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        JEWERS, Arthur John (d 1921)
        GB 0074 CLC/256 · Collection · 1910-1924

        The monumental inscriptions and armorial bearings in the churches within the City of London, a five volume work by Arthur Jewers, compiled for the Library Committee of the City of London, 1910-1919. Includes transcripts of monumental and other inscriptions in the churches, with drawings (many coloured) of armorial bearings, and extracts from wills and other genealogical notes about the persons and families commemorated. Also correspondence with the Library Committee relating to the preparation of the work, 1910-1919, and Library Committee report, 1924.

        Jewers , Arthur John , d 1921 , antiquarian
        GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP51 · Created 1963-1973

        Correspondence, 1968-1973, relating to Johnson's work as Poetry Editor of Transatlantic Review, and English translations by Johnson and Ned Thomas of Welsh language poems by David Gwenallt Jones; typescript of Travelling people, 1963. First edition copies of House Mother normal: a geriatric comedy (Collins, London, 1971), Travelling people (Constable, London, 1964), and The unfortunates (Panther, London, 1969).

        Johnson , Bryan Stanley William , 1933-1973 , poet , playwright , director
        GB 0099 KCLMA Johnston C H · Created 1924-1971

        Papers relating to his life and career, 1924-1971, principally comprising papers relating to his work as British Ambassador to Jordan, 1956-1959, including newspaper cuttings concerning the termination of the Anglo-Jordan treaty of 1948, 1956-1959, and correspondence relating to the stationing of British troops in Jordan, 1958; papers relating to his work as Governor, Commander-in-Chief and High Commissioner, Aden, 1960-1963, dated 1960-1970, including his official reports to the Foreign Office on his visits to the Protectorate states, 1960-1962, his correspondence with King Hussein of Jordan, 1960-1962, newspaper cuttings relating to the merging of Aden with the South Arabian Federation of Arab Emirates, 1960-1963; correspondence concerning British policy towards the South Arabian Federation, particularly the withdrawal of British troops from Aden, 1964-1970; his official report to the Foreign Office concerning the trials in Madrid of opponents of the Franco regime, 1950; notes, cuttings and correspondence concerning Britain's policy towards Japan, 1931-1941, and the signing of the Japanese Peace Treaty, 1951, dated 1971-1975; notes on Australian personalities and contacts written for Sir Morrice James, Johnston's successor as High Commissioner of Australia, 1971; drafts,typescripts, correspondence and reviews of published memoirs The view from Steamer Point (Collins, London, 1964), Mo and other originals (Hamilton, London, 1971) and The brink of Jordan (Hamilton, London, 1972); notes and fragments of unpublished memoirs, dated 1936-1985, mainly relating to his service in the Foreign Office, 1936-1939, Japan, 1939-1942, and Australia, 1965-1971. Photographs,[1938]-1971, principally comprising official photographs relating to his service in Jordan, Aden and Australia. Papers relating to published and unpublished poetry and translations, principally comprising drafts of For Leagros and other poems (Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1940), Towards Mozambique and other poems (Cresset Press, London, 1947), Estuary in Scotland (privately published, 1974), Poems and Journeys (Bodley Head, London, 1979), Rivers and fireworks (Bodley Head, London, 1980), Talk about the last poet (Bodley Head, London, 1981), Choiseul and Talleyrand (Bodley Head, London, 1982), The Irish lights (Bodley Head, London, 1983) and translations of Turgenev, Pushkin and Lermontov.

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        Jones, H: letter (1841)
        GB 0096 AL287 · Fonds · 1841

        Letter from H Jones of 54 Dorset Street, Fleet Street, London to Colonel [Charles Richard] Fox, 24 Jun 1841. Covering letter (written on behalf of the Property Tax Association) to a printed copy of Joshua Scholefield's speech, (made in the House of Commons on 23 Mar 1841) proposing that a property tax be substituted for the existing customs and excise taxes. Jones forecasts that the proposed property tax 'is likely to become a populat topic at the [forthcoming] elections' and expresses the hope that Fox would be elected MP for Tower Hamlets.

        Autograph, with signature.

        Jones , H , fl 1841 , naval officer and honorary secretary of the Property Tax Association
        GB 0096 AL290 · Fonds · 1828

        2 letters from John Gale Jones of 5 Wilsted Street, Somers Town, [London] to unknown recipients, 1828. (1) Covering letter to a copy of Jones's Oration on the late George Washington (1825). 'Should you deem it worthy of any little token of your esteem for the memory of that exalted character ... it will be gratefully acknowledged', 25 Apr 1828. (2) Acknowledging 'the liberal present of a sovereign', 28 Apr 1828.

