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Issue 1 of the Industrial Newsletter published by the Industrial Liaison Centre, Borough Polytechnic in connection with the Ministry of Technology.

Comprises correspondence and insurance documents for the following policies:

• Employers liability Insurance, 1916-1922

• Government Aircraft Insurance, 1916-1918 (protection against damage to buildings during air raids)

• Aircraft (Employers') Insurance 1917-1918 (protection against injuries to staff during air raids)

• Educational Authorities Liability Insurance, 1914-19 (protection against injury to pupils)

• Electrical Machine Insurance, 1924

• Fire Insurance, 1923

• Boiler Insurance, 1892

Short pamphlet produced to mark the Polytechnic's Jubilee by outlining its beginnings and development. In 1942 the Polytechnic celebrated its Jubilee with a small gathering of around 300 people as restrictions were placed on the number of people who could meet enforced by war conditions.

Comprises black and white photographs of laboratories and workshops at the Borough Polytechnic Institute, some of which show students at work.

Black and white and colour photographs, slides and negatives of laboratories and workshops, some of which show students and staff at work.

One box of 36 lantern slides of photographs from the Photograph Book (LSBU/7/2). Includes slides of classrooms and workshops from before 1917.

Comprises leases and contracts between the Borough Polytechnic Institute and various other bodies including:

• Leases regarding Turney Road sports ground, 1910 and 1925.

• Agreement with National Association of Master Bakers and Confectioners regarding the funding and running of the National Bakery School, 1913

• Correspondence, agreements and receipts regarding coal and coke deliveries from several vendors, 1907-1914

• Correspondence, agreements and applications regarding the electricity supply to Borough Road Building, 1898-1904.

• Correspondence and contracts regarding building alterations and maintenance work, 1904-1913.

• Correspondence and agreement with C.H Glover & Co regarding hiring out Borough Road Building for King George V's Coronation Procession through London, 1911-1912.

• Correspondence and agreement to loan the Reihle Testing Machine to G.D Peters & Co. for the remaining duration of the First World War, 1917-1919.

• Photocopies of leases, licences and the deed of surrender for Ethlem House, 1963-1999.

• Land certificate relating to the transfer of land at 21-32 Kell Street. 1 July 1901.

Contains legal records comprising:

LSBU/2/5/1 - Applications for music, dancing and stage play licences, 1891-1898

LSBU/2/5/2 - Lists of deeds, 1892-1903

LSBU/2/5/3 - Documents relating to valuations and rating, 1893-1905

LSBU/2/5/4 - Leases and contracts, 1898-1999

LSBU/2/5/5 - Correspondence with Allied Assurance regarding building insurance policies, 1903-1925

LSBU/2/5/6 - Insurance policies, 1892-1924

Life Assurance Policies on various members of staff.

Comprises handwritten and typed lists of deeds held by the Borough Polytechnic Institute along with a list of books and papers relating to the Borough Polytechnic and Battersea Polytechnic Institutes held at the Borough Polytechnic.

Comprises guidelines and manuals regarding the University's corporate identity along with minutes from the 1960s Publicity Committee.