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Letter written by Dr Neill Cream while in police custody, England, 1892

Wellcome (general)

1892

Metropolitan Police letter and photographs of Dr Neill Cream, the 'Lambeth Poisoner', England, 1890-1907

Surgery

1890-1907
[Letter] 1910 Jan 6, North Road Works, St. Helens [to] S.F. Cody, Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool / Fred Brown, builder & contractor [&] timber merchant.

[Letter] 1910 Jan 6, North Road Works, St. Helens

Archive

1910
[Letter] 1910 Jan 28, North Road Works, St. Helens [to] S.F. Cody, Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool / Fred Brown, builder & contractor [&] timber merchant.

[Letter] 1910 Jan 28, North Road Works, St. Helens

Archive

1910
[Ms. letter] 1802 Apr 19 [to] Brigadier General Bentham, Plymouth Dock / Mc. Brunel. [2p. on 1 leaf, holograph signed. He will call on Mr Poole and ask him 'to delay the further progress of the patent'. He has 'not yet compleated the little Machine' for he has been making 'a small instrument to assist me in cutting the Screws'. Re Bentham's letter to the Admiralty Brunel adds 'I feel particularly gratefull for the favourable manner in which you express yourself respecting my Block Machines']

[Ms. letter] 1802 Apr 19 [to] Brigadier General Be

Archive

1802
2 Cast letters on square brass plates, "M" and "S", no provenance. Possibly Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Railway connection?

cast letters

Miscellanea & Curiosities

North British Railway (General Powers) Act 1897

Documents

1897

Vacancies for Station-Masters, Clerks and Supervisors

Documents

1936
Letter issued to all staff members from Peter Parker, Chairman of British Railways Board, headed 'Your Job and Your Future at Risk' regarding the crisis faced by the British Railways Board as a result of strike action over pay increases. June 1982.

Your Job and Your Future at Risk

Documents

1982

Manuscript letter from WC Trevelyan in Wallington,

Art

1869
Page two of a three page letter from Tony Ray-Jones to James B Wright at Macmillan & Co. The subject is a suggested book proposal on the English. The letter is dated April 16, 1969.

Letter from Tony Ray-Jones to James B. Wright (page 2)

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1969
A three page letter from photographer Paul Strand (1890-1976) to photography writer and critic Ainslie Ellis (1920-1997), in which he recalls and pays tribute to the photographer Tony Ray-Jones (1941-1972).

Letter from Paul Strand to Ainslie Ellis

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1972-06-05
A three page letter from photographer Paul Strand (1890-1976) to photography writer and critic Ainslie Ellis (1920-1997), in which he recalls and pays tribute to the photographer Tony Ray-Jones (1941-1972).

Letter from Paul Strand to Ainslie Ellis

Photographs

1972-06-05
Two letters on calotype photogenic drawing (printed).

Two letters on calotype photogenic drawing

Photographs
Letter from W Yardley, The Great Eastern Railway, Goods Managers Office, Liverpool Street, London, to Arthur Ladell, the Stores, Harold Wood, Romford, Essex inviting him to call tomorrow for assessment of his suitablility for Railway work, 26 June 1895

Letter from W Yardley

Archive Collections

1895
A letter from photographer Jacques-Henri Lartigue (1894-1986) to photography writer and critic Ainslie Ellis (1920-1997), in which he pays tribute to the photographer Tony Ray-Jones (1941-1972).

Letter from Jacques-Henri Lartigue to Ainslie Ellis

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1972-06-02
Page one of a three page letter from Tony Ray-Jones to James B Wright at Macmillan & Co. The subject is a suggested book proposal on the English. The letter is dated April 16, 1969.

Letter from Tony Ray-Jones to James B. Wright (page 1)

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1969
Page three of a three page letter from Tony Ray-Jones to James B Wright at Macmillan & Co. The subject is a suggested book proposal on the English. The letter is dated April 16, 1969.

Letter from Tony Ray-Jones to James B. Wright (page 3)

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1969
A letter from photographer Bill Brandt (1904-1983) to photography writer and critic Ainslie Ellis (1920-1997) paying tribute to the photographer Tony Ray-Jones (1941-1972).

