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World War, 1939-1945

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 138 Collections and/or Records:

Darjeeling Arts Club: Service Arts and Technical Organization, 1943-1945

 File
Identifier: PJM/SATO/B/27
Scope and Contents

Administrative papers and correspondence concerning the Darjeeling Group of Service Arts and Technical Organization (SATO). Includes 5 black and white photographic prints (8.5cm x 11cm) of Percy Johnson-Marshall visiting an art class.

Dates: 1943-1945
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / Service Arts and Technical Organization (SATO) / Regional Groups of the Service Arts and Technical Organization

Dead letters file: Service Arts and Technical Organization, 1945-1947

 File
Identifier: PJM/SATO/A/2
Scope and Contents

File of letters returned to Percy Johnson-Marshall as General Secretary of Service Arts and Technical Organization (SATO) in 1945. Also includes a personal letter to his wife April dated 11 January 1947 and a selection of posters advertising the SATO Polytechnic

Dates: 1945-1947
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / Service Arts and Technical Organization (SATO) / Administration files of the Service Arts and Technical Organization

Delhi and Meerut Groups: Service Arts and Technical Organization, 1943-1945

 File
Identifier: PJM/SATO/B/24
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with Percy Johnson-Marshall, in his role as Secretary General, concerning the Delhi and Meerut Groups of the Service Arts and Technical Organization .

Dates: 1943-1945
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / Service Arts and Technical Organization (SATO) / Regional Groups of the Service Arts and Technical Organization

Drawing of Joseph Kerr by a Polish Soldier, 1943

 Item — Box CLX-A-1143
Identifier: Coll-1848/19-0119
Scope and Contents Signed pencil drawing of Joseph Kerr, from the 67th Field Regiment R. A., British North Africa Forces, done by a Polish soldier in 1943. It shows a portrait of Kerr with a North African landscape in the background, and it is signed by the author with the note '43. Souvenir: Polish soldier in north Africa'. Kerr has added the note 'I wish the background was Bonnie Galloway' in pencil on the side.It is drawn on airgraph letter paper, and was destined to be sent to Kerr's mother in...
Dates: 1943
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Smaller acquisitions collection

Family photographs, 1850s-1970s

 Series
Identifier: Coll-1937/5
Scope and Contents This series contains approximately 60 black-and-white family photographs, dating from the 1850s up to the 1950s. The provenance is not clear and the pictures have no caption, however many of them appear to be related to Arthur Patrick Logan Turner (1914-1998), one of William Aldren Turner's sons, and to Hilda Turner.Approximaltely 40 photographs date from the Second World War, and show service men in uniform and ATS members, as well as some landscapes. Arthur P. L. Turner served...
Dates: 1850s-1970s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir William Turner and family

Festival of Britain Exhibition: posters, 1951

 File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2.2b
Scope and Contents 2 posters (77cm x 102cm) advertising entry to, and the publicly open buildings in the reconstructed Lansbury Neighbourhood (Neighbouhood no 9) of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. This was organised as the "Live Architecture Exhibition" in the Festival of Britain 1951. 1 poster, in full colour, graphically displays the idea of new homes rising from the rubble of post World War II destruction. The other poster in black and green gives general...
Dates: 1951
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas / Comprehensive Development Areas: Stepney / Poplar / Stepney / Poplar: Lansbury Neighbourhood / Lansbury Neighbourhood: Festival of Britain Exhibition

Finance: Service Arts and Technical Organization, 1944-1946

 File
Identifier: PJM/SATO/A/13
Scope and Contents

Receipts and invoices for Service Arts and Technical Organization (SATO) purchases. These are mostly drawing materials and books. Some accounts are also included.

Dates: 1944-1946
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / Service Arts and Technical Organization (SATO) / Administration files of the Service Arts and Technical Organization

Gauhati Group: Service Arts and Technical Organization, 1944

 File
Identifier: PJM/SATO/B/18
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and papers concerning the Gauhati group of the Service Arts and Technical Organization (SATO). Includes 2 different printed copies of Discussion an account of the Discussion Centre of the Gauhati (Assam) Group of the Service Architect's Organisation during 1944 ( 1944) .

Dates: 1944
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / Service Arts and Technical Organization (SATO) / Regional Groups of the Service Arts and Technical Organization

Gay Times, Sep 1999

 Item
Identifier: GD61/11/2/3/174
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.

Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.

Dates: Sep 1999
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive / Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (LGLS) / Information Resources / Press Cuttings / Press Cuttings

General papers: photographs of Stepney / Poplar, 1940-1961

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.1.4
Scope and Contents Photographs of London County Council Comprehensive development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar: east end 1940s, (1940s) east end after reconstruction, (c1955-1961) aerial views, (1937-1951) basic house layouts, (1956) London County Council Housing Department visit, (c1958) historic map of the area, (1950s) ...
Dates: 1940-1961
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas / Comprehensive Development Areas: Stepney / Poplar / Stepney / Poplar: general papers and photographs

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