        Both letters are autograph, with signatures.

        Jones , John Gale , 1769-1838 , politician
        Joseph Thomas Papers
        GB 0103 THOMAS · 1939-1981

        Papers and correspondence, 1939-1981, of Professor Joseph Anthony Charles Thomas concerning his work, comprising manuscript and typescript notes for lectures attended while a student at Cambridge, 1939-1947; typescripts and manuscripts for The Institutes of Justinian; typescripts and manuscripts, including translations, for various articles, lectures and talks, some unpublished; texts for his lectures at Nottingham, 1953-1954, Glasgow, 1955-1961, and University College London, 1965-1980 and undated; general correspondence, 1953-1978, correspondence concerning book reviews, 1962-1980, correspondence concerning articles, 1966-1969, 1975-1981, and correspondence concerning outside talks, A Casebook on Contract, Textbook of Roman Law, and The Institutes of Justinian.

        Thomas , Joseph Anthony Charles , 1923-1981 , Professor of Roman Law
        Joyce Collection
        GB 0103 JOYCE · Created 1914-1983

        The collection includes current and rare editions of Joyce's publications, critical and background literature. Archival material consists of the Lidderdale papers (1915-1983), which includes letters to Jane Lidderdale (god-daughter and joint biographer of Harriet Shaw Weaver, and Lucia Joyce's literary executor); copies of letters to Harriet Shaw Weaver (Joyce's patron and publisher); and papers, letters and photographs of Lucia Joyce (Joyce's daughter). The Weaver papers (1914-1958) include material relating to James and Lucia Joyce, and press cuttings. The Joyce Centenary papers contain various news cuttings etc from 1982. The Lucia Joyce Bequest (1924-1982) includes personal documents, letters, cards and photographs relating to Lucia Joyce.

        Lucia Joyce Jane Lidderdale Harriet Shaw Weaver
        GB 0099 KCLMA Joyce · Created 1916-1919, 1936, 1963, 1939, 1941, 1963, 1965

        Papers relating to his service in Hedjaz (Hejaz), 1916-1919, dated 1916-1919, 1936, 1963, 1939, 1941, 1963, 1965, principally comprising official correspondence relating to operations against the Turks in Hedjaz, 1916-1918, and supplies and stores for bases at Rabegh, Wedj, Yenbo, Akaba and Abu Lissal, 1916-1918, and including letters to and from Thomas Edward Lawrence (laterShaw), Col Cyril Edward Wilson, Gen Sir Gilbert Falkingham Clayton, and Lt Col Alan Geoffrey Charles; correspondence and notes concerning the meeting between Emir Feisal (later Feisal I, King of Iraq) and Dr Chaim Weizmann on 4 Jun 1918, dated [1918] and 1963;typescript text on the history and future of the Arab movement, [1919]; scripts concerning his service with Lawrence in Hedjaz, 1916-1918, written for television broadcasts in 1939 and 1941; official reports on bomb attacks on the Hedjaz railway by X Flight and No14 Sqn personnel, 1917-1918; official reports of reconnaissance flights by X Flight and No 14 Sqn, 1917-1918; diary by Capt H S Hornby describing raids on the Hedjaz railway, May 1917 and May 1918; account by Lt Col Frederick Gerard Peake of Turkish attack on Tafas,Sep 1918, dated 1965.

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        Kabdebo Papers
        GB 0103 MS ADD 290 · 1964-1969

        The first part of the collection consists of correspondence, notes, drafts and revised translations for Kabdebo's edition of translations of the poems of Attila József. The second part of the collection consists of 19 letters and manuscript poems for inclusion in 'UCL Poetry 1969', a poetry seminar workshop, edited by Kabdebo.

        Kabdebo , Thomas , b 1934 , librarian
        GB 1556 WL 1426 · Collection · 1941-1965

        Papers compiled by Otto Kahn-Freund, 1941-1965, comprising newsletters, pamphlets and reports from organisations including the following: the Union of German Socialist Organisations in Great Britain; Jewish Socialist Labour Party; Socialist Vanguard Group; Union of Democratic Control; Arbeitswohlfahrt Gross-Britannien and the Palestine Labour Political Committee.

