KING'S COLLEGE LONDON: Secretary's in-correspondence
KA/IC/B1-112
Secretary’s in-correspondence from various correspondents with surnames or on topics beginning with the letter B, 1828-1915
KA/IC/B1
1828
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including J Bendon recommending that the new College be built on a vacant site east of Chancery Lane; Henry Bathurst ([1744]-1837), Bishop of Norwich, donating £200 to the College; Robert Bourne regarding the College’s rental of No. 2 Parliament Street.
7pp
KA/IC/B2
1829
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London.
11pp
KA/IC/B3
1830
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the Royal College of Surgeons forwarding the catalogue of the Hunterian Collection to the College; Charles Brown, plumber, offering his services to the College.
21pp
KA/IC/B4
1831
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the successful application of Gilbert Thomas Burnett (1800-1835) for the Chair of Botany; Adolphus Bernays (1795-1864), accepting the post of Professor of German; William Thomas Brande (1788-1866), Chemist, presenting the College with a complete set of the Quarterly Journal of Science; Dr Batten complaining about students being allowed to enter the College Chapel after the service had started; Francis Bedford (1799-1883), bookbinder, recommending the College appoint their own bookbinder for the new library; George Black offering his services as a porter or messenger; George Blake and William Hayes, Assistant Masters at King’s College School, regarding the their salaries; C Bower proposing the College offer a ‘Logical Class’; Henry Bryceson (1775-1870), organ maker, regarding the organ he sold to the College for the Chapel.
54pp
KA/IC/B5
1831 Feb 16 -1832 Oct 2
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding the successful application of Henry Bevington for the post of Organist in the College Chapel.
7pp
KA/IC/B6
1832 Dec 10-1832 Dec 11
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding the successful application of George Blake for the post of Assistant Master at King’s College School.
3pp
KA/IC/B7
1832
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including W Bateman regarding the College’s dissatisfaction with the Communion plate he sold to them; Henry Bryceson (1775-1870), organ marker, requesting payment for the organ he installed in the College Chapel. Also includes printed circular advertising a volume of illustrated holy scriptures.
27pp
KA/IC/B8
1833
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Charles Byrn enclosing a petition from parents of students demanding that dancing be added to the curriculum of the College.
17pp
KA/IC/B9
1833
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Offprint of an article ‘Pulse’ by John Bostock (1772-1846), from The Cyclopædia of Practical Medicine Ed. John Forbes et al. (1833).
1 item
KA/IC/B10
1834
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Adolphus Bernays (1795-1864), Professor of German Language and Literature, proposing to offer a German course to medical students; Gilbert Thomas Burnett (1800-1835), Professor of Botany, requesting a grant to build cases for several botanical collections received by the College; John Burgess of Blackheath Proprietary School, requesting that his school be brought into union with the College (‘Schools in Union’ were district and other grammar schools awarded an annual scholarship and other privileges by the College).
31pp
KA/IC/B11
1842 Nov 10-1843 Jan 10
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding a trial of the ‘Butler Williams’ method for teaching geometrical drawing with illustrations, by Thomas Bradley (1797-1869), Lecturer of Geometrical Drawing, and the dispute with Butler Williams after the scheme was abandoned.
11pp
KA/IC/B12
1835
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London, including the resignation of George Blake, Assistant Master at King’s College School; Gilbert Thomas Burnett (1800-1835), Professor of Botany, recommending the appointment of Edward John Chance (1805-1895) as the first Demonstrator of Botany. Also includes an estimate from Henry Bryceson (1775-1870), organ maker, to replace the barrel organ in the College Chapel for a finger organ; Robert William Browne (1809-1895) accepting the Chair of Classical Literature; the successful application of Daniel Butler for the post of Assistant Master at King’s College School.
29pp
KA/IC/B13
1835
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London consisting of unsuccessful applications for the Chair of Botany.
15pp
KA/IC/B14
1836
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Henry P Beloe, College shareholder, asking when his share will pay a dividend; George Brace of 25 Surrey Street complaining about the beating of carpets in the School playground; a draft form for bequests to the College. Also includes lists of pupils in the classes of Adolphus Bernays (1795-1864), Professor of German Language and Literature and German Master at King’s College School.
15pp
KA/IC/B15
1837
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including William Bridgeman accepting the post of Headmaster of King’s College School, Nassau, Bahamas.
