Correspondence, 1907-1911, relating to joint meetings of the three women's colleges, mainly to select candidates for election to the Senate of the University of London, with correspondents including Beatrice Edgell, Head of the Psychology Department at Bedford College, Constance Parker, Westfield College, Dr Catherine Alice Raisin, Head of the Geology Department at Bedford College, and Margaret Janson Tuke, Principal of Bedford College; correspondence, 1909-1910, relating to the publication of student dissertations and scholarship recommendations. Many of the letters in the collection are annotated by Hilda Murray.

Papers of Lord Lee of Fareham, [1878-1954], notably papers relating to Lee's book Letters that Remain, including proofs for letters intended for the book, including from Lloyd-George, 1917, 1920; photographs of individuals for the book;

invitations to events and programmes, [1920s-1930s]; papers relating to speeches, [1915-1930s], comprising notes and texts, including speeches as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, [1919-1921]; for exhibition opening at Christie's, 1932; press cuttings and Parliamentary reports relating to speeches, printed copies of speeches, [1909-1936], including 'The Need for National Service', 1915, 'The War and After', 1918, 'Lessons of the War', 1936;

original and copy letters, [1894-1946] includingfrom Neville and Mrs Chamberlain, Stanley Baldwin, Ramsay MacDonald, [1920s-1930s]; Winston and Clementine Churchill, 1945; Micheal Balcon, Kenneth Clark, Osbert Sitwell, [1939-1946], Nancy Astor, A J Balfour, Joseph Duveen, relating to the National Gallery and Courtauld Institute, David and Frances Lloyd-George, Field-Marshall Lord Haig, Rudyard Kipling, Ramsay MacDonald; Graham Sutherland, relating to a painting, 1940;
papers relating to Lee's military career, including reference from Lieutenant Colonel Gerald Kitson, 1897; letter concerning Lee, 1898; letter of introduction to Commanding Officers, 1899; letters of authority as Colonel, 1914; army pass, 1914; requisition for petrol and tyres, 1914; permit, 1915; agenda for artillery conference, 1916;
letters relating to Lee's appointment as Chairman of the Radium Commission, 1929, and copy Charter of Incorporation for the Commission; Declaration of Trust between Lord and Lady Lee and the Massey Foundation, 1940;
personal papers, [1878-1945], including passport, 1889; birth certificate, [1868], anecdotes, jokes, press cuttings, printed books and articles, journal, 1889; correspondence and leases of White Lodge, Richmond Park, 1928-1932; letter from Lloyd-George informing Lee of his viscountcy, 1922; letters of condolence to various people and obituaries, [1940s]; correspondence regarding Lee's will, 1945; obituary of Lord Lee, [1947];
papers relating to Chequers, 1917-1953, including abstract of Chequers Estate Act, 1917; articles, guide, 1921, press cuttings, 1920s; correspondence relating to Chequers, including the library, Chequers Trust, silver dessert service presented by Lee, 1938; cartoons by Sir Mark Sykes [of Chequers], [1917];
correspondence concerning pictures and silver, including sale, purchase, restoration work, and some photographs, [1922-1940], including with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1927-1928, British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, private dealers;
correspondence with Theodore Roosevelt, 1897-1918, and Edith Roosevelt, 1912-1945, including an album of selected letters, 1898-1906, including one labelled by Lee 'possibly Roosevelt's first letter as President', 1901; correspondence with Ethel Derby, [daughter of Roosevelt], [1917-1951];
photographs, [1890-1946], including of the Roosevelt family, the Lees, film stars taken during the Lees' visit to Hollywood, [1930s];

correspondence regarding the establishment of the Conway Hall, London, 1930-1931; correspondence with Thomas Sherrer Ross Boase; papers of Professor W G Constable; papers relating to the Lee Bequest; Harding Collection; Home House Trust; Wilkinson Bequest; MacColl, Panofsky, Ostrer and Samuel Courtauld correspondence; Pilgrim Trust grant for Corpus of English Medieval Paintings; Scientific Department; Summer course; Lee gift to Hart House; draft scheme for the establishment of art history teaching in UK; insurance papers; press cuttings, 1930-1934; speeches relating to the opening of the Courtauld gallery.