        Freund , Otto , Kahn- , 1900-1979 , Knight , lawyer x Kahn-Freund
        Keeling Papers
        GB 0103 MS ADD 326 · Created 1930-1979

        Papers, including personal and professional correspondence; a heavily annotated copy of A.J.Ayer's 'Thinking and Meaning'; proof copy of J.E.McTaggart's 'Philosophical Studies'; Keeling's work on time and other reviews and articles; reviews of Keeling's own works; draft and proof articles for 'Encyclopaedia Britannica' and related correspondence; Keeling's birth and death certificates and documents relating to his will; 2 letters from Bertrand Russell (photocopies); a photocopy of details of Keeling's imprisonment as a conscientious objector in the First World War.

        Keeling , Stanley Victor , 1894-1979 , philosopher
        Keen (Alan) Collection
        GB 0103 MS ADD 130 · 1853-1958

        Papers of Dr William Martin, Captain William Jaggard and Keen himself, concerning William Shakespeare. Includes papers on Jaggard's case against Hunter Charles Rogers over forged Shakespeare documents.

        Keen , Alan , fl 1951-1958
        GB 0114 MS0018 · Fonds · 1890-1955

        The papers contain Keith's extensive correspondence, diaries (1908-1954), reports on work as conservator annual (1931-1934) and quarterly reports (1928-1932), talks, drafts of publications, unpublished manuscripts; drawings, notes on visits to Siam, Egypt and America.

        Keith , Sir , Arthur , 1866-1955 , knight , Anatomist, Anthropologist and Botanist
        Keller, Tina (1887-1986)
        GB 0120 PP/TKR · 1938-1982

        Papers, published and unpublished, by Tina Keller, 1938-1982, relating to her training and work as an analytical psychologist. They include both an unpublished autobiography, and her recollections of her encounter with Jung and other members of his circle.

        Keller , Tina , 1887-1986 , analytical psychologist
        GB 0102 CWM/LMS Africa Personal Box 9 · 1573, 1763-1932
        Part of COUNCIL FOR WORLD MISSION

        Papers, 1573, 1763-1932, of and relating to John Theodosius Van Der Kemp, comprising pages from his diary, 1763-1791; list of patients in a Dutch military hospital, 1793-1794; miscellaneous papers, 1801-1804; correspondence, 1802-1811, the subjects including missionaries, supplies, travel, and colonial policy and administration; various undated manuscripts in his hand, including medical notes and notes for sermons; his Bible (1573), comprising the Old Testament in Hebrew and New Testament in Greek; papers relating to his family, 1816-1817, 1849, including financial affairs; miscellaneous papers on Van Der Kemp and Bethelsdorp, 1826 and undated; a manuscript on the conversion and call of Van Der Kemp to missionary work and his voyage to the Cape [early 19th century]; manuscript copy of his autobiography, apparently translated by F G Hooper, 1820; a manuscript précis and extracts from his autobiography [early 19th century]; correspondence and papers, 1921-1932 and undated, on Van Der Kemp, relating especially to A D Martin's biography Doctor Vanderkemp, and including press cuttings and a photograph of his grave.

        Kemp , John Theodosius , Van Der , 1747-1811 , Dutch missionary
        GB 0099 KCLMA Kennedy, J N · Created 1911-1972

        Papers relating to Kennedy's career, 1911-1972, notably narrative diaries of his service on the Western Front during World War One, narrative diaries of his service with the British Military Mission to South Russia, 1919-1920; narrative diaries and papers relating to his senior planning role at the War Office during World War Two; typescript of, and papers relating to, an unpublished memoir of his period as Governor of Southern Rhodesia, 1969. A collection of official photographs relating largely to Kennedy's service at the War Office between 1939 and 1945, has been included at the end of the collection, as has a group of unpublished memoirs written by Col Roderick (Rory) Macleod, presented by the author to Kennedy in 1966.

