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    GB 0120 MSS.5462 & 8414-8420 · 1830-1850

    Letters and papers of Thomas Graham (1818-1850), naval surgeon, mainly relating to his education at Edinburgh University and subsequent service aboard various warships in home waters, Ireland, the Mediterranean, the Atlantic and the Far East.

    Graham , Thomas , 1818-1850 , naval surgeon
    Governors of Bedford College
    GB 0505 BC GB122-129 · 1849-1985

    Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of Bedford College, later known as the Governors Meetings, 1849-1985, including minutes of the provisional General Committee of 1849 which contain copies of the report of the Sub-Committee on the Government of Bedford College and a copy of the original prospectus; typescript Minutes and Agendas of the Special General Meetings to deal with wartime and post-war crises, 1941-1951; Register of Governors, 1909; Minutes of the Fellows Sub-Committee of the Council, 1977-1984.

    Bedford College , Board
    Bedford College , Members
    Bedford College , Governors
    Governing Body and Council
    GB 2107 Governing Body · 1891-1999

    Records of the Governing Body of City University and predecessors, 1891-1999, including signed minutes, 1892-1999; Committee minutes books, 1892-1933; Council minute book, 1906-1918; Principal's Report books, 1896-1937; Lady Superintendent's Report book, 1896-1914; Letter book, 1892-1893; Title deeds and documents re various premises, 1887-1969; papers regarding designation as a College of Advanced Technology (CAT) with scheme of management, 1956-1957; papers and documents regarding University Charter, 1964-1967, with Charity Commission schemes and agreements, 1891; record of discussions with Sir John Cass College regarding possible amalgamation, 1965; annual reports, 1932-1999; printed minutes with annual reports, 1897-1999; Governing Body attendance books, 1934-1966; Governing Body agendas, 1939-1947, 1949-1952, 1955, 1957, 1965-1966; Council agendas, 1963-1999; Council minutes (unsigned), 1970-1979; Council minutes, reserved items, 1978-1979; Special Council meeting minutes, 1964-1968; Council minutes, 1999; Ordinances, 1966-1973, 1987-1999; Governing body management schemes for Battersea, Chelsea and Northampton Colleges, 1962 (photocopy), with schemes for management of Northampton Polytechnic Institute, 1912, and Northampton CAT, 1960s; schemes, drafts and agreements with London County Council (LCC) following direct grant status, 1961-1966; reports of Charity commissioners, 1892; City Parochial Foundation "Polytechnics and the Poorer Classes", 1933; LCC reviews and schemes, 1923, 1928,1949,1964; development Plan, 1967-1968; leaflets regarding compact with Islington Council, 1996, and affiliation of Inns of Court Law School, 1997; corporate plan responses to consultation, 1999; CU proposed Institute of Education, 1972; records relating to the foundation of City University, comprising Draft Charter, Statutes and Petition, 1965; copies of petition and University Charter, 1966, with index.

    Northampton Institute Northampton Polytechnic Institute Northampton Polytechnic Northampton College of Advanced Technology City University
    GB 0120 MSS.2537-2539 · 1867-1924

    Papers of Rickman Godlee as a student comprising notes of lectures given by Thomas Huxley, sketches of anatomical dissections, and volume on surgery for the anniversary of University College London, 1867-1924.

    Godlee , Sir , Rickman John , 1849-1925 , 1st Baronet , surgeon
    GB 0097 GINSBERG · 1912-1954

    This collection consists of Ginsberg's correspondence; research notes and correspondence relating to Ginsberg's books articles, reviews and papers, including 'The Material Culture and Social Institutions of the Simpler Peoples', 'Dialogues on Metaphysics', 'Sociology', and the preface to L T Hobhouses 'Morals in Evolution'; research notes and lectures on subjects including logic, religion, morals, ethics, social psychology, and the influence of environment and heredity on race and class; papers and correspondence concerning university administration and examinations, relating predominantly to the University of London; Correspondence with L T Hobhouse and papers relating to his life and works and the Hobhouse Memorial Fund; miscellaneous papers and publications on sociological subjects including mental illness and race relations; and collected articles on sociological subjects by other authors.

    Ginsberg , Morris , 1889-1970 , sociologist
    GB 0074 LMA/4538 · Collection · 1939-1941

    Short black and white silent amateur films made by Colin Gibson featuring Harrow Technical College, Within 5 miles of Harrow and boats on the River Thames.

    Gibson , Colin , fl 1939-1941 , amateur filmmaker
    Galton Collection
    GB 0369 GAL · c 1929-1985

    Papers of Dorothy Galton mainly relating to Sir Bernard Pares and the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES), c 1929-1985, comprising:
    Papers on SSEES (formerly the School of Slavonic Studies, King's College London) and former staff members, particularly Sir Bernard Pares, including notes on the history of the School, 1929-1981
    Papers on Galton's visit to report on Slavonic studies in the United States and Canada, including diary of visit and Report to the Rockefeller Foundation, 1945;
    Notes on the history of the Anglo-Russian Literary Society, c 1935-1960;
    Translations by Galton, 1963;
    Photographs of Russian Orthodox Chapel at Fort Ross, California c 1975-1985

    Galton , Dorothy , 1901-1992 , secretary
    Galilei, Galileo (1564-1642)
    GB 0120 MSS.292-299 and 2460-2462 · 1629-[1930]

    Official documents and letters relating to Galileo, some in transcription, 1629-[1930].

    Various
    Finsbury Technical College
    GB 0098 FA · Created 1879-1926

    Records relating to Finsbury Technical College, 1879-1926, notably City and Guilds of London Institute reports to the sub-committee on the Cowper Street Schools, 1879, 1880; address on the College opening, by Philip Magnus, 1883; curriculum sheets, undated; examination papers, 1884-1885; meeting notes of the Board of Examiners, 1915;

    papers relating to the Old Students Association, comprising rules, undated, summary report of the Council on efforts to avert the closure of the college, [1925]; minutes of the general committee, 1906-1922; journal, 1887; magazine, 1907-1926; notes on lectures by Professor Ayrton and Professor Perry, 1883-1885.