19pp
KA/IC/B16
1838
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the successful applications of Edward Bullock for the Chair of English Law and Jurisprudence and Thomas Bradley (1797-1869) for the post of Lecturer of Geometrical Drawing; the resignation of Daniel Butler, Assistant Master at King’s College School, to take a post at a school at St John’s Church Coventry; Adolphus Bernays (1795-1864), Professor of German Language and Literature and German Master at King’s College School, regarding sanctions for his boarders; copy of a letter from College Council to Lord Burlington and the University of London regarding new regulations for BA degrees. Also includes lists of pupils in the classes of Adolphus Bernays (1795-1864), Professor of German Language and Literature and German Master at King’s College School.
44pp
KA/IC/B17
1839
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including a tabular statement of examinations held by the University of London and lists of pupils in the classes of Adolphus Bernays (1795-1864), Professor of German Language and Literature and German Master at King’s College School.
31pp
KA/IC/B18
1840
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including D G Bishop requesting permission to take in boarders for the College; William Bowman (1816-1892), Curator of the Anatomy Museum, complaining about the noise coming from the kitchen below his sitting room in the College. Also includes lists of pupils in the classes of Adolphus Bernays (1795-1864), Professor of German Language and Literature and German Master at King’s College School.
40pp
KA/IC/B19
1841
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Sir John Barrow (1764-1848) giving permission for students of the Engineering Department to view the Naval rope factory at Deptford; Isidore Brasseur ([1805]-1892), Professor of French Language and Literature, requesting an increase in his wages.
36pp
KA/IC/B20
1842
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including medical professors recommending the appointment of Edward Forbes (1815-1845) as the Professor of Botany and a list of pupils in the classes of Adolphus Bernays (1795-1864), Professor of German Language and Literature and German Master at King’s College School.
25pp
KA/IC/B21
1841 Mar 12 - 1842 Jul 22
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including testimonials from John Coldstream (1806-1863), physician; Sir Robert Christison (1797-1882), first baronet, toxicologist and physician; William Jardine (1784-1843), physician and merchant; Thomas Rymer Jones (1810-1880), Professor of Comparative Anatomy; (Charles) Cardale Babington (1808-1895), botanist and archaeologist; Sir James Young Simpson, first baronet (1811-1870), physician and obstetrician; and Sir Walter Calverley Trevelyan, sixth baronet (1797-1879), naturalist.
30pp
KA/IC/B22
1843
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the unsuccessful application of John Cart Burgess ([1789]-1863), landscape painter, for the post of Landscape Drawing Master at King’s College School and Thomas Bell (1792-1880), Professor of Zoology, regarding the Natural History Department; John William Parker (1792-1870), publisher, regarding his opinion on the teaching models selected by Thomas Bradley (1797-1869), Lecturer of Geometrical Drawing, from his collection; the Earl of Lincoln (1811-1864), (Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, later 5th Duke of Newcastle), regarding the transfer of portions of Charles Babbage’s ‘Counting Machine’ to the George III Museum (see KA/IC/O17). Also includes a list of pupils in the classes of Adolphus Bernays (1795-1864), Professor of German Language and Literature and German Master at King’s College School.
43pp
KA/IC/B23
1844
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the resignation of Revd Christopher Benson (1788-1868), Cannon of Worcester Cathedral and member of College Council; estimate from William Caldecott for new curtains for the Great Hall, including a sample coloured cloth used for the curtains. Also includes lists of pupils in the classes of Adolphus Bernays (1795-1864), Professor of German Language and Literature and German Master at King’s College School.
53pp and 3 items
KA/IC/B24
1845
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London.
25pp
KA/IC/B25
1845
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London.
1 bundle
KA/IC/B26
1846
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London.
1 bundle
KA/IC/B27
1847
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London.
1 bundle
KA/IC/B28
1848
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Michael Biggs, regarding his appointment as the Lecturer of Divinity; Thomas Bradley (1797-1869), Lecturer of Geometrical Drawing, regarding his promotion to post of Professor of Geometrical Drawing. Also includes a printed prospectus of the All Souls and St. Marylebone Grammar School.
1 bundle
KA/IC/B29
1848 July 10, 1868 Mar 26 - 1868 Apr 7
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding the George III Museum including a report on the Museum, 1848; correspondence from Peter Brotherhood (1838-1902), mechanical engineer, regarding the donation of his model locomotive, 1868.
3pp
KA/IC/B30
1849
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including a list of boys awarded prizes at King’s College School.
