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GB 0370 ABGJ · [1912-2000]

Archives of Andrew Blick and George Jones. Includes transcribed interviews with officials who worked at No 10 Downing Street from 1912 to the late 1990s. In addition there are journal, magazine and press articles about British Prime Ministers back to the early 18th Century; reports of seminars and conferences about them, and news cuttings; and working papers, including unpublished drafts of articles and conference papers.

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CARLTON, Ann (fl 1965-2018)
GB 0370 AC · 1958-1991

Papers of Ann Carlton, primarily relating to her work as Local Government Officer for the Labour Party between 1967 and 1974. There are also some papers from the late 1950s and early-mid 1960s when Michael Ward and later Joan Bourne were Local Government Officer. The collection primarily consists of papers from various groups and committees Carlton and her predecessors were involved with, particularly the Labour Party Home Policy sub-committees relating to local government, which the Local Government Officer was Secretary of. These were the Local Government Sub-Committee (papers from 1959-1960 and 1963-1964), the Regional and Local Government Advisory Committee (papers from 1965-1970), and the Regional and Local Government Sub-Committee (papers from 1970-1971). Carlton was also Secretary for the Association of Municipal Corporations Labour Group (papers from 1963-1973). Other papers relate to a Study Group on the Maud Report on the Management of Local Government (papers from 1964 and 1967), the Association of Education Committees and its future (papers from 1973-1974), and the reorganisation of local authority associations (papers from 1973). There are also copies of papers circulated to Labour groups from 1968-1972, and correspondence and press cuttings relating to Ann Carlton's work.

The papers have a particular focus on proposals to reorganise local government in the 1960s and 1970s, and the impact of this on local authority associations. The topics of housing and town planning, local government conferences and local elections also feature heavily.

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GB 0370 AJH · c.1930-1988

Personal memorabilia of Alfred Arthur Bernard Harvey and Joyce Elizabeth Harvey, nee Gale, including invitations, menus and letters relating to College events, c.1930-1988.

Other items include:

East London College booklet for 'Forest Lodge', Hall of Residence for Women Students, c.1930.

Text of speech given in memory of Sir Frederick Maurice, Principal of Queen Mary College 1933-1943, upon his death in May 1951.

Reminiscences/speech of A A B Harvey relating to the presentation of the Royal Charter of Queen Mary College by Queen Mary, 1983.

Queen Mary College Association membership list for 1987-1988.

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MAYNARD, Constance Louisa (1849-1935)
GB 0370 CLM · 1866-1935

This collection contains the papers of Constance Maynard from 1866-1935. It comprises diaries of a varying nature relating to all aspects of the life of Constance Maynard including her Greenbook diaries 1866-1935 - of her emotions, thoughts, extracts from letters, sermons and texts; her Diaries 1871-1913 - detailing weekly activities and events of both a personal and work nature; her Sundial Diaries 1911-1935 - recording the search for both cottages, the Sundial, Little Bookham and the Sundial, Gerrard's Cross, and subsequently details of life in retirement such as accounts of her visitors, visits made, community work and works read and written; her Travel Diaries, 1868-1926 - of her college vacations, holidays, tours and visits, detailing companions and places visited with some photographs, maps and drawings; Diaries regarding Effie [Stephanë Anthon] 1887-1915 - detailing the life, character and relationship with Effie [Stephanë Anthon] from the arrangement of her adoption until her death; the Autobiography written 1915-1933 - covering 1849-1927, divided into seven parts and further into chapters by Constance Maynard, covering all aspects of her life, and including her edited version of a history of the Henry Maynard family, c.1920s, originally written by her Cousin Mary [HM King] 1910, covering 1839-1910; Writings by Constance Maynard 1870-1931 - including indexed anthologies of her own poems, and of poems by other authors, anecdotes told to her, notes on subjects such as Euminides and the Parables, Extracts from Texts, and a Bible with extensive notes added by Constance Maynard; Writings by Family and Friends 1871-1905 - including diaries and notebooks of Catherine Firth, Dora Maynard and Mabel Prideaux; and Personal Memorabilia, 1868-1913 - including her Girton College Degree Certificate, a life painting of Limpsfield, a book presented to her by Westfield College on her retirement and a life painting of The Sundial, Little Bookham.

The 'green book diaries' and autobiography have been digitised and are available on the website, http://www.library.qmul.ac.uk/archives/digital/constance_maynard.

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SKEEL, Professor Caroline (1872-1951)
GB 0370 CS · 1785-1964

The collection contains the papers of Caroline Skeel,1850-1964, comprising of papers relating to her time at Westfield College; including working papers 1850-c.1926; photographs 1905-mid 20th Century; letters 1908-1950; donations 1930-1943; presentations from the College 1925-1929; and papers relating to her Professorship 1925. Also comprises of personal papers; including papers relating to her school 1880-1925; Girton College 1890-1927; London School of Economics 1904-1914; Certificates and Testimonies c.1913; the time that she lived in Hendon c.1935; her family 1925-1943; her legacy 1933-1954; biographical papers 1949-1954; financial papers 1899-1916; involvement with societies 1928-1930; letters 1904-1949; and personal items and memorabilia 1878- c.1890. The collection also contains family papers 1785-1928; including those of the Skeel family 1820-1923; Smith family 1809-1889; and James family 1794-1869; mainly comprising of educational papers, working papers, and legal documents such as wills, as well as papers relating to family properties 1785-1928; some family photographs c.1876; and items of unknown context, 18th Century - late 19th Century.

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GB 0370 CW · 1902-1960

Memorabilia and collected ephemera of Sir Charles Webster, 1902-1960, including: school cap with crest 1902-1903; official British delegation pass to the Peace Congress in Paris 1919; passports, 1928-1931, 1937-1942, 1957-1962; 3 medals, c 1960; 2 United Nations badges, San Francisco and London 1945; Unesco badge, 1950; Badge, XI Congrès International des Sciences Historiques, 1960; 2 medals in box, Order of St.Michael and of St George; certificates for war service 1915; postcard to Charles Webster from R Dyloski 1915 and 1950; 2 letters from Clement Attlee dated 7th and 12th August 1947, offering Webster the post of Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge, and draft reply from Webster respectfully declining. Various other certficates.

