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Bundle of receipts, [1813-1847], for what appear to be payments out of the estate of Richard Jacobs to the debtors of various gaols, including the Fleet Prison, Marshalsea and Horne Monger Lane Gaol, London. A number relate to school fees or other educational requirements, possibly for the children of the poor.

Letter from F[rederick Denison] Maurice to [Rev William] Jacobson, relating to a request for written testimonial in support of Maurice's application for appointment of Chaplain at Guy's Hospital, [1836]; also typescript transcript of letter.

Text of address given by Professor Cyril Domb at the unveiling of a plaque to commemorate James Clerk Maxwell at King's College London , 24 Jun 1996; printed leaflet relating to the James Clerk Maxwell Birthplace in Edinburgh, [1992]; photocopy of Examination Papers written by Clerk Maxwell for Smith's Prizes at Cambridge University in Jan 1879, [1992-1996]; photocopies of articles relating to Clerk…

Presentation volume of signatures of past and present members of the Engineering Faculty, University of London, presented to Jameson on his retirement from the Chair of Civil Engineering, Dec 1935; menu and ticket, Dec 1935, for the 38th Annual Dinner of the Engineering Society, where the above presentation was made.

Manuscript volumes of lecture notes taken by Daniel Jarvis including two volumes of notes on 'Fordyce's Lectures on Acute Diseases', with poetical production at various periods of Danial Jarvis,145 ff & 31ff, 1786-1800; manuscript notes taken by Jarvis on 'Mr Cline's lectures on surgery and anatomy', containing 103 lectures, 236 ff, [1786-1790]; three volumes of manuscript notes 'Lectures on chronic…

Papers of Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb, 1854-1884, on Greek subjects, mainly notebooks, comprising notes on classical Greek history, 1854, from Jebb's schooldays at St Columba's, chiefly from lectures of the Reverend W Tuckwell of New College, Oxford, whose principal authority was George Grote, the historian of Greece; notes and essays on Greek history, 1869, 1871; draft history of Bulgaria, 1877;…

Letter from William Gull to Dr Jefferson, 26 Jul 1880, relating to the medical treatment of Dr Jones.

Correspondence, 1968-1973, relating to Johnson's work as Poetry Editor of Transatlantic Review , and English translations by Johnson and Ned Thomas of Welsh language poems by David Gwenallt Jones; typescript of Travelling people, 1963. First edition copies of House Mother normal: a geriatric comedy (Collins, London, 1971), Travelling people (Constable, London, 1964), and The unfortunates (Panther,…

Papers of Mr G Johnson, including, lists of proposed members of the Guy's Hospital Physical Society, of which he was secretary, Oct 1824; letter relating to the observation of the society's laws, 6 Nov 1818; memoranda and receipts, 1822; membership proposition slip; letters from the Society for the relief of Widows and Orphans of Medical men in London and its Vicinity; details of lease of Mr Johnson's…

Material relating to Mary Jones comprising a collection of photographs of letters from Florence Nightingale to Mary Jones 1861-1868; photocopy of letter to [Jones] from Florence Nightingale, 12 Jan 1867, and 25 Jan1868; photographs of letters to Jones from William Rathbone, 27 Jun 1860, relating to the building of the Liverpool Royal Infirmary, also a list of specifications for the new hospital;…

Two small black and white portrait photographs of Miss Victoria Jones (Sister Job).

The records of the Journalism Department at King's College London comprise minutes, correspondence, lecture notes and some printed pamphlets, newspapers and publicity material, 1923-1946; notably including minutes of the Journalism Committee of the University of London, the course's governing board, with some related papers, 1931-1945; manuscript and typescript correspondence, mainly with students,…

King's College London Department of Journalism student records, 1933-1939 (Ref: KDJ). This is a patchy series containing some student information, including application forms, admission counterfoils giving name, address, year and optional subject, vacation work reports from editors, correspondence regarding students and potential students, some marks, and a register of former students.