Bull Street Friends I Have Known by William Adlington Cadbury, 1956
This volume, created by William Adlington Cadbury in old age, at a time when he was bed-ridden, is signed with the familiar signature (here poignantly shaky with old age) which in 1921 became the basis ...
Court Roll of the manor of Hales (Halesowen)
This is one of a number of court rolls of the parish of Halesowen which is now in Worcestershire. In the 13th Century, the parish was partly in Shropshire and this included the Manor of Hales. The Manor ...
Explore Your Archive
As part of the National Explore Your Archive campaign 2016, a pop up exhibition was created in the Wolfson Room of the Library of Birmingham. This included an eclectic mix of favourite items selected ...
Letters to William Knight Junior
The Smalbroke family are first recorded in the Birmingham area in 1425/6, when William Smalbroke is recorded as a trustee of charitable property at Yardley [584318 DV 860]. They appear to have remained ...
Letters written to Canning & Co. by Private R. Smith of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment
These letters are from a series of letters written to Canning & Co. by their employees. This particular series of lettters were written by Private R. Smith of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
"In ...
Papers of Sir Richard Threlfall
Sir Richard Threlfall was a chemist and engineer who worked for the firm of Albright & Wilson, a large producer of phosphorous based at Oldbury. During the First World War he was on the Board of Invention ...
Photograph Album of Elan Valley works
In the late 19th century, due to the rapidly expanding population and problems with the outbreak of diseases, for the benefit of its inhabitants, the Corporation of Birmingham needed to find a fresh water ...
Photograph taken by James Ranahan at St Patrick’s Parade, Birmingham
"This photograph sat on the corner of my desk and has lifted my spirits for 18 months, every time I have glanced up. Its appeal for me is three-fold:
* Uplifting - It reminds me of a very happy day, ...
Photographs of schoolboys at Saltley Reformatory (later Norton School), c.1890 – 1901
Saltley Reformatory was founded in 1852, and built on land in Saltley given by Lord Norton. It initially had space for 37 boys, rising to 100 by the end of the 19th century.
Boys between the ages of ...
Register of Habitual Drunkards
The Licensing Act 1902 stated "If a person is found drunk in any highway or other public place, whether a building or not, or on any licensed premises, and appears to be incapable of taking care of himself, ...
The Art of J.B. Higginbotham
An exploration of the art of James Bungo Higginbotham (the pen name used by Harry Bernard Wallis). The volume includes a handwritten introduction by Wallis and then descriptions of each of the plates. ...
The Consuls Will
The front cover of the script for the play The Consuls WIll, written and illustrated by Arthur Frederick Wallis writing under the name of P. Bentley.
[MS 2628/5/5/6/1]
The Dumptian Chronicles
The Dumptian Chronicles are a set of illustrations based on Humpty Dumpty. Produced once a week by Arthur F. Wallis, 22 chronicles were made, along with a small index to accompany them.
[MS 2628/5/5/2]...
The Log of the Seagull
The Log of the Seagull
The Friends Essay Society was a group of members of the Religious Society of Friends who met at each other's houses one evening a month to read out essays which they had previously ...
Wallis Family Papers - Boys in costume
Photograph of two boys from the Wallis family in costume. The children of the family would perform plays for their family, writing scripts, creating admission tickets and posters themselves. The image ...
Warwickshire Quarterly Meeting Book of Sufferings 1790 - 1828
From the early days of Quakerism, Friends were subjected to persecution, which at times was violent and in some cases led to death in prison or on release from prison. In the 1660s, a series of acts aimed ...
What's On
Often overlooked as the series run does not commence in earnest until the 1940s period. The 1920s editions are one of the few documents to offer a condensed appreciation of what was taking place in the ...