Letter from Bill Brandt to Ainslie Ellis

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1972-06-02
Letter, paper, A. Burgess, Locomotive Offices, Crewe to F.M. Grover, 6 August 1927. Requesting a photograph to be taken of the outside of the LMS's (formerly the LNWR's) Webb Orphanage at Crewe, showing the Matron and the children. Written on Webb Orphanage Headed Paper. Found in the Crewe Glass Negative Register 1875-1939 Series A-E, at the page recording the number of the photograph. A copy print of the image is kept with the letter.

Letter re photograph of the Webb Orphanage, Crewe, 1927 [supplied title]

Documents

1927-08-06
[Letter] 1851 Sept 11, Harley St [to] Sir David [Brewster] / J. F.W. Herschel. [4p. on 1 leaf, holograph signed. Asks Brewster to provide a note (for publication) explaining "in what respect Ross and Thomson's novelty of process consists". Herschel does not understand Brewster's previous comment on this process, which produces positives using albumen and glass; refers also to Ross and Thomson's calotypes]

[Letter] 1851 Sept 11, Harley St [to] Sir David [Brewster] /

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1851
Letter from Sir John Herschel to Fox Talbot, dated February 28th 1839, containing first reference to word 'photographed'.

Letter From Sir John Herschel to Fox Talbot

Photographs

1839-02-28
Framed letter from Philip Reis, dated 13.7.1863, reworking Reis telephone

Framed letter from Philip Reis, dated 13.7.1863, r

Telecommunications

1863
Postcard sent in Febuary 1972. On the front is publicity for Tony Ray-Jones's exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Art, on the reverse is a personal message from Tony Ray-Jones to Barry Lane.

Postcard from Tony Ray-Jones to Barry Lane

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1972
Letter , comprising of 3 pages, from Tony Ray-Jones to James B Wright at Macmillan & Co. The subject is a suggested book proposal on the English. The letter is dated April 16, 1969.

Letter from Tony Ray-Jones to James B. Wright

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1969-04-16
"Cradle Days", issued by Trufood Ltd, Bebington, Cheshire, England; a book about baby-feeding and Humanised Trufood. Also includes letter from the manager of the medical dept. at Trufood Ltd. to Mrs. J J Dickinson regarding request for Cradle Days and The Trufood Feeding Plan for Babies, 1945.

Cradle Days

Nutrition & Food Technology

c.1945
Air-mail envelope for a three page letter from photographer Paul Strand (1890-1976) to photography writer and critic Ainslie Ellis (1920-1997), in which he recalls and pays tribute to the photographer Tony Ray-Jones (1941-1972).

Envelope for Letter from Paul Strand to Ainslie Ellis

Photographs

1972-06-05
Letter to F G Hole, Marylebone, from Gordon Yates, 222 Marylebone Road, London NW1 The Hotel Executive, British Transport, re specimens of Christmas cards

Letter to F G Hole, Marylebone, from Gordon Yates, 222 Maryl

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1949
Cast iron letter, GER/Earle's. Cast iron letter "A" from the name of SS Artemis. Dimensions 10" x 6".

Cast iron letter, GER/Earle's

Railway Shipping
Original letter from James Watt to Josiah Wedgwood dated Thursday (1799) acknowledging directions for silver pictures.

Original letter from James Watt to Josiah Wedgwood

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1799
Letter from Patrica B. Brown of the Imperial Chemical Industries Limited to Mr. Boston enclosing a speech made by Peter Allen at Mr. Boston's retirement dinner.

Letter to A J Boston

Archive Collections

1970-04-15
Nine-page manuscript letter from Elsie Hill (nee Wright) to Geoffrey Crawley, 17 February 1983.

Nine-page manuscript letter from Elsie Hill (nee Wright) to Geoffrrey Crawley

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1983-02-17
Original letter from Lister Ellis to Henry Kingsford dated October 1827 re- George Stephenson's plans for cuttings and estimates for work on the Canterbury & Whitstable Railway

Original letter from Lister Ellis to Henry Kingsfo

Railways

1827
Letter from Sir John Herschel to Fox Talbot, dated June 24th 1839, describing discovery of ultra-violet sensitiveness of photographic material.

