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RC - Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Archive
1 - The Commission - correspondence
2 - Board of Management - Chair
3 - Board of Management - Members' Correspondence
4 - Board of Management, Sub-committees Correspondence
5 - Science Scholarships Committee (Renamed Science and Engineering Fellowships Committee from 2006).
6 - Science Scholarships Committee Members Correspondence (renamed Science and Engineering Fellowships Committee from 2006)
7 - Science Scholarships Committee - Correspondence with External Examiners
8 - The Commission - meetings and memoranda etc
9 - Board of Management
10 - Board of Management Sub - Committees - Minutes
11 - Board of Management - Correspondence re Educational Policy
12 - Medals
13 - Science Scholarships Committee (Science & Engineering Fellowship Committee)
14 - Science Scholarships Committee
15 - Science Scholarships Committee
16 - Board of Management - Industrial Bursaries. Correspondence with Universities
17 - Board of Management - Naval Architecture
18 - British School of Archaeology at Athens
19 - Royal School of Needlework
20 - Royal College of Music
21 - Queen Alexandra's House
22 - Income Tax
23 - Income Tax: Scholars, Fellows and Bursars.
24 - National Insurance
25 - The Institute of Physics, The Physical Society and the Optical Society.
26 - International Education Board
27 - Research Awarding Bodies
29 - Banking
30 - Commissioners' Investments
31 - Auditors
32 - Finance - Miscellaneous
36 - Inter-Trust Conference
37 - Press Announcement of the Award of 1851 Scholarships and Fellowships
38 - 1851 Scholars who became Fellows of the Royal Society
39B - Press Cuttings
40 - National Physical Laboratory
41A - Acquisition of Pictures, Portraits and Papers
41B - Prince Albert Trust
42 - Garton Scheme
44 - British School at Rome
46 - Various Memoranda
47 - Accounts, Notes and Estimates
48 - Kensington Gore Estate: Museums, Exhibitions and Galleries
49 - Scientific Societies, Other Bodies and the Award of Scholarships
50 - Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1853-1989
51 - Archives
52 - Commission's History
53 - Financial Statistics (relating to awards)
54 - Appeals from Organisations and Individuals; Special Awards
55 - Professors' Opinions - Science Research Scholarships, Overseas Scholarships and Research Fellowships
57A - Victoria and Albert Museum
57B - Standing Commission on Museums and Galleries (Formerly Royal Commission on National Museums and Galleries).
58 - Crystal Palace at Sydenham
59 - The Royal Society
60A - Royal College of Organists
60B - School of Art Woodcarving
61 - Scholars' Dinners and Cocktail Parties, and other events.
62 - The Commission's Offices
63 - South Kensington Redevelopment Scheme
64 - Surveyors
65 - Solicitors
66 - Rents
68 - Science Museum
69 - Subways and Railways
70 - Natural History Museum (formerly British Museum (Natural History) )
71 - Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
72 - Prince Consort Statue (Memorial to the Great Exhibition)
73 - Imperial War Museum
74 - Imperial Institute
75 - Royal Albert Hall
77 - Royal Geographical Society
78 - London Building Acts (Consolidation) Bill, 1928-29 Town and Country Planning Act, 1932 London Building Acts (Amendment) Bill, 1939
79 - City and Guilds' College (formerly City and Guilds of London Institute): open space at the rear of the building
80 - Science Scholarships schemes of the 1851 Commission
81 - Whole-time Research Awards
82 - India Museum
83 - Exhibition Galleries
84 - Royal Horticultural Society: Gardens on the Commission's Estate
85 - Free Passages
86 - Charitable Foundations and Trusts, and the Charity Commission
87 - Royal Society Empire Scientific Conference
88 - Printing and Stationery
89 - Hospitality Organisations and Schemes
98 - Estate - Properties outside the Commission's original Estate
99 - Kensington Gore Estate
100A - Albert Court
100B - Albert Hall Mansions
101 - Albert Hall Terraces and Vaults
102 - Cromwell Gardens
103 - Cromwell Road
104 - Elvaston Mews
105 - Elvaston Place
106 - Exhibition Road
107 - Gloucester Road
109 - Jay Mews
110 - Kensington Gore and the Royal College of Art
112 - Queensberry Mews
113 - Queensberry Place
114 - Queen's Gate
115 - Queen's Gate Mews
116 - Queen's Gate Terrace
117 - Thurloe Place
118 - Thurloe Place Mews
119 - 2 Lowther Gardens
120 - Roads on the Estate
A - 1851 Exhibition Correspondence - Letters Received
B - Correspondence and Papers, 1856-1909
C - Signed sets of Minutes of the various Committees of the Commission
D - Housekeeping Records of the Commission's Office
E - Maps, Plans, Drawings and Lithographs
F - Publications
G - Photographs and Lithographic Prints.
