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Bardizh, V. K. (Vianor KondratʹEvich), 1892-19181
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Archive Item

Petition to end nuclear testing

28 May 1958

Copy of a typewritten letter from members of the Department of Social Studies at the University of Leeds, Asa Briggs, Geoffrey Carter, A.H. Hanson, F.E. Hoare, E.W. Kellermann, Grant Lathe, C.L. Oakle...

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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Oct 1958

Typewritten letter from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament requesting support and donations for the cause.

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Fight for Education

1968

Printed pamphlet titled 'Fight for Education: A Black Paper' edited by C.B. Cox and A.E. Dyson with contributions by Kingley Amis, Robert Conquest, Angus Maude, John Sparrow, William Walsh, D.C. Watt ...

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Black Paper Two

1969

Two copiesof a printed pamphlet titled 'Black Paper Two: the Crisis in Education' edited by C.B. Cox and A.E. Dyson with contributions by Kingsley Amis, G.H. Bantock, Cyril Burt, H.J. Eysenck, Angus M...

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Art in Movement

c. 1965

Typewritten letter from David Hatchard, Art in Movement, to Maurice de Sausmarez, soliciting support for staff and students at Guilford School of Art, with a typewritten list of part time staff sacked...

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Student Action Committee

1968

Copies of typewritten documents from the Hornsey College of Art Student Action Committee, relating to their occupation of the college from 28 May 1968, including advice on rights and the law, a list o...

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Orr Appeal Fund letter and statement

1 Feb 1957

Copy of a typewritten letter from supporters of Sydney Sparkes Orr, formed Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tasmania, soliciting financial contributions in support of Orr's appeal against ...

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Cowden Clarke, Charles to Peacock, H.B.

1843-1844

Two handwritten letters from Charles Cowden Clarke to the Manchester magazine editor H.B. Peacock, discussing various publishing matters inlcuding a submission to Punch and an article on the dimension...

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Dnevnik kubanskogo kazaka : Petrograd, 1917 god

Bardizh, V K; Korsakova, N A

2008

Includes bibliographical references (pages [214]-216).

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Notes on the qualifications of art students

1968

Handwritten notes by Maurice de Sausmarez, outlining statistics for the staff and students at Hornsey College of Art involved in a sit in protest, showing how many students at the Royal College of Art...

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'Murder of the Art Schools'

Oct 1971

Six press cuttings related to the first item titled 'Murder of the Art Schools' by the artist Patrick Heron, published in the Guardian, concerning the proposal to merge art schools with polytechnics. ...

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