... [for] a verbatim report of the Duke of Argyll's speech', also accepting an invitation to breakfast on Saturday, 7 Jul 1885.
Both items are written in another hand and signed by Field.
Field , Cyrus West , 1819-1892 , businessman and financierPapers of George Field, comprising photographs and colour slides of five notebooks, [1804-1825], covering all aspects of colour making.
Field , George , ?1777-1854 , chemist and artists' colourman Newton , Henry Charles , fl 1804-1825 , chemist and artists' colourmanTypescript copy of the memoirs of Harry Gooding Field entitled 'Adventures in Finance', 21 Oct 1942, detailing his accountancy career working in Canada, the United States, Malaysia and Singapore, with copies of birth, marriage and death certificate and other official documents relating to Harry Gooding Field.
Field , Harry Gooding , 1866-1946 , accountantPapers of Admiral Sir Arthur Mostyn Field chiefly comprising letters written by Field to his wife when he was captain of HMS PENGUIN surveying in the Pacific 1896-1899, and from HMS RESEARCH surveying in home waters 1900-1903. The letters were sorted into bundles and labelled by Arthur Mostyn Field and Cecilia Field and this arrangement has been kept. In addition there is a journal kept by his father John Bousquet Field 1839, his own journal 1870 to 1871, his diary 1881, and some personal reminiscences, undated. Other items comprise ephemera and printed material. The museum Hydrography Collection contains charts by Field relating to the voyages and Admiralty charts produced under his aegis as Hydrographer. There is also a memoir by his friend G. Keith Gordon of the Navy's attempts to suppress the slave trade off east Africa in 1873.
Field , Sir , Arthur Mostyn , 1855-1950 , Knight , Admiral , hydrographerRecords of the Fielding family estates in Fulham, including leases, releases, bargain and sales, mortgages, bonds, indentures of fine, and bills.
Fielding , family , of Goodnestone, KentMaterial relating to military career of Lt Col Col Reginald Horace Fielding-Mould, 1917-1945, comprising audio cassette recordings of his reminiscences about his service in France and Belgium, 1918, Turkey, 1922-1923, Hong Kong, 1930, India, 1935, 1942-1945, including 5th Afghan War, 1935, and France, 1940, including the evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk, May-Jun 1940, and his experiences in the Territorial Army, 1936-1940, ND; four photographs relating to Chanak Crisis, 1922; two manuscript obituaries of Fielding-Mould, written by Henry Thoresby, Fielding-Mould's nephew, for [regimental and school magazines], 1987.
Mould , Reginald Horace Fielding- , 1898-1987 , Lieutenant ColonelLetter from William Fiennes to [John] Swynfen [MP] of St Anne's Lane, Westminster, 29 May 1648. 'I have sent you a narrative of the former proceedinges about the castle of Banbury (my house) ... The gentlemen have spoken with me, and my cousin Knightly will report this to the House [of Commons] ... Excuse me for putting you to this trouble I assure my selfe the House will not misuse me if rightly informed, wch that they may be I desyre yo favour with some other of my frendes ... Lett me be lett alone to inioye [enjoy] mine owne and I am satisfyed. Sr I shall remayne Your affectionate frend to serve you'.
Autograph, with signature.
Fiennes , William , 1582-1662 , 1st Viscount Saye and Sele , politicianCorrespondence and documents relating to the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of X-rays, 1945 with the British Institute of Radiology.
UnknownThe collection includes 147 transcripts of interviews, mostly uncut (questions are sometimes omitted), recorded in the making of a six part television documentary 'The Fifty Years War - Israel and the Arabs' which examines the conflict and peace initiatives arising from Israel's relations with her Arab neighbours and the Palestinians, May 1948 -1998. It also contains video cassettes of the completed documentary, as well as files, video and audio cassettes, press cuttings, and published works gathered in the research and production of the documentary.
