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WILDE, Johannes (1891-1970)
GB 1518 CI/JW · 1916-1995

Papers of Johannes Wilde, 1916-1995, comprising files of working papers including notes, (manuscript and typescript), sketches, correspondence, photographs, lectures and slidelists, 1916-1965. Wilde meticulously wrote out the text of his lectures each time he gave them, making it possible to trace the evolution of ideas from the earlier to the later versions of the same piece.

Working papers relating to Michelangelo, 1922-1965, (the largest section of material in the collection) including general life and work, specific works including the Sistine Chapel, the Pieta, Cartonetti, 'Christ before Pilate'; his relationship with other artists, including Leonardo, Vasari, Raphael, Sebastiano; his drawings, including notes for a short survey of drawings, lectures, and a summary catalogue; his work in Florence, notably the façade of the Church of San Lorenzo, including correspondence with James S Ackerman concerning his book, The Architecture of Michelangelo (A Zwemmer, London, 1961), the Medici chapel and tombs, including lecture of Michelangelo's designs for the tombs, the Sagrestia Nuova, including draft chapter of its history, various works in the Palazzo Vecchio, the Hall of the Great Council, the Sala del Consiglio Grande, 'the Battle of Cascina', 'Victory', 'Leda', including correspondence concerning the publication of an essay, 1957; the Papal Tombs in Rome, the Marcus Aurelius statue in the Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome, the Sistine Chapel, Rome, the 'Battle of Angiare'; note and transcripts of Michelangelo's letters [now at the British Museum and Oxford]; notes on Michelangelo's drawing methods and early drawings;
list and notes of Wilde's new students [1948], catalogue entries for the catalogue of drawings at Windsor Castle, 1953;

notes relating to other artists, 1949-1962, notably Giotto, Leonardo da Vinci, Vasari, Masaccio, Pierino da Vinci, Raphael, Giovanni Bellini, Mantegna, Corregio, Parmagianino, Daniele da Volterra, Sebastiano del Piombo, Marcello Venusti, Giorgione, Antonello, Jacopo de' Barbari, Giovanni de Busi Cariani, Domenico Fetti, Jacometto, Domenico Mancini, Jacopo Palma Vecchio, Tiepolo, Tintoretto, Titian, Dutch/ Flemish painting, including Wilde's MA thesis on Rembrandt, 1916; notes on the collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm known as the Theatrum Pictorium, teaching notes, miscellaneous articles and notes including Henry VIII monument, landscape painting, Vasari, Fontanellato;

travel journals, 1921-1957, including notes relating to Modena, Uffizi, Rome, and exhibitions;
correspondence, 1937-1970, including letters to Wilde thanking him for the gift of his British Museum catalogue; correspondence with Paola Barocchi, 1962-1963; Kenneth Clark, 1959-1964; James A Crabtree, 1964, relating to a Michelangelo drawing; Brigadier Roy Frank Johnson, 1954, relating to portraits owned by him and Count Antoine Seilern; Arthur Ewart Popham, 1941-1949, covering production of of the catalogue of Italian Drawings at Windsor castle; private matters, and including some of the travel permits Wilde required during the war; Count Seilern, 1964, 1970; Hugh Squire, 1960, relating to a drawing in his collection;
miscellaneous items including photographs of Wilde and colleagues, [1920s-1930s]; Johannes and Julia Wilde, [1960s]; one of Wilde's parties, undated; copies of speeches given by Wilde on his 60th, 65th and 70th birthdays and by Anthony Blunt at a party, 1961; copy of Peter Kidson's lecture 'The Recent Transformation of Art History', 1995; copies of the editorial and obituary of Wilde, from The Burlington Magazine.

Wilde , Johannes , 1891-1970 , art historian.
GB 0402 EWI · Collection · 1926-1929

Diaries of Edward Wilding, 1926-1929, comprising diary in four volumes, illustrated with photographs, postcards, etc, of voyage to South America and a journey to Corriented and Posada on the River Parana and its tributaries, 1926 and diary in five volumes, illustrated with photographs, postcards etc, of a voyage to South America and a journey up the River Parana and in northern and western Argentina, 1929.

Wilding , Edward H , 1875-1939 , naval architect
Wilkes, John (1725-1797)
ACC/0967 · Collection · 1769

Address by John Wilkes to voters in Middlesex where he was standing for Parliamentary election, delievered from the Kings Bench Prison where he was imprisoned for seditious libel, 1769.