    Finsbury Technical College
    Finance
    GB 2107 Finance · 1893-1986

    Financial records of City University and predecessors, 1893-1986, comprising Ledgers, 1893-1960; Cash books, 1924-1963; Invoice books, 1938-1959; Salaries ledgers, 1926-1958; Statements of account, 1968-1986.

    Northampton Institute Northampton Polytechnic Institute Northampton Polytechnic Northampton College of Advanced Technology City University
    GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP112 · 1866-1946

    Typescript copy of the memoirs of Harry Gooding Field entitled 'Adventures in Finance', 21 Oct 1942, detailing his accountancy career working in Canada, the United States, Malaysia and Singapore, with copies of birth, marriage and death certificate and other official documents relating to Harry Gooding Field.

    Field , Harry Gooding , 1866-1946 , accountant
    GB 0096 AL49b · Fonds · 1859

    Letter from Michael and Sarah Faraday of Hampton Court Green to [Rev John] Barlow, 10 Aug 1859. Discussing, among other subjects, the institution of Science degrees in the Unviersity of London.

    Autograph, with signature of Michael Faraday. With a short note added in Mrs Faraday's hand.

    Faraday , Michael , 1791-1867 , chemist and natural philosopher Faraday , Sarah , 1800-1879 , nee Bernard , wife of Michael Faraday
    GB 0505 RHC AL140-170 · 1897-1967

    Minute books of the Faculty of Arts, 1897-1974; Minute books of the Faculty of Science, 1898-1967.

    Royal Holloway College , Faculties
    External bodies
    GB 2107 External · 1893-1997

    Papers of external bodies associated with the City University, including City Parochial Foundation publications, 1887-1937; Inspectors' reports, 1907-1951; statement of Governing Bodies of Teaching Institutions regarding proposals of Academic Council of the University of London to Royal Commission on University Education in London, 1911; reports on provision of engineering education in London, 1927-1928; correspondence relating to withdrawal of grants, 1932-1937; General Regulations, 1936, and Staff Regulations, 1937; University of London, minutes of Senate, 1965; University Grants Committee (UGC) visits, 1965, 1970, 1980, and papers, 1970s-1980s; London County Council Rules of Education Committee, 1954, 1958, Quality Audit Report, 1993.

    Northampton Institute Northampton Polytechnic Institute Northampton Polytechnic Northampton College of Advanced Technology City University London County Council University of London City Parochial Foundation University Grants Committee
    Estates and buildings
    GB 2107 Estates · 1892-1990s

    Estates and buildings records of City University and predecessors, including papers regarding the competition for the first building of the Northampton Institute, its erection and furnishing, 1892-1897, including correspondence with the architect, Edward W Mountford; site and building plans, 1892-1894; correspondence regarding sale of forecourts in Myddleton Street, 1939-1940; correspondence regarding building extension schemes, 1933-1956, including correspondence with architects and London County Council, 1954-1959; war damage repairs correspondence, 1948-1956; papers regarding Palmers Green Playing Fields, 1945-1964; records relating to sports equipment, grounds, events and facilities, 1970s-1990s; plans, 1950s-1960s; buildings and services papers relating to extension schemes and new buildings, with reports and plans, 1930s-1970s.

    Northampton Institute Northampton Polytechnic Institute Northampton Polytechnic Northampton College of Advanced Technology City University
    Ephemera
    GB 0064 HSR/T-V · Subfonds · [1806-1948]
    Part of Historical Records

    This catagory contain single ephemeral items, printed or manuscript documents or cards, and photographs; they have usually been annoted or signed. It includes a copy of the order of ceremony of the funeral procession of Lord Nelson (q.v.) and tickets of admission to the funeral, 1806; a certificate of authenticity relating to a stone shot recovered from the MARY ROSE and presented in 1840 to Admiral Sir Edward Codrington (q.v.), Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, signed by John Deane (b.1810) and William Edwards, the salvagers; a menu autographed by the signatories of the Atlantic Charter, 1941; the instrument of Japanese surrender at Hong Kong, 1945; and an order of ceremonial for unveiling the memorial to Admirals of the Fleet Earl Jellicoe (1859-1935) and Earl Beatty (q.v.) in Trafalgar Square, 1948.

    Various
    GB 0096 AL48a · Fonds · 1908

    Letter from Francis Ysidro Edgeworth of 5 Mount Vernon, Hampstead, [London] to the Goldsmith's Librarian, University of London [R A Rye] 1 Oct 1908. Asking for permission to use the Goldsmith's Library.

    Autograph, with signature.

    Edgeworth , Francis Ysidro , 1845-1926 , economist
    GB 0120 MSS.5120-5121 · 1783-1811

    Correspondence and papers of the statesman Henry Dundas both general and in his capacity as Commissioner (later President) of the Board of Control, 1783-1811.

    Dundas , Henry , 1742-1811 , 1st Viscount Melville , Scots statesman x Melville , 1st Viscount
    GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP97 · 1956-1978

    The papers of Clifford William Dugmore contain correspondence relating to the Journal of Ecclesiastical History, and printed booklets, 1956-1978; notably including correspondence with a number of leading historians such as Professors Murray Tolmie and Alfred Cobban, William Cargill-Thompson, and Geoffrey Nuttall, relating to Dugmore's editorship of the Journal of Ecclesiastical History, remarking upon aspects of publication, proofs and the chasing-up of contributors, 1956-1978; correspondence concerning senior staff appointments, 1958-1977 (closed); press cuttings describing the career of Professor Dugmore, 1957-1971; text, reviews and correspondence concerning Professor Dugmore's inaugural lecture in the Chair of Ecclesiastical History, 'Ecclesiastical History. No Soft Option', 1959-1960; copies of printed booklets entitled 'Rome and the Churches', the inaugural lecture of Professor Stuart Hall of King's College, delivered in 1979; Grace Abounding. A Comparison of Frederick Denison Maurice and Karl Barth by Dr Ellen Flesseman-Van Leer (1978).