1 bundle
KA/IC/B31
1849 Feb 1
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letter to the Secretary of King’s College London from Professor William Bowman (1816-1892), Professor of Physiology, regarding a new microscope.
1p
KA/IC/B32
1850
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Mrs F S Briggs regarding the death of her husband, James Briggs, surgeon.
1 bundle
KA/IC/B33
1851
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London.
1 bundle
KA/IC/B34
1852
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London.
1 bundle
KA/IC/B35
1853
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding the application of Arthur Meadows Allen for a Choral Exhibition.
10pp
KA/IC/B36
1853 Mar 23 - 1853 Apr 27
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding the successful application of Lionel Smith Beale (1828-1906) for the Chair of Physiology, including testimonials from William Allen Miller (1817-1870), Professor of Chemistry; William Richard Basham (1807-1877), physician; George Owen Rees (1813-1889), physician.
27pp
KA/IC/B37
1853
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Adolphus Bernays (1795-1864), Professor of German Language and Literature and German Master at King’s College School, thanking the Council for allowing him resign from his School duties; William Brinton (1816-1892), Demonstrator of Anatomy, announcing his resignation to take the Chair of Forensic Medicine at St. Thomas’ Hospital Medical School.
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KA/IC/B38
1854
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the successful application of Charles Loudon Bloxam (1831-1887) for the post of Demonstrator of Chemistry and Curator of the Chemical Laboratory; Henry Bevington, Organist, announcing his resignation; J C Brakyn, Assistant Surgeon in the HM Forces, offering to the College a collection of ‘native works of art and industry’ from Sierra Leone.
1 bundle
KA/IC/B39
1855 Oct 22- 1855 Oct 28
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding the successful application of John Sherren Brewer (1809-1879), for the Chair of English Literature and Modern History, including testimonials from John Lonsdale (1788-1867), Bishop of Lichfield and former Principal; Francis Turner Palgrave, (1824-1897), anthologist and art critic; Sir Thomas Duffus Hardy (1804-1878), historian and archivist; Frederick Denison Maurice (1805-1872), former Professor of English Literature and Ecclesiastical History.
8pp
KA/IC/B40
1855
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the successful application of Robert Bentley (1821-1893) for the Chair of Botany, including a printed book of testimonials and the resignation of Isidore Brasseur, ([1805]-1892), Professor of French Language and Literature. Also includes letters regarding the case of Charles Albert Brophy, a pupil at King’s College School who put assafetida (or asafoetida) on the chair of James John Heywood, Assistant Master at King’s College School.
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KA/IC/B41
1856
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including William Bowman (1816-1892), former Professor of Physiology, thanking the College for appointing him Consulting Surgeon at King’s College Hospital. Also includes a press cutting from The Bedford Times containing a statement from The Bedford Charity (a local charity involved in and making grants within the Borough of Bedford, now The Harpur Trust), regarding a counterfeit testimonial which was supposedly issued by the charity in support of Samuel Bragg’s application for a post at King’s College, 1856 May 3.
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KA/IC/B42
1857 Mar 27-1857 Nov 30
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from Charles Loudon Bloxam (1831-1887), Professor of Practical Chemistry, mainly regarding the formation of his evening classes in Chemistry.
3pp
KA/IC/B43
1857
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Frederick Alfred Bradley ([1834]-1876) regarding his appointment as Lecturer of Plan Drawing in the Military Science Department.
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KA/IC/B44
1858
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London.
1 bundle
KA/IC/B45
1862
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London.
1 bundle
KA/IC/B46
1862 Oct 11-1862 Oct 30
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from Charles Loudon Bloxam (1831-1887), Professor of Practical Chemistry.
3pp
KA/IC/B47
1862
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from a bundle entitled ‘confidential papers relating to the vacancy occasioned at the College and Hospital by the retirement of Dr Budd, summer of 1862’ containing letters regarding the reorganisation of the Medical Department and King’s College Hospital following the departure of George Budd (1808-1882), Professor of Principles and Practice of Medicine and Physician at King’s College Hospital and William Bowman (1816-1892), Surgeon at King’s College Hospital.
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KA/IC/B48
1862-1863
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the resignation of Adolphus Bernays (1795-1864), Professor of German Language and Literature.