H - Collections on Permanent Loan
1 - Prince Albert's Archive
1 - Volume I : July 1849 - December 1849
2 - Volume II : December 1849 - March 1850
3 - Volume III : March 1850 - June 1850
4 - Volume IV : June 1850 - October 1850
1 - 14 June 1850 Lyon Playfair to Lord Granville
2 - Col. Lloyd to Lord Granville
3 - 15 June 1850 Lord Granville to Col. Grey
4 - 15 June 1850 Lyon Playfair to Lord Granville
5 - 18 June 1850 Article re trees
6 - 1850 Local Commissioners for Sheffield
7 - 1 June 1850 Prince Schwarzenberg to Baron Koller
8 - 22 June 1850 Lord Granville to Col. Grey
9 - Athenaeum - Building Competition
10 - Economist Article
11 - 23 June 1850 Lord Granville to Col. Grey
12 - 22 June 1850 Col. Lloyd to Lord Granville
13 - Article re Manchester meeting
14 - Times Article
15 - 21 June 1850 Minutes of the Eighteenth Meeting of the Commissioners
16 - Birmingham Local Committee
17 - Times article
18 - Article re proposed building
19 - 27 June 1850 Minutes of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Commissioners
20 - 28 June 1850 Resolution from Manufacturing Towns
21 - 28 June 1850 Article re Hyde Park Site
22 - Times Article
23 - 30 June 1850 Lord John Russell to Prince Albert
24 - 30 June 1850 Lord Granville to Col. Grey
25 - Times Article
26 - 1 Jul 1850 Lord Seymour to Lord John Russell
27 - 2 Jul 1850 Lord John Russell to Queen Victoria
28 - 2 Jul 1850 Prince Albert to Lord John Russell
29 - Article re Hyde Park
30 - 1 Jul 1850 Papers presented to Parliament
31 - 1 Jul 1850 Papers presented to the House of Commons on the Hyde Park site
32 - The Globe Article
33 - The Standard Article
34 - Times Article
35 - Morning Chronicle Article
36 - Daily News Article
37 - 2 Jul 1850 Northcote to Col. Grey
38 - Morning Chronicle Article
39 - Brougham & Campbell
40 - 4 Jul 1850 Northcote to Col Grey
41 - 3 Jul 1850 Marylebone Local Committee
42 - 2 Jul 1850 Westminster Local Committee
43 - 4 Jul 1850 Sir Charles Wood to Col. Grey
44 - 4 Jul 1850 Lord John Russell to Prince Albert
45 - 5 Jul 1850 Lord John Russell to Queen Victoria
46 - House of Lords Debate
47 - House of Commons Debate
48 - 5 Jul 1850 Lord Granville to Col Grey
49 - Times article
50 - 6 Jul 1850 Minutes of the 22nd meeting of the Commissioners
51 - 9 Jul 1850 Lord Granville to Col Grey
52 - 7 Jul 1850 Lyon Playfair to Lord Granville
53 - 5 Jul 1850 Reports of Col Grey
54 - Kentish Observer
55 - 10 Jul 1850 Henry Cole to Col Grey
56 - Newspaper announcement - medals
57 - Baron Dupin to Prince Albert
58 - Estimates
59 - 8 Jul 1850 Lyon Playfair to Lord Granville
60 - 11 Jul 1850 Lyon Playfair to Lord Granville.
61 - 12 Jul 1850 Mr Peto to Col. Grey
62 - 12 Jul 1850 Lord Granville to Prince Albert
63 - 12 Jul 1850 Sibthorp report
64 - 11 Jul 1850 Minutes of the 23rd Meeting of Commissioners
65 - Newspaper article
66 - 13 Jul 1850 Thomas Baring to Mr Labouchere
67 - 15 Jul 1850 Lord Granville to Prince Albert
68 - The Times
69 - 15 Jul 1850 Col Lloyd to Lord Granville
70 - 12 Jul 1850 Sir G. Grey to Col Grey
71 - 12 Jul 1850 Attorney-General, John Romilly, to Sir G. Grey
72 - Morning Chronicle
73 - Morning Chronicle
74 - 16 Jul 1850 Attorney-General to Sir G. Grey
75 - 17 July 1850 Attorney-General to Sir G. Grey
76 - 19 Jul 1850 Lord Granville to Col Grey
77 - 16 Jul 1850 Duke of Bedford to Col Phipps
78 - 17th Jul 1850 Col Lloyd to Lord Granville
79 - Newspaper report
80 - Manchester Article
81 - 15 Jul 1850 Minutes of the 24th Meeting of Commissioners
82 - 16 Jul 1850 Minutes of the 25th meeting of the Commissioners
83 - 18 Jul 1850 Mr E Hailstone to Mr Dilke
