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Two albums relating to Lennox-Boyd's experience as an observer of Nationalist and Republican forces, Spanish Civil War, 1938-1939, and his subsequent work in relief aid to Spanish civilians.  Contents include:

Letters of introduction and safe conduct passes (in Spanish).

Nationalist propaganda postcards, including photographic postcards depicting Nationalist leader Gen Francisco Franco, Gen Emilio Mola, Gen Antonio Aranda, Capt Jose Moscardo and Capt Juan Yague.

Captioned photographs of bomb-damaged cities, including Sevilla (Seville), Huesca and Malaga.

Photographs of Nationalist troops, and of dead and wounded civilians.

Uncaptioned photographs of Republican troops taken by Magnum photographers including Robert Capa.

UK press cuttings relating to relief aid to Spain, 1939.

Published articles by Lennox-Boyd, including 'A censored article', printed in The Star, 19 Jan 1939, describing casualties and destruction after Nationalist aerial bombardment of Barcelona; offprint longer version of the same article, entitled 'Death comes to Barcelona', sold as a fundraising pamphlet for the National Joint Committee for Spanish Relief; 'The agony of Spain - after Barcelona', published in The Hampshire Advertiser [1939].

Letters and telegrams received by Lennox-Boyd, 1938-1939, including requests for help, messages of support and one telegram death threat.

Snapshot photographs and press cuttings relating to members of the Lennox-Boyd family [1939].

Uncaptioned group photographs of British Army personnel including gas mask practice [1939].

Notification of Lennox-Boyd's election as a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1940.

Also typescript detailed account by Lennox-Boyd of his role in a convoy of food lorries travelling across France into Spain, to assist Republican refugees [1939], with a description of relief work undertaken by the Quaker Relief Party led by Dr Audrey Russell, and an additional copy of The Star, 19 Jan 1939.

Papers and photographs, 1934-1945, including:

Press cuttings relating to a recruitment tour of the Scottish Highlands by the Royal Scots Greys, 1934.

Official correspondence and related papers, 1936-1944, including confidential reports on Lennox-Boyd, 1936 and 1937, and papers relating to Lennox-Boyd's service as Public Schools Liaison Officer and Lecturer to Schools, promoting the Royal Armoured Corps to potential recruits at schools and universities in Scotland and the north of England, 1942.  Also Lennox-Boyd's passport, issued 1938.

Letters received by Lennox-Boyd, Palestine, 1939-1940, chiefly relating to Arab and Jewish volunteers for the Pioneer Corps.  Also letters from European Jewish refugees wishing to serve in the British Army, requests from family members for their relatives to be released from service, and manuscript notes on suspected terrorists and criminals.  File includes personal data and is CLOSED for review in 2020.

Portrait photographs, some captioned, originally labelled as Jewish and Arab volunteers for the Pioneer Corps, recruited by Lennox-Boyd, 1939-1940.  Also some portrait photographs of men over-age for active service, and of women.

Intelligence summary by Lennox-Boyd as commander, Lydda area, Palestine, Apr 1940.

Two photograph albums, 1940, relating to Lennox-Boyd's service in Palestine and Egypt.  Photographs, some captioned, include: fellow British Army officers; official propaganda photographs of Arab and Jewish recruits to the Pioneer Corps; views of the Egyptian desert and Egyptian antiquities, including pyramids; the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo; British tanks in the desert; views of Jerusalem and the surrounding countryside; luggage labels for hotels in Palestine.  Also one file of loose photographs, some of them duplicates of images in the albums.

Uncaptioned photographs of scenery taken during a voyage between South Africa and Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the SS Orduna [1941].

Album of uncaptioned photographs [1942] of Scotland, chiefly views of scenery and unidentified castles.  Also one file of similar loose photographs, with some duplicates, and also including snapshots of individuals, including British Army personnel.

Album of captioned official photographs of paratrooper training preparatory for the D Day landings, 1944, including airborne personnel in gliders and planes waiting to jump, parachutes in the air and exercises on Salisbury Plain, May 1944.  Also a brief diary kept by Lennox-Boyd, Mar-Apr 1944, and notes on his Army career.

Correspondence, 1945-1946, relating to the settling of Lennox-Boyd's estate, following the discovery and identification of his body at Escoville, Normandy, France, Feb 1945.