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KA/IC/B49
1860 Nov 19-1863 Jun 18
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding the successful application of Charles Adolphus Buchheim (1828-1900) for the Chair of German Language and Literature, including testimonials from Arnold Ruge (1802-1880), writer and political thinker; Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner (1840-1899), Professor of Arabic Language and Literature; George Long (1800-1879), classical scholar. Also includes press cuttings of reviews of publications by Buchhiem.
19pp
KA/IC/B50
1863-1864
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London.
1 bundle
KA/IC/B51
1865
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the successful application of Charles Bruce (1836-1920) for the Chair of Sanskrit Language and Literature; Stephen Brownsea, porter, defending himself against accusations he had taken money from the cloakroom.
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KA/IC/B52
1866
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Robert Bentley (1821-1893), Professor of Botany, regarding the beneficial effect the new dining facilities at the College had on his students; Louisa M Budd regarding the severe illness suffered by her husband, George Budd (1808-1882), Emeritus Professor of Principles and Practice of Medicine; Edward Bellamy (1842-1891), Surgical Registrar at King’s College Hospital, announcing his resignation due to the demands of his surgical practice and literary work; Charles Bruce (1836-1920), Professor of Sanskrit Language and Literature, regarding College Council’s decision to declare his position vacant while he was away in Eastern Europe. Also includes a petition from John Ewart Edwards Boyd and other students complaining about the College dining facilities.
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KA/IC/B53
1867
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London.
1 bundle
KA/IC/B54
1868
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London, including the successful application of James Thomson Bottomley (1845-1926) for the post of Demonstrator of Chemistry and a letter from Alfred Barry (1826-1910) accepting the post of Principal.
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KA/IC/B55
1869
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the successful application of Edward Brooksmith for the post of Mathematical Master at King’s College School; Lionel Smith Beale (1828-1906), Professor of Physiology, resigning from his post and accepting the Chair of Pathological Anatomy; the Bombay Geographical Society transferring their publications to the College Library; Mrs Bradley regarding the death of her husband, Thomas Bradley (1797-1869), Professor of Geometrical Drawing; Alfred Barry (1826-1910) Principal, regarding his suggestions for improvements in the Theology Department and the Chaplaincy.
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KA/IC/B56
1870
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Joseph William Bazalgette (1819-1891) of the Metropolitan Board of Works informing the College they would not receive any public money to repair the damaged College buildings (in 1869 the entire roof of the dining hall under the terrace fell down, which the College blamed on the construction of the Metropolitan tube line under the Embankment, reported to Council on 10 Dec 1869); W H Barlow regarding the disappearance of cylinders belonging to the engine his son had been building in the College workshop; Stephen Brownsea, porter, and his wife Eliza Brownsea regarding his dismissal for misconduct; Hutchinson Royes Bell (1841-1886), Administrator of Chloroform at King’s College Hospital, announcing his resignation to take up the appointment as Assistant Surgeon at the Hospital; James Thomson Bottomley (1845-1926), Demonstrator of Natural Philosophy, announcing his resignation to become the assistant of his uncle Sir William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824-1907) at Glasgow; Charles Loudon Bloxam (1831-1887, Professor of Chemistry, regarding suggestions for the improvement of chemical instruction at the College.
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KA/IC/B57
1866 Jan 6-1870 Jul 11
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding the successful application of Hutchinson Royes Bell (1842-1886) for the post of Assistant Surgeon at King’s College Hospital, including testimonials from John Gay (1812-1885), surgeon and Richard Partridge (1805-1873), Professor of Anatomy.
10pp
KA/IC/B58
1871
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the successful application of Evan Buchanan Baxter (1844-1885) for the post of Medical Tutor; Henry Belcher, Assistant Master at King’s College School, thanking College Council for his appointment; Alfred Barry (1826-1910), Principal, informing College Council about the Archbishop of Canterbury’s offer to allow the College to convert the ‘Chaplains’ Towers’ at Lambeth Palace into a Hall of Residence for Theological Students (see KA/IC/L51).
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KA/IC/B59
1870 Mar 31-1874 Dec 10
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding the successful application of Henry Belcher for the post of an Assistant Master and his later application for the post of Master of the upper fifth and lower six form at King’s College School.
15pp
KA/IC/B60
1872
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London.
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KA/IC/B61
1873
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including a report from Thomas Beggs & Son, Sanitary Engineers regarding their inspection of the taps and ball-cocks around the College.
1 bundle
KA/IC/B62
1874
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London.
