First World War Collections in the UK a Preliminary Horizon-Scan

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First World War Collections in the UK A preliminary horizon-scan

JISC Content February 2012

Introduction Foreword

The Imperial War Museums, commissioned, funded and supported by JISC and the The legacy of First World War in terms of social, economic and political global change of a growing body Wellcome Trust, have produced the attached guide to First World War collections held cannot be overstated; it changed the individual’s view of society and their place within of research on this across the UK. The guide provides information on which archive, museum or library it with far-reaching effects into their future and our past. In the words of H.G. Wells: topic and should not across the UK has material relevant to the First World War. ‘This is the end and the beginning of an age’. be considered in any way as a complete This is the first iteration of a growing body of research on this topic and is not To mark this event is therefore a key landmark for custodians of heritage and appraisal, especially comprehensive. Further research on First World War content and collections educators alike. The commemoration provides the opportunity for museums, as many collections available to education in analogue and digital form will be undertaken as part of galleries, archives, libraries, the creative industries, universities, colleges and schools are conspicuous by the JISC WW1 Discovery programme by King’s College London and will be openly to work together to provide a user experience made possible through innovative their absence e.g. released in March 2012. digital technologies that is as personal, rich and vivid as it is focused; an experience Army regimental and that offers the user the ability to contextualise their own understanding and customise corps museums (www. Questions which can be answered include: resources in line with their own learning and research priorities. armymuseums.org. nnWho has Prime Minister Lloyd George’s papers? uk/). Any omissions Therefore, as the anniversary of the start of conflicts of First World War centenary here were only due nnWhich museums have First World War aeroplanes? approaches in 2014, the JISC is exploring what opportunities – creative, strategic the limited scope nnWhich library has the papers of women’s suffrage societies? and technological – there may be in the seamless provision of the rich content and resources of this (from audiovisual, images and text- based works to film) held by range of initiative. Further nnWhat books were children reading and what toys were they playing with? organisations across the UK to enhance educational and research opportunities in research on First 1 nnWhere are the silent films that were shown to cinema audiences at the time? universities and colleges and more broadly . To support the ‘JISC World War One World War content and (WW1) Commemoration projects’, JISC aims to create resources that are open, collections available to nnWhich art galleries have major works by First World War artists? comprehensive and sustainable, underpinned by guiding strategic and technological education in analogue nnWhere do I find out about the medical effects of working with explosive material in principles outlined in the ‘JISC WW1 Statement of Intent2’. and digital form will munitions factories? be undertaken as 3 Following on from a number of successful roundtable events and workshops part of the JISC WW1 Collections are split by region, type of material or subject to uncover how war shaped convened by JISC, involving a range of heritage and educational organisations, it © IWM Q 4100 Discovery programme4 the lives of men and women across the nation. became clear that fostering a dialogue between organisations was essential. In by King’s College particular, participants articulated that it would be hugely beneficial if the range of London and will be Suzanne Bardgett, organisations that collectively held unique and authoritative materials on the First openly released in March 2012. To contribute to this activity or to find out more, don’t Head of Research, IWM (Imperial War Museums) World War were able to plan for and map activities using a ‘joined-up’ approach. hesitate to get in contact. However, in order to make real progress with collaborations, some key questions were outstanding: Through this research and the complimentary work being undertaken throughout nnWhat collections/assets are held by cultural heritage and education on the First education, cultural heritage and beyond, we shall scope effectively the opportunities, World War? capability and possibilities provided by this valuable body of content in order to improve understanding on the First World War in preparation and as part of the legacy nnWhere were these collections/assets held on a regional basis? of the centenary. nnWhat were the key assets of each collection? Did these pertain to an event, an individual or geographic area? We are grateful to all of those who have contributed to this research. Particular thanks and gratitude should go to Suzanne Bardgett and Lucy May Maxwell at the nnWere these collections available online and if so, were they free to access? Imperial War Museum and Anthony Woods at the Wellcome Trust.

It became clear that in order to scope the opportunities that this rich body of content Sarah Fahmy could provide to the heritage and education organisations and the public alike, a full JISC Programme Manager for First World War commemoration, audit of collections and assets needed to be undertaken. The following documentation Strategic Content Alliance @JISC was therefore commissioned and funded by JISC and the Wellcome Trust and November 2011 undertaken by the Imperial War Museum This document represents the first iteration

1 For more information on the JISC WW1 commemoration activities, see http://jiscww1.jiscinvolve.org/wp/ Images on the front page and this page from The First World War Poetry Digital Archive, University of Oxford 2 JISC WW1 Commemoration ‘Statement of Intent’: http://jiscww1.jiscinvolve.org/wp/jiscsww1statementofintent/ (www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit); © The Imperial War Museum. 3 Details available on request- contact Sarah Fahmy ([email protected]) 4 http://jiscww1.jiscinvolve.org/wp/jisc-ww1-discovery-programme/

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Bethlem Archives of the www.bethlemheritage.org.uk/Archieves_ Bethlem Royal Hospital London region Specialist Mental health, Important Public records, Lantern Slide Collection: Lantern slides compiled by the Bethlem Chaplin Archives and Reference Library, http://twitter.com/#!/bethlemheritage Searchable www.bethlemheritage.org.uk/Archive_ Catalogues is currently in the Royal Hospital South London about.asp Archives and Museum archive/ Hospitals and private papers, Reverend Edward Geoffrey O’Donoghue between 1900 and 1938 to accompany Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks catalogue Cat.asp process of being developed. www.facebook.com/pages/Bethlem- Archives and Maudsley is a ‘place of deposit’ museum convalescence photographic his lectures on the history of the hospital. Includes excellent photographs of Orchard Road, Beckenham, Kent, (incomplete) Access to the imaged materials Heritage/122142577804674?sk=info NHS Trust and its for the archives of the collections Bethlem Royal Hospital during the First World War, including shots of soldiers BR3 3BX. Opening Hours: Monday and digitised online is provided for the predecessors. South London and taking part in sporting contests in the grounds on ‘Wounded Soldiers’ Day’ - Friday: 9.30am - 4.3pm. Open by content purposes of individual research. Maudsley NHS Trust of 1916, tanks and soldiers marching past the hospital as part of the Victory appointment only. There is only Some records, like patient and its predecessors, Parade of July 1919, photographs of hospital staff during the war, photographs space for one or two researchers records, are closed to users including the records of of bomb craters in the hospital grounds and cartoons and sketches by patients. so users are advised to talk to the because of their confidential Bethlem, the Maudsley, Photographs and postcards of hospital buildings, staff and patients during archivist beforehand to check that nature. Note from Bethlem and Warlingham Park the war years. For instance the Maudsley was requisitioned by the Army as the archive holds material relevant website: “Records relating to Hospitals, and the joint the Maudsley Neurological Clearing Hospital. Patient records include those to the user’s project. Telephone: individual patients are closed to records of Bridewell and admitted to the hospital during the war; in some cases the doctors considered 020 3228 4053 or email colin.gale@ public inspection until they are Bethlem. grief for a loved one who had died in the armed forces or the zeppelin and slam.nhs.uk one hundred years old. In certain then Gotha raids to be triggers for mental disorder. Records of hospital circumstances, however, we may administration: meetings, finance, correspondence, registers, staff, reports and be able to supply biographical visitors’ books and hospital magazines. (non-clinical) information from closed records in response to requests from family historians. All other records are closed until they are thirty years old.” Bethlem Archives of the www.bethlemheritage.org.uk/Archieves_ Bethlem Royal Hospital London region Specialist Hospitals and Important Film Wounded Soldiers’ Day (1916): Three hundred wounded soldiers convalescing in The two nitrate film reels are None specific to the collection Searchable www.bethlemheritage.org.uk/Archive_ No digitised content available Royal Hospital South London about.asp Archives and Museum archive/ convalescence London hospitals spend an afternoon in the grounds of Bethlem Royal Hospital preserved by the BFI. A videotape catalogue Cat.asp online. Archives and Maudsley is a ‘place of deposit’ museum on 28 July 1916. The accompanying titles were written by Rev E.G. O’Donoghue, of the film is available to view at the NHS Trust and its for the archives of the Bethlem chaplain. The film was produced by Essenay Company. Many of the staff Archives and Reference Library, predecessors. South London and in the film have been identified (see catalogue listing www.bethlemheritage. Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Maudsley NHS Trust org.uk/archive/web/WSD.htm) Orchard Road, Beckenham, Kent, and its predecessors, BR3 3BX. Opening Hours: Monday including the records of - Friday: 9.30am - 4.3pm. Open by Bethlem, the Maudsley, appointment only. There is only and Warlingham Park space for one or two researchers Hospitals, and the joint so users are advised to talk to the records of Bridewell and archivist beforehand to check that Bethlem. the archive holds material relevant to the user’s project. Telephone: 020 3228 4053 or email colin.gale@ slam.nhs.uk British Medical Archives of the www.bma.org.uk/about_bma/ Records of the BMA, its London region Specialist Hospitals and Regular Institutional No highlights/ details online. The BMA was responsible for meeting the Opening hours: Monday - Friday: None specific to the collection Contact By post: BMA House, Tavistock Square, No digitised content available Association BMA (founded BMAOutlineHistory.jsp committee meetings and archive/ convalescence records, demands of the armed forces for physicians during the First World War whilst 9am - 5pm Users need to contact information London, WC1H 9JP. By telephone: 020 online. (BMA) Archives 1832) including member lists, as well as museum photographic continuing to provide medical treatment to civilians. the archive directly to obtain 7383 6588. By email: bmaarchive@ archive copies publications and press collections, permission to use the archives bma.org.uk of the British cuttings. printed books and an appointment. A letter of Medical Journal. introduction is also required. British Pathe Large collection www.britishpathe.com/ Extensive collection of London region Commercial All Pre-eminent Film Clips from newsreels showing the British Army at work and at rest. Also the Online resource http://twitter.com/#!/BritishPathe# Digitised Available to order copies online at: www. Unless otherwise agreed with of bi-weekly excellent films from the archive, demonstration of new inventions, for instance those used to break through or content britishpathe.com/contact.php British Pathe, stills or clips http://britishpathe.wordpress.com/ newsreels front line, the network Specialist go over barbed wire safely. Reels from the home front, for example collecting downloaded are for personal called the Pathe of support behind the archive/ souvenirs from a fallen Zeppelin and a procession of women war workers. www.facebook.com/pages/ use only. Gazette. front line and the home museum The-British-Path%C3%A9-Film- front. Originally broadcast Archive/113048748706432 nationally in British cinemas. British Red First World www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Who-we-are/ Documents detailing the London region Specialist Hospitals and Important Institutional Although there is no searchable online catalogue the website does state that the Monday - Friday: 10am - 1pm and Links to enable users to share each page No online Email queries to: enquiry@redcross. No digitised content available Cross War documents Museum-and-archives/Collections work of the Red Cross archive/ convalescence records British Red Cross holds the few surviving records of the Joint War Committee 2pm - 4pm by appointment only of the website on over 340 other sites catalogue org.uk online. collection during the First World museum (1914-1919) as well as the records of their organisation. War. British Red First World War www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Who-we-are/ Photographs London region Specialist Hospitals and Important Photographic Photographs covering all aspects of the Red Cross organisation during the Monday - Friday: 10am - 1pm and www.flickr.com/photos/britishredcross/ Digitised Able to view a selection of images via The British Red Cross considers Cross photographic Museum-and-archives/Online-exhibitions/ demonstrating the work archive/ convalescence collections First World War, from the training of volunteers to nurses working in auxiliary 2pm - 4pm by appointment only sets/72157623534102272/ content Flickr account. all requests to reproduce collection First-World-War-photos of the British Red Cross museum hospitals set up in private homes. images from their museum and at auxiliary hospitals and archive collections on condition overseas. that they adhere to our image reproduction policy. Please contact enquiry@redcross. org.uk for information about their policy. British Red Poster collection www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Who-we-are/ Posters spanning the London region Specialist Hospitals and Important Works of art Highlight: ‘Our Day’ appeal poster, 1915 and ‘Help him’ Church collections Monday - Friday: 10am - 1pm and www.flickr.com/photos/ Digitised Able to view a selection of images via All rights reserved Cross Museum-and-archives/Online-exhibitions/ entire history of the Red archive/ convalescence appeal, 1915. 2pm - 4pm by appointment only britishredcross/4397359845/in/set- content Flickr account. Historical-posters Cross. museum 72157623532292718/ British Red Museum www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Who-we-are/ Medals and badges, London region Specialist Hospitals and Important Objects - small Only parts of the collection are described online. There is detailed, though not Monday - Friday: 10am - 1pm and None specific to the collection Digitised Photos of several medals at: www. All rights reserved Cross collection Museum-and-archives/Collections uniforms and textiles, archive/ convalescence and ephemera exhaustive, information about the medals and badges held in the collection: 2pm - 4pm by appointment only content redcross.org.uk/medalsandbadges wheelchairs, stretchers museum They are grouped into Campaign medals, Honour medals, Proficiency badges, and other large objects Certificates, Service medals and badges and Technical badges. used by the British Red Cross, medical equipment, fundraising materials and artwork representing past campaigns. British Red Collection www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Who-we-are/ The museum has display South East Specialist Hospitals and Important Objects - small No highlights/ details online. Monday - Friday: 10am - 4pm None specific to the collection Contact Email queries to: BalfourMuseum@ No digitised content available Cross: Balfour focused on the Museum-and-archives/Balfour-Museum- galleries that tell the archive/ convalescence and ephemera information redcross.org.uk online. Museum work of British Hampshire story of the Red Cross. museum Red Cross There is also a resource volunteers in area containing books, an Hampshire from audio archive, and film and 1909 to today. research material. Combat Stress Archives of the www.combatstress.org.uk/pages/history. Ex Services’ Welfare South East Specialist Mental health, Regular Institutional Papers covering the early years of the Ex-Services’ Welfare Society, which Library is not referred to on their www.facebook.com/CombatStress Contact Telephone no. 01372 587000. Email: No digitised content available Archives, Ex-Services’ html Society Annual Reports, archive/ Hospitals and records, was founded in 1919 to help soldiers suffering from shell shock to reintegrate website. Researchers must enquire http://twitter.com/#!/combatstress information [email protected] online. Leatherhead Welfare Society, minutes of Committee museum convalescence photographic into society or rehabilitate in a safe environment. The Society reveal a tense directly with the charity for access www.youtube.com/combatstresscharity now called meetings, campaign collections relationship with the Ministry of Pensions, which decided to place ex-servicemen to its records. Telephone no. Combat Stress literature, correspondence in lunatic asylums, contrary to the wishes of the servicemen themselves. The 01372 587000. Email: contactus@ and photographs. Society not only provided a place for ex-servicemen to rest, it also helped them combatstress.org.uk to enrol on work placements and training schemes. Hospital Hospital Records www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Nearly three thousand London region Specialist Hospitals and Important Institutional The administrative details of the hospitals, and their status or type, the location Online resource None specific to the collection Searchable www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Catalogue provides link to Records Database, a joint hospitalrecords/ entries on UK hospitals archive/ convalescence records and covering dates of administrative and clinical records, the existence of lists, catalogue hospitalrecords/search.asp ARCHON Directory and from Database project by the and their history. museum catalogues or other finding aids and links to some online hospital catalogues on there users can visit the archives Wellcome Library Access to Archives (A2A). where specific hospital records and the National are stored. Archives ITN Source Gaumont www.itnsource.com/aboutus/ International sales site London region Commercial All Pre-eminent Film Gaumont Graphic newsreels collection from 1910 - 1932. BFI holds original Online resource. Customers with Links to enable users to share each page Searchable www.itnsource.com/advancedsearch/ Purchasable digital content collection stocked with footage archive, nitrate film material while ITN Source holds the copyright and the right to make queries should contact the London of the website on over 340 other sites and catalogue and online. If the footage is not libraries of broadcasters Specialist further viewing copies. Nearly 4,000 Gaumont Graphic newsreels from the 1910s sales office (ITN Source, 200 Gray’s http://twitter.com/#!/itnsource purchasable available to view online, like Reuters (including Archive/ are available and a third of them have a preview clip available online. Images Inn Road, London, WC1X 8XZ) by digitised content customers can order a their historic newsreel museum of War archive comprises more than 200 hours of premium war footage from telephone on +44 (0)207 430 4480 Screener, a copy DVD that will collections). France, Britain, USA and Germany including a small number of films from the or by email: customerservice@ have a timecode on screen to First World War. itnsource.com help identify which sections to order and licence. To order a screener, contact the London sales office. Detailed information about licensing and usage is available at www. itnsource.com/helpandsupport/ licensinginformationandusage/

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Holding Item/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type of Subject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of use institution organisation King’s College Archives of the www.rbna.org.uk/archives.asp Minute books from the London region Specialist Hospitals and Regular Institutional Princess Christian of RBNA administrative records including membership registers, 1888-1966, Researchers need to contact the None specific to the collection Summary guide www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/iss/archives/ Archives have been restored and London: Royal RBNA Association’s founding archive/ convalescence records, Schleswig-Holstein Princess Christian Memorial Committee minutes and accounts, 1919-1927, RBNA directly either by post at: The on KCL website collect/10ro65-1.html catalogued with the financial British Nurses’ in 1887, membership museum photographic (1846 - 1923), Edith Cavell Annual Reports (printed) 1902, 1913, 1915-1916, 1918, 1926, correspondence and Royal British Nurses’ Association, help of the British Library. Association lists, RBNA papers collections, (1861-1915) papers on the foundation of the College of Nursing, and possible merger with The Princess Royal House, The Typescript catalogue available (RBNA) Archives and correspondence, printed books, the RBNA, 1916-1917; correspondence and papers on the College of Nursing’s Territorial Army Centre, London at the KCL Archives. Copies, periodicals, illustrations object - small petition for a Royal Charter, and the RBNA’s opposition, 1927. Correspondence Road, Stonecot Hill, Sutton, Surrey, subject to the condition of the and photographs. of Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, who was the fifth child of Queen SM3 9HG or by telephone: 020 original, may be supplied for Victoria and Prince Albert and because President of the RBNA on its foundation 8335 3691. King’s College London research use only. Requests to in 1887. British College of Nursing papers. Periodicals: Nursing Record from Archives: Opening times: Monday - publish original material should 1902, British Journal of Nursing 1888-1956 (the 1915 copy contains an account Friday: 9.30am - 5.30pm. be submitted to the Director of of the execution of Nurse Edith Cavell), Nurses journal 1891-1918, International Archives and Corporate Records Nursing Review 1926-1939 and Journal of the RBNA 1947-1963. Photographs Services. and illustrations relating to the history of nursing, including photographs, training certificates and papers relating to the nursing career of Agnes Wotherspoon-Baird, dating from 1911 to 1950. Artefacts including RBNA badges, other badges and medals and RBNA banner. Labour History Papers of the www.communistpartyarchive.org.uk/index. The CPGB was founded North West Specialist Government and Important Institutional Papers relating to the founding of the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1920 Monday - Friday: 10am - 5pm None specific to the collection Online access www.britishonlinearchives.co.uk/shop. The material to which the user Archive and Communist Party php in 1920. Almost all of archive/ politics records relate to the First World War in terms of a reaction to revolutionary changes can be php#CPGB buys access to can only be used Study Centre of Great Britain the records held in this museum during the war, most directly the overthrow of the Romanovs in Russia and the purchased by for private study and research (LHASC) at collection date from 1943 rule of the Communist Party. week or by People’s History - 1991. month Museum Labour History Labour Party www.phm.org.uk/archive-study-centre/ Labour Party Archives. In North West Specialist Government and Highly Institutional Arthur Henderson (1863- Papers of Arthur Henderson (1863 - 1935), leader of the Labour Party for three Monday - Friday: 10am - 5pm None specific to the collection Full catalogue www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/ Digital camera, photocopying and Archive and Archives planning-a-visit/ addition the Labour Party archive/ politics significant records 1935) distinct periods: 1908-1910, 1914-1917 and 1931-1932. He became the first listing available records.aspx?cat=394-lp_5&cid=-1#-1 citation policy listed here: www. Study Centre has acquired various other museum Labour cabinet minister in 1915, serving as President of the Board of Education. via the National phm.org.uk/archive-study- (LHASC) at collections over the years, Under the premiership of David Lloyd George, he became part of the smaller Archives’ centre/using-the-collections/ People’s History These include the records War Cabinet as a Minister without Portfolio. He resigned from the Cabinet in Access to Museum of the Women’s Labour August 1917. Documents relating to the War Emergency Workers National Archives page League 1906-18, the War Committee 1914-1919 show Labour efforts to protect workers’ rights during Emergency Workers the First World War. Huge volumes of papers relating to the activities of the National Committee 1914- Labour Party during the First World War including correspondence calling for 19, the Council of Action the relief of those suffering, from people whose homes and livelihoods were papers 1920-21 and the damaged by air raids to Belgian refugees. Many documents outlining the Labour Arthur Henderson papers Party’s position on food and coal distribution, wages, pensions etc. Also on their 1915-35. opposition to the introduction of coloured labour. Labour History Women’s www.phm.org.uk/wp-content/ Newspapers, writings North West Specialist Women Important Institutional Important papers covering the sometimes militant activities of WSPU before the Monday - Friday: 10am - 5pm None specific to the collection Searchable www.phm.org.uk/wp-content/ Digital camera, photocopying and Archive and Suffrage uploads/2011/04/7-Womens-suffrage.pdf of Sylvia Pankhurst, archive/ records war, their decision to suspend their campaign for suffrage during the First World catalogue uploads/2011/04/7-Womens-suffrage. citation policy listed here: www. Study Centre collection with WSPU pamphlets and museum War and their new focus on the role women could play in Britain’s war effort. (incomplete) pdf phm.org.uk/archive-study- (LHASC) at a focus on the correspondence with the centre/using-the-collections/ People’s History Women’s Social Labour Representation Museum and Political Committee, Women’s Union Labour League and Labour Woman, the magazine of the Woman’s Labour League published between 1918-1971, War Emergency: Worker’s National Committee. Lambeth Palace Records of www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/ Collection of books and London region Specialist Religion Important Institutional Printed books: Huge range of material including a large number of prayer books Monday - Friday: 10am - 5pm. None specific to the collection Records shared http://copac.ac.uk/ Text from FAQ page: “If you Library the Church of manuscripts relating to archive/ records published during the war as well as pamphlets and books addressing the causes Wednesday: opens at 10.30am. on Copac, which belong to an academic institution England and in the Church of England, the museum of and meaning of the First World War. Users will be registered for a provides free that has an OpenURL router then particular the Archbishops of Canterbury Reader’s Ticket on their first visit. access to the selecting the OpenURL link at Archbishops of and the City of London merged online the end of the Copac Full record Canterbury clergy. catalogues of display will take you to your own major UK and library’s services. The name Irish academic of this link will depend on your and specialist library e.g. ‘Find It’. This may research allow you to access the full-text libraries and is of a document you have identified funded by JISC on Copac. It may also provide a link to your library’s inter-library loan/article copy service.” Lambeth Palace Records of www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/ Collection of books and London region Specialist Religion Important Institutional Printed books: Huge range of material including a large number of prayer books Monday - Friday: 10am - 5pm. None specific to the collection Searchable http://bookscat.lambethpalacelibrary. Ability to email titles and Library the Church of manuscripts relating to archive/ records published during the war as well as pamphlets and books addressing the causes Wednesday: opens at 10.30am. catalogue org.uk/search reference numbers. England and in the Church of England, the museum of and meaning of the First World War. Users will be registered for a particular the Archbishops of Canterbury Reader’s Ticket on their first visit. Archbishops of and the City of London Canterbury clergy. Lambeth Palace Church of www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/content/cerc Papers covering the London region Specialist Religion Important Institutional Documents covering subjects such as the construction and management Record Centre Reading Room: None specific to the collection Searchable http://archives.lambethpalacelibrary. Contains manuscript and archive Library: Church England history of the Church of archive/ records of churches and properties, financial assistance to poor clergy and church Tuesday - Thursday: 10am - 4pm. catalogue org.uk:8080/archives/ collections held at the Lambeth of England collection England museum legislative bodies since 1919. Also records of the World Alliance of International Users will be registered for a (incomplete) Palace Library and at the Church Record Centre Friendship (British Section), 1914-1939. The organisation was established in Reader’s Ticket on their first of England Record Centre. August 1914 to promote peace in Europe. visit. Appointments should be made by emailing archives@ churchofengland.org with references of the documents users wish to see. London Records of www.londonmet.ac.uk/thewomenslibrary/ Books, pamphlets, London region University Women Highly Private papers, Sylvia Pankhurst (1882- Papers of leading suffrage campaigners like Sylvia Pankhurst and Millicent Museum: Monday - Friday: 9.30am www.facebook.com/thewomenslibrary Searchable http://calmarchive.londonmet. Use the reference numbers Metropolitan women’s lives in home.cfm periodicals, visual archives significant institutional 1960), Millicent Fawcett Fawcett. Suffrage organisations’ pamphlets, published articles and objects like - 5.30pm, Thursday: until 8pm and catalogue ac.uk/DServe/DServe. from the catalogue to view http://twitter.com/#!/womenslibrary University: the UK held in the materials, oral history and records, (1847-1929) banners, posters, badges and board games. Large collection of material relating Saturday: 10am - 4pm. Library exe?dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Index.tcl documents or objects. Women’s Women’s Library, objects covering women’s ephemera, to other civil rights struggles in the early twentieth century, for example fair Reading Room: Tuesday - Friday: www.linkedin.com/company/the- Contact: enquirydesk@ Library Museum and struggle for suffrage, civil objects - small, employment practices and improving maternal health. 9.30am - 5pm, Thursday: until 8pm women’s-library-london-metropolitan- thewomenslibrary.ac.uk Archive rights, employment and photographic university education. collections, oral history, film Mary Evans Women’s Library www.maryevans.com/collections. Visual material from the London region Commercial Women Important Photographic Over 200 images - photographs, postcards, posters and other works of art. Online resource. For queries None specific to the collection Digitised www.maryevans.com/search.php High resolution images can be Picture Library collection php?usr=notlogged&collection_no=C00015 Women’s Library picture library collections, Particularly strong on suffrage and anti-suffrage visual material. contact Mary Evans Picture content bought and downloaded within works of art Library by post at 59 Tranquil Vale, half an hour. Customers can Blackheath, London SE3 0BS, by ask for any picture not currently telephone on +44(0)20 8318 0034 or online in a high resolution by email at pictures@maryevans. format to be scanned and then com downloaded in the same day. Museum of History and www.museumoflondon.org.uk/Collections- Collection covers the London region Specialist All esp. Women, Important Photographic George Charlton (1899-1979), Highlights from objects on display at London Wall and in store: Red Cross outfit Museum of London, 150 London Themed playlists on Spotify. A range of Searchable www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ Currently includes the 3,000 London archaeology Research/About-the-Collections.htm history of London during archive/ Industries and collections, George Studdy (1878-1948), worn by Kathleen Falls. Souvenir handkerchief in loving memory of those that Wall, London, EC2Y 5HN: Smartphone apps. catalogue Collections-Research/Search-the- items on display in the Galleries collections the First World War. museum businesses works of art Christabel Pankhurst has died as a result of the first daylight raid by Gothas on 13th of June, 1917. Monday - Sunday: 10am - 6pm. and digitised collections.htm of Modern London but more will www.facebook.com/museumoflondon (1880-1958) Greetings cards sent by soldiers fighting in France. Documents, photographs Museum of London Docklands, content be added each month until the and objects relating to the movement for women’s suffrage: Last edition of No1 Warehouse, London, E14 http://twitter.com/#!/museumoflondon Museum’s entire collection is ‘The Suffragette’ weekly newspaper dated 14th of August, 1914. Advertisement 4AL: Monday - Sunday: 10am - www.flickr.com/groups/ accessible through Collections for ‘The Suffragette’ newspapers. Postcard of Christabel Pankhurst. ‘Evening 6pm. The new Sainsbury Study museumoflondon Online. Each catalogue entry Standard’ billboard with text ‘”Let them starve” Views of public men’. Flyers Centre and Search Zone are open can be shared online or printed. urging women to join the movement. Uniform of a female bus conductor. during Museum hours. Contact www.youtube.com/user/ Users can also send comments Charity lapel flags for different charities including Queen Alexandra’s Rose details for the Department museumoflondon?blend=7&ob=5 on the catalogue entry to charity, Lord Roberts Memorial Workshop for Disabled Soldiers & Sailors and of History Collections (1700 - www.scribd.com/MuseumofLondon the museum. Images can be the Salvation Army. Artwork depicting the celebration of the 1919 peace treaty today): Telephone: 020 7814 enlarged but not purchased including drawing by George Charlton showing a street tea party in the East End 5750. Email: enquiries.history@ See http://www.museumoflondon.org. directly. Images can be purchase to celebrate the peace treaty of 1919. Amongst the people on the crowded street, museumoflondon.org.uk uk/Explore-online/ at www.museumoflondonprints. a photographer prepares to capture the scene. Etching by George Studdy of a com/ female bus conductor (1916). Photographs of London businesses during the First World War era and female war workers.

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Holding Item/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type of Subject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of use institution organisation Museum of Library and www.museumoflondon.org.uk/Collections- Archive of Sainsbury’s London region Specialist Industries Regular Company papers, John James Sainsbury (1844- Objects include food preparation and testing equipment, product packaging and Sainsbury Study Centre at the None specific to the collection Summary guide www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ Information from website: London Archive Research/About-the-collections/Library-and- supermarket from its archive/ and business, objects - small, 1928), Mary Ann Sainsbury staff uniforms. Company records: reports, accounts, press releases and staff Museum of London Docklands, Collections-Research/About-the- “Following a 2-year project to collections: archive-collections/SainsburyArchive/ beginnings in Drury Lane museum Women photographic (1849-1927), John Benjamin records among other records. Wartime newspaper advertisements including Museum in Docklands, No 1 collections/Library-and-archive- produce a full archive catalogue The Sainsbury in 1869 to the present day. collections, oral Sainsbury (1871-1956) original artwork. Large collection of photographs charting the history of the Warehouse, West India Quay, collections/SainsburyArchive/ using DS CALM software, work Archives testimony, film company. During the war J Sainsbury began to recruit women to run stores for London, E14 4AL: Search SummaryGuideIndex.htm on editing descriptions, linking to the first time. A new training school for these women was set up in Blackfriars Room: Tuesday and Thursday: images and adding new records in 1916. 10.30am - 1pm and 2pm - 4.30pm is ongoing, with a view to making and open same hours second the catalogue publicly available Saturday of each month. Two online in due course.” forms of identification necessary. Appointments necessary. Contact the Search Room on 020 7001 9844, book in person at the Reception desk or email info@ museumoflondon.org.uk Museum of Library and www.museumoflondon.org.uk/Collections- Extensive archive of the London region Specialist Naval and Regular Printed books, Comprehensive records of the Port of London Authority, established in Sainsbury Study Centre at the www.mymuseumoflondon.org.uk/blogs/ Summary guide www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ Items from the collection can London Archive Research/About-the-collections/Library-and- London docklands and the archive/ shipping, works of art, 1908 to govern the Port of London. Minute books of private dock companies. Museum of London Docklands, blog/documenting-the-port-of-london- Collections-Research/About-the- be found by searching the collections: archive-collections/PLA+Archive.htm Port of London Authority’s museum Industries photographic Photographic archive of images showing the dockyards busy with the activities of Museum in Docklands, No 1 authority-archive/ collections/Library-and-archive- online catalogue that is being Port of London part in the development of and business, collections, film, all manner of trades. Photographs of the aftermath of the Silvertown explosion Warehouse, West India Quay, collections/PLA+Archive.htm systematically expanded. Each Authority the capital’s shipping and Munitions institutional in January 1917, when an explosion at a munitions factory in West Ham killed London, E14 4AL: Search catalogue entry can be shared archives trade industries. manufacture records seventy-three people. Room: Tuesday and Thursday: online or printed. Users can 10.30am - 1pm and 2pm - 4.30pm also send comments on the and open same hours second catalogue entry to the museum. Saturday of each month. Two Images can be enlarged but forms of identification necessary. not purchased directly. Images Appointments necessary. Contact can be purchase at www. the Search Room on 020 7001 museumoflondonprints.com/ 9844, book in person at the Reception desk or email info@ museumoflondon.org.uk RNLI (Royal Gallery of www.rnli.org.uk/who_we_are/the_heritage_ Seventeen historic South East Specialist Voluntary Regular objects - large St Paul: winner in 1919 of two Silver and fourteen Bronze RNLI Medals. Museum opening times: Daily until None specific to the collection Contact Address: Lifeboat!, The Historic Dockyard, No digitised content available National lifeboats used by trust/chatham lifeboats, of which one archive/ Organisations, 27th November: 10am - 6pm (until information Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TZ. Telephone: online. Lifeboat the RNLI over the relates to the First World museum Naval and 29th October), 10am - 4pm (from 01634 823800 Institution) course of its long War. shipping 30th October). Chatham history museum: Chatham Historic Dockyards RNLI (Royal RNLI collection www.rnli.org.uk/who_we_are/the_heritage_ Models, paintings, Yorkshire Specialist Voluntary Regular Photographic Thomas Langlands, Richard Text from RNLI website (www.rnli.org.uk/rnli_near_you/north/stations/ Easter - October: Daily 10am-5pm. None specific to the collection Contact Address: Pier Road, Whitby, YO21 3PU. No digitised content available National relating to the trust/whitby medals, photographs, archive/ Organisations, collections, Eglon, George Peart whitbynorthyorkshire/history): “1914 Gold Medal to Coxswain Thomas November - December: Daily information Telephone: 01947 602001 online. Lifeboat Lifeboat station lifeboat equipment and museum Naval and works of art, Langlands, and Silver Medals to Second Coxswain Richard Eglon and George 11am-4pm (subject to weather). Institution) at Cromer items relating to famous shipping objects - small, Peart for saving 35 lives when the hospital ship Rohilla, with 229 people on January - March: Weekends only Whitby museum rescues. ephemera board, on her way to Dunkirk to evacuate wounded men during the First World 11am-4pm (subject to weather). War, ran onto a dangerous reef at Saltwick Nab. Lifeboats from Scarborough, Teesmouth, Tynemouth, Upgang and two from Whitby were involved in this rescue. In total, 146 people survived. This was the most outstanding lifeboat service of the War and one of the greatest in the whole history of the RNLI.” RNLI (Royal Collection www.rnli.org.uk/who_we_are/the_heritage_ Models, paintings, Eastern England Specialist Voluntary Regular Photographic Henry Blogg (1876-1954) Coxswain Henry Blogg (1876-1954) was the RNLI’s most decorated lifeboatman. Tuesday - Sunday : February Links to enable users to share each page Contact Address: The Rocket House, The No digitised content available National relating to trust/henry-blogg medals, photographs, archive/ Organisations, collections, During his 53 years of service Blogg was awarded three Gold and four Silver - March: 10am-4pm, April - of the website on over 340 other sites information Gangway, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9ET. online. Lifeboat Coxswain Henry lifeboat equipment and museum Naval and works of art, RNLI medals for gallantry, as well as the British Empire Medal for Gallantry in September: 10am-5pm, October - Telephone: 01263 511294. Email address: Institution) Blogg (1876- items relating to famous shipping objects - small, 1924 and the George Cross, in 1941. One of the most daring rescue attempts November: 10am-4pm, December: [email protected] Henry Blogg 1954), the RNLI’s rescues. ephemera took place in 1917 when Coxswain Blogg helped rescue sailors from the Swedish weekends 10am-4pm, January: museum most decorated vessel Fernebo that had struck a naval mine and blown into two halves. His closed. lifeboatman. Also medals are on display at the museum. Also, access to the digital archive of The access to the Lifeboat, a journal that over 150 years’ old. digital archive of The Lifeboat journal. RNLI (Royal RNLI core www.rnli.org.uk/who_we_are/the_heritage_ Historic documents, South West Specialist Voluntary Regular Institutional Documents charting the charity’s history as well as models, paintings, medals, Library archive: Monday and Links to enable users to share each page Contact Address: West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset, No digitised content available National collections trust/hq_collections_archive models, paintings, archive/ Organisations, records, photographs, lifeboat equipment and items relating to famous rescues and the Thursday: 9.30am - 12.30pm. of the website on over 340 other sites information BH15 1HZ. Telephone: 01202 662228. online. Lifeboat medals, photographs, museum Naval and photographs, history of the RNLI. No online catalogue. Object collections: by appointment Email: [email protected] Institution) HQ lifeboat equipment and shipping works of art, only. Collections and items relating to famous objects - small, Archives rescues. ephemera Royal College Archives and http://old.rcplondon.ac.uk/history-heritage/ Records of the College’s London region Specialist Medical science, Important Institutional Thomas Hancock Arnold Institutional archives: Papers relating to all aspects of the College like its Heritage centre, Regent’s Park: None specific to the collection Contact Address: Heritage Centre, Royal Contact the Heritage Centre for of Physicians: Manuscripts Collections/archive/Pages/Archive.aspx activities from its archive/ hospitals and records, private Chaplin (1864-1944), Edward organisation, publications, events and proceedings. Personal papers: Thomas Wellcome Library Reading Room: information College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews information about on images Heritage Centre Collections founding in 1518 to the museum convalescence papers, objects Alfred Cockayne (1880-1956), Hancock Arnold Chaplin (1864-1944): Papers on medical history (1915 - 1920); Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm. Place, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 in the Picture Library and present day. Institutional - small, works of Sir John Josias Conybeare Edward Alfred Cockayne (1880-1956): Personal and professional papers, Appointment necessary. Users 4LE. Telephone: 020 3075 1543. Email: reproduction costs. archives, legal documents, art, photographic (1888-1967), Robert William including case book (1914 - 1946); Sir John Josias Conybeare (1888-1967): need to complete a reader [email protected] Western manuscripts, collections Innes Smith (1872-1933), Sir War diary and medical notebook (1915 - 1924); Robert William Innes Smith registration form on their first visit. Oriental manuscripts, William Henry Willcox (1870- (1872-1933): Papers, early 20th century, including research in medical history personal papers and other 1941), Robert Hutchinson and biography during the 1920s and early 1930s; Sir William Henry Willcox societies’ papers. (1871-1960) (1870-1941): Papers relating to murder trials (1911 – 1913), criminal abortion (1913 – 1915) and the use of Insulin (1923 – 1924). Oriental and Western Manuscripts pre-date the First World War period. Other societies: Includes Association of Physicians of Great Britain and Ireland: Attendance records, cash book, correspondence, minutes and photographs (1907-1972); a number of dispensaries. Picture Library: Over 5000 portraits of physicians, scientists and other leading cultural figures in paintings, prints and drawing collections. Including portrait of Robert Hutchinson (1871 - 1960). As medical adviser to the Ministry of Food during the First World War his special concern was with the rations allowed for invalids. Royal College Archive and www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums Record of the College London region Specialist Medical science, Important Institutional John Bland-Sutton (1855- College archives and manuscripts relating to medicine and surgery from Hunterian Museum: Opening Links to enable users to share each Searchable http://surgicat.rcseng.ac.uk/ Catalogue currently holds of Surgeons: manuscript and its surgeons. archive/ hospitals and records, private 1936), Rudyard Kipling the sixteenth century to the present including case notes, lecture notes, Hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 9am page of the Library website on over catalogue (tybiarzbn3kuam454svcal45)/Default. records for approximately Hunterian collections Includes large collections museum convalescence papers, objects (1865-1936), Victor Bonney correspondence and drawings. A large number of personal papers of surgeons - 5pm. Library: Opening times: 340 other sites. www.facebook. (incomplete) aspx half of the College’s deposited Museum and and museum of personal papers, - small, works of (1872-1953), Henry Souttar prominent during the First World War period. Examples: Papers of Sir John Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 5.30pm. com/pages/Hunterian-Museum- and digitised manuscripts. The catalogue Archives collection of the photographic collections art, photographic (1875-1964), Arthur Keith Bland-Sutton (1855-1936), surgeon at the Middlesex Hospital between 1905 Access to archival material is London/264949800174?ref=nf content also contains 50,000 museum Royal College of and sketchbooks as well collections (1866-1955), Harry Stobie and 1920, President of the Royal College between 1923 and 1925. During provided by appointment through object records as well as Surgeons as surgical instruments (1875-1955) the First World War he was attached to the 3rd London General Hospital at the College Library. Email records of specimens, surgical and specimens. Denmark Hill. The papers include letters from Rudyard Kipling, who was a close [email protected] for further instruments, paintings and personal friend. Papers of Victor Bonney (1872-1953), gynaecological surgeon, information. sculptures from the College who served at the military branch of the Middlesex Hospital, at Clacton-on- Museum. There are no images Sea, during the First World War. Photographs & papers recording Sir Henry on the archive database Souttar’s work as surgeon to the Belgian field hospital at Antwerp during the currently, however there are First World War. Papers of Sir Arthur Keith (1866-1955), surgeon and physical images of some of the museum anthropologist who gave lectures on how to treat war injuries in 1917 and 1918. collection. These photographs, Patient Records of Professor Harry Stobie, November 1915 - April 1919. Wartime for instance of medical papers of Harold Burrows (1875-1955) who in France with the 20th General equipment can be enlarged Hospital and later became consultant surgeon to the First Army and to the Army and printed for personal non- of the Rhine, with the rank of Colonel. Papers of Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) commercial use. that relate to his correspondence with leading surgeons of the day as well as unpublished works. Sketchbooks of injuries and reconstructive surgery. Army Medical Services gave the Hunterian its collection of war specimens. Records of the London Lock Hospital, 1746-1948, a hospital for the treatment of venereal diseases.