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BROOKE, Eileen Minnie (-1989)
GB 0370 EB · c1880-1977

Photographs and related memorabilia, including signed photographs and cards, of attendees at various international conferences largely concerning mental health issues, in Geneva, Washington and Brazil, between c1960 and 1977. Includes photographs of a symposium of the Brazilian Association of Psychiatry and the World Psychiatric Association in 1973. Also includes a photograph of family group (possibly featuring Eileen Brooke's mother), c1880. Brooke publications regarding mental health information systems 1961-1980, report of a meeting regarding suicide as a mental health issue, Dec 1978. Brooke publications c1959-1976, World Health Organisation reports of studies 1969-1975, Curriculum vitae Eileen Brooke. Various articles and reports used for research and evaluation into cost benefit of drugs, mental health rehabilitation programmes and systems c1966-1970s.

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JONES, Gwyn Owain (1917-2006)
GB 0370 GJ · c1955-2002

Box 1

Advanced, occasional post-graduate and non physics lecture notes. Lecture notes, religion, scientific attitudes to life 1959 and physics and philosophy and religion 1955. Correspondence and lecture notes and very occasional lectures, physical society 1969-1971, post-graduate lectures lattice dynamics c1960-1970s. Lecture at University of London Council 1970. Miscellaneous lectures speeches 1963-1974, social responsibility of science 1958-1960, occasional physics 1961-1966, science for arts students 1963-1968, advanced thermo dynamics and classical statistics mechanics c1967, theory of solids. Physics at Queen Mary College 40 Years On c 2002.

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Notes for obituary J.Rotblat 2004, reprints of articles by G.O.Jones c1950.

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MOSS, Gerry
GB 0370 GM · 1887-2000

Papers of Gerry Moss (fl 1966-2018), Professor of Chemistry. The papers relate to research into the history of the college, production of the college’s official pictorial centenary history book, ‘From Palace to College’, and the chemistry department at Queen Mary College.

Contains photographs and images relating to the College and its activities from throughout its history; College publications and memorabilia from events; papers relating to the College archives, enquiries into the history of the College and talks and exhibitions on the history of the College; research notes and photocopies relating to the history of the College and the Mile End site; papers relating to the production of ‘From Palace to College’ which Moss worked on with Mike Saville; academic papers co-authored by Moss on organic chemistry.

The papers of the Chemistry department include departmental information and brochures; memorabilia from events; papers relating to the construction of the new chemistry building in the 1960s; research and teaching activities; information on former staff and students.

There are also papers of or relating to the following individuals, mostly connected with the chemistry department or the College: John Herbert Buteaux Bennett; Grace Mary Buckton; R F Garwood; Dorothea Mona Grove; Wilfred John Hickinbottom; John Theodore Hewitt; John Allen Howe; David Charles Jones; Arthur Pillans Laurie; Raymond James Wood Le Ferve; Duncan Scott MacNair; R A Massy-Wetropp; James Riddick Partington; Arthur Ernest Pitt; Grahame Williams.

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ISAACS, Jacob (1896-1973)
GB 0370 JI · [1940-1970]

Papers of Jacob Isaacs, c 1940-1970, comprising research notebooks, papers and related material concerning literature and film.

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SMETHAM, James (1821-1889)
GB 0370 JS · 1853-1877

Letters written by James Smetham, 1853-1877, mainly to William Davies, concerning his work, schemes to raise money and his religious beliefs. Smetham called his letters "ventilators" and they often took the form of handmade notebooks with their contents resembling diaries or commonplace books. Other correspondents include Rev Thomas Akroyd, Quintin Hogg (1845-1903), Charles Mansford, Charles Gabriel Dante Rossetti (1828-1882), John Ruskin (1819-1900) and Frederic James Shields (1833-1911). Also letters to Sarah Smetham, his widow, from William Davies, 1889-1895.

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LIBRIS UK
GB 0370 LIBRIS · 1985-2013

Papers of Libris UK including correspondence concerning editorial issues and associated reviews of published works. Written in English and German. Contains the following files:

Box 1

File 1: Ashton, Rosemary, THE GERMAN IDEA

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, April 1993-January 1994.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work August 1980-June 1995.

File 2: Bosley, Keith, EVE BLOSSOM HAS WHEELS - GERMAN LOVE POETRY

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, May 1995-March 1997.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work 1997.

File 3: Brecht, Bertolt, WAR PRIMER

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, March 1996-October 1997.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work 1997-2003.

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File 4: Bridgham, Fred, THE FRIENDLY GERMAN-ENGLISH DICTIONARY

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, February 1990-September 1995.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work 1995-1998.

File 5: Bridgwater, Patrick, POET OF EXPRESSIONIST BERLIN - THE LIFE AND WORK OF GEORG HEYM

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 1986-1994.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work 1991-1994.

File 6: Brophy, Brigid, MOZART THE DRAMATIST

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 1986-1989.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 1988-2006.

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File 7: Dove, Richard, HE WAS A GERMAN - A BIOGRAPHY OF ERNST TOLLER

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 1987-1990.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work 1988-1995.

File 8: Dove, Richard, JOURNEY OF NO RETURN - FIVE GERMAN SPEAKING LITERARY EXILES IN BRITAIN, 1933-1945

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 1997-2000.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 2000-2001.

File 9: Fallada, Hans, THE DRINKER

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 1988-1989.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 1989-2005.

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File 10: Fallada, Hans, LITTLE MAN -WHAT NOW?

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 1990-1996.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 1987-2009.

File 11: Fontane, Theodor, BEYOND THE TWEED - A TOUR OF SCOTLAND IN 1858

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 1998.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 1997-2005.

File 12: [Franz, Fuhmann, SELECTED STORIES] not published

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 2005.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 2005.

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File 13: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, ROMAN ELEGIES and THE DIARY

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 1986-1996.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 1986-1998.

