Photographs and press cuttings relating to Charles George Gordon
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Various materials belonging to the Gordon family, mostly relating to C G Gordon and his legacy. This series includes: - photographs depicting C G Gordon and memorials to his death - press cuttings regarding C G Gordon's legacy - wax seals of the Gordon family crest - a copy of the Dream of...
A series of photographs and postcards depicting Charles George Gordon and memorials erected in his honour. This file consists of: - a photograph, taken by G. Lekegian & Company of Cairo, depicting C G Gordon in dress uniform - a hand-coloured photograph, created by Adams & Stilliard o...
Articles cut from newspapers concerning C G Gordon and his demise. This file consists of: - an article from the Standard, dated 18 Sep 1884, entitled Telegrams from General Gordon - Important Demands, publishing copies of telegrams sent by C G Gordon from Khartoum requesting reinforcements -...
Several examples of wax seals marked with the Gordon family crest, which consists of a gauntlet holding a spear above the motto “Semper Fidelis” This file also includes: - the name "Gordon" written in Mandarin Chinese characters - two seals showing the personal crest and initials of Colonel L...
A pocket-sized copy of the book Dream of Gerontius, written by Cardinal John Henry Newman, with an accompanying black fabric case embroidered with initials in golden thread. This volume is marked with annotations in facsimile of those present on a copy of the book given by Charles George Gordo...
Personal material of the writer, teacher and ethno-psychotherapist Beryl Gilroy. This includes correspondence, personal documents, press material collected by Gilroy and a notebook.
Correspondence between Beryl Gilroy and various correspondents, largely in a professional capacity, including with: the Institute of Education; Marie Brown Associates, regarding the rejection of Where the Grass Grows Greener; correspondence regarding speaking engagements with Saint Martin's Schoo...
Order of service for Beryl Gilroy's funeral at The Parish Church of St. Michael, Highgate, London, on the 12th of April 2001; invitation for a commemoration service for Beryl Gilroy at the Institute of Education on the 22nd March 2002; Curriculum Vitae for Beryl Gilroy, [1990s]; a poster and info...
Photocopied extract of the chapter 'Anguish and the Absurd: "Key Moments," Recreated Lives , and the Emergence of New Figures of Black Womanhood in the Narrative Works of Beryl Gilroy' by Joan Anim-Addo; a photocopy of a review of Black Teacher in The Teacher (magazine) by Valerie Grosvenor Myer;...