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Major accessions to repositories in 2022 relating to London |
Local
- Sir John Champneys (1490-1556), of Hall Place, Bexley, Lord Mayor of London, Master of the Skinners Company: will and probate 1556 (PEJCH)
- Marion Ray (fl1890-1940), resident of Sidcup: A.H.T. Boswell photograph album 1890-1940 (2022/008)
- Basset family of Sidcup, owners of The Kentish Times: photograph albums, memorabilia, ephemera, genealogies and autobiographies 1906-2022 (2022/009)
- William Frank Alford (1900-1959), Mayor of Erith: photographs, press cuttings, miscellaneous papers and correspondence 1933-1979 (2022/012)
- Martin Pink (fl1929), manager of BICC PLC, Erith: photograph album of factory 1929 (PHPNK)
- Clifford J Pereira (fl2021), academic and former resident of Welling: MRes Thesis University of Chichester: Navigating Boundaries: Africans in Southeast Asia 1900-1960 2021 (ANPER)
- Sir John Boyd (1718-1800) 1st Baronet Boyd, sugar merchant, slave trader, and vice-chairman of the British East India Company: journal of accounts 1785-1793 (PEDAN)
- William Thomas Blows (fl1972-2004), composer and palaeontologist, of Dartford: manuscripts of symphonies, photograph album, concert programme, posters 1972-2016 (PEBLW)
- Lewin family of the Hollies, Halfway Street, Sidcup: rent book 1877-1879 (PELEW)
- Brent Council: papers of MOSIAC, a gay and bisexual men's sexual health prevention project, based within Brent Youth Service c1990-2000 (ACC/2022/23)
- Alderman J.A Bennett: photograph of group at Wilberforce Oak, Keston c1873 (2022/13)
- John Lobb Ltd, bootmakers: ledgers 1943-1989 (Acc3130)
- An Viet Foundation, hub to support Vietnamese settlement in London: a significant archival collection rel to the British-Vietnamese experience, incl documents, photographs, press cuttings, audio cassettes and VHS cassettes; also some physical objects such as ornaments, signs, musical instruments, awards and trophies 1979-2018 (2022/34)
- Hackney Social Radio: created by Immediate Theatre in response to the isolation of older people during the Covid pandemic, the station was available to listen to digitally or via Resonance 104.4 FM. The collection of podcasts captures the challenges of lockdown as well as the local community projects that were set up to address these issues 2020 (2022/01)
- William Sanger (1875-1948), civil servant and Mayor of Surbiton: personal papers and photographs, incl rel to the Sanger family, on his time at Wellington College (1885-1891), Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (1891-1895) his retirement from the Ministry of Pensions, and his time as Mayor of Surbiton (1936-1937) 1875-1948 (KHC/2022/029)
- Hook Allotments and Gardens Association: records, incl accounts, minutes, correspondence and flower show programmes 1949-2015 (KHC/2022/016)
- John Bull (1813-1899), printer and stationer: family papers, of the Bull and Timson families of Surbtion, incl birth and marriage certificates, wills and probate, apprenticeship indentures and property records; diary of Martha Timson; family register; photographs of the Printers and Stationers shop and workshop, 20 Victoria Road, Surbiton 1791-1937 (KHC/2022/074)
- Court papers for the surcharging of Cllr O'Malley and others for failing to set a legal rate 1985-1987 (ARC/2022/7)
- Frank Cousins (b1940), actor: Light and Dark Theatre Company records 1970-1979 (IV/354)
- Brixton Splash, festival: photographs, film, cuttings and ephemera 2006-2010 (ARC/2022/20)
- Highgate United Reformed Church, Pond Square: records of the church and predecessors (Highgate Presbyterian Church, Highgate Congregational Church, Highgate Union Church and Salem Congregational Chapel), incl minutes, ministers’ correspondence and papers 1816-2017 (B22/023)
- Farebrother, Ellis And Company, chartered surveyors, London: records incl photographs, maps, plans, sales particulars; Book of Remembrance WWII; copy of Act of Parliament from Charles II rel to the sale of Fee Farm Rents; volume of floor plans; index to inventories; business and personal papers of Ernest Munro Runtz, partner; notes on company and Farebrother family histories; correspondence and other papers 1660-1988 (B22/041)
- St George's Hospital Group: consent form for the first Covid vaccination at St Georges University Hospital, press releases 2020 (H68)