File 14: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, SELECTED POETRY

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 1990-1999.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 1990-1999.

File 15: Haffner, Sebastian, GERMANY: JEKYLL & HYDE

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 2004-2005.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 2005.

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File 16: Heym, Georg, POEMS

One file in three parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 1985-2005.

Part 2a and 2b. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 2000-2005.

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File 17: Heym, Georg, THE THIEF AND OTHER STORIES

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 1990-1994.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 1994-2000.

File 18: Hebel, Johann Peter, THE TREASURE CHEST

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 1989-1995.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 1994-2010.

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File 19: [Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, AN IMPOSSIBLE MAN] not published

One file.

Correspondence concerning editorial issues concerning unpublished book, 2004-2013.

File 20: Kastner, Erich, FABIAN - THE STORY OF A MORALIST

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 1986-2004.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 1988-2005.

File 21: Gansel, Mireille and Kunze, Reiner, 'IN TIME OF NEED' - A CONVERSATION ABOUT POETRY, RESISTANCE AND EXILE

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 2005-2006.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 2005-2009.

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File 22: Lafitte, Francois, THE INTERNMENT OF ALIENS

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 1987-1988.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 1987-2003.

File 23: Lukacs, Georg, GERMAN REALISTS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 1988-1992.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 1989-1996.

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File 24: Grenville, Anthony and Malet, Marian, CHANGING COUNTRIES - THE EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT OF GERMAN-SPEAKING EXILES FROM HITLER IN BRITAIN FROM 1933 TO TODAY

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 1999-2010.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 2004-2009.

File 25: Munsterer, Hanns Otto, THE YOUNG BRECHT

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 1986-1994.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 1992-1998.

File 26: Morike, Eduard, MOZART'S JOURNEY TO PRAGUE and SELECTED POEMS

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 1994-1996.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 1997-2005.

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File 27: Reves, Nigel, HEINRICH HEINE: POETRY AND POLITICS

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 1993-1994.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 1994-1996.

File 28: Schiller, Friedrich, WILLIAM TELL, A PLAY

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 2001-2005.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 2005.

File 29: Trakl, Georg, POEMS & PROSE

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 1996-2008.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 2000-2005.

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File 30: Williams, Jenny, MORE LIVES THAN ONE - A BIOGRAPHY OF HANS FALLADA

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 1996-2008.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 1998-2009.

File 31: Wizisla, Erdmut, WALTER BENJAMIN AND BERTOLT BRECHT - THE STORY OF A FRIENDSHIP

One file in two parts.

Part 1. Correspondence concerning editorial issues, 2003-2009.

Part 2. Correspondence, papers, regarding reviews and reception of the published work, 2005-2009.

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GB 0370 NUTGW · 1937-1989

Correspondence files of the General Secretary and the Assistant Secretary of the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers, 1937-1989, mainly relating to agreements with various manufacturers, businesses, organisations, and other trade unions, and to union organisation; also includes a "History" file, 1860-1970, and a collection of trade union rule books, 1912-1963; printed works, comprising The Garment Worker: official organ of the Tailors' and Garment Workers' Union, 1926-1991; Circulars to Executive Board Officials and Branches, 1954-1985; Minutes of Special Executive Meetings, 1953-1955, 1960-1968; Membership Summary, 1951-1970; Report of Proceedings of General Conference, 1963-1989.

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GB 0370 PHW · c1921-2005

Memorabilia of Philip Henry Wood (1904-1970) and Hilda Mary Wood (nee Smith) (1902-2005), East London College students 1921-1924. Includes a memoir of the lives of Philip and Hilda Wood, with original and reproduced photographs. Also includes two original East London College netball and tennis blazers.

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PEOPLE'S PALACE PROJECTS
GB 0370 PPP · 2008

Selected documentation, including reports, photographs, film (DVD and VHS), books and ephemera, from various projects. Including the Staging Human Rights and Changing the Scene projects, amongst others. Mainly English, some Portuguese.

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QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
GB 0370 QM · 1989-

Archives of Queen Mary University of London, formerly Queen Mary Westfield College, 1989-2000, comprising Governing body and committee minutes, 1989-2006; Annual reports, 1989-2008; Prospectuses, 1989-2008; Academic Board Standing Committee papers, 1989-2006; Library Committee minutes, 1989-1995, and Accessions Registers, 1990s; Students' Union Society Newsheet and other publications, 1989-2008; Presscuttings, 1989-1996.

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QUEEN MARY COLLEGE
GB 0370 QMC · 1887-1989

Archives of Queen Mary College, 1887-1989, containing records of the People's Palace, 1887-1939, East London Technical College, 1896-1909, East London College, 1909-1934, and Queen Mary College, 1934-1989. Comprising of sub-collections: (QMC/PP) Records of the People's Palace c1885-1987; (QMC/HR) Personnel Records of Queen Mary College c1911-1990; (QMC/PS) Principal's records of Queen Mary College 1910-1990; (QMC/Realia) Archives Realia consisting largely of photographs, memorabilia and ephemera, dating from c1900-1989. (QMC) The main series includes the following.

Governance and management papers: East London College Committee indexes to meetings 1907-1913; Governing Body minutes books and indexes 1913-1989; Registrars letter books regarding academic staff, 1911-1921; Academic Board minutes, 1913-1985, with Standing Committee papers, 1987-1989; Faculty Board minute books, Committee of Deans minute books c1935-1986; Faculty of Arts Board minutes and papers, 1933-1987; Faculty of Science Board minutes and papers, 1933-1977; Faculty of Science minutes and papers, 1948-1980; Committee for Medical Studies minutes, 1934-1961; Faculty of Engineering minutes and papers, 1935-70; Joint Committee on Staffing and Staff Reductions Sub-board, 1980s; Queen Mary College Committees and Staff lists 1980-1989; Strategy Planning documents 1985-1989; Finance and Planning papers 1970-1989; University Grants Committee 1985; Engineering administation papers 1920-1940; Library Committtee minutes and accession lists 1934-1990; Jarratt Report response 1986; AUT papers 1990-1994; Appeal for funds 1935-1937.

