Buckinghamshire Record Office: 1995 Accessions

Buckinghamshire Record Office

• County Surveyor: papers incl plans and designs of roads, bridges 1930s (AR 1/95)
• J T Darbyshire, private: diary while on service with lst Bucks Battalion in France and Italy 1919, mostly rewritten by the author 1918 (D/X 1235)
• Farming records of Sir Arthur Bryant (1899-1985) for Crafton Farm, Crafton, Mentmore, c1964-1971 (and a few earlier incl corresp, administrative papers, milk records, sale catalogues and papers on sale of farm in 1971(D 207)
• Marlow Cottage Hospital (est 1889) records comprising minutes c1889-1936; published annual reports etc 1889-1946(AR 25/95)
• North Buckinghamshire Joint Hospital Board: Papers rel to Grove Isolation Hospital, Linslade, incl contracts, agreements, specifications and plans 1897-46 (AR 48/95)
• James Adam Gordon (1791-1854) of Stocks House, Aldbury (Herts) Naish House (Somerset) , Knockespock (Aberdeenshire) and elsewhere: estate papers c1830-56, (mostly 1850-4) incl copy will and codicils, inventories (various) , valuations, sales catalogues, bills and vouchers, summary annual accounts 1838-53, papers rel to windows etc in Weston in Gordano church (Somerset) 1842-50 (D/X 1269)
• High Wycombe Society: records 1968-c1991 incl minutes of the Society 1968-75 and of executive committee and specialist groups, various dates 1969-83, subject files many of planning and heritage groups, policy files (AR 77/95)
• JB Chamberlain: professional papers rel to his career as a teacher at The Chalfonts Community College, comprising teaching records, housemastership records c1974-93, PTA records c1975-94, etc (AR 78/95)
• Court rolls of the manor of Great Marlow 1548-1751 and one for the manor of Widmere 1766, with burgage rentals (2) 1676-7; grant rel to the advowson of Bletchley 1667 other miscellaneous items from the Goodwyn/Clayton family papers 17th-18th cents (AR 79/95)
• Records of the Rotary Club of Aylesbury comprising minutes 1923-1946; visitors book 1930-57 (AR 86/95)
• Miscellaneous papers of the Kipling family of London and Aylesbury, chocolate manufacturers and confectioners 1792-1881 1944, some rel to a business association with the English Condensed Milk Company Ltd (founded 1870) of Aylesbury, incl corresp, ms recipes, photographs (2) and labels, wrappers and other printed items (AR 90/95)
• Account book of receipts and disbursements for the Free Grammar School, Aylesbury 1725-47 (AR 99/95)
• Minute and account book of the inclosure commissioners for Maids Moreton with Gawcott and Prebend End 1801-3 (AR 127/95)
• Records of the Buckinghamshire Historic Churches Trust 1956-95 incl minutes and accounts; corresp, general and with BCC, MKDC and others; church inspection papers 1986-94; published reports 1957-60 and newsletters 19717 1980; papers re fundraising, photographs (c100) of churches (15) nd 1993 (AR 132/95)