Scope and Contents Papers and correspondence relating to a questionnaire issued by the Association of Building Technicians Technical Committee and its Housing Sub-Committee as research for the report: The structure and efficiency of the building industry ( 1948) . A draft of this report is included, with editorial comments, and some handwritten notes. There is also a set of architectural plans for "Samford RDC" in...

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Photograph of a Large Black boar owned by Arthur H. Cobbold, Eldo House, Bury St. Edmunds, England, that won first prize at the R.A. S.E. Show, Cardiff in 1901.

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Notes for 5 lectures on 'The Origin of the Scenery of the British Isles' given to the Royal Institution in 1884, along with printed abstracts. Sir Archibald Geikie focused on geological formations around the British Isles, with comparisons from European and North American locations, looking at the materials of which they are composed and the processes which went into their creation.

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Letter, 20 February 1936, Edinburgh, Donald Tovey to Mr. Paget. In sympathy after the death of Mr. Paget's mother. Ms. transcript by Hubert Foss.

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Letter, [7 January 1940], Woking, Hubert Parry to Sophie Weisse. Congratulating Tovey on getting his foot on the ladder. Holograph signed, date as postmark, though this unlikely to be the original date, probably sent to Tovey by Sophie Weisse on this date.

Scope and Contents This dark brown leather notebook with yellow edged pages contains notes by Charles Lyell primarily in ink and include lists, sketches, and longer form essays, chiefly notes on the Crag and Crag fossils. The index is located on p. 71, the final leaf and back inside cover. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital...

Scope and Contents This green leather bound Notebook records Lyell's travels in Aberdeenshire then on down the East coast to Scarborough, Filey, Cromer and Diss. Page 71 onwards are Lyell's notes on Darwin's 'Creation of Species' with further discussion thereafter. There is a black and white photograph of Roydon Oolite on page 171. Page 74 references a specimen Cephalaspis lyelli Agassiz at GLammis, now held by the Cockburn Museum. Lyell's Own Index...

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Postcard, 20 September 1934, Copenhagen, Knud Jeppesen to Donald Tovey. Thanking Tovey for his ' wonderful ' interpretation of Bach's concerto in e minor. Holograph signed.

Scope and Contents First proof copy of an article by Sir Archibald Geikie on 'The Geological Influences which have Affected the Course of British History' from printers Clay, Sons and Taylor, for Macmillan the publisher in 1881. This looked at ancient peoples and legendary figures, puting them in the context of the evolution of the natural world. Including elements such as the impact of the devlopment of commerce and the move from an agricultural to an urban industrial society, Sir Archibald Geikie mapped them...

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Photograph of the Hollesley Bay Labour Colony's Suffolk ram, "Colony Duke Walton", that was the champion at the Suffolk show, standing in a field in the early 20th century.