<strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> <strong>Collections</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>UK</strong>A prelim<strong>in</strong>ary horizon-scanHold<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>stitutionNational Libraryof Wales: DigitalMirrorNationalMaritimeMuseumNationalMaritimeMuseumNationalMaritimeMuseumNationalMaritimeMuseumNationalMaritimeMuseumNational MediaMuseum,BradfordNational MediaMuseum,BradfordItem/ collection L<strong>in</strong>k to website Brief description Region Type oforganisationDigitisedcollectionswww.llgc.org.uk/<strong>in</strong>dex.php?id=122Parts of <strong>the</strong> differentcollections that have beendigitised.<strong>Collections</strong> http://collections.nmm.ac.uk/ Collection categorisedas follows: relics, shipequipment, f<strong>in</strong>e art,weapons, timekeep<strong>in</strong>g,ships models, decorativeart, uniforms, textiles,manuscripts, cargovessels and figureheadcollections.Archivehttp://collections.nmm.ac.uk/archive.html#asearchArchives <strong>in</strong>clude recordsof semi-governmentaland governmentalorganisations, personalcollections, records of <strong>the</strong>central adm<strong>in</strong>istrationof <strong>the</strong> Royal Navy and<strong>the</strong> Merchant Navy, localrecords of <strong>the</strong> RoyalNavy and <strong>the</strong> MerchantNavy and manuscriptdocuments and volumesacquired by <strong>the</strong> Museum.Library www.nmm.ac.uk/uhtb<strong>in</strong>/cgisirsi/x/0/0/4 Large collection of pr<strong>in</strong>tedbooks that cover maritimeaspects of <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong><strong>War</strong>.Pr<strong>in</strong>ts andDraw<strong>in</strong>gsMaritimeMemorialsNationalC<strong>in</strong>ematographyCollectionNationalPhotographicCollectionwww.nmm.ac.uk/collections/pr<strong>in</strong>ts/<strong>in</strong>dex.cfmwww.nmm.ac.uk/memorials/Index.cfmwww.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/Collection/C<strong>in</strong>ematography.aspxwww.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/Collection/Photography.aspxPr<strong>in</strong>ts and draw<strong>in</strong>gs ofBritish and German fleets.The National MaritimeMuseum memorial<strong>in</strong>dex <strong>in</strong>cludes recordsof monumentscommemorat<strong>in</strong>g Britishpeople with maritimerelatedwork or careersand <strong>the</strong> victims of disasterat sea.Collection of film andassociated equipment anddocumentation from <strong>the</strong><strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> period.Whilst not always explicitlyconnected to <strong>the</strong> war, itprovides good context to<strong>the</strong> cultural atmosphereand technical capabilitiesof <strong>the</strong> time.National photographycollection, Daily Heraldarchive and RoyalPhotographic Societycollection.WalesLondon regionLondon regionLondon regionLondon region<strong>World</strong>wideYorkshireYorkshireNationalcollectionNationalcollectionNationalcollectionNationalcollectionNationalcollectionNationalcollectionNationalcollectionNationalcollectionSubject area Status Medium Key <strong>in</strong>dividuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Network<strong>in</strong>g Onl<strong>in</strong>e access L<strong>in</strong>k to website Terms of useAll Pre-em<strong>in</strong>ent Private papers,<strong>in</strong>stitutionalrecords,photographiccollectionsNaval andshipp<strong>in</strong>gNaval andshipp<strong>in</strong>gNaval andshipp<strong>in</strong>gNaval andshipp<strong>in</strong>gNaval andshipp<strong>in</strong>g,MemorialsCulturalresponsesCulturalresponsesHighlysignificantHighlysignificantHighlysignificantHighlysignificantHighlysignificantImportantImportantObjects - small,objects - large,works of art,photographiccollections,firearms andweaponryPrivate papers,<strong>in</strong>stitutionalrecordsDavid Lloyd George (1863-1945)William Lionel Wyllie(1851-1931)David Beatty (1871-1936),Alfred Ermle MontacuteChatfield (1873-1967),Walter Henry Cowan (1871-1956), Eustace TennysonD’Eyncourt (1868-1951),William <strong>World</strong>sworth Fisher(1875-1937), Arthur HenryLimpus (1863-1931), CharlesEdward Madden (1862-1936),Archibald B. Milne (1855-1938), Henry Francis Oliver(1865-1965), James Porter(1851-1935), Kathar<strong>in</strong>e Furse(1875-1952)David Lloyd George Diary (for <strong>the</strong> year 1886) and a selection of Letters have beendigitised. Current project: Digitisation of two million pages of newspapers andjournals to form a new digital service on <strong>the</strong> National Library of Wales websitefrom 2012. The project is partly funded with £2 million from <strong>the</strong> Welsh