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        GB 0098 B/KENNEDY · 1915-1993

        Papers of Professor John Stodart Kennedy, 1915-1993, comprising biographical and autobiographical papers, 1915-1992, including Kennedy's autobiographical notes, family and personal papers, diaries;
        papers relating to research, 1939-1992, documenting most stages of his scientific career from the 1930s, including wartime service; his periods at Cambridge, Imperial College and Oxford, categorised alphabetically by topic including aphids, behaviour/behaviourism, ethology, locusts, mosquitoes and motivation; photographs and observations in Albania, 1939; drafts and exchanges of ideas for his book of 1992;
        papers and correspondence relating to Imperial College, 1963-1987; papers relating to lectures, papers and broadcasts, 1935-1987; publications, 1939-1992; societies and organisations, 1937-1991, including the Anti-Locust Research Centre; scientific and general correspondence, 1937-1992, with friends and colleagues such as Donald Livingston Gunn, Vincent Brian Wigglesworth, many overseas correspondents including scientific exchanges; papers relating to references and recommendations, 1954-1991, including correspondence with editors, authors and publishing houses; photographs, 1942-1985, notably of the work of the Middle East Anti-Locust Unit, 1942-1944, wind-tunnels, group photographs of meetings and symposia.

        Kennedy , John Stodart , 1912-1993 , zoologist
        Ker Papers
        GB 0103 KER · 1867-c1955

        The collection consists of published and unpublished works including lectures, essays, poems and reviews by Ker; notes for works and lectures covering the whole of Ker's career; correspondence collected by Chambers; and miscellaneous material including Chambers' notes and writings on Ker, Ker's personal and administrative papers, obituaries of Ker, and other papers.

        Ker , William Paton , 1855-1923 , Professor of English Language and Literature Chambers , Raymond Wilson , 1874-1942 , Professor of English Language and Literature
        Ker, William Paton
        GB 0096 MS 793 · 1892-1955

        Papers of William Paton Ker including letters written to and by Ker, 1892-1923, some of Kerr's poems and other miscellany. Also papers relating to John Henry Pyle Pafford's bibliography of Ker, 1939-1955. Letter from W.P. Ker to Dororthy Stoppard, 1915, enclosed in a copy of "Epic and Romance", 1908.

        Ker , William Paton , 1855-1923 , literary scholar
        Key Papers
        GB 0103 MS ADD 46 · c1840-1875

        Manuscript lecture notes and papers concerning Latin and philology.

        Key , Thomas Hewitt , 1799-1875 , classicist
        Keyes Poem
        GB 0103 MS ADD 60 · Created 1942

        Manuscript poem entitled 'Ulster soldier', dated 13 April 1942 at Omagh.

        Keyes , Sidney Arthur Kilworth , 1922-1943 , poet
        GB 2121 Keyes · 1920s-1943

        Papers of and relating to Sidney Keyes, 1920s-1943, comprising correspondence relating to an exhibition of his work at Dartford Grammar School; press cuttings and reviews of his work;

        letters of condolence on Keyes' death, including from Vita Sackville-West, [1943]; letters by Keyes, 1931, 1941-1943; examination certificates, including from Queen's College, Oxford; letters relating to Keyes' manuscripts; bills and financial papers; papers relating to the War Graves Commission; memorial service, [1943]; letters from Keyes to Michael Meyer, John Heath-Stubbs and Herbert Read; manuscripts of poems and plays, [1930s-1942]; loose typescripts; notebooks containing essays written whilst at Tonbridge School including some poetry; folder of work returned by the Royal Airforce;

        reminiscences of Sidney Keyes by Alistair Dennis Goodwin; letters from Keyes to J D Fage, 1938-1942; photographs, manuscripts and notebooks of Keyes, [1930s]; photocopies of papers of Keyes from the British Library, including letters to Milein Cosman, 1941-1942;

        photographs of Sidney Keyes, including portraits and groups whilst in the army, [1942-1943]; in plays, 1938; his gravestone; as a child and at Dartford Grammar School, 1920s; books of poetry by Keyes; books, magazines and periodicals of poetry by other poets.

        Keyes , Sidney Arthur Kilworth , 1922-1943 , poet
        GB 0096 MS 900 · 1889-1901

        Contains material, mostly printed, 1889-1901, relating to the compilation of articles for the Dictionary of National Biography.

        Kingsford , Charles Lethbridge , 1862-1926 , historian
        GB 2108 KUAS113 · 1959-[1989]

        Records created or held by Dennis Berry while he was the Head of the Architecture department at Kingston School of Art/ Kingston College of Art/ Kingston Polytechnic (now Kingston University). Includes photographs, scrap books, notes on town plan exhibitions and projects, notes on curriculum and examinations, meeting minutes, diaries, leaflets and publications from the Architecture department, and posters for an Architecture talk 1959.