Black and white photographs of rare pamphlets and typescript drafts and preparatory notes, [1960], for the production of Denis Leigh's Historical Development of British Psychiatry Vol. 1 (1961), (Vol. 2 was never published).

Two scrapbooks, 1938-1940, relating to student life at King's College London and at Bristol University during the evacuation of the College there, containing photographs, newspaper cuttings, programmes and Christmas cards; material relating to a 1990 reunion and a special degree presentation ceremony in 1992; bound copies of The King's Engineer , 1937-1941, and the King's College Review , 1937-1941; mounted photographs showing the Engineering finalists, 1940-1941, and the Engineering students returning from a parade to the Daily Herald offices with Reggie [the lion and King's College mascot], 1938, with a medallion presented to Leete for rescuing Reggie from kidnap by Bristol students during a Union Society debate, Nov 1940. Books relating to the history of King's College, namely King's College Engineering Society, 1847-1957 (Private, London, 1957), by William Oswald Skeat, and The Centenary history of King's College London, 1828-1928 , 1929, by Fossey John Cobb Hearnshaw.

Papers, 1880-1947, of Lt Aubrey Trevor Oswald Lees and his family, covering the whole span of Lees' career in the army and Colonial Service and touching on British administration in Iraq, Zanzibar and Palestine between the two World Wars. Papers, 1880-1932, of Lees' parents, Oswald and Ethel, include personal correspondence and an account by Ethel Lees of their journey to Palestine, 1921. Lees' correspondence with his parents and aunts, 1905-1941, includes commentary on problems facing the British in the government of their colonies and dependencies. Papers, 1917-1921, relating to Lees' early career include letters of congratulation on gaining a place at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, 1917, and correspondence with batmen and servants, 1920-1921. Papers, 1922-1926 and undated, relating to service in Iraq include a programme and script of a play performed on SS MASSILLIA sailing from Liverpool to Bombay, 1922; transcript of proceedings of the trial of Lees for assaulting and insulting a police officer of the Iraq railways at Khanniquin, 1923; account of Lees' journey through the Shamiyah country of Iraq and his encounters with Bedouin tribes, 1924; correspondence relating to Lees' dismissal as a Special Service Officer (Intelligence) with the RAF in Iraq, and appointment to the Colonial Service in Zanzibar, 1925-1926; undated transcript of the preface to Richard Burton's translation of the 'Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night', criticizing ignorance of the Arabic language and of Moslem customs by the British Colonial service; undated notes on the Nuharram (10 days penance observed by Shia Moslems). Papers, 1927-1929 and undated, on service in Zanzibar and the Colonial Office, London, include letters from Lees describing his journey home, apparently from Zanzibar, by dhow via Aden and Mokalla, 1928; undated notes on the establishment of a British Protectorate over Zanzibar; and correspondence relating to Lees' transfer to the post of Administrative Officer, Palestine, 1928-1929. Papers, 1929-1943, on Lees' service in Palestine and retirement from the Colonial Service include papers relating to land settlement, 1934-1935, to Lees' actions as Assistant District Commissioner, Southern District, Gaza, during Arab-Jewish disturbances, 1936, and to Lees' suspension from duties in Palestine for criticizing the Palestinian Government's attitude towards alleged Jewish atrocities and his enforced retirement from the Colonial Service, 1938-1940; and letters to Lees, 1939, informing him of events in Palestine. Other papers, 1921-1947 and undated, include personal correspondence. Photographs relate to his service in Iraq, 1922-1925, in Zanzibar, 1926-1928, and in Palestine, 1929-1938.

Manuscript notebook entitled 'Table Book of Germanic Philology', [1912].

Queen Elizabeth College lectures contains printed and typescript papers, notices and tickets for Inaugural lectures, 1949-1972 (Ref: Q/LEC1-2); notices, invitations and tickets for public lectures and events, 1934-1970 (Ref: Q/LEC3); notices for General Studies lectures, 1968-1972 (Ref: Q/LEC4); lecture papers of Dr Neville Marsh, Department of Physiology at Queen Elizabeth College, 1963-1978 (Ref: Q/LEC5)