Reporting and information dissemination: Calendars c1897-1989; Prospectuses 1930-1989; Annual reports 1949-1989; Accounts annual reports 1977-1989; Directory of courses 1980-1989; Magazines, East London College and Queen Mary College Magazine, Mole, Leapardess, Cub, 1910-1989; Students' Union Society minutes, 1932-1935; Hobbies and Interests Club 1988-1989; Alumni magazines, College News Bulletins and Newsletters, c1964-1989; Condensate (Chemistry Department Magazine) 1972-1989; Press cuttings 1917-1989.

Subject files containing ephemera and photographs regarding events and celebrations; societies and associations; people; faculties; buildings, c1900-1989.

Student records including student cards arranged alphabetically by surname, c1906-1989.

Nuclear reactor log books, papers and correspondence c1963-1984.

Photographs, negatives slides, and promotional materials: 2 photograph albums 1938-1962; Publicity photographs 1970-1990; Negatives for magazines and printed materials c1980-1990; Cinefilm of events and other films produced concerning the College c1930-1960; Promotional videos 1960-1980s; Negatives with index covering all subject areas, events and key staff members, c1970-1989.

Memorabilia: Graduation gowns c1930-1940s; 2 College flags c1940-1950; 3 blazers c1913-1920s; Medals, gifts, College shields, c1880-1989.

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BONNETT, Raymond (1931-)
GB 0370 RB · c1920-2011

Papers relating to the development of the Chemistry Department, and relating to student activities on campus including, posters for the Socialist Worker, Socialist Society, and posters and adverts for student protest and events.

Two wall charts, attached to wooden struts, used to display depictions of Lavoisier's Experiment and Diffusion chart in lectures at East London College 1920s and 1930s, ascribed to James Riddick Partington.

Four photographs of the demolition of the Chemistry Building in 2011.

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MARTIN, John (1789-1854)
GB 0370 JM · 1822-1976

Papers of and relating to John Martin, 1822-1976, comprising his letters, 1822-1853, relating to exhibitions of his work at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London, 1822, Society of British Artists, 1833, prices of his pictures, improvement schemes for London, to various correspondents including William Bullock, Sir Henry George Grey, John Thomas Smith, Sir Charles Wheatstone, John Prescott Knight, Edward William Cooke, William Jerdon; prints of paintings and mezzotints by Martin, [1829-1844], portraits of John Martin, [1822, 1832]; review of an exhibition of his work from the Times, 1970; exhibition catalogue, 1976.

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LAUGHTON, Michael (1934-)
GB 0370 ML · c1938-1987

Box 1. Photographs of Professor Giffen 1985; Professor John c 1980s; Faculty of Engineering correspondence concerning obtaining photographs of the staff of the faculty, 1983-1987; Electrical Engineering photographs 1938-1939, including high voltage laboratory, electrical engineering laboratory, communications laboratory.

Bundle 2. (Outsize items) Photographs of Electrical Engineering Staff, Group photograph of Engineering Faculty 1950.

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HOLMES, Peggy (-2008)
GB 0370 PH · c1951-1982

Photograph album containing photographs, and other papers and memorabilia from time at Queen Mary College, including news cuttings, programmes for events, extracts from College bulletin, photographs from royal visits, photographs of old students.

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ROCKER, Rudolf (1873-1958)
GB 0370 RR · c 1950s

Typescript translation with annotations of Behind Barbed Wire and Bars, an unpublished work by Rudolf Rocker on his internment during the First World War. Translator unknown, but possibly Joseph Leftwich (1892-1984).

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BENSON, Stella (1892-1933)
GB 0370 SB · [1930]-1947

Papers of and relating to Stella Benson, [1930]-1947, comprising 2 letters to Mrs Forster, 1932, concerning a model for a painter, a missionary and the purchase of a clock for a Chinese neighbour who nursed her illness; report of the Sub-committee of the League of Nations Society, Hong Kong, on an investigation into the traffic in women and children and prostitution in Hong Kong, with covering letter presenting the report to the Colonial Secretary, [1930]; article entitled 'Stella Benson goes to a Chinese Wedding' from the Radio Times by Stella Benson, 1932; letter from Mrs G H Forster to Miss White (later Professor Beatrice White), enclosing the papers and containing reminscences about Stella Benson, 1947.

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GALBRAITH, Winifred (fl 1917-1940)
GB 0370 WG · c1894-1960s

File 1.

Photograph of Winifred Galbraith c 1940s.

Photograph of staff and students at I Fang School in China, 1927.

Map of China, for the China Inland Mission, c1894.

Published letter of introduction by Winifred Galbraith, I-Fang Collegiate School, March 1926.

Fold-out leaflet, with photographs, I Fang Girls Collegiate School, China c1930, describing impact of Communist outbreak 1926 and subsequent closure and reopening of school.

File 2.

Typescript draft of unpublished manuscript, 'Better to be broken jade than a perfect tile', by Winifred Galbraith c1920s-1940s.

File 3.

Typescript draft of unpublished autobiography, by Winifred Galbraith, c1960s.

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HELD, Wolfgang (1933-2016)
GB 0370 WH · 1933-2016

Papers of writer, translator, artist and musician Wolfgang Held (1933-2016).

Contains personal papers including material relating to Held’s time at school and university, diaries, letters, photographs, slides, magazines, medals, an astrology chart, letters of condolence and address books.

Family papers relating to his father Fritz Held and his ancestry, as well as family photographs, school books, certificates and related documents.

Work papers including notebooks, working notes and texts, research material, unpublished writing, published prose, papers relating to published works, poetry and poetry translations, papers relating to Raven Studio, prizes and awards, files of notes and notebooks relating to his translation work, radio commentaries and piano recitals.

Audio recordings (compact discs and cassette tapes) of Held's literary works and piano recitals for German radio stations.