1 bundle
KA/IC/B63
1875
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including J B Brasher of the Association for Promoting the Reform of Convocation requesting permission to hold a meeting in the Marsden Library, including a flyer regarding the Association; Alfred Boom, Commander of the London Brigade of the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers, requesting permission for his men to muster in the Great Hall of the College if it should rain during their inspection at Somerset House; Augustus G Babington, Hon. Secretary of the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts, informing the College that the Society wished to fund a silver medal to be awarded to art students; William Braginton (1844-1922) offering his services to privately train candidates for Civil Service at the College, including papers regarding Braginton’s arrangement with the College; Robert Bentley (1821-1893), Professor of Botany, regarding the wages of Mr J Pollard, a porter in the Anatomy Museum.
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KA/IC/B64
1876
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Adolphus Buchheim (1828-1900), Professor of German, regarding the resignation of Theodor Wehe ([1845]-1899), Lecturer of German Language and Literature; Sir Edmund Beckett (1816-1905), member of College Council, regarding the College’s decision to use an external body to draw plans of the College and not members of the Applied Science Department; John Sherren Brewer (1809-1879), Professor of Modern History and English Literature, announcing his resignation to take a Crown living in Toppersfield, Essex; Charles Loudon Bloxam (1831-1887), Professor of Chemistry, regarding his son’s complaint about the poor quality of food in the College dining room and the wages of his laboratory assistant, Frederick Matley; Lionel Smith Beale (1828-1906), Professor of Pathological Anatomy, announcing his resignation; Robert Bentley (1821-1893), Professor of Botany, regarding the Cruelty to Animals Bill, 1876.
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KA/IC/B65
1877
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the successful application of Alfred Boyce Barrow for the post of Pathological Registrar at King’s College Hospital; William Bowman (1816-1892), former Professor of Physiology, accepting a seat on College Council; Hutchinson Royes Bell (1842-1886), Assistant Surgeon at King’s College Hospital, requesting that the additional duties he took on due to staff changes be made official. Also includes a price list for Australian Vineyard Association.
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KA/IC/B66
1878
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Nathaniel Bromley (1843-1903), Chaplain at King’s College Hospital, thanking College Council for his appointment; E Bailey, Headmaster of Paddington Grammar School, requesting his school be brought into union with the College, including a prospectus of the school (‘Schools in Union’ were district and other grammar schools awarded an annual scholarship and other privileges by the College); William Arnold Burgess, Assistant Master at King’s College School, regarding his appointment; Charles Loudon Bloxam (1831-1887), Professor of Chemistry, and other members of the Museum Committee recommending that William Grylls Adams (1836-1915), Professor of Natural Philosophy, be allowed to use apparatus from the George III Museum at his lectures for Ladies.
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KA/IC/B67
1879 May 23 - 1879 Jun 2
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding the successful application of James Robert Sterndale Bennett (1847-1928) for the Mathematical Lectureship.
22pp
KA/IC/B68
1878 Feb 21 - 1879 Jul 1
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including regarding the successful application of Francis Jeffery Bell (1855-1924), of the zoological department of the British Museum, for the Chair of Comparative Anatomy, including testimonials from Sir (Edwin) Ray Lankester (1847-1929), zoologist and Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther (1830-1914), ichthyologist and museum administrator.
10pp
KA/IC/B69
1879
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Samuel Bircham regarding the death of John Soelberg Wells, Professor of Ophthalmology, in Cannes, France; Philip Brannon, civil engineer and former student, publicizing his design for a system to control ‘aerostatic carriages’; Miss Brewer regarding the death of her father, John Sherren Brewer (1809-1879), former Professor of English Literature and Modern History.
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KA/IC/B70
1880
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Robert Bentley (1821-1893), Professor of Botany, regarding the post of Curator of the Anatomy Museum; the family of Robert Bloomfield (1766-1823), poet, offering to sell a model of his birthplace to the College; minutes of the meeting of Court of Governors of St. Thomas’ Hospital, 1879. Also includes a price list from H Bird & Co, wine and brandy merchant.
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KA/IC/B71
1880-1881
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from and to William Braginton (1844-1922), Head of the Civil Service Department, regarding the Department including the formation of a female class.
