Showing 10254 results

Minute books

This collection reflects the activities of Jack Jones in his long association with the National Union of Teachers (NUT) in the form of sixteen minute books mostly General Committee and Committee but includes Finance and General Purposes Sub-Committee, Organisation Committee and Young Teachers Committee. In August 1950 Mr Jones visited Poland to study educational conditions there and the collection includes material from the visit in the form of seven photographs, two card photographs and seventeen postcards. In addition there are eleven booklets in English spanning the period 1944 - 1950 concerning the rebuilding of post-war Poland and one of Auschwitz and Birkenau in four languages. There are three editions of the magazine New Poland from 1950, some papers on women and higher education in Poland, and a typed article entitled Education in Poland by J T Jones B.Sc. Within the collection there are also items concerning War Pay Allowances, two printed agendas of the Warlingham Park Hospital War Pensions Committee dated 22 January and 19 February 1940 and various miscellaneous correspondence, papers and newpaper cuttings from the same year.

Photograph album containing 24 photographs of Ballards, the Ballards estate, and members of the Goschen family.

Booklet containing five photographs of a production of Twelfth Night by the Croydon Borough School (later Selhurst Boys) Dramatic Society in 1920. It is believed that the part of Andrew Aguecheek is being played by Malcolm Muggeridge. The surname of the pupil playing Sir Toby Belch is Abel.

1 volume with some inserts

Properties Book 1935-1938
Proposals for Trustees Re: Debenture Issue for Holdings 1938
Acquisition of Properties 1936
Second Supplemental Account 1936/7
Schedules re: various properties
Conveyances 1948
Accounts re: lettings 1936
Volume: trust deed to secure debentures 4 July 1889
Volume: trust deed to secure issue of 50,000 debentures 1891.
Bundle of misc papers re: accounts of various properties and assessment re: sale with Ind Coope and Allsopp Ltd 1936
Bundle of misc. papers re: trust deeds and conveyance of various properties c.1936-1938.

Log Book of the Ramblers of the Junior Imperial League, Norbury Branch. The book was written up by Ian McLay, joint secretary of the Group, who was the main organiser of rambles.

A short description is given of the route of each ramble, and of incidents which occurred; any newspaper reports are inserted, and a sketch map is added. Attendances are summarised; and at the end of the volume, there is a short chronicle of Imps meetings and other events, 1935 -1936.

10 scrapbooks and photograph albums detailing the Society's activities; 1945-1996. The volumes include cuttings, programmes, tickets etc.

18 items as detailed on list provided by intermediary.

Depicts nine scenes from Croydon

A pencil list of telephone extension numbers. The donors mother Mrs D Hadler worked as a telephonist for Imperial Airways and later Redwing Air Co Ltd, both based at Airport of London, Purley Way, Croydon. An entry for Redwing Air first appears in the street directory for 1934

Included in the photograph is a picture of the donors mother Mrs D Hadler who was a telephonist for Imperial Airways. Imperial Airways was based at the Airport of London in Purley Way, Croydon. The airport opened in 1928.

Includes donors grandfather

Postcard from Prisoner of War camp internee John Darnley addressed to Mr A G Hadler

Evening Argus newspaper report relating to evacuation of Croydon children to Brighton.

1. Newspaper cutting relating to evacuation, Evening Argus 15 February 1940

2. Postcard from a Prisoner of War camp 1944, author John Darnley, addressed to Mr A G Hadler

3. Photograph of water wagon c.1914

4. Photograph of the Imperial Airways switchboard, Purley Way, Croydon

5. Pencil list of extension numbers for the Redwing Air Co Ltd switchboard

6. Croydon Letter Card depicting scenes from Croydon

6 items:

1. Newspaper cutting relating to evacuation, Evening Argus 15 February
   1940
   2.Postcard from a PoW camp 1944, author John Darnley, addressed to
   Mr A G Hadler
   3.Photograph of donors grandfather standing beside a water wagon
   c.1914?
   4.Photograph of Mrs D Hadley, mother of donor, at the Imperial
   Airways switchboard, Purley Way, Croydon
   5.Pencil list of extension numbers for the Imperial Airways switchboard
   6.Croydon Letter Card depicting scenes from Croydon

6 items:
1.Croydon Parish Church Service Book 1867. This Service Book was badly damaged in the Croydon Parish Church fire of January 1867. Extremely fragile.

2. Five first editions of J. Corbet Anderson, Monuments and Antiquities of Croydon Church (1855). These copies were mainly gifts from parishioners to the Church

Two certificates of Gwendoline Beatrice Pratt
1) Certificate awarded by Heathcote House School, Croydon, to Gwendoline Pratt for Scripture, Christmas 1928.
2) Certificate Awarded by London College of Music, Gt. Marlborough Street, London to Gwendoline Pratt for pianoforte playing, 13 July 1928.

Plan of Coombe Farm 1910, Scale 1inch: 60ft. Canvas Mounted
Includes the main farm buildings and adjoining old chalk pit, Spoake Fields, adjoining wood, Hammonds Hill, Barn Field, Kitchen Field, Ricketts Hill and Volcians.
A description of the plan by Paul Sowan is included with the document. It is possible that the plan may have been surveyed in connection with the Valuation Office Survey of 1910-1915.

Minute Book

10 certificates of awards made by the Primrose League to the Grantham Dames Habitation, for success in selling the Primrose League Gazette effciency, and success in recruitment.

Account book of membership subscriptions.