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DEYERMOND, Alan (1932-2009)
GB 0370 AD · Fondo · [1950]-2009

Private papers of Deyermond, Alan (1932-2009), Professor of medieval Hispanic literature, covering the whole course of his career from his undergraduate education at Oxford to his relationship with the British Academy in addition to his academic career at Westfield and then later at Queen Mary and Westfield and Queen Mary, University of London. Includes private correspondence with academic colleagues and graduate students in the UK and overseas, principally Spain and the USA and academic papers and correspondence relating to College and learned society business, publication series and journals, conference organisation, and Deyermond's own research articles and books, c 1950s-2009.

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GB 0370 CMS · [1880-1990]

Papers of Clive Macmillan Schmitthoff, c 1880-1990, including official and personal correspondence on topics including royalties, publisher contacts, conferences, obituaries of friends, wartime correspondence, references, academic societies, course notes, arbitration rules in the London Chamber of Commerce summer schools, c 1980-1995 and professional commercial treaties - correspondents include the Board of Trade, the International Chamber of Commerce and the Institute of Import and Export; press cuttings; appointment diaries; notebooks; lecture notes; articles; videos and cinefilm, c 1960-1985; photographs, including family photographs c 1890-1994; minutes of meetings and other papers relating to arbitration, Frankfurt, 1968-1969, Turkey, 1968 and Uganda, 1990; City of London College photographs and correspondence with London Chamber of Commerce Law Committee, c 1945-1990; personal papers including nationalisation documents, revocation right to practice in Germany and papers relating to his change of name and correspondence and papers relating to his wife's family (Ilse Auerbach).

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SELINCOURT, Ernest De (1870-1943)
GB 0370 EDS · 1805-1921

Letters from Selincourt to Keats Memorial Trust, Sidney Colwin and Samual Loveman, March 1915-March 1921, concerning Keats' writings. Also includes a letter addressed to 'The Bard', Hayley (William Hayley 1745-1820) Esq, July 3rd 1805, from unknown.

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EAST LONDON PAPERS
GB 0370 ELP · [1958-1973]

Administrative papers relating to the publication of East London Papers, c 1958-1973 including correspondence and papers relating to subscribers, c 1960-1970; correspondence and papers concerning potential contributors, printers and going to press, c 1959-1973; papers of the Editorial Board, c 1969-1973; notes for contributors and reviewers, c 1960-1970; correspondence with contributors, c 1958-1973; correspondence and papers concerning distribution, c 1960-1973; correspondence and papers concerning photographs, illustrations, advertisements and subscription sales, c 1958-1971.

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GB 0370 HW · [1928-1945]

Papers of H C Wyld, relating to his work on poetic diction, [1928-1945], including draft chapters, 1930, entitled 'Diction and Style in English Poetry'; papers entitled 'On Translating Beowolf', 'Notes on some common English Christian names', 'Spenser's Poetic Diction in relation to that of Pope' and 'Philology: English Language', 1928 (Wyld had intended to produce a definitive volume on poetic diction, but the material left was not complete enough for publication).

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JOHN, Jon (1983-2017)
GB 0370 JJ · 2010-2017

Material relating to the work of performance artist, tattooist and piercer, Jon John. Primarily comprises of artefacts in the form of clothing, props and artwork used in or generated by his performance pieces, with photographs and some contextual information such as sketches.

Contains material relating to the following performance events:

  • Love to Love (2010)
  • The Limit to Your Love (2011)
  • ErosThanatos (2011)
  • You Never Love Only Once (2011)
  • Kataragama (2013)
  • For You to Stare at Your Own Blood (2013)
  • The 2 of Us - work in progress (2013)
  • The 2 of Us (2014), including two oversized blood on canvas/silk artworks
  • Love on Me - work in progress (2016)
  • Love on Me (2017)
  • Mole performance (2017)
  • Unrealized Performances (2013-2017)

Also contains material from:

  • Photoshoots (2011-2017)
  • "St. Sebastian" merchandise - shirt (2017)
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HAYDON, Benjamin Robert (1786-1846)
GB 0370 BH · 1826-1846

Papers of Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1826-1846, comprising letters to William Newton, his landlord, 1830-1845, relating to house repairs, his debts, requests for loans, death of his daughter, 1831; legal papers relating to Haydon's imprisonment for debt in the King's Bench, 1830, namely inventory of his goods for debt, authorisation to distrain goods, notice of court hearing; letter from Sir George Philips, 1836, concerning his picture 'Christ's Agony'; receipts for Haydon's life insurance policy payments, 1833-1845; Newton's marked copy of the catalogue of the sale of Haydon's effects, 1846.

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MORRIS, Bernard (1925-2009)
GB 0370 BM · 1972-1974

Miniature steam traction engine built by Bernard Morris, complete with miniature tools such as a shovel and spade. The engine works with coal or an air pressure pump.

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CHESWORTH, Donald Piers (1923-1991)
GB 0370 DC · [1906]-1991

Papers of Donald Piers Chesworth, [1906]-1991, comprising family papers, including photograph album of scout camp attended by his father, Frederick Chesworth, [1929-1936]; diaries of his mother, Daisy Chesworth, 1942-1981, giving brief entries; family holiday photograph album, [1936], stamp albums; files relating to Daisy Chesworth's death and estate, 1987;