    Dugmore , Clifford William , 1909-1990 , historian
    GB 2121 Driver · 1928-1929

    Papers of George F Driver, comprising copy of his exercise book, compiled whilst a carpentry and joinery student at Woolwich Polytechnic, 1928-1929; copy of Teachers Class Reports; copy of course details from prospectus, 1928-1929; copy of class examination results, from Woolwich Polytechnic Magazine, 1929.

    Driver , George F , fl 1928-1929 , student
    Departmental records
    GB 2107 Departments · 1927-2000

    Departmental records of City University and predecessors, including Dept of Aeronautics course details and syllabuses, conference reports and other papers, 1957-1986; Centre for Arts and Related Studies, later Dept of Continuing Education, prospectuses and some examination papers, 1972-1984, and prospectuses and programmes, 1983-1990s; Business School papers, 1960s-1970s; Dept of Chemistry examination papers, students' marks, and syllabuses, 1948-1986, with Heat Engines Laboratory stockbook, 1927-1938; Royal Institute of Chemistry examination papers and reports, 1969-1973; Dept of Civil Engineering, including Nuclear Power Plant, syllabuses and progammes with other papers, 1957-1988, and papers of design course, 1960, and International Conference on Behaviour of Slender Structures Proceedings, 1977; Centre for Educational Technology programmes and other papers, 1969-1990; Dept of Electrical Engineering syllabuses and other papers, 1969-1990; Health Sciences annual reports, 1989-1990, 1995-1996; Dept of Information Science papers, 1960s; Dept of General Studies examination papers, 1984; Dept of Mathematics syllabuses and other papers, 1962-1995; Dept of Mechanical Engineering Board of Studies meetings, 1961-1984, student handbooks, syllabuses, course details and research reports, newsletters, 1957-1990, with G. Haley's Engineering Dept course work file on Theory of Machines, 1943; Dept of Music prospectuses, leaflets and other papers, 1975-1989; Dept of Optometry and Visual Science prospectuses, syllabuses and other course information, 1953-1996; Dept of Physics syllabuses and other papers, 1957-1979, with summer school proceedings, 1954; Dept of Social Science and Humanities Board of Studies minutes, syllabuses and other course details, 1962-1983; Dept of System Science and dependent centres syllabuses and other course details, 1957-1990, with summer school proceedings, 1979; Details of conferences, courses, summer schools, Open Days, lectures and other events, 1957-2000; Music and Drama events, 1960s-1970s; Public lectures, 1950s-1990s.

    Departmental research reports: City Consultancy Service Reports, 1990-1992; Aeronautical Engineering, 1966-1975; Business School, 1968-1981; Chemistry, 1956-1984; Civil Engineering, 1967-1977, 1983-1988; Centre for Clinical Communication Studies research programme, 1986-1987; Computer Science, 1984-1989; Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1952-1957, 1963-1970, 1990-1991; Centre for Information Science, 1979; Mathematics, 1966-1985; Mechanical Engineering, 1966-1988; Music, research and performances including Advanced Composition Research Group, 1988; Opthalmic Optics and Visual Science, 1966-1970; Dept of Physics, 1966-1985; School of Community Planning, 1970-1982; Social Science and Humanities, 1968-1980; System Science, 1969-1988.

    Departmental promotional literature, 1960s-1990s for all departments as above and Arts Administration; SBH School of Nursing and Midwifery; Business School; Centre for Banking and International Finance; Adult Education; School of Informatics; Dept of Journalism; Centre for Legal Studies; Studies in Property Valuation and Management; Validated Courses: Ashridge Management College; City Literary Institute; Cordwainers College; Gyosei International College in the UK; Guildhall School of Music and Drama; Inns of Court School of Law; Laban Centre London; Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Centre; School of Psychotherapy and Counselling; City Innovation Centre, 1988; Halls of Residence; Industrial Liaison Centre, 1968-1973.

    Departmental publications, including TCU Business School Economic Review, Spring 1983-Summer 1988; Informaniac, undated, Information Science Society publication; Islington Angel and City Star with other CU Journalism students publications, 1980s-1990s; Insight, 1992-1997, newsletter of CU Business School; Evening MBA Newsletter, 1990-1991; Research News, 1970-1976; GEORGE, PROBE and Newsheet, 1974-1976, newsletters of the Dept of Social Science and Humanities; Journal of Arts Policy & Management 1-3, 1984; TCU Computer Unit Bulletin/Newsletter, 1972-1982, 1992-1997; Careers Service Newsletters and Bulletins, 1970s, 1990s.

    Northampton Polytechnic Institute Northampton Polytechnic Northampton College of Advanced Technology City University
    GB 0096 UoL/EM · Fonds · [1876-1990]
    Part of University of London

    Papers relating to the Department of Extra-Mural Studies, [1876-1990], including London Society for the Extension of University Teaching, Universities Board - minutes 1879-1893, Council reports 1877-1888, 1897-1898; Board to Promote the Extension of University Teaching annual reports, 1902/3-1928/9; University Extension and Tutorial Classes Council annual reports, 1929/30-1944/45; Council for Extra-Mural Studies annual reports 1951/2-1981-2, minutes 1966-1982 (incomplete), tutors' reports on classes, 1943-1982; Board to Promote the Extension of University Teaching minutes, 1900-1929; University Extension and Tutorial Classes Council minutes, 1929-1946; University Extension Committee minutes, agenda, papers 1929-1982, annual reports 1948-1958; Holiday Courses for Foreign Teachers records, [1907-1976]; printed regulations for school inspection, 1897-1930 (incomplete); other committees' records include Advisory Committee on Diploma on Theory and Practice of Physical Action papers, 1929-1953.