Records of the Finance and Executive Group, previously Finance and Executive Committee and Executive Committee, of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1929-1999, comprising agenda, minutes, papers and correspondence, 1959-2001, including minutes and papers of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Australian and New Zealand Councils, 1971-1972; minute books of the Finance and Executive Group, 1929-1999.

Minutes, correspondence and papers of the Standing Joint Committee of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 1939-1974; Sub-committee on the Registration of Specialists, minutes, 1966-1967, and correspondence, 1964-1967.

Correspondence of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists with the Blair Bell Research Society, primarily concerning with scientific meetings held by the Society in the College, and including some minutes, 1960-1972.

Legal, constitutional and other vital records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1927-2002, comprising papers relating to William Blair-Bell's will, 1933-1973; correspondence with solicitors and records relating to the granting of the College's royal charter and legal affairs, 1929-1980; articles of association, ordinances and by-laws, and charters of the College, 1927-1984; Trust deeds and associated documents relating to special funds, 1932-1991; financial and taxation matters relating primarily to the College's charitable status, comprising legal documents, reports and statements, 1932-2000;

records relating to College properties, namely legal records relating to 27 Sussex Place, 1955-1969 and to 8 Kent Terrace, 1983-1986; legal records relating to Birthright (later Wellbeing), 1976-1986; deeds relating to the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1950-1981; legal documents relating to the Australian Regional Council, later the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RACOG), 1951-1980; records relating to the New Zealand Council of the RCOG Property Society, 1977; signed copies of annual accounts/annual report and accounts, 1931-1995; Insurance Employers Liability Certificates, 1998-2001; miscellaneous legal documents, 1970-1991; seal books of the College, 1931-1971; records of the College pension scheme comprising rules, trust deeds, reports and actuarial valuations and related correspondence, 1969-2001; inventories of RCOG property, 1929-2002.

Presidents' correspondence and copy papers, and final report of the RCOG working party on screening for neural tube defects, 1977-1981.

Termination of Pregnancy for Fetal Abnormality in England, Scotland and Wales: report of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists working party, Jan 1996.

Correspondence, minutes and the final report, 1961-1962, of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Committee on General Practitioner Maternity Units.

Correspondence of Sir Norman Jeffcoate and Sir Stanley Clayton, background papers, copy minutes and the final report, 1971-1973, of the RCOG Ad hoc committee on staffing structure of departments of obstetrics and gynaecology.

Papers of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists working party on the role of women doctors in obstetrics and gynaecology, 1984-1987, including Minute book, 1983-1984; Committee meetings' papers, 1983-1985; Working party's secretary's papers, 1983-1984; Committee chairman's correspondence, 1984-1985; Correspondence relating to oral evidence to the working party, 1984-1985; Memorandum of Council on the Role of Women Doctors in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (published report, 2 copies), 1987; Draft report of the working party on the role of women doctors in obstetrics and gynaecology, 1975-1984; Antenatal and gynaecological clinics, questionnaire: Responses; Questionnaires completed by medical students and doctors.

Correspondence and papers relating to the establishment of the RCOG Committee on Human Fertility and records relating to its surveys, questionnaire and report.

Papers of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Sub-committee on the gynaecological aspects of health of women war workers during World War Two, 1942.

Correspondence relating to various aspects of the work of the Working party on continuing medical education, papers agenda and minutes and the final report, 1988-1992.

Final report of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists working party on structured training, 1993.

Agenda, minutes and papers, correspondence, background material and the draft report of the Reproductive Health/Community Gynaecology working group of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1991-1993.

Correspondence, minutes and final report of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) working party on unplanned pregnancy, 1970-1972.

