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There are duplicates of the Spring and Winter 1987 issue

There are two sequences of general correspondence in date order 1948 - 12 April 1966 and 28 Jan 1946 - 20 Feb 1991. In addition there are five other letters dated 1978 and a congratulations card marking the societys fourtieth anniversary

Comprises photographs of various events mostly the first Authors Book Week opened by Noel Streatfield on 4 November 1949. In addition there are photographs commemorating the Croydon Writers Circle summer outing in 1952 ,the presentation ceremony to the winner of the Poetry Section, Neil Vermont, in November 1983, Croydon Arts Day held in the Whitgift Centre in October 1985 and a small album of photographs taken at the fortieth anniversary party held at Fairfield Halls in July 1985

This comprises of three ring binders dating 22 June 1945 to 5 October 1953, 20 April 1974 to June 1993 and lastly March 1989 to March 1992. The last volume is entitled Press File and in addition to containing cuttings it also contains Press Releases dating 15 March 1978 to March 1992

This comprises of twelve loose newspaper cuttings

Deed for land west of Birchanger Road, South Norwood, 1872. Includes part of Brickfield Meadow.

6 items

Two volumes relating to the staff of the Public Assistance Office, Mayday Road: bound volume of the Mayday Monthly News Letter, April 1942-Sept 1945; and photograph album of members of staff in the services.

The volume also contains an attendance list for the reunion of former staff held on 05 July 1949

Contains photographs and biographical notes of many of the staff serving in the forces. The album was originally compiled in 1944, but also contains photographs of the retirement presentation to Mr NP Walker, Public Assistance Officer, in October 1945; at a staff dinner at the Cafe Royal in June 1946. At the front of the album is a painting of the County Borough coat of arms by JE Juniper.

Cuttings books of newspaper cuttings, letters, flyers etc from formation of troop in 1911 - early 1913.

Cash book of Clarendon Cash Stores, 24 Pitlake. The name and address of Ernest Wickham is written in inside front cover, donors grandfather.

1) Retiring Report of the First Librarian in Charge of the Ashburton Library, Mr R.D.Hilton Smith (handwritten, 1929).
2) Report on the use of Stock 1929 - 1947.

3 items

35 boxes plus loose bags:
A POSTCARDS

These, estimated to number over 14,000, are housed in 25 cardboard boxes, three two-drawer filing units, and seven albums as follows:

Boxes

Boxes 1 - 16 contains Croydon cards arranged topographically.
Boxes 17 - 25 contain Croydon cards arranged thematically.

[1] AD Addington (including New Addington)
AS Addiscombe (including Park Hill)

[2] CN Coulsdon

[3] CA Croydon Airport

[4] CC Croydon central

[5] CC Croydon central

[6] KY Kenley
NY Norbury

[7] OT Old Town (including Waddon and the river Wandle

[8] PY Purley

[9] PY Purley

[10] ST Sanderstead and Selsdon

[11] SH Selhurst
SY Shirley

[12] SC South Croydon including Croham Hurst

[13] SN South Norwood

[14] TH Thornton Heath

[15] UN Upper Norwood

[16] WC West Croydon
WS Woodside

[17] ADV Advertising and message cards
AE Aerial views
ALM Almshouses
BOU Bourne flows
CAF Cafes
CEM Cemeteries and crematoria

[18] CHU Churches

[19] COM Composite / multi-view cards
EVE Events
FIR Fire brigade and fires
FLO Floods

[20] GRO Groups

[21] HOS Hospitals
HOU Houses
HUM Humorous and novelty cards

[22] LET Letter-cards
MIS Miscellaneous subjects and buildings
PAL Croydon Palace
PEO People

[23] PUB Public houses
RAD Radio amateurs contact cards
SCH Schools

[24] SHO Shops and other business premises
THE Theatres and cinemas
TOW Town Hall

[25] TA Transport (all modes)
WAR Wartime hospitals and other wartime scenes
WOR Works and factories

Two-drawer filing units

The total of six drawers contain cards relating, mostly, to districts near Croydon but beyond the LB Croydon boundary; also Collectorcard and Pamlin Prints cards, and some modern cards.

Albums

The seven albums contain cards as follows:

[1] C.H. Price cards numbered 20001 - 20099
[2] C.H. Price cards numbered 20100 - 20399
[3] C.H. Price cards numbered 20400 - 20720
[4] C.H. Price cards numbered 30000 - 30299
[5] C.H. Price cards / Croydon Airport
[6] Croydon Times cards
[7] South London cards

B PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS

Numerous photographic prints, currently on a LSLAS trolley, in course of cataloguing and processing. All are being labelled as the property of / on loan from Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society Ltd. As catalogued and labelled they are filed in the main LSLAS files of photographic and other images.

C SLIDES

Photographic slides including those deposited by the Society and those deposited directly by John Gent before his death.

Material relating to Metal Propellers Ltd; including brochure, staff photograph (1928), and various technical drawings made by Phyllis Devereux.

One brochure: Metal Propellers Ltd: Manufacturers of Metal Air Propellers

Photograph includes Dr Watts, Dr Leitner and HH Balfour.

One sheet of Metal Propellers headed paper.

File of technical tables and graphs, analysing characteristics of individual airscrew blades.

Samples of work done by Phyllis Devereux.