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Beyond Our First Decade
A booklet detailing the birth and the history of the motor museum. Has information on visitor surveys carried out in the museum and general visitor participation and studies in the museum. Details about the collection and how the museum ‘aim to…
Beyond Our First Decade
A booklet detailing the birth and the history of the motor museum. Has information on visitor surveys carried out in the museum and general visitor participation and studies in the museum. Details about the collection and how the museum ‘aim to…
Beyond Our First Decade
A booklet detailing the birth and the history of the motor museum. Has information on visitor surveys carried out in the museum and general visitor participation and studies in the museum. Details about the collection and how the museum ‘aim to…
Printed Copy of the Notification of the Founding of the Society
A document which is the founding document of the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society. In this document, they mention the setting up of a museum as well as their other aims and reasons for being.
Circular About the Establishment of the Museum
A circular from the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society detailing about the setting up of the museum and why. Talks of the benefit of having and museum and why they are going ahead now.
A Matter of Great Interest to Welsh-Americans
This booklet is asking for funding to create a Welsh-American Gallery. They want to create the exhibit because the Welsh people in America are proud of their heritage. Talks about collecting and how ‘The Museum’s duty is to “teach the world about…
An Exhibition of Art Treasures of Warwickshire
An exhibition booklet on Art Treasures from Warwickshire. Has a catalogue of items included in the exhibition and a brief introduction on the festival and the purpose of the current exhibition. Introduction written by Mayor Oswald Rae Davidson.…
Philip French Oral History Interview Full
An oral history interview from Philip French, Curator of Leicester History in Leicester Museums.He talks about his role within the museum and how it has changed and also how exhibitions and collections within Newarke Houses especially have developed.…
Philip French Oral History Interview - Communities
An oral history interview from Philip French, Curator of Leicester History in Leicester Museums.He talks the collections at the museum and about the development about community collections and how the museums have tried to change the gaps by activley…
Philip French Oral History Interview - Museum Purpose
An oral history interview from Philip French, Curator of Leicester History in Leicester Museums.He talks about how museums need to 'educate and entertain' and how although certain aspects have developed and changed (such as interpretation), the…