Copies of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Press Publications, 1993-2002, comprising publications and serials produced since 1993, namely RCOG Press miscellaneous publications, 1994-2002, including information pamphlets; The Yearbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1993-2001; The Diplomate, 1994-1999; RCOG Guidelines ("Green Top" Guidelines), 1994-1999; Evidence-based Clinical Guidelines, 1998-2001; Personal Assessment in Continuing Education (PACE) Reviews, 1997-1999; The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist,1999-2002.

Photographs and pictures of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1633-2001. The majority of photographs depict the membership and social history of the College and include presidential portraits and photographs of Fellows and Members, prominent obstetricians and gynaecologists, visitors to the College, meetings and study groups. There is also a class of photographs of College buildings. Donated and deposited material also includes photographs and slides of clinical disorders and specimens.

Records comprise portraits, pictures and other memorabilia relating to William Blair-Bell, 1920-1996; presidential portraits, 1927-1995; portraits of Fellows, 1935-1991; photographs of Honorary Fellows, 1921-1997; photographs of annual dinners, 1931-1954, 1998; photographs of admission ceremonies, 1931-1992; College buildings, 1930-1991; Royal visits, 1931-1990; Council and officers, 1934-1992; photographs of meetings, members and artefacts of the Gynaecological Visiting Society, 1911-1973; British congresses of obstetrics and gynaecology, 1933-1999; photographs of overseas groups and other photographs relating to the profession overseas, 1935-1997; RCOG study groups and educational courses, 1979-1995; photographs and paintings donated to the College by Professor Preston Maxwell, 1898-1935; presentations, awards and lectures, 1949-1995; Strachan collection of portraits of eminent medical men, c1693-c1847; ceremonial and related paraphernalia and artefacts and gifts to the College, 1931-1992; miscellaneous photographs relating to the history of the College and of obstetrics and gynaecology, 1929-1999; decorative pictures, 1633-1957; photographs of pathological subjects transferred from the College Museum, 1950s-1978; photographs and drawings presented to the College by Professor John Chassar Moir, 1932-1957; photographs of eminent medical men collected by Sir Anthony Alment, transferred from the College Library, 1921; photographs and memorabilia relating to Sir Norman Jeffcoate, 1946-1975;

undated portrait photographs of eminent medical persons; Donald Whatley Roy photographs donated to the College Archives by A D Roy, 1903-1935;

collection of miscellaneous photographs transferred from the College Library, undated.

Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Staff Committee and predecessors, 1976-2003, comprising the constitution and terms of reference for the Staff Committee, as well as minutes, agenda and papers from 1976 onwards. Also included is a programme for the Staff Christmas Party in 1999.

Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Standing Committees, 1926-2008. In addition to the official agenda, minutes and papers of the committees, their sub-committees and working parties, this sub-fonds contains correspondence, papers and subject files relating to particular committee work.

Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Academic Committee, 1996-2007, comprising agenda, minutes and papers.

Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Clinical Effectiveness Standards Board, 1998-2000, comprising minutes, agendas, papers and associated correspondence, 1998-2000.

Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Publications Management Committee, 1993-2004, comprising the first minute book of the Committee (1993-1997); loose copies of Publications Management Committee minutes, memoranda and correspondence (1993-1998); Committee correspondence regarding the Diplomate Journal; correspondence, contributors' agreements, authors' details and declarations of interest relating to the production of RCOG information pamphlets and publications (1993-2004).

Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Removal and Re-instatement Committee, 1999-2001, comprising file of the College Secretary on the establishment of the Committee.

Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Services Committee, 2003, comprising committee papers defining the remit and membership; agenda and minutes for 2003.

Records of the Committees of Government and Professional Bodies, 1944-2000, comprising correspondence and papers relating to the College's communication and involvement with the following bodies: the Federation Internationale de Gynaecologists (FIGO); the Standing Maternity and Midwifery Advisory Committee; the Department of Health and its predecessors; Wellbeing and its predecessor; the Union Professionelle Internationale des Gynaecologues et Obstetriciens (UPIGO).

Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Continuing Medical Education / Continuing Professional Development programmes, 1991-2002, including papers of the Chairman of the CME Committee and Head of the Postgraduate Education Department, including correspondence relating to responses to the report of the Working Party on Continuing Medical Education; subject files; and CME/CPD newsletters, guides and documentation.

Professional and clinical papers of William Rotheram, 1939-1953, including his Curriculum vitae, forming part of his application for the chair of dental surgery at London University, c.1945; series of undated obstetric and gynaecological case notes; undated notes made in preparation for MRCOG examination; case records submitted for the MRCOG examination, c1949; papers relating to Rotheram's examination and election as MRCOG, 1953; bound illustrated typescript of "Pulpar Diagnosis by a Thermionic Oscillatory Circuit" by Rotheram, undated; offprint of "Pulpar Diagnosis by a Thermionic Oscillatory Circuit" by Rotheram. British Dental Journal, 1940, with associated correspondence, 1940; bound typescript of "Electronics in Maxillo-facial Surgery" by Rotheram, 1948; bound typescript of "Diagnosis of Swelling about the Jaws" by Rotheram, undated; bound typescript of "An Electronic Method for Immediate Visual Recording of Heart Rate" by Rotheram, paper given to Royal Society of Medicine 26 Jan 1948; series of case notes relating to members of HM forces treated by Rotheram as specialist maxillo-facial dental surgeon. Some of these notes were intended for publication in the British Dental Journal, c1945-1946.

Certificate of Gordon William Fitzgerald as Foundation Fellow of the British College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1929.

Two letters from William Gilliatt to Dr G de Rudolf, 1917-1918, concerning Rudolf's military service during World War One and correspondence between Rudolf and the Honorary Secretary of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 1969, concerning the donation of these letters to the College.

Minutes of the Executive Committee, the finance committee, and related subcommittees; AGM papers; membership registers; material relating to study groups, publications and Summer Schools; conference papers; administrative files; and material relating to relationships with external bodies, the Social Science Research Council, the teachers' section, the Scottish branch and the newsletter.

Copies of evidence to the Wolfenden Committee.

Minute book for Chelsea Hospital for Women Clinical Society from the first meeting, 19 Feb 1923, to 8 Mar 1973, with inserts including menus for Society dinners, correspondence and a printed history of Chelsea Hospital for Women.

Records, 1960-1986, of Sidney Webb College and its successor, including minutes and related papers, comprising Advisory Committee and Governing Body minutes, 1960-1970; Governing Body agendas, minutes and papers, 1971-1975, including published HMSO and ILEA reports on education and teacher training, 1972-1973; Staff and Academic Board minutes, 1961-1967; Staff Meeting agendas, minutes and papers, 1967-1968; Academic Board agendas, minutes and papers, 1968-1975; Library Committee minutes and other papers, 1961-1977; Staff Appointments and Promotions Committee agendas, minutes and papers, 1969-1975; Appeals Committee papers, 1973. Other administrative papers comprise papers relating to the early years of the College, including premises, 1961-1970; letters from students, 1964; papers on non-academic staffing matters, including issues relating to the merger with the Polytechnic of Central London, 1969-1977; papers on staffing and re-structuring with relation to amalgamation with the Polytechnic of Central London, 1971-1975; papers of the Joint Working Party on the Future Role of the College, 1972-1973; papers, including minutes of meetings, on the future of the College, including proposed transfer of departments to Battersea College, 1973-1974; Principal's papers, including correspondence, reports and minutes, on the merger with the Polytechnic of Central London, 1973-1976; financial estimates, 1974-1975; Bachelor of Education degree submission to the CNAA, 1975-1976; papers relating to valedictory meeting at final closure, 1980. Various student records, 1961-1980, include exam results. Publications comprise prospectuses, 1961-1975; College magazines, 1965-1968 and undated; Students' Union constitution and standing orders, undated; LCC publications on training colleges, 1964; ILEA publication on colleges of education, 1973; article on the College, 1978. Papers of the Central School comprise memorandum and new articles of association, 1947; papers, including correspondence and notes of meetings, 1970-1976; notes of an ILEA meeting on a link between Sidney Webb College and the Central School, 1971; exam results, 1974-1980; and other papers, 1983-1986.