- Business Archives Council, London: committee papers and minutes, papers of president, vice president, chair, deputy chair, secretaries; correspondence, regional branch records, reports, surveys and publications, digital photographs 1935-2011 (B22/060)
- Rev David Page (fl2005-2012), founder member of the Southwark Diocese Lesbian And Gay Support Network: documents and recordings of radio and interviews rel to work done in relation to LGBTQ+ equality in the Church of England, and papers rel to Civil Partnerships 2005-2012 (B22/097)
- Mosaic Liberal Synagogue, Harrow: council and committee minutes, administration, correspondence, membership, building and development, magazines, photographs, video cassettes, scrapbooks, souvenir brochures and programmes 1947-2012 (B22/110)
- Mosaic Reform Synagogue: Council, Executive and committee minutes, building plans and correspondence, administration, work of Rabbi Franses with RSGB, magazines, calendars, souvenir brochures and programmes, photographs, scrapbooks, video cassettes, display boards 1959-2020 (B22/111)
- Croydon Philharmonic Society, choir: records, incl concert programmes and publicity material, AGM minutes, committee meeting minutes 2000-2022 (AR885)
- Monks Orchard Residents' Association: records, incl East Ward Electors Association minutes of committee meetings; correspondence rel to various local issues; an early Register of Committee, a Notice of Public Meetings, local election material and newspaper cuttings; general information incl minutes and quarterly newsletters 1933-2013 (AR1156)
- Ranelagh Club, polo club, Barn Elms: agenda book 1894-1913 (AD212)
- A resident of Twickenham: lockdown diary 2020 (AD230)
- A resident of Kew: lockdown diaries, poems and blog posts 2020 (AD232)
- A resident of Hampton: photographic diary of the Covid-19 lockdown 2020 (AD242)
- A local resident: photographs of Richmond and Twickenham during the Covid-19 lockdown 2020 (AD234)
- A resident of Twickenham: video diary of the Covid-19 lockdown 2020 (AD237)
- Audio files, transcripts and consent forms from the "Ham is Where the Heart is" oral history project 2020 (AD239)
- A local resident: digital copies of drawings of people in Bushy Park, made during the Covid-19 lockdowns 2020-2021 (AD252)
- Pelabon family: digital copies of photographs of the Pelabon munitions factory, Twickenham 1914-1925 (AD255)
- SITE community arts project: proposal for the 'Peckham Alive: Banners for Rye Lane' project, which produced banners sited along the length of Rye Lane, Peckham, in partnership with the Regeneration Department of Southwark Council 1997-1998 (2021/2)
- Latin American Women's Rights Service: photos, zines and flyers from LAWRS respective projects: WARMI, Sin Fronteras and Outreach programme; images were taken and flyers created by project coordinators and participants 2016-2019 (2022/16)
- The Bookplace and Peckham Publishing Project: records of the project incl newsletters, reports, cuttings, publications, photographs, and film of the Bookfair event 1989 1982-1989 (2021/11)
- Dulwich Constitutional Club, East Dulwich Grove: records incl minutes, cash book, lists of club members 1888-1975 (2022/1)
- Frederick Thomas Bason (1907-1973), author, bookseller and diarist: personal papers incl published works, diaries, manuscripts, photographs, correspondence, press cuttings, publicity, business records, scrapbooks 1926-1980 (2022/9)
- Bermondsey Lamp Post School: photographs, records and ephemera, and recording of an interview with founder, Lois Acton 1972-2022 (2022/17)
- Carl Campbell Dance Company 7, Caribbean dance theatre company, London: publicity materials incl flyers, posters and newsletters; annual reports 1975-2018 (2022/19)
- Mike Denley (fl1984-1986), photographer: images of the rapidly changing Port of London area 1984-1986 (2022/20)
- London School of Mosaic and Destination London Bridge project: records of the 'My Story' project, which asked 400 Southwark school children to think about their story and identity 2022 (2022/29)
- Southwark Archives: records of the 'ONE Picture My Story' oral history and pictorial project, which collected stories, reminiscences, thoughts and pictures from Southwark’s Black heritage communities, incl recordings, project booklet, transcripts, and exhibition booklet for 'Southwark Today' exhibition 2021-2022 (2022/32)