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Holding Item/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type of Subject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of use institution organisation Royal College Library and www.library.rcsed.ac.uk/content/content. Record of the College and Scotland Specialist Medical science, Important Institutional Arthur Conan Doyle Institutional Records of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh including Library Opening Times: Monday None specific to the collection Searchable www.library.rcsed.ac.uk/content/ Document supply service of Surgeons of Special aspx its surgeons. Also the archive/ hospitals and records, private (1859-1930), Walter Mercer examination records, Fellowship and Membership records, the School of - Friday: 9am - 5pm. Telephone catalogue content.aspx?ID=3 for copies of journals and Edinburgh Collections papers of Arthur Conan museum convalescence papers, objects (1891-1971), Henry Wade Medicine of the Royal Colleges, Edinburgh and the Royal Odonto-Chirurgical 0131 527 1630 / 1632 / 1702. (incomplete) periodicals. Requests from non- Doyle. - small, works of (1876-1955) Society of Scotland (dentistry). Gifted and deposited papers: For example the Appointments necessary. Email and digitised affiliates of the College will be art, photographic collected papers of Sir Walter Mercer, orthopaedic surgeon who served as a [email protected]. Currently, content at the discretion of the archivist. collections captain in the RAMC and at the Edinburgh War Hospital during the First World personal health records are closed Charges apply. Image sourcing War. Papers of Sir Henry Wade, general surgeon who served in the Field for 75 years. Records relating to and reproduction: Copies of Ambulance Unit of the Scottish Horse Mounted Regiment. He designed a mobile minors are closed for 100 years. digital images displayed on the surgical operating car to provide support to emergency operating theatres. In A full historical enquiry on the website can ordered either in 1916 he was appointed Consultant Surgeon to the Egyptian Expeditionary Force. researcher’s behalf is available at digital and hardcopy form, for Papers of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle including photographs, maps, magazines, the cost of £40. use in publications, lectures, notebooks and manuscripts. Papers of the Scottish Women’s Hospital for seminars or presentations. Foreign Service including twenty-four glass slides. The Hospital arranged fourteen medical units to serve in Corsica, France, Malta, Romania, Russia, Salonika and Serbia. James MacLean Graham Ritchie Collection: Photographs, drawings and documents from “Craigleith Military Hospital”, 2nd Scottish General Hospital, by patients and staff during the First World War. Case books, clinical records and lecture notes. Pamphlets, class cards and photographic collections. Royal College Library and www.rcpsg.ac.uk/FellowsandMembers/ Printed books and Scotland Specialist Medical science, Important Institutional William Herbert Brown Archive collections: Papers of William Herbert Brown (1878-1959), Library Opening Times: Monday - None specific to the collection Searchable www.shelcat.org/prcp Online catalogue contains some of Physicians Archives of the libraryservices/Pages/libraryservices.aspx pamphlets covering key archive/ hospitals and records, private (1878-1959), Hector Clare dermatologist who served in the RAMC and used the cases to write Atlas of the Friday: 9am - 5pm. Appointments catalogue but not all of the printed books and Surgeons Royal College medical developments museum convalescence papers, printed Cameron (1843-1928), Primary and Cutaneous Lesions of Acquired Syphilis in the Male, which was are necessary for users who are (incomplete) and pamphlets collection. The of Glasgow: of Physicians of several centuries. books, objects - Thomas Kay (1868-1938), published with E.F. White in 1920; Papers of Sir Hector Clare Cameron (1843- not Fellows or Members of the Library can be contacted for Library and and Surgeons of Administrative records small, works of John McNee (1887-1984), 1928), surgeon and assistant of Joseph Lister, who became a Commissioner College. Contact the library at more detailed information on Archive Glasgow, the only of the College. Deposited art, photographic William MacEwen (1848- of the British Red Cross Society for the Western District of Scotland during the [email protected] or telephone uncatalogued materials. The British college collections of physicians, collections 1924) First World War. Papers of Thomas Kay (1868-1938), surgeon, who served in Library and Heritage Manager document supply service is for surgeons, surgeons and dentists the Second Boer War as a Civil Surgeon and was awarded the Queen’s Medal Carol Parry on 0141 227 3234. only available to Fellows and physicians and connected with the with five clasps, and mentions in Dispatches. He served in France throughout Members of the College. dentists. College and several the First World War being initially in command first of a Casualty Clearing collections relating to Station, later of a Field Ambulance, and was promoted A.D.M.S. of the 46th Glasgow and the West Division and afterwards of the 1st Division. He was awarded the D.S.O., was of Scotland medical mentioned in Dispatches three times, and received the Croix de Guerre. He was societies. Instrument Honorary Surgeon to the King 1927 to 1929. Following the First World War he collection. returned to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary as its Chief and retired from practice in 1928; Papers of Sir John McNee (1887-1984), Professor of Medicine at the University of Glasgow. During the First World War he made important and pathological observations on chlorine poisoning, gas gangrene, war nephritis and trench fever; Papers of Sir William MacEwen (1848-1924), who founded the Princes Louise Scottish Hospital for Limbless Sailors and Soldiers at Erskine. Institutional records of, among others, Glasgow and West of Scotland Medical Association, Glasgow Eye Infirmary, Glasgow Medico-Chirurgical Society, Glasgow Northern Medical Society, Glasgow Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society, Glasgow Odontological Society, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow Southern Medical Society, St Mungo’s College and X-Club. Royal College Royal College http://trust.rcvs.org.uk/heritage-and-history/ Institutional records London region Specialist Medical science, Regular Institutional Historical collection pre-dates 1900. Archives include those of the Royal College Users need to contact the archive None specific to the collection Searchable http://library.rcvstrust.org.uk/uhtbin/ No digitised content available of Veterinary of Veterinary archives/ of the Royal College of archive/ hospitals and records, private of Veterinary Surgeons from its founding in 1844 and the deposited collections of in advance to arrange access catalogue cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/49 online. Surgeons Surgeons Veterinary Surgeons museum convalescence papers, works of surgeons who belonged to the Royal College. to its materials. Email library@ Archives and other deposited art, photographic rcvstrust.org.uk or telephone 020 collections of papers and collections 7202 0752. works of art. Salvation Army The Salvation www.salvationarmy.org.uk/history Objects, photographic London region Specialist Voluntary Regular Institutional Evangeline Booth (1865- Salvation Army volunteers served in France during the First World War. Their Reading Room and William Booth None specific to the collection Digitised www1.salvationarmy.org.uk/uki/ Digital resources are available International Army collection collections and archival archive/ Organisations records, 1950) work there greatly improved the international reputation of the Salvation Army College, Denmark Hill, London: content www_uki_ihc.nsf/vw-dynamic-index/C6 for personal non-commercial Heritage Centre material relating to the museum photographic and resulted in very high levels of private donations in the years that followed. In Tuesday - Friday: 9.30am - 4pm. 538B3ACBF3E1D5802573140047F0CA?o use (none relate specifically to international work of the collections, France, they set up mobile canteens to feed the troops, worked in field hospitals By appointment only and at penDocument the First World War). SAWiki is Salvation Army. objects - small and attended the burial services of soldiers. Volunteers with the American the discretion of the archivist. an online encyclopaedia for the Expeditionary Force (AEF) became famous for the hot doughnuts they made for Telephone 020 7326 7800 to make Salvation Army (www.sawiki. soldiers behind the lines. Photographs show women preparing the doughnuts. an appointment. Staff at the net/index.php/Welcome_To_ Evageline Booth (1865-1950), daughter of the founder William Booth, who died Heritage Centre are able to carry SAWiki). Users can photocopy in 1912, was Commander of the United States in this period and organised the out research on behalf of the user parts of archival documents Salvation Army’s mission accompanying the AEF. She later became the first on the following terms: After a in person at the archives for a female General of the Salvation Army. free initial assessment, further small fee. research can be undertaken at your request at a cost of £20 an hour (this includes 5 free photocopies); a maximum of three hours is permitted. St John Collection of www.sja.org.uk/sja/about-us/our-library. Annual reports from 1868 London region Specialist Hospitals and Important Private papers Richard Temple (1850-1931) Relating specifically to the First World War: Personnel lists of Joint War Museum opening hours: Monday - None specific to the collection Contact No archivist listed on website. For general No digitised content available Ambulance records covering aspx to the present; Brigade archive/ convalescence Committee employees sent overseas during WW1. The Sir Richard Temple Saturday: 10am - 5pm. Unclear if information enquiries call 08700 10 49 50 online. Library and the history of St Orders, Ambulance museum papers: Assistant-Director of the St. John Ambulance Association and a member Library is open to the public during Museum of the John Ambulance Department committee of the Joint Committee during the First World War. Rolls of auxiliary hospitals the same hours. Order of St. minutes; First Aid and and hospital registration forms. Weekly reports of the St John Ambulance John other magazines; lists Brigade Hospital Etaples. Final report of the Joint War Committee of the British of the recipients of the Red Cross Society and the Order of St John 1919. Histories, autobiographies service medal; Society and and diaries. the Order of St John 1919. The Shuttleworth www.shuttleworth.org/shuttleworth- A collection of aircraft Eastern England Specialist Aerial warfare, Important Objects - large, First World War aircraft in collection: Avro 504, Bristol F.2B Fighter, Bristol The Shuttleworth Collection, www.facebook.com/ Digitised www.shuttleworth.org/shuttleworth- Digitised images of aircraft and Shuttleworth collection collection/shuttleworth-collection.asp spanning the first one archive/ Science and objects - small M. 1C (replica), Royal Aircraft Factory S.E. 5 (biplane fighter aircraft), replica Shuttleworth (Old Warden) ShuttleworthCollection?ref=ts content collection/aircraft.asp other vehicles are available Collection hundred years of flight. museum technology Sopwith Camel, Sopwith Pup and Sopwith Triplane. Aerodrome, nr. Biggleswade, to view but not to download or www.youtube.com/user/ Bedfordshire, SG18 9EP: Opening purchase. Shuttleworth2010 Hours: 9.30am - 5pm, last admission 4pm. General enquiries number: +44 (0)1767 627927 The Shuttleworth www.shuttleworth.org/shuttleworth- Books and documents on Eastern England Specialist Aerial warfare, Important Printed books, No online catalogue. The Shuttleworth Collection, www.facebook.com/ Contact The Shuttleworth Collection, Shuttleworth Digitised images and documents Shuttleworth collection library collection/archive-research-service.asp the history of aviation. archive/ Science and private papers Shuttleworth (Old Warden) ShuttleworthCollection?ref=ts information (Old Warden) Aerodrome, nr. are available on demand. Collection museum technology Aerodrome, nr. Biggleswade, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 9EP Information on costings for www.youtube.com/user/ Bedfordshire, SG18 9EP. Library research and digital copies: Shuttleworth2010 Information and Research Service: www.shuttleworth.org/archive/ Opening hours: Tuesday: 10am - customer-details.asp 3.30pm. Users can make an enquiry by post or using an online form. Minimum turn around is four to six weeks. The Shuttleworth www.shuttleworth.org/shuttleworth- A large photograph Eastern England Specialist Aerial warfare, Important Photographic No online catalogue. The Shuttleworth Collection, www.facebook.com/ Contact The Shuttleworth Collection, Shuttleworth Digitised images and documents Shuttleworth collection Photo collection/archive-research-service.asp archive of digital images. archive/ Science and collections Shuttleworth (Old Warden) ShuttleworthCollection?ref=ts information (Old Warden) Aerodrome, nr. are available on demand. Collection Archive museum technology Aerodrome, nr. Biggleswade, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 9EP Information on costings for www.youtube.com/user/ Bedfordshire, SG18 9EP. Library research and digital copies: Shuttleworth2010 Information and Research Service: www.shuttleworth.org/archive/ Opening hours: Tuesday: 10am - customer-details.asp 3.30pm. Users can make an enquiry by post or using an online form. Minimum turn around is four to six weeks. Victoria and Collection of www.vam.ac.uk/moc/collections/index.html Objects on display that London region Specialist Children and Important Objects - small Clothes, toys, games, teddy bears and dolls made across Europe in the early Museum of Childhood: Daily 10 http://twitter.com/#!/MuseumChildhood Searchable http://collections.vam.ac.uk/ Download a pdf of the record Albert Museum: childhood-related show how children lived archive/ Education and ephemera part of the twentieth century. The collection has a strong focus on the Edwardian am - 5.45pm. Telephone +44 (0)20 catalogue for each item and order digital www.facebook.com/museumchildhood Museum of objects and in the early decades of the museum era and how children’s lives were affected by war. 8983 5232 in advance to confirm and digitised images of the objects. Share the Childhood artefacts twentieth century. if a particular object is currently content records on over 340 sites. on display.

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Bangor General www.bangor.ac.uk/archives/index.php. Private papers and Wales University Military service Important Private papers, Mary Frances Rathbone Bangor University: First World War Rationing Papers that show how the Reading Room, Main Arts Building, None specific to the collection Searchable www.bangor.ac.uk/archives/searching. No digital content available University Collection en?menu=0&catid=0 institutional records of archives (British), institutional (1860-1937), T. E. Nicholas University was affected by food and petrol rationing. Royal Welch Fusiliers College Road, Bangor: Monday - catalogue php.en?menu=4&catid=3594&subid=0 online. Users may be able to Archive of Bangor families and companies Agriculture and records, (1879-1971) War Diaries: Diaries of the 14th (Service Battalion), Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Friday: 9am - 1pm and 2pm - 5pm. make copies in person. Usual Manuscripts based in Wales. Includes food production, photographic dated 1916-1918. The diaries, with some entries written in the hand of Major No prior booking is required. copyright conditions apply. war diaries of the Royal Children and collections Wynn Wheldon, give a day-to-day chronicle of the activities of the battalion on Reprographics are made at the Welch Fusiliers and the Education, the Western Front including reports on operations and actions, particulars of discretion of the Archivist. papers of a number of Pacifism and casualties etc. Anglesey Education Papers: Records showing how schooling Welshmen who served in Conscientious changed in the years 1918 - 1930 following the Education Act of 1918. Papers the armed forces during Objection, of Private H. Parry, who was in the Army Service Corps: Letters dated between the First World War. Post-war February and April 1917, addressed to the minister at Bethesda, Gwynedd. Reconstruction Papers of Captain R. E. Thomas, who was master of the SS Burmese Prince between 1915 - 1916; includes portage accounts for the ship. John Richard William Papers: He was commissioned in the Royal Welch Fusiliers and later transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. Includes a photograph album entitled 1914-1918 The Great War, which includes postcards and photographs of battle scenes, ruined buildings and of John Richard Williams with fellow servicemen. Also Flying Log Book from 1918. National Eisteddfod of Wales, Bangor Papers: Welsh music and literary festival that was delayed in 1914 until the following year. Mr Lloyd George was present on Chairing Day. Papers of Mary Frances Rathbone, who was influential in post-war reconstruction programmes in North Wales. Rathbone Llandegfan Sketches: Large folio volume entitled Sketches and Notes of the Parish of Llandegfan and its Worthies, compiled by Mary F. Rathbone and possibly other members of her family, 1894-1954. Papers of T. E. Nicholas, pacifist and founding member of the Communist Party of Great Britain. University of Special www.special-coll.bham.ac.uk/archives/ Records of the Church West Midlands University Government Important Private papers, Joseph Chamberlain (1836- Records of the Church Mission Society: Administrative departments at the Cadbury Research Library: Monday: None specific to the collection Searchable http://calmview.bham.ac.uk/ Use the reference numbers from Birmingham: Collections guide.shtml Mission Society, YMCA archives and politics, institutional 1914), Austen Chamberlain Society’s headquarters, principally the General Secretary’s, Home, Finance, 10am - 5pm, Tuesday - Wednesday: catalogue the catalogue to view documents Cadbury Archives, Chamberlain Voluntary records (1863-1937), Neville Medical, Candidates and Women’s Departments, and the records of its overseas 9am - 5pm, Thursday: 9am - 7pm or objects. Contact: special- Research Papers, Noel Coward organisations, Chamberlain (1869-1940), missions, 1799-1959. YMCA Archives: Central YMCA records and private papers and Friday: 9am - 5pm. Users must [email protected] Library Collection, Mosley Religion, Noel Coward (1899-1973), for instance those of Thomas Winter (1855-1939), YMCA worker: typescript of register for a Special Collections Collection Popular culture Oswald Mosley (1896-1980), experiences of the First World War, compiled May 1919. Chamberlain Papers: card. Laurence Cadbury (1889- Private papers of Joseph Chamberlain (1836 - 1914) and his two sons, Austen 1982) Chamberlain (1863 - 1937) and Neville Chamberlain (1869 - 1940). Noel Coward Collection: The First World War coincided with the early years of Noel Coward’s stage career. Mosley Collection: Private papers of Sir Oswald Mosley from 1909 - 1980. He served as a Lieutenant in the 16th The Queen’s Lancers and the Royal Flying Corps and saw action at the Second Battle of Ypres and the Battle of Loos 1915. Private papers of Laurence Cadbury (1889-1982), chocolate and food manufacturer, relating to his service with the Friends Ambulance Unit, 1914-19. Cambridge Legal deposit www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections.htm Cambridge University Eastern England University All Pre-eminent Printed books Histories of regiments, battalions, divisions and armies. Memoirs of Library Opening Hours: Monday - http://twitter.com/#!/theul Searchable www.lib.cam.ac.uk/newton/ Location, classmark and status University library of the Library is entitled to archives, soldiers. Analysis of battles and strategy. Accounts of life on the home front. Friday: 9am - 7.15pm, 9am - 10pm catalogue are given for each item. Users http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/ Library United Kingdom receive a copy of every National Interpretative work on how British society was changed by war etc. during Easter Term and Saturday: can then place a stack request. photoset.gne?set=72157605520584672& and the Republic book published in the collection 9am - 5pm The details can be exported, nsid=7289381@N02&lang=en-us of Ireland UK and Ireland since a emailed or printed. Parliamentary Act in 1911. www.lib.cam.ac.uk/toolbox/blogs.html

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Holding Item/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type of Subject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of use institution organisation Cambridge Manuscripts www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/manuscripts/ Records of the university Eastern England University Military service Highly Personal papers, J. R. Monsell (1877-1952), Subject guide for military papers of the First World War (text from website): The Manuscripts Reading Room: None specific to the collection Searchable www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/ A number of different catalogues University and University and as well as medieval archives (British), significant institutional Herbert Crocker (1877-1962), Department holds several collections of letters home from officers and men Open to all those with a Library catalogues manuscripts/collections.html with different levels of detail. Library: Archives manuscripts, collections Government and records, Edward Hilton Young (1879- serving on the Western Front during the period 1914-18. These include the war Reader’s Ticket. No appointment All provide a reference number Department of personal papers from politics photographic 1960), Robert Crewe-Milnes diaries and letters of Colonel E.D. Ridley (Add.7065-70); letters from servicemen necessary but it is best to check the and a means of contacting the of Manuscript the twentieth century. collections (1858-1945), Samuel to Mrs Prime of Cambridge (Add.7660); the correspondence of E.J. Dent, availability of a manuscript before repository. No digital content. and University Hoare (1880-1959), William Professor of Music at Cambridge University, with graduates serving in France visiting. For further information on Copies can be made in person Archives Gerhardie (1895-1977) (Add.7973); letters home from Colonel Bertram Romilly, serving in France with the Manuscripts Reading Room, or after consultation with an (overview) the Scots Guards in 1915 (Add.9656); and correspondence of Lt F.B. Turner, on the availability of documents, archivist. Royal Garrison Artillery, from Flanders to his father in India, 1918-19 (Add.9588). please telephone 01223 333143 or The J.R. Monsell papers include First World War letters, sketchbooks and 01223 365689; or e-mail mss@lib. notebooks of the illustrator, relating to his service in France,1914-19 (Add.9437). cam.ac.uk Also of note are English translations by Lt Colonel D.C. Philpott, Chief Censor, India Base, Port Said, of letters sent home by Indian troops serving in Palestine, 1918 (Add.6170). The RCS (Royal Commonwealth Society) Collection contains the diary of Lt Colonel Herbert Crocker, while commander of the Cheshire Regiment in Iraq, 1917-18 (RCMS 63/10). The RCS collection includes two scrapbooks of First World War Memorabilia belonging to Captain Arthur O. Temple Clarke, R.A.S.C. (RCMS 319). Naval service: The papers of Lieutenant Edward Hilton Young, R.N.V.R., 1st Lord Kennet, include correspondence, war diaries and naval papers 1914-19. The papers of the 1st Marquess of Crewe contain ministerial and cabinet papers relating to the First World War, including correspondence and papers on the Indian Expeditionary Force (Iraq) 1914-15 and the Volunteer Training Corps, 1915-8. The papers of Viscount Templewood, Sir Samuel Hoare, contain material on British military intelligence concerning Russia, Italy and the Balkans during the First World War and the early 1920s. The papers of the writer William Gerhardie include correspondence with his family while on military service with the British Army in Russia, 1917-20 (Add.8292). Cambridge Vickers Plc www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/manuscripts/ Company archives Eastern England University Naval and Important Company papers Vickers Limited, as the company was known before a merger with Armstrong Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 5.30pm None specific to the collection Contact Handlist to the collection is available No digitised content available University business.html charting the history archives shipping Whitworth and Company in 1927, was one of the most important manufacturers and Saturday: 9.30am - 12.30pm information from the Manuscripts Reading Room online. Library: of shipbuilding firm used by the Royal Navy in the early part of the twentieth century. The company counter. In addition, computer databases Department Vickers plc worked out of the Clyde shipyards as well as the Naval Construction Yard at for the Vickers archives may be searched of Manuscript Barrow-in-Furness. By the outbreak of the First World War, the company were on request. Contact: John Wells (01223 and University able to produce ships, submarines, naval parts, firearms such as the Vickers 333055; [email protected]). Archives machine gun, ordnance such as torpedoes and aircraft. (example collection) Cambridge Papers of www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/manuscripts/ Manuscripts of poems and Eastern England University Popular culture Important Private papers Siegfried Sassoon (1886- One of the highlights of the collection is MS Add. 9852: poetical notebooks Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 5.30pm www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/ Searchable http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node. University Siegfried Sassoon sassoon.html prose, journals and letters archives 1967) and drafts, and poems in journals (1897–1950s). Includes Poems: by Siegfried and Saturday: 9.30am - 12.30pm manuscripts/sassoonblog/ catalogue xsp?id=CV%2FPers%2FSassoon%2C%20 Library: (1886 - 1967) of the poet Siegfried Sassoon 1916 and Poems: 1917–18, a notebook in which Sassoon collected his Siegfried%20Loraine%20(1886- Department Sassoon, a man most First World War poetry; and The Heart’s Journey (1925–27), a notebook of drafts 1967)%20poet%20and%20author of Manuscript famous for his published and revised fair copies. and University Declaration in July 1917 Archives opposing the continuation (example of the war. collection) Cambridge Papers of Charles www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/manuscripts/ Private papers of Charles Eastern England University Government and Important Private papers Charles Hardinge (1858- Papers relating to Hardinge’s work as Viceroy of India 1910-1916 and Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 5.30pm None specific to the collection No online No digitised content available University Hardinge, first hardinge.html Hardinge, 1st Baron archives politics 1944) Ambassador in Paris 1920-1922. Also documents covering his contribution to and Saturday: 9.30am - 12.30pm catalogue online. Library: Baron Hardinge Hardinge of Penhurst. Irish, Indian, and League of Nations politics after 1916. Includes correspondence Department of Penshurst with the 2nd Baron of Montagu of Beaulieu, 1915-1918. of Manuscript (1858-1944) and University Archives (example collection) Cambridge Papers and www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/manuscripts/ Papers and Eastern England University Science and Regular Private papers Joseph John Thompson Sir Joseph John Thomson was an advisor to several government departments Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 5.30pm None specific to the collection No online No digitised content available University correspondence correspondence of Sir archives Technology (1856-1940) during the First World War. He was also a member of the Board of Invention and Saturday: 9.30am - 12.30pm catalogue online. Library: of Sir Joseph Joseph John Thomson and Research that was set up in 1915 to promote scientific endeavour to help Department John Thomson FRS (1856 - 1940) who was the war effort. of Manuscript FRS (1856 - 1940) a scientific advisor to the and University government during the Archives First World War. (example collection) Cambridge DSpace@ www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/ Deposit of digital content Eastern England University Empire Important Theses, Allows academics to share scholarly work, theses and other collection-related Online resource http://twitter.com/#!/dspace_cam Searchable www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/advanced- Royal Commonwealth Society: University Cambridge of a scholarly or heritage archives photographic projects. For example the Royal Commonwealth Society Photograph Project: catalogue search This collection holds public low- Library: nature, as part of an Open collections Digitising images from the late nineteenth century to the late twentieth century. resolution images. DSpace also DSpace@ Access initiative For example Recruits being sworn in shows five African recruits, watched by stores high-resolution versions Cambridge an African in uniform and two English officers, each with one hand grasping an of these images for the purpose unidentified volume, swearing their oath of loyalty. Photograph taken c.1914 of digital preservation, however, to 1918. these are not accessible by the public. University of Personal papers www.chu.cam.ac.uk/archives/ Papers of those men and Eastern England University Government and Highly Private papers Winston Churchill (1874- Papers of Sir Winston Churchill cover his time in office during the First World Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm. Users Links to enable users to share each page Full alphabetical http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node. No digitised content available Cambridge: of Sir Winston women whose public archives politics, Naval significant 1965), John Arbuthnot War, as First Lord of the Admiralty until 1915 and then, between 1917 and should make contact in advance, of the website on over 340 other sites listing and xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0014 online. Users can photocopy or Churchill Churchill and 570 service overlapped and shipping “Jacky” Fisher (1841-1920), 1919, as Minister of Munitions. Between these two appointments he fought on giving details of their research www.chu.cam.ac.uk/archives/blog/ links to sites scan most documents in person College others prominent with Churchill’s and in Clement Attlee (1883- the Western Front, commanding the 6th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers. subject and listing the collections that have for a small fee. Archives Centre figures from his particular those who were 1967), Reginald McKenna Other highly important collections include the papers of Admiral of the Fleet they will wish to consult. They will more detailed lifetime influential during the First (1863-1943), Tufton Percy John Arbuthnot “Jacky” Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone. He was First also need to register as Readers catalogues, World War. Hamilton Beamish (1874 - Sea Lord between the years 1904 and 1910 and again between 1914-1915. In either online beforehand or on for instance, 1951), Henry Ralph Crooke the years preceding the First World War he was involved in the development arrival. There is no formal research Janus. (1875 - 1952), Andrew Brown of the Dreadnought class, battle cruisers and submarines. As First Sea Lord, service but if necessary, research Cunningham (1883-1963), he, along with Winston Churchill, who was First Lord of the Admiralty at the can be undertake on the user’s Charles Saumarez Daniels time, was blamed for the disastrous Gallipoli campaign of 1915. Papers of Sir behalf; charged apply. (1894-1981), Frederic Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Sea Lord (1917-1919). Papers of Henry Seymour Charles Dreyer (1878-1956), Rawlinson, Commander of the British First Army (1915-1916), Fourth Army (1916 John Ernest Troyte Harper and 1918) and Second Army (1917-1918). The papers of Clement Attlee, future (1874-1949), Percy Noble Labour Prime Minister, who served, as a Captain and ultimately as a Major, (1880-1955), Bertram with the South Lancashire Regiment at Gallipoli, Mesopotamia and in France Home Ramsay (1883-1945), in 1918. Reginald McKenna (1863-1943), Liberal MP; President of the Board of James Fownes Somerville Education, 1907-8; First Lord of the Admiralty, 1908-11; Home Secretary, 1911- (1882-1949), Hugh Montague 15; Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1915-16. Naval officers include Rear-Admiral Trenchard (1873-1956), Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish (1874 - 1951), Admiral Sir Henry Ralph Crooke Mona Chalmers Watson (1875 - 1952), Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Brown Cunningham, 1st Viscount (1872-1936), Rosslyn Erskine (1883-1963), Admiral Sir Charles Saumarez Daniels (1894-1981), Admiral Sir Wemyss (1864-1933), Henry Frederic Charles Dreyer (1878-1956), Vice-Admiral John Ernest Troyte Harper Rawlinson (1864-1925) (1874-1949), Admiral Sir Percy Noble (1880-1955), Admiral Sir Bertram Home Ramsay (1883-1945) and Admiral Sir James Fownes Somerville (1882-1949). Royal Air Force officers include Marshal of the Royal Air Force Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount (1873-1956), Assistant Commandant, Central Flying School, 1913-1914; GOC Royal Flying Corps, 1915-1917; Chief of Air Staff, 1918- 1929. Correspondence between Mona Chalmers Watson, who founded and ran the WAAC and her brother, first Baron Geddes. University of Modern Archives www.kings.cam.ac.uk/archive-centre/ Personal papers with Eastern England University Cultural Important Private papers Rupert Brooke (1887-1915), Papers of Rupert Brooke (1887 - 1915), war poet, who died of septicaemia King’s College Archive Centre: None specific to the collection Full alphabetical www.kings.cam.ac.uk/archive-centre/ Given the personal nature Cambridge: modern-archives/index.html a particular focus on archives responses, Charles Robert Ashbee on the way to Gallipoli. Papers of Charles Robert Ashbee (1863 - 1942), one Monday to Thursday: 9.30am – listing and modern-archives/index.html of the collections, each have King’s College early twentieth century Government and (1863-1942), Clive Bell of the founders of the Arts and Craft Movement. Papers of members of the 12.30pm and 1.30pm – 5.15pm. links to sites specific access and reproduction Archive Centre literature, fine art and politics (1881-1964), Vanessa Bell Bloomsbury group like Clive and Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant (the so-called Intending readers must make an that have conditions. Contact the archive economics. (1879-1961), Duncan Grant Charleston Papers). Papers of Roger Fry, (1866-1934), painter and art critic. appointment with the Archivist more detailed for further details. (1885-1978), Roger Fry Papers of the Hayward Bequest of T.S. Eliot Material. Papers of E.M. Forster before visiting King’s and should catalogues, (1866-1934), T. S. Eliot (1888- (1879-1970), novelist. Papers of John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946), economist. bring with them two forms of for instance, 1965), E. M. Forster (1879- He was strongly opposed to the severity of the reparations payments imposed on photographic identification and a Janus. 1970), John Maynard Keynes Germany at the end of the First World War, a view explained in his controversial letter of introduction. (1883-1946), John Tresidder book The Economic Consequences of the Peace, published in 1919. Papers of Sheppard (1881-1968) John Tresidder Sheppard, classics professor at Cambridge, whose intelligence work during the First World War that earned him an MBE.

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Holding Item/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type of Subject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of use institution organisation University of Additional www.trin.cam.ac.uk/index. Additional papers and Eastern England University Science and Regular Private papers Joseph John Thompson Sir Joseph John Thomson was an advisor to several government departments Trinity College Library, Cambridge, None specific to the collection Full catalogue www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Not all available for consultation Cambridge: papers and php?pageid=546&display=80 correspondence of Sir archives Technology (1856-1940) during the First World War. He was also a member of the Board of Invention CB2 1TQ: Monday - Friday: 9am listing available A2A/records.aspx?cat=016- - contact college archivist for Trinity College correspondence Joseph John Thomson and Research that was set up in 1915 to promote scientific endeavour to help - 5pm. To make an appointment via the National ncuacs91400&cid=0&kw=first%20 details. From Nuffield College Library of Sir Joseph FRS (1856 - 1940) who was the war effort. contact the College Archivist and Archives’ world%20war#0 Library: “Archive readers are John Thomson a scientific advisor to the Manuscript Cataloguer by post or Access to required to make a signed FRS (1856 - 1940) government during the at: [email protected] Archives page undertaking not to copy, quote First World War. or publish either the whole or any part of material they consult without permission of the owner(s) of the copyright in the original documents. Such permission must be sought from the copyright owner; it cannot be granted by Nuffield College. University of Papers and www.trin.cam.ac.uk/index. Papers and Eastern England University Aerial warfare Regular Private papers George Paget Thomson Sir George Paget Thomson was attached to the Royal Aircraft Factory at Trinity College Library, None specific to the collection Full catalogue www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ No digitised content available Cambridge: correspondence php?pageid=546&display=79 correspondence of Sir archives (1892-1975) Farnborough where he became a member of the famous ‘Chudleigh Mess’ Cambridge, CB2 1TQ: Monday listing available A2A/records.aspx?cat=016- online. Access is by appointment Trinity College of Sir George George Paget Thomson and formed lasting friendships with F.W. Aston, W.S. Farren, B.M. Jones, F.A. - Friday: 9am - 5pm. To make via the National csac75580&cid=0&kw=SIR%20 only. Library Paget Thomson FRS (1892 - 1975) who Lindemann (later Lord Cherwell), G.I. Taylor and others. an appointment contact the Archives’ GEORGE%20PAGET%20THOMSON#0 FRS (1892 - 1975) served in the RFC during College Archivist and Manuscript Access to the First World War. Cataloguer by post or at: Archives page [email protected] University of Archives and www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/libraries/scolar/ The world’s largest Wales University Cultural Important Private papers, Edward Thomas (1878-1917) Letters written between 1896 and 1917. Book reviews, essays and poems. Books Special Collections Research None specific to the collection No online Listing: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ An searchable online catalogue Cardiff Manuscripts archives/index.html archive of material archives responses, photographic and maps from the family library. Personal artefacts. A tape recording of Helen Room, Arts and Social Studies catalogue insrv/libraries/scolar/archives/ is currently under construction. collections: relating to Edward Military service collections, Thomas talking about her husband. Library, Colum Drive, Cardiff, humanitiesarchives.html Papers of Edward Thomas. Includes writings, (British) objects - small, CF10 3EU: Monday - Friday: 9am Thomas (1878- correspondence and oral testimony, - 5pm. A research enquiry service 1917) personal artefacts. printed books is available, contact the Library by post at Information Services, Cardiff University, PO Box 430, Cardiff, CF24 0DE or by telephone on 029 2087 4818 or by email at [email protected] University of Special www.gla.ac.uk/services/specialcollections/ Manuscripts and Scotland University Military service Important Private papers, Alec Lawrence Macfie (1898- Manuscript collections: Material relating to the 6th Battalion Cameron Semester Opening Hours: Monday www.flickr.com/photos/uofglibrary/ Searchable http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/manuscripts/ Digitised images used on the Glasgow Collections: photographic collections archives (British) photographic 1980), Alexander MacCallum Highlanders including diaries and letters from the front. Papers of Alec - Thursday: 9am - 7pm and Friday: catalogue search/ website are not available to http://universityofglasgowlibrary. Manuscripts of individuals that collections Scott (1874-1928) Lawrence Macfie (1898 - 1980), Professor of Political Economy at Glasgow 10am - 5pm. Vacation Opening and digitised download or copy. wordpress.com/category/special- served during the war, University from 1945 to 1958, he served on the Western Front in 1917 and Hours: Monday to Thursday: 9am content collections/ a great number in the 1918. MacCallum Scott Papers: Alexander MacCallum Scott (1874-1928) - 5pm and Friday: 10am – 5pm. 6th Battalion Cameron was Secretary of the League of Liberals against Aggression and Militarism, Free to all, no need to make an Highlanders. and Secretary of the New Reform Club before becoming Liberal M.P. for the appointment, temporary Reader’s Bridgeton constituency of Glasgow in 1910. During the First World War he Ticket issued on arrival. Some was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Winston Churchill. The papers include items may take up to 24 hours correspondence with constituents and contemporaries, drafts of speeches, and to be retrieved so calling ahead political diaries. is advised. Access to online catalogues is available in the Reading Room. University of Archive Services: www.gla.ac.uk/services/archives/collections/ Scottish business Scotland University Industries and Highly Private papers, Guides to each type of industry are available online. These list sources for Archive search rooms’ opening Links to enable users to share each page Searchable http://cheshire.cent.gla.ac.uk/ead/ No digitised content available Glasgow Scottish Business scottishbusinessarchive/ archive contains over archives business, Naval significant institutional shipping companies, railway companies, aircraft construction industries, hours: Monday: 1.30pm - of the website on over 340 other sites catalogue index.html online. Item reference numbers Archive 400 collections covering and shipping records, mining companies, textile companies, breweries and printers and many more 5pm, Tuesday - Wednesday: can be used to fill out an enquiry different types of photographic businesses that operated in Scotland in the early twentieth century. Includes 9.30am - 5pm, Thursday: 9.30 form. businesses and industries collections House of Fraser Archive that incorporates the company records of Army & Navy - 8pm and Friday: 9.30am - 5pm. in Scotland. The Archive Stores Ltd (HF 128). The Army & Navy Stores supplied additional equipment and Appointments are advised. Link holds particularly strong clothing to soldiers and sailors during the First World War. to booking form: www.gla.ac.uk/ collections in the following services/archives/contactus/ areas: shipbuilding, searchroombookingform/ railway locomotive manufacture, textiles and mining. King’s College Private papers www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/guides/ww1.htm Private papers of over 700 London region University Government and Highly Private papers Approximately 150 collections relate to the First World War. Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 5.30pm None specific to the collection Searchable www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/info/index.shtml Open, subject to signature of London: Liddell of over 700 senior defence personnel archives politics significant catalogue reader’s undertaking form. Hart Centre for senior defence who held office in the Copies, subject to the condition Military Archives personnel who years since 1900. of the original, may be supplied (overview). held office in for research use only. Requests Some specific the years since to publish original material examples listed 1900. See link should be submitted to the below but not a to introductory Trustees of the Liddell Hart comprehensive guide to First Centre for Military Archives, list of all private World War attention of the Director of papers relating collections Archive Services. to the First World War. King’s College The Serving www.kingscollections.org/servingsoldier/ Digitised content has London region University Government and Highly Private papers, Arthur Bryant (1899-1985), A Royal Flying Corps Trainee: Documents relating to the service of Sir Arthur Online resource www.flickr.com/people/servingsoldier/ Digitised Digitised content at The Serving Soldier New content is being published London: Liddell Soldier is index.php?id=6 so far been drawn from archives politics, Military significant photographic John Frederick Charles Bryant, historian, in the Royal Flying Corps. The Birth of the Tank: Notes made content website: www.kingscollections.org/ regularly. Each selection of https://www.kcl.ac.uk/blogs/soldier/ Hart Centre an ongoing fifty of the eight hundred service (British), collections Fuller (1878-1966) by Majot General John Frederick Charles Fuller (1878-1966) detailing his servingsoldier/ around 50 images is available for Military digitisation private paper collections Aerial Warfare, thoughts on the use of armoured vehicles that later became known as tanks. http://twitter.com/#!/ServingSoldier either as a PDF file for download Archives: The project supported held at the Liddell Hart Science and Photographs of Gallipoli, the Western Front and the German Eastern Front. or in gallery format, with a Serving Soldier by JISC that Centre for Military technology, Collection of colour propaganda posters recently purchased by King’s from the detailed zoom available for many makes available Archives. Propaganda Moravian Church of North America. collections. Related or similar online key items are listed alongside each documents and collection to enable linked photographs themes to be explored more. We from the encourage the use of images in Archives. teaching and research: Please right click images to copy/save and embed in your classroom presentations. All images are also available at high resolution for publication: Please contact the Liddell Hart Centre for more information. King’s College Private papers www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/summary/al60-001. Papers arranged in London region University Government and Highly Private papers Edmund (Henry Hynman) After attending Royal Military College at Sandhurst, Allenby was commissioned Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 5.30pm None specific to the collection Searchable www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/cats/allenby/ Open, subject to signature of London: Liddell of Field Marshal htm the following sections: archives politics significant Allenby (1880-1936) into 6 Inniskilling Dragoons in 1882. He served in South Africa and the UK before catalogue al60-0.htm reader’s undertaking form and Hart Centre for Edmund (Henry personal papers and attending the Staff College at Camberley in 1896. Allenby was promoted several a letter of introduction. Copies, Military Archives Hynman) Allenby, correspondence; times in the decade that followed. He served on Western Front as Commander of subject to the condition of the (specific) 1st Viscount Palestine and Egypt; Cavalry Div (later Cavalry Corps), BEF, 1914; Commander, 5 Army Corps, 1915; original, may be supplied for Allenby of speeches, lectures and Commander, 3 Army, 1915-1917; Commander-in-Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary research use only. Requests to Megiddo and of articles; newspaper Force, Palestine and Egypt, 1917-1919. He was awarded the rank of Field publish original material should Felixstowe, GCB, cuttings; photographs Marshal in 1919 and served as High Commissioner for Egypt and the Sudan in be submitted to the Trustees GCMG, GCVO and photograph albums; the years between 1919 and 1925. Related papers: www.nationalarchives.gov. of the Liddell Hart Centre for (1880-1936) correspondence received uk/nra/searches/subjectView.asp?ID=P445 Military Archives, attention of the by Wavell during writing of Director of Archive Services. Allenby; material collected by Wavell for Allenby in Egypt, including papers relating to Lawrence.

