Guide to the Collections held by the London University Library (as filmed by the AJCP), 12 August 1815-12 July 1972

Summary

Collection number:

M2289

Creator:

London University Library

Extent:

101 items

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the Senate House Library, University of London and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Press cuttings from London newspapers re. the proposed colonial tour, 1905, Senate House Library, University of London. (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-903774413)

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

Autograph letter series, comprising letters of Sir Joseph Banks, William Cobbett and William Wilberforce.

Scrapbook of social reformer Robert Owen containing an account by William Pare of a visit to female convicts at Newgate Prison in 1834.

Papers 1900-1937 of philanthropists Charles and Mary Booth describing tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1906 and colonial tour of Holman Hunt's painting The Light of the World.

Papers 1946-1972 of physicist Samuel Toltansky relating to his research and writings. Correspondents include E. Hills, N. Fisher and C.F. Bruce.

Business records 1899-1952 of John Pollitt and Yorkshire Motor Car Manufacturing Co Ltd relating to Australian motor car industry.

Papers 1895-1900 concerning various candidates for examinations in Australia.

Papers 1891-1896 of Frederick R. Simms referring to establishment of Simms Motor Units Ltd branches in Melbourne, Sydney and Wellington.

Correspondence 1909-1927 between Thomas S. Moore and Alfred H. Fisher concerning Fisher's visit to Australia and plans for Moore's son Daniel to leave for Australia at the end of May 1927.

Related

Existence and Location of Copies:

The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn776504] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Senate House Library, University of London. London, England, London,England.

For further information see Senate House Library, University of London [https://london.ac.uk/senate-house-library/our-collections/special-collections].

Conditions Governing Access:

Available for Access.

Conditions Governing Use:

Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the Senate House Library, University of London.

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the Senate House Library, University of London and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Press cuttings from London newspapers re. the proposed colonial tour, 1905, Senate House Library, University of London. (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-903774413)

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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