Records, 1992-2007, of the University of Westminster, comprising Court of Governors minutes, 1992-2001; Finance and General Property Committee minutes, 1992-2001; Audit Committee minutes, 1992-2001; Ethics Committee minutes, 1993-2005; Research Committee papers, 1992-2004; Resource Consultative Committee papers, 1993-1996; Memorandum and Articles of Association, 1994; Financial Statements, 2001-2006; Estate Strategy, 1992-2006; QAA Audit Reports, 1994, 2000, 2005 and 2006; Development Reviews, 1993-1998;

Various Short Course Unit leaflets and brochures for courses and conferences, 1992-1997; Prospectuses, 1992-2007; Presentation Ceremony Programmes, 1992-2007; Handbook of Academic Regulations, 2002, 2005 and 2006; Education Initiative Centre publications, 1995-2005;

Promotional and marketing publications, 1992-1998; staff newsletter Clarion, 1992-2008; typescript Institute of the Polytechnic Sports and Social Clubs newsletter, 1992-2003; The Smoke, magazine/newsletter of the University of Westminster Students' Union, 1993/4-2007/8; Student Yearbooks, 2006-2007;

Memorabilia of special events, including Inauguration, 1992; the opening of Harrow Campus by HM The Queen, 1995; and the Lumière Festival to celebrate 100 years of cinema, 1996.

Photographs of University buildings, including Cavendish campus, Harrow campus, Marylebone campus, Regent campus and the sports ground at Chiswick.

Press cuttings, articles, leaflets, pamphlets (original and photocopies) concerning the Resisters Inside The Army (RITA) campaign, collected or produced by RITA.

Printed annual reports, 1867-1869, 1871, of the York Place Ragged School, Mission, and Boys' Home, comprising first, second, fourth and fifth reports, the first with a loose insert on the new home for boys; view of frontage of premises in Of Alley, c1867.

The papers of Kathleen and Millicent Coleman comprise three classes of material: the private papers of the sisters and the Coleman family, 1842-1957; records relating to the National Children's Home, 1935-1981; and the Pestalozzi Village Trust, 1948-1989. Personal papers include a diary and pharmacopoeias, correspondence, examination certificates, photographs and printed books, 1842-1957, notably including a detailed manuscript medical diary describing life on board ship and a medical practice in Africa, 1842-1844, probably compiled by John Albert Sidney Coleman, grandfather of Kathleen and Millicent Coleman; pharmacopoeias containing remedies and prescriptions, with printed pharmacopoeias, compiled by Mark Coleman and others, reflecting the transition of the Coleman family business from patent remedies to modern pharmacy, 1851-1894; correspondence with Kathleen and Millicent Coleman, mainly descriptions of daily life in the National Children's Home and describing psychological testing of the children, 1927-1948; family correspondence and legal documents including letting agreements and deeds of partnership, the will of Mathew Coleman, the sisters' great uncle, and relating to their father and his career, letters containing family news and gossip, 1845-1928; examination certificates and prize lists relating to the education of Kathleen and Millicent Coleman, 1922-1933; photographs of the Coleman family during the 1890s, during World War One and of Kathleen and Millicent Coleman on holiday, [1928], of Lady Eleanor Holles School, 1921-1933, group photographs of students and staff in King's College London Department of History, 1929-1955, photographs of various National Children's Home establishments, 1934-1957; a small collection of printed books concerned with the history, customs and government of London and the Home Counties, [1945-1985] (Boxes 70-74, now on open access in the Archive reading room).