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Holding Item/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type of Subject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of use institution organisation King’s College Papers of Brig www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/summary/ed70-001. Papers arranged in London region University Government and Highly Private papers James Edward Edmonds Brig Gen Sir James Edward Edmonds entered Royal Engineers in 1881 and Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 5.30pm None specific to the collection Full catalogue www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Open, subject to signature of London: Liddell Gen Sir James shtml the following sections: archives politics significant (1861-1956) rose to rank of Major by 1899. He then taught in the Royal Military Academy listing available a2a/records.aspx?cat=099- reader’s undertaking form. Hart Centre for Edward Edmonds early papers and papers and Staff College before joining the Intelligence Division at the War Office via the National edmonds&cid=-1#-1 Copies, subject to the condition Military Archives (1861-1956) relating to Staff College; during the Second Boer War. He remained at the War Office as a General Staff Archives’ of the original, may be supplied (specific) correspondence; memoirs Officer until the outbreak of war. He then served at General HQ of the British Access to for research use only. Requests (first draft); lectures; Expeditionary Force, becoming Deputy Engineer-in-Chief in 1918. After the Archives page to publish original material writings by Edmonds; war he was appointed Office in charge of Military Branch, Historical Section, should be submitted to the papers relating to World Committee of Imperial Defence, in which office he served until 1949. During Trustees of the Liddell Hart War One; miscellaneous that time he published official histories of the First World War. Related papers: Centre for Military Archives, writings by Edmonds The papers of Gen Sir Edward Louis Spears at the Churchill Archives Centre, attention of the Director of and others; newspaper Cambridge University, include correspondence with Edmonds, 1924-1956 (Ref: Archive Services. cuttings; second accession SPRS). Cabinet Office papers held at the Public Record Office include Edmonds’ (later draft of memoirs correspondence files as official historian of the First World War (Ref: CAB 45). and photographs). King’s College Papers of www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/summary/fu20-001. Private papers arranged London region University Government and Highly Private papers John Frederick Charles Fuller joined the Army as a 2nd Lt, Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 5.30pm None specific to the collection Full catalogue www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Open, subject to signature of London: Liddell Maj Gen John shtml in the following sections: archives politics significant Fuller (1878 - 1966) in 1898. He served with the regiment in the Second Boer War. Afterwards he listing available a2a/records.aspx?cat=099- reader’s undertaking form. Hart Centre for Frederick tank histories and bound attended the Staff College at Camberley and then served as an adjutant to a via the National kclmafuller&cid=-1#-1 Copies, subject to the condition Military Archives Charles Fuller volumes of documents territorial battalion. Outline of war service: General Staff Officer Grade 3, 2 Archives’ of the original, may be supplied (specific) (1878 - 1966) concerning tank strategy Army HQ, Home Forces, 1914; General Staff Officer Grade 3, 7 Corps, France, Access to for research use only. Requests and tactics, Tank 1915; General Staff Officer Grade 2, 37 Div, 7 Corps, France, 1916; General Archives page to publish original material Corps operations and Staff Officer Grade 2, 3 Army HQ, France, 1916; General Staff Officer Grade should be submitted to the the Battle of Cambrai, 2, Heavy Branch (later Tank Corps) HQ, France, 1916; General Staff Officer Trustees of the Liddell Hart correspondence Grade 1, 1917; planned tank attack at Cambrai, Nov-Dec 1917; Lt Col, 1918; Centre for Military Archives, concerning Canal planned tank operations for autumn offensives of 1918; devised Plan 1919 for attention of the Director of Defence Light tanks; a full-fledged mechanised-air offensive. (After the war he became the Chief Archive Services. early papers; letters to Instructor at the Staff College, Camberley in 1922 and published Military his parents; literary and Assistant to Chief of the Imperial General Staff in 1926. He was the commander miscellaneous; occult; of an experimental brigade at Aldershot and Senior Staff Officer, 2 Div, between later accessions. 1927-1930; He was awarded the rank of Maj Gen in 1930; retired pay, 1933; He was associated with Sir Oswald Moseley’s Union of British Fascists, 1933-1934; became military correspondent for the London Daily Mail, 1935; died in 1966. Related papers: Papers of Sir Basil Liddell Hart include correspondence with Fuller, 1920-1966 (Ref: GB99 KCLMA Liddell Hart 1/302). The Centre also holds a quantity of Macleod’s papers (Ref: GB99 KCLMA Macleod and GB99 KCLMA Liddell Hart 15/14).Special Collections Department, Rutgers State University, New Brunswick, USA, has a more substantial collection of Fuller’s papers including correspondence, 1893-1966, drafts of published works and scrapbooks of newspapers and periodicals, cuttings, reviews and articles, 1920-[1966]. Royal Armoured Corps and Royal Tank Regiment Museum holds his diary, 1914-1918. The papers of Harold Montgomery Belgion at the Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge University (Ref: BLGN) include correspondence with Fuller. The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Regimental Museum, Headington, holds his journal, 1917-1918. The India Office Library holds a letter to Lt Gen Sir Alexander (Stanhope) Cobbe, Secretary of Military Department, India Office, 1921, relating to the use of tanks in India (Ref: L/Mil/7/1/133). The papers of Karl Van Wieganel at the Hoover Institution, Stanford, USA, also include correspondence with Fuller. King’s College Private papers of www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/summary/li30-001. Private papers of London region University Government and Highly Private papers Basil Henry Liddell Hart Captain Sir Liddell Hart was commissioned into the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 5.30pm None specific to the collection Searchable www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/cats/liddell/ Open, subject to signature of London: Liddell Captain Sir Basil shtml Captain Sir Basil Henry archives politics significant (1895 - 1970) Infantry in 1914. He served in on the Western Front at Ypres and the Somme. catalogue li0.shtml reader’s undertaking form and Hart Centre for Henry Liddell Liddell Hart comprising He was selected for the Royal Tank Corps, but invalided and retired on half a letter of introduction. Copies, Military Archives Hart (1895 - 1970) correspondence, diaries pay in 1924. He retired from the army as Capt in 1927. He was the military subject to the condition of the (specific) and notebooks 1910-1925 correspondent of the Daily Telegraph between the years 1925 and 1935 and The original, may be supplied for and papers relating to Times in the years between 1935 and 1939. He was personal adviser to Leslie research use only. Requests to early life, later military Hore-Belisha, Secretary of State for War, 1937-1938. He was also a prominent publish original material should writings and extensive inter-war military theorist and historian. be submitted to the Trustees reference materials. of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services. King’s College Private papers www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/cats/maurice/ma90-0. Papers of Maj Gen Sir London region University Government and Highly Private papers Frederick Barton Maurice Maj Gen Sir Frederick Barton Maurice (1871-1951) gazetted to Derbyshire Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 5.30pm None specific to the collection Full catalogue www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Open, subject to signature of London: Liddell of Maj Gen Sir shtml Frederick Barton Maurice archives politics significant (1871-1951) Regt (later the Sherwood Foresters) in 1892 and he was a Lt Col by 1913. In the listing available a2a/records.aspx?cat=099- reader’s undertaking form. Hart Centre for Frederick Barton (1871-1951) and Maj opening year of the war he became a General Staff Officer Grade 2, later Grade via the National maurice&cid=-1#-1 Copies, subject to the condition Military Archives Maurice (1871- Gen Sir (John) Frederick 1, 3 Div, in France, 1914-1915. Between the years 1915 and 1918 he served as Archives’ of the original, may be supplied (specific) 1951) Maurice (1841-1912). the Director of Military Operations, Imperial General Staff and was made a Major Access to for research use only. Requests Divided into four sections: General in 1916. In May 1918 he wrote letter to the press accusing David Lloyd Archives page to publish original material Early family papers, John George’s government of making misleading statements about the strength of should be submitted to the Frederick Maurice papers, British Army on the Western Front. Later that month he retired from Army and Trustees of the Liddell Hart Frederick Barton Maurice became a military correspondent for The Daily Chronicle. In 1920 he helped to Centre for Military Archives, papers and the ‘Maurice found the British Legion, of which he was President between the years 1932 attention of the Director of case’ papers. and 1947. Related papers: F B Maurice: Department of Western Manuscripts, Archive Services. Bodleian Library, Oxford University holds his letters to Herbert Asquith, 1916- 1925 (Ref: MSS Asquith). The papers of Maj Gen Sir Edward (Louis) Spears, 1st Bt, at Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge University, include correspondence, 1919-1944. The Department of Manuscripts, National Library of Scotland, holds correspondence with Lord Haldane, 1917-1937 (Ref: MSS 5914-6103). King’s College Papers of Lt www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/summary/po65-001. Papers arranged in the London region University Military service Highly Private papers Roger Alvin Poore (1870- Lt Col Roger Alvin Poore served in South Africa during the Second Boer War Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 5.30pm None specific to the collection Full catalogue www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Open, subject to signature of London: Liddell Col Roger Alvin shtml following sections: South archives (combat significant 1917) (1899-1902). He was stationed in UK with 2 Bn, 1 Royal Wilts Yeomanry, 1914- listing available a2a/records.aspx?cat=099- reader’s undertaking form. Hart Centre for Poore (1870- Africa; management of experience) 1917 and joined 1 Bn, 1 Royal Wilts Yeomanry on Western Front in 1917. He then via the National poorera&cid=-1#-1 Copies, subject to the condition Military Archives 1917) suspense account; World transferred to 2 Bn, Royal Welch Fusiliers and was killed in action on the 26th Archives’ of the original, may be supplied (specific) War One; miscellaneous; of September 1917. He is buried at Poelcapelle Cemetery, Belgium (Grave ref: Access to for research use only. Requests photographs; Mrs Lorne LV.F.11). The Centre also holds the papers of his father, Maj Robert Poore, and Archives page to publish original material Margery Poore. his brothers, Brig Gen Robert Montagu Poore and Philip Poore. should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services. King’s College Papers of Field www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/summary/ro45-001. Papers of Field Marshal London region University Military service Highly Private papers William Robert Robertson Robertson joined the 16 (The Queen’s) Lancers in 1877, serving in the ranks Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 5.30pm None specific to the collection Searchable www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/cats/robertson/ Open, subject to signature of London: Liddell Marshal Sir shtml Sir William Robert archives (combat significant (1860-1933) before being promoted whilst serving in India over the next decade. He became catalogue ro45-0.shtml reader’s undertaking form. Hart Centre for William Robert Robertson are arranged experience) the first ranker officer ever to attend the Staff College, Camberley, Surrey in Copies, subject to the condition Military Archives Robertson (1860- chronologically and a 1897 and later joined the War Office. During the First World War he served as of the original, may be supplied (specific) 1933) large number relate Quartermaster General of the BEF and then the Chief of General Staff of the for research use only. Requests specifically to his work BEF. He next appointment was as Chief of the Imperial General Staff in 1915, a to publish original material during the First World position he held until 1918. He then became General Officer Commanding the should be submitted to the War. Home Forces and supervised the process of demobilisation. He was Commander Trustees of the Liddell Hart in Chief of the British Army of the Rhine between the years 1919 and 1920, and Centre for Military Archives, in that year was made a Field Marshal, the only man ever to have risen from the attention of the Director of ranks to that position. He retired the following year. Archive Services.

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Holding Item/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type of Subject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of use institution organisation King’s College Papers of Maj www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/summary/sp30-001. Papers of Maj Gen Sir London region University Government and Highly Private papers Edward Louis Spears (1886 Born 1886 as Edward Louis Spiers and gazetted to 11 Hussars, 1910. At the Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 5.30pm None specific to the collection Full catalogue www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/ Open, subject to signature of London: Liddell Gen Sir Edward shtml Edward Louis Spears archives politics significant - 1974) outbreak of the First World War he was appointed liaison officer between listing available records.aspx?cat=099-spears&cid=0#0 reader’s undertaking form. Hart Centre for Louis Spears (1886 - 1974). 15 boxes, 2 British C-in-C Sir John French, and General Charles Lanrezac of the French via the National Copies, subject to the condition Military Archives (1886 - 1974) albums and a collection 5 Army. He was the Head of the British Military Mission, in Paris, in the years Archives’ of the original, may be supplied (specific) of maps. between 1917-1920. He changed the spelling of his surname from Spiers to Access to for research use only. Requests Spears in 1918. He later became a Member of Parliament, first as a National Archives page to publish original material Liberal (1922-1924) and then as a Conservative (1931-1945). During the Second should be submitted to the World War he was the personal representative for the British Prime Minister Trustees of the Liddell Hart with the French Prime Minister, Paul Reynaud, May-Jun 1940, Head of British Centre for Military Archives, Mission to General Charles de Gaulle, Jun 1940 and Head of Mission to Syria attention of the Director of and Lebanon, 1942-1944. Related papers: LHCMA holding include: Liddell Hart Archive Services. papers: correspondence with Sir Basil Liddell Hart, 1931-1963, 1/649, 10/1968 and others; Alanbrooke 5/2/40; Fifty Years 4/15; Hamilton 13/103; numerous correspondence with Gen Hastings Lionel Ismay in Ismay 4/31. St Antony’s College Oxford, Middle East Centre; correspondence, diaries and papers relating to the Middle East, 1940-1951; Cambridge University, Churchill Archives Centre: correspondence, diaries and papers, [1915-1973]; House of Lords Record Office: correspondence with Rt Hon William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, 1940-1964 (Ref: BBK C/301); Liverpool Record Office: correspondence with the 17th Earl of Derby, 1918 (Ref: 920DER); Imperial War Museum, Department of Manuscripts: correspondence with Sir Henry Wilson (Ref: HHW). King’s College Papers of Maj www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/summary/sw50-001. Papers of Maj Gen Sir London region University Government and Highly Private papers Ernest (Dunlop) Swinton Major General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton, (1868-1951), a long-serving officer Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 5.30pm None specific to the collection Full catalogue www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Open, subject to signature of London: Liddell Gen Sir Ernest shtml Ernest (Dunlop) Swinton archives politics significant (1868 - 1951) in the Royal Engineers, served as Deputy Director of Railway Transport in listing available a2a/records.aspx?cat=099- reader’s undertaking form. Hart Centre for (Dunlop) Swinton (1868 - 1951). In three 1914. Between 1914 and 1917 he was an Assistant Secretary (Military) to the via the National swinton&cid=-1#-1 Copies, subject to the condition Military Archives (1868 - 1951) boxes: SWINTON B Committee of Imperial Defence and War Cabinet. He was made a Lt Col in Archives’ of the original, may be supplied (specific) printed books, manuals, 1915 and a temporary Col, 1915-1917. In the long term, his most important Access to for research use only. Requests pamphlets; SWINTON C contribution to warfare was the idea of the tank. He raised Heavy Section, Archives page to publish original material correspondence, letter Machine Gun Corps, 1916 and was made a Brevet Col in 1917. He was awarded a should be submitted to the books; SWINTON P CB, 1917 and retired in 1919, the same year he was made an Honorary Maj Gen. Trustees of the Liddell Hart photographs. (Later, he was the Controller of Information at the Department of Civil Aviation, Centre for Military Archives, Air Ministry, 1919-1921. He was the Director of the Citroen Company in the years attention of the Director of between 1922 and 1951. He was created a KBE in 1923. Between 1925-1939 Archive Services. he was the Chichele Professor of Military History at Oxford University, whilst simultaneously serving as Col Commandant of the Royal Tank Corps between 1934-1938.) Related papers: The papers of Brig Sir James Edward Edmonds include correspondence with Swinton, 1919-1950 (Ref: GB99 KCLMA Edmonds). The papers of Capt Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart include correspondence with Swinton, 1925-1949 (Ref: GB99 KCLMA Liddell Hart 1/670). The Brynmore Jones Library, Hull University, have 62 letters and cards from Swinton to O A Forsyth-Major, 1925-1947 (Ref: DFM). The papers of Maj Gen Edward Louis Spears at the Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge University, contain correspondence with Swinton, 1922-1940 (Ref: SPRS 1/323). The papers of Rufus Daniel Isaacs Reading, 1st Marquess of Reading, include letters from Swinton, 1917-1925 (Ref: MSS Eur E 238, F 118). Other papers can be found at the Royal Armoured Tank Museum King’s College Private papers www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/cats/montagu/do70-0. Papers covering the life London region University Aerial warfare Highly Private papers John Walter Edward Member of Joint War Air Committee (Inter-Departmental Committee on the Air Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 5.30pm None specific to the collection Full catalogue www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Open, subject to signature of London: Liddell of Brig Gen John shtml of Brigadier General archives significant Douglas-Scott-Montagu Service) in 1916; Civil Aerial Transport Committee chaired by Alfred Charles listing available A2A/records.aspx?cat=099- reader’s undertaking form. Hart Centre for Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, (1866-1929) William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, 1917; President, Air Conference, via the National montagu&cid=-1#-1 Copies, subject to the condition Military Archives Douglas-Scott- Member of Joint War Guildhall, London, 1920. Related papers: National Motor Museum and Beaulieu Archives’ of the original, may be supplied (specific) Montagu, 2nd Air Committee (Inter- Palace House Archives. Access to for research use only. Requests Baron Montagu of Departmental Committee Archives page to publish original material Beaulieu (1866- on the Air Service) in 1916. should be submitted to the 1929) Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services. University of Liddle Collection www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/ Private papers of over four Yorkshire University Military service Highly Private papers, Betram Ratcliffe (1893-1992) Personal papers of men who served in Aden, Africa, Burma, China, Egypt/ Monday - Thursday: 9am - 6pm, http://twitter.com/#!/thebrotherton Searchable http://brs.leeds.ac.uk/cgi-bin/ Text from Leeds University Leeds sumguide.htm thousand men and women archives (British) significant oral testimony, Palestine, India, Mesopotamia, the Pacific, Russia, Turkey, at Gallipoli, on the Friday: 9.30am - 5.30pm, Saturday: catalogue brs_engine?*DB=LIDL&*ID=0 https:// Digital Objects website: “The who lived through the photographic Western Front, in Germany during the post-war occupation and in the Salonika 10am - 3pm and digitised ludos.leeds.ac.uk/R/P511B6JEA77RN content of the LUDOS website First World War, grouped collections, campaign. Personal papers of men who served in the Air Force, ANZAC content MVEKBS668SXP39SIDI1P91L8UAE34 can be accessed, printed or by geographical area in newspapers and (Australia), ANZAC (New Zealand), Dunsterforce/ Caspian Naval Force, Royal PUBN7DXV-00324?func=collections- downloaded in an unaltered which they served, or by works of art Navy/ Merchant Navy and women who served overseas. Papers of French and result&collection_id=1178 form provided that this is on a the nature of their military German men who fought in the First World War. Personal papers of soldiers who temporary basis, that copyright service. became prisoners of war and civilians who were interned at Ruhleben camp, is acknowledged, and that use of Germany. Also includes the personal papers of men who were Conscientious the content is for personal study Objectors or who worked in the Friends’ Ambulance Unit. Papers of men purposes or for non-commercial and women active on the domestic front during the war and at the armistice purposes. Any content printed Papers and objects relating to Bertram Ratcliffe (1893-1992), nephew of Leeds or downloaded may not be sold, University Library’s great benefactor, Lord Brotherton. He was among the first licensed, transferred, copied, or British soldiers to be wounded, at the Battle of the Marne in September 1914, reproduced in whole or in part was captured by the Germans and imprisoned at Ingolstadt in Bavaria. A friend in any manner or in or on any in London attempted to send him this map of Bavaria soldered into a sardine media to any person without tin, but the workman asked to do the soldering informed the police and the map the prior written consent of the was never sent. However, his mother succeeded in sending him a compass in a University of Leeds. Individuals tin of Harrogate toffee, and he made use of it when a chance to escape arose in and organisations wishing to 1917, becoming the first British PoW to make his way back to England, where make LUDOS content accessible he received a hero’s welcome, including lunch with George V and the award of through their websites are a Military Cross. encouraged to create hyperlinks to the required content on the LUDOS website. The University of Leeds does not guarantee the availability of material in LUDOS accessed in this manner.” University of Leeds Russian www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/lra/ A small number of Yorkshire University Military service Regular Private papers Leonid Andreev (1871-1919), Papers of Leonid Andreev (1871-1919), a successful writer in the decade before Monday - Thursday: 9am - 6pm, None specific to the collection Searchable http://brs.leeds.ac.uk/cgi-bin/brs_ No digitised content available Leeds Archive collections in this archive archives (non-combat Ivan Bunin (1870-1953) the Russian revolution. In 1914 he wrote The Sorrows of Belgium, a play that Friday: 9.30am - 5.30pm, Saturday: catalogue engine?*ID=0&*DB=LRUA online. relate to experiences experience) dramatised the pluck of the Belgian army in response to the German invasion. 10am - 3pm of men and women and cultural Papers of Ivan Bunin (1870-1953), the first Russian to be awarded the Nobel during the First World responses Prize for Literature (1933). Archive of Zemgor, an organisation founded in 1915 War. More broadly the and made up of local government officials. During the First World War, Zemgor archive consists of helped Moscow coordinate the war effort. The organisation was officially some 500 collections of disbanded by the Bolshevik government in 1919 but it was re-established in manuscripts, photographs Paris to support Russian emigrants. and other archival material and a number of printed books, which document Russian history, literature and culture and Anglo-Russian contacts in the 19th and 20th centuries. University of Marks and http://corporate.marksandspencer.com/ Company archives Yorkshire University Industries and Regular Company papers The archives holds more than 60,000 pieces includes clothing, toys, household The new purpose-built facility on Marks in Time exhibition website: Contact http://corporate.marksandspencer.com/ Digitised images used on the Leeds Spencer Archive aboutus/ourhistory charting the history of archives business items, business papers, advertising materials and merchandise. A proportion the Leeds campus is not open. information aboutus/ourhistory website are not available to http://marksintime.marksandspencer. Marks and Spencer’s of this material relates to the First World War and the way that the high street download or copy. com/People/Founders-and-Family business since 1884. store and its customers responded to a dramatic change in lifestyle. University of Historical www.rvc.ac.uk/About/Museums/Museum.cfm Institutional records of the London region University Medical science Regular Institutional Records of the Royal Veterinary College. Objects relating to the Army Veterinary Historical collections at the None specific to the collection Searchable www.rvc.ac.uk/About/Museums/ No digitised content available London: Royal collections of the Royal Veterinary College, archives records, Services that treated horses injured in the theatre of war. Hawkshead Campus, Hatfield: catalogue Museum.cfm online. Veterinary Royal Veterinary instrument and specimen objects - small, Users must contact staff in College College collections. photographic advance. For access to the collections, Historical Collections contact works of art Frances Houston (fhouston@ rvc.ac.uk) or to the Rare Books collections contact Simon Jackson ([email protected]).

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Holding Item/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type of Subject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of use institution organisation University of Papers of www.library.manchester.ac.uk/ Correspondence and North West University Government and Important Private papers James Ramsey MacDonald Papers are organised into four parts: Correspondence and related papers; Monday: 12pm - 5pm, Tuesday - None specific to the collection Searchable http://archives.li.man.ac.uk/ead/search? Manchester: the James Ramsey searchresources/guidetospecialcollections/ papers of the Labour and archives politics (1866-1937) diaries and notebooks; cabinet papers; related material. Papers most relevant to Saturday: 10am - 5pm and Sunday: catalogue operation=full&rsid=4999&firstrec=1&n John Rylands MacDonald atoz/macdonald/ National Government the survey are those that document Ramsay MacDonald’s opposition to the war. 12pm - 5pm umreq=20&highlight=1&recid=gb133rmd University (1866-1937) Prime Minister James Library Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937). MacDonald resigned from the leadership of the Labour Party in opposition to the Party’s support of the Liberal government in August 1914. University of Royal College of www.nursing.manchester.ac.uk/ukchnm/ Archive of the Royal North West Specialist Hospitals and Important Institutional Edith Cavell (1861-1915) Royal College of Nursing Archives: Photographic collection: Nursing and Royal College of Nursing (RCN) None specific to the collection Searchable http://archives.rcn.org.uk/CalmView/ Digitised content of the British Manchester: Nursing Archives archives/ College of Nursing, archive/ convalescence records, hospital photographs and postcards from the early 1900s to the 1980s. Oral History of Nursing Society and catalogue Journal of Nursing is available School of founded in 1916, including museum photographic history: Royal College of Nursing oral history project that collected interviews Archives, Edinburgh: Opening and digitised to view here: www.rcn.org.uk/ Nursing, personal papers, collections, with over 400 retired nurses, some of whose service dates back to the First hours: Monday - Friday: 9.30am - content development/rcn_archives/ Midwifery and photographic collections, objects - small, World War. Journals: Over 180 nursing journal titles. Nursing Record or in 4.30pm. Visitors by appointment historical_nursing_journals. Social Work: British Journal of Nursing oral history its more modern form British Journal of Nursing has been digitised, with the only. Contact: Telephone: 0131 Users need to contact the UK Centre for from 1888 - 1956 and oral support of the Wellcome Trust, and is available free online. The 1915 copy 662 6122 / 6123 / 6155. Email archive directly to arrange for the History of history recordings. contains an account of the execution of Nurse Edith Cavell. Reports, Acts and [email protected]. Enquiries copies. The RCN can copy a Nursing and Bills covering major developments in healthcare like the Nurses Act December can be carried out on the maximum of one article per Midwifery 23rd 1919 that called for a register of trained nurses to be drawn up. It formed researcher’s behalf but this will issue of a journal under the part of the drive to professionalise nursing work. Personal papers of nurses incur a fee of £20 or more. The RCN Copyright Licensing Agreement. including notebooks, lecture notes, certificates, albums, casebooks, textbooks, Headquarters in London also holds diaries, letters and artworks from 1880s to the present Biographical material on some archival material and access nursing leaders, such as news cuttings, obituaries, photographs, publications can be arranged using the above and oral histories. Objects - small: An international range of nursing and contact details. hospital badges, medals, awards and belt buckles dating from the late nineteenth century up to the 1990s. Manchester Special www.specialcollections.mmu.ac.uk/kiddy.php Collection of children’s North West University Children and Important Printed books “Herbert Strang” pseudonym Comics and magazines such as Blackie’s Girls’ Annual, Chatterbox, Boys’ Own Special Collections, Sir Kenneth www.facebook.com/pages/MMU- Searchable http://prism.talis.com/mmu/ Digitised images of front cover Metropolitan Collections: books for study and archives education for George Herbery Ely Annual and Girls’ Own Annual. Edwardian boys’ adventure stories by G.A. Henty, Green Library, All Saints, Special-Collections/327093910372 catalogue advancedsearch http://ibs001.colo. designs of some of the items University Children’s Books research of society’s (1866-1958) and Charles Captain F.S. Brereton, Manvell Fenn, Herbert Strang and Percy Westerman Manchester, M15 6BH: Open for and digitised firstnet.net.uk/mmu/index.php but not digitised copies of attitudes towards James L’Estrange (1867- are complemented by stories for girls by Angela Brazil and L.T. Meade. The private research Monday - Friday: content the whole books. All images childhood. The collection 1947), Percy Westerman collection reflects attitudes to childhood through the stories and illustrations of 10am - 4pm. Contact Special supplied via the Manchester is particularly strong on (1876-1959), George Alfred books and magazines aimed to both entertain and instruct them. Collections in advance by telephone Metropolitan University Library the late nineteenth and Henty (1832-1902), George on (0)161 247 6107 or by email at Image Collection website are early twentieth centuries. Manvell Fenn (1831-1909), [email protected] protected by copyright and other Angela Brazil (1867-1947), intellectual property rights “L. T. Meade” pseudonym for worldwide. Images may only Elizabeth Thomasina Meade be used for personal research Smith (1854-1914) purposes. Any other form of use or any type of publication requires permission. Items can be saved or reserved through the library catalogue. Manchester Special www.specialcollections.mmu.ac.uk/poster. Philip Granville (1911- North West University Propaganda Important Works of art Philip Granville (1911-2003) No online catalogue of posters but his collection spanned from 1890 to the Special Collections, Sir Kenneth www.facebook.com/pages/MMU- Digitised http://ibs001.colo.firstnet.net.uk/mmu/ Digitised images of some Metropolitan Collections: php 2003) collection of archives present day. The greatest number of posters are Eastern European, with some Green Library, All Saints, Special-Collections/327093910372 content index.php of the items. All images University Poster collection international posters. Western European, American and Japanese material as well. Manchester, M15 6BH: Open for supplied via the Manchester Collection held in the UK private research by appointment Metropolitan University Library is divided between MMU, Monday - Friday: 10am - 4pm. Image Collection website are the V&A and the Imperial Contact Special Collections in protected by copyright and other War Museum. advance by telephone on (0)161 247 intellectual property rights 6107 or by email at lib-spec-coll@ worldwide. Images may only mmu.ac.uk be used for personal research purposes. Any other form of use or any type of publication requires permission. Manchester Special www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk/ Over 5,000 films made North West Regional Propaganda Important Film Morecambe Volunteers In Training (c.1914) 9 mins 46 secs: Silent, black and North West Film Archive, Minshull www.facebook.com/pages/North-West- Searchable www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk:591/search/ Due to funding from HEFCE Metropolitan Collections: in or around Greater archive/ white film showing Morecambe Volunteers leaving the town and waving goodbye House, 47 - 49 Chorlton Street, Film-Archive/173586119356181 http:// catalogue (Research Support Libraries University North West Film Manchester, Lancashire, museum from the train’s windows as it departs. Great Military Review at Bolton (1914) 4 Manchester, M1 3EU: Monday - twitter.com/#!/Nwfilmarchive Programme), the NWFA provides Archive Cheshire and Merseyside. mins 49 secs: Silent, black and white film showing medals being presented to Friday: 10am - 5pm by appointment free viewing and loan services Films covering the military soldiers in front of a large crowd in Bolton. The 4/5th Battalions Lancs Fusiliers only. A notice period of three weeks to paid or post-graduate level aspects of the First on the March (1915) 6 mins 34 secs: Soldiers drilled with rifles and training in is required to secure the availability researchers from any UK World War range from mock trenches. The Accrington Pals Battalion (1915) 5 mins 9 secs: Silent, black of material. Contact the archive by university. Commercial rate card volunteers in training to and white film showing the Pals leaving Salisbury plain for active service. telephone on +44(0)161 247 3097 available on request. military reviews. or by email at n.w.filmarchive@ mmu.ac.uk University of Legal deposit www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley The Bodleian Library is South East University All Pre-eminent Printed books Histories of regiments, battalions, divisions and armies. Memoirs of Bodleian Library, Broad Street, Social media directory: Searchable http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_ SOLO (Search Oxford Libraries Oxford: Bodleian library of the entitled to receive a copy archives, soldiers. Analysis of battles and strategy. Accounts of life on the home front. Oxford OX1 3BG: Opening times catalogue library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0 Online) enables visitors to search www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries/ Library United Kingdom of every book published in National Interpretative work on how British society was changed by war etc. vary depending which kind of and digitised &fromLogin=true&dstmp=131591200360 in specific Bodleian libraries, libraries/web2 and the Republic the UK and Ireland since a collection books or manuscripts visitors content 4&vid=OXVU1&fromLogin=true college or faculty libraries. of Ireland Parliamentary Act in 1911. wish to view. Opening times also http://twitter.com/#!/bodleianlibs SOLO Live Help allows users vary depending on whether it www.facebook.com/pages/Bodleian- to interact in real-time chat is term time or not. It is best to Library/109546049065003 format with a member of library contact the Library before visiting. staff. They can post a query and Contact the Library by telephone receive advice within minutes. on 01865 277152 or by email at Location, classmark and status [email protected]. are given for each item. Users uk. Opening times available here: can then place a stack request. www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries/ The details can be exported, libraries?sq_content_src=%2BdXJ emailed or printed. sPWh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cubG liLm94LmFjLnVrJTJGbGlicmFyaW VzJTJGZ3VpZGVzJTJGQk9ELmh0b WwmYWxsPTE%3D University of Conservative www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/cpa/ Official archive of the South East University Government and Important Institutional Conservative Party election posters from 1886 to the present day, now fully Duke Humfrey Reading Room None specific to the collection Digitised http://bodley30.bodley.ox.ac.uk:8180/ Collection of Conservative Oxford: Bodleian Party Archive Conservative Party’s archives politics records, printed online. National Union of Conservative & Unionist Association’s records. Library opening hours: Weekdays: 9am - content luna/servlet/ODLodl~6~6 election posters has been Library: central organisation. books, works of of printed and published material - political pamphlets. Photographic collection. 7pm and Saturday: 10am - 4pm. To digitised. Users are welcome Department Includes posters, art, photographic book an appointment and to give to download these images for of Special pamphlets and papers of collections details of materials required please their own or any other non- Collections the Conservative Party. telephone the Reading Room commercial purpose without and Western on 01865 277151. For any other requesting further permission, Manuscripts: enquiries about the Conservative provided the source is given as Modern Political Party Archive contact the archivist ‘Conservative Party Archive’ Papers at: jeremy.mcilwaine@bodleian. and the shelf mark cited (eg, ox.ac.uk. Poster 1987-06). High resolution, publication-quality reproductions are available from the Bodleian Library or via Getty Images. University of Personal papers www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/library/ Private papers of many of South East University Government and Important Private papers Herbert Henry Asquith Papers of H.H. Asquith (1852 - 1928), Prime Minister 1908 - 1916. Papers of Special Collections Reading Room: None specific to the collection Searchable www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/ No digitised content available Oxford: Bodleian of British specialcollections/western_rarebooks/ Britain’s twentieth century archives politics (1852-1928), Clement Attlee Clement Attlee (1883 - 1967), Prime Minister 1945 - 1951. Papers of Liberal Term time opening hours: Monday catalogue wmss/online/online.htm#modern online. Shelf marks used to Library: statesmen political/ Prime Ministers. (1883-1967), John Morley minister John Morley (1838-1923). Papers of Lord Bryce (1838-1922), who served - Friday: 9am - 10pm and Saturday: (incomplete) request viewing copies. Department (1838-1923), James Bryce as British Ambassador to Washington from 1907-13. 10am - 4pm. Vacation opening of Special (1838-1922) hours: 9am - 7pm and Saturday: Collections 10am - 2pm. Only forty-four seats and Western so booking ahead is essential, Manuscripts: preferably forty-eight hours in Modern Political advance. Users can order up to ten Papers manuscripts in advance. To book a seat or order material, please contact: Email: scrr@bodleian. ox.ac.uk. Telephone: 01865-277046

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Argyll and Argyll and www.argylls.co.uk/museum/galleries Records of the Argyll and Scotland Military Military service Regular Private papers, Text from Ogilby Trust: “Objects on display include personal items, Regimental Archives opening times: Monday - None specific to the collection No online Instead, several photographs showing Watermarked photographs Sutherland Sutherland Sutherland Highlanders, museum (British) photographic Colours, pipe banners, silver, trophies, medals and various items of period Friday: 10am - 3.50pm. Access to catalogue different elements of the collection on copyrighted to the Museum. Highlanders Highlanders including the history of collections, uniform and equipment, paintings and prints with an emphasis on associated archives available by appointment. display: www.argylls.co.uk/museum/ Regimental collection the sixteen battalions that objects - small, eye- witness accounts and related anecdotes.” During the First World War the Donations encouraged. Research collection Museum, made up the regiment objects - large, regiment served on the Western Front, in the Gallipoli campaign, in Macedonia, enquiry form available at: www. Stirling during the First World works of art and Italy, Egypt and the Middle East. argylls.co.uk/contact-and- War. During the conflict firearms and enquiries/contact-museum/38- the regiment were weaponry museum/6-enquiries awarded sixty-five Battle Honours.