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KA/IC/B72
1881
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the resignation of Albert Gardner Bene (1854-1892), Assistant Master of King’s College School; Alfred Barry (1826-1910), Principal, regarding his proposals for the establishment of a permanent College for the education of women at Kensington (later became King’s College Ladies Department); George William Bell, Hon. Secretary of the Council of St John’s House, requesting permission to hold a meeting in the College; George Budd (1808-1882), Emeritus Professor of Principles and Practice of Medicine, regarding his opinions on the proposed Ladies Department and his concerns that the female students may be unable to cope with the workload; William Arnold Burgess, Assistant Master at King’s College School, requesting permission for his friend, F H Currie, to practice on the College organ.
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KA/IC/B73
1882
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Henry Belcher, Assistant Master at King’s College School, regarding a Hawaiian student, Joseph Kamauoha, who wished to study to be a barrister at the College; J W Bradley, a retired surgeon, requesting permission to take in boarders from the College, including a hand-drawn map of the position of his house in Brixton; William Arnold Burgess, Assistant Master at King’s College School, defending against accusations of excessive noise coming from his classroom.
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KA/IC/B74
1883
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding the “Barry testimonial fund”, for Canon Alfred Barry (1826-1910), Principal of King’s College, 1868-1883, who left for Australia when he was appointed the Bishop of Sydney. The fund aimed to help replace Barry’s library, which had been lost in a shipwreck en route to Australia ahead of him.
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KA/IC/B75
1883
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the resignation of Alfred Barry (1826-1910), Principal.
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KA/IC/B76
1883, 1886
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London relating to the Bankruptcy Act and bankruptcy of John Douglas Watson, surgeon.
5pp
KA/IC/B77
1884
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the Association of Lay Helpers for the Diocese of London requesting the use of a room in the College for a meeting.
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KA/IC/B78
1885 Apr 16
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from Charles Loudon Bloxam (1831-1887), Professor of Chemistry, recommending the Daniell Scholarship (founded in honour of Professor John Frederic Daniell (1790-1845) to encourage original research in chemistry) to be awarded to Bertram Blount.
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KA/IC/B79
1885
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letter to King’s College London regarding Charles Fisher Bourdas, a 12-year-old pupil who died on 26 April 1885 at King’s College School.
3pp
KA/IC/B80
1885
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the resignation of James Robert Sterndale Bennett (1847-1928), Lecturer of Mathematics from his Evening Class Department duties; the British School of Archaeology in Athens applying to the College for support for their proposed college; Sophie C Baxter regarding the death of her husband, Evan Buchanan Baxter, (1844-1885), Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics; Henry Belcher, Assistant Master at King’s College School, regarding exaggerated claims of bullying at the School published in the Tit-Bits’ magazine; Sir William Bowman (1816-1892), member of College Council, declining the post of Consulting Surgeon at King’s College Hospital. Also includes letters regarding the commissioning of a portrait of Bishop Alfred Barry (1826-1910), former Principal, by Edward John Poynter (1836-1919), painter.
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KA/IC/B81
1886
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the successful application of Sir Hugh Beevor (1858-1939) for the post of Medical Censor and Medical Sambrooke Registrar at King’s College Hospital; the successful application of Lewis Buck for the post of Surgical Sambrooke Registrar at King’s College Hospital; Edward Brooksmith, Mathematical Master at King’s College School, thanking College Council for his appointment as the Master of the Modern Division of the School; William Arnold Burgess, Assistant Master at King’s College School, regarding the conduct of Mr Crowe, a clerk in the Secretary’s Office; Mr Strutt, Sanitary Inspector of the Board of Works of the Strand District, informing the College they had disinfected the chambers in the College for ‘Scarlartina’ (scarlet fever).
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KA/IC/B82
1883, 1886
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from Charles Loudon Bloxam (1831-1887), Professor of Chemistry, including letters regarding his opinions on discipline in the classroom and the donation of the chemical collection of George Johnson (1818-1896), Emeritus Professor of Clinical Medicine, to the College, 1886 Feb 17-1886 Dec 20; the successful application of Alfred Boyce Barrow for the post of Assistant Surgeon at King’s College Hospital, 1886 Jul 13; Lionel Smith Beale (1828-1906), Professor of the Principles and Practice of Medicine, support the successful application of Norman Dalton for the post of Pathological Registrar at King’s College Hospital, 1883 Oct 3.
6pp
KA/IC/B83
1887 Aug 29-1887 Nov 17
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from William Braginton (1844-1922), Head of the Civil Service Department, including proposals for the financial arrangements on the event of death or retirement of tutors in the Civil Service Department.
