Our Golden Beginnings

Title

Our Golden Beginnings

Subject

Founding of University of Leicester
Leicester in the early 1900's

Description

Collections for the exhibition on 'Our Golden Beginnings'

Creator

Ya-Chu, Hsieh

Date

1914-1925

Rights

You may use this item in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 UK: England & Wales License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/uk/

Format

jpeg

Language

English

Type

Images

Coverage

United Kingdom--England--Leicester

Collection Items

'Our Golden Beginnings' -Learning Resources-Information sheet and worksheet
The Worksheet was designed for Learning Resources of 'Our Golden Beginning' Online Exhibition

'Our Golden Beginnings' -Learning Resources-Teachers Notes
The Teachers Notes were designed for Learning Resources of 'Our Golden Beginning' Online Exhibition

Photograph of the book by Gertrude Vincent 'A History of the Leicester Ladies Reading Society 1869-1930', (1932).
A photograph of a page of the book by Gertrude Vincent 'A History of the Leicester Ladies Reading Society, 1869-1930' (1932)

Photograph of Book by Henry Bates 'The Naturalist on the River Amazons', 1863
A photograph of a page of 'The Naturalist on the River Amazons, a record of adventures, habits of animals, sketches of Brazilian and Indian life, and aspects of nature under the equator, during eleven years of travel. By Henry Walter Bates, 1863.

Commemorative tablet from World War One
A tablet commemorating those who fell in the First World War whose families and friends made gifts to the University

Slip of paper that came with sending the Golden Book
A slip of paper with compliments by the President of the City School of Arts that came with sending the Golden Book to the University

Letter to the Duke of Rutland, 1921
A typed letter addressed to the Duke of Rutland to ask permission for use of the Duke of Rutland's Coat of Arms in Golden Book, 1921

Example of lettering for the Golden Book, 1924
A drawing of a sample of lettering for the design of the Golden Book

Letter from the President of the City School of Arts and Crafts about the design of Golden Book, 1924
A typed letter from the President of the City School of Arts and Crafts to the University's secretary discussing the design of Golden Book

Typed letter about the design of the Golden Book, 1921
A typed letter from the secretary of the University to the City School of Arts and Crafts about the design of the Golden Book
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