AssemblyGovernment’s Strategic Capital Investment Fund.Items relat<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> naval engagements. Royal Navy action: Battleof Coronel, off <strong>the</strong> coast of Chile and Battle of <strong>the</strong> Falkland Islands, both <strong>in</strong> 1914;Gallipoli campaign of 1915; Battle of Jutland, <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> North Sea, near Denmark,<strong>in</strong> 1916 and <strong>the</strong> Zeebrugge raid of 1918. Also <strong>in</strong>cludes records of <strong>the</strong> MerchantNavy and items relat<strong>in</strong>g to non-military ships that never<strong>the</strong>less came underattack, like <strong>the</strong> Lusitania. Track of Lusitania by William Lionel Wyllie (1851 -1931) depicts casualties and survivors <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> water and <strong>in</strong> lifeboats. Photographsof Woolwich Arsenal factory. A large number of <strong>the</strong> items are medals, but <strong>the</strong>collection also <strong>in</strong>cludes flags, ensigns, models, photographs and oil pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>gs.Personal collections of a large number of Royal Navy officers who served dur<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>. These <strong>in</strong>clude Admiral of <strong>the</strong> Fleet David Richard Beatty,1st Earl Beatty; Admiral of <strong>the</strong> Fleet Alfred Ernle Montacute Chatfield, 1st BaronChatfield (1873 - 1967), who served as Vice-Admiral Beatty’s Flag-Capta<strong>in</strong> of <strong>the</strong>Battlecruiser Squadron and <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Battle of Heliogland Bight, DoggerBank and Jutland; Admiral Sir Walter Henry Cowan (1871 - 1956), 1st Baronet,who commanded HMS Pr<strong>in</strong>cess Royal as Flag Capta<strong>in</strong> to Oswald Brock, at <strong>the</strong>Battle of Jutland. He was made a Rear Admiral <strong>in</strong> 1918; Sir Eustace TennysonD’Eyncourt (1868 - 1951), Director of Naval Construction from 1912 - 1924;Admiral Sir William Wordsworth Fisher (1875 - 1937), capta<strong>in</strong> of HMS St. V<strong>in</strong>centat <strong>the</strong> Battle of Jutland and later Director of <strong>the</strong> Anti-Submar<strong>in</strong>e Division of <strong>the</strong>Admiralty; Admiral Sir Arthur Henry Limpus (1863 - 1931), who was AdmiralSuper<strong>in</strong>tendent at Malta 1914 - 1916 and <strong>the</strong>n President of <strong>the</strong> Shell Committeeat <strong>the</strong> Admiralty <strong>in</strong> 1917; Admiral of <strong>the</strong> Fleet Sir Charles Edward Madden (1862- 1936), who was Chief of Staff to Admiral Jellicoe, <strong>the</strong>n second <strong>in</strong> command of<strong>the</strong> Grand Fleet; Admiral Sir Archibald B. Milne (1855 - 1938), who was blamedfor <strong>the</strong> escape of SMS Goeben and SMS Breslau <strong>in</strong>to Turkish waters <strong>in</strong> 1914;Admiral of <strong>the</strong> Fleet Sir Henry Francis Oliver (1865 - 1965), who commanded<strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> Battle Cruiser Squadron of <strong>the</strong> Grand Fleet <strong>in</strong> 1918; Vice-Admiral SirJames Porter (1851 - 1935), surgeon, Pr<strong>in</strong>cipal Hospital Transport Officer <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>Dardanelles <strong>in</strong> 1915; Kathar<strong>in</strong>e Furse, director of <strong>the</strong> WRNS from its foundation<strong>in</strong> 1917 until <strong>the</strong> end of <strong>the</strong> war.Pr<strong>in</strong>ted books <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> books grouped under <strong>the</strong> head<strong>in</strong>gs Art, Biography, Englishfiction, Medic<strong>in</strong>e and Naval Hygiene, Merchant Shipp<strong>in</strong>g, Military battles,Museums, Naval battles, Naval honours, discipl<strong>in</strong>es and mut<strong>in</strong>ies, Naval vessels:battleships, destroyers, cruisers, submar<strong>in</strong>es etc, Shipp<strong>in</strong>g L<strong>in</strong>es, Weapons.Ports and Harbours and Shipp<strong>in</strong>g accidents and shipwrecks.Works of art Muirhead Bone (1876-1953),John Lavery (1856-1941),William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931), William Wiehe Coll<strong>in</strong>s(1862-1951)N/A Charles Fryatt (1871-1916),John “Jack” TraversCornwell (1900-1916)Objects - small,private papersPhotographiccollectionsCharles Urban (1867-1942)Over 100 pr<strong>in</strong>ts and draw<strong>in</strong>gs of <strong>the</strong> major naval campaigns of <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong><strong>War</strong>. Includes a large number of sketches from <strong>the</strong> Battle of Jutland, manyby William Lionel Wyllie (1851 - 1931). O<strong>the</strong>r creators <strong>in</strong>clude William WieheColl<strong>in</strong>s, known as W. W. Coll<strong>in</strong>s, Sir Muirhead Bone, Abrahams & Sons and SirJohn Lavery.Index of maritime memorials from Brita<strong>in</strong> and around <strong>the</strong> worldcommemorat<strong>in</strong>g British people who served <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Royal Navy or Merchant Navyor who died whilst aboard passenger ships across <strong>the</strong> centuries. In relation to<strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> <strong>the</strong>re are a number of memorials for <strong>in</strong>dividual sailors thatdied dur<strong>in</strong>g naval engagements and were targeted by German U Boats. Thereare also memorials to civilians that died aboard passenger ships. Includes eightmemorials <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>UK</strong> to people who died when RMS Lusitania was torpedoedby a German U Boat <strong>in</strong> May 1915. Also a memorial <strong>in</strong> Liverpool Street Station,London, and <strong>in</strong> Brugge, Belgium, to Merchant Navy Capta<strong>in</strong>, Charles Fryatt,who was executed by <strong>the</strong> Germans for defend<strong>in</strong>g his ship SS Brussels. Alsoa memorial at Manor Park cemetery, London, to VC-w<strong>in</strong>ner John TraversCornwell, a sixteen year old ship boy, who died of wounds received at <strong>the</strong> Battleof Jutland <strong>in</strong> 1916.Motion Picture Equipment: Type 4 Colonial Model 35mm C<strong>in</strong>e Camera madeby Williamson K<strong>in</strong>ematograph Company Limited <strong>in</strong> London, 1914. View<strong>in</strong>g andProjection: K<strong>in</strong>emacolor projector, 1910, <strong>the</strong> first ‘natural colour’ projectorthat used alternat<strong>in</strong>g green and red filters to give <strong>the</strong> illusion of colour.Motion Picture Market<strong>in</strong>g: Programme for <strong>the</strong> K<strong>in</strong>emacolor Season at <strong>the</strong>Holborn Empire, London, April 1914: Charles Urban put on a series of filmsto demonstrate K<strong>in</strong>emacolor projection, one was titled ‘The <strong>World</strong>, <strong>the</strong> Fleshand <strong>the</strong> Devil’. Archives of Charles Urban, a pioneer of early c<strong>in</strong>ema who wasproduced Brita<strong>in</strong> Prepared (1915) and edited The Battle of <strong>the</strong> Somme (1916).He promoted <strong>the</strong>se films and <strong>the</strong> Allied cause <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> USA until <strong>the</strong>y jo<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>the</strong>war <strong>in</strong> 1917.Photographs collection: Photochrom postcards of London scenes and Londontypes, c. 1914, <strong>in</strong>cludes images of famous London landmarks and photochromsof a postman, a flower seller, an orderly boy (street cleaner), a policemandirect<strong>in</strong>g horse-drawn traffic. Photograph album entitled ‘Women’s Work <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><strong>War</strong> 1915-1918’ by an unknown photographer, <strong>in</strong>cludes photographs of womenoperat<strong>in</strong>g heavy mach<strong>in</strong>ery. Daily Herald archive: Newspaper first published <strong>in</strong>1912 and published weekly dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>. It put forward <strong>the</strong> pacifistcause dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> war as well as expos<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>equalities <strong>in</strong> food distribution <strong>in</strong>1917. Royal Photographic Society: Photographs experiment<strong>in</strong>g with early colourtechniques and bromide pr<strong>in</strong>t portraits. Photographic Technology: Cirkut No5 panoramic camera, made <strong>in</strong> 1919. A motor would pass <strong>the</strong> film across <strong>the</strong>aperture to expose a length of film with one fluid motion. Premoette SeniorCamera, made <strong>in</strong> 1915, is an example of a fold<strong>in</strong>g camera.Onl<strong>in</strong>e resource None specific to <strong>the</strong> collection DigitisedcontentMuseum Open<strong>in</strong>g Hours: Monday- Sunday: 10am - 5pm. Museum’sCaird Library: current open<strong>in</strong>gtimes: Tuesday - Thursday: 10am -5pm, due to <strong>in</strong>crease open<strong>in</strong>g hours<strong>in</strong> Autumn 