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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.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Edward Copleston, the Bishop of Llandaff (1776-1849), Life Governor, recommending the appointment of C C Walkey as school master.

Manuscript letters in French to the Secretary of King’s College London including H Dupont offering a museum of wax models to the College.

Manuscript letter to the Secretary of King’s College London including a letter regarding the donation of Descriptive Catalogue of the Oriental Manuscripts Collected by the Late Lieutenant Colonel Colin Mackenzie, Surveyor General of India by H H Wilson to the College Library by the East India Company.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including a copy of a letter from ‘Ferstandige’ to Charles James Blomfield (1786-1857), Bishop of London, regarding his claims to the Chair of Oriental or Greek Language at the College; Richard Fisher threatening legal action if the new College building blocked light to his property in the Strand.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including the unsuccessful application of Thomas Graham (1805-1869), Chemist, for the Chair of Chemistry; Humphrey Gibbs of the Indies Botanical Society forwarding publications to the College Library; Joseph Henry Green (1791-1863) accepting the Chair of the Principles and Practice of Surgery.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Sir Henry Halford (1766-1844), physician and member of College Council, approving the form of the letter sent to successful applicants for posts at the College; Bisset Hawkins (1796-1894), thanking the College for appointing him the Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics and regarding the creation of a Materia Medica Museum; Francis Hawkins (1794-1877) thanking College Council for appointing him the Professor of the Practice of Physic (later named Professor of the Principles and Practice of Medicine).

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Sir James Langham refusing to pay for his share due to the religious and moral views of the Governors of the College.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Thomas MacKreth naming subscribers in Lancaster, Lancashire; the successful application of John Richardson Major (1797-1876) for the post of Headmaster at King’s College School; the unsuccessful application of Henry Malden (1800-1876) for the Chair of Classical Literature; the successful application of Herbert Mayo (1796-1852) for the Chair of Anatomy and Physiology, including letters regarding the purchase of the ‘Sommerring’ museum (the collection of Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring (1755-1830), German physician) from Frankfurt, Germany; T J Millar offering a house on Surrey Street for the use of members of the College; the successful application of Henry Moseley (1801-1872) for the Chair of Experimental Philosophy.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including J Netherclift requesting the return of a copper plate engraving of the College; James Norris regarding the donation of Corpus Christi College, Oxford.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including W D White, Receiver General of the Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues regarding the rent owed by the College.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Louis Fenwick De Porquet offering his works on the French language to the College Library. Also includes letters regarding the objection of Charles Pugh, on the behalf of Whitelock & Hickling, haberdashers who occupied No. 166 Strand, against height the new College building as it was an obstruction to the ‘ancient lights’ on the back part of their premises.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Francis Henry Ramsbotham (1801-1868), obstetrician, donating to the College Library notes on cases which had occurred in the eastern district of the Royal Maternity Charity; James Rennie (1787-1867), Professor of Natural History, thanking the College for his appointment; George Roberts requesting permission to dedicate his Latin Grammar to the College.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including an estimate from William Tennant to fit a room in the new College with wood carved in the style of Louis XIV.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London from J R Young seeking a mathematical appointment at the College.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding ‘Climbing boys’, (chimney sweeps) including the 15th (1830) & 16th (1831) printed reports of the Society For The Superseding The Necessity of Climbing Boys.

Manuscript letter to the Secretary of King’s College London from Andrew Ure, Chemist, on his unsuccessful application to teach Chemistry at the College, accusing the College of malice and requesting the return of his testimonials and the copy of his A New System of Geology which he presented to the College Library. Also includes a list of his publications.

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including Benjamin Hall Kennedy (1804-1889) offering his services as a classical tutor to the College; the Directors of Kensington Grammar School requesting that their school be brought into Union with the College, (‘Schools in Union’ were district and other grammar schools which the College awarded an annual scholarship and other privileges).

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London mainly from William Otter (1768-1840), Principal, regarding the formation and opening of the College.