Letter from Sir John Herschel to Fox Talbot

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1839-06-24
Letter, from Daniel Gooch to Isambard Kingdom Brunel, offering his services, 1837.

Letter, from Daniel Gooch to Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Documents

1837
Letter from Capt Mark Huish, Manager's Officer, Liverpool, London & North Western Railway, (Northern division), to R Creed re finding a way to check and destroy this practice, and small rates for small parcels, 25 July 1846.

CApt Mark Huish letter

Documents

1846
Letter accompanying 1987-9488 from Frank Meadow Sutcliffe, Carr Hill Lane, Sleights, Yorkshire, sending the etching of a railway station by his father Thomas Sutcliffe to the London and North Eastern Railway Company at York, 1926/10/13.

Letter accompanying 1987-9488 from Frank Meadow Sutcliffe, C

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1926/10/13
Letter, York, Newcastle & Berwick Railway, to Mr. Thomas Cabry at York regarding James Mony being engaged to drive on the Eastern Counties line and asking for him to be allowed to pass from Edward Fletcher and John A. Haswell, 16th August 1850.

Thomas Cabry

Documents

1850
Letter from walker to Findlay confirming the line between St Boswells and REston is sutiable. DAted 17th August 1878.

Royal Trains

Documents

1878
Letter, typed, dated 29 May 1968, to Mr R T Clements, Signalman, Cramlington, expressing regret at his retirement due to ill-health

Letter, typed, dated 29 May 1968, to Mr R T Clements, Signal

Documents

1968-05-29
Letter from H. Smart, Secretary, Railway Clearing House, Euston Square, London dated 14 November 1898 to Mr F E L Jones. Appointment on one month's trial, subject to satisfactory medical.

Letter from H. Smart, Secretary, Railway Clearing House, Eus

Documents

1898
Letter to the Directors of The London & North Western Railway from J. Standish Haly & Andrew R. Scoble, Mansion House, Hon. Secretaries of Inundations in France Committee, that Messrs W. H. Smith & Sons have consented to put up placards at various Railway Stations announcing raising of subscriptions for relief of sufferers from the inundations in France & requesting that subscriptions should be transmitted to [the committee].

letter to the directors of the london and north western railway

Documents

1856
Letter from the Great Northern Railway dated 26 June 1860 regarding the accounts for engine turning.

Letter from the Great Northern Railway dated 26 June 1860 re

Documents

1860
Handwritten letter from R. L. Wedgwood, General Manager London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) to Mr W H Keighley, 15 May 1926, regarding special thanks to staff who continued to work through the general strike.

General Strike letter of thanks [supplied title]

Documents

1926
Letter, Great Western Railway, from W I Rogers (Wrexham) to Mr Fussell, Ruabon, regarding the opening of the railway from Wrexham to Ruabon on 4th November 1846, dated 2 November 1916.

Letter, Great Western Railway, from W I Rogers (Wrexham) to Mr Fussell

Documents

1916
Circular letter; re. abolishment of office of General Manager, & changes to Chairman of the Board's role, & appointment of John Shaw as Manager & Secretary, from Edward W. Watkin, Chairman, London Bridge Station, South Eastern Railway Company. 31 December 1873.

circular letter

Documents

1873
Letter, Edinburgh, Perth & Dundee Railway, regarding extension of the railway, 20th August 1850.

extension

Documents

1850-08-20
Circular letter from Lord Ashfield, Chairman, London Passenger Transport Board, 55 Broadway, Westminster, SW1, re. the board assuming responsibility for the administration of local passenger transport services

circular letter

Documents

1933
Letter, regarding snowstorm duties, 6th August, 1937.

fogging and snowstortm duties

Documents

1937
Letter to Arthur A Ryan, Hotels Superintendent from W H Johnson, Secretary of the Hotels Executive, dated 22 September 1948 regarding the rough proofs for the replacement crest on the wine bottle labels and the forwarding of the matter to the Chairman and F G Hole.

wine bottle labels

Documents

1948