The London Collection [DVD]

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When evaluation takes place after deposit or as part of the cataloguing process rejected material will be returned, or destroyed in a confidential manner, as the donor or depositor prefers. We shall advise the depositor if a more appropriate record repository is available for their material as necessary. We will not dispose of any records in our ownership by sale. We will add to our holdings by responding to offers of archives from institutions, businesses and individuals, including additional deposits/gifts from existing depositors and donors, and by actively seeking out archives which are at risk of loss, destruction or damage. We will also identify gaps in our collections and priorities for future collecting and actively pursue these in line with the policy outlined above. This will be done in close liaison with outside bodies including TNA, London borough archives and other relevant repositories, as well as our wider stakeholders when appropriate. LMA has been appointed by the Lord Chancellor to hold various central government and court records of local origin under the Public Records Act 1958. To acquire by transfer or deposit, the records of the City of London Corporation and of official London-wide bodies. To ensure our family visitors gain as much from their visit as possible, we plan to make changes to our galleries that will range from new captions and interpretation (allowing different generations of a family to explore an object together), to brand new spaces within our galleries where families can directly interact with our collection.

Individuals and institutions connected with or under the charge of the City of London Corporation or otherwise closely associated with the City of London “Square Mile” including the City of London livery companies and related organisations for which LMA is the primary place of deposit The Greater London Record Office was formed in 1965, when the Greater London Council (GLC) was set up, by uniting the record offices of the London County Council (LCC) and the Middlesex County Council (MCC). Its Library was formerly a reference library for members of the LCC. The Common Council of the City of London Corporation assumed responsibility for the service on 1 April 1986, upon the abolition of the GLC, and the service changed its name to London Metropolitan Archives in 1995. The Corporation of London Records Office (CLRO) was the archive responsible for holding the departmental and organisational records of the City of London Corporation. It became part of LMA in 2003. Guildhall Library Manuscripts began as a collection of individual manuscripts and small collections of City of London interest in 1828 when Guildhall Library wasrefounded. Since 1945 it has acted as the local record office for the City of London, the “Square Mile”, excluding the records of the City of London Corporation. It merged with LMA in 2007.Guildhall Library’s resources to trace Londoners, past and present, include: Trade and telephone directories

To develop, maintain and apply a comprehensive preservation and conservation philosophy in keeping with best current practice nationally and internationally. To provide a fully equipped conservation studio for the conservation of archives, maps, prints and books and audio-visual material.To find out more about our curators, their work, and the collections they care for, please get in touch. Water Fountains are located next to the toilets in the Natalie Bell building on Levels 1, 2, 3 and 4. To catalogue all records in accordance with in-house cataloguing conventions and standards, which can be seen on request and are in accordance with ISAD(G), the agreed general international standard for archive description. We will endeavour to avoid the use of jargon whereverpossible, butwill use archival terminology in accordance with the International Council on Archives’ ‘Multilingual Archival Terminology’ database.

Audio visual materials including film, video and audio in analogue and digital formats, which are of topographical or social significance to the Greater London area To collect and preserve, according to statutory provision, and in agreement with TNA, the records of public bodies of London relevance, especially records of courts, health authorities, hospitals andcoronerscourts. To catalogue all records as soon as possible, prioritised in accordance with agreed criteria to ensure that cataloguing capacity is directed to collections identified as a priority,reflected in LMA’s annual cataloguing plan. The prioritisation process also identifies cataloguing projects which may be suitable for external funding applications. See our photography policy. You are welcome to take photographs for personal use, with no flash or tripods. Copies and transcripts are usually only acquired where the originals are not available; artefacts are not usually acquired. Both categories are only acquired if the copies or objects further our aims.A multi-faith and contemplation room is available in the Natalie Bell Building on Level 4, off room 2 of the Materials and Objects display. This is a designated space for worship and prayer, as well as quiet and reflection. All are welcome to use this room. Parts of the museum may close at short notice, including the cloakroom. Please note that Mrs Mary Robinson (P37), The Lion Hunt (P585), Peace and War (P598) , An Algerian Lady Hawking (P610) , The Wounded Trumpeter (P613) , A Woman at her Mirror (P128) and The Embarkation of Charles II at Scheveningen (P194) are not currently on view, due to involvement in other projects. Frans Hals's The Laughing Cavalier (P84) will be off display from 4 September 2023 to June 2024.

To operate a reprographic service producing high quality reproductions of documents in hard copy and/or electronic form. We hold historic (and current) London guidebooks, which can be fascinating in the information they provide, but also for what they tell us about leisure, tourism and travel at the time. Our earliest guides date from the 18 th century, we hold many 19th and 20th century London guidebooks as well as current guides. Appropriately trained assistance dogs are welcome throughout the Wallace Collection. To find out more, see our Access information. Francis Marshall, Senior Curator (Paintings, Prints and Drawings) at the Museum of London, said: “It’s an amazing opportunity to be able to restore such a rare post-war artwork associated with so iconic a London event as the Festival of Britain. London has a long history of public art, all of which add to the culture of the city. Youth in particular highlights a time in London’s history where art was at the core of a national celebration, seeing rejuvenation to a country devastated by war. We’re incredibly grateful to the Henrion family, who have kindly gifted us this remarkable sculpture.” A fixture on London’s cultural scene since first opening in 1976, the museum is moving house. It closed its doors at London Wall in December 2022 in preparation for its relocation to a new home at Smithfield, where it will occupy historic market buildings and open up to millions more visitors. The new museum will reopen to the public in 2026 under a new name: The London Museum.Guildhall Library holds the best collection of trade directories in any UK public library. These date from 1736 although there is one “pioneer” London directory for 1677. We also hold an excellent collection of UK trade directories and provincial telephone directories from the 1880s onwards. To catalogue and store all the collections under our care, and to make them available in our modern reading rooms in original or surrogate form for the benefit of everyone. To present the collections through a comprehensive electronic catalogue, and to make popular sources available in digital format.