        Berry , Dennis , d.2005 , architect and scholar Kingston School of Art Kingston College of Art Kingston Polytechnic Kingston University
        KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936)
        GB 0114 MS0019 · c1888-1943

        Papers of Rudyard Kipling, c1888-1943, comprising letters from Edward Burne-Jones to Kipling, [c1888-1897]; Kipling to Sir John and Lady Bland-Sutton, [1917-1934]; letters from and to Lord Webb-Johnson, Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt concerning two unpublished poems poems by Kipling, 1943; text of the two unpublished poems, 'The Burden of Jerusalem' and 'A Chapter of Proverbs'.

        Kipling , Rudyard , 1865-1936 , author
        GB 0099 KCLMA Kirkman · Created 1943-1945, 1968

        Typescript official correspondence relating to Allied operations in Italy, 1944-1945, between Kirkman, General Officer Commanding 13 Corps, and Lt Gen Sir Oliver (William Hargreaves) Leese, 3rd Bt, General Officer Commanding 8 Army, Mar-Oct 1944, Lt Gen Sir John Harding, Chief of Staff, Allied Armies in Italy, Aug 1944-Jan 1945, and Lt Gen Sir Richard (Loudon) McCreery,General Officer Commanding 10 Corps, and subsequently General Officer Commanding 8 Army, Sep 1944-Jan 1945. Typescript 13 Corps operational instructions and orders, Apr 1944-Jan 1945, with typescript planning notes, dated Apr 1944, for Operation HONKER, the attack to secure the Liri valley for the advance on Rome, Italy, May 1944. Four volumes of narrative diaries, covering Kirkman's career in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, North West Europe and as Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff, War Office, Apr 1943-Sep 1945. Printed booklet entitled 'Proceedings of the Royal Artillery Historical Society, 19 Apr 1968, 5 Nov 1968', containing information provided byKirkman on the planning of the Third and Fourth Battles of Cassino, Italy, 1944.

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        GB 0120 GC/258 · 1912-1925

        Papers of Mary Ethel Corry Knocker,1912-1925, including unpublished typescript memoir entitled 'Through shadows and sunshine, 1914-1918', diaries, 1912-1921, and memorabilia, including photographs, 1912-1925, mainly relating to her nursing training and service as a nurse on the Western Front during the First World War.

        Love , Mary Ethel Corry , 1883-1970 , nee Knocker , nurse and midwife
        KNOWLES, Patrick
        GB 0099 KCLMA Knowles · Created 1954, 1955, 1957

        Five letters to Knowles from Capt Basil Henry Liddell Hart, Mar-Apr 1954, Jun 1955 and Dec 1957, principally relating to Lawrence of Arabia. A biographical enquiry (Collins, London, 1955), Richard Aldington's critical biography of Lawrence.

        Capt Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart
        GB 0099 KCLMA Kuhn-Regnier · Created 1942-1945

        Photocopies of papers relating to his internment as a POW in Thailand, 1942-1945, principally comprising diary of events in Tamnan Camp 25-27 Aug 1945; sketches of life in a Thai POW camp, 1942-1945; diary describing his evacuation from the camp and voyage back to the UK, 1945; newspaper cuttings relating to POWs in South East Asia, 1944-1945; map of the area betweenBangkok and Rangoon, 1945

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        GB 1556 WL 575 · Collection · 1933-1939

        Original correspondence between the Polizeipräsident of Berlin and the KBDJ concerning all the activities of the organisation, eg. theatrical performances, engagement of the actors, venues etc, 1933-1935; forbidden Jewish texts including essays, lectures, poems, play scripts, short stories, anecdotes etc; general file containing programs pamphlets, correspondence between KBDJ and Staatskommisar, also Jüdischer Kulturbund, Berlin, 1938-1939; Kulturbund correspondence with groups, members, lawyers, Nazi authorities (Blank and Hinkel), reports and 3 copies of the Monatsblätter, 1933-1935; JKB Orts and Landesgruppe (except Berlin): mainly correspondence, pamphlets, programmes and other documents of the organisation in the different cities viz: Hamburg, Breslau, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Dresden, Hildesheim, Kassel, Bayern, Erfurt, Königsberg, Mecklenburg-Lübeck, Oberschlesien, Ost-Westfalen, Rhein-Ruhr, Schwarzwald, Stettin, Wien.