Wilkes , John , 1725-1797 , politician
GB 0074 CLC/B/112-163 · Collection · 1943-1949

Memorandum and articles of association for Wilkinson Linatex (India) Limited.

Wilkinson Linatex (India) Ltd
WILKINSON NOVATEX LIMITED
GB 0074 CLC/B/112-164 · Collection · 1943-1949

Records of Wilkinson Novatex Limited, manufacturers in plastics, including articles of association; minutes, agendas and papers presented; annual reports and accounts; and papers relating to liquidation.

Wilkinson Novatex Ltd , manufacturer in plastics
GB 0074 CLC/B/112-165 · Collection · 1926-1981

Records of the Wilkinson Process Rubber Company Limited, including minutes; articles of association; annual reports and accounts; correspondence; papers relating to shareholders; reports relating to production, distribution and trading.

Access to records less than 30 years old (and to records less than 70 years old which relate to staff) should be sought from Elementis plc (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff).

Wilkinson Process Rubber Company Ltd
GB 0074 CLC/B/112-166 · Collection · 1930-1980

Records of Wilkinson Rubber Linatex Limited, including articles of association; minutes; annual reports; correspondence and cables; financial accounts; analysis of sales; and promotional pamphlet.

Access to records less than 30 years old (and to records less than 70 years old which relate to staff) should be sought from Elementis plc (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff).

Wilkinson Rubber Linatex Ltd
GB 0074 CLC/B/227-200 · Collection · 1698

Agreement between Abel Wilkinson and John Timbrell concerning their partnership as linen drapers.

Wilkinson , Abel , fl 1698 , linen draper Timbrell , John , fl 1698 , linen draper
GB 0074 CLC/264 · Collection · 1800-1835

Papers relating to the history of the church and parish of Saint Peter upon Cornhill, including transcripts of documents, research notes and collectanea.

Wilkinson , Robert , fl 1800-1835
GB 0120 GP/34 · 1914-1948

19 practice day books of Sir Frederic Jeune Willans, 1918-1948.

Willans , Sir , Frederic Jeune , 1884-1949 , general practitioner
GB 0099 KCLMA Willcox · 1881-1918

Papers, 1881-1926; notably war diaries of the 3 Hussars during World War One, 1914-1919; private diary of Willcox, 1914; intelligence summaries with translated extracts from German documents, 1917-1918; typescript account of the 3 Hussars at Warneton, Belgium, Oct 1914; typescript account of the action of the 3 Hussars at Liez, France, March 1918 and near Hourges, France, Apr 1918; aerial photographs showing trench network, Beaucamp, France, 1916; copy of a diary by Willcox compiled during the siege of Ladysmith, South Africa, with two popular printed commemorative volumes describing the siege, 1899-1900; diary by Willcox of a visit by him as an observer of German army manoeuvres, Berlin area, with photographs, 1909; letters sent by Willcox to his parents and other relatives, 1881-1900; photographs of India, South Africa during the Boer War, in 1910 and the Western Front during World War One, showing groups of soldiers, equipment, the interiors and exteriors of buildings, including in Pretoria, of military exercises, parades, preparation for possible gas attack and of French chateaux, [1889-1919]; various papers compiled by Willcox during the compilation of his history of the 3 Hussars including operational summaries, biographical information and drawings and photographs, with reviews of Willcox's publications, 1908-1926; watercolours of the French landscape during World War One; manuscript hunting journal including detailed diaries and records of pig-sticking, tiger shooting and other hunts in Africa, Scotland and India, 1894-1932; colour illustrations of soldiers in various antique constumes.

Willcox , Walter Temple , 1869-1943 , Lt Col
GB 0074 ACC/0732 · Collection · 1575-1792

Papers, 1575-1792, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising legal documents relating to properties mainly in Edgware, Hendon and Willesden. Documents include bargain and sales, bonds, quitclaim, mortgages, will and probate, covenants and final concords.