    Department of Extra-Mural Studies , University of London
    GB 0098 AB · Created 1853-1984

    Records relating to the Department of Science and Art, 1853-1984; comprising printed articles, annual reports of the Department, 1853-1899, Board of Education reports, 1907-1917; correspondence, notably relating to the School of Naval Architecture, 1864, accommodation for the Royal College of Science, 1890-1897, the possible incorporation of the Royal College of Science into the University of London, 1898-1899, inspection of the college, 1912, the transfer of staff, 1907-1909; correspondence relating to grants, notably for ex-service students, 1919-1921, government students, 1920-1929, the annual grant, 1910-1912, maintenance of buildings, 1912, reports from Universities and University colleges, 1906-1911; Board of Education regulations for the Royal College of Science and Royal College of Art, 1902-1905; precis of minutes of the Board of Education, 1863-1892; examination papers for science schools and classes, 1888-1892; correspondence relating to the use of the Eastern Apparatus Gallery, 1908-1909, the Chelsea Physic garden, 1935-1942, between the Rector and Sir William Pile of the Department of Education and Science concerning industrial management, 1975; papers and press cuttings concerning Higher Education, Government policies, women in science and technology, 1978-1984; reports from the Royal Commission on Technical Instruction, 1882, the Select Committee on Museums of the Science and Art Department, 1898 (AB);

    papers relating to the Departmental Committee of the Royal College of Science and Royal School of Mines, notably correspondence, 1903-1908, press-cuttings and articles, 1906, evidence of the Council and Professors of the Royal College of Science relating to the curriculum, 1904, Royal School of Mines Committee of Old Students volume of signatures, 1905; deputation from the Senate of the University of London concerning the proposed technological institute, 1906, minutes of proceedings at the deputation from the City and Guilds of London Institute, 1906, minutes and report of the sub-committee on the Royal School of Mines, 1904, and the Royal College of Science, 1905, papers relating to the draft, preliminary and final reports of the Committee, 1904-1906, notes and outline scheme on the establishment of an engineering Institute, and an Imperial University at South Kensington, undated (ABC);

    papers relating to the Royal Commission on University Education in London, including the report of the Royal Commission, 1913, press cuttings, 1910-1913, and reports, including from the University of London Boards of Studies reports on the needs of faculties, 1910, report of the University of London Academic Council, 1910, Committee report on mathematics in Imperial College and the University of London, 1912, Governing Body sub-committee report, 1910-1914, notes by the College Secretary, Alexander Gow, 1914 (ABD); papers relating to the Board of Education Departmental Committee on the University of London, including the report of the Committee, 1926, press cuttings, 1924, evidence of Imperial College representatives, 1925, correspondence, 1923-1926, Governing Body sub-committee report, 1924, draft of proposed statutes under the University of London Act, 1926 (ABE).

    Royal College of Science Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
    GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP6 · Created 1886-1925

    Correspondence, 1887-1925, mainly between Dendy and fellow academics relating to the morphology and classification of sponges, notably with George Parker Bidder, President of the Marine Biological Association of the UK; Professor William John Dakin, Professor of Zoology, University of Liverpool; Francisco Ferrer Hernandez, Musea de Gencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain; Professor William A Haswell, Emeritus Professor of Biology, University of Sydney, Australia; Ernst Hentschel, Zoologisches Museum, Hamburg, Germany; William Abbott Herdman, University of Liverpool; Professor Sydney John Hickson, Emeritus Professor of Zoology, University of Liverpool; Randolph Kirkpartick, Natural History Museum, London; Professor James Herbert Orton, Emeritus Professor of Zoology, University of Liverpool; Joseph Pearson, Director of the Columbo Museum, Ceylon; and Edgar Thurston, Superintendent of the Government Museum, Madras, India. The correspondence also includes letters, 1919-1921, relating to the establishment of a research grant in memory of Harold Row, Dendy's assistant. Papers, 1886-1899, relating to sponge collections, particularly specimens in Australia and New Zealand, and including the dredging records for Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia, 1887-1890. Lecture notes written by Dendy, [1903-1925], including handwritten texts of lectures on 'Echinodermata', 'The development of starfish', 'Holothurioidea', 'Class Gastropoda', 'Mytilus', 'Anodarta cygnea', 'Helix', 'Mollusca', and 'Merozoa', and typescript texts of public lectures including 'The stream of life', given at a Citizens' Lecture in Edinburgh, 1921, and 'The evolution theory today', given at the Liverpool Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1923. Working notebooks, [1886]-1912, mainly containing scientific experiments and observations relating to sponges, notably the Challenger Amphipoda and the Grantia Compressa, and notes on the topographical distribution of, and biographical references to, sponge specimens. Two notebooks, 1917-1919, recording experiments and observations during Dendy's membership of the Royal Society's Committee for the Investigation of Grain Pests. Papers, 1892, relating to The Victorian land planarians [1894] by Dendy, comprising a volume of annotated and revised extracts from that work, and a letter to Dendy from Thomas Steel concerning flatworm species. Printed obituaries of Dendy, 1925-1926. Papers relating to the study of lizard-like reptiles commonly known as Tuatara (the scientific name being Sphenodon), [1897]-1910, including correspondence, 1908-1910, between Dendy and Edward Bles, Elliot Smith, Annie Howes and [William Thompson] Sedgwick, and catalogues, notes and photographs of Tuatara embryos.

    Dendy , Arthur , 1865-1925 , Professor of Zoology
    GB 0096 AL 45 · 1831

    Papers of Augustus de Morgan, 1831, comprise a draft letter from De Morgan [to the University Council], resigning his professorship on account of the removal from his charis of Mr Pattison 'without any fault of his own. This being understood I should think it discreditable to hold a professorship under you one moment longer', 24 July 1831 and a reply from Coates on behalf of the Council, accepting the resignation, 27 July 1831.

    Morgan , Augustus , De , 1806-1871 , mathematician x De Morgan , Augustus Coates , Thomas , fl 1828-1854 , university administrator
    GB 0096 AL 201 · 1859

    Papers of Augustus de Morgan, 1859, comprise a letter to Mrs Bax [grandmother of the composer Sir Arnold Bax], enquiring whether she is comfortably settled at her new address; an obituary of Professor De Morgan is attached to the second sheet.