The records of the National Children's Home, 1935-1981, notably comprising Vocational Guidance Record Sheets, consisting of files on individual children that included intelligence test results, memory tests and individual comments, arranged in alphabetical order, 1938-1964 (Boxes 1-23); test results and evaluations of named children for tests organised by the National Institute of Industrial Psychology including the Porteus Maze Test and scoring sheets, 1957-1960 (Boxes 24-28); psychological evaluations of children at different branches of the children's home, notably in Cardiff, Harpenden, Nottingham and Glasgow, including individual test results and assessments with broad statistics and educational recommendations by visitors, 1942-1963 (Boxes 29-40); pupil record cards containing biographical information, aptitude tests and psychological test results for children at various homes, [1948-1960] (Boxes 41-42); material relating to the Brentwood College of Education including a working party on syllabuses, staff lists, the relationship with the University of London Institute of Education, manuscript notes and some psychological test results of children engaged in the so-called Gifted Child Study, 1971-1974 (Boxes 43-44); material relating to vocational aptitude and the placement of older children in trades and professions such as the armed forces and Civil Service, notably including psychologists' reports, 1935-1965 (Boxes 45-56); questionnaires of 18 year-old former residents conducted in 1954-1956 (Box 57); material relating to European refugees resident in the NCH including named children and correspondence with the Central Committee for Refugees, 1942-1949 (Boxes 58-59); general correspondence with Millicent Coleman relating to local authorities, staff and the emigration of children to Australia, 1951-1962; manuscript visitation report book assessing particular homes, 1946-1949; report on the incidence of enuresis (incontinence) in homes, 1946-1950; publicity material mainly created at the time of the centenary and on other children's charities, 1951-1981; careers and apprenticeship literature, 1938-1954; photographs and negatives of students and buildings, 1938-1939 (Boxes 60-62); psychological testing materials including test cards displaying words and pictures, [1958] (Boxes 63-69).

The records of the Pestalozzi Village Trust, 1948-1989, comprise typescript notes compiled by Millicent Coleman, who served on its governing Council. These consist mainly of Council minutes and supporting material, 1948-1989; Committee minutes including Finance and Management Committees, 1953-1985; Annual Reports and Accounts, 1961-1974; policy reports on the development and strategic direction of the Village, 1959-1973; correspondence with Millicent Coleman regarding Trust business and liaison with the National Children's Home, 1953-1985.

Declarations in lieu of charter oath by Royal Society Fellows.

The Register Books contain copies of scientific papers submitted to the Society - the original documents may be found in the Classified Papers. The papers were transcribed in order to establish their precedence for a particular discovery or idea. Therefore not all communications to the Society were registered in this manner, but only those judged to contain some significant material. Dates as listed are those in which the paper was communicated to the Royal Society; dates of writing, where given, are included in the description of each paper. Many of the these papers were published in 'Philosophical Transactions'.

Papers of Arabella Kurdi relating to work with the BFES (British Families Education Service) in Germany, 1947-1951, and to the social and living conditions in post-war Germany. These include an album of photographs of conditions in Germany, of friends and colleagues and of BFES schools; correspondence, including letters from Arabella to her parents describing her work and experiences in Germany; material relating to the school meals service, including a recipe book; notes for a lecture on 'Working and living in Germany'; printed material, including a map of BFES schools and copies of the BFES Gazette.

Records of the Assistant Masters Association from 1898 until its amalgamation in 1978, including minutes, officers' files, correspondence and publications.

Papers of Mrs D M Silberston, Chairman CAASE. Including CAASE bulletins, leaflets and publicity material, memoranda and reports 1961-1968. The collection also includes a few papers relating to the foundation and early years, 1962-1965, of the Confederation for the Advancement of State Education, including duplicated minutes of meetings and newsletters. The papers also include duplicated minutes of the Joint Committee formed in 1962 to establish the basis of the Confederation.