2011. Access to <strong>the</strong>Library is by Reader’s Ticket. Userscan register for <strong>the</strong> Ticket onl<strong>in</strong>e oron arrival. Contact library@nmm.ac.uk for queries about libraryitems and manuscripts@nmm.ac.uk for queries about manuscriptitems.Museum Open<strong>in</strong>g Hours: Monday- Sunday: 10am - 5pm. Museum’sCaird Library: current open<strong>in</strong>gtimes: Tuesday - Thursday: 10am -5pm, due to <strong>in</strong>crease open<strong>in</strong>g hours<strong>in</strong> Autumn 2011. Access to <strong>the</strong>Library is by Reader’s Ticket. Userscan register for <strong>the</strong> Ticket onl<strong>in</strong>e oron arrival. Contact library@nmm.ac.uk for queries about libraryitems and manuscripts@nmm.ac.uk for queries about manuscriptitems.Museum Open<strong>in</strong>g Hours: Monday- Sunday: 10am - 5pm. Museum’sCaird Library: current open<strong>in</strong>gtimes: Tuesday - Thursday: 10am -5pm, due to <strong>in</strong>crease open<strong>in</strong>g hours<strong>in</strong> Autumn 2011. Access to <strong>the</strong>Library is by Reader’s Ticket. Userscan register for <strong>the</strong> Ticket onl<strong>in</strong>e oron arrival. Contact library@nmm.ac.uk for queries about libraryitems and manuscripts@nmm.ac.uk for queries about manuscriptitems.Museum Open<strong>in</strong>g Hours: Monday- Sunday: 10am - 5pm. Museum’sCaird Library: current open<strong>in</strong>gtimes: Tuesday - Thursday: 10am -5pm, due to <strong>in</strong>crease open<strong>in</strong>g hours<strong>in</strong> Autumn 2011. Access to <strong>the</strong>Library is by Reader’s Ticket. Userscan register for <strong>the</strong> Ticket onl<strong>in</strong>e oron arrival. Contact library@nmm.ac.uk for queries about libraryitems and manuscripts@nmm.ac.uk for queries about manuscriptitems.Onl<strong>in</strong>e resource. Users withqueries can contact BarbaraToml<strong>in</strong>son by post at <strong>the</strong> NationalMaritime Museum, Greenwich,London, SE10 9NF or by fax on +44(0)20 8123 4454. 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Someare watermarked with <strong>the</strong>follow<strong>in</strong>g sentence: “Thisimage is be<strong>in</strong>g used to aidunderstand<strong>in</strong>g of this object. Weaim to replace it with a betterimage <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> future. To discussorder<strong>in</strong>g a high quality imageplease contact <strong>the</strong> PictureLibrary”. The <strong>in</strong>formation anddigital image of each item canbe embedded <strong>in</strong> many socialnetwork<strong>in</strong>g sites <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>gFacebook and Twitter.L<strong>in</strong>ks for catalogue entry to view/add tags, request this record orshare/ embed this record.For each record, users areallowed to ‘keep’ or ‘place order’for <strong>the</strong> item <strong>in</strong> question.Only part of <strong>the</strong> collection hasbeen has been. Each digital itemis accompanied by <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>gtext: “To purchase a pr<strong>in</strong>t, pleasevisit our Pr<strong>in</strong>t Sales website. If<strong>the</strong> image is currently available<strong>the</strong>re, you can go to it directlyus<strong>in</strong>g this l<strong>in</strong>k. O<strong>the</strong>rwise,contact <strong>the</strong> NMM Picture Librarywith <strong>the</strong> image reference(PV2714) to order <strong>the</strong> image. Ifyou wish to license an image forpublication or commercial use,visit <strong>the</strong> Picture Library website”.Digitised images accompany asmall number of <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong><strong>War</strong>-related memorials listed<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>dex. 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<strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> <strong>Collections</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>UK</strong>A prelim<strong>in</strong>ary horizon-scanHold<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>stitutionNationalMuseumsLiverpool:MerseysideMaritimeMuseumNationalMuseumsScotlandNationalMuseumsScotland:ResearchLibraryNationalMuseumsScotland:The Library,National <strong>War</strong>Museum ofScotlandNationalMuseumsNor<strong>the</strong>rnIrelandNationalMuseumsNor<strong>the</strong>rnIrelandNational MotorMuseum,BeaulieuNational MotorMuseum,BeaulieuNationalPortrait GalleryItem/ collection L<strong>in</strong>k to website Brief description Region Type oforganisationMaritimeArchives andLibraryNationalMuseumsScotlandcollectionsNationalMuseumsScotland librarycollectionsNational <strong>War</strong>Museum ofScotlandcollectionsUlster MuseumcollectionsUlster Folkand TransportMuseum<strong>Collections</strong>Fur<strong>the</strong>r recordsrelat<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong>2nd BaronMontagu ofBeaulieu (1866- 1929), Memberof Jo<strong>in</strong>t <strong>War</strong>Air Committee(Inter-DepartmentalCommittee on<strong>the</strong> Air Service)<strong>in</strong> 1916.Motor collectionNational portraitcollectionswww.