        Kulturbund Deutscher Juden
        Lago, Mary
        GB 0096 MS 885 · 1962-1972

        Letters, 1962-1972, mostly written by Amiya Chakravary, who held various posts in religion at American universities, to Mary Lago, who was studying Rabindranath Tagore and Bengali literature.

        Lago , Mary , fl 1960-1975 , academic
        GB 0097 LAKATOS · 1945-1978

        Papers and notes by Professor Lakatos on the philosophy of mathematics and science, including notes on Feyerabend, Kuhn and Popper; correspondence with many academics and philosophers; papers relating to the International Colloquium on the Philosophy of Science organised by Lakatos in 1965; and biographical material, desk diaries, press cuttings, and papers relating to student politics and the LSE 'troubles'.

        Lakatos, Imre, 1922-1974, Professor of Logic London School of Economics
        GB 1249 MS 6961-6966 · 1929-1955

        Correspondence of Constant Lambert (personal and business in relation to music), 1930-1950; papers relating to a proposed biography of Constant Lambert by Angus Morrison, comprising unfinished drafts for the book and related correspondence from Angus Morrison, Dora Foss, Edward Sackville-West, J McKay Martin, Maurice Lambert, Kit Lambert, George G Harrap & Co, 1953-1955; notes on Constant Lambert by Angus Morrison; letters from friends, acquaintances and musical organisations about Constant Lambert, principally to Angus Morrison in response to Morrison's requests in the national press for information on Lambert, 1954-1955; miscellaneous biographical notes, sketches and articles on Constant Lambert (articles etc), 1929-1951; Constant Lambert: various verses and poetry.

        Lambert , Constant , 1903-1951 , musician and composer Morrison , Stuart Angus , b 1902 , pianist and music editor
        Lamy Papers
        GB 0103 MS ADD 211 · Created 1908-1956

        Papers of Rowena Lamy, 1908-1956, comprising poems, writings, notes and correspondence.

        Lamy , Rowena , 1894-1959 , writer
        Lang, Andrew (1844-1912)
        GB 0096 AL 133 · Collection · [1892]

        Papers of Andrew Lang, [1892], comprise a letter to an unknown recipient, 'I am adding something on Continental Literature, which you shall have in a day or two. Your note and enclosure somehow were overlooked'.

        Lang , Andrew , 1844-1912 , anthropologist, classicist, and historian
        GB 1556 WL 1433 · Collection · 1933-1941

        Papers of Felix Langer, 1933-1941, comprise three volumes of diaries plus enclosures. The diaries contain mostly sparse notes often barely legible. A large part of the content relates to books.

        Langer , Felix , 1889-1980 , journalist and author
        GB 1556 WL 1029 · Collection · 20th century

        Papers of Joseph Langland, undated, comprise copies of his poems about Buchenwald and Hiroshima entitled 'Buchenwald near Weimar'; 'The Lotus Song'; 'A Hiroshima Lullaby' and a copy of an entry from Who's Who in America.

        Langland , Joseph , 1917-2007 , poet
        LANG-SIMS, Lois
        GB 106 7LLS · Fonds · 1985

        The archive consists of a photocopy of a typescript memoir (28 pages). In 1985 Lois Lang-Sims wrote this memoir about her aunt, Agnes Maude Royden (see also 7AMR) the suffragist and campaigner for the ordination of women.

        Sims , Lois , Lang- , fl 1936-1995 , writer
        Lardner, Nathaniel
        GB 0096 MS 989 · 1741

        Letter dated 1741 from Nathaniel Lardner to the Rev [Joseph] Hallett junior of Exeter, which continues a discussion based on biblical references to strangers among the Jews.

        Lardner , Nathaniel , 1684-1768 , presbyterian minister and biblical scholar
        GB 0120 MSS.438-439 · [1475-1907]

        Laufenberg's work on "Versehung des Leibs" followed by an anonymous "Practica" (assigned to Barthomolaeus Salernitanus). Original 15th century volume plus early 20th century transcript by its then owner, Theodor Engelmann.