Interviews were conducted with eyewitnesses from Israel, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, USSR, USA and the former British Mandated Territory of Palestine, recount their memories and describe their involvement in events including the partition of Palestine (1947), Israel's declaration of independence (1948), the Suez crisis (1956), the Six Day War (1967), the Yom Kippur War (1973), the Camp David talks between Israel and Egypt (1978), the Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon (1976, 1982), and the Oslo Agreements between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) (1993-1995).
Interviewees include political, military, diplomatic, academic and civilian persons, notably Miriam Eshkol, widow of Levi Eshkol, Israeli Prime Minister 1963-1969; Maj Gen Ehud Barak, Israeli Defence Force (IDF), Israeli Chief of General Staff 1991-1995, Minister for the Interior 1995, and Minister for Foreign Affairs 1995-1996; Yair Hirschfeld, Israeli academic at Haifa University; Shimon Peres, Israeli Prime Minister 1977, 1984-1986, 1995-1996, Foreign Minister 1986-1988, 1992-1995, and Minister of Defence 1974-1977; Maj Gen. Ariel Sharon (IDF), Israeli Minister of Defense 1981-1983, Industry and Trade1984-1990, and Construction 1990-1992; Gideon Rafael, Israeli diplomat and representative to the UN, and Foreign Ministry official 1958-1978; Maj Gen Ezer Weizman (IDF), Chief of Operations of the General Staff 1967, Deputy Chief of Staff 1967, and Minister of Defence 1977-1980; George Habash, founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP); Ahmed Qurei (Abu Ala), economic assistant to Yasir Arafat and Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Minister of Finance; Hanan Ashwari, Palestinian academic and campaigner for Palestinian rights; Saeb Erekat, Palestinian negotiator; Faisal Husseini, Jerusalem PLO representative; Walid Moualem, Syrian Ambassador to the US 1990- ; Farouk Al-Shar'a, Syrian Foreign Minister 1984-; Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian President 1954-1970; Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs 1978; Shams el-din Badran, Egyptian War Minister 1967; General Muhammed Fawzi, Egyptian Chief of Staff 1967 and Defence Minister 1968-1971; Mohammad Jafaar al Numeiri, President of The Sudan 1969-1971, 1971-1985; Jihan Sadat, widow of Anwar al Sadat, President of Egypt 1970-1981; Hussein, King of Jordan 1952-1999; Zeid Al Rifai, Jordan Prime Minister 1973-1976; Josef Abu Khalil, Maronite Phalange party, and adviser to Bashir Gemayel; Shafiq Al Wazzan, Lebanon Prime Minister and Minister for the Interior 1980-1984; Terje Rød Larsen, Norwegian Socialist; Intissar al-Wazir (Umm Jihad), widow of Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad), PLO official; James Addison Baker, US Secretary of State 1989-1992; James Earl (Jimmy) Carter, US President 1977-1981; Warren Christopher, US Secretary of State 1993-1997; Dennis Ross, Director of Policy Planning Staff, US Department of State 1989-1992, Special Middle East Coordinator, US State Department 1994-; and Anatoly Dobrynin, Soviet Ambassador to the US 1962-1986.
Brian Lapping AssociatesFiles of press cuttings from the'Fiji Sun and the Fiji Times relating to the General Elections in 1977.
Not knownManifestos, speeches, posters, constitutions, leaflets, newspapers, convention reports and miscellaneous election materials issued by the Alliance Party, the Fiji Labour Party, the Federation Party and the National Federation Party.
Institute of Commonwealth StudiesPapers, 1690-1931, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds relating to properties in Stratton Street, Westminster, including lease and releases, marriage settlements, wills and probates, fines, assignments of terms, bargain and sales, contracts and mortgages.
Fillman, Haynes and Company , solicitorsWritten on the blank leaves of a copy of Parker's Ephemeris for 1713. Notes from 1713-16 including the results of the poll in the elections for the County and Boroughs of Kent in September 1713 and February 1714. Also includes particulars of Sir Edward Filmer's expenditure on provisions for the latter election.