King's College London Lectures. This collection of ephemera contains printed matter relating to public and academic events in the College. It includes the texts of lectures and addresses including inaugural lectures by new staff, some of which date from the opening of the College, predominantly Theology and the Arts,1828-2009, sermons delivered at the opening of departments, the installation of the Dean or at memorial events, [1830]-2011, Gilbart Lectures on Banking, 1897-1994, other lectures and addresses ranging from the future of education in England, modern Greek poetry, or Asian languages, to the role of pure science in the development of industry, Commemoration Orations by distinguished speakers including HRH Prince Philip, Anniversary Lectures, Haldane Memorial Lectures and Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives Annual Lectures, 1832-2014, Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lectures on ethics and spirituality, 1986-1999; lecture notices including syllabuses, public lecture lists and some attendant correspondence, arranged by faculty or department or yearly/termly for public or general lectures, 1835-2012

South-Western Polytechnic, Chelsea Polytechnic, Chelsea College of Science and Technology, and Chelsea College Lectures includes copies of inaugural lectures by newly appointed professors on subjects as diverse as science education, physics in a social context and the science of botany, 1969-1980; public lecture texts on occasions ranging from memorial speeches to the award of prizes, 1905-1974; audio tape recordings of lectures and addresses including on the history of the College and of various inaugural lectures, 1965-1973 (Ref: C/LEC, C/LECT)

Collection comprises correspondence with Philip Hammersley Leathes, manuscript papers, diaries, devotionals, dictionaries and pedigree rolls, title deeds and indentures, printed books and pamphlets, catalogues and the manuscripts of the architect, John Carter, [1350-1863]. Notably including correspondence from George Nayler of the College of Arms and Nicholas Carlisle, Secretary of the Society of Antiquaries, relating to publications of the Society, discoveries of antique brass plate, and the exchange of manuscripts between antiquaries, [1790-1838]; loose manuscript papers collected by Leathes, describing ornamentation in early printed devotionals, a fictional narrative entitled 'The amorous Jill: A tale', narrative of the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, notes relating to the observation of comets, including the comet of 1811, copies of charters of the reigns of Edward IV and Henry VII, papers relating to the Portland Vase, British Museum, fragments describing inscription on newly discovered brass plate, 1747-1829; pedigree rolls tracing the lineage of the English Crown, [1450, 1762]; manuscript volumes including collection of biblical extracts, liturgical handbook, autograph book with colour illustrations, antiquarian ephemera such as funeral memorials, armorials and the creation of nobles, volume by Francis Harrison entitled, 'The elements of navigation' with colour charts, tables and illustrations, dictionaries of Celtic and Saxon words, notes on the teaching of mathematics, commonplace book drawing on ancient and modern authors, manuscript diary including progress of architectural tour of Europe; title deeds and indentures for families in Nottingham, Southampton, London and Hungerford, residency certificates in Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire, 1650-1751; printed books and pamphlets on the subjects of antiquarianism, genealogy and architecture, 1778-1853; manuscripts of John Carter, architect, acquired at his death in 1817 by his executor, Leathes, notably including autobiographical notebooks by Carter describing architectural subjects and tours, commonplace book, correspondence with Leathes, loose notes on linguistics and the ships of the Russia Company, obituaries of Carter and sale catalogue from his estate, 1700-1818; manuscript catalogues and display captions relating to the Leathes' papers, King's College London, 1819, 1837.

Leatherhead Emergency Hospital in-patients registers, 1939-1942, 1946, (LEH/R1-2); Leatherhead Emergency Hospital index of patients admitted, 1942, (LEH/IN1).

Papers relating to his life and career, 1915-1991, dated 1963, 1969 and [1991], principally comprising 'Nine lives, a soldier's story', a typescript memoir covering the period 1915-1991, including his service in North Africa and the Western Desert, 1939-1942 and 1943, the Middle East, 1942-1943 and 1954-1956, Normandy, 1944, and France, Belgium and Germany, 1945-1947, and hiswork as Director General of Fighting Vehicles, 1964-1966, and General Officer Commanding, Malta and Libya, 1967-1968, written in [1991].