        Laufenberg , Heinrich von , 1391-1460 , German poet Barthomolaeus Salernitanus Fluri , Adolf Engelmann , Theodor
        Lawrance, Jeremy
        GB 0102 MS 380573 · 1955-1957

        Papers, 1955-1957 and undated, of Jeremy Lawrance on Ugandan languages, comprising typescript on Teso proverbs and riddles [1950s], with letter from John Hilders, Soroti Teacher Training College (of the Mill Hill Mission), Uganda, 1955; typescripts by A W Henriksen, 1957, 'Notes on the Teso verb' and 'Notes on the Preposition in Ateso', produced by the Mill Hill Fathers, Tororo, Uganda; undated typescript on the conjugation of verbs by John Hilders, probably the Teso language [1950s]; undated typescript Akarimojong grammar by the Rev Father Farina of the Catholic Mission, Kaangole [1950s].

        Lawrance , Jeremy Charles Dalton , fl 1955-1994 , colonial administrator and linguist
        Lawrence, Sir Edwin Durning-
        GB 0096 DLL · c1200-1954

        Papers, correspondence and other material of politician and writer Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence (1837-1914), including: material regarding the administration of the library collected by Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence, including catalogues, accession registers, invoices and receipts for purchases and lists and catalogues compiled for insurance and fire valuation purposes, 1896-1929; cuttings and other material compiled by Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence and others relating to the Bacon-Shakespeare authorship debate, including scrapbooks of cuttings and other material, cuttings of correspondence by Durning-Lawrence and others to national and local newspapers regarding the issue, playbills for plays by Shakespeare and other material relating to the debate, 1798-1954; material relating to the family and personal careers of Sir Edwin and Lady Durning-Lawrence, including school notebooks, diaries of tours to foreign countries, ephemera relating to Sir Edwin's political career, collections of seaweeds, books of sketches and watercolours and scrapbooks of illustrations, valentines and press cuttings regarding family members, 1804-1909; photographs and illustrations relating to William Shakespeare, Francis Bacon and the authorship debate, including portraits of Shakespeare, Bacon and Sir Nicholas Bacon used by Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence for his work 'Bacon is Shakespeare', prints and illustrations of other Shakespeare-Bacon related sites, including Canonbury Tower and various monuments and memorials, and from various books by Bacon, Shakespeare and others. Also includes photographs of the library at Durning-Lawrence's home and glass plate negatives, 1912-1913; paintings relating to Shakespeare and Bacon possibly collected by Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence, including oil paintings by Henry Liverseege and Thomas Stohard and portraits of Bacon and Thomas Egerton by unidentified artists, c1675-c1830; artefacts relating to Shakespeare and Bacon possibly collected by Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence including copper printing blocks of illustrations from 'Bacon is Shakespeare', medals and tokens, casts of Shakespeare's face, and of the Bacon memorial at Trinity College and other miscellaneous items, including a set of small plaster casts on classical themes, 1885-1912; manuscripts collected and purchased by Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence, or discovered amongst books during the cataloguing of the Durning-Lawrence Library at Senate House Library, University of London including material regarding Francis Bacon, William Shakespeare, miscellaneous 16th and 17th century documents and a series of unidentified manuscript fragments (These manuscripts were assigned MS numbers before the cataloguing of the Durning Lawrence archive collection and these numbers have been retained), c1200-1921; Manuscripts collected and purchased by Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence, or discovered amongst books during the cataloguing of the Durning-Lawrence Library at Senate House Library, University of London including material regarding Francis Bacon, William Shakespeare and letters and press cuttings regarding books held within the Durning-Lawrence Library (These manuscripts were not assigned previous archival references), c1600-1924.

        Lawrence , Sir , Edwin , Durning- , 1837-1914 , Knight , politician and writer
        Lazerme, Jacques (1676-1756)
        GB 0120 MSS.3192-3197 and 3199-3202 · 1729-c 1755

        Notes of lectures of Jacques Lazerme, physician, 1729-c 1755.

        Lazerme , Jacques , 1676-1756 , lecturer and physician
        GB 0096 AL220 · Fonds · 1896

        Letter from Richard Thomas Le Gallienne of The Hut Hotel, Wisley, [Surrey] to an unknown lady [?Florence Farr], 28 May 1896. Regretting that he missed meeting her whilst bicycling between Guildford and Wisley: '... and in my knapsack I had brought you the lovliest [sic] edition of Sir John Suckling [poetry] that ever was'.

        Autograph, with signature.

