Golden Book
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World War I
The Golden Book of the Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland College. Bound in blue leather, decorated with gold and red flowers with gold on foredges. Title page written in gold leaf and illustrated with coloured representations of the arms of the City of Leicester and the Duke of Rutland and a chair bearing the Rutland horsehoe. Handwritten list of donors to the College. 8 pages only complete. The book was produced by the City School of Arts and Crafts, Leicester, which later became part of De Montfort University.
University of Leicester Archives, ULA/HIS/FOU/1
1918-1926
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Manuscript
ULA/HIS/FOU/1
Dr. Astley V Clarke
College administrators
Universities & colleges
Black and white photograph of Dr. Astley Clarke.
University of Leicester Archives, ULA/FG9/1/7
1920-1929
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Photograph
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Thomas Hatton
portrait
A local merchant who donated a number of rare books to the University of Leicester
Archives and Special Collections, University of Leicester
1876-1943
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The Best War Memorial
Local daily news
A press cutting that describes the University of Leicester will become a living memorial to commemorate those sacrificed during the War.
Archives and Special Collections, University of Leicester
1917-1918
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newspaper cutting
The Golden Book Pages
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World War I
The Golden Book of the Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland College. Bound in blue leather, decorated with gold and red flowers with gold on foredges. Title page written in gold leaf and illustrated with coloured representations of the arms of the City of Leicester and the Duke of Rutland and a chair bearing the Rutland horsehoe. Handwritten list of donors to the College. 8 pages only complete. The book was produced by the City School of Arts and Crafts, Leicester, which later became part of De Montfort University.
University of Leicester Archives, ULA/HIS/FOU/1
1918-1926
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The Golden Book Pages
Universities
Universities & colleges
Philanthropy
Philanthropists
World War I
The Golden Book of the Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland College. Bound in blue leather, decorated with gold and red flowers with gold on foredges. Title page written in gold leaf and illustrated with coloured representations of the arms of the City of Leicester and the Duke of Rutland and a chair bearing the Rutland horsehoe. Handwritten list of donors to the College. 8 pages only complete. The book was produced by the City School of Arts and Crafts, Leicester, which later became part of De Montfort University
University of Leicester Archives, ULA/HIS/FOU/1
1918-1926
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Manuscript
ULA/HIS/FOU/1
First students and staff
photos
The photograph of the first students and staff in University of Leicester.
University of Leicester Archives, ULA/FG5/1/1
1921
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photo
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Armistice day, women holding Union Jack flags, 1918
Leicester
First World War
Black and white photograph of women on Armistice day in Leicester holding Union Jack flags
Leicester Mercury Archive at University of Leicester
Leicester Mercury
1918
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photograph
LMAWW1Leicester0021
United Kingdom--England--Leicester
An army team with their ambulance during World War I
Leicester
General hospital
First World War
Black and white photograph with an army team with their ambulance outside of General Hospital
Leicester Mercury archive at University of Leicester
Leicester Mercury
1914-1918
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LMWW1002
United Kingdom--England--Leicester
Fielding Johnson Building, library, 1920
library
donations
books
founding of university
A black and white photograph of the original library in the Fielding Johnson building, 1920
T. H. Crumbie Ltd.
University of Leicester Archives, ULA/FG1/3/53
1920
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