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Holding Item/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type of Subject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of use institution organisation Army Medical Collections www.ams-museum.org.uk/museum/ Collections made up of South East Military Military service Important Private papers, Alfred Keogh (1857-1936) Documents relating to the Royal Army Medical Corps, Royal Army Veterinary Museum opening hours: Monday None specific to the collection Catalogue www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/ No digitised content available Services of the Royal documents, photographs, museum (British), photographic Corps, Royal Army Dental Corps and Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing - Friday: 9.30am - 3.30pm. Visits listing of Royal records.aspx?cat=1115-radc&cid=0#0 online. Large volume of Museum, Keogh Army Medical uniforms, insignia, medical science collections, film, Corps. Among the documents are medical professional papers, personal to the archive are by appointment Army Dental photocopying will incur a fee, as Barracks, Corps, Royal equipment, ambulances objects - small, diaries, campaign accounts, books and manuals. As is the case with regimental only. Research can be carried out Corps available will the procurement of copies of Mytchett Army Veterinary and other vehicles. objects - large, museums, the records of individual soldiers and officers are held in the National by staff in return for a donation to via the National photographs. Corps, Royal works of art and Archives. N.B. Sir Alfred Keogh, Director General of the Army Medical Service the museum. Contact information: Archives’ Army Dental firearms and during the First World War never wrote his memoirs and his personal papers Telephone: 01252 868820. Email Access to Corps and Queen weaponry were destroyed by his wife following his death in 1936, as his will requested. enquiries: armymedicalmuseum@ Archives page Alexandra’s Royal btinternet.com Army Nursing Corps. Army Museums Overarching www.armymuseums.org.uk/index.htm The Ogilby Trust is not South West Military Military service Important N/A As well as a museums search engine, the Ogilby Trust also allows visitors to Online resource. Contact the Trust None specific to the collection Searchable For regimental and corps “This bibliography is maintained Ogilby Trust organisation itself a collection but museum (British) the site to search through an online catalogue of books, based on A.S. White’s by post at Army Museums Ogilby catalogue museums: www.armymuseums. by the Army Museums Ogilby linking together is a good starting point Regimental Histories of the British Army. Trust (Registered Charity No: org.uk/amot-search/default. Trust for the benefit of the the 136 for finding regimental 250907), Brigadier CS Sibun, 58 The asp?Category=Amot&Service=museum- public and the encouragement regimental and and corps museums Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 search For regimental books: of military scholarship. It corps museums in different regions of 2EX or by telephone on +44 (0)1722 www.armymuseums.org. should not be reproduced for in the UK the UK. 332188 or by email at dir@amot. uk/amot-search/default. commercial purposes” demon.co.uk asp?Category=Amot&Service=book- search Derby Museum, Regimental www.derby.gov.uk/LeisureCulture/ Displays, refurbished East Midlands Military Military service Regular Private papers, As well as numerous First World War objects on display, the gallery has two Museum opening times: Monday: None specific to the collection Contact Email enquiries: mike.galer@derby. No digitised content available Soldier’s Story Museum Display MuseumsGalleries/ with help for the Heritage museum (British) photographic database units which visitors can use to explore further archive material, 11am - 5pm, Tuesday - Saturday: information gov.uk online. Enquiries welcomed, Gallery of the 9th/12th TheRegimentalMuseumofthe9th12thLancers. Lottery Fund between collections, film, film and stories of soldiers that served in the conflict. Highlights include 10am - 5pm, Sundays and Bank donations appreciated. Lancers and htm 2006-2008, now show objects - small, newly-displayed Victoria Crosses and a full-size reconstruction of a Lancer on Holidays: 1pm - 4pm Derbyshire more than two hundred objects - large, horseback, as he would have appeared in the First World War. Yeomanry new objects, from works of art and equipment to uniform. firearms and weaponry Durham Durham Light http://county.durham.gov.uk/sites/dli/Pages/ Records, medals, North East Military Military service Regular Private papers, Roland Boys Bradford An impressive Medal Room, recently renovated with the support of Heritage Museum opening times: April None specific to the collection Medal room http://ww2.durham.govhttp://ww2. Linking to this website: “We Light Infantry Infantry WelcomePage.aspx uniforms and photographs museum (British) photographic (1892-1917) Lottery Funding, displays over 3,000 medals awarded to those who served in - October: Daily 10am - 5pm, database durham.gov.uk/dlimuseum/pgSearch. encourage users to establish Museum, recording the history of collections, the DLI over the Regiment’s long history. This medal collection includes the November - March: 10am - 4pm. aspx hypertext links to the site, Durham the Regiment. objects - small, VCs won by Roland and George Bradford, who both died during the war. Roland The Durham Light Infantry’s and you do not have to ask objects - large, Bradford had been the youngest Brigadier-General in the British Army at the archive is held by Durham County permission to link directly to works of art and age of 25. He is buried at Hermies British Cemetery. Record Office (0191 3833253) pages hosted on this website.” firearms and Framing and context: “We do not weaponry permit our pages to be loaded into frames on your site. Our pages must load into a user’s entire window. Nor should you insert any graphic into, or play audio content over our client’s content, nor allow a pop-up to appear simultaneously with our client’s content.” Durham Durham Light http://county.durham.gov.uk/sites/dli/Pages/ Records, medals, North East Military Military service Regular Private papers, Roland Boys Bradford An impressive Medal Room, recently renovated with the support of Heritage Museum opening times: April None specific to the collection Objects from http://ww2.durham.gov.uk/dlimuseum/ Not available for purchase. Light Infantry Infantry WelcomePage.aspx uniforms and photographs museum (British) photographic (1892-1917) Lottery Funding, displays over 3,000 medals awarded to those who served in - October: Daily 10am - 5pm, the collection pgObjects.aspx Museum, recording the history of collections, the DLI over the Regiment’s long history. This medal collection includes the November - March: 10am - 4pm. (highlights) Durham the Regiment. objects - small, VCs won by Roland and George Bradford, who both died during the war. Roland The Durham Light Infantry’s objects - large, Bradford had been the youngest Brigadier-General in the British Army at the archive is held by Durham County works of art and age of 25. He is buried at Hermies British Cemetery. Record Office (0191 3833253) firearms and weaponry Durham Durham Light http://county.durham.gov.uk/sites/dli/Pages/ Records, medals, North East Military Military service Regular Private papers, Roland Boys Bradford An impressive Medal Room, recently renovated with the support of Heritage Museum opening times: April None specific to the collection Searchable http://nd.durham.gov.uk/recordoffice/ Catalogues are available in the Light Infantry Infantry WelcomePage.aspx uniforms and photographs museum (British) photographic (1892-1917) Lottery Funding, displays over 3,000 medals awarded to those who served in - October: Daily 10am - 5pm, catalogue usp.nsf/pws/Durham+Record+Office+- Durham County Record Office Museum, recording the history of collections, the DLI over the Regiment’s long history. This medal collection includes the November - March: 10am - 4pm. and digitised +Our+Holdings+-+DRO+Database search room as well as online. Durham the Regiment. objects - small, VCs won by Roland and George Bradford, who both died during the war. Roland The Durham Light Infantry’s content. Digitised images relating to objects - large, Bradford had been the youngest Brigadier-General in the British Army at the archive is held by Durham the Durham Light Infantry are works of art and age of 25. He is buried at Hermies British Cemetery. County Record Office (DCRO). An available to view as part of firearms and appointment is necessary to visit the catalogue. Each image is weaponry the record office. Researchers need watermarked with ‘Durham to call the DCRO on 0191 3833253 Record Office’ and accompanied to make an appointment or to by the text: ‘This image is held enquire about the DCRO’s ability to in the Durham Record Office and carry out research on their behalf. must not be reproduced in any form without permission.” Each image has a reference number to allow users to enquire with the Record Office about image rights. Firepower, the Royal Artillery www.firepower.org.uk/about/index.asp Royal Artillery Museum London region Military Military service Important Private papers, Photographs of Royal Artillery servicemen and their medals. For instance, a Museum’s Reading Room: www.facebook.com/FirepowerMuseum No online General research information: www. No online content. Photocopies Royal Artillery collection is one of the largest museum (British) photographic recent acquisition mentioned on the blog is the medals of 33651 Gnr Arthur Tuesday - Thursday: 10am - 4pm catalogue firepower.org.uk/research/index.asp of some documents and http://twitter.com/#!/FirepowerMuseum Museum: James regimental and corps collections, William Dyson RFA, who served at Gallipoli and in Egypt, Belgium and France. by appointment only, at a charge photographic reproductions are Clavell Library, museums in the UK with objects - small, He was wounded several times before being discharged in February 1919. The of £5 for a half day and £10 for a www.firepowerblog.org.uk/bloghome/ available for a fee. “A further £35 Woolwich, a collection dating back objects - large, medals are the 1914-1915 Star, the War Medal and the Victory Medal. They were whole day unless the user belongs www.flickr.com/photos/ permission fee is required for London to 1778. The collection works of art and not removed from their packaging and are in pristine condition. to specific organisations, in which firepowermuseum/ publications.” includes pamphlets, firearms and case use of the Reading Room is manuals, personal weaponry free. See www.firepower.org.uk/ www.youtube.com/firepowermuseum/ and technical papers, research/do_your_own_research. and visitors can subscribe to a newsletter photographs and unit asp for details. records. Green Howards Green Howards www.greenhowards.org.uk/ The collection includes Yorkshire Military Military service Regular Private papers, Stuart Walter Loudoun- During the course of the First World War twenty-four battalions were raised Museum opening times: Monday http://twitter.com/#!/GreenHowards Searchable For photographic collections: www. Photographic collections search Regimental Regiment uniforms, badges, museum (British) photographic Shand (1879-1916) and twelve Victoria Crosses were awarded to men from the Green Howards - Saturday: 10am - 4.30pm and catalogue greenhowards.org.uk/collections.php is powered by MODES Users Museum, collection headdress and silver. collections, Regiment. The archives contain records of these battalions and the actions additionally (May - October) (incomplete) Association. Copyright is held by Richmond, Also includes an extensive objects - small, they took part in during the war as well as information about VC recipients. For Sunday: 12.30pm - 4.30pm. the Green Howards Museum, all Yorkshire medal collection and objects - large, example Major Stuart W. Loudoun-Shand was awarded a VC for conspicuous Access to archive is available rights reserved. photographic collection. works of art and bravery at Fricourt on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. He continued by appointment only. Research firearms and to encourage his men over the parapet, into German machine-gun fire, even application forms can be completed weaponry after he was mortally wounded. Large collection of photographs from the First if a researcher is unable to visit in World War. person. Donations for successful research undertaken by the archive is expected. Horsepower: The King’s www.horsepowermuseum.co.uk/ Collection includes South East Military Military service Regular Private papers, Records relating to the founding regiments of The King’s Royal Hussars, namely Museum opening times: Tuesday None specific to the collection Contact www.horsepowermuseum.co.uk/ No digitised content available The Museum Royal Hussars uniforms, medals, museum (British) photographic the 10th Royal Hussars (PWO), the 11th Hussars (PAO) and The Royal Hussars - Friday: 10am - 12.45pm and information contact.html online. Prints and copies of the King’s collection weapons, paintings, collections, film, (PWO). 1.30pm - 4pm. Weekends and available for a small fee. Royal Hussars, photographs, regimental objects - small, Holiday Mondays: 12pm - 4pm. Winchester silver and banners. objects - large, Access to archives is available by works of art and appointment. Minimum charge £20. firearms and weaponry Household Household www.householdcavalrymuseum.co.uk/ The Household Cavalry London region Military Military service Important Private papers, First World War service of the two regiments: (Text from the Army’s website) Museum opening hours: Open daily None specific to the collection No online General overview of the collection: No online content or information Cavalry Museum Cavalry index.html was formed in 1661 by museum (British) photographic “During the First World War The Life Guards saw action at Mons, Le Cateau, 10am - 6pm (March - September) catalogue www.householdcavalrymuseum.co.uk/ about ordering copies of and Archive, collection, royal order and as a result collections, The Marne, Ypres, Loos, Poelcappelle, Passchendaele and most notably at and 10am - 5pm (October - collection.htm documents or photographs. London consisting of two the collection spans the objects - small, Zandvoorde where The Life Guards lost two complete Squadrons. Early in February). The regimental archive senior regiments centuries and is closely objects - large, 1918 they gave up their horses and were converted to Machine Gun Battalions, remains at Combermere Barracks, of the British associated with the history works of art and becoming the 1st and 2nd Guards Machine Gun Battalions respectively. They Windsor SL2 3DN (Tel: 01753 Army, the Life of the British monarchy. firearms and reverted to their proper names shortly after the Armistice.” The Blues and 755112). Guards and weaponry Royals are a fairly recent amalgamation of the Royal Horse Guards and the the Blues and Royal Dragoons. The Royal Dragoons “fought at Ypres, Loos, Hohenzollern and Royals. against the Hindenburg line in 1917.”

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Chatham Royal Naval www.thedockyard.co.uk/Education/ Collection of documents, South East Military Naval and Important Private papers, As well as documents, photographs and works of art there are models, ordnance Museum opening times: Daily until www.facebook.com/historic.chatham Contact www.thedockyard.co.uk/Contact_us No digitised content available Historic history and that Researchers/facilities_guide_for_research. photographs and drawings museum, shipping, institutional and ephemera collections although in large part, these collections cover earlier 27th November: 10am - 6pm (until information online. Dockyard: of the Chatham html that detail the history National military service records, periods in the Dockyard’s history. In the twentieth century, Chatham Dockyard 29th October), 10am - 4pm (from Royal Dockyard Dockyard of the dockyard and its collection (British) ephemera, specialised in the building of submarines, beginning with HMS C17 that was 30th October). Library’s Reading Museum, relationship with the Royal photographic launched in 1908. The Museum, Library and Archive hold records of workers Room: Monday - Wednesday: 11am Library and Navy. collections, who worked on these construction projects as well as records of the submarines - 4pm. Visits at other times can be Archive objects - small, themselves. Chatham Dockyard was also involved in munitions manufacture arranged. Archive Room available objects - large, during the war. by appointment. Staff are able to works of art and give advice but cannot carry out firearms and detailed research requests. weaponry Commonwealth Debt of Honour www.cwgc.org/content. Register of war Worldwide Military Memorials Pre-eminent N/A Online register of casualties and cemeteries. Casualties can be searched by Online resource. Users with queries http://twitter.com/#!/CWGC Searchable www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour. Digitised images of the war War Graves Register of asp?menuid=1&id=1&menuname=Who%20 memorials, cemeteries museum, their surname, their initials, which war they fought in, their year of death, which can contact the Commonwealth catalogue asp?menuid=14 graves, memorials and www.flickr.com/photos/cwgc/ Commission Commonwealth We%20Are&menu=main and headstones that National armed force they were a part of and the nationality of the forced they served in. War Graves Commission by post and digitised cemeteries are online. The (CWGC) war graves have been constructed collection Each record then gives the user further information about a casualty: his rank, at 2 Marlow Road, Maidenhead, www.cwgc.org/fromelles/blog/ content material on the website may established and and maintained by the regiment/ service, unit, age, date of death, awards and citations, address of his Berkshire, SL6 7DX or by telephone www.facebook.com/pages/ be reproduced free of charge maintained by the CWGC. Over one million parents and the memorial or grave on which his name is found. A Certificate on +44 (0) 1628 507200 (for casualty CWGC/115408311803143 for personal use or circulated CWGC worldwide casualties of both for each casualty can be printed as part of their ongoing commemoration. For information and enquiries) or internally within an educational world wars are now each cemetery, details of its location, visiting information, historical information +44 (0) 1628 634221 for any other establishment as long as commemorated and form and number of identified casualties is listed with links to cemetery reports and enquiries. Office hours are Monday the CWGC is credited and its part of this register. cemetery photographs. - Thursday: 8.30am - 5pm and material is not misrepresented. Friday: 8.30am - 4.30pm. This permission does not extend to any material on this site which is identified as the copyright of a third party. Authorisation to reproduce this material must be obtained from the copyright holders concerned. If in doubt, please contact a representative of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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Imperial War Documents http://collections.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ Collections of private London region Military All esp. Military Pre-eminent Private papers, John French (1852-1925), Document highlights from the First World War: Private papers of British Study facilities: Research Room, None specific to the collection Searchable www.iwmcollections.org.uk/ Digitised content: 4 per cent. Museum collection ConWebDoc.6819 papers comprising several museum, service (British), ephemera Henry Wilson (1864-1922), servicemen and civilians with personal experience of the First World War. Main Building, Lambeth Road: catalogue qryDocuments.php Largely private copyright thousand unpublished National Military service Edmund Allenby (1861- Papers of high-ranking officers include Field Marshals Sir John French, Sir Monday - Friday: 10am - 5pm. and digitised holders for personal documents. diaries, letters and collection (non-combat 1936), Henry Sinclair Horne Henry Wilson, Sir Edmund Allenby and Sir Henry Horne. Papers of writers like Appointments necessary. Contact content Commercial reproduction of any memoirs written by both experience), (1861–1929), Siegfried Isaac Rosenberg and R. C. Sheriff, author of Journey’s End. Notable collections: information: Address: Documents material must be cleared with British servicemen and Cultural Sassoon (1886-1967), Isaac The Siegfried Sassoon Collection, which includes original manuscript and and Sound Section, Imperial War the IWM. civilians. In addition, the responses Rosenberg (1890-1918), typescript drafts of Sassoon’s autobiographical novel Memoirs of an Infantry Museum, Lambeth Road, London, Museum Archive records Elizabeth “Elsie” Knocker Officer (first published in 1930) and his medical records from Craiglockhart SE1 6HZ. Telephone: +44 (0)20 the history of the IWM (1884-1978), Mairi Chisholm Hospital as well as correspondence with Dr. W. H. R. Rivers and other officers. 7416 5221 / 5222 / 5226. Email: from its founding in 1917. (1896-1981), Edith Cavell The Edith Cavell collection, which includes fragments of her diary kept during [email protected] or for Museum (1865-1915) the German occupation of Brussels; the letters she wrote to her family and to Archives, [email protected] members of her nursing school from the outbreak of war to her last days in prison and the German documents relating to her arrest, trial and execution. Papers of Baroness Elizabeth Blackall de T’Serclaes (also known as Elsie Knocker) and Mairi Chisholm, the nurses who manned the advance dressing post in the Belgian village of Pervyse. Museum Archive: EN1: Museum central records from 1917-1939. Imperial War Exhibits, Aircraft http://collections.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ Objects in the Exhibits London region Military All esp. Military Pre-eminent Objects - small, Uniforms worn and equipment used by soldiers, other members of the armed Visitor room of the Department of None specific to the collection Searchable www.iwmcollections.org.uk/qryExhibits. Digitised content: 15 per cent Museum and Vehicles ConWebDoc.6816 collections are grouped museum, service (British), objects - large, forces and civil organisations. Includes photographic equipment used by Exhibits, Main Building, Lambeth catalogue php of uniforms, insignia, personal collections in the following manner: National Military service firearms and the photographers whose work forms part of the Photo Archive. Badges, Road: Monday - Friday: 10am - and digitised equipment and ephemera. uniforms, insignia, flags collection (non-British), weaponary, together with cap, collar and shoulder insignia representing the forces from 4pm. Appointments necessary. A content 10 per cent of weapons and and medals; weapons and Military service ephemera, works 1914 onwards. Weapons and firearms from artillery pieces and machine guns large number of items are stored ammunitions. 7 per cent of ammunition; souvenirs (non-combat of art to rifles and hand guns. Munitions collection contains examples of artillery at Duxford so users need to allow orders, medals and decorations. and personal possessions; experience), ammunition, grenades, mines and demolition equipment. Personal possessions time for staff to arrange the 71 per cent of models. 18 equipment; vehicles, Voluntary like playing cards and cigarette cases. Examples of trench art like engraved transportation of items to London per cent of aeronautical and aircraft and ships. organisations shell cases and carved wooden figures. Large collection of medals, orders and before their visit. The model ships’ maritime exhibits.8 per cent of decorations relating to the First World War. Wide-ranging models collection collection is stored by the National vehicles and aircraft. Access including a large number of ships and aircraft. A number of aero engines. Maritime Museum at Chatham. to the Firearms Collection is A Bristol F2b Fighter, a Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 and a Sopwith Camel Contact information: Address: for bona fide research only, by (aircraft), a Model ‘B’ FWD 4x4 truck, a Mark V (Male) Tank and a Baldwin Steam Exhibits Section, Lambeth Road, written application to Section Locomotive 10-12-D Class that was used on the Western Front. London, SE1 6HZ. Telephone: Head, Exhibits. Proof of identity +44 (0)20 7416 5308. Email: iwm. is needed. Restrictions on the altarama.com/reft000.aspx copying of banknotes. British orders, medals, decorations and insignia are Crown copyright. Commercial reproduction of any material must be cleared with the IWM. Imperial War Film Archive: http://collections.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ This is one of the world’s London region Military Propaganda Pre-eminent Film George V (1865-1936), David Newsreels: Complete newsreel run of Topical Budget films made in an official Film Archive, Imperial War None specific to collection Searchable http://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/ Digitised content: 6 per cent of Museum First World War ConWebDoc.6818 oldest film archives. The museum, Lloyd George (1863-1945), capacity for the War Office Cinematograph Committee (1917-1918). Partial Museum, Lambeth Road, London, catalogue First World War official film. This collection collections covers many National Arthur Balfour (1848-1930), issues or fragments of several First World War British Pathe Gazette newsreel SE1 6HZ. Opening times: Monday and digitised is available to view and purchase aspects of the war for collection Robert Baden-Powell stories. Other highlights: The Wonderful Organisation of the RAMC (1916), shows - Friday: 10am - 5pm. Viewings content at the Film and Video Archive instance the role of the (1857-1941), John French the progress of casualties from the front line to a ship bound for England. With by appointment only. Telephone: Sales website. The collection Empire, women’s war (1852-1925) the Royal Flying Corps (Somewhere in France) (1917) shows activities on an (Commercial) + 44 (0) 20 7416 is mostly Crown copyright or in work on the home front average day in an RFC aerodrome. With the Indian Troops at the Front (1916) 5291/2, (Non-commercial) + the ownership of the Imperial and in the services, British shows units of the former Indian Corps in France, in late 1915, just after its 44 (0) 20 7416 5294. Email: War Museum. Where rights are propaganda, recruitment disbandment. Der Magische Gürtel (The Enchanted Circle) (1917) shows the [email protected] or held elsewhere the appropriate and savings appeals cruise of the U-35 in the Mediterranean between 31st March-6th May 1917. With [email protected]. Twenty four permission will be required and burials, victory the Eyes of the Navy (1918) is about the Royal Naval Air Service. Propaganda hours’ notice is normally sufficient before material can be released. parades, processions and films: Stand by the Men Who have Stood by You (1918), The Secret (1918) and to research associated documents. memorials of the First Britain’s Effort (1918). The Women’s Land Army, (1917) a recruitment film. Five to seven working days’ notice World War. Mrs John Bull Prepared (1918) shows the many varied roles women played in is normally required to arrange the war. A Day in the Life of a Munitions Worker (1917 and The Life of a WAAC a viewing as the films and videos (1918). A Day with the Battalion of the Welsh Guards (1915), John Brown Joins have to be retrieved from external the Army (1918) and Mass Burial by Soldiers of the British Army on the Western storage. Front, (1916-1918). Highlights selected from loan guide to the Archive available at http://intranet.iwm.org.uk/upload/pdf/catalogue.pdf

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Holding Item/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type of Subject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of use institution organisation Imperial War Film Archive: http://collections.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ Official silent films of the London region Military Military service Pre-eminent Film The Battle of the Somme (1916) is the first feature-length documentary film of Film Archive, Imperial War None specific to collection Searchable http://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/ Digitised content available to Museum Major battles of ConWebDoc.6818 Western Front made for museum, (British) warfare. It shows British audiences the landscape of trench warfare and soldiers Museum, Lambeth Road, London, catalogue view and purchase at the Film the First World showing in British cinemas National in different parts of the line, waiting to go over the top in the most forward part SE1 6HZ. Opening times: Monday and digitised and Video Archive Sales website. War during the war. The Battle collection of the line, resting behind the lines and visiting a casualty clearing station; - Friday: 10am - 5pm. Viewings content of the Somme was added The Battle of the Ancre (1917), which shows events that took place between by appointment only. Telephone: to UNESCO’s Memory September and November 1916, includes the first shots of tanks at the front; (Commercial) + 44 (0) 20 7416 of the World Register for The Battle of Arras (1917) shows scenes of devastation in Arras, including the 5291/2, (Non-commercial) + the preservation of global ruins of the cathedral. 44 (0) 20 7416 5294. Email: documentary heritage [email protected] or in 2005. [email protected] Imperial War Film Archive: http://collections.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ Collection of Topical London region Military All esp. Pre-eminent Film George V (1865-1936), Queen Topical Budget newsreels from the First World War period. From May 1917 the Film Archive, Imperial War None specific to collection Searchable www.iwmcollections.org.uk/qryFilm.php Digitised content available Museum Topical Budget ConWebDoc.6818 Budget newsreels museum, Propaganda, Mary (1867-1953), David War Office Cinematograoh Committee negotiated with Topical Budget for control Museum, Lambeth Road, London, catalogue to view and purchase at the collection produced during the First National Empire, Women Lloyd George (1863-1945), of its newsreel content. From September that year, as the newly formed War SE1 6HZ. Opening times: Monday Film and Video Archive Sales World War including collection John French (1852-1925) Office Official Topical Budget, the newsreels contained a large amount of British - Friday: 10am - 5pm. Viewings website. Access conditions: those made under the and Empire official actuality footage. The newsreels attempt to cover every by appointment only. Telephone: IWM holds the copyright and control of the War Office. major event of the war whilst also showing the citizens of Britain and its Empire (Commercial) + 44 (0) 20 7416 copies can be arranged for The company was briefly as patriotic, resilient and cheerful. 5291/2, (Non-commercial) + a range of commercial and renamed the War Office 44 (0) 20 7416 5294. Email: non-commercial uses through Official Topical Budget [email protected] or the website or directly with the between September 1917 [email protected] staff at the Film Archive. The BFI and the end of the war. holds the entire Topical Budget collection from 1911-1931. Imperial War Photographic http://collections.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ The photo archive, as London region Military All esp. Pre-eminent Photographic The photograph collection depicts the war on land, at sea and in the air on all Visitor room, All Saints Annexe, None specific to the collection Searchable www.iwmcollections.org.uk/ Digitised content: 66 per cent of Museum collection ConWebDoc.6815 custodian for photographs museum, Propaganda, collections, fronts, as well as activity on the British home front. The 40,000 British, Canadian Austral Strett: Opening hours: catalogue qryPhotoImg.php official photographs (not aerial taken by the Armed Forces National Military service private papers and Australian official photographs form the basis of the national record of Monday - Friday: 10am - 5pm. and digitised photos), 20 per cent of private and other government collection (British), the First World War. These form the Q series and includes the Ministry of Appointments necessary. Address: content and commercial photographs, 37 departments like the Military service Information First World War collection and unofficial collection, War Office and Photographs Section, Imperial War percent of aerial photographs. Ministry of Information, (non-British), Foreign Office official First World War collections, Air Ministry official collection Museum, Lambeth Road, London, The bulk of the collection is holds wide-ranging Newspapers and Colonial Office collection. Also of note are the HU series, a portraits (bond of SE1 6HZ. Telephone: +44 (0)20 7416 Crown copyright. Users wishing collections of photographs sacrifice) classified collection and the SP series, the Surgeon Parkes collection 5333 / 5338 / 5309. Email: photos@ to apply for reproduction taken by official war of ship portraits. The archive also includes a significant amount of material iwm.org.uk rights should contact the photographers as well as illustrating the war efforts of other nations including France, Germany, Italy and Photograph Archive. Commercial amateur and professional the USA. The archive also holds photographic collections of specific regiments reproduction of any material photographers. It also and corps, for example the Royal Engineers collection. Newspaper collections must be cleared with the IWM. holds an extensive and from, for instance the Daily Mirror and the Daily Mail. Albums of photographs unique collection of donated by servicemen or their families. First World War women’s work aerial reconnaissance collection. Amongst the unique material held is an extensive collection of aerial photographs taken over reconnaissance photographs taken over the Western Front. the Western Front. Associated original documents also forms part of the archive’s collections. Imperial War Printed books http://collections.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ Books, reports, London region Military All Pre-eminent Printed books, Books published during and after the First World War covering all aspects of the Study facilities: Research Room, None specific to the collection Searchable www.iwmcollections.org.uk/ Copies are supplied in Museum ConWebDoc.6817 pamphlets, journals and museum, newspapers conflict. Personal memoirs, unit histories, training manuals, military history, Main Building, Lambeth Road: catalogue qryPrintedBooks.php accordance with restrictions articles, published during National poetry, fiction and children’s literature. Among the library’s wartime collections Monday - Friday: 10am - 5pm. and digitised imposed by current legislation. and after the war, covering collection are aerial propaganda leaflets, prisoner of war material, maps, newspapers, Appointments necessary. Contact content Reproduction fees may all aspects of the conflict. civilian and service journals and pamphlets such as those issued by the War information: Address: Department be charged. Commercial First World War women’s Office and the Ministry of Information. Map collection includes the First World of Collections Access, Imperial War reproduction of any material work collection. War trench maps. First World War women’s work collections: An archive of Museum, Lambeth Road, London, must be cleared with the IWM. records, statistics, personal accounts and printed ephemera on the role of SE1 6HZ. Telephone: +44 (0)20 7416 women in the services and on the home front, assembled at the end of the First 5342. Email: iwm.altarama.com/ World War by the Museum’s Women’s Work Sub-committee. reft000.aspx Imperial War Sound collection http://collections.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ Oral testimony - much of London region Military All esp. Military Pre-eminent Oral testimony David Beatty (1871-1936), IWM interviews conducted in the 1960s and 1970s with civilians and veterans Study facilities: Research Room, None specific to the collection Searchable www.iwmcollections.org.uk/qrySound. Digitised content: 96 per cent of Museum ConWebDoc.6818 it recorded in the 1970s museum, service (British) Douglas Haig (1861- from the First World War period. Some were commissioned as part of the Main Building, Lambeth Road: catalogue php oral history interviews, 100 per when individuals were still National 1928), Henry Rawlinson research for The Great War documentary first broadcast in 1964. Includes oral Monday - Friday: 10am - 5pm. and digitised cent of commercial recordings, alive who had served in collection (1864-1925), Henry Horne history interview with Admiral David Beatty, first Earl Beatty, Douglas Haig, first Appointments necessary. Contact content 31 per cent of music/ sound the First World War - as (1861–1929), John Maitland Earl Haig, Henry Seymour Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson, Henry Sinclair Horne, information: Address: Department effects and 50 per cent of other well as other historic Salmond (1881–1968) first Baron Horne and Sir John Maitland Salmon. Recordings of entertainment of Documents and Sound, Imperial records. Largely Museum recordings like speeches shows and speeches from the First World War and the years that followed War Museum, Lambeth Road, copyright; reproduction fees and radio broadcasts. including recent performances of songs dating from the wartime. London, SE1 6HZ. Telephone: are charged. Commercial +44 (0)20 7416 5363. Email: iwm. reproduction of any material altarama.com/reft000.aspx must be cleared with the IWM. Imperial War United Kingdom www.ukniwm.org.uk/ Archive and inventory of Nationwide Military Memorials Pre-eminent N/A Inventory of all war memorials from the Cenotaph in Whitehall to memorials Database is online. Associated http://ukniwm.wordpress.com/ Searchable www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/ Process of uploading Museum National all known war memorials museum, in communities, schools, hospitals, organisations and businesses across the archival material is available to catalogue nav.002006 photographs of the memorials Inventory of War from in the United National United Kingdom. The inventory records these details of the war memorial: researchers at the Project Office. and digitised has begun. Memorials Kingdom. The Inventory collection address, inscriptions, components, physical description, wars commemorated Appointments necessary. Address: content defines ‘war memorial’ and people remembered, maintenance, ceremonies, sponsorships, craftsmen UK National Inventory of War as any tangible object and references. Memorials, Imperial War Museum, commemorating those Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ. killed in or as a result of Telephone: 020 7207 9851/9863 military service. or complete online enquiry form at www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/ show/nav.24 Imperial War Image Sales www.iwmcollections.org.uk/qryImages.php Images of art, London region Military All Pre-eminent Works of art, Nearly 6000 images of works of art like paintings and posters, photographs and Online resource None specific to the collection Searchable www.iwmcollections.org.uk/qryImages. For each image, users can add Museum photographs, posters and museum, photographic objects are listed under the First World War time period. Includes Q series of catalogue php item to their order and search objects for sale online. National collections photographs taken by official war photographers, HU series of portraits (bond and digitised for related images. Items are collection of sacrifice) classified collection and SP series of Surgeon Parkes collection of content available as prints or digital files, ship portraits. in A5, A4 or A3 size, with a range of licensing options. Museum of Army Aviation, www.armyflying.com/museum_archive.asp Papers, log books, pilots’ South East Military Aerial Warfare, Important Private papers, George Orme Smart (1886- Museum treasures: Diary of George Orme Smart, RFC pilot, killed by the Museum opening times: Daily 10am None specific to the collection Contact Telephone: 01264 784421. Email No digitised content available Army Flying Army Air Corps, notes, manuals and museum, military service photographic 1915) German ace Baron Manfred von Richtofen on 7th April 1917. Escape tin filled - 4.30pm. Library and Archive open information enquiries: archivist@flying-museum. online. and associated Glider Pilot a large photographic National (British) collections, film, with objects that Major Gray, RFC pilot, used to help him escape after being by appointment. org.uk Library Archive, Regiment. Royal collection. collection objects - small, shot down across enemy lines. A German shell caught at 2000 feet, at the top Middle Wallop, Artillery Air objects - large, of its trajectory, by 2nd Lt Hadrill as he stood as Observer in the front of an RFC Stockbridge Observation works of art and aircraft flying over La Basse in France. Squadrons, Royal firearms and Flying Corps weaponry collection National Army National Army www.nam.ac.uk/collection/access-collection Collection is divided London region Military All esp. Military Highly Private papers, Henry Rawlinson (1864- Hugely varied collection of documents, photographs and objects relating to NAM Chelsea: Templar Study www.youtube.com/user/ Searchable Records currently available include Accession numbers provided Museum Museum’s into four curatorial museum, service (British), significant objects - small, 1925), (Augustus Francis) those that served in the Army or its subsidiaries during the First World War. Centre: Wednesday - Friday: NationalArmyMuseumUK catalogue archives, photographs, film and sound for each record on the online collection departments: Archives, National Women, objects - large, Andrew Nicol Thorne (1885- Online inventory search for ‘World War One’ produces nearly 4,000 results in the 10am - 5pm and first and third (incomplete) records and printed books. www.nam. inventory in order for an enquiry www.facebook.com/ photographs, film and collection Memorials works of art 1970), Gerald Francis Ellison archives and photograph sections . Drawings, letters and diaries of British men Saturday of the month: 10am - ac.uk/inventory/objects/index.php. A form to be completed. Where NationalArmyMuseum sound; Exhibits; Fine and and firearms (1861-1947), Helen Gwynne- and women that served during the war. For example: Papers of Henry Seymour 5pm. Identification is required selection of photographs and posters are information is not already decorative art; Printed and weaponry, Vaughan (1879-1967) Rawlinson, Commander of the British First Army (1915-1916), Fourth Army to hold a Reader’s Ticket. available for purchase at http://prints. available, enquires about the books. printed books, (1916 and 1918) and Second Army (1917-1918).Correspondence and papers of Ticket-holders can use the Centre national-army-museum.ac.uk/ Museum’s Collection must be oral testimony General Sir (Augustus Francis) Andrew Nicol Thorne; Lieutenant General Sir without an appointment. Visits made in writing to the relevant Gerald Francis Ellison; Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan, overseas commander of to NAM Sandhurst and NAM curatorial department. Written the WAAC and in 1918 head of the WRAF. Papers of women who served in the Stevenage, where much of the enquiries will be answered Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). Personal photograph albums by those collection is stored, are available by in order of receipt within 20 on active service or those visiting the battlefields in the years after the war appointment. working days, as required by ended. Oral testimony of those that fought in the First World War. Newspaper the Freedom of Information clippings related to the war. Act 2000. National Army National Army www.nam.ac.uk/collection/picture-library The Picture Library as a London region Military All esp. Military Highly Photographic No images are available to browse online at present. From the photographs NAM Chelsea: Templar Study Links to enable users to share this page No online Copies of pictures held in the Picture Photos and digital images are Museum Museum’s whole contains over 650 museum, service (British), significant collections and available to purchase at the online Print Shop it is clear that common subjects Centre: Wednesday - Friday: 10am on Twitter and Facebook: www.nam. catalogue of Library are priced accordingly: www. available for purchase, subject to (Picture Library) photographic oil paintings, 30,000 prints, National Memorials works of art are British soldiers overseas and memorials to the Commonwealth War Dead. - 5pm and first and third Saturday ac.uk/collection/picture-library the Picture nam.ac.uk/collection/picture-library/ extensive terms and conditions: collection drawings and Soldier collection A large number of recruitment posters from the collection are also available of the month: 10am - 5pm. Library. Sample price-lists www.nam.ac.uk/sites/default/ Art and over one million to purchase. Identification is required to hold photographs files/picture-library-terms.pdf photographs. Only a a Reader’s Ticket. Ticket-holders can be supplied percentage of these relate can use the Centre without an or researchers to the First World War. appointment can visit the Templar Study Centre to view originals.