    Morgan , Augustus , De , 1806-1871 , mathematician x De Morgan , Augustus
    Dawes Hicks Papers
    GB 0103 DAWES HICKS · 1880s-[1928]

    Papers of George Dawes Hicks, 1880s-[1928] and undated, mainly comprising typescript and manuscript texts of his lectures at University College London on philosophical subjects including psychology, ethics, logic, metaphysics, Greek philosophy, Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Hegel, Spinoza, Lotze, Bradley, and modern philosophy; also including notebooks containing manuscript texts of the lectures on philosophy and psychology of Professor Robert Adamson, delivered at Owens College Manchester, 1886-1888, and at Glasgow, 1899-1900 (in boxes 2, 11, 13); printed and manuscript papers, 1880s-1890s, on educational issues, specifically the campaign to extend university teaching in London by establishing a teaching university, supported by University College London and King's College London, to secure a new charter for the University of London, and opposition to the campaign (in boxes 4, 17, 19, 20). Not all the lecture notes were originally made by Dawes Hicks himself.

    Hicks , George Dawes , 1862-1941 , Professor of Philosophy
    DAVSON, Hugh (1909-1996)
    GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP98 · 1951-1980

    The papers of Hugh Davson comprise correspondence, working papers and printed reports, 1950-1988; including correspondence with the Medical Research Council, notably project applications and progress reports, 1951-1978; concerning Davson's publications, with reviews, 1962-1978; with the Wellcome Trust, 1974-1980; descriptions of recent research on the eye, 1970-1978; correspondence between Davson and colleagues in the United Kingdom, Europe and North America, mainly on administrative and publishing matters, including grant applications, conference organisation and reviews of new articles and books, 1958-1980.

    Davson , Hugh , 1909-1996 , physiologist
    DAVIN, Anna (fl 1966)
    GB 106 7ADA · Fonds · 1969-2001

    The archive consists of:

    • Material relating to Women's Weekend in Ruskin College, Oxford, 27 Feb-1 Mar 1970

    • Papers relating to the London Feminist History Group

    • Papers relating to women's libraries / archives and information centres

    • Women's Liberation Movement in Italy

    • Ephemera.

    Davin , Anna , fl 1966 , feminist historian
    GB 0100 KCLCA KH/PP9 · [1930-1936]
    Part of KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL

    Papers of Sir John Vivian Dacie, [1930-1936], contain articles of clothing and photographs dating from Dacie's time on the King's College Hospital cricket team. The collection notably comprises a pair of wicket keeper's gloves, [1930-1936]; cricket blazer, [1930-1936]; two cricket caps [1930-1936]; photograph of the cricket team [1930-1936]; King's College Hospital scarf [1930-1936] and black and white photographs of blood cells taken through a microscope.

    Dacie , Sir , John Vivian , 1912-2005 , Knight , Professor of Haematology
    GB 0120 MSS.1998-1999, 7904 · 1798-1832

    Manuscript papers on 'académies d'Italie'; a translation of a paper by Georges Léopold Cuvier and autograph letters signed by Cuvier to correspondents including: Arsène Thiebaut de Berneaud (1777-1850), agriculturalist, secretary of the Société Linnéenne de Paris (no.19); Jean Pierre Casimir, Baron de Puymaurin (1757-1841), administrator, politician and author of scientific treatises, son of the administrator and painter N.J. de Marcassus Puymaurin (1718-1791) geologist and director of the Dictionnaire universel (no.23); Charles Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (1806-1876) (no.24); the mineralogist Jean Jacques Nicolas Huot (1790-1849) (no.26); the government minister Count André Jean Chabrol de Cronsul (1771-1836) (no.33); the archaeologist and writer Jacques Crèvecoeur de. Boucher de Perthes (1788-1868) (no.36); Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1805-1861), Zoologist (no.44) 48 Volume comprising 2 letters from Cuvier and notes by Cuvier 49-107 Notes, certificates, petitions etc signed or endorsed by Cuvier including pension request by M. Des Langeac, 14 July 1815 (no.55), 5 diplomas from the Commission de l'Instruction Publique(nos.57, 59, 62-64), various disconnected notes by Cuvier (some dated) (nos.70-90), notes by Cuvier with 2 pecil sketches of mollusques (no.100), 4 students entrance cards to the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle au Jardin du Roi (signed by Cuvier) (nos.75, 96-98), plans by Cuvier of dissection rooms (no.99) 108 Letters to Cuvier J L Fouimer, 16 July 1829 109-111 Letters by member of Cuvier's family (not to Cuvier) Mme. Anne Cuvier: Mme. Delpech, 1 June 1832 (no.109) M. Ampière de L'Academie des Sciences, n.d. (no.110) Sophie Duvanul (Cuvier's daughter) M. le Préfect, 20 June 1820(no.111) Printed items: 'Memoir of Baron Cuvier' from The London Review and Literary and Scientific Gazette(no.112), extract of an obituary of Cuvier(no.113), cover (edge has been cut off) of a publication, reprinted by Cuvier's students in his honour(no.114).

    Cuvier , Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert de , 1769-1832 , paleontologist and anatomist
    Council of Bedford College
    GB 0505 BC GB110-120 · 1849-1985