16pp
KA/IC/B84
1887
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the resignation of Robert Bentley (1821-1893), Professor of Botany; Elizabeth Brown regarding the death of her husband, Charles Abbott Brown (1836-1886), Assistant Master at King’s College School; Charles Loudon Bloxam (1831-1887), Professor of Chemistry, regarding his son Frank’s wish to leave the College to enter the Royal Academy of Music and the progress of his other sons Frederick and Arthur; Frederica Bloxam regarding the death of her husband, Charles Loudon Bloxam, Professor of Chemistry.
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KA/IC/B85
1888
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the resignation of Henry Biddell, Assistant Master of King’s College School; Francis Jeffery Bell (1855-1924), Professor of Comparative Anatomy, regarding his wages.
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KA/IC/B86
1889
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including A E M Lough Bishop offering to the College a bust of Edward Forbes (1815-1854), Professor of Botany; C H Bowden, Hon. Secretary of the Poor-Law Chaplains’ Association, requesting the use of a room in the College for a conference; Algernon Borthwick, Baron Glenesk (1830-1908), newspaper proprietor, accepting a seat on College Council; Emile Paul Bouvier (1858-1904), Assistant French Master at King’s College School, announcing his resignation to take a post at St Dunstan’s College, Catford; James Robert Sterndale Bennett (1847-1928), Lecturer of Mathematics, announcing his resignation.
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KA/IC/B87
1889 Oct 15 - 1889 Dec 6
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London comprising of letters regarding the successful application of, Frédéric François Burghard (1864-1947) for the post of Assistant Surgeon at King’s College Hospital.
10pp
KA/IC/B88
1890
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Charles William Bourne (1846-1927), Headmaster of King’s College School, regarding his proposals to increase the School’s in-take of pupils and his plans for the commercial division; William Braginton (1844-1922), Head of the Civil Service Department, regarding the ‘Smoking Concert’ in the Medical Library; Emile Bidaud-Ville, Assistant French Master at King’s College School, thanking College Council for giving him a permanent contract.
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KA/IC/B89
1890 Aug 8-1890 Aug 23
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript correspondence between King’s College London and the Board of Works regarding the College’s proposal to build an additional storey on to the building (possibly for the Siemens Electrical Laboratory).
5pp
KA/IC/B90
1890 Jan 6
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding the application of Miss Emily M Bourne for a post as a classics teacher.
2pp
KA/IC/B91
1890 Oct 27-1890 Nov 14
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding the successful application of Sir Hugh Reeve Beevor (1858-1939) for the post of Assistant Physician at King’s College Hospital, including testimonials from John Curnow (1846-1902), Professor of Anatomy; Richard John Knowling (1852-1919), Vice-Principal; Sir James Paget (1814-1899), first baronet, surgeon.
7pp
KA/IC/B92
1889-1891 May 11
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London comprising of letters regarding the successful application of Henry Frederick Burstall for the post of Demonstrator in Mechanical Engineering.
9pp
KA/IC/B93
1891
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London comprising of letters regarding the successful application of Thomas Grigor Brodie (1866-1916) for the post of Demonstrator in Physiology.
19pp
KA/IC/B94
1891
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the successful application of Alfred Boyce Barrow, Assistant Surgeon at King’s College Hospital for the post of Teacher of Operative Surgery; Charles William Bourne (1846-1927), Headmaster of King’s College School, regarding his suggestion for improvements to the administration of the School; James Bartlett, Demonstrator of Architecture and Building Construction, thanking College Council for his appointment; Alfred Barry (1826-1910), former Principal, accepting a seat on College Council; Peyton Todd Bowman Beale (1864-1957), Demonstrator of Physiology and Lecturer of Biology, thanking the College for his posts; Nathaniel Bromley (1843-1903), Warden of King’s College Hospital, regarding the possible appointment of Nellie Twining at the King’s College Hospital Convalescent Home.
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KA/IC/B95
1890 Dec 11-1891 Mar 20
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London comprising of letters regarding the successful application of Peyton Todd Bowman Beale (1864-1957) for the post of Demonstrator of Physiology and Lecturer in Biology.
19pp
KA/IC/B96
1892
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including William Arnold Burgess, Assistant Master of King’s College School, appealing to College Council to reconsider their wish for him to resign his appointment; William Braginton (1844-1922), Head of the Civil Service Department, regarding the regulations for expelling pupils from Boy Clerkship classes.
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KA/IC/B97
1892
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from William Braginton (1844-1922), Head of the Civil Service Department, regarding his department, including the provision of boy’s classes.
