Posted on Tuesday 16th October 2012
Records of organisations, societies and businesses
New Shakespeare Company (additional deposit): records relating to productions including prompt copies, scripts, scores, show reports, recordings; photographic contact sheets and transparencies; programmes, posters and other press and marketing records; production management records; legal and property papers and a few items relating to the theatre in education programme, 1962-[2010]. Finding No: DSH1
Union Noble College, Masulipatam (CMS): illustrated, annual reports for the years 1933/34-1935/36. Accession No: 2012/60
Personal and family papers
Charles Henry Brierley (1837-1870), missionary: small compilation of papers relating to the deaths of Rev Brierley, a CMS missionary to West Africa, and Rev W. Worth Hoare (d 1869), vicar of St Paul's Church, Stalybridge, Cheshire, [late 19th century]. Finding No: CMS/ACC929
Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940), statesman: signed photograph of (Arthur) Neville Chamberlain and friend, Arthur H. E. Wood (d 1934) of Aberdeenshire (photographer: Leonard Pelman, of Aberdeen), [Early 20th century]. Finding No: NCLAdd/178
Philip T. Johnson (additional deposit): sports material comprising records relating to the AAA Five Star Award Scheme and proposals for indoor and outdoor track facilities, c 1965-c 2004. Accession No: 2012/59
Alice Vera Knight (b 1889), clerical worker (additional deposit): papers relating to her work in different government departments during, and after, the First World War; photographs from her travels in Europe between the Wars; papers relating to her participation as a performer in the Pageant of Empire for the British Empire Exhibition 1924 and a few other miscellaneous personal and family papers, 1917-c 1957. Finding No: MS843
Geoffrey Matthews (fl mid 20th century): compilation of newscuttings, typescript papers and publications relating to the history of the chain making industry, 1930s-1972. Finding No: MS855
Warly family of Canterbury: heavily annotated family prayer book first owned by John Warley (1674-1732) surgeon, 18th century. Finding No: MS856
Artificial collections
Joseph Burtt (1862-1939): photocopy of a set of typescript copy letters, and letter extracts, from Joseph Burtt (1862-1939) to William Cadbury written during a visit to Africa on behalf of Cadbury Brothers 1905-1907 and subsequently collected by James Duffy (b 1923), writer. Copied specifically for use by Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections in 2012 from originals in the James Duffy Collection in the African Collection, Yale University Library. Finding No: MS857
Manuscripts
Feeney collection: additions to the Feeney Commission Scores comprising 'Seven Angels' by Luke Bedford, 2009-2011; Colin Matthews' Violin Concerto, 2009; 'Leckey' by Ben Foskett, 2011 and Poul Ruders 'Symphony No. Four - an Organ Symphony', [2008]. Finding No: FCS/44-47
University Archives
Principal Officers
Vice-Chancellor: Visitors book containing the signatures of visitors to the university from February 1959 to May 2000 (Acc. No: 2012/67)
Registrar: Miscellaneous university publications historically in the possession of the Registrar comprising policy documents, 1970s-1990s but also including results of examination work 1900-1910 (Acc. No: 2012/68)
Records of Selly Oak Colleges
Academic Schools and Departments
Centre for Jewish/Christian Relations: Administrative records, 1990s (Acc. No: 2012/64)
Graduate Institute for Theology and Religion: Records relating to the Chair in Mission, 1990s (Acc. No: 2012/64)
Centre for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations: Administrative records, 1990s-2000s (Acc. No: 2012/64)
University and Student Societies
Guild of Students Photographic Society: Miscellaneous records of the society mostly created in digital format over the years 2008-2012 but including a cash book covering the period 1949-1977, 1949-2012. (Acc. No: 2012/45)
Senior Common Room and Staff Club: Additional records, 1993-2001. Finding No: UA/23A
Alumni Groups
Papers of the Bridge Association of 1939-1943 University of Birmingham Civil Engineers: Photographs, correspondence and ephemera relating to the Bridge Association and its members, comprising album of photographs taken at annual reunion luncheons 1950-2000; group photographs of members taken during their time as students in at Birmingham in the early 1940s, 1940s-2000. (Acc.No: 2012/50)
Staff Papers
Hick, John Harwood (1922-2012), philosopher of religion and theologian, Professor of Theology: Research and personal papers comprising annotated copies of papers and lectures, offprints of articles, correspondence largely with other scholars, cuttings of reviews of Hick's publications and other newspaper articles about Hick and his research and views, 1938-2011; papers relating to John Hick's work in Community Relations in Birmingham, particularly with All Faiths for One Race, and with Birmingham Community Relations Committee Religious Education Panel, later Religious and Cultural Panel, 1969-1980s. Finding No: US136
Linton, David Leslie (1906-1971), geographer, Professor of Geography: research and lecture notes; copies of articles and addresses; correspondence relating to research and publications; papers relating to fieldwork; photographs; maps; and newspaper cuttings, 1920s-1970s. Finding No: US138
Mucklow, Graham Fernie (1894-1973), Professor of Mechanical Engineering: Additional deposit consisting of copies of technical publications for the Aeronautical Research Committee, 1926-1931. Finding No: US93
Thorpe, Harry, (1912-1977), historical geographer, Professor of Geography: research papers and lecture notes; opies of papers and lectures, offprints of articles, and correspondence with other scholars; material relating to fieldwork and excursions, 1930s-1970s. Finding No: US137
Student (Alumni) Papers
Grossberg, Lawrence: Full set of reports of the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies, 1964-1988. Finding No: USS68