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/archive/www.nms.ac.uk/collections__research.aspxwww.nms.ac.uk/collections__research/museum_libraries.aspxwww.nms.ac.uk/collections__research/museum_libraries.aspxwww.nmni.com/um/<strong>Collections</strong>www.nmni.com/uftm/<strong>Collections</strong>www.beaulieu.co.uk/attractions/nationalmotor-museumwww.beaulieu.co.uk/attractions/nationalmotor-museum/motor-collection?search=Search+by+name&year=1919&Category=Most+Popular&manufacturer=Search+by+manufacturerwww.npg.org.uk/collections.phpNational Museums ofScotland collections<strong>in</strong>clude aircraft, personalpossessions and papers ofservicemen, photographsof Scotland at war.Pr<strong>in</strong>ted books, journals,manuscripts collectedto illum<strong>in</strong>ate Scotland’shistoryMonographs and journalson Scottish military history<strong>Collections</strong> cover<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>social history of Nor<strong>the</strong>rnIreland<strong>Collections</strong> with a focus offolk and transport history,<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Harland andWolff shipyard <strong>in</strong> Belfast.Papers cover<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> lifeof Brigadier GeneralDouglas-Scott-Montagu,Member of Jo<strong>in</strong>t <strong>War</strong>Air Committee (Inter-Departmental Committeeon <strong>the</strong> Air Service) <strong>in</strong> 1916.Automobiles andmotorcycles from <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong><strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> era.Most extensive collectionof portraits <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> world.This <strong>in</strong>cludes portraitsof some of <strong>the</strong> notablenational figures dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong><strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> period.North WestScotlandScotlandScotlandNor<strong>the</strong>rnIrelandNor<strong>the</strong>rnIrelandSouth EastSouth EastLondon regionNationalcollectionNationalcollectionNationalcollectionNationalcollectionNationalcollectionNationalcollectionNationalcollectionNationalcollectionNationalcollectionSubject area Status Medium Key <strong>in</strong>dividuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Network<strong>in</strong>g Onl<strong>in</strong>e access L<strong>in</strong>k to website Terms of useNaval andshipp<strong>in</strong>gAerial warfare,Military service(British),Hospitals andconvalescenceImportantImportantPrivate papers,<strong>in</strong>stitutionalrecords,photographiccollections,works of artPrivate papers,<strong>in</strong>stitutionalrecords,photographiccollections,works of art,objects - small,objects - large,firearms andweaponryAll Important Private papers,pr<strong>in</strong>ted booksMilitary service(British)Military service(British), EmpireNaval andshipp<strong>in</strong>gImportantImportantImportantPrivate papers,pr<strong>in</strong>ted booksWorks of art,photographs,ephemeraWorks of art,photographs,objects - small,ephemera,Francis Danson (1855-1926)Joseph William Carey(1859-1937)William Conor (1881-1968)Aerial warfare Regular Private papers John Walter EdwardDouglas-Scott-Montagu(1866-1929)Industriesand bus<strong>in</strong>ess,Science andtechnologyCulturalresponsesMajor <strong>Collections</strong>: Mersey Docks and Harbour Board collection: Collectioncovers <strong>the</strong> history of <strong>the</strong> port of Liverpool from 18th to 20th century. It <strong>in</strong>cludesa large number of photographs, documents, plans and draw<strong>in</strong>gs of dockyards,build<strong>in</strong>gs and ships. Shipp<strong>in</strong>g and trade associations: List of ship owners’associations, employers’ associations, maritime <strong>in</strong>surance associations andtrade associations. Includes <strong>the</strong> Liverpool and London <strong>War</strong> Risks InsuranceAssociation that was active dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>. The Danson Collection,c.1595-1978: Family papers. Sir Francis C. Danson was knighted for his work at<strong>the</strong> Admiralty dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>.National