        Gallienne , Richard Thomas , Le , 1866-1947 , poet and essayist x Le Gallienne , Richard Thomas x Gallienne , Richard Thomas
        GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP119 Leathes · [1350-1863]

        Collection comprises correspondence with Philip Hammersley Leathes, manuscript papers, diaries, devotionals, dictionaries and pedigree rolls, title deeds and indentures, printed books and pamphlets, catalogues and the manuscripts of the architect, John Carter, [1350-1863]. Notably including correspondence from George Nayler of the College of Arms and Nicholas Carlisle, Secretary of the Society of Antiquaries, relating to publications of the Society, discoveries of antique brass plate, and the exchange of manuscripts between antiquaries, [1790-1838]; loose manuscript papers collected by Leathes, describing ornamentation in early printed devotionals, a fictional narrative entitled 'The amorous Jill: A tale', narrative of the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, notes relating to the observation of comets, including the comet of 1811, copies of charters of the reigns of Edward IV and Henry VII, papers relating to the Portland Vase, British Museum, fragments describing inscription on newly discovered brass plate, 1747-1829; pedigree rolls tracing the lineage of the English Crown, [1450, 1762]; manuscript volumes including collection of biblical extracts, liturgical handbook, autograph book with colour illustrations, antiquarian ephemera such as funeral memorials, armorials and the creation of nobles, volume by Francis Harrison entitled, 'The elements of navigation' with colour charts, tables and illustrations, dictionaries of Celtic and Saxon words, notes on the teaching of mathematics, commonplace book drawing on ancient and modern authors, manuscript diary including progress of architectural tour of Europe; title deeds and indentures for families in Nottingham, Southampton, London and Hungerford, residency certificates in Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire, 1650-1751; printed books and pamphlets on the subjects of antiquarianism, genealogy and architecture, 1778-1853; manuscripts of John Carter, architect, acquired at his death in 1817 by his executor, Leathes, notably including autobiographical notebooks by Carter describing architectural subjects and tours, commonplace book, correspondence with Leathes, loose notes on linguistics and the ships of the Russia Company, obituaries of Carter and sale catalogue from his estate, 1700-1818; manuscript catalogues and display captions relating to the Leathes' papers, King's College London, 1819, 1837.

        Leathes , Philip Hammersley , [1770]-1838 , antiquarian
        GB 0102 LH · 1896-1997

        Records, 1896-1997, of the London General Committee of the Lebanon Hospital for Mental and Nervous Disorders (formerly Lebanon Hospital for the Insane), comprising:

        papers, 1907-1983, relating to the Hospital constitution, financial and legal postition, and closure, including copies of the constitution, 1907, 1965, and photocopies of the Wakf Deed (1912);

        minutes of the London General Committee, 1897-1982, and Sub-Committee, 1910-1920;

        copies of minutes of the Beirut Executive Committee, 1950-1982;

        accounts and balance sheets, 1941-1982, including some auditors' reports from 1953 onwards;

        ledgers, c1950-1982, recording transactions, investments, funds and expenses;

        cash book, 1977-1981, recording transactions and investments;

        correspondence and papers, 1896-1916, of and relating to Theophilus Waldmeier in connection with the Hospital, including correspondence with the London General Committee and Treasurer, and Waldmeier's progress reports written for donors and subscribers, the subjects including building and equipping the Hospital, patients, treatment and recovery, fundraising and financial matters, also including press cuttings and obituaries on Waldmeier, 1915-1916;

        general files of correspondence and papers relating to Hospital administration, 1902-1997, the subjects including staffing, trust funds and endowments, appeals for funds and other financial matters, and closure, including some correspondence of Sir Geoffrey Furlonge (Chairman of the London General Committee), 1971-1981, and correspondence with the Charity Commission, 1984-1997;
        annual reports, 1899, 1956-1974 (incomplete series);
        publicity material, c1897-1971, including speeches, texts of radio broadcasts, various publications, and autobiography of Theophilus Waldmeier;
        photographs, 1909, 1956, 1974, including the hospital at Asfuriyeh and the site at Aramoun;

        miscellaneous papers, 1898-c1992, including undated list of Chairmen of the London General Committee (1906-1970), reports on visits to the Hospital, 1964-1965, reports and photographs of damage to Aramoun, 1991-c1992, and ground plan of Asfuriyeh, revised 1907.

        Lebanon Hospital for the Insane
        Lebanon Hospital for Mental and Nervous Disorders
        LEE, Philadelphia (fl 1780)
        GB 0113 MS-LEEP · Fonds · 1780 -1803

        Recipe books of Philadelphia Lee, [1780].

        Lee , Philadelphia , fl 1780