University of Sheffield Library. Special Collections and Archives Ref: SLI 22 Title: Beet Lantern Slide Collection Scope: A collection of just under 2,500 lantern slides collected by Arthur Edgar Beet, an academic in the Applied Science Department at the University of Sheffield in the first half of the 20th century. Dates: Late 19th and early 20th century Level: Fonds Extent: c.2,500 slides Name of Creator: Arthur Edgar Beet Administrative/biographical history: This collection consists of just under 2,500 magic lantern slides covering a wide variety of subjects, including photographs of late 19th century Sheffield, illustrations of scenes from children’s tales and Bible stories, images of the Boer War and the First World War, portraits of important historical figures, and photographs of London and European cities. The majority of the slides are standard UK lantern slides 3¼ inches square, but there are also a wide range of panorama slides, single slipper slides, double slipper slides, glass pivot slides, rackwork slides and rare and unique homemade glass slides. Arthur Edgar Beet was a lecturer in fuel technology at the University of Sheffield in the first half of the twentieth century. He was an amateur local historian who developed an interest in collecting lantern slides and projection equipment: a large addition to his collection was made in 1954 by John Arthur Southern, who bequeathed to Beet his own collection of 800 slides and a late 19th century projector. On Beet’s death in 1968, his son, A.D.H. Beet offered to donate the collection of slides to the University of Sheffield. They became part of the Archives of Cultural Tradition, originally housed in the National Centre for English Cultural Tradition, and transferred to the University Library’s Special Collections Department in 2008. Source: Donated in 1968; transferred to the University Library in 2008 System of Arrangement: As received Subjects: Lantern slides – 19th century; Lantern slides – 20th century Names: Beet, Arthur Edgar Conditions of Access: Available to all researchers by appointment Restrictions: None Copyright: Out of copyright No. Title/Description Keywords Condition Colour scheme Type/ Size Lucerna ID Script/ Booklet Comments standard 3 1/4 inch 1 ‘Souvenir of Sheffield’ postcard historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 2 Abbey Lane historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 3 Ashopton House historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 4 Ashopton House historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 5 Attercliffe Hill Top (by Vestry Hall) historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 6 Attercliffe - Vickers Works historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 7 Banner Cross - Furness Farm historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 8 Banner Cross historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 9 Banner Cross - Toll House historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 10 Barkers Pool historic Sheffield good black & white square General view of streets from Town Hall over standard 3 1/4 inch 11 Barkers Pool historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 12 Barkers Pool historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 13 Bents Green historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 14 Bents Green historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 15 Blonk Street historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 16 Bootle Street (Attercliffe) historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 17 Bootle Street (Attercliffe) historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 18 Campo Lane - street scene historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 19 Carbrook Hall - house interior historic Sheffield good black & white square No. Title/Description Keywords Condition Colour scheme Type/ Size Lucerna ID Script/ Booklet Comments standard 3 1/4 inch 20 Carbrook Hall Hotel historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 21 Sheffield Cathedral - interior historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 22 Dixon Lane - street scene historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 23 Ecclesall Church historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 24 Ecclesall Church historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 25 Ecclesall - Needhams Farm historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 26 Prince of Wales, Ecclesall - house historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 27 Ecclesall Road - ‘Old Horse Dyke’ culvert historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 28 Endcliffe Park historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 29 Endcliffe historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 30 Endcliffe historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 31 Endcliffe historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 32 Endcliffe Park - refreshment rooms historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 33 Endcliffe Park - 3rd dam historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 34 Endcliffe - 3rd bridge historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 35 Endcliffe Park - refreshment rooms historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 36 Endcliffe - bathing dam historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 37 Endcliffe Park - bathing pool historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 38 Endcliffe boating dam historic Sheffield good black & white square No. Title/Description Keywords Condition Colour scheme Type/ Size Lucerna ID Script/ Booklet Comments standard 3 1/4 inch 39 Endcliffe - bridge in woods historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 40 Endcliffe Park historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 41 Endcliffe Park historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 42 Endcliffe Park historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 43 Endcliffe Park historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 44 Endcliffe - bridge in woods historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 45 Endcliffe Park - bathing pool historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 46 Endcliffe - Porter Glen dam historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 47 Endcliffe Park historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 48 Exchange Street historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 49 Fargate historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 50 Fargate historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 51 Fargate - street scene historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 52 Fargate - Jubilee monolith historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 53 Fargate - Jubilee monolith historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 54 Queen Victoria monument, Fargate historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 55 Firth Park historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 56 Fitzalan Square historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 57 Fitzalan Square historic Sheffield good black & white square No. Title/Description Keywords Condition Colour scheme Type/ Size Lucerna ID Script/ Booklet Comments standard 3 1/4 inch 58 Fitzalan Square historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 59 Fitzalan Square historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 60 Fox House historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 61 Fox House historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 62 Fox House historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 63 Fox House historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 64 Fulwood Church historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 65 Glossop Road - street scene historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 66 Greystones stream into River Porter historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 67 Hangingwater Road historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 68 Hanover Chapel historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 69 Hanover Chapel historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 70 Herries Road - Rawsons fish pond historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 71 Herries Road - viaduct historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 72 Herries Road - Five Arches historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 73 High Street historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 74 High Street - street scene historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 75 High Street - street scene historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 76 High Street - street scene historic Sheffield good black & white square No. Title/Description Keywords Condition Colour scheme Type/ Size Lucerna ID Script/ Booklet Comments standard 3 1/4 inch 77 High Street - street scene historic Sheffield good black & white square standard 3 1/4 inch 78 High Street historic Sheffield good