    Bound and unbound Minutes of Bedford College Council, 1849-1984; Agenda Book for the Council and its Committees, 1896-1954; bound list of papers presented to Council, 1971-1985; Attendance Register for the Council and its Committees, 1908-1939; Committee Signature Books, 1929-1933 and 1973-1985, including the Academic Board; alphabetical list of the Members of the College and the Council, 1872-1904; Register of the Members of the College, 1869-1888, including name, occupation and date of entry; List of members of temporary Committees, 1928-1934; Bound volumes and pamphlets containing the Annual Reports of the Council, 1888-1983; outward Letter Books of the Council, 1881-1895, with indexes; Notebook of Lucy Russell, Honorary Secretary of the Council, 1888-1902, including names and addresses of Professors and teachers, Members of the College, Associates, students previous to 1871, auditors, Visitors and tradesmen, as well as lists of the membership of the Council and Committees; material relating to the use of the College Seal, notably Seal Books of the Council, 1909-1948, the College Seal, 1965, and correspondence relating the need for a new Seal following changes of name, 1956, 1965 and 1984; legal documents, 1865-1983, relating to premises used by Bedford College, including deeds of property for the Shaen Wing, 1896-1899, 35-37 Dorset Square, 10 Dorset Square, 299a Edgware Road, 43 New Cavendish Street, 51 Harley Street, The Holme, Hanover Lodge, Headstone Lane Sports Centre, Sussex Lodge, York Place, East Street and Broadhurst Gardens. Legal documents relating to benefactors of the College, notably Deeds of Gift under the Pious Benefactors, 1926, and by the Marquess of Crewe, 1930. Correspondence and papers relating to the financing, construction and upkeep of the Busk Memorial Gates, 1931-1936. Minutes of the Committee of Management, 1868.

    Bedford College , Council
    GB 2108 KUAS6 · Collection · 1933-2001

    Papers of Peter Conradi, 1933-2001, comprise research papers compiled during his research for the authorised biography of Iris Murdoch and notably include profiles of people who knew Murdoch including Hans Gunther Adler and Elizabeth Anscombe; Peter Conradi's correspondence with individuals who knew Murdoch, including Miriam Allott and Kenneth Baker MP; notes and transcripts taken during interviews with people who knew Murdoch and audio recordings of some interviews; original manuscripts and drafts of Murdoch's work including drafts and a typescript of the final version of 'Eulogy for Borys Villers (1923-1992)' and secondary resources including photocopies of press cuttings about Iris Murdoch and reviews of her work. The collection also includes research undertaken by Jane Jantet into Murdoch's family tree; correspondence and research relating to Murdoch's time within Froebel School, Badminton School, Somerville College, Oxford and the Royal College of Art; correspondence concerning Murdoch's involvement with the New Left Review; letters received by Iris Murdoch and John Bayley largely concerning Bayley's book Iris: A memoir, 1998 and letters from Murdoch to individuals including Conradi.

    Conradi , Peter , fl 1980s , writer
    GB 0505 RHC GB150-216 · 1887-1982

    Minute books of the Finance Committee, 1887-1973; Minute book of the Garden Committee, 1890-1912; Minute books of the Library Committee, 1892-1965; Minute and Agenda books of the Education Council, 1898-1921; Minute books of the Staff and Appointments Committee, 1929-1963; Minute book of the Investment Committee, 1950-1976; Minute book of the Planning Committee, 1959-1965; Minute book of the House Committee, 1887; reports, memoranda and letters relating to the Committee on Chapel Services, 1887, 1896-1898; minutes, reports and memoranda of the Post-War Policy Committee, 1943-1947; Minutes of the Publicity Committee, 1967-1969; Minutes of the Halls of Residence Sub-Committee, 1964-1965; Minutes of the Residential Costs Sub-Committee, 1965-1967; Minutes, Annual Reports and catalogues of the University of London Botanical Supply Unit Sub-Committee, 1950-1982; Minute books containing minutes of ad hoc committees, 1892-1965, on subjects including Chapel services, building, College curriculum, College Constitution, staff salaries and pensions, appointments and publicity.

    Royal Holloway College , Committees of the Council
    GB 0505 BC GB150-180 · 1868-1985

    Papers relating to Standing Committees of Bedford College, including Minutes, correspondence and papers of the Finance Committee, 1889-1985; Minutes of the Financial Management and Investment Sub-Committee, 1982-1985; Minutes of the Policy and Estimates Committee, 1972-1979; Minutes, correspondence and papers of the Standing Committee on Laboratory Expenditure, 1944-1985; Minutes of the Committee of Education, 1868-1909; Minutes, 1903-1907, and reports, 1937, of the Physical Education Committee; Minutes of the Professors' Meetings, 1881-1909; Minutes of the Loan Fund Committee for the Training of Teachers, 1892-1896.

    Papers relating to the Building Committees of Bedford College, including Minutes and papers of the Premises Committee, 1908-1915; Minutes and papers of the South Villa Demolition Committee, 1919-1921; Minutes of the Building Fund Committee, 1908-1914; Minutes of the Building Committee, 1926-1932; Minutes of the Committee for Alterations to the Library, 1931-1932; Minutes and papers of the Reconstruction Committee, 1943-1967, and its Sub-Committee, 1947-1949; Minutes of the Buildings Committee, 1954-1978; Minutes of the House Committee, 1876-1975; Minutes and reports of the Household Management Committee, 1972-1978; Minutes of the Estate Management Committee, 1978-1983.

    Papers relating to Special and Ad Hoc Committees of Bedford College, including papers of a Special Committee, 1878; papers of a Special (Treasury Grant) Committee, 1905-1906; papers of a Special Joint Committee (Acland Committee), 1901; papers of a Special Committee on Organisation and Finance, 1901-1919; and papers of a Special Committee on the Admission of Men, 1963-1964; papers of a Joint Committee of Governors and Council to Review the Charter and Statutes, 1966; papers relating to the Mallaby Report on machinery of government and the Ward-Jackson Review of Committee Structure, 1968-1969; papers of a joint Committee of the Councils of Bedford and Westfield Colleges, 1979-1982; papers of a Joint Planning Committee of King's College London and Bedford College, 1981; papers of a Joint Planning Committee of Royal Holloway and Bedford Colleges, 1982; papers of Joint Meetings of the Councils of Bedford and Royal Holloway Colleges, 1983-1985; papers and correspondence relating to the merger of Royal Holloway and Bedford Colleges, 1982-1983.

    Bedford College , Council , Committees
    GB 0102 MS 380612 · 1943-1945

    Typescript papers, 1943-1945, comprising Dr B Ifor Evans's copies of working papers of the Commission of Enquiry into the Facilities for Oriental, Slavonic, East European and African Studies, including minutes of meetings, correspondence and other administrative papers, questionnaires completed by institutions including universities and learned societies in the UK and overseas, evidence submitted by various individuals, and draft report of findings sent to Ernest Bevin (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs).

