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          183 Archival description results for 309 Regent Street

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          Minute Book
          RSP/1/FP/1/8 · Item · 18 Feb 1929-21 Mar 1932
          Part of Regent Street Polytechnic

          Minute book for meetings of the Finance and General Purposes Committee of the Polytechnic between 18 Feb 1929 and 21 Mar 1932.

          Matters arising include: financial statements; membership statistics; Great Portland Street Extension; Thorrowgood Scholarship bequest (17 Jun 1929); appointments, resignations and salaries; grants; application for cinematograph, music and dancing licences (21 Oct 1929); Chiswick Sports Ground; moving the Quintin Hogg statue (1930-1932); refreshment department contract (Dec 1930); secondary school cadet corps; use of swimming pool by Young Women's Institute (1931); cinema lettings.

          Minute Book
          RSP/1/BG/1/5 · Item · 26 Oct 1947-18 Dec 1961
          Part of Regent Street Polytechnic

          Minute book for meetings of the Governing Body from 26 October 1947 to 18 December 1961, dealing with such matters as student political organisations; appointments of staff and governors; Kynaston Studd Memorial Fund; estates issues; clubs and societies; Polytechnic Touring Association (PTA) shop rent (18/07/1949); change to cinema film showings - foreign films (18/07/1949); resignation of Lord Hailsham as chair of governors (20/02/1950); Quintin School; scholarships, medals, trophies and prizes; Quintin Boat Club alcohol license (16/04/1951); World War Two memorial (16/07/1951); cinema canopy (19/01/1953); Rebuilding of ladies pavillion at Chiswick (16/1959); salaries; provision of alcoholic refreshments.

          Also includes dates of terms of office of individual governors and their attendance at meetings.

          Press cuttings
          RSP/5/6/4 · Item · Jul 1925-Jan 1931
          Part of Regent Street Polytechnic

          Cuttings covering the 1926 rebuilding fund and general activities of the Polytechnic.

          Page 1-20
          -Variety of articles on polytechnic extension plans, increasing activities call for extension, appeal for money for rebuilding fund.
          -The Times, Financial Times, The Star, Marylebone Record, Daily Telegraph

          Page 21-37
          -Continued articles of the appeal, also included the work done at the polytechnic.
          -Prime minister's tribute and appeal, social and education aspects of the polytechnic discussed.
          -Daily Telegraph, Yorkshire Post, Glasgow Herald, The Times, Morning Post

          Page 39
          -Article on Quintin Hogg and the Polytechnic. Mentions expansion plans.
          -The Christian Endeavour Times

          Page 40-44
          -Articles on improvement of the system that the Polytechnic runs.
          -Sunday Times, City Press, Time and Tide, Shanghai Times, The Bioscope

          Page 45-50
          -Collection of articles on Regent Street cinema - event where they were showing 30 year old pictures/films. Historic pictures to be shown, revival exhibition.
          -Bayswater Chronicle, The Times, Evening News, Daily Sketch, Morning Post, Daily Telegraph

          Page 59-60
          -Science exhibition and fete constructed by polytechnic students
          -The Star, Daily Herald, Daily Sketch, The Times

          Page 61-63
          -News of Elizabethan duel to be held (girls fight too), entertaining illustration of ancient and modern forms of English defence.
          -Daily Telegraph, Daily Express, Daily Sketch, Westminster Gazette

          Page 64-66
          -Continued articles on earliest films to be shown in Regent Street cinema - all from international newspapers
          -East London Despatch South Africa, Western mail Perth, Australia, Morning Bulletin Queensland, Southern Cross, Cape Town.

          Page 67-70
          -Articles on opening of extended sections of polytechnic.
          -King at opening ceremony
          -Marylebone mercury, Daily Telegraph, Motor Trader, City Press

          Page 71-74
          -More articles on polytechnic extensions
          -Motor industries asked to aid in project
          -The Times, City Press, Autocar, Motor Trader

          Page 75-83
          -Articles on foundation stone of the polytechnic extension that will be laid at the opening ceremony. Masonic ceremony.
          -Marylebone Chronicle, the Independent, Bayswater Chronicle, Daily Express, St Pancras Chronicle.

          Page 84-87
          -New Year's fete and exhibition at polytechnic to aid rebuilding and extension fund.
          -Daily Chronicle, Daily Mirror, Islington Gazette, Morning Post

          Page 88-92
          -Continued mention of fete and exhibition
          -Also articles on oscillation apparatus which could be converted to music - the instrument was at the exhibition.
          -Midland Daily Telegraph, Gloucester Citizen, Irish Independent, City Press, Daily Sketch

          Page 93-95
          -Images from the polytechnic exhibition including instruments on view.
          -Model of old London bride, instruments of torture.
          -Cape Times Newspaper, Cape Town

          Page 96
          -Lord Mayors appeal for national enterprises
          -The Times, Windsor Express, City Press

          Page 97-100
          -Collection of articles on the work of polytechnic - scholarships, new sessions of modern language and industrial administration department, radio classes.
          -The Times, Daily Herald, City Press, Glasgow Herald

          RPI/6/19 · Item · 1828
          Part of Royal Polytechnic Institution
          Engraving of the exterior of Regent Street, entitled West side of Langham Place, dated 1828. Note: Poly Mag Vol. XXIX, 29 Dec 1896, pp.326-7 "The low buildings in the centre of the print - which were then used as stables - are the site of the Poly".