Filmer , Sir , Edward , d 1755 , 3rd Baronet , politicianFinancial records of City University and predecessors, 1893-1986, comprising Ledgers, 1893-1960; Cash books, 1924-1963; Invoice books, 1938-1959; Salaries ledgers, 1926-1958; Statements of account, 1968-1986.
Northampton Institute Northampton Polytechnic Institute Northampton Polytechnic Northampton College of Advanced Technology City UniversityRecords of the Finance and Executive Group, previously Finance and Executive Committee and Executive Committee, of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1929-1999, comprising agenda, minutes, papers and correspondence, 1959-2001, including minutes and papers of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Australian and New Zealand Councils, 1971-1972; minute books of the Finance and Executive Group, 1929-1999.
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists , RCOGManuscript volume of financial abstracts relating to Customs and Excise duties, Exchequer bills and the Post Office, as follows:
1.'A true copie of the table of proportion whereby the money received out of the country upon the account of excise is applyed to the severall duties of excise...Excise Office, London, 9 July 1703', from an original signed by Deane Mountague'.
- 'A state of the Exchequer bills issued by vertue of three act of Parliament that passed on the 8th, 9th and 12th year of the reign of William III computed from 26th April 1697 to 27th August 1703'.
- Account of the Salt Act bills of credit, 1696-98.
- Account of principal and interest paid on the several registers following, between Michaelmas 1702 and Midsummer 1704.
- Account of the revenue of the General Post Office, 1702-1703.
- Penny Post Office account 23 Sep-23 Dec 1702.
- 'List of the officers and messengers belonging to the Peny Post Office with their several salaries and wages'.
- 'Gross and net produce of the whole excise from 24 June 1704 to 24 June 1705'.
Financial records of Great Ormond Street Hospital, comprising GOS/3/1-12, Ledgers, Journals and Statements; GOS/3/1/15 General Fund Income Cash Book, 1942; GOS/3/1/14 Balance Sheets (bound in volume) of Endowment Funds, 1890-1902; GOS/3/1/15 Monthly Financial Statements, 1924-1928; GOS/3/1/16 Monthly Financial Statements, 1933-1938; GOS/3/2 Wage Books, 1896-1944; Matron's Pay books, 1907-1938 (contains details of named individuals); Staff Salaries Ledgers, 1932-1967 (contains details of named individuals).
GOS/3/3 Financial Records Concerning Premises and Goods Supplied, 1896-1972, including Housekeeping Book of weekly consumption of provisions by patients and staff, 1906-1907.
GOS/3/4, Miscellaneous Financial Records, including GOS/3/4/1, Museum Account Book, 1871-1946; GOS/3/4/2, Enquiry Officer's Report Book on the financial status of parents of potential patients, 1900-1901; GOS/3/4/3, Endowment Fund Ledger and Letter Book, 1903-1919; GOS/3/4/5, Account Book of Runabouts Convalescent Home, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, 1941-1946; GOS/3/4/6, Sister Superintendent's Account Book for Special Fund for Extras, 1949-1968; GOS/3/4/7-13, Out-patient donations, general bills, insurance policies, financial statements, investments data, annual accounts (from 1894), Hospital Saturday Fund patient statistics, income from fetes, Almoner's Report (1920), bills, correspondence with banks, tenders for contracts, 1887-1934; GOS/3/4/14, Financial statements, reports and salary lists, 1945-1962 (includes accounts for repair of 1940 bomb damage); GOS/3/4/15, insurance policies, 1918-1930; GOS/3/4/17, Royalties receipts from 'Alice in Wonderland', 1965-1966; GOS/3/4/21 -23, Accounts submitted of general expenditure, 1970- 973; GOS/3/4/24, Register of Tenders for Hospital Contracts, 1970-1982; GOS/3/4/25-26, Correspondence on Endowment Funds, 1948-1973; includes Hospital registration with Charity Commissioners, and list of investments since 1948.