    Commission of Enquiry into the Facilities for Oriental, Slavonic, East European and African Studies
    GB 2107 CATs · 1957-1965

    Papers of the Committee of Principals of the Colleges of Advanced Technology (CATs), comprising signed minutes, 1957-1965, with some copies, 1960s; CAT Monitor, Newsletter sent to CAT Principals, 1960s; Charters of new universities, 1966.

    Colleges of Advanced Technology , Committee of Principals
    GB 0096 AL27 · Fonds · 1847

    Letter from Thomas Coates of 42 Bedford Square, [London] to Augustus De Morgan, 3 Mar 1847. '... I am growing prosperous and successful; but, without any sentimentalism, I often look back with regret upon my old associates, from whom I am as much severed as though I were with Dives and they in Abraham's bosom.'

    Autograph, with signature.

    Coates , Thomas , fl 1828-1854 , university administrator
    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.

    Clymo , Richard S , fl 1961-1995 , Professor of Ecology
    GB 0505 BC AS210-215 · 1894-1974

    Papers relating to the Athletics Union, comprising correspondence concerning the purchase and equipping of College sports grounds, 1919-1934, and an accounts book, 1937-1944; correspondence of the Sports Club, 1912 and 1942; minutes of the Architectural Society, 1894-1919; programmes and posters relating to the Bedford Light Opera Group, [1960-1970]; copies of Bots Up, the magazine of the Botany Department, 1972-1974; copy of Bio-Log, the magazine of the Biological Society (and successor to Bots Up), 1977; copies of Ho, the magazine of the Psychology Department, 1972-1974; minutes and member lists of the Geological Society, 1910-1944.

    Bedford College
    CITY UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
    GB 2107 · 1892-2000

    Records of City University and predecessors, 1892-2000, covering all aspects of the establishment and development of the University, and including foundation documents and University charter, 1966; Governing Body records including minutes, 1892, annual reports, 1897-2000, and various management schemes, 1912-1960s; general administrative records including prospectuses, 1930s-1960s, records of prizes, scholarships, and ceremonial occasions, and in-house publications; financial records, 1893-1999; estates and buildings records and plans, 1892-2000; academic administrative records including Departmental syllabuses, 1927-1996, research and publications reports, 1952-1992, publications, 1970-1997, and promotional literature, 1960s-1990s; lists of students, 1899-1960s; staff records, 1895-1926; Library records, 1940s-1990s; Student Union records and records of other student societies, 1906-1999, including student magazines, 1912-1999; records of staff associations, 1950s-1990s; presscuttings, 1909-1999; photographs, 1892-1999; and audio tapes of special lectures, 1960s-1980s.

    Northampton Institute Northampton Polytechnic Institute Northampton Polytechnic Northampton College of Advanced Technology City University
    GB 1432 CLPLGU · 1969-2002

    Records of the City of London Polytechnic and London Guildhall University, London, comprising (but not limited to):

    Governance papers; Annual/statutory reports and accounts; Strategic plans; Ceremonial Prospectuses; Course handbooks; Students' Union magazines and handbooks; Student records*; Staff magazines

    • Requests involving personal data will be handled in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and on a case-by-case basis.
    City of London Polytechnic and London Guildhall University
    City of London College
    GB 1432 CLC · 1861-1970 (predominantly 1941-1970)

    Papers of the City of London College, comprising:

    Publications, including Journal of the Evening Classes for Young Men, 1859; College Calendars, 1882-1948; prospectuses, 1920, 1941-1970; circulars, leaflets and handbills, 1938-1966; reports, 1948-1970; Director's reports to Governing Body, 1963-1966; HMI reports, 1935, 1958.

    Administrative papers (very limited) include a few files and reports of the Director on foreign tours and academic organisation, enrolment statistics, syllabuses and book lists, papers on course development, and papers of the Banking and Commerce Department, 1950s-1960s; catalogue of books in the library, 1907; library guides and reading lists, 1920s-1960s.

    College Societies papers including papers, minutes and correspondence of the Students' Union, 1927-1936, 1954, 1964-1968; Debating Society, 1869-1893; Chess Club, 1894-1898.

    College Journals including Staff Bulletin, 1947-1968; The Londinian, 1913-1920, 1947-1953; City of London College Magazine, 1927-1938; The Hub, 1930-1962;

    Papers relating to college history, mainly comprising correspondence of the College Director and Secretary on aspects of college history, orders of service, tickets and programmes, 1940s-1960s; photographic prints and slides (including albums relating to World War Two); press cuttings volume, c1860-1973, volume 1949-1958, and monthly files Jun-Dec 1969; text, proofs and correspondence relating to the City of London College History, 1964.

    Papers relating to ceremonials, including various certificates, 1862-1901; Director's reports on distributions of prizes, 1909-1970; sports programmes, 1931-1959; a few papers relating to studentships and awards, 1950s-1960s.

    City of London College
    GB 0098 F · Created 1878-1997

    Records relating to the City and Guilds of London Institute (C&GLI), notably articles about the history of the Institute, 1896-1965, address by Sir John Wolfe Barry, 1903, centenary handbook, 1978, annual reports, 1880-1997, reports of the Executive Committee, 1878, and of the Livery Companies Committee, on technical education, 1878, Memorandum of Association, and ordinances, 1880-1910, correspondence with Imperial College, 1909-1921, 1946-1961, correspondence of the Registrar, 1922-1952, lists of Fellows, [1892-1988], scholarships, 1897.