volume of notes and lectures relating to the National Fire Service, [1939-1945];
papers relating to Chesworth's standing as a Parliamentary candidate, 1945, 1950, including posters, press cuttings, photographs with Clement Attlee campaigning in Rangoon; notes on rallies of Oswald Mosley (standing for Parliament in North Kensington), 1959;
correspondence, reports and papers relating to Notting Hill housing and social conditions, [1957-1963], including interviews with tenants and local people, housing waiting lists, minutes of Notting Hill Social Council, 1963; population survey of Kensington, [1961]; rent tribunals; papers, probably preparatory notes for a book by Chesworth, "Anatomy of Notting Hill"; paper entitled "Community Struggles in North Kensington 1966-1974";
correspondence and papers of the Association of Neighbourhood Councils, 1971, (a local government pressure group), particularly with MPs;
correspondence, reports, photographs and papers relating to Chesworth's work with War on Want, 1963-1986, including the Mahiwa project, Tanzania, 1970-1973; Bangladesh War of Independence, 1971;
minutes and papers relating to the World Political Action Trust, 1970-1973;
reports and papers relating to wage fixing in Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika), [1961-1967]; reports and correspondence, 1962-1989, relating to the Sugar Wages Council and education in Mauritius; correspondence and papers relating to the assassination of the vice-president of Zanzibar, 1973 (Zanzibar Treason Trial);
papers relating to the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) Labour group, including correspondence relating to secondary schools, 1973; papers relating to his work in Tower Hamlets, including Tower Hamlets Training Forum, [1962], 1986-1989; Tower Hamlets ILEA Tertiary Education Council, [1987-1990]; Spitalfields Heritage Centre, 1983-1991; papers relating to the opening of the Thames Children's Beach (Tower Hill), [1980s];
correspondence, reports and papers relating to Chesworth's work as Warden of Toynbee Hall, [1906-1987], including papers of the Management Committee, articles on the history of the Hall, annual reports, [1970-1988];
papers and correspondence relating to his work as Consultant to Kumagai Gumi UK, 1987-1991.

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SMITH, Ellen Marion Delf- (1883-1980)
GB 0370 EMDS · 1895-1974

This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Ellen Delf-Smith, 1895-1974. It comprises papers relating to Westfield College; including Career Developments 1906-1922; Teaching papers 1934-1947; Retirement 1948; Contact with ex colleagues and students 1917-1948; Continuation of the legacy of Ellen Delf-Smith 1955-1964; and 90th Birthday Celebrations 1973. Research and Academic Interests; including Publications 1940-1950; Laboratory Work and Experiments 1926-1966; Field Work and Samples 1915-1932; Secondary Research 1936-1938; and Academic Interests 1912-1974. Papers from work in South Africa; including Field Work 1920; and Letters from colleagues in South Africa 1921-1923. Personal memorabilia and ephemera; including School and College 1895-1934; Marriage 1926-1973; Diaries 1925-1948; Photographs and Drawings c.1906-c.1935; and a Church Donation 1976.

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JENKINS, Harold (1909-2000)
GB 0370 HJ · c1930-1994

The collection contains the papers of Harold Jenkins,1909-2000, comprising of papers relating to his work as a literary scholar and university teacher, specialising in Shakespeare. It also contains some personal papers relating to his career, and his wife Gladys Jenkins.

It comprises Hamlet Lecture Notes, 1965-1989; Other Shakespeare Lecture Notes, 1941-1988; Other Subject Lecture Notes, c.1945-1986; Hamlet Research Notes, Mid-Late 20th Century; Other Shakespeare Research Notes, c.1948-1990s; Benlowes Research Notes, c.1936-1963; Other Subject Research Notes, Mid-Late 20th Century; Papers relating to the Arden Hamlet, c.1970s-1986; Other Publications, 1948-1992; Career Papers, c.1930-1994; and papers relating to Gladys Jenkins, 1940-1950s.

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GB 0370 NL · c.1782-1940

Personal papers of the Lyttelton family containing correspondence of Neville Lyttelton, Katherine Lyttelton and daughters Lucy, Hilda and Hermione to and from family and friends, including photographs and ephemera. Also includes a sub-fonds containing additional personal papers of the Grenfell and Lyttelton families.

Neville Lyttelton to family, 1852-1909, 1911-1924; Family to Neville Lyttelton, 1852-1930; Neville Lyttelton to his wife Katherine 1883-1926; Katherine Lyttleton to her family, 1867-1927; Family to Katherine Lyttelton 1886-1916; Katherine Lyttelton to her husband Neville 1883-1926; Friends to Katherine Lyttelton 1877-1940; Various correspondence with friends, predominantly with Katherine Lyttelton, but also Neville Lyttelton, 1888-1938, including Sir Edward Grey, Lady Dorothy Grey, Lady Pamela Grey, George Curzon, Lord Alfred Milnes, Violet Gascoyne Cecil, Patrick Duncan, John Morley, Dorothy and Janet Ward, Alfred Lyall; Various family correspondence c1850-1937, including letters between Lucy Masterman and Katherine and Neville Lyttelton, Hilda Grenfell and Katherine and Neville Lyttelton, Arthur Grenfell to family and Hermione Hichens and Katherine and Neville Lyttelton. Includes letters exchanged between Neville and Katherine Lyttleton during the Second Boer War, 1899-1902.

Additional family papers of the Grenfell and Lyttelton families, including:

Early Grenfell letters 1840s-1890s, including Sofia Grenfell c1840s-1870s, letters from Francis Grenfell to family during service in Zulu War 1877-1881, Lord Grenfell letters to Lola c1890s-1925, including notes on the Ladysmith Campaign during Boer War and experiences as Governor of Malta, Letters from and about Harold M Grenfell c1899-1918.

Letters to Francis Grenfell, from Wilfred Grenfell 1899-1915 and Rivy (Riversdale) Grenfell 1905-1914. Letters from Francis Grenfell and Rivy Grenfell sent from active service in the 1st World War, to family, and the war diaries of Francis Grenfell 1914-1915 containing reports on military engagements. Francis Grenfell letters to Lola and Rivy 1899-1911. Letters and papers of Francis Grenfell, c1902-1915. Letters from Rivy Grenfell to NMG and Juanita 1915 and Lola Grenfell 1900-1912. Papers regarding the deaths of Rivy Grenfell 1914 and Francis Grenfell 1915, Rivy Grenfell tributes, correspondence and their letters 1914-1917, press cuttings about the twins 1914-1920, Francis Grenfell's grave 1915, Francis and Rivy Grenfell notes on their lives by Lola Grenfell.

Letters to Lola Grenfell about death of Francis 1915, and the Francis and Rivy Memorial Fund 1917. Correspondence between Lola Grenfell and the ICAA (Islington Invalid Children's Association), concerning raising funds 1915. Letters from family and friends 1880s-1940s to Lola Grenfell. Lola Grenfell letters to family and friends 1880 to 1939. Notebooks of Lola Grenfell, with copies of letters received during 1st world war.