GOS/3/4/26, Memorandum on Hospital improvement schemes to be funded by Endowment Funds, 1984; GOS/3/4/27, Correspondence regarding the insurance of the Hospital's silver inkstand (presented to Doctor West by Lady Byron) and other valuables, 1977.
Great Ormond Street Hospital for ChildrenFinance records of Imperial College, including College accounts, 1911-1960; regulations, 1986, 1992; correspondence of the College auditor, 1909-1926; Internal auditor's reports, 1977-1979, and information leaflet, 1992;
papers relating to college appeals, comprising Appeal Committee papers, 1919-1921; Botany Research Appeal papers, 1920; Centenary Appeal brochures and reports, 1945-1954; Roderic Hill Memorial leaflet and appeal correspondence, 1954-1957; 1969 Appeal correspondence, papers, press releases, and minutes, 1965-1972; Queen's Gate Trust minutes, 1969-1970;
papers relating to donations to the college, including correspondence, 1908-1967; ledger of donors, 1907-1938; correspondence relating to donations from Charles Hawksley, 1908-1914; Goldsmiths' Company, 1934; Bryson Mulberry bequest, 1949-1952; Gregory bequest, 1961-1979; Frank Merricks Associates fund, 1936-1952; Tanner fund, 1960-1966; Jackson fund, 1968-1974; Armstrong Memorial Trust, 1952-1968; correspondence and minutes relating to the Hilary Bauermann bequest, 1933-1978;
records relating to departmental finance, including finance office log book, 1945-1956; correspondence relating to equipment grants, 1968-1970; suspense accounts, 1968-1976; special pensions, notably the Judd fund, 1935-1944;
papers relating to research and development, including university and industry liason correspondence, 1966-1970; report on university research and its commercial exploitation, 1969-1970; conference proceedings, 1983;
papers relating to Imperial College companies, notably Impel annual reports, 1988-1990; Imperial Biotechnology minutes and reports, 1982-1989; Imperial College Consultants Limited, 1991;
correspondence relating to research grants, 1968-1971; outside income, 1977-1978; report of the working party on patents, 1979 (GP);
City and Guilds College ledgers, 1913-1953 (GQ).
Financial records of the Carpenters' Company, 1841-1997, (note that the older records of these series, from 1438, are held at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts section, see Related material for details) comprising minutes of the Finance Committee, 1902-1929; minutes of Investments Committee, 1965-1997; Mr Pocock's accounts, 1863-1877; Wardens' statements, 1881-1934; audit papers, 1895-1901; ledgers, 1841-1969; nominal ledgers, 1976-1993; sundries ledger, 1968-1975; journals, 1860-1935; cash analysis books, 1940-1962; cash books, 1845-1954, 1970-1976; petty cash books, 1860-1936; provisions books, 1873-1902; bankers' books, 1863-1936; bonds, 1878-1884; salary and wages books, 1940-1971, for staff at Carpenters' Hall, Building Crafts Training School, Rustington Convalescent Home and Throgmorton Avenue.
Carpenters' Company , Worshipful Company of CarpentersFinancial records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1926-1999, comprising records of the Finance Department, predecessors and other College departments.
The records range from policy files, correspondence relating to various appeals and memorials, signed accounts and accounting records. A large quantity of the earlier records appears to be samples of records destroyed, retained as examples of current practice at the time. For details refer to individual series descriptions, which are arranged as follows:
F1: Annual audited accounts, 1968-1986.
F2: Trial balances, 1969-1977.
F3: Records relating to investments and the Investment Advisory Panel, 1954-1992.
F4: Journal books, 1974-1981.
F5: Chief Accountant's correspondence files, 1962-1987.
F6: Pension schemes for College staff: Accountants' correspondence, 1969-1976.
F7: Financial summaries of meetings and other College events, 1979-1982.
F8-F15: Appeals and memorial funds, 1932-1987.
F16: Regional councils' accounts and ledgers, 1954-1970.
F17: Papers relating to bequests to the College, 1952-1980.
F18: Review of the College's accounting systems and organisation, 1970.