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Holding Item/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type of Subject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of use institution organisation National Naval aviation www.fleetairarm.com/en-GB/about_us.aspx Aircraft exhibited or South West Military Naval and Highly Private records, Aircraft from the last one hundred years exhibited in the four main halls. Official Museum opening times: Summer www.facebook.com/FAAMuseum http:// Contact Tel. 01935 842623 or 01935 842635 Photographs: Text from website: Museum of the collection of the part of the reserve museum, shipping, aerial significant public records, and private documents relating to the Royal Naval Air Service (founded 1914) (4th April - 30 October): 10am twitter.com/#!/FleetAirArmMus information Email: [email protected] or “Copyright and Data Protection Royal Navy: Royal Naval Air collection. In the Archive, National warfare, military objects - large, and the Fleet Air Arm (founded in 1937). These papers cover aircraft used, ships - 5.30pm, lat admission 4pm. [email protected] legislation apply. Please Fleet Air Arm Service and Fleet documents from official collection service (British) photographic used, operations, air stations, operations and personnel. Documents relating to Winter (31st October - 1st April): note that many images in the Museum, Air Arm and private sources and a collections service in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines and Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 10am - 4.30pm, last admission collection are subject to Crown Somerset photographic collection. before and during the First World War. 3pm. Archive Search Room is open Copyright. Copyright clearances Wednesday, Thursday and Friday by are the responsibility of the appointment only. Charges apply. user.” Simple queries can be answered by telephone and copies of service- related documents can be provided in response to enquires by post or email but detailed research requires a visit in person to the Archive Search Room. National Royal Navy www.royalnavalmuseum.org/index.htm Display collection. Reserve South East Military Naval and Highly Private papers, Oral history of servicemen. Photographs of ships, non-naval vessels, naval Museum opening hours: Daily http://nmrnportsmouth.blogspot.com/ Searchable Follow ‘Search collections’ link on Link currently not working. Museum of collection collections encompasses museum, shipping, significant institutional operations and shore bases. Oil paintings, watercolours, prints and drawings, 10am - 5pm (April - October) www.facebook.com/NMRNPortsmouth catalogue the following page: Link currently not the Royal oral history and sound National military service records, glass paintings, embroideries and miniatures. Artefacts include naval and 10am - 4.15pm (November - working. www.royalnavalmuseum.org/ Navy: Royal recordings, photographic collection (British) photographic medals, badges and ships’ relics, for example figureheads. Items relating March). Appointments to view the research_online.htm Naval Museum collection, visual art collections, film, to the Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS) in the First World War including Reserve Collections can be made and Library, collection, WRNS historic oral testimony, photographs, drawings, artefacts and uniforms. between Monday - Friday: 10am Portsmouth collection and artefact objects - small, - 4pm. To make an appointment, collection. objects - large, call 023 9272 7562 and ask for the works of art and relevant collection curator. Library firearms and Reading Room is also available to weaponry researchers by prior appointment. Call 023 9272 3795 or email [email protected] National Collection covers www.submarine-museum.co.uk/ Submarines, documents, South East Military Naval and Highly Private papers, Leslie Ashmore (1873-1974), Submarines: Most relevant is Holland I, the Royal Navy’s first submarine that Museum opening times: April - www.submarine-museum.co.uk/ Contact Telephone: 02392 510354 ext 226. Fill No digitised content available Museum of the the development photographs and artefacts museum, shipping, significant institutional George Fagan Bradshaw sunk in November 1913. Artefacts: ships’ badges, submarine bells, uniforms, October: Daily 10am - 5.30pm, home/blog information out an enquiry form: www.submarine- online. Royal Navy: of the submarine relating to submarine National military service records, (1887-1960) models, flags, medals, on-board equipment and personal effects. Photographic November - March: 10am - 4.30pm. museum.co.uk/enquiry-form Royal Naval and its use by the warfare. collection (British) photographic collection: Example: Three albums demonstrating the service of Vice Admiral Archive: Text from website: “The Submarine Royal Navy collections, film, Leslie Ashmore GCB, DSC, ADC, two of which show E-class submarines in the current priority for the museum Museum, oral testimony, Baltic during the First World War. Paintings: Highlight: Thirteen oil paintings by curatorial staff is to research Gosport objects - small, George Fagan Bradshaw including ‘On Patrol 1914-1918’. and collect data to support the objects - large, interpretation element of the HLF works of art and funded “ Alliance project” . In order firearms and to prioritise resources, it has been weaponry found necessary to discontinue all historical research visits to the archive and library until further notice. However the archivist will endeavour to respond to any email requests whenever project commitments allow.” National Royal Marines www.royalmarinesmuseum.co.uk/ Documents, photographs South East Military Naval and Highly Private papers, Official papers and reports presented to the Museum by the Ministry of Defence Museum opening times: Daily 10am www.facebook.com/pages/Royal- Contact General telephone no: 023 9281 No digitised content available Museum of the collection and objects relating to museum, shipping, significant institutional or private individuals. Records relating to the Band of the Royal Marine - 5pm. Archives currently closed Marines-Museum/72892370919 information 9385. Fill out an enquiry form: www. online. Royal Navy: the history of the Royal National military service records, Artillery, which played for soldiers serving on the Western Front on several for HLF-funded redevelopment royalmarinesmuseum.co.uk/research- http://twitter.com/#!/RoyalMarinesMus Royal Marine Marines. collection (British) photographic occasions during the First World War, and its Director of Music Captain Green. programme. The archive will be and-collections Museum, collections, film, Photographs, flags, uniforms and other objects. completely closed until September www.royalmarinesmuseum.co.uk/blog/ Portsmouth oral testimony, 2011 and then intermittently category/newsblog objects - small, until the project is completed by objects - large, April 2012. works of art and firearms and weaponry National Royal Navy www.seayourhistory.org.uk/ Online catalogue of the South East Military Naval and Highly Photographic Online catalogue of digitised items held in a number of institutions: Royal Navy Online resource None specific to the collection Searchable www.seayourhistory.org.uk/ Digital images and oral Museum of the online collection Museum’s collection museum, shipping, significant collections Museum, the Royal Marines Museum, Royal Naval Submarines Museum, Fleet catalogue testimony available to view or Royal Navy: Sea drawing on including an extensive National military service Air Arm Museum, Fleet Photographic Unit and Portsmouth Royal Dockyard to be heard online but not to Your History the archives of image gallery and sound collection (British) Historic Trust. These include digitised images of photographs and drawings download or to order as prints. the Royal Navy archive. of naval ships during the First World War, booklets and training manuals, Text from website: “Copyright of Museum, the photographs of Royal Navy seamen and WRNS. the digital assets on the website Royal Marines is retained by the Royal Naval Museum, Museum or where appropriate Royal Naval it’s project partners”. Submarines Museum, Fleet Air Arm Museum, Fleet Photographic Unit and Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historic Trust Naval Historical The Royal Navy’s www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/ Classified studies and South East Military Naval and Highly Public records Official repository for the Royal Navy’s Corporate memory (including Royal Open to pre-arranged visitors None specific to the collection Contact Naval Historical Branch, HM Naval Base No digitised content available Branch: corporate history searches/locresult_details.asp?LR=800 histories of the Royal museum, shipping, significant Marine and Royal Fleet Auxiliary papers). Monday - Thursday: 10am - 5pm information PP20, Portsmouth, PO1 3HL, England. online. Admiralty Navy. National military service Telephone: 023 9272 5187 Library, collection (British) Portsmouth Portsmouth HMS M33 monitor www.historicdockyard.co.uk/dockyard/ M33 monitor is display in South East Military Naval and Important Objects - large M33 monitor ship was built in 1915 and served in the Mediterranean, including Museum opening times: Summer www.facebook.com/historicdockyard Contact General Enquiries tel: 023 9283 9766 No digitised content available Historic of the Royal Navy historiclandmarks.php#m33 No. 1 Dock museum, shipping, the Gallipoli campaign, during the First World War. She also served in the White (April - October): 10am - 6pm, information online. Dockyard National military service Sea in 1919 in support of the White Russians in the Russian civil war. last tickets to attractions sold collection (British) at 4.30pm; Winter (November - March): 10am - 5.30pm, last tickets to attractions sold at 4pm. RAF Museum: Royal Air Force www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/explore.cfm Extensive collection London region Military Aerial Warfare, Highly Private papers, Hugh Montague Trenchard Aircraft collection: Milestones of Flight, Grahame-White Factory Aircraft Museum opening times: 10am www.youtube.com/rafmuseum Searchable www.rafmuseum.org.uk/raf-museum- Links to Navigator or ability to London and Royal Flying including medals, museum, military service significant photographic (1873–1956), David Collection, Historic Hangars Aircraft Collection and Bomber Hall Aircraft - 6pm, last admission 5.30pm. catalogue collection.cfm share the item details online. http://twitter.com/#!/rafmuseum Corps collection uniforms, aircraft, film and National (British) collections, film, Henderson (1862-1921), Collection. First World War example: Royal Aircraft Factory BE2b used in the Department of Research and sound items, photographs, collection oral testimony, John Maitland Salmond first year of the war. RAF Museum Photographic collection, British Aerospace Information Services: London www.facebook.com/rafmuseum works of art, aero engines, objects - small, (1881–1968), Eric Kennington Kingston collection, aerial photographs. Fine art from the First World War Reading Room: Monday - Friday: www.flickr.com/photos/ missiles, motor vehicles. objects - large, (1888-1960), Cuthbert period including works by Eric Kennington, Captain Cuthbert Orde and Sir 10am - 5pm. Email enquiries to: royalairforcemuseum/ works of art and Orde (18880-1868), William William Rothenstein. Medals and uniform. The large number of films, some [email protected] firearms and Rothenstein (1872-1945) made by industrial film units, others are amateur films or promotional films. Enquiries about film, fine art weaponry Equipment, propellers, silverware, flags, banners, weapons and missiles. or three-dimensional objects Department of Research and Information Services: Archive: personal papers, should be emailed to: curatorial@ aircrew logbooks, First World War casualty lists, record cards for aircraft and rafmuseum.org other vehicles, site plans for RAF airfields, building plans, propaganda leaflets, Air Transport Auxiliary records and company papers. Papers relating to the Royal Flying Corps of Sir David Henderson, commander of the Royal Flying Corps in 1914. Papers and correspondence of Hugh Montague Trenchard, commander of the RFC 1915-1918. Papers of Sir John Maitland Salmon, commander of the RAF 1918-1919. Library: Books and periodicals, official publications, maps and ephemera. RAF Museum: Royal Air Force www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/collections/ Collection at Cosford is West Midlands Military Aerial Warfare, Highly objects - large Aircraft, aero engines, missiles collections and vehicles mainly date from the Museum opening times: March www.youtube.com/rafmuseum Searchable www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/ Digital images are used to Cosford and Royal Flying made up of aircraft, aero museum, military service significant post-First World War period. - October: 10am - 6pm, last catalogue collections/aircraft/cosford-aircraft- illustrate catalogue but cannot http://twitter.com/#!/rafmuseum Corps collection engines, missiles, motor National (British) admission 5pm. November - collection.cfm be downloaded or otherwise vehicles. collection February: 10am - 5pm, last www.facebook.com/rafmuseum used by visitors to the site. admission 4pm. www.flickr.com/photos/ royalairforcemuseum/

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BBC Archives BBC Archives www.bbc.co.uk/archive/ The BBC was founded in London region National All esp. Pre-eminent Oral testimony, Edward VIII (1894-1972), Suffragettes collection: A range of radio and television programmes that tell Clips of radio and television None specific to the collection Digitised Users can browse the collections by The BBC are in the process of collections 1922. Its archives includes collection Government and film Winston Churchill (1874- the stories of women’s fights for suffrage and interviews key figures in the programmes are available online. content subject area here: www.bbc.co.uk/ digitising their entire collection. programmes made in the politics, Women, 1965), Margery Corbett movement. For example, a television programme Suffragettes Anniversary Contact the BFI to research and archive/keywords/index.shtml Currently just over half of the decades after the war that Cultural Ashby (1882-1981) (first broadcast in 1955) in which participants reunited to share their memories. view past TV programmes. Contact archives have been digitised. interview participants of responses, Woman’s Hour programmes from the 1950s interview participants and the British Library Sound Archive Clips are available online. For the war or reflect on its Memorials broadcast testimonials from participants and those that remember the decade to research and listen to past radio commercial users, the BBC’s events, impact and lasting before 1918. Interview with Dame Margery Corbett Ashby in 1972 by Joan programmes. Contact the National Motion Gallery is the portal for significance. Bakewell. Remembering Winston Churchill collection: Radio and television Media Museum to view items from purchasing high resolution clips: programmes centring around the state funeral of Winston Churchill in 1965 the BBC Collection. Contact the www.bbcmotiongallery.com/ that recall the life of a man whose public service spanned the first half of the BBC Written Archives Centre to twentieth century. Edward, Prince of Wales: The Poppy Appeal: from November make an appointment to research 1934, the Prince declares ‘they must never be forgotten while we are safe and the BBC’s written documents. free’. Remembrance Day services at the Cenotaph. BBC Archives BBC Written www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc/contacts/ Working papers of the South East National All esp. Cultural Pre-eminent Institutional Charter documents, minutes, memoranda, financial documents of the BBC Written Archives Centre, None specific to the collection Contact By post, telephone or email: heritage@ Users need to write to the Archives Centre wac.shtml BBC dating from its collection responses, records, organisation and scripts and production files of its programmes. These date Peppard Road, Caversham Park, information bbc.co.uk Written Archive Centre with founding in 1922 to the Memorials photographic from the BBC’s founding in 1922 to the 1980s. The BBC has been Britain’s Reading, RG4 8TZ: Opening hours: details of their request. They 1980s. collections biggest commissioner of radio and television programmes this century. Wednesday - Friday: 9.45am - 5pm. may have to wait up to four Open to academic researchers and weeks for a response. writers with publication agreed, by appointment only. Contact the archive during office hours (Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 5pm) by telephone on 0118 948 6281. General email address: heritage@ bbc.co.uk BBC Archives BBC Motion www.bbcmotiongallery.com/ Footage licensing division London region National All Pre-eminent Oral testimony, Footage licensing division of BBC Worldwide. Online collection of BBC radio Online resource. http://twitter.com/#!/BBC_MG Digitised www.bbcmotiongallery.com/ Different options are available Gallery of BBC Worldwide. collection film and television programmes (see other BBC information) that are available to content to different types of users. www.facebook.com/bbcmotiongallery download and purchase. Extensive terms and conditions are available to read here: www.bbcworldwide.com/ bbcworldwidewebsites- siteterms.aspx Bishopsgate Library and www.bishopsgate.org.uk/content/1519/ Collections grouped into London region National Government Important Private papers, George Frederick Dutch London History: Collections relating to the social and cultural history of London, Bishopsgate Library Opening http://twitter.com/#!/BishopsgateInst Searchable www.bishopsgate.org.uk/ No digitised material online. Institute Archive Library-and-Archive-Collections the following subject collection and politics, institutional (b.1894), Frederick Porter especially the area around Bishopsgate and Spitalfields. Includes guidebooks Hours: Monday - Tuesday: 9.30am catalogue LibraryCatalogue.aspx Users can order photocopies or www.facebook.com/BishopsgateInstitute Collections areas: London history, Industries records, Wensley (1865-1948) of the city and trade directories for nearly every year between 1740 and 1990. - 5.30pm, Wednesday: 9.30am - scans of items either through Labour and Socialist and business, printed books, Drawings, watercolours and maps showing how the city has changed over 8pm, Thursday - Friday: 9.30am www.youtube.com/ the website or in person in the history, Free thought Pacifism and photographic the previous two centuries. Papers of London Cooperative Society branches: - 5.30pm. First Friday of each watch?v=lX6GAFPHrw4 Researchers’ Area of the Library. and Humanism, Co- Conscientious collections, minute books covering the wartime period from Aylesbury, Berkhamsted, month: 9.30am - 2pm. Use of the www.flickr.com/people/bishopsgate/ operation and Protest and Objection, works of art Chesham, Hendon, Stratford and West London branches. Papers of the Women’s Library is free and does not require Campaigning Memorials Cooperative Guild, founded in 1833, membership peaked at 72,000 in 1933. readers to register or make an London Collection of pamphlets, manuscripts and photographs. Union of Ethical appointment. Special Collections Societies (now the British Humanist Association) congress minute books (1913 may be viewed in the Research - 1946) and council minute book (1912 - 1923). Papers of the Rationalist Peace Area. Users are encouraged to Society, founded in 1910: Minute book of the Society, containing correspondence contact the Archive ahead of drafts and circulars; 1910-1921 Annual reports and financial statements of their visit so that material can be the Society; 1911-1914 Circulars and ephemera; 1914-1917 Account book of prepared before their arrival and the Society; 1918-1921 Press cuttings concerning, and articles by, Hypatia registration is required. Telephone: Bradlaugh Bonner; 1905-1917 Copies of Rationalist Peace Quarterly; journal of 020 7392 9270. Email:library@ the Rationalist Peace Society, 1912-1913. London and Middlesex Archaeological bishopsgate.org.uk Society: A collection of photographs of London, ranging from taken pre-war market scenes to photographs of the Cenotaph and other memorials in the 1920s. Personal Papers: George Frederick Dutch (b.1894), conscientious objector during the First World War and relief worker in France and Poland after the war. Frederick Porter Wensley (1865-1948) police officer, with material relating to the Sidney Street Siege of 1911. British Cartoon British Cartoon www.cartoons.ac.uk/ British Cartoon Archive South East National Popular culture, Important Newspapers, W. K. Haselden (1873 - 1953), Catalogued collections: Cartoons published during the era of the First World BCA at the University of Kent’s Links to enable users to share each page Searchable www.cartoons.ac.uk/search-catalogue Text from website: “The cartoons Archive (BCA) at Archive holds artwork dating from collection Newspapers printed books, David Low (1891 - 1963), Will War by artist: W. K. Haselden (1873 - 1953), who drew the adventures of “Big and Templeman Library: Weekdays of the website on over 340 other sites catalogue as well as all other images on the University 1904 that has featured in and journalism, works of art Dyson (1880 - 1938), Carl Little Willie”, mocking Kaiser Wilhelm II and his son; David Low (1891 - 1963), 9am - 5pm. Users are advised to and digitised our website are under copyright of Kent newspaper editorials and Government and Giles (1918 - 1995), Sidney who was in Australia during the war but arrived in Britain in 1919 and became contact the Archive before visiting content so if you want to save them on comment pages, comic politics ‘George’ Strube (1892 - popular with the Liberal Party; Will Dyson (1880 - 1938), who was an Australian to help them prepare materials in disk, print them out, publish strips, books, journals and 1956), Poy (Percy Fearon) official war artist at the front; Carl Giles (1918 - 1995), who referred to the First advance. Telephone and fax: 01227 them, put them on your website magazines. (1874-1948) World War when working on the Second World War; Sidney ‘George’ Strube 823127. BCA Exhibition Galleries or reproduce them in any (1892 - 1956), who joined the Artists’ Rifles during the First World War and sent are only open when the Library is other way, you must first get cartoons back from France to the Daily Express. Uncatalogued collections: open and this varies, depending permission from the copyright Cartoons by Will Dyson for the Daily Herald. Over 6,000 editorial cartoons by on whether it is term time or holder. If you would like to Poy (Percy Fearon) published between 1905 and 1937 in the Evening and Sunday vacation time. reproduce an image from the Chronicle, Evening News and Daily Mail and the Weekly and Daily Dispatch, catalogue then please contact us held as newspaper cuttings and some artwork . During the First World War for advice since it most cases we Fearon served in the National Guard on air-raid duty, and created “Cuthbert” can give you details on who holds the rabbit as a symbol of those who refused to join the war effort. The character the copyright as well as how to became so well known that, after the war, “Cuthbert” entered the Oxford English contact them. For publication Dictionary as the slang term for “a man who deliberately avoids military service; purposes, digital images with especially...by securing a post in a Government office or the Civil Service.” supporting copyright details can Letters, press cuttings and posters by Sidney ‘George’ Strube. Cartoon Archive be ordered through the feedback Rapid Digitisation (CARD), a JISC-funded project is focusing on contemporary section.” “any institution which collections and collections from the 1950s. holds a licence from JISC is free to download high-resolution images of many cartoons on the BCA catalogue, including all of Carl Giles’ work. There is no charge for a JISC Licence, and if your institution obtains one you can use these high- resolution images for learning and teaching. For details of this scheme visit the JISC Collections website at www.jisc-collections. ac.uk”

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British Film Stills, Posters www.bfi.org.uk/nationalarchive/about/ Collection of still, London region National All Pre-eminent Photographic Stills, posters and designs: No accessible online catalogue but the BFI collection BFI National Library, Stephen www.youtube.com/BFIfilms Searchable https://stills.bfi.org.uk/ Registered users can access Archive (BFI) and Designs exploring/stills.html photographs and collection collections, is extensive so contact the BFI National Archive for details. Contact forms Street, London: Opening Times: catalogue the site. Reproduction of images http://twitter.com/#!/BFI National Archive illustrations from films, works of art available online at www.bfi.org.uk/help/contact/collections.html Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and and digitised from the site requires the dating from 1896. Poster Friday: 10.30am - 5.30pm and www.facebook.com/pages/BFI-National- content correct copyright clearances. collection from the early Wednesday: 1pm - 5.30pm. Contact Archive/133578766682220 1900s onwards. the Stills, Posters and Designs department for further information on the content of the collection. British Film BFI InView www.bfi.org.uk/inview/ Digitised collection London region National All Pre-eminent Film Organised by Theme (Education, UK Industry and Economy, Health, Law and Online resource. Log in via None specific to collection Digitised www.bfi.org.uk/inview/ Digitised content only available Archive (BFI) of films documenting collection Order, Environment and Immigration, Race and Equality) and by Collection educational institution. content to members of educational National Archive Britain’s history, funded (Government Film, Politics, Early Film, Industry and Television). institutions. via a JISC digitisation programme. Partners: Freemantle media, BBC, the National Archives, UK Parliament and Open Media. British Library Legal deposit www.bl.uk/ British Library is entitled London region National All Pre-eminent Printed books Histories of regiments, battalions, divisions and armies. Memoirs of Business & IP Centre, Humanities, www.facebook.com/britishlibrary Searchable Library catalogue: http://catalogue. Use, store and send shelf library of the to receive a copy of every collection soldiers. Analysis of battles and strategy. Accounts of life on the home front. Rare Books & Music, Science, catalogue bl.uk/F/?func=file&file_name=login- marks and geographic classes. http://twitter.com/#!/britishlibrary United Kingdom book published in the Interpretative work on how British society was changed by war etc. Social Sciences: Monday: 10am - and digitised bl-list These can then be used to and the Republic UK and Ireland since a 8pm, Tuesday - Thursday: 9.30am content order books to view, arrange of Ireland Parliamentary Act in 1911. - 8pm, Friday and Saturday: 9.30am inter-library loans or order - 5pm. New readers must register documents as part of Document for a British Library photographic Supply Services: www.bl.uk/ Reader Pass at the Reader reshelp/atyourdesk/docsupply/ Registration Office, St. Pancras. productsservices/index.html British Library Manuscripts www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/ Manuscripts organised by London region National All Pre-eminent Private papers, John Rushworth Jellicoe India Office Records including Indian Army First World War- War Diaries and Asian & African Studies, Maps, www.facebook.com/britishlibrary Searchable Archives and manuscripts: http:// It is currently not possible to (Archives and collections manuscripts/msscollect/ name of collection or as collection public records (1859-1935), Douglas Haig records detailing pay increases for the ‘native army’ following the First World Manuscripts: Monday: 10am - 5pm, catalogue searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/ request archive and manuscript http://twitter.com/#!/britishlibrary manuscripts) manuscriptscollections.html ‘Additional Manuscripts’. (1861-1928), Horatio Herbert War. Papers and correspondence of Admiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Tuesday - Saturday: 9.30am - libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 collection items directly from Kitchener (1850-1916), Jellicoe, first Earl Jellicoe, who served as First Sea Lord between 1916 and 1917. 5pm. New readers must register Search Our Catalogue: Archives Wilfred Owen (1893-1915) (Add. MSS 48989–49052). Douglas Haig’s account of operations on western front a British Library photographic and Manuscripts. (Add. MS 52460). Papers and correspondence of Horatio Herbert Kitchener, first Reader Pass at the Reader Earl Kitchener. Highlight from English Literature section: Handwritten draft Registration Office, St. Pancras. copy of Wilfred Owen’s Dulce et Decorum Est. British Library Archival sound http://sounds.bl.uk/ Oral testimony from those London region National All Pre-eminent Oral testimony Oral testimony of people that lived through the war or remember their parents’ Sound Archive Listening & Viewing www.facebook.com/britishlibrary http:// Searchable Sound archive: http://sounds.bl.uk/ Ability to listen online. The (Sound archive) recordings that lived through the First collection or grandparents’ part in it. Music and performances dating from that era. Service: Available by appointment twitter.com/#!/britishlibrary catalogue Default.aspx British Library Sound Archive World War. in the Rare Books and Music and digitised uses the XML-based Metadata Reading Room during opening content Encoding and Transmission hours. Standard (METS). The ASR website is fully compliant with the Open Archive Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH), allowing third-party projects to provide access to the ASR files. British Library Newspapers, www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/newspapers.html National and local London region National Newspapers Pre-eminent Newspapers Full sets of the main London editions of all national daily and Sunday Monday - Saturday: 10am - 5pm. www.facebook.com/britishlibrary http:// Searchable Newspapers form part of the integrated Use, store and send shelf (Newspaper magazines and and foreign language collection and journalism publications from first date of publication to the present day. Official military New readers must register for twitter.com/#!/britishlibrary catalogue catalogue: http://catalogue.bl.uk/ marks and geographic classes. Library) periodicals newspapers. publications, long-standing Armed Services publications, shorter runs of war- a Newspaper Reader Pass or and digitised F/?func=file&file_name=login-bl-list These can then be used to time Army and Unit publications, general wartime periodicals and miscellaneous a British Library photographic content order books to view, arrange journals, magazines, garrison and unit periodicals. Reader Pass at the Reader inter-library loans or order Registration Office, St. Pancras. documents as part of Document Supply Services: www.bl.uk/ reshelp/atyourdesk/docsupply/ productsservices/index.html British Library Northcliffe www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/ Papers relating to Alfred London region National Newspapers Important Private papers Alfred Harmsworth (1865- Papers documenting the life of Viscount Northcliffe, who, by the time of the Asian & African Studies, Maps, None specific to the collection No online Email enquiries: [email protected] No digitised content available (example Papers and manuscripts/namedmanuscripts/ C.W. Harmsworth, collection and journalism 1922) First World War, owned the Daily Mail, The Times and The Mirror. As a result he Manuscripts: Monday: 10am - 5pm, catalogue online collection) Diaries namedmanuscriptsmn/ Viscount Northcliffe; was hugely influential in channelling public opinion over many wartime issues. Tuesday - Saturday: 9.30am - location and catalogue For example the ‘Shell Crisis’ of 1915. In 1917 he acted as head of Britain’s war 5pm. New readers must register 62153 - 62397. mission in the United States and the following year he took up the position of a British Library photographic director of propaganda aimed at enemy countries. Reader Pass at the Reader Registration Office, St. Pancras. British Library Digital image https://imagesonline. Images of international London region National Newspapers Important Works of art Images caricaturing each of the main countries and the ways that they conduct Online resource Links to enable users to share each page Searchable https://imagesonline.bl.uk/?service=se For each image, users have (Images Online) library bl.uk/?service=page&action=show_home_ posters, coloured collection and journalism, the war. E.g. Wilhelm’s Nightmare, 1914, by I.M. Mashinistov, is a poem of the website on over 340 other sites catalogue arch&action=show_advanced_search_ these options: enlarge, add to page&language=en illustrations and propaganda accompanied by illustrations that show Kaiser Wilhelm II in a state of distress page&language= lightbox, add to basket, view newspapers. as the bold Russian cavalryman gallops towards Germany (part of Russian and price and download. Soviet Posters collection).

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Holding Item/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type of Subject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of use institution organisation Lesbian and National www.lagna.org.uk/about Newspaper cuttings, London region National Newspapers Regular Newspapers Valerie Arkell-Smith Newspaper cuttings relating to the life of Valerie Arkell-Smith who enlisted first Bishopsgate Library Opening None specific to the collection Searchable www.lagna.org.uk/archive/cuttings Only cuttings from newspaper Gay Newsmedia collection of dating from the late collection and journalism, (1895-1960) as a VAD nurse in 1915 and subsequently in the WRAF. After her first marriage Hours: Monday - Tuesday: 9.30am catalogue copies published between 1937 - Archive press cuttings nineteenth century, from Women to Australian officer Harold Arkell-Smith ended acrimoniously, she began to - 5.30pm, Wednesday: 9.30am (incomplete) 1969 have so far been indexed. and campaigning non-gay press. cross-dress and to use the name “Victor Barker”, who she pretended had been a - 8pm, Thursday - Friday: 9.30am - material for Colonel in the RAF. The newspaper cuttings from the Daily Express and the Daily 5.30pm. First Friday of each month: sexual equality Herald refer to her ‘marriage’ to a woman, who believed her to be a man, in 1923 9.30am - 2pm. Access is strictly by and the exposure in court of this false marriage in 1929. appointment and researchers will be supervised during their visit. Tel. 020 7392 9270. Email: enquiry@ lagna.org.uk. Research can be carried out by staff on behalf of a researcher but charges apply. National Library Legal deposit www.nls.uk/ National Library of Scotland National All Pre-eminent Printed books, Histories of regiments, battalions, divisions and armies. Memoirs of General Reading Room Opening http://twitter.com/#!/natlibscot Searchable http://main-cat.nls.uk/cgi-bin/ Print, save or email search of Scotland library of the Scotland is entitled to collection newspapers soldiers. Analysis of battles and strategy. Accounts of life on the home front. Hours: Monday - Tuesday: catalogue Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First results. Shelf marks are then www.facebook.com/pages/ United Kingdom receive a copy of every Interpretative work on how British society was changed by war etc. 9.30am - 8.30pm, Wednesday: used to order up an available National-Library-of- and the Republic book and newspaper 10am - 8.30pm, Thursday - Friday: copy to the Reading Room. Scotland/14754995380?v=wall of Ireland edition published in the 9.30am - 8.30pm and Saturday: UK and Ireland, with 9.30am - 1pm. www.youtube.com/user/NLofScotland a particular focus on www.flickr.com/photos/nlscotland/ and Scotland. ability to bookmark web pages National Library National http://ssa.nls.uk/index.cfm National collection Scotland National All Highly Film Films focusing on the lives of children - boys passing out of the Boy’s Brigade Opening hours for viewings: None specific to collection Searchable http://ssa.nls.uk/search.cfm Digitised clips used on the of Scotland: collection of includes eight-four films collection significant in 1915, girls dancing around a May pole at the Bo’ness Children’s Fair Monday - Friday: 9.15am - catalogue website are not available to Scottish Scottish films from the 1910s. These Festival in 1913. Several film from the series called Borders Local Newsreels 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 4.45pm. and digitised download or copy. Copies can Screen Archive, cover, amongst other covering military preparation in the latter half of 1914. British Moving Picture Appointments are necessary due content be obtained by contacting the Glasgow subjects, sports matches, News reels from 1919 including peace celebrations. Films capturing life in to very limited space. For Film/ Archive directly. Licence fees regimental marches and Glasgow and Clyde during the war including His Majesty’s Visit to Clyde (1917). video viewings call 0845 366 4600 apply for purposes other than royal visits during the First Copies of Pathe Gazette including Women’s War Workers (about women being or email [email protected]. For personal use. See form: http:// World War. employed on Glasgow trams) and Women’s Prohibition Demonstration (in research appointments to consult ssa.nls.uk/myfilms.cfm favour of prohibiting alcohol). Patriotic Porkers - a film on the benefits of saving manuscripts or printed holdings, household refuse - although sponsored by the Ministry of Food, the IWM do not call the Curator on 0845 366 4602 have this title in their collection. Scottish Moving Picture News: Films about or email [email protected]. Office fundraising for the war, wartime weddings and funerals, Scottish Troops for hours: Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm. the Front and many others. Topical Budget News items including one in which President Wilson reviews the troops and another in which military medals are awarded. National Library Manuscripts www.nls.uk/collections/manuscripts Papers of Field Marshal Scotland National Government and Pre-eminent Private papers Richard Haldane (1856- Viscount Haldane served as Secretary of State for War from 1905, first in The Library’s manuscript None specific to the collection Searchable http://mss.nls.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon. Email enquiries to: of Scotland Division: Scottish (Earl) Haig and Viscount collection politics, Military 1928), Douglas Haig (1861- Campbell-Bannerman’s short-lived Liberal government and then in Asquith’s collections are available on catalogue cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First [email protected]. Orders (Manuscripts historical Haldane are the most service (British) 1928), David Henderson government until a smear campaign by the Northcliffe press forced him request for consultation by all for copies of the manuscripts Division) collections important First World (1862-1921), Mairi Chisholm from office in 1915 for supposed pro-German sympathies. He also served as with a genuine reason for doing must be put in writing; telephone War-related manuscripts (1896-1981), George Ramage Lord Chancellor between June1912 and May 1915. Field Marshal (Earl) Haig so. Manuscripts may be consulted requests are not sufficient. held in the Manuscripts (1882-1934) commanded the British Expeditionary Force from 1915 until the end of the under supervision in the Special Division. The NLS also war. Correspondence and press cuttings of Sir David Henderson, commander Materials Reading Room. Opening holds the papers of of the Royal Flying Corps in 1914. Mairi Chisholm worked with her friend Elsie hours: Monday - Tuesday: Mairi Chisholm, who, Knocker as a nurse in the front line. They set up an independent medical 9.30am - 8.30pm, Wednesday: exceptionally, served as station at Pervyse so that they could treat soldiers from the front lines quickly 10am - 8.30pm, Thursday - Friday: a nurse in the front line and thus save lives. The NLS holds papers and diaries whilst the Imperial War 9.30am - 8.30pm and Saturday: and the diary of Lance Museum holds her diary and interviews given after the war. Lance Corporal 9.30am - 1pm. Corporal George Ramage. George Ramage served with the 1st Gordon Highlanders in France in 1915. His diary includes descriptions of the first gas attacks used against the British in Flanders. In-depth study entitled ‘The Jock, the General and the Nurse’: http:// digital.nls.uk/experiencesofwar/index.html National Library Digital archive http://digital.nls.uk/archive/ Digital image of complete Scotland National Propaganda, Pre-eminent Private papers, Douglas Haig (1861-1928) First World War ‘Official Photographs’: Collection of nearly two thousand Online resource None specific to the collection Searchable http://digital.nls.uk/archive/index. Images and texts can be used of Scotland of the National books and other printed collection military service institutional images taken by official British war photographers, taken from the papers of catalogue cfm?browse=yes under Creative Commons (Digital archive) Library texts page by page, (British), records, Field Marshal (Earl) Haig that are held in the NLS Manuscript Division. The and digitised licence i.e. ‘Creative Commons, photographs, posters, military service photographic photographs are split into nine sections: Photographs of Haig, British Western content Attribution - Non-commercial maps and drawings. (non-British) collections, Front, Cavalry, Royal visits, Other visitors, Allies, Germans, Photographers - Share-alike 2.5 UK: Scotland’. works of art and After the War. Soviet Union posters: Dating from 1919, some are Civil War The images can be enlarged, propaganda posters. bookmarked and emailed. Royal Online learning www.scran.ac.uk/ Images and media from Scotland National All (inc. Military Highly Photographic James Maxton (1885-1946) Contributors include: Aberdeen City Council: images of the city and surrounding Online resource None specific to the collection Searchable www.scran.ac.uk/ Free users can search and see Commission resource base of a range of museums, collection service (British), significant collections, film, area during the First World War and in its aftermath, Museum of Flight (National catalogue thumbnail images. Users can on the Ancient Scottish history galleries and libraries Industries and oral testimony, Museums of Scotland): Aircraft, pilots, women workers, Dumfries and Galloway and digitised become Personal, Community, and Historical including the National business, naval works of art Museums Service: trench life on the Western Front, East Lothian Museum content Education or Institution Monuments Library of Scotland. and shipping) Services: range of objects including souvenirs, Edinburgh Film Workshop Trust Subscribers and gain access to of Scotland: / Comataidh Craolaidh Gaidhlig (sync rights) (Copyright owner: Imperial War large rights cleared resources, SCRAN Museum, London): range of films, Lothian Health Service Archives: photos of full captions, learning packs; nurses, doctors and patients in wards and in the grounds of military hospitals, create, save, share; & Scribble Falkirk museum: local scenes, Hulton Getty: many famous scenes including the social networking. surrender of the German fleet at Scapa Flow, Imperial War Museum: works of art connected to Scotland’s shipbuilding industry, Napier University: portraits of soldiers, Christmas cards, memorials, letters, National Library of Scotland: huge range of photographs and prints, NLS Scottish Film Archive, Imperial War Museum films, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland: photographs of steel works and ruins of buildings that had been in use during the First World War, Scottish National Portrait Gallery: portrait of James Maxton, Independent Labour Party MP after the war, Scottish Fisheries Museum: documents relating to war work, Dundee City Archives: documents about the fishing industry during the war and St Andrews University Library: photographs of trench life and soldiers on Scottish military bases.