Letters from Hilda Grenfell to members of her family, 1914-1915, 1935, 1940s, 1953. Extracts from letters to Hilda Grenfell, relating to the wars, 1907-1940. Letters to Hilda Grenfell from Lady Lyttelton, 1897-1941 and from Sir Neville Lyttelton 1890-1912. Hermoine Hichens letters to Hilda Grenfell, Lady Lyttelton and Arthur Grenfell 1907-1941. Hilda Grenfell letters to Arthur Grenfell 1908-1940s. Arthur Grenfell letters to Hilda Grenfell, 1907-1923. Letters to Hilda Grenfell from family and friends, 1932-1961. Hilda Grenfell collection of autographed letters from various including Stanley Baldwin 1937, John Buchan 1935, Dominick Leslie 1908, Lord Salisbury 1915, Eleanor Roosevelt 1942, Lady Cynthia Coville 1935, Lady Robert Cecil 1939, Curzon 1916, Queen Elizabeth R II 1944.

Letters to Arthur and Hilda Grenfell from Harry St Leger Grenfell 1913-1920s, 1929, 1932-1935, 1944, 1948. Letters from Harry St Leger Grenfell to family 1926-1927, 1933, 1939-1944, 1938-1950. Letters about Major Harry St Leger Grenfell wounded in India 1944.

Arthur Grenfell to various members of family 1915-1939. 1st World War letters, concerning Arthur Grenfell and his wound, and tributes to him from senior officers, 1914-1918. Arthur Grenfell, 1st world war reports sent from the front line. Certificates signed by Winston Churchill recognising Arthur Grenfell's gallantry 1916, 1919. Letter from William Joynson Hicks thanking Arthur for support in bringing down general strike 1926.

Pascoe St Leger Grenfell, Robert Grenfell, John Grenfell, letters regarding war and peace, c1900-1917. Letters from and about Cecil A Grenfell during the 1st World War 1915-1917, 1900 and 1923. Press cuttings and letters concerning the deaths of Julian and Gerald Grenfell, 1915, also refers to deaths of their cousins, Francis and Rivy Grenfell. Letters from Wilfred Grenfell, Katie Grenfell and Diana Grenfell, to Grenfell family, 1932.

Letters to Lady Lyttelton, from her mother 1877-1883, and family and friends 1870s and 1900 and 1908-1941, including, from Hilda Grenfell, 1908-1910, 1912, 1916-1930, Hilda and Arthur Grenfell 1913-1923.

Mary Caroline Countess of Lovelace wills 1897-1928, property and estate. Dame Katherine Sarah Lyttelton 1932 will. Ralph Gordon Noel Milbanke, Earl of Lovelace and Baron Wentworth will, capital account, and letters from solicitors to Lady Lovelace, 1925, 1930, 1935.

Family letters to Hermione Lyttelton (later Hichens) 1906-7. Hermoine Hichens letters to Hilda Grenfell, Lady Lyttelton and Arthur Grenfell 1907-1941.

Sir Neville Lyttelton as Chief of General Staff, memoranda and official correspondence and reports concerning the army, the war with various including Arnold Forster, Sir William Townshend, 1903-1916. Address of welcome to Sir Neville Lyttelton on his return from South Africa from parishoners of Hagley 1901. House of Commons vote of thanks to Sir Neville Lyttelton and others for gallantry in Campaign on the Nile 1896-1898, 1899. Sir Neville Lyttelton press cutting and obituaries 1931.

Lyttelton family photograph albums and loose photographs, including Neville, Katherine, and their children, in India and elsewhere c1890-1910; Katherine Lyttelton and Neville Lyttelton c1870s; Arthur Grenfell 1896, 1914; Neville Lyttelton with his children, in India, South Africa, c1886-1915; South Africa, East Africa, Suez Canal, Zanzibar, Tonga, Italy, 1903-1904; Contemporaries of Sir Neville and Lady Lyttelton including, Sir Edward Grey and his wife Dorothy Widdrington c1899 and family, c1900-1910; Belgium refugee family 1914-1918; Henry G.O.Bridgeman, Mrs Asquith (Lady Oxford), Sir John Morley, Mary Augusta Ward c1910; Earl Grey inaugural address c1890s; Rifle brigade on heights Quebec c1870; Duke of Connaught 1886.

Photographs of Mrs James Stuart-Wortley c1890, Stuart Wortley and Lyttelton relatives c1870s, James Stuart Wortley, George Lord Lyttelton, 1 Lyttelton forbear, 2 forbears of the Grey family, Hermoine Lyttelton, Lucy Lyttelton, Mary Grenfell, Arthur Grenfell at Eton and Harrow, 1891-1892.

Album presented to Lady Lyttelton for her support for Belgium refuges, November 1915, including signed poems, and various sketches depicting war scenes and Belgium refugees by various Belgium artists, 1915. Painted, signed card gift to Lady Lyttelton from people of Pretoria 1904.

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CLYMO, Richard S (fl 1961-1995)
GB 0370 RC · 1922-1996

Papers of Richard S Clymo, 1922-1996, comprising papers generated by Westfield College and Queen Mary College, chiefly relating to their merger in 1989. Includes Westfield College papers relating to the merger of Westfield College and Queen Mary, 1922-1992; correspondence and papers relating to a 'History of Botany at Westfield College', 1983-1984; plans for botany at Queen Mary, 1982-1988; Queen Mary College finance schemes for biology and engineering, 1990-1996; papers, plans and correspondence concerning the teaching of Environmental Sciences at Queen Mary, 1983 and correspondence and papers relating to the future of biological sciences at Westfield College, 1980-1987.

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GARNETT, Richard (1835-1906)
GB 0370 RG · 1907

Letter to Sir Sidney Lee 17 January 1904, attributed to Richard Garnett (1835-1906). Refers to his views on Shakespeare, the plot of the Tempest, critical of Dr Anders publication 'Shakespeares Books' published 1904.

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SECCOMBE, Thomas (fl.1900)
GB 0370 TS · c.1910

Notes for lectures belonging to Thomas Seccombe, on English History 1640-1830.