Willes and Gladstone , solicitors
WILLESDEN BOARD OF GUARDIANS
BG/W · Collection · 1896-1930

Records of Willesden Poor Law Union, 1896-1930, including minutes of meetings of the Board of Guardians; standing orders, rules and regulations; orders for removal to and from the Union; apprenticeship indentures; financial accounts; correspondence, tenders, contracts and agreements for construction work and provision of utilities; orders of the Local Government Board; legal correspondence; building plans including Willesden Parish Infirmary and Park Royal Hospital; maps of Willesden Urban District showing boundaries.

Willesden Poor Law Union x Willesden Board of Guardians
N/C/59 · Collection · 1815-1916

Register of marriages, 1884-1916; volume containing historical account of Church, minutes of Church meetings and index of Church members, 1815-1882; minutes of Church meetings, 1883-1914 and financial accounts, 1882-1916.

Congregational Church of England and Wales
WILLETT ESTATES
GB 0074 ACC/3657 · Collection · 1856-1985

Records relating to the estate of William Willett, including records relating to properties in Hammersmith, Belsize Park, St John's Wood, Earl's Court, Kensington, Marylebone, Mill Hill, Brighton and Hove; and papers of the trustees of the estate including reports, financial accounts and statements, receipts, and allocation of income.

Various.
WILLIAM BRASS WILL TRUST
GB 0074 CLC/421 · Collection · 1868-1955

Records ofWilliam Brass and his estate, comprising accounts, agreements, correspondence and related papers. They were catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in 1987. Ms 22352 includes a schedule of Trust records drawn up in 1954.

Brass , William , d 1888 , builder and contractor
WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS
GB 0074 CLC/B/034-12 · Collection · 1872-1908

Papers of William Clowes and Sons, law publishers, including correspondence and agreements with authors.

William Clowes and Sons , law publishers
WILLIAM COATES AND CO
GB 0074 CLC/B/059-03 · Collection · 1845-1960

Records of William Coates and Company, wine merchants, consisting of order and voucher books and a book of tables.

William Coates and Co , wine merchants
GB 0074 ACC/3520 · Collection · 1887-1981

Records of William Edward Brooks, architect, 1887-1981, consisting of documents relating to William Brooks' education and career, financial records including account books, and photographs and published descriptions of his architectural work. Also included are some personal papers belonging to William's father, Edward Brooks.

Brooks , William Edward , 1879-1945 , architect
WILLIAM GRAHAM AND COMPANY
GB 0074 CLC/B/036-11 · Collection · 1923

Records of William Graham and Company, comprising inventory of the Ponte Nova indigo printing works, Portugal.

William Graham and Co , subsidiary of Grahams Trading Co Ltd
GB 0074 CLC/B/036-12 · Collection · 1923

Records of William Graham Junior and Company, comprising inventory of premises in Lisbon, Portugal.

William Graham Junior and Co , subsidiary of Grahams Trading Co Ltd
William Halle Diaries
GB 0347 D121 · Collection · 1949-1998

Diaries recording William Halle's daily life, working as an artist and at the Telephone Exchange. He writes about trying to sell paintings to galleries, organising exhibitions and records his worries over money, his health and his sister, who lived in South Africa. The diaries also record his thoughts on various friendships and sexual relationships.

Halle , William , 1912-1998 , artist
GB 0074 ACC/2184 · Collection · 1859-1891

These records relate to the activities of William Henry Oliver, solicitor. They include deeds relating to Devonshire Road, Forest Hill, including correspondence, leases and mortgages for Florence, Violet, Rose, Constance and Hawthorne Villas. The collection also includes personal and financial papers of W.H. Oliver relating to the winding up of his Estate. These papers (expecially ACC/2184/62-101) concern his activity as Trustee of the wills of Thomas Oliver (his father) and Arthur Oliver (his brother), and as Trustee of the Marriage Settlement of Mrs Sanders (his sister).

Oliver , William Henry , fl 1859-1891 , solicitor
GB 0074 CLC/B/223 · Collection · 1868

Records of William James Barnsdale and Son, watch and clockmakers, comprising order and repair books and accounts, as well as a pedigree of the family from the 18th to the 20th centuries.

William James Barnsdale and Son , watch and clockmakers
GB 0074 CLC/B/123-57 · Collection · 1885

William MacKinnon and Company records comprise: partnership deeds, 1919-25 (Ms 27849); and copy minute of an agreement, 1885 (Ms 27850).

