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.
Skeel , Caroline , 1872-1951 , historianPapers 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.
Hennessy , Peter John , b 1947 , journalist and Professor of Contemporary HistoryArchives 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early 18th Century; reports of seminars and conferences about them, and news cuttings; and working papers, including unpublished drafts of articles and conference papers.
Jones , George , fl 1960s-2016 , Professor Blick , Andrew , fl 1980s-2016 , AcademicPapers of Professor Stanley Thomas Bindoff [known as Tim or S.T. Bindoff], 1908-1980, historian.
Letters to and from Bindoff, and papers including committee meeting papers and exam papers. Includes papers and correspondence concerning:
Queen Mary College Academic Board, Faculty of Arts, History Department, and other Queen Mary College correspondence and papers.
The University of London: Board of Studies in History, History Special Subject 'Church, Society and Government in England, c. 1530-c.1570', Institute of Historical Research, and Senate Committee on Colleges Overseas in Special Relation. Also includes papers relating to Essex Records Committee, several educational institutions, other University of London files, and files of letters to S.T Bindoff from, and regarding, his students.
Visiting Professorship at U.S. colleges and universities including Wellesley College and Harvard University.
External Examinerships for the Universities of Oxford, Reading, and Nottingham.
Conferences, including the Anglo-Dutch Historical Conferences.
Publications edited or contributed to by Bindoff, including the History of Parliament Trust.
Other interests of S.T. Bindoff, such as The Historical Association.
Bindoff's various roles, interests and activities.
Also contains correspondence series concerning:
Lectures, including The Neale Lecture in English History, 1973-74.
Letters to and from S.T. Bindoff arranged alphabetically into files mainly according to the initial of the surname of the sender or recipient.
Bindoff , Stanley Thomas , 1908-1980 , historian