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Papers, [1835-1869 and 1898], on experimental apparatus - electricity

Bundle of papers entitled 'experimental apparatus-electricity', comprising working notes and correspondence relating mainly to electric telegraph equipment including a letter between James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879), physicist and  Professor of Natural Philosophy, King's College London, and Charles Wheatstone, concerning the quantity of electricity required to charge a wire, 1862; notes on various pieces of electrical apparatus, principally components in the electric telegraph, including the induction relay, finger input key, circuit breakers, and proposed equipment designed to improve the performance of telegraph printers and reduce the power consumption of the telegraph, with rough sketches and illustrations; inventory of telegraphic accessories; instructions for the construction of a portable meteorology station; correspondence by John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871), mathematician and astronomer, regarding Kew Observatory and academic vacancies at the University of Melbourne, Australia, 1848-1852, [1848-1862]. Correspondence between Alexander Siemens (1847-1928), electrical engineer, and John Cutler (1839-1925), Professor of English Law and Jurisprudence, King’s College London, on telegraphic cables, 1898.

Letters, chiefly 1865-1868, to the Secretary of King’s College London from correspondents with surnames or topics beginning with A

Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London including William Grylls Adams (1836-1915), Professor of Natural Philosophy, including letters regarding his application for the post; his work as the Dean of the Applied Science Department; the formation of his syllabus; the creation of the Physics Laboratory and Workshop, including plans. Also includes a typescript paper The foundation of the Physical Laboratory for students in King’s College London by Adams [1905].

Minutes and meeting papers of UMDS Accommodation Committee, 1982-1984, 1986

Minutes and papers of the United Medical Schools of Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals Accommodation Committee, a sub-committee of the School Council (Academic Board), 20 Dec 1982-3 Aug 1984, 10 Jan 1986, relating to the reallocation of space within the school buildings to various departments.

Notes, undated, by Henry Holgate Carwardine and extracts of minutes from the Company of Barber Surgeons, 1645-1744, possibly for proposed book on the 'Craft of Surgery'

Papers attributed to Henry Holgate Carwardine comprising manuscript notes including extracts from the minute books of the United Company of Barber Surgeons respecting lectures, 1645-1744; and other notes.

Carwardine, Henry Holgate, 1779-1867, surgeon

ENK, Professor Petrus Johannes (1885-1960)

  • K/PP108
  • Collection
  • 15th century

Papers of Enk, mainly comprising notebooks, relating to his work in school and college on classical texts and Latin literature, (predominantly 1894-1907), including notes on and partial translations into Dutch of the Annals of Publius Cornelius Tacitus, the Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidius Naso, the works of Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Elegiae of Sextus Propertius, the Carmina of Giovanni Pascoli; working papers, 1876-1923, of Enk's former teacher, Professor Jacobus Johannes Hartman of Leiden (1851-1924), mainly comprising notebooks and partial translations into Dutch, of the Adelphoe , Andria , and Hecyra of Publius Terentius Afer, the Epistulae Ex Ponto of Publius Ovidius Naso, the Aeneid of Publius Vergilius Maro, the Seven against Thebes of Aeschylus; notebook by Hartman entitled 'Adversaria Lucianen', 1876; manuscript topographical notebook by Hartman entitled 'Romeinsche Antiquiteiten', 1905; press cuttings and obituaries of Hartman (predominantly 1924); correspondence of Enk and Hartman with Dutch, English and German scholars of Latin, [1920s and 1930s]; photographs and illustrations of classical sculpture and architectural sites; typescript inventories of Enk's library of classical texts and pamphlets as at 1 Jun 1960. With bound manuscript of the Thebais by Publius Papinius Statius, in an Italian humanistic script of the late 15th century.

Enk, Petrus Johannes, 1885-1960, Professor of Latin

Interview with Tasoulla Kallenou, Sydney, Australia, 2013

Interview with Greek Cypriot singer, actress and producer Tasoulla Kallenou (born in Paralimni, Cyprus, moved to Australia initially as a student) on topics including her career in the performing arts and her video project on the hardships of Cypriot women after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, 1974 (duration: 19 mins). In Greek and English.

Interviews with Greek Cypriot migrants in London, UK and Australia, 2012-2013

Interview with first generation Greek Cypriot migrant Maroulla Kittos (born in Omorfita, Cyprus, 1940) on topics including: early life in Cyprus; first job placements in London; involvement in the Greek Orthodox Church and community affairs; Greek afternoon schools (duration: 1 hour 16 mins). In Greek.

Interview with first generation Greek Cypriot migrant Alekos Diamantis on topics including his early life in Cyprus, his academic career in Australia and his efforts to preserve the artwork of his father, painter Adamantios Diamantis (duration: 27 mins). In Greek.

Recording relating to the Greek Orthodox Community in Edinburgh, UK, 2011

Recordings including an interview with Scottish Father John Maitland Moir (1924-2013), founder of the Orthodox Community of St Andrew in Edinburgh; footage of a service held in the chapel of St Andrew; an interview with Father Raphael on Father Moir's contribution to the Greek Orthodox faith in Edinburgh, and the preservation of Greek language and culture (duration: 28 mins). In English.

Interview with Ellie Ioannides Mitchell, New York, USA, 2011

Interview with first generation Greek Cypriot migrant Ellie Ioannides Mitchell (born in Psimolofou village, 1945, migrated to the USA in 1964) on topics including: her early life in Cyprus; Greek Cypriots-Turkish Cypriots conflict, 1963-1964; migrating to the USA, working at her uncle Christos Pikas's restaurant business; family life, the Greek Orthodox Church and community in the USA; preservation of the Greek language, culture and identity in the diaspora (duration: 34 mins). In English.

Interview with Billy Cotsis, Sydney, Australia, 2010

Audio interview with second generation Greek Australian Billy Cotsis (born in Sydney, Australia, 1977, his family originally from the island of Mytilene, Greece and from Asia Minor) on topics including: his grandparents lives in the Asia Minor region; his parents' migration to Australia; the Mytilene Greeks Association in Sydney; maintaining cultural identity in diaspora; his own Greek diaspora research (duration: 53 mins). In English.

Interview with the Panteli family, London, UK, 2010

Interviews with first generation Greek Cypriot migrant Yiannis Panteli (born in Limassol, Cyprus, migrated to London in 1957), his wife, Eleni, and daughters Andria and Sophia on topics including: early life and schooling in Cyprus; life in the UK; Yiannis Panteili's younger brother, historian Dr Stavros Panteli, (1944-2007), former Chair of the Diaspora Centre Trust; Dr Panteli's work in the Greek Cypriot community (duration: 54 mins). In Greek and English.

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