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KA/IC/B98
1893
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Hugh Reeve Beevor (1858-1939), Assistant Physician at King’s College Hospital, thanking the Council for appointing him the Head of the Skin Department at the Hospital; the British Institute of Public Health, requesting permission to hold meetings in the College. Also includes a report by Charles William Bourne (1846-1927), Headmaster of King’s College School, regarding proposals to reduce the number of staff in the School.
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KA/IC/B99
1890 Jul-1893 Oct 31
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding the successful application of Marlborough James Berry ([1866]-1930) for the post of Assistant Mathematics Lecturer.
6pp
KA/IC/B100
1893
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding the lease of 91a Waterloo Road for the Civil Service Department.
17pp
KA/IC/B101
1893 Mar 13- 1893 Mar 18
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding the resignation of Lionel Smith Beale (1828-1906), Professor of the Principles and Practice of Medicine, including a letter from Alfred Baynard Duffin (1834-1919), Professor of Pathological Anatomy, accepting half of the vacant Professorship.
3pp
KA/IC/B102
1890 Dec -1893 Jul 21
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College regarding the successful application of Peyton Todd Bowman Beale (1864-1957), Demonstrator of Physiology, for the post of Assistant Surgeon at King’s College Hospital.
40pp
KA/IC/B103
1894
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding the successful application of W S Burton for the post of Lecturer of Physics in the Evening Class Department.
9pp
KA/IC/B104
1894
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including William Braginton (1844-1922), Head of the Civil Service Department, requesting the appointment of John Henry Howell, Assistant Master for the Civil Service day classes; Thomas Grigor Brodie (1866-1916), Demonstrator of Physiology and Lecturer on Biology, announcing his resignation.
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KA/IC/B105
1895 Mar 2 - 1895 Sep 19
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding the successful application of Robert Haywood Burghope for an Assistant Lectureship in the Civil Service Department.
4pp
KA/IC/B106
1895 Oct 24- 1895 Dec 2
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including regarding a change in the College’s bye-regulations allowing students to conscientiously object to attending Church of England services at the College Chapel.
10pp
KA/IC/B107
1895
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Miss C S [Brenner] requesting information on scientific classes for women taught at the College for a report for the National Council of Women (USA); Edward Saunders of the British Astronomical Association requesting the use of a room in the College for their meetings; William Beacroft Bottomley (1864-1922), Professor of Botany, requesting permission to also hold the post of Lecturer of Biology at the Royal Veterinarian College; Major General James Cavan Berkeley ([1838-1926]) thanking the College for electing a Fellow of King’s College; Charles St Bowly applying for permission to take in boarders; the resignation of Henry Frederick Burstall, Demonstrator of Mechanical Engineering.
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KA/IC/B108
1895 Jun 22-1895 Jun 23
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letter to the Secretary of King’s College London from Peyton Todd Bowman Beale (1864-1957), Demonstrator of Physiology, regarding histology teaching and comparing his salary to that of ‘Professor H’ (possibly William Dobson Halliburton (1860-1931), Professor of Physiology).
5pp
KA/IC/B109
1896
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including about the Joint Scholarship Board.
4pp
KA/IC/B110
1907 Feb 6
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Typescript letter to the Secretary of King’s College London from the Capital and Counties Bank Limited, London making a donation to a fund for the Gilbart Lectures on Banking.
2pp
KA/IC/B111
1913-1914
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the President of the British Academy requesting support to celebrate the tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare in 1916; F A Bloxam, Secretary of the London Diocesan Boy Scout Corps requesting permission to use the College’s subway from the Embankment to the College quadrangle to meet for a parade before Queen Alexander at Somerset House; British Australian requesting the number of Australian and New Zealand students from the College who were engaged in the war. Also includes an envelope of ‘bicycle tickets’.
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KA/IC/B112
1914-1915
Secretary’s in-correspondence: Letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with the letter B
Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Marie Bolin, Vice Principal of the Institut Francais du Royaume Uni, appealing for furniture to furnish a school for children of French and Belgium refugees in the gardens of Buckingham Palace; E F Benson (possibly Edward Frederic Benson (1867-1940), author), Honorary Secretary of ‘Smokes, Soldiers, and Sailors’, a charity for wounded soldiers and sailors in Hospitals at home and abroad, requesting the College display their collecting box; the Board of Education regarding the teaching of thrift in schools.
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