Personal and military papers of Major General Sir Robert Edward Laycock, 1923-1968, chiefly relating to service with Special Service Brigade and as Chief of Combined Operations, 1940-1946. Includes papers on volunteering for Special Service Brigade, including completed application forms for volunteer Commando officers, 1940. Papers on Special Service Brigade training 1940-1941, including gas, bayonet and signalling training. Memoranda, reports, instructions and other papers, 1940-1942, relating to LAYFORCE (commanded by Laycock in the Middle East), including papers on the Folbot Section (later to become Special Boat Service). Papers on Special Service Brigade, [1941-1946], including memoranda, reports, minutes, papers on their reorganisation, disbandment and the future of Combined Operations, also including papers belonging to Lord George Jellicoe relating to Special Service Brigade in the Middle East; reports and other papers on Special Service Brigade operations, notably Operation TORCH, (the invasion of North West Africa, Nov 1942) and Operation HUSKY, (the invasion of Sicily, Jun 1943). Laycock's official and personal correspondence,1923-1968, chiefly relating to Special Service Brigade. Lectures and speeches to and on Special Service Brigade, chiefly by Laycock. Draft publications, scripts and press cuttings relating to Laycock and Special Service Brigade. Memoirs and accounts of Commando action, including parts of Robert Edward Laycock's memoirs and memoirs of members of 'G' Troop, 7 Commando. Papers on Laycock standing as Conservative parliamentary candidate for Bassetlaw in the 1945 general collection and on his refusal to stand for the 1947 bye-election. Papers relating to Laycock's time as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Malta. Poems by Laycock.

Copies of papers relating to service in Second Boer War, South Africa, 1899-1902, principally comprising letters to his family describing his service with 10 Bn, Imperial Yeomanry, 1900-1901, notably action near Boshof, Orange Free State, in which Boer Gen Count de Villebois-Mareuil was killed, Apr 1900, and the failed attempt to rescue 13 Bn, Imperial Yeomanry at Lindley, OrangeFree State, Jun 1900.

King's College London undergraduate LLB student files, 1953-1997 (Ref: KFL/FP), Diploma in Legal Studies files, 1994-1997 (Ref: KFLLS/FP), undergraduate withdrawals, 1996-1997 (Ref: KFL/FP(W)), postgraduate, LLM, MPhil and PhD student files, 1960-1997 (Ref: KFL/FPPG), Centre of Medical Law and Ethics postgraduate student files, 1985-1996 (Ref: KFLE/FPPG), Centre of European Law postgraduate diploma student files, 1993-1996 (Ref: KFLEu/FPPG), Diploma in Child Protection student files, 1990-1995 (Ref: KFLCP/FP). The early years in the undergraduate and postgraduate file series are incomplete. Information contained in the undergraduate student files typically includes an UCCA form, signed declaration to abide by the rules of the College, statement of eligibility, intermediate examination grades and main subjects, letter of reference, progress report and correspondence. Withdrawals are included in this series up until 1995, after which they are listed separately. Information typically contained in the postgraduate files includes admission slip and enrolment forms, certificates and transcripts from other colleges, application for admission, references, declaration to abide by the rules of the College, changes to schedule for candidates and some correspondence.

The collection of the King's College London School of Law comprises correspondence, minutes and papers, 1964-1993; notably including correspondence relating to Defence Legal Studies at King's, 1966 (ref: KFL/FS1); correspondence relating to prizes, sponsorships and scholarships, 1966-1992 (ref: 1995/KFL); correspondence, minutes and papers relating to regulations, course content and schedules and the staff-student liaison committee, 1968-1985 (ref: KFL/FS1-5); general correspondence and accounts of The Human Rights Trust, 1968-1985 (ref: 1992/KFL); papers concerning the teaching of human rights in schools and especially Council of Europe recommendations on the subject, 1970-1986 (ref: 1992/KFL); correspondence concerning the Chair and Centre for European Law, 1972-1976 (ref: KFL/FS2); papers, proceedings and seminar materials on the rights of prisoners and the protection of religious liberty, 1975-1987 (ref: 1992/KFL); correspondence relating to European Economic Community grants directed towards the teaching of human rights, 1977-1981 (ref: 1992/KFL); academic staff files, 1964-1993 (ref: 1995/KFL/FPA).

Papers of John F Lavery, consisting chiefly of photographs of Ancient Greek sites. Including photographs, glass slides and negatives of Ancient Greek sites, Greek landscapes and modern Greek buildings. Notebooks containing notes, diary entries and sketches, interspersed with items of correspondence and poems. Typescript bound draft volume: Agamemnon, Choephoria and Eumenides , edited and translated by Lavery. Draft articles and academic notes by Lavery. Lavery's PhD thesis, 1985; personal correspondence [1985-1995]. Sketches, press cuttings, maps, and poems.

Notebook containing telegrams transmitted from and received by HMS RAJAH, 1944, and notes on transmitting equipment and mechanical supplies, [1944].