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            The Quintinian, No. XLVII, Autumn 1940
            PSS/3/1/37 · Item · [Oct] 1940
            Part of Polytechnic Secondary School
            The Magazine of the Polytechnic School. Editor: C E Eckersley. Includes advertisements, notes from School societies and sports clubs, House notes, Cadet Corps notes, poetry, prose, illustrations, Old Quintinian Club notes, updates from former pupils including many overseas, athletic results.
            The Quintinian, No. XLIX, Summer 1941
            PSS/3/1/38 · Item · [Jul] 1941
            Part of Polytechnic Secondary School
            The Magazine of the Polytechnic School. Editor: C E Eckersley. Includes advertisements, notes from School societies and sports clubs, House notes, Cadet Corps notes, poetry, prose, illustrations, Old Quintinian Club notes, updates from former pupils including many overseas, athletic results.
            The Quintinian, No. LI, Spring 1942
            PSS/3/1/39 · Item · [Mar] 1942
            Part of Polytechnic Secondary School
            The Magazine of the Polytechnic School. Editor: C E Eckersley. Includes advertisements, notes from School societies and sports clubs, House notes, Cadet Corps notes, poetry, prose, illustrations, Old Quintinian Club notes, updates from former pupils including many overseas, athletic results.
            The Quintinian, No. LV, Summer 1943
            PSS/3/1/40 · Item · [Jul] 1943
            Part of Polytechnic Secondary School
            The Magazine of the Polytechnic School. Editor: C E Eckersley. Includes advertisements, notes from School societies and sports clubs, House notes, Cadet Corps notes, poetry, prose, illustrations, Old Quintinian Club notes, updates from former pupils including many overseas, athletic results.
            The Quintinian, No. LVI, Autumn 1943
            PSS/3/1/41 · Item · 1943
            Part of Polytechnic Secondary School
            The Magazine of the Polytechnic School. Editor: C E Eckersley. Includes advertisements, notes from School societies and sports clubs, House notes, Cadet Corps notes, poetry, prose, illustrations, Old Quintinian Club notes, updates from former pupils including many overseas, athletic results.
            The Polytechnic Fencing Club, Minute Book No. 2, 18th February 1933 - 21st September 1950
            PFE/1/1 · Item · 18 Feb 1933-21 Sep 1950
            Part of Polytechnic Fencing Club
            Volume of minutes of committee meetings and Annual General Meetings containing: lists of those present; Hon Secretary's reports; summary of Treasurer's reports; reports from subcommittees and discussions on membership; instructors; finances; prizes and competitions; rules; relations with the Polytechnic, the Amateur Fencing Association and other clubs; events including annual supper, lectures, fêtes and fencing displays. Notable meetings include Wednesday 6th December 1939, when the decision was made to award the committee emergency powers for the duration of WW2. No further meetings are recorded until Friday 12th July 1946, though an inserted Hon Secretary's report covers the impact of the war, the decision to suspend the club following the fall of France and the re-formation of the club at the end of the war. Also includes inserted agendas, copies of the society rules, excerpts form the Polytechnic Magazine and flyers from events.
            Polytechnic Service League file
            CWU/4 · File · [1920-1959]
            Part of Christian Workers Union
            Polytechnic Service League file including letters from JEK Studd and Bernard Studd to Jimmy Tucker, Secretary of the Men's Council, 1920s-1950s. Letters written during the Second World War give some insight into the impact of hostilities on the Poly and London. The file also contains programmes for the following events: Founder's Day 15 Jan 1939; Opening of the Polytechnic Stadium 18 Jun 1938; Memorial Service for Robert Mitchell, All Souls Church 31 Aug 1933; Dinner to Honour JEK Studd's knighthood 17 Dec 1923; Table plan for dinner 18 Feb 1925; Jubilee dinner for JEK Studd 18 Feb 1935; Memorial Service for JEK Studd at St Pauls Cathedral 21 Jan 1944; 'Welcome to the Poly Harriers' leaflet; copy of Polytechnic Magazine Jan 1944.
            Press cuttings re JEK Studd's death; photographs - of Jimmy Tucker?; Robert Mitchell and JEK Studd; and the WW1 war memorial in Regent Street foyer, with wreaths.
            Polytechnic Cycling Club Gazette Unbound Copies
            PCC/10/2 · Subseries · 1891-1968
            Part of Polytechnic Cycling Club
            Unbound copies of the Polytechnic Cycling Gazette which was published on a monthly basis by the Club and detailed cycling events, results and social activities. There are some gaps in the series, notably 1919, 1920, 1924-1933.
            General Policy
            PIN/2/30 · File · 1938-1954
            Part of Polytechnic Institute
            Files containing correspondence and memoranda regarding: Raffles & Lotteries run by clubs; sub-committee on sharing accommodation between the Institute and students (1949); status and powers of the Organised of Physical Education and Social Activities for Men; Whist drives; change of Reading Room to Social Room, provision of Table Tennis, advertising, lowering of lights for dances, formation of the Operatic Society (1947); Fees (1945); Sunday play at Chiswick; Men's Council on Post-War Planning including the need for clubs not to operate as isolated units, power of the Men's Council, subscriptions, need to attract new members including reports from all the Club Secretaries suggesting improvements to Institute benefits and accommodation including Chiswick, and mixed membership of clubs
            Minute Book
            RSP/1/BG/1/4 · Item · 15 Apr 1935-21 Jul 1947
            Part of Regent Street Polytechnic

            Minute book for meetings of the Governing Body from 15 April 1935 to 21 July 1947 dealing with such matters as tenancy of the Polytechnic Theatre/Cinema; improvements to the Chiswick sports ground; clubs and societies; estates and facilities issues; appointments of governors; inspection of the Secondary School (21/10/1935); medals and trophies; cinematograph exhibition for the Lumiere anniversary (20/01/1936); Olympians (13/07/1936); air raid precaution lectures (17/01/1938); war arrangements and evacuations (25/09/1939); air raid shelters at the Poly (25/09/1939); Use of Chiswick for allotments (15/01/1940); training army personnel (15/03/1940); Sunday evening showings in the cinema (1941); future accommodation of the Secondary School (19/07/1943); proposal to install electrics and mirrors in cinema foyer (15/07/1946); Polytechnic Touring Association rent (21/07/1947).

            Also includes an envelope containing 4 keys and an allen key. The keys marked 2 open the locking mechanism on the back cover of the binding.