William MacKinnon and Co , East India merchants
WILLIAM PARKER AND SON
GB 0074 CLC/B/227-201 · Collection · 1788-1800

Records of William Parker and Son, glass sellers, comprising letters from customers ordering glassware. The letters are largely from aristocratic and gentry customers and may have been kept for that reason.

William Parker and Son , glass sellers
GB 0074 LMA/4434/P · Collection · 196--1970

Records of William Perry Wine Merchants Limited, comprising minute book of board meetings, directors' meetings and annual general meetings; register of members, directors and share certificates; annual returns and certificate of incorporation.

William Perry Wine Merchants Ltd Harveys of Bristol Ltd , drinks manufacturer
GB 0074 ACC/3198 · Collection · 1825-1932

Papers, 1825-1932, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds and conveyances for properties in Chiswick, Wembley, Isleworth, and Greenford.

William Sturges and Company , solicitors
GB 0074 CLC/B/227-202 · Collection · 1969

Annual report and accounts of William T Storer and Company, 1969, with report and accounts of Pinn and Wheeler Limited, a wharfing subsidiary of the company.

William T. Storer and Company
William Townsend Papers
GB 0103 TOWNSEND · 1919-1973

Townsend's journals. Also correspondence, personal files, postcards, art photographs, press cuttings, newspapers, typescripts of poems and articles, and general professional papers concerning colleges and exhibitions in Canada and the UK.

Townsend , William , 1909-1973 , Professor of Fine Art
William Warne and Co. Ltd
BD9 · Fonds · 1882-1944

This collection comprises the records of William Warne and Co Ltd, manufacture of rubber products, including a technical notebook (1882-1896), detailing the chemical additives and cost per pound weight for each product manufactured at the companies factory in Barking, together with minute books of the Directors and Annual General Meetings (1895-1932), balance sheets of income and expenditure (1897-1925), a valuation of India Rubber Mills (1944) and a printed copy of 'The India Rubber Journal' (1924). Accompanied by photographs, and some photographic negatives, of workers of different demographics and ethnicity on the factory floor in Barking (circa 1960-1970), as well as further photographs showing different products produced at William Warne and Co Ltd (circa 1950-1970).

William Warne and Co Ltd
WILLIAMS AND DAY
GB 0074 CLC/B/059-04 · Collection · 1818-1912

Records of Williams and Day, wine and spirits merchants, comprising bills, orders, receipts, accounts of customs paid, goods transfer notices and other financial papers 1818-28 (Mss 15553, 15555-61 and 15563); letters and miscellaneous papers 1818-1903 (Mss 15554 and 15562); price lists 1896-1912 (Ms 155564) and photographs (Ms 15565).

Williams and Day , wine and spirits merchants
GB 0074 ACC/0907 · Collection · 1810-1824

Papers, 1810-1824, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising assignment of lease of copyhold ground at Turnham Green, with building thereon called 'King of Boheme', and letters of administration, with will annexed, of Thomas Lewis of Turnham Green.

Williams and James , solicitors
GB 0074 ACC/0426 · Collection · 1763-1772

One ledger, including index of clients, details of clients, orders and payment, 1763-1772.

Williams , Robert , fl 1763-1772 , upholsterer and cabinet maker
GB 0120 MSS.7502-7514 · 1883-1900

Medical case registers with numerous inserted letters and notes.

MSS. 7502-7509 and 7511 form one chronological sequence, documenting cases from Williamson's general practice. 1883-1901.

MS. 7510 consists chiefly of patients from Winchester and other localities in Hampshire and seems to document work for the Bonchurch convalescent home. 1895-1897.

MSS. 7512-7513 consist of patients with tuberculosis and other diseases affecting the lungs, and presumably document work at the Royal National Hospital for Consumption. 1899-1900.

MS. 7514 documents child cases at the Grange convalescent home, sent from a variety of London hospitals (Evelina Hospital providing most cases; also Great Ormond Street, Belgrave, St. Bartholomew's, London and East London Hospitals). 1897-1899.

Numerous papers are inserted, either bound in between numbered folios or loose: these comprise temperature charts, correspondence, cuttings, photographs and so forth.

Williamson , James Mann , fl 1849-1901 , general practitioner
GB 0074 CLC/B/227-204 · Collection · 1793-1842

Business papers of Willis, Fairthorne and Clarke, solicitors and attorneys at law.