National Library Legal deposit www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=2 The National Library Wales National All Pre-eminent Printed books Histories of regiments, battalions, divisions and armies. Memoirs of General Opening Hours: Monday - www.facebook.com/pages/Llyfrgell- Searchable http://cat.llgc.org.uk/cgi-bin/gw/chame Users have the option with of Wales library of the of Wales is entitled to collection soldiers. Analysis of battles and strategy. Accounts of life on the home front. Friday: 9.30am - 6pm and Saturday: Genedlaethol-Cymru-The-National- catalogue leon?sessionid=2011072610483617152& each item to Request or ‘Save United Kingdom receive a copy of every Interpretative work on how British society was changed by war etc. 9.30am - 5pm. Reading Rooms: Library-of-Wales/12684193278?v=wall skin=full&lng=en&inst=consortium&gw_ to My List’. and the Republic book published in the Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 6pm local_host=localhost&gw_host=cat.llgc. http://twitter.com/#!/nlwales of Ireland UK and Ireland since a and Saturday: 9.30 - 5pm. It is not org.uk&gw_port=80&gw_path=%2Fcgi- Parliamentary Act in 1911. possible to order materials on www.flickr.com/photos/llgc_nlw/ bin%2Fgw%2Fchameleon&return_ context_nav_url=http%3A%2F%2Fcat. Saturday to be viewed that day. www.youtube.com/user/llyfrgen Readers should order the material llgc.org.uk%3A80%2Fcgi-bin%2Fgw% online by midnight on Thursday to www.flickr.com/photos/llgc/ 2Fchameleon%3Fsessionid%3D20110 be able to view it on Saturday. http://nlwales.blogspot.com/ 72610483617152%26amp%3Bskin%3D full%26amp%3Blng%3Dcy%26amp%3 Binst%3Dconsortium%26amp%3Bfun ction%3DRETURN%26amp%3Breturn_ context%3DReturnContext1 National Library Archives and www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=5221 Personal papers of many Wales National Government and Pre-eminent Private papers, David Lloyd George (1863- Lloyd George manuscripts: Papers of the Lloyd George family (1886 - 1968) Reading Rooms: Monday - Friday: None specific to the collection Searchable http://isys.llgc.org.uk/ Users have the option with of Wales Manuscripts people prominent during collection politics, Military institutional 1945), Frances Stevenson including those of David Lloyd George, one of the most important politicians 9.30am - 6pm and Saturday: 9.30 catalogue each item to Request or ‘Save the First World War, for service (British), records, (1888-1972), Edward Thomas of the early twentieth century. The major archive of Lloyd George’s papers, - 5pm. It is not possible to order to My List’. example politician David Recruitment photographic (1878-1917), William Henry those which he bequeathed to his second wife Frances, is in the custody of the materials on Saturday to be viewed Lloyd George and writer conscription collections Davies (1871-1940), David Parliamentary Archive at the House of Lords, London. The National Library of that day. Readers should order and poet Edward Thomas. and tribunals, Jones (1895-1974), Berta Wales houses four further groups of records directly relevant to David Lloyd the material online by midnight on Cultural Ruck (1978-1978) George: William George Papers, Olwen Carey-Evans Papers, A. J. Sylvester Thursday to be able to view it on responses Papers, and the Frances Stevenson Family Papers. Papers of Edward and Helen Saturday. Thomas; Edward Thomas, already a well-established literary critic, began writing poetry in 1914 and in 1915 enlisted in the Artists’ Rifles. He was killed on the first day of the Battle of Arras in April 1917 and the majority of his poetry was published posthumously. Includes correspondence between Edward and his wife Helen, drafts, journals, memoranda and photographs. W H Davies manuscripts: These include drafts and published forms of his poets, correspondence and photographs of William Henry Davies (1871 - 1940), Welsh poet and writer. Papers of David Jones, artist and poet who served with the Royal Welch Fusiliers during the First World War. Papers of Berta Ruck (1878 - 1978), romantic novelist. Papers of Ithel Davies, conscientious objector during the First World War. There are other personal papers of men who served in the armed forces during the First World War. Cardiganshire Great War Tribunal (Appeals) Records: Set up with the advent of conscription in 1916 to assess claimants’ fitness for military service.

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Holding Item/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type of Subject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of use institution organisation National Library Digitised www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=122 Parts of the different Wales National All Pre-eminent Private papers, David Lloyd George (1863- David Lloyd George Diary (for the year 1886) and a selection of Letters have been Online resource None specific to the collection Digitised www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=122 Digitised images can be enlarged of Wales: Digital collections collections that have been collection institutional 1945) digitised. Current project: Digitisation of two million pages of newspapers and content to show further detail but they Mirror digitised. records, journals to form a new digital service on the National Library of Wales website cannot be downloaded or shared photographic from 2012. The project is partly funded with £2 million from the Welsh Assembly on other websites. collections Government’s Strategic Capital Investment Fund. National Collections http://collections.nmm.ac.uk/ Collection categorised London region National Naval and Highly Objects - small, William Lionel Wyllie Items relating to First World War naval engagements. Royal Navy action: Battle Museum Opening Hours: Monday www.flickr.com/photos/ Searchable http://collections.nmm.ac.uk/ Digital images of items. Some Maritime as follows: relics, ship collection shipping significant objects - large, (1851-1931) of Coronel, off the coast of Chile and Battle of the Falkland Islands, both in 1914; - Sunday: 10am - 5pm. Museum’s nationalmaritimemuseum/ catalogue collections.html#cbrowse are watermarked with the Museum equipment, fine art, works of art, Gallipoli campaign of 1915; Battle of Jutland, in the North Sea, near Denmark, Caird Library: current opening and digitised following sentence: “This www.nmm.ac.uk/library/2011/07/ weapons, timekeeping, photographic in 1916 and the Zeebrugge raid of 1918. Also includes records of the Merchant times: Tuesday - Thursday: 10am - content image is being used to aid welcome_to_the_caird_library.html ships models, decorative collections, Navy and items relating to non-military ships that nevertheless came under 5pm, due to increase opening hours understanding of this object. We art, uniforms, textiles, firearms and attack, like the Lusitania. Track of Lusitania by William Lionel Wyllie (1851 - in Autumn 2011. Access to the www.nmm.ac.uk/blogs/collections/ aim to replace it with a better manuscripts, cargo weaponry 1931) depicts casualties and survivors in the water and in lifeboats. Photographs Library is by Reader’s Ticket. Users image in the future. To discuss vessels and figurehead of Woolwich Arsenal factory. A large number of the items are medals, but the can register for the Ticket online or ordering a high quality image collections. collection also includes flags, ensigns, models, photographs and oil paintings. on arrival. Contact library@nmm. please contact the Picture ac.uk for queries about library Library”. The information and items and manuscripts@nmm. digital image of each item can ac.uk for queries about manuscript be embedded in many social items. networking sites including Facebook and Twitter. National Archive http://collections.nmm.ac.uk/archive. Archives include records London region National Naval and Highly Private papers, David Beatty (1871-1936), Personal collections of a large number of Royal Navy officers who served during Museum Opening Hours: Monday www.flickr.com/photos/ Searchable http://collections.nmm.ac.uk/archive. Links for catalogue entry to view/ Maritime html#asearch of semi-governmental collection shipping significant institutional Alfred Ermle Montacute the First World War. These include Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, - Sunday: 10am - 5pm. Museum’s nationalmaritimemuseum/ catalogue html#asearch add tags, request this record or Museum and governmental records Chatfield (1873-1967), 1st Earl Beatty; Admiral of the Fleet Alfred Ernle Montacute Chatfield, 1st Baron Caird Library: current opening and digitised share/ embed this record. www.nmm.ac.uk/library/2011/07/ organisations, personal Walter Henry Cowan (1871- Chatfield (1873 - 1967), who served as Vice-Admiral Beatty’s Flag-Captain of the times: Tuesday - Thursday: 10am - content welcome_to_the_caird_library.html collections, records of the 1956), Eustace Tennyson Battlecruiser Squadron and involved in the Battle of Heliogland Bight, Dogger 5pm, due to increase opening hours central administration D’Eyncourt (1868-1951), Bank and Jutland; Admiral Sir Walter Henry Cowan (1871 - 1956), 1st Baronet, in Autumn 2011. Access to the www.nmm.ac.uk/blogs/collections/ of the Royal Navy and William Worldsworth Fisher who commanded HMS Princess Royal as Flag Captain to Oswald Brock, at the Library is by Reader’s Ticket. Users the Merchant Navy, local (1875-1937), Arthur Henry Battle of Jutland. He was made a Rear Admiral in 1918; Sir Eustace Tennyson can register for the Ticket online or records of the Royal Limpus (1863-1931), Charles D’Eyncourt (1868 - 1951), Director of Naval Construction from 1912 - 1924; on arrival. Contact library@nmm. Navy and the Merchant Edward Madden (1862-1936), Admiral Sir William Wordsworth Fisher (1875 - 1937), captain of HMS St. Vincent ac.uk for queries about library Navy and manuscript Archibald B. Milne (1855- at the Battle of Jutland and later Director of the Anti-Submarine Division of the items and manuscripts@nmm. documents and volumes 1938), Henry Francis Oliver Admiralty; Admiral Sir Arthur Henry Limpus (1863 - 1931), who was Admiral ac.uk for queries about manuscript acquired by the Museum. (1865-1965), James Porter Superintendent at Malta 1914 - 1916 and then President of the Shell Committee items. (1851-1935), Katharine Furse at the Admiralty in 1917; Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Edward Madden (1862 (1875-1952) - 1936), who was Chief of Staff to Admiral Jellicoe, then second in command of the Grand Fleet; Admiral Sir Archibald B. Milne (1855 - 1938), who was blamed for the escape of SMS Goeben and SMS Breslau into Turkish waters in 1914; Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Francis Oliver (1865 - 1965), who commanded the First Battle Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet in 1918; Vice-Admiral Sir James Porter (1851 - 1935), surgeon, Principal Hospital Transport Officer in the Dardanelles in 1915; Katharine Furse, director of the WRNS from its foundation in 1917 until the end of the war. National Library www.nmm.ac.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/4 Large collection of printed London region National Naval and Highly Printed books First World War books grouped under the headings Art, Biography, English Museum Opening Hours: Monday www.flickr.com/photos/ Searchable www.nmm.ac.uk/uhtbin/ For each record, users are Maritime books that cover maritime collection shipping significant fiction, Medicine and Naval Hygiene, Merchant Shipping, Military battles, - Sunday: 10am - 5pm. Museum’s nationalmaritimemuseum/ catalogue cgisirsi/x/0/0/49 allowed to ‘keep’ or ‘place order’ Museum aspects of the First World Museums, Naval battles, Naval honours, disciplines and mutinies, Naval vessels: Caird Library: current opening for the item in question. www.nmm.ac.uk/library/2011/07/ War. battleships, destroyers, cruisers, submarines etc, Shipping Lines, Weapons. times: Tuesday - Thursday: 10am - welcome_to_the_caird_library.html Ports and Harbours and Shipping accidents and shipwrecks. 5pm, due to increase opening hours in Autumn 2011. Access to the www.nmm.ac.uk/blogs/collections/ Library is by Reader’s Ticket. Users can register for the Ticket online or on arrival. Contact library@nmm. ac.uk for queries about library items and manuscripts@nmm. ac.uk for queries about manuscript items. National Prints and www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/prints/index.cfm Prints and drawings of London region National Naval and Highly Works of art Muirhead Bone (1876-1953), Over 100 prints and drawings of the major naval campaigns of the First World Museum Opening Hours: Monday www.flickr.com/photos/ Searchable www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/ Only part of the collection has Maritime Drawings British and German fleets. collection shipping significant John Lavery (1856-1941), War. Includes a large number of sketches from the Battle of Jutland, many - Sunday: 10am - 5pm. Museum’s nationalmaritimemuseum/ catalogue prints/browseHeadings. been has been. Each digital item Museum William Lionel Wyllie (1851- by William Lionel Wyllie (1851 - 1931). Other creators include William Wiehe Caird Library: current opening and digitised cfm?filter=events&node=297 is accompanied by the following www.nmm.ac.uk/library/2011/07/ 1931), William Wiehe Collins Collins, known as W. W. Collins, Sir Muirhead Bone, Abrahams & Sons and Sir times: Tuesday - Thursday: 10am - content text: “To purchase a print, please welcome_to_the_caird_library.html (1862-1951) John Lavery. 5pm, due to increase opening hours visit our Print Sales website. If in Autumn 2011. Access to the www.nmm.ac.uk/blogs/collections/ the image is currently available Library is by Reader’s Ticket. Users there, you can go to it directly can register for the Ticket online or using this link. Otherwise, on arrival. Contact library@nmm. contact the NMM Picture Library ac.uk for queries about library with the image reference items and manuscripts@nmm. (PV2714) to order the image. If ac.uk for queries about manuscript you wish to license an image for items. publication or commercial use, visit the Picture Library website”. National Maritime www.nmm.ac.uk/memorials/Index.cfm The National Maritime Worldwide National Naval and Highly N/A Charles Fryatt (1871-1916), Index of maritime memorials from Britain and around the world Online resource. Users with None specific to the collection Searchable www.nmm.ac.uk/memorials/ Digitised images accompany a Maritime Memorials Museum memorial collection shipping, significant John “Jack” Travers commemorating British people who served in the Royal Navy or Merchant Navy queries can contact Barbara catalogue BrowseMemorials.cfm small number of the First World Museum index includes records Memorials Cornwell (1900-1916) or who died whilst aboard passenger ships across the centuries. In relation to Tomlinson by post at the National and digitised War-related memorials listed of monuments the First World War there are a number of memorials for individual sailors that Maritime Museum, Greenwich, content in the index. Below the image, commemorating British died during naval engagements and were targeted by German U Boats. There London, SE10 9NF or by fax on +44 the user is informed that “The people with maritime- are also memorials to civilians that died aboard passenger ships. Includes eight (0)20 8123 4454. The Museum’s National Maritime Museum related work or careers memorials in the UK to people who died when RMS Lusitania was torpedoed switchboard number is +44 (0)20 cannot provide copies of this and the victims of disaster by a German U Boat in May 1915. Also a memorial in Liverpool Street Station, 8858 4422. image.” at sea. London, and in Brugge, Belgium, to Merchant Navy Captain, Charles Fryatt, who was executed by the Germans for defending his ship SS Brussels. Also a memorial at Manor Park cemetery, London, to VC-winner John Travers Cornwell, a sixteen year old ship boy, who died of wounds received at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. National Media National www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/ Collection of film and Yorkshire National Cultural Important Objects - small, Charles Urban (1867-1942) Motion Picture Equipment: Type 4 Colonial Model 35mm Cine Camera made Insight: Collections and Research www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/ Searchable www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/ Digitised images accompany Museum, Cinematography Collection/Cinematography.aspx associated equipment and collection responses private papers by Williamson Kinematograph Company Limited in London, 1914. Viewing and Centre: Appointments are AboutUs/MuseumBlog.aspx www.flickr. catalogue Collection.aspx selected items that form part Bradford Collection documentation from the Projection: Kinemacolor projector, 1910, the first ‘natural colour’ projector available: Wednesday - Friday: com/photos/26570573@N07 www. (incomplete) of the online catalogue. Users First World War period. that used alternating green and red filters to give the illusion of colour. 10am - 12.30pm and 2pm - 4pm. facebook.com/nationalmediamuseum and digitised are unable to purchase these Whilst not always explicitly Motion Picture Marketing: Programme for the Kinemacolor Season at the For enquiries about the collection, http://twitter.com/#!/ content images. connected to the war, it Holborn Empire, London, April 1914: Charles Urban put on a series of films users should contact the Collection MediaMuseum www.youtube.com/ provides good context to to demonstrate Kinemacolor projection, one was titled ‘The World, the Flesh Administrator. Address: National nationalmediamuseum www.delicious. the cultural atmosphere and the Devil’. Archives of Charles Urban, a pioneer of early cinema who was Media Museum, Bradford, com/nationalmediamuseum/ and technical capabilities produced Britain Prepared (1915) and edited The Battle of the Somme (1916). BD1 1NQ. Email: research@ of the time. He promoted these films and the Allied cause in the USA until they joined the nationalmediamuseum.org.uk. war in 1917. The Museum will endeavour to respond to the enquiry within 20 working days. National Media National www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/ National photography Yorkshire National Cultural Important Photographic Photographs collection: Photochrom postcards of London scenes and London Insight: Collections and Research www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/ Searchable www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/ Digitised images accompany Museum, Photographic Collection/Photography.aspx collection, Daily Herald collection responses collections types, c. 1914, includes images of famous London landmarks and photochroms Centre: Appointments are AboutUs/MuseumBlog.aspx catalogue Collection.aspx selected items that form part Bradford Collection archive and Royal of a postman, a flower seller, an orderly boy (street cleaner), a policeman available: Wednesday - Friday: (incomplete) of the online catalogue. Users www.flickr.com/photos/26570573@N07 Photographic Society directing horse-drawn traffic. Photograph album entitled ‘Women’s Work in the 10am - 12.30pm and 2pm - 4pm. and digitised are unable to purchase these collection. War 1915-1918’ by an unknown photographer, includes photographs of women For enquiries about the collection, www.facebook.com/ content images. operating heavy machinery. Daily Herald archive: Newspaper first published in users should contact the Collection nationalmediamuseum 1912 and published weekly during the First World War. It put forward the pacifist Administrator. Address: National http://twitter.com/#!/MediaMuseum cause during the war as well as exposing inequalities in food distribution in Media Museum, Bradford, 1917. Royal Photographic Society: Photographs experimenting with early colour BD1 1NQ. Email: research@ www.youtube.com/ techniques and bromide print portraits. Photographic Technology: Cirkut No nationalmediamuseum.org.uk. nationalmediamuseum 5 panoramic camera, made in 1919. A motor would pass the film across the The Museum will endeavour to www.delicious.com/ aperture to expose a length of film with one fluid motion. Premoette Senior respond to the enquiry within 20 nationalmediamuseum/ Camera, made in 1915, is an example of a folding camera. working days.

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Holding Item/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type of Subject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of use institution organisation National Maritime www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/ North West National Naval and Important Private papers, Francis Danson (1855-1926) Major Collections: Mersey Docks and Harbour Board collection: Collection Museum Opening Hours: Monday www.facebook.com/ Full catalogue www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/ Email enquiry form: www. Museums Archives and archive/ collection shipping institutional covers the history of the port of Liverpool from 18th to 20th century. It includes - Friday: 10am - 5pm. Library and merseysidemaritimemuseum listing available liverpoolmuseums. Liverpool: Library records, a large number of photographs, documents, plans and drawings of dockyards, Archives: Tuesday - Thursday: via the National org.uk/about/contact/ http://twitter.com/#!/livmuseums Merseyside photographic buildings and ships. Shipping and trade associations: List of ship owners’ 10.30am - 4.30pm. Appointment Archives’ maritimearchivesenquiry.aspx Maritime collections, associations, employers’ associations, maritime insurance associations and advised. Reserve Store: Open by www.flickr.com/photos/ Access to Museum works of art trade associations. Includes the Liverpool and London War Risks Insurance appointment only. N.B. Mersey nationalmuseumsliverpool/ Archives page Association that was active during the First World War. The Danson Collection, Docks and Harbour Board c.1595-1978: Family papers. Sir Francis C. Danson was knighted for his work at collection: the most important the Admiralty during the First World War. records are available at the Maritime Archives & Library, lesser-used records are held at the Reserve Store. National National www.nms.ac.uk/collections__research.aspx National Museums of Scotland National Aerial warfare, Important Private papers, National Museum of Flight: Objects, photographs, documents from East Fortune National Museum of Flight, East http://twitter.com/#!/NtlMuseumsScot No online Highlights from the collections shown on Museums Museums Scotland collections collection Military service institutional Airfield, used by the RFC during the First World War. National Museum of Fortune Airfield, East Lothian: catalogue a series of web pages www.flickr.com/photos/ Scotland Scotland include aircraft, personal (British), records, Scotland: A Changing Nation: War: highlighted objects are a set of bagpipes Daily 10am - 5pm, April - October. nationalmuseumsscotland/ collections possessions and papers of Hospitals and photographic played at the Battle of the Somme, medals belonging the Sergeant-Piper Daniel National Museum of Scotland, servicemen, photographs convalescence collections, Laidlaw of the King’s Own Scottish Borderers, including a Victoria Cross for Edinburgh: Daily 10am - 5pm, www.flickr.com/photos/ of Scotland at war. works of art, gallantry during the Battle of Loos, 1915, and a charity collection box made National War Museum, Edinburgh nationalmuseumsscotland/ objects - small, from a howitzer artillery shell to provide gifts for Scottish hospitals. National Castle: Daily 9.45am - 5.45pm www.facebook.com/ objects - large, War Museum: letters from the trenches including a selection written by Captain NationalMuseumsScotland firearms and William Bennett-Clark of the Royal Scots. Collecting box for the Scottish weaponry Women’s Hospitals, stamped on one side with ‘Help Gallant Little Serbia’ and the N.U.W.S.S. logo above. National National www.nms.ac.uk/collections__research/ Printed books, journals, Scotland National All Important Private papers, Histories of regiments, battalions, divisions and armies. Memoirs of National Museums of Scotland: None specific to the collection Searchable http://libcat.nms.ac.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi. No digitised content available Museums Museums museum_libraries.aspx manuscripts collected collection printed books soldiers. Analysis of battles and strategy. Accounts of life on the home front. Research Library is currently catalogue exe/x/0/0/49 online. Item reference numbers Scotland: Scotland library to illuminate Scotland’s Interpretative work on how British society was changed by war etc. closed for refurbishment. can be used to order up item Research collections history to view. Library National National War www.nms.ac.uk/collections__research/ Monographs and journals Scotland National Military service Important Private papers, Histories of regiments, battalions, divisions and armies. Memoirs of soldiers. The Library, National War Museum None specific to the collection Searchable http://libcat.nms.ac.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi. No digitised content available Museums Museum of museum_libraries.aspx on Scottish military history collection (British) printed books Analysis of battles and strategy. of Scotland: Tuesday: 10am - 1pm. catalogue exe/x/0/0/49 online. Item reference numbers Scotland: Scotland can be used to order up item The Library, collections to view. National War Museum of Scotland National Ulster Museum www.nmni.com/um/Collections Collections covering the Northern National Military service Important Works of art, Joseph William Carey Drawing by Joseph William Carey (1859 - 1937) entitled Belfast Home Defence Ulster Museum: Tuesday - http://twitter.com/#!/UlsterMuseum Searchable www.nmni.com/um/Collections Picture Library allows users Museums collections social history of Northern Ireland collection (British), Empire photographs, (1859-1937) Corps (1915) shows soldiers marching at the back of Cave Hill, Belfast. One of Saturday: 10am - 5pm. Mondays: catalogue to buy prints. Apply online for www.facebook.com/ Northern Ireland ephemera the largest photographic collections of Northern Ireland: Anonymous lantern Closed except for Bank Holidays. and digitised copies of photographs that are ulstermuseumbelfast?ref=ts Ireland slides; Bigger collection: photographs of fishing in Ardglass, County Down content not currently available on the in the early 20th century; Hackney collection of photographic albums and Picture Library. accompanying diaries charting the recruitment and training of the 36th Ulster Division and their journey to the Battle of the Somme; The Hogg Collection contains a few photographs of Ulster Volunteer Forces drilling on makeshift parade grounds. Documents: An original copy of the Proclamation of the Declaration of Independence of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Ireland that was issued on the steps of the General Post Office in Dublin on Easter Monday 1916. National Ulster Folk www.nmni.com/uftm/Collections Collections with a focus of Northern National Naval and Important Works of art, William Conor (1881-1968) Conor Sketchbooks: 1200 pencil sketches by the Belfast artist William Conor Ulster Folk and Transport Museum: None specific to the collection Searchable www.nmni.com/uftm/Collections Picture Library allows users Museums and Transport folk and transport history, Ireland collection shipping photographs, (1881-1968). They date from the period 1904-1920 and include several sketches October - February: Tuesday - catalogue to buy prints. Apply online for Northern Museum including Harland and objects - small, of soldiers. Titanic collections and newly-acquired Paul Louden-Brown White Friday: 10am - 4pm and Saturday and digitised copies of photographs that are Ireland Collections Wolff shipyard in Belfast. ephemera, Star Line Collection: Over 7000 items charting the history of the White Star Line and Sunday: 11am - 4pm. March content not currently available on the from its beginnings in 1869 to the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 and up to its - September: Tuesday - Sunday: Picture Library. merger with Cunard Lines in 1934. Almost all of the White Star Line’s ships were 10am - 5pm. Open on Bank built at Harland and Wolff’s shipyard in Belfast. Harland and Wolff Collection: Holidays throughout the year. c. 75,000 negatives showing all stages of the shipbuilding process and the shipyards of this important company. Includes hundreds of images produced by R. J. Welch, the firm’s official photographer from c1894-1920. Some of the collection like the Green Collection give a general picture of Northern Ireland from the 1880s to the 1940s but do not explicitly focus on the First World War. National Motor Further records www.beaulieu.co.uk/attractions/national- Papers covering the life South East National Aerial warfare Regular Private papers John Walter Edward No highlights/ details online. National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, www.youtube.com/user/ No online Contact the motor museum directly for No digitised content available Museum, relating to the motor-museum of Brigadier General collection Douglas-Scott-Montagu Brockenhurst, Hampshire, SO42 BeaulieuHampshire catalogue information. online. Beaulieu 2nd Baron Douglas-Scott-Montagu, (1866-1929) 7ZN: Museum opening hours: Daily www.flickr.com/photos/beaulieu_hants/ Montagu of Member of Joint War 10am - 5pm (between 1st October Beaulieu (1866 Air Committee (Inter- and 27th May) and daily 10am - http://twitter.com/#!/Beaulieu_Hants - 1929), Member Departmental Committee 6pm ( between 28th May and 30th www.facebook.com/ of Joint War on the Air Service) in 1916. September). Motoring Reference nationalmotormuseum Air Committee Library contacts: Telephone: 01590 (Inter- 614652. Email: motoring.library@ Departmental beaulieu.co.uk Committee on the Air Service) in 1916. National Motor Motor collection www.beaulieu.co.uk/attractions/national- Automobiles and South East National Industries Regular Objects - large Motor car: Hispano Suiza Alfonso XIII (made in 1912), one of the earliest sports National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, www.youtube.com/user/ Searchable www.beaulieu.co.uk/attractions/ Digitised images of vehicles in Museum, motor-museum/motor-collection?search=Sea motorcycles from the First collection and business, cars. The steering wheel was damaged when one of its previous owners was Brockenhurst, Hampshire, SO42 BeaulieuHampshire catalogue national-motor-museum/motor-collecti the collection are not available to Beaulieu rch+by+name&year=1919&Category=Most+Pop World War era. Science and killed by a ricocheting bullet during the Irish Rebellion in 1916. Motorcycle: 7ZN: Museum opening hours: Daily and digitised on?search=Search+by+name&year=1919 download or purchase. www.flickr.com/photos/beaulieu_hants/ ular&manufacturer=Search+by+manufacturer technology Norton BS (made in 1912), a racing motorcycle. 10am - 5pm (between 1st October content &Category=Most+Popular&manufacture and 27th May) and daily 10am - http://twitter.com/#!/Beaulieu_Hants r=Search+by+manufacturer 6pm ( between 28th May and 30th www.facebook.com/ September). Motoring Reference nationalmotormuseum Library contacts: Telephone: 01590 614652. Email: motoring.library@ beaulieu.co.uk National National portrait www.npg.org.uk/collections.php Most extensive collection London region National Cultural Highly Works of art, John French (1852-1925), Highlights of subject group: ‘World War One portraits’: Military officers: Sir A selection of portraits are on www.facebook.com/ Searchable www.npg.org.uk/collections.php Users are able to buy and or Portrait Gallery collections of portraits in the world. collection responses significant photographic John Fisher (1841-1920), John French, John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, Sir William Pulteney display at the National Portrait nationalportraitgallery catalogue license the image of each item. This includes portraits collections John William Pulteney (1861- Pulteney, Admiral David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, Henry Seymour Rawlinson, Gallery, London. Researchers and digitised Images are brought as prints http://twitter.com/#!/NPGLondon of some of the notable 1941), David Beatty (1871- 1st Baron Rawlinson of Trent, Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, Douglas Haig and can also use the Heinz Archive content rather than digital files. All national figures during the 1936), Henry Rawlinson Ferdinand Foch. Group portraits: General Officers of World War I (1922) by John and Library: Opening hours: www.flickr.com/people/ images available to purchase in First World War period. (1864-1925), Henry Wilson Singer Sargent, Statesmen of World War One (1924-1930) by Sir James Guthrie Tuesday - Friday: 10am - 5pm, by natportraitgallery/ this way are for display purposes (1864-1922), Douglas Haig and Naval Officers of World War I (1921) by Sir Arthur Stockdale Cope. Medical appointment only. Contact by post www.youtube.com/user/ only, not for further copying (1861-1928), Ferdinand Foch officers and nurses: Sir Alfred Keogh, Dame (Emma) Maud McCarthy (army to Head of Archive and Library, natportraitgallery and reproduction. Permission (1851-1929), Alfred Keogh matron-in-chief), William Halse Rivers Rivers, Edith Cavell and (Josephine) National Portrait Gallery, St is required for further copying (1857-1936), Maud McCarthy Letitia Denny Fairfield (chief medical officer for the Women’s Royal Air Force). Martin’s Place, London, WC2H 0HE or commercial use of the (1858-1949), William Rivers Politicians: David Lloyd George, Winston Churchill, Herbert Henry Asquith and or by telephone on 020 7321 6617 images. Different licences can (1864-1922), Edith Cavell Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby. Royalty: Edward, Duke of Windsor. Writers, poets or by email at [email protected]. be arranged to suit different (1865-1915), Letitia Denny and artists: Rupert Brooke (1911) by Clare Ewald, Rupert Brooke: photographs Research enquiries can be carried public or commercial uses of Fairfield (1885-1978), David by Sherrill Schell, 1913. Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1912) by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska out on behalf of researchers unable the images. Lloyd George (1863-1945), (sculptor), who was subsequently killed in action, serving with the French to visit the archive. Winston Churchill (1874- army at Neuville-Saint-Vaast. Isaac Rosenberg (circa 1915) by London Art 1965), Herbert Henry Asquith Studios. Isaac Rosenberg (1915) by Isaac Rosenberg. Wilfred Owen (1916) by (1852-1928), Edward VIII John Gunston, Charles Sorley (poet), Siegfried Sassoon, Edmund Blunden and (1894-1972), Rupert Brooke Robert Nichols. Library holds supporting documents for the portraits like books, (1887 -1915), Henri Gaudier- unpublished images and indexes. Archive of the National Portrait Gallery itself. Brzeska (1891-1915), Isaac Rosenberg (1890-1917), Wilfred Owen (1893-1918), Charles Sorley (1895-1915), Siegfried Sassoon (1886- 1967), Edmund Blunden (1896-1974), Robert Nichols (1893-1944), Edward Stanley (1865-1948)

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Holding Item/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type of Subject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of use institution organisation National Merger of www.nrscotland.gov.uk/ Merger of National Scotland National All esp. Pre-eminent Public records, National Archives of Scotland, an agency of the Scottish government: Records National Archives of Scotland: H M http://scotlandspeoplecentre.blogspot. Searchable www.nas.gov.uk/onlinecatalogue/ Open access to researchers Records of National Archives Archives of Scotland and collection Government and private papers, of Scottish government. Legal registers and court records. Private records of General Register House, 2 Princes com/ catalogue default.asp in person. National Archive of Scotland of Scotland and General Register Office for politics institutional Scottish businesses, landed estates, families, churches and other corporate Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian Scotland asks users to note that www.facebook.com/pages/National- General Register Scotland into the National records, bodies. Maps, plans, architectural and technical drawings from government EH1 3YY: Search room opening “it is not possible to view the Records-of-Scotland/152553494814556 Office for Records of Scotland. photographic departments, nationalised industries, transport systems, courts, churches, hours:. Contact the archives in actual records online - to view Scotland Both parts currently collections, private and corporate bodies. HH31: First World War files of the Scottish Office, advance to find out where items the actual record, or in some maintaining independent works of art 1914-1938. GD1/1265: World War One letters and other related records including are available to view. If the item cases a surrogate such as a websites and catalogue ration books, field service postcards, photographs, an embroidered birthday has been digitised but a user digital image, it is necessary information until the new card and two red cloth poppies. IRS26: Estate Duty Office: Establishment Files: would like to see the original, an to visit our search rooms in website that amalgamates Staffing during World War One (including information on the employment of Application for Access to Original person.” ScotlandsPeople the two is launched. women). General Register Office for Scotland: Important family history records Records form must be completed. Centre has search rooms where including birth, death and marriage registers, and census returns. Military Contact the Archives by telephone digitised material can be viewed records: the Army Returns (births, deaths and marriages of Scots at military on +44(0)131 535 1314 or by and saved on a memory stick for stations abroad from 1881-1959), marriages by Army chaplains outside the UK email at [email protected] future reference. since 1892 and the War registers record the deaths of Scots serving as Warrant . The direct line to the Historical Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers or Men in the Army (but not officers) and Search Room is +44(0)131 535 also Petty Officers or Men in the Royal Navy during World War I (1914 -1918). 1334. General Register Office for Scotland: Extract Ordering Service: For births, deaths and marriage certificates, users need to call 0131 314 4411. Office hours: Monday - Friday: 9am - 4.30 pm. Users will need to quote credit or debit card details. ScotlandsPeople Centre, General Register House, 2 Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3YY: Monday - Friday: 9am - 4.30pm. To pre-book a day search place, phone 0131 314 4300 or use the online booking form. National Screen National www.archif.com/index.php?id=3977 National collection of films Wales National Propaganda, Highly Film, oral David Lloyd George (1863- Film: Hepworth Cinema Interviews - I, II and III (1916), propaganda motion Viewing room and sound booth, http://twitter.com/#!/NSSAW Searchable http://cat.llgc.org.uk/cgi-bin/gw/ The Life of David Lloyd George and Sound collection of and sound recordings collection Government significant testimony 1945), Herbert Henry Asquith pictures, made by Cecil Hepworth just before the fall of Asquith’s government ground floor of the National Library catalogue chameleon?skin=nssaw&lng=en# can be partially viewed online http://blog.archif.com/?feed=rss2 Archive of Welsh films and from the late nineteenth and politics, (1852-1928), Andrew Bonar and released in September 1916, that “interview” British statesmen of the day. of Wales: Opening hours: Monday - and digitised and a DVD copy ordered. Text Wales sound recordings century to the present day. Post-war Law (1858-1923), Robert Format is a short clip of the statesman followed by inter-titles giving his name Friday: 10am - 5pm. A day’s notice http://blog.archif.com/?id=4013 content from the website relating to Films from the First World reconstruction, Cecil (1864-1958), John and a quotation from one of his speeches. (REEL I INTERVIEWS: Bonar Law, is required to allow the archivists personal copies: “The Archive War era focus on the role Memorials French (1852-1925), Edward Robert Cecil, Will Crooks, John Masefield, T McKinnon Wood, George Askwith, to prepare the material. Viewing can, for a fee, provide copies to of David Lloyd George. Grey (1862-1933), Alexandre Earl of Meath, Robert Anderson, Lord Mersey, Arthur Foley Winnington Ingram material is free of charge but individuals for private use. This is Millerand (1843-1943), - Bishop of London, Field Marshal Viscount French, Edward Grey, H H Asquith. users must hold a Reader’s Ticket subject to obtaining permission Thomas McKinnon Wood REEL II INTERVIEWS: Lord Desborough, Lord Crewe, F R Benson, H B Irving, to the National Library of Wales. from the copyright holders. The (1855-1927) Father Bernard Vaughan, Walter Long, John Redmond, Walter Runciman, H A research service is available to individual requiring the copy will J Tennant, Ian Hamilton, David Lloyd George. REEL III INTERVIEWS: Hiram commercial users but is subject be asked to sign a contract which Maxim, Lord Selborne, Lord Derby, Lord Rotheram, Viscount Bryce, Squire to charges. conforms with the Archive’s Bancroft, W W Jacobs, John William Gulland, Herbert Samuel, James William terms and conditions.” Copies Lowther, Reginald McKenna, Arthur James Balfour). The Life Story of David for commercial use can also be Lloyd George, a Ideal Film Company motion picture, made in 1918. Format: arranged; contact the Archive Black and white, silent. Depicts the life and times of David Lloyd George (played for details. by Norman Page) from his Non-Conformist beginnings in Wales, his part in the Liberal reforms before the war and the his wartime roles, first as Minister of Munitions, then as Secretary of State for War and finally as Prime Minister. Includes a scene in which David Lloyd George visits the troops in the trenches, thought to have been filmed on the Salisbury Plain. Unveiling of Aberystwyth War Memorial (1923). Topical Film Company films: “Peace Conference” at Lympne (1920), David Lloyd George and the French Prime Minister Alexandre Millerand. Searching Germany’s Pockets (1921), subtitle: Premier goes to Paris to Ensure that Germany Pays to the “Utmost Farthing”. Pathe: “Legionaries” at Cenotaph, Prince of Wales in Cardiff, Lloyd George at Home. Sound: Hanes merched Cymru 1900-1918 Amgueddfeydd ac Orielau Cenedlaethol Cymru: A collection of reminiscences on different aspects of Welsh women’s lives between 1900 and 1918, giving a personal insight into women’s working practices and living conditions. World War I experiences told by Mr Whitley, recorded when Mr Whitley, in his eighties, spoke of his experiences to pupils at Deeside High School. Northern Digital Film www.digitalfilmarchive.net/dfa/ Part of the BFI’s Northern National Propaganda, Highly Film Edward Carson (1854-1935), Compilation of films brought together from a number of different archives Online resource www.facebook.com/ Searchable www.digitalfilmarchive.net/dfa/ Links to the different Ireland Screen, Archive Millennium Project, the Ireland collection Empire significant George Richardson (1847- including National Museums Northern Ireland (Ulster Museum), Public Record northernirelandscreen catalogue browse.asp contributors’ sites where the Belfast Digital Film Archive makes 1931) Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI). Ulster Day (1912): Ulstermen sign the and digitised films can be viewed https://twitter.com/#!/NIScreen available over seventy Solemn League and Covenant to oppose Home Rule. Leader of the Ulster content hours of film footage Unionist party, Sir Edward Carson, is seen signing the Covenant (Rights Holder: www.linkedin.com/company/northern- depicting Northern Irish BFI). Belfast Unionist Demonstration (1913): Unionist clubs and soldiers of the ireland-screen history from the late 1890s Ulster Volunteer Force are inspected by Sir Edward Carson and General Sir www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/ to 2000. George Richardson at the agricultural showground at Balmoral in south Belfast XML/rss.xml (Rights Holder: Northern Ireland Office). Suffragettes calling for the arrest of Bonar Law and Carson (1913): Suffragette march in London during which they Links to enable users to share each page called for the arrest of vocal opponents of votes for women (Rights Holder: of the website on over 340 other sites Pathe). Further films showing Ulster Unionists rallies. With the North and South Irish at the Front Part 1 and Part 2 (1915 - 1917): Released in 1918, these propaganda films intended to show the unity of the Irish by juxtaposing clips of 16th Division (largely made up of Nationalists) and the 36th Division (largely Unionists) (Rights Holder: IWM). Aftermath of the Easter Rising (1916): Dublin street scenes (Rights Holder: IWM). Irish Demonstrate Against Military Service (1918): Protest in reaction to the British government’s decision to introduce conscription in Ireland in 1918 (Rights Holder: British Pathe). A number of films relating to the Irish war of independence and Partition. Parliamentary Parliamentary www.parliament.uk/archives Archives of the House London region National Government and Pre-eminent Public records, David Lloyd George (1863- Records of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The Beaverbrook Parliamentary Archives, Houses www.facebook.com/ Searchable www.parliament.uk/business/ No digitised content available Archives Archives of Commons, House of collection politics personal papers, 1945), Frances Stevenson Papers: BBK/E relate to his part in the First World War. Papers of Andrew Bonar of Parliament, London, SW1A pages/UK-Parliamentary- catalogue publications/parliamentary-archives/ online. Access status is open. Lords and to other records photographic (1888-1972), Andrew Bonar Law, Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1915, Chancellor of the Exchequer 0PW. Access to the Archives is Archives/114697578628112 https:// archives-catalogue/ A reference number allows relating to Parliament collections Law (1858-1923), William 1916-1918, Leader of the House of Commons 1916-1921, and finally, with via Black Rod’s Garden Entrance. twitter.com/#!/UKParlArchives users to order copies or enquire including a number of Maxwell “Max” Aitken (Lord Beaverbrook’s backing, Prime Minister in 1922, after the fall of Lloyd George. Opening times: Monday - Friday: about records before visiting the personal collection like Beaverbrook) (1879-1964), Papers of Admiral Lord Fisher: Correspondence with Churchill at the Admiralty, 9.30am - 5pm. By appointment Archives. those of David Lloyd John “Jacky” Fisher (1841- Asquith and Lloyd-George. Papers of Frances Stevenson, Personal Secretary only. Two working days’ notice George, Arthur Bonar Law 1920) and future wife of Lloyd George. Papers of David Lloyd George, Prime Minister required. Visitors need to bring and Lord Beaverbrook. from the end of 1916. Full list available at: www.portcullis.parliament.uk/ photographic identification with dserve/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&d them to the Archive but there is no sqDb=Subjects&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28Term%3D%27first%20world%20 registration. Contact the Archive war%27%29 by post, by telephone on +44 (0)20 7219 3074 or by email at archives@ parliament.uk Public Record Public records www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_ Public records of Northern National All (esp. Pre-eminent Public records, The vast majority of government department records date from the 1920 Opening Hours: Monday - www.flickr.com/photos/proni Searchable www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_ No digitised content available Office of and privately- records_held/records_held_in_proni.htm government departments, Ireland collection Government private papers, Government of Ireland Act. Non-departmental public organisations include Wednesday: 9am - 4.45pm, catalogue archives/ecatalogue.htm online. Item reference numbers Northern deposited previously ministries, and politics, institutional records for schools, the Crown court, Coroner’s court and County Councils. Thursday: 10am - 8.45pm and can be used to order up item Ireland (PRONI) archives of the Northern Ireland Crime and the records, Privately deposited archives include business records, church records, Friday: 9am - 4.45pm. As some to view. (overview) government. Also records Judiciary) photographic emigration records, newspapers, photographs, political papers, family papers, documents have restricted access of non-governmental collections, solicitors’ papers and sporting associations’ papers. Numerous diaries, letters or are stored offsite it is advisable public organisations works of art and journals relating to the First World War. Examples of family history: Letters to call the Archive before visiting on and privately deposited of the Perceval-Maxwell family: 700 letters between two brothers and their (+44) 028 90 534800 or by emailing archives. father, who all fought in the First World War, and Edith, their mother and wife [email protected]. respectively. Example of administrative document: COM/43/1/1: Item detailing compensation to owners whose fishing boats were sunk German submarines during the First World War. Library and Database www.liscni.co.uk/search.php Contributors include Northern National Memorials Highly Public records, Using funding from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, LISCNI are Online resource www.liscni.co.uk/blog/ Searchable www.liscni.co.uk/search.php Some items are available on Information of projects Libraries NI, PRONI, Ireland collection significant private papers, focused on digitising Belfast street maps up to 1900 and the extension of the catalogue CD-ROM, others are available to Services Council undertaken by Queen’s University Belfast, institutional digitisation of Street Directories being carried out by PRONI. The website download. Northern libraries and University of Ulster and records, provides links back to individual archives rather than holding the digitised Ireland: Digital archives to National Museums of photographic information in a centralised way. Resources NI digitise their Northern Ireland. collections, collections works of art