Museum of Flight: Objects, photographs, documents from East FortuneAirfield, used by <strong>the</strong> RFC dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>. National Museum ofScotland: A Chang<strong>in</strong>g Nation: <strong>War</strong>: highlighted objects are a set of bagpipesplayed at <strong>the</strong> Battle of <strong>the</strong> Somme, medals belong<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> Sergeant-Piper DanielLaidlaw of <strong>the</strong> K<strong>in</strong>g’s Own Scottish Borderers, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g a Victoria Cross forgallantry dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> Battle of Loos, 1915, and a charity collection box madefrom a howitzer artillery shell to provide gifts for Scottish hospitals. National<strong>War</strong> Museum: letters from <strong>the</strong> trenches <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g a selection written by Capta<strong>in</strong>William Bennett-Clark of <strong>the</strong> Royal Scots. Collect<strong>in</strong>g box for <strong>the</strong> ScottishWomen’s Hospitals, stamped on one side with ‘Help Gallant Little Serbia’ and<strong>the</strong> N.U.W.S.S. logo above.Histories of regiments, battalions, divisions and armies. Memoirs ofsoldiers. Analysis of battles and strategy. Accounts of life on <strong>the</strong> home front.Interpretative work on how British society was changed by war etc.Histories of regiments, battalions, divisions and armies. Memoirs of soldiers.Analysis of battles and strategy.Draw<strong>in</strong>g by Joseph William Carey (1859 - 1937) entitled Belfast Home DefenceCorps (1915) shows soldiers march<strong>in</strong>g at <strong>the</strong> back of Cave Hill, Belfast. <strong>One</strong> of<strong>the</strong> largest photographic collections of Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Ireland: Anonymous lanternslides; Bigger collection: photographs of fish<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Ardglass, County Down<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> early 20th century; Hackney collection of photographic albums andaccompany<strong>in</strong>g diaries chart<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> recruitment and tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g of <strong>the</strong> 36th UlsterDivision and <strong>the</strong>ir journey to <strong>the</strong> Battle of <strong>the</strong> Somme; The Hogg Collectionconta<strong>in</strong>s a few photographs of Ulster Volunteer Forces drill<strong>in</strong>g on makeshiftparade grounds. Documents: An orig<strong>in</strong>al copy of <strong>the</strong> Proclamation of <strong>the</strong>Declaration of Independence of <strong>the</strong> Provisional Government of <strong>the</strong> Republicof Ireland that was issued on <strong>the</strong> steps of <strong>the</strong> General Post Office <strong>in</strong> Dubl<strong>in</strong> onEaster Monday 1916.Conor Sketchbooks: 1200 pencil sketches by <strong>the</strong> Belfast artist William Conor(1881-1968). They date from <strong>the</strong> period 1904-1920 and <strong>in</strong>clude several sketchesof soldiers. Titanic collections and newly-acquired Paul Louden-Brown WhiteStar L<strong>in</strong>e Collection: Over 7000 items chart<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> history of <strong>the</strong> White Star L<strong>in</strong>efrom its beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> 1869 to <strong>the</strong> s<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>the</strong> Titanic <strong>in</strong> 1912 and up to itsmerger with Cunard L<strong>in</strong>es <strong>in</strong> 1934. Almost all of <strong>the</strong> White Star L<strong>in</strong>e’s ships werebuilt at Harland and Wolff’s shipyard <strong>in</strong> Belfast. Harland and Wolff Collection:c. 75,000 negatives show<strong>in</strong>g all stages of <strong>the</strong> shipbuild<strong>in</strong>g process and <strong>the</strong>shipyards of this important company. Includes hundreds of images producedby R. J. Welch, <strong>the</strong> firm’s official photographer from c1894-1920. Some of <strong>the</strong>collection like <strong>the</strong> Green Collection give a general picture of Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Irelandfrom <strong>the</strong> 1880s to <strong>the</strong> 1940s but do not explicitly focus on <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>.No highlights/ details onl<strong>in</strong>e.Regular Objects - large Motor car: Hispano Suiza Alfonso XIII (made <strong>in</strong> 1912), one of <strong>the</strong> earliest