Also includes flyer for syllabus of a course of 6 lectures on 'Representative Frenchmen' by Hilaire Belloc at Oxford University and syllabus of lectures on 'The age of Frederick the Great' by J.A.R. Marriott, Oxford University.

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WILSON, Alan (b 1947)
GB 0370 AW · c1976-2013

The Palace of Delights, by Alan Wilson, November 1985. Audio recording on tape and CD.

Where the clocktower stands in the Mile End Road c 2001. Audio recording on CD.

Programme and papers relating to the Christmas concert 2007.

Scores of pieces written by Alan Wilson including 'Ode to Music' for Robert Tong's retirement; Christmas carol arrangement for 'Wish you a Merry Christmas'; QMUL and Westfield College songs; Palace of Delights vocal and orchestral score.

The Palace of Delights correspondence, posters, notes connected to the play; programmes 1979-1999; flyers for events 2013.

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SONDHEIMER, Ernst
GB 0370 ES · 1981

Correspondence and papers in relation to an article on the history of the Maths Department at Westfield College, including:

Correspondence with Professor A.G.Walker, Professor Olga Taussky, Dr J.M.Jackson, Professor Daniel Pedoe, Dr N.J.Hardiman, Dr Margaret Rayner, concerning the article.

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WAKEFIELD, Edward Gibbon (1796-1862)
GB 0370 EW · 1825-1929

Papers of and relating to Edward Gibbon Wakefield, 1825-1929, comprising letters of the Wakefield family, namely Frances Wakefield (second wife of Edward Gibbon Wakefield's father), concerning Directors of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1825; [Felix Wakefield] (Edward Gibbon Wakefield's brother) concerning his niece's journey to India, 1835; Edward Gibbon Wakefield to his sister Catherine Torlesse concerning the report of the House of Commons Committee investigating affairs in New Zealand, 1844; biographical extract about Edward Gibbon Wakefield, undated; press cuttings of book reviews relating to Edward Gibbon Wakefield, 1929.

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MIDDLEMISS, Frank (1920-2014)
GB 0370 FM · [1940-1960]

Series of 120 Ordnance Survey Maps for varying regions of Great Britain, c 1940s-c 1960s. The maps have been annotated with geological information by the geologist Frank Middlemiss.

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HINCHLIFFE, Ian (1942-2010)
GB 0370 IH · 1942-2010

Papers concerning the career of performance artist Ian Hinchliffe (1942-2010), primarily comprising of promotional material and photographs capturing performances by Hinchliffe and his collaborators. Includes promotional material relating to Hinchliffe's performance group, the Matchbox Purveyors, founded in 1971.

T
he material covers both Hinchliffe's early to mid career in the 1970s and 1980s, with the focus predominantly on work undertaken under the Matchbox Purveyors, to his later work, concentrating on durational performances with regular collaborators such as Tony Green, Hugh Metcalfe and David Crawforth.

Also contains a smaller volume of material relating to the planning and execution of Hinchliffe's work, including pages from a notebook of illustrated performance plans, annotated scripts, correspondence, and contracts. There is also a small amount of personal material, such as photographs of Hinchliffe as a baby, and illustrated diaries of his fishing trips.

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GB 0370 JMM · 1904-1966

The papers of John Turner MacGregor-Morris mainly relate to his work as Head of the Electrical Engineering Department at East London College (later Queen Mary College). This includes correspondence and other papers relating to departmental administration, students, research undertaken in the department (particularly on the subjects of cathode ray oscillography and high voltage engineering) and the high voltage laboratory.

There is also material relating to Albert Peter Thurston and the work of the Aeronautical Engineering department including published articles by or about Thurston and the history of the department, and research notes testing different models of aircraft.

There is also material relating to various College clubs and societies including papers concerning the establishment of the Union Society, papers from the college Engineering Societies and memorabilia from talks, concerts and dinners.

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GB 0370 MS/1 · Unidad documental simple · January-April 1846

Primarily comprises of botanical specimens in the form of pressed flowers and plants accompanied by manuscript descriptions giving the date and location at which the specimen was collected, with biblical, historical and personal context sometimes provided. References are made to 'quarantine quarters' in Malta, and going 'on shore with our guns' in Egypt, indicating that the author may have been working for the Royal Navy.

Locations visited by the author of the journal include:

Egypt (January-March 1846), including a scrap of papyrus found in the 'catacombs of Sioul', a parrot feather and fabric from 'a child mummy', Luxor (13 February), Cairo (28 February 1846); Palestine and Israel (March), including Rafah (18 March), Gaza (19 March), Jerusalem (23-28 March, 30-31 March 1846), Bethlehem (28 March 1846); Bethany (31 March 1846); Jordan (1 April 1846); Bethel (2 April 1846); Ephraim (2 April 1846); Schechem (2 April 1846); Sychar (3 April 1846); Samaria (4 April 1846); Nazareth (4-6 April 1846); Mount Fabor (7 April 1846); Cana of Galilee (7 April 1846); Mount Carmel (8 April 1846); Caipha (9 April 1846); St Jean de Acre (9 April 1846); Tyre (10 April 1846); Sidon (11 April 1846); Beyrout [Beirut] (16 April 1846); Malta (27 April 1846).

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HENNESSY, Peter John (b 1947)
GB 0370 PJH · [1970-2000]

Papers of Peter Hennessy relating to his work as a journalist, writer and academic, c 1970-2000, including research notes on modern political history with extracts from articles and Government minutes and reports; notes for talks and lectures at Queen Mary College and for the radio; audio and video tapes of interviews with politicians and political figures, c 1970-1985; notes and transcripts of interviews, c 1970-1986; press cuttings, c 1980-2000 and correspondence, c 1970-2000.

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SHAW, George Bernard (1856-1950)
GB 0370 PP9 · 1927-1928

Papers of and relating to George Bernard Shaw, 1927-1928, comprising 2 letters and a compliment card to Beatrice White (later Professor White), 1927, concerning the indexing of his book The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism (Beatrice White indexed the book); press cuttings of a review of the book, 1928.

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