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Holding Item/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type of Subject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of use institution organisation Science Medical www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/about_us/ A number of the London region National Medical science Highly Objects - small, The Wellcome Trust has permanently leant the Science Museum 100,000 items Small object storage facility, Blythe http://sciencemuseumdiscovery.com/ Summary guide www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/ Digital photographs are not Museum collections about_the_museum/collections/about_the_ collections are on collection significant objects - large, that cover the history of medicine from the last five centuries. Without an House, West London. Large objects blogs/collections/ onlinestuff/museum_objects/science_ available to share or download. collections/medicine.aspx permanent loan from works of art, online catalogue and with only a small number of items on display it is hard to are stored at the Science Museum, and_art_of_medicine.aspx Inventory number allows users the Wellcome Trust. The photographic ascertain what items in the collection relate to the First World War. Of those Wroughton: To make appointments to make further enquiries about collections are strongest collections objects on display, a number relate to the First World War period for instance for access to the collections, users a specific item. in the fields of medical contraceptive sponges, skin testing set for allergies, intubation set for children, need to contact Rebecca Storr, science, public health and laryngeal instruments, other medical implements and remedies from the period Collections Access Coordinator, psychology. for example ampoules of Strophanthin, an extract from the Strophanthus plant, at Blythe House, 23 Blythe Road, made by the Burroughs Wellcome & Co. for the treatment of heart conditions Kensington Olympia, London, W14 0QX or by telephone on 020 7751 1245 or by email at rebecca.storr@ sciencemuseum.org.uk Science Archive www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/about_us/ Company papers and London region National Science and Highly Private papers, Albert Beaumont Wood (1890 A B Wood: Papers of A B Wood, Admiralty scientist and a member of the Board Science Museum Library & Wroughton Library: Searchable http://unicorn.lib.ic.ac.uk/uhtbin/opac/ No digitised content available Museum collections about_the_museum/science_library/new_ personal papers of collection Technology significant photographic - 1964), R. E. B. Crompton of Invention and Research during the First World War. Berner: Papers and Archives, Science Museum at catalogue websml online. QR code for each item https://twitter.com/#!/GalileosBalls collections/archive.aspx distinguished scientists collections (1845-1940), E. C. Given associated objects of C.A.O. Berner including details of cables laid and repaired Wroughton, Hackpen Lane, in the collection allows users and inventors. (1870-1961), Henry Norman by different ships during the First World War. Bakelite Xylonite Ltd: Records Wroughton , Swindon, SN4 9NS: with smart phones to be sent the (1858-1939), Henry Tinsley of Bakelite Xylonite Ltd, plastics manufacturers, and constituent companies. Monday - Friday: 10am - 5pm. By information electronically. Users c.1877-1986. Crompton: R.E.B. Crompton historic collection of papers relating to appointment only. Contact staff by can then share the information Crompton’s electrical engineering firm, 1870s - 1950s. Given: Photos, technical telephone on +44 (0)1793 846 222 by email or using social drawings, reports re construction, testing and use of airships as relating to the or by email at SMLWroughton@ networking sites. work of E.C. Given, Director of Airship Production at the Admiralty 1917-19 and sciencemuseum.org.uk Director General of Factories at the Ministry of Munitions 1919-20. 1917-1927. Hooper: Records of Hooper and Co., a coachbuilding company that produced Sopwith Camels during the First World War. Napier: Papers of D. Napier & Sons Ltd., a company that designed and built aeroengines, aircraft and other vehicles during the First World War. Norman: Papers of Sir Henry Norman, liaison officer at the Ministry of Munitions during the First World War. Tinsley: Papers of Henry Tinsley & Co, manufacturers of submarine telegraph equipment. ca.1913-1927. Tate Collection National www.tate.org.uk/collections/about.htm One hundred and fifty London region National Cultural Highly Works of art David Bomberg (1890-1957), Two paintings by David Bomberg one of which is a preliminary study for a Prints and Drawings Rooms at Tate http://twitter.com/#!/Tate Searchable www.tate-images.com/index.asp www. Ongoing digitisation of collection Collection of art works of art are listed collection responses significant Muirhead Bone (1876-1953), painting commissioned by the Canadian Government for a War Memorial Britain: Monday - Friday: 10.30am catalogue tate.org.uk/servlet/SimpleSearch to make thumbnail images of http://channel.tate.org.uk/#media:/ under the subject heading Frank Brangwyn (1867- exhibition. A number of drawings and watercolours of the towns and villages - 1pm and 2pm - 4.30pm. Visitors and digitised each work of art available to media/1115319613001&list:/channel/ of the First World War. 1956), George Clausen behind the Western Front and lithographs of British shipyards by Sir Muirhead need to make an appointment in content users of the online catalogue. playlists/45927933001&context:/ They are mainly drawings (1852-1944), Tacita Dean Bone. Lithographs on paper of naval scenes by Sir Frank Brangwyn. Lithographs advance and can enquire about High resolution images are channel/playlists and prints. (born 1965), Georgio de of industrial scenes in Britain by Sir George Clausen. Lithographs of women Saturday appointments. Contact available to download for Chirico (1888-1978), Sir workers by Archibald Standish Hartrick. Portrait of T. E. Lawrence by Augustus information: Address: Prints and registered users from Tate Jacob Epstein (1880-1959), John. Drawings and paintings by Eric Kennington. Drawings and paintings by Drawings Rooms, Tate Britain, Images website. Copyright of Max Ernst (1891-1976), C.R.W. Nevinson. Single works by Georgio de Chirico, Sir Jacob Epstein, Max Millbank, London, SW1P 4RG. these images in some cases Edward Reginald Frampton Ernst, Edward Reginald Frampton, Eric Gill, Maurice Greiffenhagen. Mark Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7887 8042 belongs to Tate but in other (1872-1923), Mark Gertler Gertler’s Merry-Go-Round (1916) brings the shock of the First World War into / 8657. Email: studyroom@tate. instances, remains with the (1891-1939), Eric Gill the fairground. Drawings by Charles Pears of transport by sea. Lithographs org.uk artist or artist’s estate. For the (1882-1940), Maurice of the fall of Ostend by Gerald Pryse. A number of works by of Sir William artwork itself, if the artist is Greiffenhagen (1862-1931), Rothenstein and Claude Shepperson. Modern artwork in response to the First alive, or has been dead for less Archibald Standish Hartrick World War: Etchings from photographic negatives of First World War images by than 70 years, there will be a (1864-1950), Augustus Tacita Dean (born 1965). A series of etchings on paper by John Walker. separate copyright in the work John (1878-1961), Eric itself that is additional to the Kennington (1888-1960), copyright in the photographic C.R.W. Nevinson (1889-1946), reproduction. Contact Tate for Charles Pears (1873-1958), further copyright information Gerald Pryse (1880-1957), [email protected] William Rotherstein (1872- 1945), Claude Shepperson (1867-1921), John Walker (born 1939) The National UK government’s www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/ Records of the British London region National All (esp. Pre-eminent Public records, Highlights: Cabinet and government department papers; British army units Entrance is free and there is no http://twitter.com/#!/uknatarchives Searchable www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ As well as searching the full Archives official archive government and armed collection Government private papers, war diaries; records of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (1917-1918), later need to book. Opening hours: catalogue documentsonline/ catalogue, users can search (overview) forces. Court records. and politics, institutional Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps (1918-1920). These records are held in Tuesday: 9am - 7pm, Wednesday: and digitised DocumentsOnline for items One of the world’s largest Crime and the records, the series WO 398. Many of the most popular records are available online via 9am - 5pm, Thursday: 9am - 7pm, content that are available to download. collections of maps. Judiciary) photographic DocumentsOnline. For example census records, a selection of Cabinet Papers Friday and Saturday: 9am - 5pm. Images are supplied for research collections, and Military and Defence papers, service record cards for officers’ serving in the Users that already have a Reader’s purposes only. If users need works of art Royal Navy, RNR, RNVR and WRNS, First World War Campaign Medals records, Ticket may order up six items in images at a higher resolution Registers of Seamen’s Services, Prisoners of War Interviews, Victoria Cross advance. they need to contact the Image Registers, Recommendations for Honours and Awards (Army) and RAF Officers’ Library. Service Records 1918-1919. Image Library: First World War collection. Victoria and Victoria and www.vam.ac.uk/page/t/the-collections/ A large range of object London region National All esp. Highly Works of art, Marthe Picard, Archibald Greetings and Christmas cards, song booklets and other ephemera. V&A Museum: Opening hours: www.vam.ac.uk/channel/ www.flickr. Searchable http://collections.vam.ac.uk/ Each item record can be Albert Museum Albert Museum some relating directly to collection Industries significant photographic Hartrick, Claude Allin International collection of furniture, household and decorative objects produced Monday - Sunday: 10am - 5.45pm com/groups/thevanda/ http://twitter. catalogue printed or shared by email or collections the First World War, like and business, collections, Shepperson, Henry Lamb and used in the First World War period. From biscuit tins to brooches. Games and Thursday: 10am - 10pm. Prints com/#!/V_and_A www.facebook.com/ and digitised on other social media sites. posters in the collection, Popular culture, objects - small, (1883-1960), C. R. W. like ‘Get Rid of Huns’ maze puzzle made in 1916 and others made by soldiers and Drawings Study Room Level 4, victoriaandalbertmuseum content The images are copyrighted. others relating to the era Women, printed books, Nevinson (1889-1946), Paul and sailors at the Lord Roberts Memorial Workshops. Posters - French - Henry Cole Wing, V&A: Tuesday - Copyright information: “No of the First World War like Propaganda. ephemera Nash (1889-1946), William Mangez moins de viande (1915), designed by Marthe Picard. German posters. Saturday: 10am - 5pm. Users can copyright or proprietary right examples of furniture and Memorial Roberts (1895-1980), Frank British posters like those designed by Sir Frank Brangwyn, for example Put view prints, drawings, paintings is conveyed with the use of clothes produced in the Brangwyn (1867-1956), Eric Strength in the Final Blow, Buy War Bonds. Photographs of soldiers and civilians and photographs. Contact the images downloaded by this early twentieth century. Gill (1882-1940) in wartime Britain. Prints: series of twelve by Archibald Hartrick, commissioned Prints and Drawings Study Room by site. Using images from the site by the Underground Electric Railways Company of London depicting women’s telephone on +44(0)20 7942 2563 or does not release you from the war work. Series of six prints by Claude Allin Shepperson, commissioned by by email at [email protected] copyright restrictions applicable the Ministry of Information to show how casualties were cared for in France. to those images.” Images can Drawings and paintings of several war artists including the following examples: be ordered at a low or high Watercolour by Henry Lamb of Palestinian landscape (1917-1918). Banking at resolution, subject to terms 4000 feet (1917) by C. R. W. Nevinson. The Old Front Line, St Eloi, Ypres Salient and conditions. See conditions: (1917) by Paul Nash. Soldiers Erecting Camouflage at Roclincourt near Arras http://collections.vam.ac.uk/ (1918), a drawing by William Roberts. Memorial to the staff of the Victoria and information/information_ Albert Museum that were killed during the First World War, designed by Eric termsandconditions Gill. API terms and conditions: http://collections.vam.ac.uk/ information/information_ apiterms Regional/ Local Archive

Ayrshire Records of local www.ayrshirearchives.org.uk/default.asp Records of Ayrshire Scotland Regional Memorials, Regular Private papers, No online catalogue. Records of schools and businesses, churches, parish Watson Peat Building, Scottish None specific to the collection No online www.ayrshirearchives.org.uk/search.as No digitised content available Archives government, including the Cumbraes archive/ Government institutional councils and poor relief committees, scout groups and sporting associations Agricultural College Auchincruive, catalogue for p?searchterm=1918&searchtype=main# online in relation to the First businesses and and Arran. museum and politics, records, through the First World War period. From the National Archives new accessions Ayr, KA6 5HW: Opening hours: First World War World War. communities Religion, photographic lists: 2009: Colmonell War Memorial Committee: Records including minutes Tuesday: 9.30am-1pm and 2pm- material during the First Voluntary collections and correspondence between 1919-1950 and Stevenston Co-operative Society 4pm by appointment only. Contact World War. Organisations Women’s Guild: records incl minutes 1917-1964 (09/23). 2006: West of Scotland the Archives by telephone on 01292 Agricultural College, Auchincruive: additional records 1806-20th cent (ACCN 521819 or by email at archives@ 1192). south-ayrshire.gov.uk. Many East Ayrshire records are available at the Burns Monument Centre in Kilmarnock and the archivist is on duty there every Wednesday. Telephone 01563 576695 or 576696 for further information. Bath Record Records of local www.batharchives.co.uk/default.aspx Records of the city and its South West Local archive/ DORA and Regular Private papers Records of schools, businesses and local government. Example: Ministry of Bath & North East Somerset None specific to the collection Searchable www1.somerset.gov.uk/DServe/dserve. No digitised content available Office government, people during the First museum restrictions Public Building and Works: Deeds and files relating to the wartime requisition Record Office, Guildhall, High catalogue exe?dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&d online. Reference numbers businesses and World War. of the Empire Hotel, Bath 1902-1986 (Acc 807). Family papers: Goulding family Street, Bath, BA1 5AW: Opening (incomplete) sqCmd=Search.tcl for each item allows users to communities of Bath: corresp, photographs and papers 1914-1970. Staight family papers: hours: Tuesday - Thursday: 9am make enquiries directly with during the First Correspondence from France of R. N. Staight to his parents at home. Dorothy - 1pm and 2pm - 5pm, Friday: the archives. Each item has an World War. Phillips of Bath: personal and family papers and photographs 1890-1980 9am - 1pm and 2pm - 4.30pm, access statues, most are ‘open’ by appointment only. Contact the but some are ‘mixed’. Users can archive by telephone on +44 (0)1225 request copies of documents 477421 or by email at archives@ from the archives using the bathnes.gov.uk reference numbers.

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Holding Item/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type of Subject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of use institution organisation Bedfordshire Records of local www.bedfordshire.gov. Photographs, postcards, Eastern England Regional Military service Regular Private papers, Home Front records: Papers of the War Agricultural Executive Committee Bedfordshire and Luton Archives None specific to the collection Searchable http://apps.bedscc.gov.uk/bedsccis3/ Digitised images of photographs, and Luton government, uk/CommunityAndLiving/ private papers and archive/ (combat photographic including orders to plow up the pasture for crop planting and the employment of and Record Service, Riverside catalogue default.aspx drawings and documents Archives Service businesses and ArchivesAndRecordOffice/ correspondence. museum experience), collections, enemy prisoners of war on British farms. Records of Stratton Park Agricultural Building, Borough Hall, Cauldwell (incomplete) accompany some of the items. communities GuidesToCollections/GuidesToCollections. DORA and institutional Training Centre, Biggleswade, that taught wounded ex-servicemen how to run Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire, and digitised The images cannot be purchased during the First aspx restrictions, papers small farms. Records of the Women’s War Agricultural Committee. Records MK42 9AP: Opening hours: Monday: content or downloaded without World War. Hospitals and of War Charities. Records of the War Pensions Committee. Nursing Records 9am - 7pm, Tuesday, Wednesday consulting the archive directly. convalescence, of the Bedfordshire branch of the Red Cross and VADs. Papers of the Relief of and Friday: 9am - 5pm. No The archives hope to have all of Agriculture and Distress Committee. Private papers: Wilfred Hammond, soldier, 8th Battalion appointment required. Contact the the records online by 2015. food production, Kings Royal Rifle Corps: correspondence with his mother whilst serving in archive with enquiries by telephone Prisoners France in during the First World War (Z1360). The diary of Evelyn Jackson, VAD on 01234 228833. of War and nurse, 1916 (full transcript available as a pdf file). Letters of Richard Dillingham Internees, of Flitwick, who served in the 7th Lincolnshire Regiment. He was killed in Voluntary November 1917 defending the Ypres Salient. Roll of Honour and War Memorials. Organisations, Miscellaneous collection of military diagrams. Collections of Armistice letters Women and attestation books. Birmingham Papers of the www.birmingham.gov.uk/archives# Business records, West Midlands Regional Industries Regular Private papers, George Cadbury (1839-1922), During the First World War Cadbury’s started to produce the Milk Tray and Birmingham Archives and Heritage, None specific to the collection Full catalogue www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/ Online catalogue currently City Archives Cadbury family of advertising campaigns, archive/ and business, photographic Laurence John Cadbury supplied these chocolates to soldiers at the Front. The collection includes Central Library, Chamberlain listing available records.aspx?cat=143-ms466&cid=1-3- contains records of only 5.5 Birmingham newspaper cuttings, museum Religion, collections (1889-1982), Elizabeth Mary photographs showing the production and distribution of these chocolates. Square, Birmingham, B3 3HQ: via the National 4&kw=first%20world%20war#1-3-4 percent of the collection. Adding photographs, family Pacifism and Cadbury (1858-1951) Records also chart the changing price of cocoa during the war and the Open Access Research Area is Archives’ entries to the online catalogue journals, photographs and Conscientious advertising campaigns used by the chocolate manufacturer during the war. open Monday – Friday: 9am – 8pm Access to is an ongoing project. Online gramophone records. Objection Personal papers of a large number of the Cadbury family including Dame and Saturday: 9am – 5pm. Secure Archives page catalogue shows preparations Elizabeth Mary Cadbury. serving area is open Tuesday, for thumbnails and document Wednesday and Friday: 10am images. Currently these are – 5pm, Thursday: 10am – 8pm blank columns on the results and Saturday 10am – 5pm. Users page of the catalogue. Access need a County Archive Research status is open. Network ticket to use the archives. Telephone: 0121 303 4549. Email: archives.heritage@birmingham. gov.uk Birmingham Local records www.birmingham.gov.uk/archives# Papers of local West Midlands Regional Military service Regular Private papers, Richard Threlfall (1861- Records of Birmingham City Council. List of Birmingham Post Office staff, with Birmingham Archives and Heritage, None specific to the collection Searchable http://calmview.birmingham. Online catalogue currently City Archives relating to the businesses, schools, archive/ (British), photographic 1932), Ebenezer Anthony details of their First World War services. Records of churches and Birmingham Central Library, Chamberlain catalogue gov.uk/CalmView/advanced. contains records of only 5.5 First World War. churches and branches museum Memorials, collections, Lees (1853-1931) Hebrew Congregation and the Hebrew School. Circulars displayed in Catholic Square, Birmingham, B3 3HQ: aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog percent of the collection. Adding of national organisations. Industries printed books, churches on recruitment, fund raising and coal rationing. Businesses: Papers of Open Access Research Area is entries to the online catalogue Private papers of and business, newspapers, oral Midland Counties Dairies Ltd. Oral testimony: Harry Horton (b. 1875) talks about open Monday – Friday: 9am – 8pm is an ongoing project. Online individuals and families Voluntary testimony his experiences during the First World War in 1961. Interviews with veteran and Saturday: 9am – 5pm. Secure catalogue shows preparations who lived in Birmingham. organisations officers of the First World War: Brigadier Lucas Philips, Henry Williamson, Lord serving area is open Tuesday, for thumbnails and document Records of local Chandos and Robert Graves, in 1971. Private papers: Papers of Sir Richard Wednesday and Friday: 10am images. Currently these are government departments. Threlfall (1861-1932) who served on the committee of the Naval Board of – 5pm, Thursday: 10am – 8pm blank columns on the results Invention and Research during the First World War. He worked on projects to and Saturday 10am – 5pm. Users page of the catalogue. Access improve munitions and smoke screens. Papers of Ebenezer Anthony Lees (1853- need a County Archive Research status is open (apart recent 1931) who served as secretary to the Lady Mayoress’ Depot, a post that oversaw Network ticket to use the archives. records of the Birmingham City five thousand volunteer workers. This service was recognized by the Crown and Telephone: 0121 303 4549. Email: Council). Lees was awarded an O.B.E. in 1918. Papers of Sergeant Charles Blackwell, who archives.heritage@birmingham. enlisted in the 3rd Royal Warwickshire Regiment in 1911 and served in France gov.uk and Italy during the war. Bristol Record Records of local www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure- Newspaper cuttings, South West Local archive/ Military service Regular Private papers, Newspaper cuttings with photographs of voluntary workers at ‘The Alexandra’ Tuesday - Friday: 9am - 4.30pm, None specific to the collection Searchable http://archives.bristol.gov.uk/dserve/ Open access. Low resolution Office government, and-culture/records-and-archives/ photographs, personal museum (combat photographic hospital, Clifton, during the First World War. Identity cards from the First World first two Thursdays of the month: catalogue thumbnails attached to some businesses and memoirs and records of experience), collections, War. Papers and memoirs of men who served during the war. Printed books 9am - 7pm, first two Saturdays of and digitised items. Digitisation bureau allows communities memorials. Memorials, printed books, for reference like Army Service Records of the First World War, printed by the the month: 10am - 4pm content users to instruct the archive to during the First Hospitals and newspapers National Archives in 1997. Photographs and pictures relating to the war held digitise an item and send out World War. convalescence, by the Record Office, for example Bristol Motorcycle Club taking Australian copies by email and by post. Voluntary soldiers from Southmead Hospital on an outing and people looking at a tank in Price guide for this service is Organisations, central Bristol. Society of Friends papers including instructions for Quakers and available online. See www. Pacifism and the war and war work by Quakers. List of war dead of the University of Bristol bristol.gov.uk/node/5526 Conscientious compiled for a service at Bristol Cathedral, rolls of honour and arrangements Objectors for the erection of war memorials. Croydon Records of local www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/archives/ Letters and private papers London region Local archive/ Pacifism and Regular Private papers Records of churches, schools and local businesses in Croydon spanning the Local Studies Library, Level None specific to the collection Database www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/archives/ Research database is currently Archives Service government, archives museum Conscientious twentieth century. Papers of individuals: Recent acquisitions include those of 3, Central Library, Croydon information rsdatabase a broken web link. Paper businesses and Objection George Glasscock, conscientious objector: correspondence 1916-1919 (A975), Clocktower, Katharine Street, only catalogues available at the Local communities William Charles Berwick Sayers (1881-1960), librarian of Croydon Public Croydon, CR9 1ET: Monday: 10am Studies Library. during the First Libraries, poet and historian: diaries and papers 1899-1940 (A1011), Austin – 1pm and 2pm – 7pm, Wednesday World War. Bennet, soldier: correspondence rel to service in France, India and Middle East and Friday: 10am – 1pm and 2pm – 1916-18 (A942) 5.30pm and first and third Saturday of the month: 10am – 1pm and 2pm – 4.30pm. Contact the Local Studies Library by telephone on 020 8726 6900 and by email at localstudies@ croydon.gov.uk Derbyshire Records of www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_ Private papers, East Midlands Regional Military service Regular Private papers, Family papers: Records of the Gell family of Hopton Hall, Derbyshire. Papers of County Hall Local Studies Library, http://recordoffice.wordpress.com/ Searchable www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_ No digitised content available Record Office families, office/ information on memorials archive/ (combat photographic the Barton family of Derby. Papers or Tomlinson Family of Darley Abbey (1664- Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3AG: catalogue office/records/catalogue/default.asp online. Each item has a businesses and and rolls of honour, museum experience), collections, 1994). Papers of Titterton family of Middleton by Youlgreave including letter Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 4.30pm reference number that can be individuals who magazines, postcards, Memorials, objects - small from ‘Jack’, at the front in northern France, to ‘Bess’, about family matters and one Saturday per month. quoted when contacting the lived or worked First World War poster Voluntary and the German retreat, Oct 1918. Businesses: Robinson and Sons Ltd, textile Contact the staff by telephone archive directly. in Derbyshire and photographs from Organisations, and packaging manufacturers, Chesterfield, report the effect of the war on on 01629 536579 or by email at during the First Chestfield’s Elder Yard Hospitals and their business. Minutes of the Central Association of the Lime and Limestone [email protected] or World War. Chapel. Also includes two Convalescence, Industry of Great Britain, 1911-1922. Private papers: Sergeant James Lomas [email protected] medals. Industries Barratt, Machine Gun Corps: diaries, research notes and transcripts 1915-16, and business, 1985-86 (D7158). Papers of Colonel Herbert Brooke-Taylor (1855-1923) on his Women First World War-era work with the Red Cross, Boy Scouts and various relief committees. Papers of Joseph Arthur Hodgkiss’s service in the First World War including photographs and letters home. He served with the Royal Field Artillery and died on the 8th of October 1917. He is buried at Godewaersvelde British Cemetery in northern France. Papers of William Bertram Weston (1892-c1963) of Chaddesden, Lance Corporal, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry: Includes diaries, letters and service papers. Papers of Gerard Fowkes, who served in the 8th battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment. He died in September 1915, aged 18. He is commemorated on the Loos Memorial. Papers of Horace John Rylands, 16 machine Gun. Co. on his active service in France, Belgium and Germany, including album of sketches of military life, 1916-1918. Papers of Millicent Jackson, who worked at the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary during the war. Postcards featuring photographs of soldiers in trenches during the First World War. Rolls of honour associated with different places in Derbyshire. Devon Record Records of local www.devon.gov.uk/record_office.htm Private papers, South West Regional Military service Regular Private papers, John Couch, soldier: diaries and papers rel to First World War service and Monday - Friday: 10am - 6pm and Links to enable users to share each page Searchable http://app-calmview.devon.gov.uk/ Open access Office government, photographs and records archive/ (combat public records, later involvement with the Devon and Exeter Football League 1914-1987 (7659). occasional Saturdays: 9.30am - on Facebook, delicious, dig, StumbleUpon catalogue CalmView/ businesses and of memorials. museum experience), photographic Also Submissions to the Culmstock Local Tribunal for exemption from military 12.30pm and Yahoo (incomplete) communities DORA and collections service in the First World War, cases A to L, 1916. during the First restrictions, World War. Hospitals and convalescence Durham County Records for www.durhamrecordoffice.org. Private and institutional North East Regional Military service Regular Private papers, Extensive material relating to the Durham Light Infantry - photographs, postcard Monday - Tuesday: 8.45am - None specific to the collection Searchable www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/ Fees for copies and for detailed Record Office County Durham uk/recordoffice/usp.nsf/pws/ papers and photographic archive/ (British) photographic drawings, greetings cards, journals, scrapbooks. Records relating to local 4.45pm and Wednesday: 8.45am catalogue recordoffice/register.nsf/$$searchdcc research work carried out. and Darlington. Durham+Record+Office+-+Our+Holdings collection relating to museum collections families, businesses and organisations in reference to the First World War. - 8pm. Admission to Search Room Image online are watermarked Includes the County Durham and is free but an appointment is with this accompanying text: Durham Light Darlington’s history. necessary and two weeks’ notice “This image is held in the Infantry archives. is advised. Durham Record Office and must not be reproduced in any form without permission.”

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Holding Item/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type of Subject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of use institution organisation East Anglian Moving image www.eafa.org.uk/ Moving image archive Eastern England Regional All Highly Film Reginald Tyrwhitt (1870- Early film and cinema: Films dating from 1896 show life in ports like Great The Archive Centre, Martineau http://twitter.com/#!/EAFilmArchive Contact Telephone: +44 (0)1603 592664. Email: No digitised content available Film Archive, archive for English counties archive/ significant 1951) Yarmouth and in the city streets of Norwich. Children’s Matinee (1914) shows Lane, Norwich: Opening by information [email protected] online. www.facebook.com/pages/East-Anglian- Norwich of Bedfordshire, museum children crowding the entrance to the Vaudeville Cinema in Colchester, Essex. arrangement. Contact the archive Film-Archive-EAFA/117774111570705 Cambridgeshire, Essex, Films from the war years show women replacing men in agricultural work, for further information. Hertfordshire, Norfolk and King George V inspecting soldiers in Cambridge, female fire brigade members Suffolk. at work. Gaumont newsreel film Surrender of U Boats (1918) show German submarines surrendering to the Harwich Force, commanded by Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, on the River Stour. Funeral of Edith Cavell (1919) is a film shot by a local camera man showing the procession through the streets of Norwich for the nurse executed by the Germans in 1915 for aiding British soldiers in escaping from occupied Germany. From the immediate post-war period are several films showing the unveiling of memorials to the war dead. The work of Papworth Hospital and Village Settlement, a Cambridgeshire community for people with tuberculosis, is recorded through promotional films from 1918 to 1924 and 1935. Detailed information guide to the archives at: www. eafa.org.uk/EAFA-collections.pdf Glasgow Records of www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/Library_ Mitchell Library’s Special Scotland Regional Naval and Important Private papers, Thomas Lipton (1850-1931) Special Collections: North British Locomotive Company (formed in 1903 when The Mitchell Library: Monday - None specific to the collection Digitised www.mitchelllibrary.org/ This selection of images can City Council: the city and Services/The_Mitchell/ Collections and Archive. archive/ shipping, institutional three Glasgow companies amalgamated) Photographic Collection. Scottish Thursday: 9am - 8pm, Friday and content virtualmitchell/ be enlarged, emailed or copies Mitchell Library its industries, museum Industries and records, Regimental Histories Collection. Sir Thomas Lipton Collection: Photographs Saturday: 9am - 5pm. Archive ordered online. and Archive in particular business photographic covering the life of Sir Thomas Lipton (1850 - 1931), founder of the now-famous Opening Hours: Monday: 9am its shipping collections tea company. Includes the album Sir Thomas Lipton’s Mission to Serbia on - 5pm, Tuesday: 9am - 8pm, companies. board the British Red Cross Hospital Ship - S.Y. Erin. 1915. Wotherspoon Wednesday - Friday: 9am - 5pm collection: 41 folio albums covering the development of shipping and and Saturday by appointment. shipbuilding on the Clyde, the West Coast of England and the Channel between Enquiries regarding archive 1812 and the 1930s: portraits, drawings, watercolours. Archive collections: material should be sent to Belgian Refugees, 1914-1920: List of names, addresses and occupations for [email protected] 8,000 Belgian refugees that arrived in Glasgow in 1914 (available to download as PDF). Clyde Navigation Trust photographs that include views of shipbuilding sites on the Clyde. Shipbuilding archives for the following companies: Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd, Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd, George Brown & Co (Marine) Ltd, Charles Connell & Co Ltd, Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, A&J Inglis Ltd, John G Kincaid & Co Ltd, Hugh McLean & Sons Ltd, Langmuir Collection, Clyde Paddlesteamers. On VirtualMitchell: Photographs of women war workers and Stobhill Hospital. Hampshire Royal Naval www3.hants.gov.uk/archives/hals- Papers related to the South East Regional Naval and Important Public records A series of gun logs containing summaries of the operation of nearly every gun Hampshire Record Office, Sussex http://twitter.com/#!/HantsArchives Searchable http://calm.hants.gov.uk/DServe/ Digitised copies available on Records Office Ordnance Depot collections.htm development on Naval archive/ shipping used by the Royal Navy between 1900 and 19150. Includes handbooks, drawings, Street, Winchester, SO23 8TH: catalogue DServe.exe?dsqIni=Dserve. request. archive (109M91) ordinance between 1890 museum plans and photographs. Monday-Wednesday: 9am - 5pm, ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show. and 1945 including the Thursday: 9am - 8pm, Friday: 9am tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos= development of the - 5pm and Saturday: 9am - 4pm. 0&dsqSearch=(((text)=’royal’) torpedo. Contact the archive by telephone AND((text)=’naval’)AND((text)=’ordnance’) on 01962 846154 or by email at AND((text)=’depot’)) [email protected] Hampshire Hampshire http://calm.hants.gov.uk/DServe/ Sixteen digital images of South East Regional Agriculture and Regular Photographic For example: Basingstoke area: women land-workers (with a small boy) baling Hampshire Record Office, Sussex http://twitter.com/#!/HantsArchives Searchable http://calm.hants.gov.uk/DServe/ No digitised content available Records Office Photographic DServe.exe?dsqIni=Dserve. women working on the archive/ food production collections hay with the aid of a Ruston mechanical hay-baler, c. 1915. Street, Winchester, SO23 8TH: catalogue Search%20all.htm online. Reference numbers Project: ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tc land in the area around museum Monday-Wednesday: 9am - 5pm, allow users to enquire about Hampshire l&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=115&dsqSe Basingstoke. Thursday: 9am - 8pm, Friday: 9am viewing or otherwise researching County Museum arch=(((text)=’-first’)AND((text)=’world’) - 5pm and Saturday: 9am - 4pm. specific items. Service land-girl AND((text)=’war-’)) Contact the archive by telephone postcards on 01962 846154 or by email at [email protected] Hampshire Many smaller http://calm.hants.gov.uk/DServe/ Correspondence, papers South East Regional Hospitals and Regular Private papers Includes letters to Lord Abinger and Lady Abinger from Miss Lilian Laforce, Hampshire Record Office, Sussex http://twitter.com/#!/HantsArchives Searchable http://calm.hants.gov.uk/DServe/ No digitised content available Records Office items relating to DServe.exe?dsqIni=Dserve. and copy letters relating archive/ convalescence Commandant of Hants V.A.D. 200; George Twiss, St. John’s Ambulance Street, Winchester, SO23 8TH: catalogue Search%20all.htm online. Reference numbers families that lived ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl to the use of Rownhams museum Association, Southampton, A.G. Tate, Nutfield Nursing, Hants and Romsey Rural Monday-Wednesday: 9am - 5pm, allow users to enquire about in Hampshire &dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=175&dsqSea House as a hospital during District Council. Thursday: 9am - 8pm, Friday: 9am viewing or otherwise researching during the First rch=(((text)=’-first’)AND((text)=’world’) the First World War. - 5pm and Saturday: 9am - 4pm. specific items. World War. AND((text)=’war-’)) Contact the archive by telephone on 01962 846154 or by email at [email protected] Lambeth First Surrey www.lambeth.gov.uk/Services/ Battalion orders, news London region Local archive/ Military service Regular Public records Text from Access2Archives: During the Great War, the First Surrey Rifles fought Lambeth Archives at Minet Library, None specific to the collection Full catalogue www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/ No digitised content available Archives Rifles Association LeisureCulture/LocalHistory/ sheets, files, account museum (British) and photographic with great gallantry and distinction, and also with tragic loss. Within weeks of 52 Knatchbull Road, London, SE5 listing available records.aspx?cat=088-iv36&cid=-1#-1 online. Guide to the archives: Department (1859-1957) CollectionsHoldings.htm books, minute books, collections the outbreak of war, a second line Battalion was formed; and later a third line 9QY: Monday: 1pm – 8pm, Tuesday via the National www.lambeth.gov.uk/NR/ training manuals, as well. the 1/21st served continuously on the Western Front from March 1915 and Thursday: 10am – 6pm, Friday: Archives’ rdonlyres/4660B252-EA23- personal collections, to the end of the war. At the battle of High Wood on the Somme in September 10am – 1pm and Saturday: 9am Access to 4C85-9F9C-92B02A1C5EE8/0/ books, magazines and 1916, the Battalion was all but annihilated, and only some 60 men came out – 5pm. Closed Wednesday and Archives page ArchiveGuide0505.pdf photographs. unscathed. The 2/21st embarked from France in June 1916 and after service Saturday. Appointment necessary. on the Western Front until November of that year, it went onto Macedonia Contact the library by telephone and Salonika. It then went to Egypt and Palestine, and took part in Allenby’s on 020 7926 6076 or by email at campaign, and was present at Gaza, Jericho, Jerusalem, and in the Jordan [email protected] Valley. The 3/21st was a Home Service Battalion, and never served overseas, but trained reinforcements for the 1/21st and 2/21st. London Largest local www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/ Records of the Greater London region Regional Government and Important Public records, Records of the local authority departments and committees like the Education London Metropolitan Archives, 40 www.flickr.com/photos/ Searchable http://search.lma.gov. No digitised content available Metropolitan authority LGNL_Services/Leisure_and_culture/ London authority, archive/ politics institutional department and the War Emergency Committee. Pamphlets and circulars Northampton Road, Clerkenwell, londonmetropolitanarchives/ http:// catalogue uk/scripts/mwimain. online. Archives archive in the Records_and_archives/ churches, businesses, museum records, issued by the local authority for example air raid circulars issued to schools. London, EC1R 0HB: Opening hours: twitter.com/#!/LdnMetArchives dll?patronlogin&application=LMA_ United Kingdom charities and hospitals in photographic London businesses like chemists, brewers and banks. Charitable organisations Monday: 9.30am - 4.45pm, Tuesday www.facebook.com/pages/London- ANONYM&language=144&file=[LMA] covering the the Greater London area. collections, for example the London Fire Brigade Widows and Orphans Fund, War Refugees - Thursday: 9.30am - 7.30pm and Metropolitan-Archives/132408150128712 simple_search_anonym.htm whole of Greater private papers Committee, Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Families Association, Invalid Meals For open occasionally on Saturdays. London London. Records for parishes, diocese and specific churches. Private papers of Users need to register for a History London-based families. Details of war memorials giving locations, funds and Card, which allows them to access names to be engraved. Photographic collections of London during the First original documents. This can be World War. Guildhall Library: Stock Exchange archives and printed collections, done online or in person at the Lloyd’s of London archive and printed collections, St. Paul’s Cathedral archives, Archives. Contact the Archives by Christ’s Hospital archives and the City of London Livery Company archives. telephone on 020 7332 3820 or by email at ask.lma@cityoflondon. gov.uk. Some of the archives are held at the Guildhall Library: Opening Hours: Monday – Saturday: 9:30am – 4.45pm. London Archives for over www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/ Records of the hospitals’ London region Regional Hospitals and Important Public records Records of hospitals within Greater London, for instance Guy’s and St Thomas’ London Metropolitan Archives, 40 www.flickr.com/photos/ Searchable http://search.lma.gov. No digitised content available Metropolitan one hundred LGNL_Services/Leisure_and_culture/ buildings, staff and archive/ convalescence, and photographic hospital group. The records of St Thomas’ includes copies of the ‘Magazine Northampton Road, Clerkenwell, londonmetropolitanarchives/ http:// catalogue uk/scripts/mwimain. online. Access Restrictions: Archives: hospitals in the Records_and_archives/ patients. Includes records museum Mental health collections of the Fifth London (City of London) General Hospital - St Thomas’. This was London, EC1R 0HB: Opening hours: twitter.com/#!/LdnMetArchives dll?patronlogin&application=LMA_ANO These records are open to public Hospital London region of Guy’s and St Thomas’ the military section of the hospital during the First World War. The magazine Monday: 9.30am - 4.45pm, Tuesday NYM&language=144&file=%5bLMA%5dsi inspection, although under www.facebook.com/pages/London- Archives Hospitals. includes lists of military patients. Other examples: Westminster Hospital group, - Thursday: 9.30am - 7.30pm and mple_search_anonym.htm section 5(4) of the 1958 Public Metropolitan-Archives/132408150128712 Brook General Hospital, Woolwich, St Giles’ Hospital, Camberwell, St Luke’s open occasionally on Saturdays. Records Act administrative Hospital, General Lying-In Hospital, Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, Royal Users need to register for a History records are closed for 30 years Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women, South London Hospital for Women Card, which allows them to access and patient records for 100 and Children, Moorfields Eye Hospital and the Metropolitan Ear, Nose and original documents. This can be years. Throat Hospital. Also includes hospitals for the mentally ill like Darenth Adult done online or in person at the Asylum, Hanwell Asylum and Lambeth Hospital. Archives. Contact the Archives by telephone on 020 7332 3820 or by email at ask.lma@cityoflondon. gov.uk