sportscars. The steer<strong>in</strong>g wheel was damaged when one of its previous owners waskilled by a ricochet<strong>in</strong>g bullet dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> Irish Rebellion <strong>in</strong> 1916. Motorcycle:Norton BS (made <strong>in</strong> 1912), a rac<strong>in</strong>g motorcycle.HighlysignificantWorks of art,photographiccollectionsJohn French (1852-1925),John Fisher (1841-1920),John William Pulteney (1861-1941), David Beatty (1871-1936), Henry Rawl<strong>in</strong>son(1864-1925), Henry Wilson(1864-1922), Douglas Haig(1861-1928), Ferd<strong>in</strong>and Foch(1851-1929), Alfred Keogh(1857-1936), Maud McCarthy(1858-1949), William Rivers(1864-1922), Edith Cavell(1865-1915), Letitia DennyFairfield (1885-1978), DavidLloyd George (1863-1945),W<strong>in</strong>ston Churchill (1874-1965), Herbert Henry Asquith(1852-1928), Edward VIII(1894-1972), Rupert Brooke(1887 -1915), Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915), IsaacRosenberg (1890-1917),Wilfred Owen (1893-1918),Charles Sorley (1895-1915),Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967), Edmund Blunden(1896-1974), Robert Nichols(1893-1944), Edward Stanley(1865-1948)Highlights of subject group: ‘<strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> <strong>One</strong> portraits’: Military officers: SirJohn French, John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, Sir William PulteneyPulteney, Admiral David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, Henry Seymour Rawl<strong>in</strong>son,1st Baron Rawl<strong>in</strong>son of Trent, Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, Douglas Haig andFerd<strong>in</strong>and Foch. Group portraits: General Officers of <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> I (1922) by JohnS<strong>in</strong>ger Sargent, Statesmen of <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> <strong>One</strong> (1924-1930) by Sir James Guthrieand Naval Officers of <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> I (1921) by Sir Arthur Stockdale Cope. Medicalofficers and nurses: Sir Alfred Keogh, Dame (Emma) Maud McCarthy (armymatron-<strong>in</strong>-chief), William Halse Rivers Rivers, Edith Cavell and (Joseph<strong>in</strong>e)Letitia Denny Fairfield (chief medical officer for <strong>the</strong> Women’s Royal Air Force).Politicians: David Lloyd George, W<strong>in</strong>ston Churchill, Herbert Henry Asquith andEdward Stanley, Earl of Derby. Royalty: Edward, Duke of W<strong>in</strong>dsor. Writers, poetsand artists: Rupert Brooke (1911) by Clare Ewald, Rupert Brooke: photographsby Sherrill Schell, 1913. Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1912) by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska(sculptor), who was subsequently killed <strong>in</strong> action, serv<strong>in</strong>g with <strong>the</strong> Frencharmy at Neuville-Sa<strong>in</strong>t-Vaast. Isaac Rosenberg (circa 1915) by London ArtStudios. Isaac Rosenberg (1915) by Isaac Rosenberg. Wilfred Owen (1916) byJohn Gunston, Charles Sorley (poet), Siegfried Sassoon, Edmund Blunden andRobert Nichols. Library holds support<strong>in</strong>g documents for <strong>the</strong> portraits like books,unpublished images and <strong>in</strong>dexes. Archive of <strong>the</strong> National Portrait Gallery itself.Museum Open<strong>in</strong>g Hours: Monday- Friday: 10am - 5pm. Library andArchives: Tuesday - Thursday:10.30am - 4.30pm. Appo<strong>in</strong>tmentadvised. Reserve Store: Open byappo<strong>in</strong>tment only. N.B. MerseyDocks and Harbour Boardcollection: <strong>the</strong> most importantrecords are available at <strong>the</strong>Maritime Archives & Library,lesser-used records are held at <strong>the</strong>Reserve Store.National Museum of Flight, EastFortune Airfield, East Lothian:Daily 10am - 5pm, April - October.National Museum of Scotland,Ed<strong>in</strong>burgh: Daily 10am - 5pm,National <strong>War</strong> Museum, Ed<strong>in</strong>burghCastle: Daily 9.45am - 5.45pmNational Museums of Scotland:Research Library is currentlyclosed for refurbishment.The Library, National <strong>War</strong> Museumof Scotland: Tuesday: 10am - 1pm.Ulster Museum: Tuesday -Saturday: 10am - 5pm. Mondays:Closed except for Bank Holidays.Ulster Folk and Transport Museum:October - February: Tuesday -Friday: 10am - 4pm and Saturdayand Sunday: 11am - 4pm. March- September: Tuesday - Sunday:10am - 5pm. Open on BankHolidays throughout <strong>the</strong> year.National Motor Museum, Beaulieu,Brockenhurst, Hampshire, SO427ZN: Museum open<strong>in</strong>g hours: Daily10am - 5pm (between 1st Octoberand 