Willis, Fairthorne and Clarke , solicitors and attorneys at law
GB 0074 F/WLM · Collection · 1921-1947

Diaries of Herbert M Willmott, covering his work in India, 1921-1923; his retirement including travels in France, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Yugoslavia, Germany, Belgium and Austria, 1923-1939; and life in war-time Kensington, 1939-1947.

Willmott , Herbert M , 1869-1951 , engineer
GB 0074 CLC/B/224 · Collection · 1916-1954

Records of Wills, Faber and Dumas Limited comprising sea casualty books, 1916-20 and 1930-50; and a register of claims, 1932-54.

Wills, Faber and Dumas Ltd , insurance brokers
Wilson, Albert (1854-1928)
GB 0114 MS0176 · [1870]

Papers of Albert Wilson, c1870, comprising a volume titled [H]uman [P]athology, Prof. Saunders, 2 containing manuscript notes by Wilson, taken at the Pathology lectures of Professor Sanders at Edinburgh University; and a loose sheet containing notes on Tubercular Phthisis. The sheet of paper is from the Edinburgh Medical-Missionary Society's Training Institution and Dispensary at No 39 Cowgate. Wilson was resident physician at the Cowgate Dispensary.

Wilson , Albert , 1854-1928 , physician
GB 0114 MS0130 · 1908-1919

Papers of Douglas Wilson, 1908-1919, comprising a volume of notes taken at Practical Pharmacy lectures by Professor Ralph Stockman and Dr Charteris, including prescriptions and notes on chemicals and drugs, 1908-1919; and 3 volumes of notes taken at Pathology lectures by Professor Robert Muir, 1909-1910.

Wilson , Douglas , fl 1908-1948 , surgeon
WILSON, John (1811-1879)
GB 0402 JWI · Collection · 1839-1843

Log and private journal of John Wilson as ship's surgeon on the second voyage of the South Seas whaler GYPSY, 23 Oct 1839-19 Mar 1843 and portfolio of 23 watercolours, illustrating places named in the journal.

Wilson , John , 1811-1879 , ship's surgeon
GB 0074 E/WS · Collection · 1871-1936

Papers of Samuel Henry Wilson, including will, probate and correspondence; and deeds, insurance policies, reports, and valuations for properties in Fulham, Brompton, and Ratcliff.

Wilson , Samuel Henry , fl 1871-1936
GB 0402 ATW · Collection · 1911-1940

Papers of Arnold Talbot Wilson, 1911-1940, comprising a journal and other papers of the then Capt A T Wilson, in Luristan, South West Persia, 1911-1912, with a supplement of miscellaneous notes and correspondence numbered 1-24 and reviews and related correspondence, 1928-1938, relating to Wilson's book The Persian Gulf, (Oxford, Clarendan Press, 1928).

Wilson , Sir , Arnold Talbot , 1884-1940 , Knight , soldier, explorer, politician and author
GB 0074 CLC/B/225 · Collection · 1877-1969

Records of Wilson, Sons and Company Limited, coal and steamship agency, and associated companies. The records include minutes; financial accounts; letter books; constitutional documents; historical notes; registers of members; annual reports; and agreements.

Wilson, Sons and Co Ltd , coal and steamship agency
GB 0074 O/223 · Collection · 1823-1837

Documents donated by the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, including draft marriage settlement between Henry Roberts and Betsy Martyn; draft feoffment between the Amicable Society for a Perpetual Insurance Office and Frances Gardner and probate copy of will of William Rayson.

Unknown.
GB 0074 ACC/0088 · Collection · 1561-1753

Legal papers, such as court rolls, feoffments, lease and releases, assignments, agreements, bargain and sales, grants, mortgages and common recoverys, relating to properties in Stanwell; Harlington; Cranford; Heston; Uxbridge; Denham, Buckinghamshire; Brentford; Hendon; Hampstead; Cowley; Rickmansworth; Willesden; Tilehurst and Bradfield, Berkshire; St. Margaret's Westminster and Shinfield, Berkshire.

Various.
WINCHESTER BREWERY
GB 0074 LMA/4434/X · Collection · 1822-195-

Records of Winchester Brewery, comprising documents relating to public houses owned by the company in Stepney, Camberwell and Lambeth.

Winchester Brewery Co Ltd