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Holding Item/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type of Subject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of use institution organisation Manchester Papers of Dame www.manchester.gov.uk/info/448/archives_ Papers and North West Regional Women Important Private papers Millicent Fawcett (1847-1929) Papers of Dame Millicent Fawcett, President of the NUWSS from 1897-1918: As Manchester Archives and Local http://twitter.com/#!/mcrarchives Full catalogue www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/ Open access. All digital and Archives and Millicent Garrett and_local_studies correspondence of archive/ well as a large number of letters, the collection also includes pamphlets and Studies at The Manchester listing available documents_info.php?documentID=3651 microfilm sources must be Local Studies Fawcett (1847 Dame Fawcett, who was museum press cuttings relating to the many societies promoting the rights of women in Room@City Library, City Library, via Pastfinder accessed at the Manchester - 1929) President of the National the late 19th/ early 20th century. In relation to the war, the collection includes Elliot House, 151 Deansgate, Room@City Library. Union of Women’s the N.U.W.S.S. Executive Council election addresses of 1915 detailing their Manchester, M3 2HN: Monday - Suffrage Societies from attitudes to the war. Thursday: 9am - 8pm and Friday 1897 until 1918. - Saturday: 9am - 5pm, . Contact the Archives by telephone on 0161 234 1979 or 0161 234 1098 for microfilm bookings or by email at archiveslocalstudies@manchester. gov.uk. Greater Manchester County Record Office, 56 Marshall Street, New Cross, Manchester, M3 3WD: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 9am - 5pm and second and fourth Saturday of each month: 9am - 5pm, by appointment only. Contact the Archives by telephone on 0161 832 5284 or by email at archiveslocalstudies@manchester. gov.uk Manchester Withington www.manchester.gov.uk/info/448/archives_ Records of Withington North West Regional Hospitals and Regular Institutional Withington Workhouse and Hospital was built in 1855 and remained open until Manchester Archives and Local http://twitter.com/#!/mcrarchives Full catalogue www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/ Open access. All digital and Archives and Workhouse and and_local_studies/3812/poor_law_and_ Workhouse and Hospital archive/ convalescence records the 1940s. Records include registers of births, deaths, baptisms, admissions and Studies at The Manchester listing available documents_info.php?documentID=3651 microfilm sources must be Local Studies Hospital records workhouse_records/7 that was used as a military museum discharges. Also records of the nurses that worked in the hospital. Room@City Library, City Library, via Pastfinder accessed at the Manchester hospital during the First Elliot House, 151 Deansgate, Room@City Library. World War (sometimes Manchester, M3 2HN: Monday - recorded under the name Thursday: 9am - 8pm and Friday Nell Lane Hospital). - Saturday: 9am - 5pm, . Contact the Archives by telephone on 0161 234 1979 or 0161 234 1098 for microfilm bookings or by email at archiveslocalstudies@manchester. gov.uk. Greater Manchester County Record Office, 56 Marshall Street, New Cross, Manchester, M3 3WD: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 9am - 5pm and second and fourth Saturday of each month: 9am - 5pm, by appointment only. Contact the Archives by telephone on 0161 832 5284 or by email at archiveslocalstudies@manchester. gov.uk Manchester Records of thirty www.manchester.gov.uk/info/448/archives_ Records of thirty Trade North West Regional Industries and Regular Institutional Records include those of the Lancashire Box, Packing Case and General Manchester Archives and Local http://twitter.com/#!/mcrarchives Full catalogue www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/ Open access. All digital and Archives and Trade Unions and_local_studies/3996/political_and_trade_ Unions that largely archive/ business records Woodworkers’ Society (1849 - 1975) and in particular documents relating to Studies at The Manchester listing available documents_info.php?documentID=3651 microfilm sources must be Local Studies union_records/8 consist of subscription museum unofficial strike action in 1918/ 1919. Also of the National Council of Women Room@City Library, City Library, via Pastfinder accessed at the Manchester lists, contributions lists, (formerly National Union of Women Workers), Manchester and Salford Branch Elliot House, 151 Deansgate, Room@City Library. minutes of meetings and (1886 - 1977) whose Annual Reports 1914-1918 are held under M50/4/9. Manchester, M3 2HN: Monday - correspondence. Thursday: 9am - 8pm and Friday - Saturday: 9am - 5pm, . Contact the Archives by telephone on 0161 234 1979 or 0161 234 1098 for microfilm bookings or by email at archiveslocalstudies@manchester. gov.uk. Greater Manchester County Record Office, 56 Marshall Street, New Cross, Manchester, M3 3WD: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 9am - 5pm and second and fourth Saturday of each month: 9am - 5pm, by appointment only. Contact the Archives by telephone on 0161 832 5284 or by email at archiveslocalstudies@manchester. gov.uk Manchester Records of the www.manchester.gov.uk/info/448/archives_ Records covering the North West Regional Voluntary Regular Institutional Records include those of the Prisoners’ Wives Aid Society, established in 1916, Manchester Archives and Local http://twitter.com/#!/mcrarchives Full catalogue www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/ To consult these records (with Archives and Family Welfare and_local_studies/4670/our_collections/14 activities of the Family archive/ Organisations records as well as numerous other reports and information relating to the charity work Studies at The Manchester listing available documents_info.php?documentID=3651 the exception of the printed Local Studies Association of Welfare Association museum the association undertook with the poor of Manchester during the First World Room@City Library, City Library, via Pastfinder Annual Reports and History) Manchester Ltd of Manchester and its War. Elliot House, 151 Deansgate, written permission must be precedents. Manchester, M3 2HN: Monday - obtained from the General Thursday: 9am - 8pm and Friday Secretary, Family Welfare - Saturday: 9am - 5pm, . Contact Association of Manchester Ltd., the Archives by telephone on 0161 Gaddum House, 6 Great Jackson 234 1979 or 0161 234 1098 for Street, Manchester M15 4AX. microfilm bookings or by email at archiveslocalstudies@manchester. gov.uk. Greater Manchester County Record Office, 56 Marshall Street, New Cross, Manchester, M3 3WD: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 9am - 5pm and second and fourth Saturday of each month: 9am - 5pm, by appointment only. Contact the Archives by telephone on 0161 832 5284 or by email at archiveslocalstudies@manchester. gov.uk Manchester Art Manchester Art www.manchestergalleries.org/the- Manchester City Gallery North West Regional Cultural Important Works of art Alexander Joshua Caleb A Room in the Censor’s Office : Neutral Trade Mails (about 1919) by Alexander Manchester City Art Gallery, http://twitter.com/#!/mcrartgallery Searchable www.manchestergalleries.org/the- Digital images of items can be Galleries Gallery fine art collections/about-the-collection-2/the-fine- fine art collection of oil archive/ responses Bryce (1868-1940), Joshua Caleb Bryce: Oil painting showing men at work in the Censor’s office. Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3JL: catalogue collections/search-the-collection/index. downloaded with the following www.facebook.com/ManchesterArtGalle collection art-collection/ paints, water colours and museum Christopher Nevinson Searchlights (1916) by C. R. W. Nevinson: oil painting showing the night sky Tuesday - Sunday: 10am - 5pm. and digitised php?r=1035885964 understanding: “This image is for ry?v=app_112078882147346 drawings, sculptures, (1889-1946), Henry Lamb above Euston, London intersected by bright, white searchlights. Returning to Contact the gallery before visiting content private use only. If you wish to miniatures and prints. (1883-1960) the Trenches (1916) by C. R. W. Nevinson: Lithograph of French soldiers on the to check if a specific item is on www.flickr.com/groups/1093570@N21/ reproduce an image please visit march. Advance Dressing Station on the Struma 1916 (1921) by Henry Lamb: display or not. General telephone: the picture library and licensing Oil painting showing a crowded dressing station in a forest clearing in Salonika. 0161 235 8893 or by online enquiry pages. We will do our best to Also five studies by Henry Lamb for this painting. form: www.manchestergalleries. help you, although photographic org/contact-us/ material may not be available in every instance.” Manchester Art Manchester Art www.manchestergalleries.org/our-other- Manchester City Gallery North West Regional Hospitals and Important Objects - small St Bartholomew’s Nurses uniforms as well as other nurses’ aprons, cuffs and Gallery of Costume, Platt Hall, http://twitter.com/#!/mcrartgallery Searchable www.manchestergalleries.org/the- Digital images of items can be Galleries Gallery costumes venues/platt-hall-gallery-of-costume/ costumes collection archive/ convalescence belts. Commemorative handkerchiefs of the First World War. Women’s Royal Rusholme, Manchester, M14 catalogue collections/search-the-collection/index. downloaded with the following www.facebook.com/ManchesterArtGalle collection includes First World War museum Naval Service (WRNS) uniform worn by worn by Sybil W Aspinall, who joined the 5LL: Wednesday - Saturday: and digitised php?r=1035885964 understanding: “This image is for ry?v=app_112078882147346 era nurses’ uniforms. WRNS in October 1918 and served until October 1919. Her rank was Assistant 1.30pm - 4.30pm. Only general content private use only. If you wish to Principal (women were not allowed the men’s Naval ranks), and she worked as contact details available online. www.flickr.com/groups/1093570@N21/ reproduce an image please visit an administrator in Admiralty House, London. Main telephone number: Tel: 0161 the picture library and licensing 245 7245. General email address: pages. We will do our best to galleryofcostume@manchester. help you, although photographic gov.uk material may not be available in every instance.”

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Holding Item/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type of Subject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of use institution organisation Media Archive Moving image www.macearchive.org/Home.html Media archive for East and East Midlands Regional Recruitment, Important Film Adelbert Brownlow-Cust A small selection of films made during the First World War period that record Media Archive for Central England, www.facebook.com/pages/Media- Searchable www.macearchive.org/AdvancedSearch. Ten percent of the catalogue has for Central archive West Midlands. archive/ conscription (1844 - 1921) royal visits to the East and West Midlands, information about local thermal 1 Salisbury Road, Leicester. Archive-for-Central-England- catalogue html associated digital content. Digital England (MACE), museum and tribunals, mineral water baths and aspects of military service. For instance Recruiting Day Contact MACE for information MACE/160299978761 and digitised film clips can be shared on social Leicester Military service in Grantham (1915), a silent film showing Earl Brownlow, Lord Lieutenant of regarding their Bespoke DVD content networking sites and a link to the http://twitter.com/#!/macearchive (British) Lincolnshire, urging men to enlist and men outside a recruiting office. Machine Service, ordering initially low res clip sent by email. Gun Corps Sport (1916), a silent film showing soldiers of the Machine Gun Corps copies of films already digitised http://macearchive.wordpress.com/ playing military-style sports at Belton Park, Grantham. Market Harborough: or to arrange to vice the Archive. Public Welcome to Service Men (1919), a silent film produced by Cardeauxs Ltd Telephone: +44 (0)116 252 5066. showing a procession of soldiers, crowds cheering speeches and a number of Email: [email protected] soldiers receiving medals. MACE also holds films that feature interviews with First World War veterans and changes to local war memorials Northern Moving image www.nrfta.org.uk/home.html Collection of films relating North East Regional Disability, Important Film Ferdinand Foch (1871-1923) Cowen House, Marshal Foch, Costumes & Garden (1922): The opening of Joseph NRFTA, Constantine Building, www.nrfta.org.uk/blog.html Searchable www.nrfta.org.uk/explore.html Clips can be viewed and shared Region Film archive for the to the history of the North archive/ Memorials & Jane Cowen Training School for Maimed Soldiers & Sailors at Benwell in School of Arts and Media, Teesside catalogue online. Users need to contact & Television North East of East of England, which is museum Newcastle; and the unveiling of the Memorial to the Tyneside Irish & Scottish University, Middlesbrough, TS1 and digitised the Archive directly to arrange Archive, England defined as the Tees Valley Brigades at La Boisselle by Marshall Foch; third section is a costume party. 3BA: Opening hours: Monday - content copies of any material for Middlesbrough area, County Durham, There are a number of films from the late 1920s and 1930s that illustrate life in Thursday: 9am - 5pm and Friday: commercial or non-commercial Northumberland and Tyne the North East in the decades following the First World War. 9am - 4.30pm. Contact the Archive use. In some cases the Archive and Wear. to make a viewing appointment: does not own the copyright to Telephone: 01642 384022. Email: material in its collection and [email protected] so copyright would have to be sought from a third party. North West Over 5,000 films www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk/ Films covering North West Regional Popular culture Important Film Southport College Sports (1914) 2 mins, 23 secs: Shots of children taking part in North West Film Archive, www.facebook.com/pages/North-West- Searchable www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk:591/search/ Digitised film clips can be Film Archive, made in or entertainment on the archive/ sports events including an egg and spoon race and a wheelbarrow race. Whippet Manchester Metropolitan Film-Archive/173586119356181 catalogue viewed online. Contact the Manchester around Greater home front ranging from museum Racing (1914) 47 secs: Silent, black and white film produced by Pathe. University, Minshull House, 47-49 archive for further information http://twitter.com/#!/Nwfilmarchive Manchester, sports’ days to whippet Chorlton Street, Manchester, about licensing material for Lancashire, racing. M1 3EU: Monday - Friday: 9am commercial or non-commercial Cheshire and - 5pm, by appointment only. A uses. Merseyside. notice period of three weeks is Films relating to required to secure the availability entertainment on of material. Contact by telephone the home front on 0161 247 3097 or by email at during the First [email protected] World War. North West Over 5,000 films www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk/ Film show crowds out North West Regional Memorials Important Film Bury Welcomes Her Returned Heroes (c.1918) 1 min 20 secs: Soldiers process Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm by www.facebook.com/pages/North-West- Searchable www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk:591/search/ Digitised film clips can be Film Archive, made in or to cheer soldiers on archive/ through Bury, spectators on either side of the road. The Earl of Stamford appointment only. A notice period Film-Archive/173586119356181 http:// catalogue viewed online. Contact the Manchester around Greater their return and solemn museum Unveils the Chapel Street Roll of Honour, Altrincham April 5th 1919, 5 mins 15 of three weeks is required to twitter.com/#!/Nwfilmarchive archive for further information Manchester, dedication ceremonies secs: Procession through streets and unveils of plaque. Peace Celebrations at secure the availability of material. about licensing material for Lancashire, for new memorials for Haslingden July 19th 1919, 8 mins 26 secs: Crowds thronging streets, children commercial or non-commercial Cheshire and the dead. may-pole dancing, procession of war veterans and bands. uses. Merseyside. Films relating to memorialising the dead soldiers and greeting the living at the close of the First World War. Screen Archive Moving image www.brighton.ac.uk/screenarchive/aboutus/ Archive of moving images South East Regional Women Important Film Godalming Church Parade & Ambulance Presentation (1911 and 1917): Local Screen Archive South East Office, None specific to collection Searchable http://sasesearch.brighton.ac.uk/ Digital stills and clips can be South East, archive aboutus.html made in or featuring the archive/ newsreel shows a civil march through Godalming before the war followed by University of Brighton: Viewing catalogue viewed on the website. The Brighton South East of England museum the presentation of a motorised ambulance to the Red Cross in 1917. Christmas by appointment only. Telephone: (incomplete) moving image video files on this since the late nineteenth Shopping; Surrey Women War Workers; The Path of Duty was the Path of +44 (0)1273 643213 or email: and digitised site may not be downloaded, century. Glory (compilation of three films made near Godalming, Christmas Shopping [email protected] content transferred, copied or re- and Surrey Women War Workers were made ca. 1917; Path of Duty was shot produced in whole or in part by Gaumont British News in 1914). Christmas shoppers on the high street, in any manner or in or on any women workers pose with farming equipment during an inter-farm competition, media without the prior written opening of the memorial to John (Jack) Phillips, the ‘Titanic’ hero, in Godalming, consent of Screen Archive South on 15 April 1914. WWI Royal Flying Corps Training Film (ca. 1917), incomplete East. The text and still images in training film. The 5th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment at the Tower of London this website may be accessed, (1915). “Lest We Forget” Disabled Soldiers Day Out At Margate (1934). printed and downloaded in an unaltered form with copyright acknowledged, on a temporary basis for personal study which is not for a direct or indirect commercial use. Shropshire History of www.shropshire.gov.uk/archives.nsf Historical collection of West Midlands Regional Military service Regular Private papers, War Diaries of the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry as well as the papers of Wednesday: 10am - 5pm, Thursday: www.flickr.com/photos/ Contact Email enquiries: archives@shropshire. Digitisation service for maps, Archives Shropshire and Shropshire and Telford archive/ (British) photographic local families, whose correspondence and writings describe life during the 10am - 8pm, Friday: 10am - 5pm shropshirecouncil/ information gov.uk manuscripts and printed books, Telford museum collections First World War. For example “Document Ref: 552/11/3801-3802: Lists of men and Saturday: 10am - 4pm. subject to copyright. enlisted from Montford Estate during World War I. Remarks as to whether Reader’s ticket required. wounded, killed, missing or discharged.” Local newspapers: Shrewsbury Chronicle and Wellington Journal. Rolls of honour. Shropshire History of www.shropshire.gov.uk/archives.nsf Historical collection of West Midlands Regional Military service Regular Private papers, War Diaries of the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry as well as the papers of Wednesday: 10am - 5pm, Thursday: www.flickr.com/photos/ Searchable http://archives.shropshire.gov.uk/ No digitised content available Archives Shropshire and Shropshire and Telford archive/ (British) photographic local families, whose correspondence and writings describe life during the 10am - 8pm, Friday: 10am - 5pm shropshirecouncil/ catalogue online. Telford museum collections First World War. For example “Document Ref: 552/11/3801-3802: Lists of men and Saturday: 10am - 4pm. enlisted from Montford Estate during World War I. Remarks as to whether Reader’s ticket required. wounded, killed, missing or discharged.” Local newspapers: Shrewsbury Chronicle and Wellington Journal. Rolls of honour. Somerset Records of local www1.somerset.gov.uk/archives/ Records of the county’s South West Regional Military service Regular Private papers, Somerset Light Infantry Archive: Records of the three-hundred year history Somerset Heritage Centre, Brunel None specific to the collection Searchable www1.somerset.gov.uk/archives/ No digitised content available Heritage Centre government, government, families and archive/ (British), institutional of the regiment have been fully catalogued through a Heritage Lottery-funded Way, Langford Mead, Norton catalogue online. Reference numbers businesses and businesses during the museum Military service records, project. The collection is divided into official and non-official documents. Official Fitzwarren, Taunton, TA2 6SF: (incomplete) for each item allows users to communities First World War. photographic section includes war diaries, medal rolls, orders books, court martial and Opening hours: Monday: 1pm - make enquiries directly with during the First collections, oral punishment books, casualty lists and other official documents. Non-official 5pm, Tuesday - Friday: 9am - 5pm the archives. Each item has an World War. testimony section includes photographs, postcards, illustrations, private papers of and alternate Saturdays: 9am - access statues, most are ‘open’ individual soldiers, captured enemy documents and published materials. First 1pm, by appointment only. Contact but some are ‘mixed’. Visitors World War diary of Arthur Haines, Somerset Light Infantry. Poetry of Walter the archive by telephone on 01823 to the archives can purchase Bailey of the 6th battalion Somerset Light lnfantry, who served in Flanders 337600 for an appointment or on a photographic licence to take and Egypt and was killed in action in 1918. Records of the North Somerset 01823 278805 to make a research photographs. If visitors intend Yeomanry that served with the 6th Cavalry Brigade in France during the First enquiry. Users can also contact to publish these photographs World War. Papers of Private J Davis of the North Somerset Yeomanry. Papers the archive by email at archives@ an additional permission form of the Portishead branch of the British Red Cross including First World War somerset.gov.uk needs to be completed. orders. Private papers: Papers of Alan Cecil Tarbat of Wells (1905-1978) and the Tarbat family including letters from soldiers thanking them for the gifts they had sent. Records relating to Hilda Sturridge who served in the Women’s Land Army during the First World War. Papers of Fox family of Gerbestone, one of whom served in the RAMC. Transcripts of burials and monumental inscriptions for Nettlecombe. Papers of families who have lived in Somerset for several centuries. Oral history of veterans, recorded in the 1970s. South West Film Moving image www.swfta.org.uk/index.html Archive of moving images South West Regional Memorials Regular Film No online catalogue. Film collection includes interviews with First World War South West Film and Television None specific to collection Contact Email queries to: [email protected] No digitised content available and Television archive made in or featuring the archive/ veterans over subsequent decades. Archive, Melville Building, Royal information online. Archive, South West of England museum William Yard, Stonehouse, Plymouth since the late nineteenth Plymouth: Viewing by appointment century. only. Telephone: 01752 202650 or email [email protected] Wessex Film AV 186: British www3.hants.gov.uk/wfsa/wfsa-collections. British Pathe News South East Regional Propaganda Regular Film For example: ‘Off To The Front’ shows the BEF departing from Southampton. In Available in video format at http://twitter.com/#!/WessexFilm Digitised Short clips at: www3.hants.gov.uk/wfsa/ Each clip is accompanied by and Sound Pathe News htm programmes broadcast archive/ ‘Hydroplane’ early seaplanes are show on board the Hibernia, at Portland Naval Hampshire Record Office, Sussex content film-clips.htm a reference number that can Archive, 1900-1950 in cinemas during the museum base. Original film held by British Pathe. Street, Winchester, Hampshire, be used to contact the archive Winchester war to inform the public SO23 8TH: Monday-Wednesday: directly about viewing the and encourage feelings of 9am - 5pm, Thursday: 9am - 8pm, item or licensing the item for patriotism. Friday: 9am - 5pm and Saturday: commercial or non-commercial 9am - 4pm. Viewing by appointment use. only. Contact the Archive by telephone on 01962 846154 or by email at enquiries.wfsa@hants. gov.uk

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Holding Item/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type of Subject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of use institution organisation Wessex Film Topical Budget: http://calm.hants.gov.uk/DServe/DServe. Collection of Topical South East Regional Propaganda Regular Film Highlights include ‘Pacifists Routed in Brotherhood Church’ (1 August 1917) - Available in video format at www.flickr.com/photos/wessexfilm/ Digitised Short clips at: www3.hants.gov.uk/wfsa/ Each clip is accompanied by and Sound British News exe?dsqIni=DserveC.ini&dsqApp=Arc Budget: British New Films archive/ Pacifist meeting held at Kingsland, broken up by police. Crowd breaking into Hampshire Record Office, Sussex sets/72157625859718496/ content film-clips.htm a reference number that can Archive, Film, silent hive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=Show. from 1913 to 1929 that museum church, smashing windows and ‘The Battle South of Arras’ (2 September 1918) Street, Winchester, Hampshire, with/5370075108/ be used to contact the archive Winchester with piano tcl&dsqSearch=(RefNo==’AV131/10/V1’) range from ‘The Derby’, - War scenes, British Infantry and Cavalry advance under fire. Original film held SO23 8TH: Monday-Wednesday: directly about viewing the accompaniment 1913 (4 June 1913), which by the BFI. 9am - 5pm, Thursday: 9am - 8pm, item or licensing the item for (ref number shows suffragette Emily Friday: 9am - 5pm and Saturday: commercial or non-commercial AV131/10/V1). Davison being run over 9am - 4pm. Viewing by appointment use. Topical Budget by a horse on Derby day, only. Contact the Archive by became the to ‘The Dublin Rebellion’ telephone on 01962 846154 or by War Office ( 6 May 1916) showing email at enquiries.wfsa@hants. Official Topical scenes of British soldiers gov.uk Budget in 1917 rounding up rebels in and eventually Dublin. Pictorial News. Wessex Film Collection of the http://calm.hants.gov.uk/DServe/ Alfred J. West was a film South East Regional Naval and Regular Film Alfred West (1857-1937) The arms race between Great Britain and Germany and in particular Germany’s Available in video format at http://twitter.com/#!/WessexFilm Digitised Short clips at: www3.hants.gov.uk/wfsa/ Each clip is accompanied by and Sound films of Alfred DServe.exe?dsqIni=DserveC.ini&dsqAp pioneer who retired in archive/ shipping decision to rival the British naval fleet was one of the causes of the First Hampshire Record Office, Sussex content film-clips.htm a reference number that can Archive, J. West (1857 - p=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=Ov 1913 but had previously museum World War. The few remaining clips of Alfred West’s films show how the Navy Street, Winchester, Hampshire, be used to contact the archive Winchester 1937) erview.tcl&dsqSearch=(((text)=’-alfred’) recorded on film the developed in the twenty years before the outbreak of war. SO23 8TH: Monday-Wednesday: directly about viewing the AND((text)=’west-’)) activities of Royal Navy 9am - 5pm, Thursday: 9am - 8pm, item or licensing the item for ships at many southern Friday: 9am - 5pm and Saturday: commercial or non-commercial seaports. 9am - 4pm. Viewing by appointment use. only. Contact the Archive by telephone on 01962 846154 or by email at enquiries.wfsa@hants. gov.uk West Yorkshire Archives covering www.archives.wyjs.org.uk/ Huge range of interesting Yorkshire Regional Military service, Important Private papers, Records of local church memorials, schools, families, businesses, sports Archive research services can be http://twitter.com/#!/wyorksarchives Searchable http://catalogue.wyjs.org.uk/ Open access (site run by Archive Service five Metropolitan papers that explore how archive/ memorials, institutional teams and hospitals. E.g. Huddersfield (Royds Hall) War Hospital photograph purchased at: https://eshop.wyjs. catalogue and Aboutcatalogue.aspx CalmView) www.flickr.com/photos/west-yorkshire- Districts within people lived during the museum hospitals and records, album and visitor book. War diaries of men and women e.g. Florence E org.uk/products.asp?cat=18 digitised content archive-service West Yorkshire, war, from school and convalescence, photographic Lockwood (suffrage campaigner). Private Edward Woffenden, C Company for specific namely Bradford, sports teams records to pacifism and collections 15th West Yorkshire Regiment, diary 1915-1916. Lance Corporal John Espin, http://wyascatablogue.wordpress.com/ collections Calderdale, the war diaries of soldiers. conscientious B Company 8th Battalion, Wet Yorkshire Regiment. ‘Lance Jack’ Mark Woods, http://herstoryproject.wordpress.com/ Kirklees, Leeds objection, 15th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, diary of service in France and Egypt and Wakefield civilian 1915-1916. Police issue air raid precautions 8th September 1915. James bombardment, Holmes, imprisoned for conscientious objection, notice to attend recruiting industries office, summons, hearing, charge sheet (digitised with watermark), classification and business, certificate 1917 and discharge certificate 1920. recruitment, conscription and tribunals West Yorkshire Archives covering www.archives.wyjs.org.uk/ Huge range of interesting Yorkshire Regional Military service, Important Private papers, Records of local church memorials, schools, families, businesses, sports Archive research services can be http://twitter.com/#!/wyorksarchives Searchable www.archives.wyjs.org.uk/archives-our- No digitised content available Archive Service five Metropolitan papers that explore how archive/ memorials, institutional teams and hospitals. E.g. Huddersfield (Royds Hall) War Hospital photograph purchased at: https://eshop.wyjs. catalogue collections.asp Partly funded by JISC: online. Information organised www.flickr.com/photos/west-yorkshire- Districts within people lived during the museum hospitals and records, album and visitor book. War diaries of men and women e.g. Florence E org.uk/products.asp?cat=18 www.historytoherstory.org.uk/ by women’s lives and women’s archive-service West Yorkshire, war, from school and convalescence, photographic Lockwood (suffrage campaigner). Private Edward Woffenden, C Company organisations. Each collection namely Bradford, sports teams records to pacifism and collections 15th West Yorkshire Regiment, diary 1915-1916. Lance Corporal John Espin, http://wyascatablogue.wordpress.com/ is accompanied by information Calderdale, the war diaries of soldiers. conscientious B Company 8th Battalion, Wet Yorkshire Regiment. ‘Lance Jack’ Mark Woods, http://herstoryproject.wordpress.com/ about which archive holds the Kirklees, Leeds objection, 15th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, diary of service in France and Egypt material. and Wakefield civilian 1915-1916. Police issue air raid precautions 8th September 1915. James bombardment, Holmes, imprisoned for conscientious objection, notice to attend recruiting industries office, summons, hearing, charge sheet (digitised with watermark), classification and business, certificate 1917 and discharge certificate 1920. recruitment, conscription and tribunals West Yorkshire Archives covering www.archives.wyjs.org.uk/ Huge range of interesting Yorkshire Regional Military service, Important Private papers, Records of local church memorials, schools, families, businesses, sports Archive research services can be http://twitter.com/#!/wyorksarchives Searchable http://catalogue.wyjs.org.uk/ and eShop: Copies are supplied for research Archive Service five Metropolitan papers that explore how archive/ memorials, institutional teams and hospitals. E.g. Huddersfield (Royds Hall) War Hospital photograph purchased at: https://eshop.wyjs. catalogue and https://eshop.wyjs.org.uk/ or private study purposes only. www.flickr.com/photos/west-yorkshire- Districts within people lived during the museum hospitals and records, album and visitor book. War diaries of men and women e.g. Florence E org.uk/products.asp?cat=18 purchasable archive-service West Yorkshire, war, from school and convalescence, photographic Lockwood (suffrage campaigner). Private Edward Woffenden, C Company digitised content namely Bradford, sports teams records to pacifism and collections 15th West Yorkshire Regiment, diary 1915-1916. Lance Corporal John Espin, http://wyascatablogue.wordpress.com/ Calderdale, the war diaries of soldiers. conscientious B Company 8th Battalion, Wet Yorkshire Regiment. ‘Lance Jack’ Mark Woods, http://herstoryproject.wordpress.com/ Kirklees, Leeds objection, 15th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, diary of service in France and Egypt and Wakefield civilian 1915-1916. Police issue air raid precautions 8th September 1915. James bombardment, Holmes, imprisoned for conscientious objection, notice to attend recruiting industries office, summons, hearing, charge sheet (digitised with watermark), classification and business, certificate 1917 and discharge certificate 1920. recruitment, conscription and tribunals Yorkshire Film Regional film www.yfaonline.com/index.cfm Yorkshire Film Archive Yorkshire Regional Propaganda Regular Film Scrap of Paper (1914-1918), 4 mins 7 secs: A silent, black and white film made Yorkshire Film Archive, York St http://forum.yorkshirefilmarchive.com/ Searchable www.yorkshirefilmarchive.com/ Terms of use vary depending Archive, York collection. holds over 16,000 cans of archive/ by Debenham’s & Co. to fundraise for the dependents of the war’s casualties John University, Lord Mayor’s Walk, index.php catalogue BESPOKE/yfa/filmsearch.asp on whether the film will be Several films film exploring life in the museum and disabled soldiers. 5th Battalion York and Lancaster AKA Barnsley Battalion York, YO31 7EX: Monday - Friday: and digitised shown privately, publically represent or region from the 1880s to (1915) 6 mins 50 secs: Inspection of the 5th Battalion York and Lancaster 9am - 5pm. Viewing room has content or commercially. Link to respond to the present day. Several Regiment by General Lawson. Also includes footage of the soldiers marching facilities for up to five researchers. commercial rate card: www. military aspects items relate specifically to across Lendal Bridge in York on their way to the train station and to France. Appointments must be made in yorkshirefilmarchive.com/files/ of the First World the First World War. Scenes at the Ripon Highland Sports (1916) 12 mins 8 secs: Easter sports day for advance. Footage sales enquiries yfa/Cand_T_RateCard(1).pdf War. the people of Ripon and the regiments stationed at the Army Camp there. can be made online by filling out a form. Contact by telephone on 01904 876550 or by email at yfa@ yorksj.ac.uk Yorkshire Film Regional film www.yfaonline.com/index.cfm Yorkshire Film Archive Yorkshire Regional Popular culture Regular Film Winky Causes a Small-Pox Panic (1914) 2 mins 6 secs: A silent, black and white Yorkshire Film Archive, York St http://forum.yorkshirefilmarchive.com/ Digitised www.yfaonline.com/yfapublic/ Digitised clips of films at Archive, York collection. holds over 16,000 cans of archive/ film made by Bamford Company, part of a long-running series of comedic shorts John University, Lord Mayor’s Walk, index.php content assetDetails.cfm?film=2234&keyword=& Yorkshire Film Archive online. Several films film exploring life in the museum in the music hall tradition. During the war, the British public continued to see York, YO31 7EX: Monday - Friday: sortby=&decade=19&by=decade&start=1 Users can download the show that region from the 1880s to films such as this, alongside, new, more serious news features. Finding His 9am - 5pm. Viewing room has &fromSearchValue=fromBrowseBy description and context of the entertaining the present day. Several Counterpart (1914) 7 mins 52 secs: Another comedy by Bamford Company, this facilities for up to five researchers. film but not the moving image people was still items relate specifically to time a man searches for his ideal partner by feeling their skulls. In the course Appointments must be made in clip itself. Users that register important even in the First World War. of his search he measures the heads of people campaigning for Bombs for Men advance. Footage sales enquiries can also click ‘Add Info’ to a time of war. and Votes for Women. Other films made by the same company include Itching can be made online by filling out contribute to the information Powder (1914) and Mystic Glove (1914). a form. Contact by telephone on held by the archive on a 01904 876550 or by email at yfa@ particular film. yorksj.ac.uk Yorkshire Film Regional film www.yfaonline.com/index.cfm Yorkshire Film Archive Yorkshire Regional Agriculture and Regular Film Gaumont Graphic 747: Opening of the First National Food Kitchen (1918) 1 min: Yorkshire Film Archive, York St http://forum.yorkshirefilmarchive.com/ No digitised www.yorkshirefilmarchive.com/ No digitised content available Archive, York collection. Film holds over 16,000 cans of archive/ food production Silent, black and white film showing the Lord Mayor opening York’s National John University, Lord Mayor’s Walk, index.php content online BESPOKE/yfa/filmsearch.asp online. Catalogue number allows relating to the film exploring life in the museum Food Kitchen York, YO31 7EX: Monday - Friday: users to contact the archive home front and region from the 1880s to 9am - 5pm. Viewing room has directly about the item. food distribution. the present day. Several facilities for up to five researchers. items relate specifically to Appointments must be made in the First World War. advance. Footage sales enquiries can be made online by filling out a form. Contact by telephone on 01904 876550 or by email at yfa@ yorksj.ac.uk

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