F19-F24: Ledgers, journals and account books, 1926-1986.
F25-F27: Special funds' ledgers, cash books and journals, 1931-1982.
F28: Research and Development Fund, 1966-1978.
F29: Salaries books, 1946-1965.
F30: Fellows' and Members' subscriptions' and fees' cash books, 1929-1967.
F31: Fellows' and Members' day book, 1972.
F32: Joint Committee on Contraception: annual audited accounts, 1977-1995.
F33: British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology: financial records, 1953-1971.
Papers of Alexander Joseph Finberg, 1902-1915, comprising albums of newpaper cuttings, 1902-1920, relating to Finberg's own columns, 1902-1915, and the art world in general, 1903-1912.
Finberg , Alexander Joseph , 1866-1939 , art critic and historianComprising photocopies of seven letters to Warwick Gould from H.P.R.Finberg regarding the latter's translation of W.B.Yeats' 'Axel' (July 1971 - February 1972); Photocopy of H.P.R.Finberg's obituary in The Times with a correction letter by Warwick Gould regarding the obituary (November 1974).
Finberg , Herbert Patrick Reginald , 1900-1974 , historianAnnotated typescripts, 1930, entitled 'The Tosephta Tractae Aboda Zara (idolatry). Text, translation and notes', 'The Law, the Prophets and the Writings. A study of the Old Testament Canon' and 'The Mishna and Tosphta Tractae Vadaim on the Washing of Hands. Text and translation of the Abendana'.
Finch , Rowland George , Reverend , Anglican clergymanRecords of Saint Margaret's Presbyterian Church, later Saint Margaret's United Reformed Church, including Court of Session minute books, 1893-1970; annual reports, 1894-1937; Year Books, 1938-1940 and 1946; Deacon's Court minute books, 1892-1970; Communicants' roll books, 1893-1962 and collections book, 1893-1926.
Presbyterian Church of EnglandCopy of the Act for inclosing lands in the parish of Finchley, in the county of Middlesex, 1811.
Unknown.Records of the Finchley Synagogue, consisting of registers of kethubot [marriage contracts] and marriage authorization certificates, issued by the Chief Rabbi.
PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.
Finchley Synagogue'Memorandum on Yellow Fever in Africa' [1941]; notebooks on tropical medicine, including case histories of blackwater fever among military personnel in West Africa, 1941-1945, and anthropology and history of Africa.
Findlay , George William Marshall , 1893-1952 , pathologistRecords of the Fine Art and General Insurance Company Limited comprising Board minute books, Committee minute books and general meeting minute books.
They are held off-site and require 24 hours notice for access.
Fine Art and General Insurance Co LtdRecords of Fine Chemicals of Canada Limited, comprising correspondence regarding Dillons Chemical Company Limited.
Fine Chemicals of Canada LtdPapers of Alice Fink, 1942-1949, comprise Red Cross telegram messages between Alice Redlich and her family in Berlin; copy documentation including certificate from the Jewish Committee for Relief Abroad in recognition of Alice's service and copy photographs of pre-war Berlin.
Fink , Alice , b 1920 , nursePapers relating to Ian Hamilton Finlay, [1971-1996], comprising guides and booklets for sculpture exhibitions and poetry readings, 1969-1992; press cuttings and articles relating to Finlay's work, 1983-1993; artist's books by Finlay, [1971-1996], published by Wild Hawthorn Press; postcards produced by Finlay, [1968-1996], many published by the Wild Hawthorn Press.
Finlay , Ian , Hamilton , b 1925 , poet and sculptorPapers of James Finlayson, 1893, comprising a typescript of a publication by Finlayson titled Was John Hunter a student in the University of Glasgow. This article was published in the British Medical Journal on 8 Jul 1893, and examines whether the "John Hunter" who matriculated at the University of Glasgow in 1745, was the famous "John Hunter," surgeon and anatomist.