    City and Guilds of London Institute
    City and Guilds College
    GB 0098 FC-FS · Created 1876-1985

    Records relating to the City and Guilds College (formerly the Central Institution of the City and Guilds Institute), 1876-1995, comprising a history, 1896; printed reports and schemes for the new institution, 1876-1884; speeches and accounts of the opening of the Central Institution, 1884; correspondence relating to the Jubilee, 1933-1935; programmes of the Central Institution, 1884-1931; letter books of the Secretary to the City and Guilds College Delegacy, 1911-1927; papers relating to the City and Guilds College Centenary, 1885-1985, and visitor's book (FC);
    minutes of the Board of Studies, 1885-1913; report on equipment, 1889 (FE);
    papers relating to the Engineering Board, notably minutes, 1915-1965, 1980-1984; correspondence and papers, 1911-1935; conference on postgraduate courses, 1962-1965; Chairman's notes and correspondence, 1955-1961; correspondence of the Research Committee, 1932-1951; senior appointments, 1913-1933 (FF);
    papers of the Delegacy, notably minutes and reports, annual reports of the Dean of the Central Institution, 1911-1968; correspondence, 1910-1937, including research grants, 1915-1921; appointment of members, 1936-1970; minutes and accounts of the Finance and Special Committees, 1911-1924; correspondence and reports of the Organisation Committee, 1930-1931; chairmans' notes and correspondence, 1954-1968, donations, 1934-1936 (FG);
    papers relating to links with Imperial College and the University of London, notably history of the City and Guilds London Institute, 1910; joint meetings and committee relating to the Delegacy, 1907-1910, 1955; correspondence of the Delegacy concerning the University of London, 1911-1921; degree and diploma examinations, 1926-1930; suspension of the Delegacy, 1966-1976 (FH);
    papers relating to staff roles, including staff conference with Imperial College, 1911-1912; powers and duties of the Rector, 1918 and Deanship, 1931-1936; organisation and administration, 1918; papers relating to the Chemistry department, comprising regulations, examination papers and course notes of Professor Henry Edward Armstrong, 1884-1897; papers relating to the Civil and Mechanical Engineering Department, comprising notebook of Professor William Ernest Dalby on courses, 1904-1908; notes on lectures given by Professor William Cawthorne Unwin, 1885-1887; lecture and laboratory notebooks of C E H Salmon, 1894-1896; examination papers, 1913; correspondence relating to the Unwin Library, 1933-1934; papers relating to the Mechanics and Mathematics department, comprising notes on lectures given by Professor Olaus Henrici, 1885-1889; examination papers, 1888-1929; papers relating to the Electrical Engineering department, comprising notes on lectures given by Professor William Edward Ayrton, 1885-1887, notebooks of C Percy Taylor, 1892-1895 (FK);
    records relating to students, 1884-1913 (FP); matriculation and entrance examination results; 1905-1938, examination results, 1887-1913 (FQ); registers of students, 1884-1948, tuition fees ledgers, 1911-1918, attendance registers, 1919-1940 (FR); Central Gazette and other journals, 1889-1906 (FSG).

    City and Guilds College
    GB 0097 CHORLEY · 1917-1975

    This collection consists of papers kept by Lord Chorley concerning his work at the Ministry of Labour during World War One, including weekly reports from the ministry and essays by Lord Chorley; minutes of meetings and discussion papers from the New Fabian Research Bureau; official papers which cover Lord Chorley's work as member of government and legal committees; papers relating to his membership of the National Co-operating Body for Education; and papers relating to his work in the Association of University Teachers, including material on the reconstruction of German universities.

    Chorley , Robert Samuel Theodore , 1895 - 1978 , 1st Baron Chorley , lawyer and conservationist
    GB 0100 KCLCA CA/T, C/CSA, 1997 CAS, 1985/CAS · 1891-1985

    Chelsea Polytechnic, Chelsea College of Science and Technology and Chelsea College Title Deeds and Legal Documents, 1891-1985. This comprises title deeds and leasehold agreements to Chelsea property including the original South-Western Polytechnic site, 1891-1899, in King's Road and High Street Kensington, 1962-1984, and a register of deeds, 1972-1985; Grant of Arms to Polytechnic, 1922; Chelsea Charter and Statutes, 1969, 1971.

    Chelsea Polytechnic Chelsea College of Science and Technology Chelsea College
    GB 0100 KCLCA C/SU, C/SAC · 1908-1980

    The records of the South-Western Polytechnic, Chelsea Polytechnic, Chelsea College of Science and Technology and Chelsea College Students Union and social clubs, 1908-1980. These notably consist of Social Council and Students' Union Society minute books, 1908-1980 (Ref: C/SU/M1-5); Student Debating Society minute book, 1931-1936 (Ref: C/SU/M6); Chemical Society minutes of meetings, 1947-1977 (Ref: C/SU/M7); Chelsea Polytechnic/College Social and Athletic Council ledger and journal, record of athletics distinctions and the award of colours, 1936-1963 (Ref: C/SAC).

    South-Western Polytechnic Chelsea Polytechnic Chelsea College of Science and Technology Chelsea College Students Union
    GB 0100 KCLCA CDS/FP, 1987/CDS · 1976-1983

    Chelsea College Social Work Studies MSc student files, 1976-1983 (Ref: CDS/FP). Information typically contained includes correspondence; details of work placements, including placement reports; references; assessments; coursework, including essays, dissertations, case studies; examination scripts. The records also contain a small quantity of administrative material including reports of examiners' meetings and student-related finance (Ref: 1987/CDS).

    Chelsea College Department of Sociology and Psychology
    GB 0100 KCLCA C/SER · 1904-1983

    South-Western Polytechnic, Chelsea Polytechnic, Chelsea College of Science and Technology, and Chelsea College Serial Publications, 1904-1983. This class of material comprises College magazine and journal periodicals, and provides a snapshot of the academic and social life of students and staff from the early phase of the Polytechnic until shortly before the merger with King's in 1985, and includes the South Western Polytechnic Journal, 1904-1906; The Magazine of the Chelsea Polytechnic, 1929-1939; Chelsea College of Science and Technology Gazette, 1962-1969; The Bell, the magazine of the Chelsea Pharmacy Association, 1953-1968; and New Leaf, the Humanities Society journal, 1973-1982.

    South-Western Polytechnic Chelsea Polytechnic Chelsea College of Science and Technology Chelsea College