- Pullens Estate Tenants and Residents' Association, and Squatters Network of Walworth and Southwark: records incl Pullens Estate News (PEN); photographs of 'The Battle for Pullens' squatting eviction protests by Derek Rowe and Crispin Hughes; ephemera; material rel to Southwark Homeless Information Project (SHIP), and Homeless Occupiers Project (HOP); postcards produced by the TRA to commemorate the Battle for Pullens, and research on those pictured 1984-2018 (2022/35)
- Millwall’s Changing Communities: oral history project conducted over two years in a Lottery-funded initiative led by Bede House, to uncover the history of black, Asian, and minority ethnic fans of Millwall Football Club 2017-2018 (2022/48)
- Leonard Albert John Henley (1930-2011), Southwark councillor and mayor: personal papers rel to his work as a Southwark councillor and his year as mayor of the London Borough of Southwark. Also incl material rel to the Southwark-Bermondsey Labour Party, and items rel to Gladys May Henley nee Verrell (1901-1973), Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey councillor and mayoress 1925-1980 (2022/49)
- Elephant and Castle Trust: publications and documents rel to the Trust and the urban regeneration programme in Elephant and Castle and demolition of the Heygate Estate 2000-2014 (2022/53)
- John D. Beasley (b1944), local historian of Southwark: personal papers rel to his work on the history of Peckham and Southwark, incl publications, photographs and slides, local history talks, publications, correspondence, cuttings and ephemera 1973-2020 (2022/54)
- Frazer Ashford and London Borough of Southwark: photographs taken at events by Southwark Council entertainment division at Kingswood House, Belair House, North Peckham Civic Centre, and The George Inn. Also incl 'Cracks in the Concrete' at Riverside Studios by Pat Keysell and National Theatre for the Deaf 1981-1983 (2022/55)
- SE1 Stories group, community activism group around redevelopment in Blackfriars, Waterloo and North Southwark: posters, incl for Blackfriars Community Action Team; Blackfriars Photography Project Young Peoples Group, North Southwark Community Development Group, Blackfriars Settlement, Coin Street, People's Habitat Festival of Alternative Living, the Family Squatting Advisory Service and Waterloo Festival 1970-1980 (2022/56)
- Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green: Bethnal Green Savings Committee: 'Wings for Victory' log books 1943-1944, recording operational activities of aircraft during the Second World War 1943-1944 (L/BGM/A/13/1/4 - L/BGM/A/13/1/6)
- Harrington (Harry) Delisle Cumberbatch (b1943), MBE; and Tower Hamlets African Caribbean Mental Health Organisation: minutes, corresp and printed material; incl archives of Afro-Caribbean Advisory Group to MIND in Tower Hamlets; African-Caribbean Outreach and Development Project; Tower Hamlets Mental Health Users Development Project c1993-2021 (TH/10149)
- Myra Garrett (fl1970-2017), social worker and community development and public health campaigner: correspondence, newsletters and other printed material c1970-2017 (TH/10186)
- Stan Jones (1929-2021), of Bow: photographs incl albums; certificates and family papers, and records and photographs of Levine, model manufacturers, where he worked c1900-2020 (TH/10183)
- Nooruddin Ahmed (fl1970-2019), of Tower Hamlets: newsletters and other printed material rel to Bangladeshi community organisations 1979-2019 (TH/10184)
- William Jack Fishman (1921-2014), historian and academic: corresp, research and lectures rel to the East End and Jewish history; also incl some photographs of Fishman 1800s-2010s (TH/10206)
- Progressive Youth Organisation, youth agency, Whitechapel: reports, event and meeting papers rel to issues affecting young people at grass roots level; mainly kept by Akkas Miah (later known as Mayar Akash) 1992-2005 (S/PYO)
Special
- Brian Barnes (1944-2021), artist and muralist: artwork, papers, posters 1960s-2000s (BARNES)
- East London Strippers Collective: papers, photos, artefacts 2008-2022 (ELSC)
University
- Spitalfields Music Festival: photos, correspondence, musical scores, audio recordings, press cuttings, marketing materials 1976-2022 (SMF)
- Arthur Stanley Newens (1930-2021), politician: papers rel to Liberation and the Movement for Colonial Freedom; correspondence, reports, and conference papers c1970-2020 (2022/020)
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