27th May) and daily 10am -6pm ( between 28th May and 30thSeptember). Motor<strong>in</strong>g ReferenceLibrary contacts: Telephone: 01590614652. Email: motor<strong>in</strong>g.library@beaulieu.co.ukNational Motor Museum, Beaulieu,Brockenhurst, Hampshire, SO427ZN: Museum open<strong>in</strong>g hours: Daily10am - 5pm (between 1st Octoberand 27th May) and daily 10am -6pm ( between 28th May and 30thSeptember). Motor<strong>in</strong>g ReferenceLibrary contacts: Telephone: 01590614652. Email: motor<strong>in</strong>g.library@beaulieu.co.ukA selection of portraits are ondisplay at <strong>the</strong> National PortraitGallery, London. Researcherscan also use <strong>the</strong> He<strong>in</strong>z Archiveand Library: Open<strong>in</strong>g hours:Tuesday - Friday: 10am - 5pm, byappo<strong>in</strong>tment only. Contact by postto Head of Archive and Library,National Portrait Gallery, StMart<strong>in</strong>’s Place, London, WC2H 0HEor by telephone on 020 7321 6617or by email at archive@npg.org.uk.Research enquiries can be carriedout on behalf of researchers unableto visit <strong>the</strong> archive.www.facebook.com/merseysidemaritimemuseumhttp://twitter.com/#!/livmuseumswww.flickr.com/photos/nationalmuseumsliverpool/http://twitter.com/#!/NtlMuseumsScotwww.flickr.com/photos/nationalmuseumsscotland/www.flickr.com/photos/nationalmuseumsscotland/www.facebook.com/NationalMuseumsScotlandNone specific to <strong>the</strong> collectionNone specific to <strong>the</strong> collectionhttp://twitter.com/#!/UlsterMuseumwww.facebook.com/ulstermuseumbelfast?ref=tsNone specific to <strong>the</strong> collectionwww.youtube.com/user/BeaulieuHampshirewww.flickr.com/photos/beaulieu_hants/http://twitter.com/#!/Beaulieu_Hantswww.facebook.com/nationalmotormuseumwww.youtube.com/user/BeaulieuHampshirewww.flickr.com/photos/beaulieu_hants/http://twitter.com/#!/Beaulieu_Hantswww.facebook.com/nationalmotormuseumwww.facebook.com/nationalportraitgalleryhttp://twitter.com/#!/NPGLondonwww.flickr.com/people/natportraitgallery/www.youtube.com/user/natportraitgalleryFull cataloguelist<strong>in</strong>g availablevia <strong>the</strong> NationalArchives’Access toArchives pageNo onl<strong>in</strong>ecatalogueSearchablecatalogueSearchablecatalogueSearchablecatalogueand digitisedcontentSearchablecatalogueand digitisedcontentNo onl<strong>in</strong>ecatalogueSearchablecatalogueand digitisedcontentSearchablecatalogueand digitisedcontentwww.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/Highlights from <strong>the</strong> collections shown ona series of web pageshttp://libcat.nms.ac.uk/uhtb<strong>in</strong>/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/49http://libcat.nms.ac.uk/uhtb<strong>in</strong>/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/49www.nmni.com/um/<strong>Collections</strong>www.nmni.com/uftm/<strong>Collections</strong>Contact <strong>the</strong> motor museum directly for<strong>in</strong>formation.www.beaulieu.co.uk/attractions/national-motor-museum/motor-collection?search=Search+by+name&year=1919&Category=Most+Popular&manufacturer=Search+by+manufacturerwww.npg.org.uk/collections.phpEmail enquiry form: www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/about/contact/maritimearchivesenquiry.aspxNo digitised content availableonl<strong>in</strong>e. Item reference numberscan be used to order up itemto view.No digitised content availableonl<strong>in</strong>e. Item reference numberscan be used to order up itemto view.Picture Library allows usersto buy pr<strong>in</strong>ts. Apply onl<strong>in</strong>e forcopies of photographs that arenot currently available on <strong>the</strong>Picture Library.Picture Library allows usersto buy pr<strong>in</strong>ts. Apply onl<strong>in</strong>e forcopies of photographs that arenot currently available on <strong>the</strong>Picture Library.No digitised content availableonl<strong>in</strong>e.Digitised images of vehicles <strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong> collection are not available todownload or purchase.Users are able to buy and orlicense <strong>the</strong> image of each item.Images are brought as pr<strong>in</strong>tsra<strong>the</strong>r than digital files. Allimages available to purchase <strong>in</strong>this way are for display purposesonly, not for fur<strong>the</strong>r copy<strong>in</strong>gand reproduction. Permissionis required for fur<strong>the</strong>r copy<strong>in</strong>gor commercial use of <strong>the</strong>images. Different licences canbe arranged to suit differentpublic or commercial uses of<strong>the</strong> images.Page 25
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