Finlayson , James , 1840-1906 , physicianRecords of the Hayes Certified Industrial School for Jewish Boys, later known as Finnart House School, comprising a series of annual reports covering the years 1902 to 1938 (with gaps) and minute books from 1939 to 1973, which include sections devoted to accounts and to payments made to staff.
Hayes Certified Industrial School for Jewish Boys Finnart House SchoolComprises material concerning Finsberg's work for his constituency, as a local councillor and for the Hampstead area in general; papers relating to his work for London, as a Parliamentary politician and with the Conservative Party; papers concerning the Council of Europe and the Western European Union; general correspondence, photographs and family papers. Also includes some papers of his wife Lady Pamela Finsberg, and of the Hampstead and Highgate Conservative Association and the Young Conservatives.
Finsberg; Geoffrey (1926 1996); Baron Finsberg of Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden; politicianRecords of the Finsbury and Halliwell Estates, 1618-1985, including committee minutes; Acts of Parliament; bye-laws; bonds; papers relating to the lease of the Finsbury Estate; bills for highway maintenance work; receipt books for duty on rented property payable by the City; receipt books for granting Her Majesty Queen Victoria duties and profits arising from property; accounts ledgers; cash books; rentals and surveys. Most of the papers relate to the Finsbury Estate.
Corporation of LondonRecords of the Finsbury Chapel including register of baptisms, 1824-1889; register of marriages solemnized in Finsbury Chapel, 1838-1864; minute book of Managers of Finsbury Chapel, 1835-1841 and 1864-1890; minutes of special meetings of members and seatholders, 1889-1891, including minutes of meetings of trustees concerning closure of chapel and disposal and copy letter of trustees to Reverend J. Vench requesting him to deliver up his keys "also any papers or documents he may have in his possession belonging to the Chapel", and photograph of exterior of chapel, [1890].
Presbyterian Church of EnglandLetter of recommendation from the Finsbury Dispensary, including details of Medical Officers, instructions for patients and foot treatment, 1937.
Finsbury DispensaryMarriage registers for Finsbury Park Congregational Church, Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park, 1922-1939.
Congregational Church of England and WalesRecords of Finsbury Park Synagogue, including correspondence; kethubot [marriage certificates]; membership payment registers; memorial book; accounts book; educational pamphlets; certificates; and photographs of Synagogue officers.
Finsbury Park SynagogueRecords of Finsbury Petty Sessions Division, 1841-1956, comprising court minutes, court registers and licensing registers.
Court registers record the date of the hearing, the name of the informant or complainant (often the police), the name of the defendant, a brief note of the offence and the decision of the magistrate. Court minute books or notebooks are rough notes of the proceedings recording the gist of the evidence given.
Finsbury Petty Sessional DivisionCertificate of Mrs Jane Leach for £10 share in Finsbury Chapel, Finsbury Circus, 25 Dec 1826, including signature of Chapel founder and trustee Alexander Fletcher.
Presbyterian Church of EnglandSigned minutes of the Finsbury School District Board of Management, 1868-1869.
Finsbury School DistrictRecords relating to Finsbury Technical College, 1879-1926, notably City and Guilds of London Institute reports to the sub-committee on the Cowper Street Schools, 1879, 1880; address on the College opening, by Philip Magnus, 1883; curriculum sheets, undated; examination papers, 1884-1885; meeting notes of the Board of Examiners, 1915;
papers relating to the Old Students Association, comprising rules, undated, summary report of the Council on efforts to avert the closure of the college, [1925]; minutes of the general committee, 1906-1922; journal, 1887; magazine, 1907-1926; notes on lectures by Professor Ayrton and Professor Perry, 1883-1885.
Finsbury Technical CollegeProceedings of the Fire Judges' Court, in the case of John Wall and Sir Paul Niele and others.
Fire Court x Court of Judicature , Corporation of LondonPapers of the Fire Judges Court, comprising decree in the cause of Sir Richard Betenson, petitioner, against Richard Betenson, his son, and others, concerning burnt houses in Cheapside, in the parish of St Mary le Bow.
Fire Court x Court of Judicature , Corporation of London