Papers of the Comparative Education Society of Europe (CESE), 1969-2006, including membership files arranged alphabetically by name, 1978-1990s; correspondence, including on membership and fees, 1988-1990; papers relating to the 13th Conference at Budapest, 27 Jun-1 Jul 1988; minutes of the Executive Committee [1988]; financial papers, 1979-1987; conference book for the 22nd CESE Conference 'Changing knowledge and education: communities, information societies and mobilities', Granada, 3-6 Jul 2006; CESE Newsletter, 1978-1991 and other CESE publications, 1969-2006.

Papers relating to the Royal Geographical Society’s 150th anniversary, 1980, including printed circulars, correspondence, plans for events, committee notes, publications, script and cassette of radio programme and letter signed by the Duke of Kent, Honorary President of the RGS for use as a foreword in the appeal for funds.

Papers relating to the Royal Geographical Society awards, [1831]-1894, including draft of subject for Royal Premium, [1831]; notes and sketch of proposed medal; memorandum and minutes of the committee 'to consider of a Royal medal', 1836; report by J R Jackson entitled 'Observations regarding the principle of adjudication of the medals of the RGS', 2 May 1840; Committee report on candidates, 1840; resolutions and notes on the annual award of the Royal Premium, 14 Mar 1853; note on minor awards, 1894; memorandum on medals and awards, 7 May 1856 and list of Trust Funds or funds for special purposes.

Papers relating to the work of the Royal Geographical Society, cientific enquiries, instruments and instruction, 1830-1938, including rough minutes of the Scientific Committee, 1830; note on the potential effects of the projected magnetic expedition, 1842; draft letter to Sir Robert Peel, 1843; plan for correcting and extending knowledge of the Chinese Empire; suggestions for the captains of vessels proceeding to the Antarctic seas, 1892; notes on instruments including of the Instruments Committee, 1857-1860; memorandum on training travellers to make useful scientific observations, by Clements Markham, 1879; draft of proposed arrangement with Mr Coles for instruction, 1879; rough minutes of Scientific Purposes Committee, 1879; instruction and instrument report, 1881; list of instruments lent to travellers, 1877-1883; proposals for instruments, 1884; report on instruments, 1894; prospectus for a 'Course of Instruction in Practical Astronomy and Surveying…' as given by E A Reeves, 1922; 'Course of instruction in exploratory survey and field astronomy', by Col C F Close, 1931; minutes, notes and correspondence of the Committee of Supervision of Instruction, 1936-1938 and instruments catalogues, 1862-1941.

Papers relating to Royal Geographical Society admission of women Fellows, 1892-1913, including report of the Special General Meeting, 1892; printed summary of the correspondence received from the Society; case submitted to Counsel and Counsel's opinion; notes by D W Freshfield; Counsel's opinion obtained in 1912; press cutting, 12 Nov 1912; printed papers, 1912 correspondence, 1910-1913 and photocopies of certificates of women elected in 1892.

Royal Geographical Society Correspondence Block, 1941-1946, consists of correspondence with the Society covering administrative matters as well as all aspects of geography and exploration throughout the world. These files contain incoming letters only, replies are held separately in the out-letter books. Authors include Prof Hans Ahlmann, William G V Balchin, Miss Lucy Evelyn Cheesman, Francis Chichester, Augustine Courtauld, Charles Frederick Arden-Close, Thomas Walter Freeman, Rupert Thomas Gould, Edward Heawood, Arthur R Hinks, Thomas Henry Manning, Einar Mikkelsen, Prof Eva Germaine Rimington Taylor, Prof James Alfred Steers, Sir Mark Aurel Stein, Frank Sydney Smythe, James Mann Wordie, the War Office, United Nations, K S Sandford, Scott Polar Research Institute, Wilfred Thesiger and the Ordnance Survey.