84 - Bradford Letter
85 - The Athenaeum
86 - 20 Jul 1850 John Scott Russell to Col Grey
87 - 22 Jul 1850 Duke of Buccleuch to Col Phipps
88 - 22 Jul 1850 Lord Granville to Col Phipps
89 - 22 Jul 1850 Col Lloyd's report
90 - 23 Jul 1850 Col Grey to Lord Granville
91 - 23 Jul 1850 John Scott Russell to Col Phipps
92 - The Times
93 - 20 Jul 1850 Lord Granville to Col Phipps
94 - 23 Jul 1850 Lord Granville to Col Phipps
95 - 23 Jul 1850 Minutes of the 26th Meeting of Commissioners
96 - 26 Jul 1850 Newspaper report
97 - Newspaper article
98 - 27 Jul 1850 Lord Granville to Col. Phippss
99 - Information for the Use of Foreign Exhibitors
100 - 2 Aug 1850 House of Lords
101 - 3 Aug 1850 Lord Granville to Col Phipps
102 - 1 Aug 1850 Col. Lloyd to Lord Granville
103 - Manchester
104 - 6 Aug 1850 Lord Granville to Col Phipps
105 - 7 Aug 1850 Lord Eddisbury to Mr Northcote
106 - 4 Aug 1850 Lyon Playfair to Lord Granville
107 - 2 - 5 Aug 1850 Col Lloyd's reports
108 - 7 Aug 1850 Protection of Inventions
109 - 9 Aug 1850 Mr Redgrave to Col Phipps
110 - 8 Jul 1850 Lyon Playfair to Lord Granville
111 - 12 Aug 1850 Lord Granville to Col Phipps
112 - 12 Aug 1850 French Article
113 - 15 Aug 1850 Minutes of the 28th Meeting of Commissioners
114 - 16 Aug 1850 Lyon Playfair to Col Phipps
115 - 21 Aug 1850 Edgar Bowring to Col Phipps
116 - 20 Aug 1850 Mr Pusey to Coll Phipps
117 - 30 Aug 1850 Dr Royle to Henry Cole
118 - Protection of Copyright of Design
119 - Protection against Piracy
120 - Accommodation for Artizans
121 - 8 Sep 1850 Col Reid to Col Phipps
122 - 8 Sep 1850 Col Phipps to Col Reid
123 - 5 Sep 1850 Col Lloyd to Col Reid
124 - 12 Sep 1850 Archbishop of Dublin to Prince Albert
125 - 16 Sep 1850 Col Reid to Col Phipps
126 - 13 Sep 1850 Dr Royle to Col Reid
127 - 17 Sept 1850 Col Reid to Col Phipps
128 - 17 Sept 1850 Railway Directors meeting
129 - Article from the Weekly Despatch
130 - 19 Sept 1850 Lord John Russell to Prince Albert
131 - Sep 1850 Prince Albert to the Archbishop of Dublin
132 - 20 Sep 1850 Lyon Playfair to Col Phipps
133 - 27 Sep 1850 Col Reid to Col Phipps
134 - From Dr Bowring, HM Consul at Canton
135 - Meeting at Canton
136 - 27 Sep 1850 Lyon Playfair to Col Reid
137 - 1 Oct 1850 Lyon Playfair to Col Reid
138 - 3 Oct 1850 Edgar Bowring to Col Phipps
139 - 2 Oct 1850 Dr Royle to [ Col. Reid ]
140 - 5 Oct 1850 Edgar Bowring to Col. Phipps
141 - 5 Oct 1850 Lyon Playfair to Col. Reid
142 - 8 Oct 1850 Lord Granville to Col. Phipps
143 - 10 Oct 1850 Edgar Bowring to Col. Phipps
5 - Volume V : September 1850 - February 1851
6 - Volume VI : February 1851 - April 1851
7 - Volume VII : April 1851 - July 1851
8 - Volume VIII : August 1851 - October 1851
9 - Volume IX : October 1851 - May 1852
10 - Volume X : May 1852 - January 1853
11 - Volume XI : December 1852 - August 1853
12 - Volume XII : August 1853 - December 1855
13 - Volume XIII : February 1856 - December 1856
14 - Volume XIV : January 1857 - December 1858
15 - Volume XV : January 1859 - July 1860
16 - Volume XVI : July 1860 - April 1861
17 - Volume XVII : May 1861 - December 1861
18 - Volume XVIII : January 1862 - August 1862
19 - Volume XIX : October 1862 - February 1864
20 - Volume XX : March 1864 - May 1865
21 - Volume XXI : June 1865 - August 1867
22 - Volume XXII : June 1873 - July 1886
A - Box 1
B - Box 2
C - Box 3
D - Box 4
2 - Crystal Palace Drawings
I - Donations and Acquisitions
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Gottfried Semper
Plan of the Estate 1856
Great Exhibition Building 1851
G. Baxter
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