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Ref No (click to see in context)QM/1/18/4
TitleNewspaper articles and letters relating to J.T. Barber Beaumont
LevelItem
Date1826-1968
Extent2 files
DescriptionNewspaper articles and letters relating to J. T. Barber Beaumont and his role in the creation of the People's Palace.

Includes: a copy of an article from the Illustrated London News about the Beaumont Institution, 11 December 1852; a letter to the Editor of The Times, 21 November 1936, from W.C. Johnson, Chairman of the Governing Body of the People's Palace, about the role of Walter Besant and J. T. Barber Beaumont in the foundation of the People's Palace; letters from W. Spencer Beaumont, 1887; an obituary of Barber Beaumont; information regarding Beaumont medals; copy of Barber Beaumont's Last Will and Testament.
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePerson or Corporate Body Name
DS/UK/68Barber Beaumont; John Thomas (1774-1841); British army officer, painter, author, and philanthropist.
DS/UK/1372Beaumont; W. Spencer (fl. 1887); Grandson of J.T. Barber Beaumont.
DS/UK/1333Besant; Sir; Walter (1837-1901); Novelist and historian.
DS/UK/1373Johnson; W. C. (fl. 1936); Chairman of the Governing Body of the People's Palace.
DS/UK/62People's Palace; 1887-1954
DS/UK/1382Beaumont Institution; c.1841-1879
DS/UK/375The Times; 1785-; National newspaper.
DS/UK/1392People's Palace; Governors; fl 1906-1930
DS/UK/1490The Illustrated London News; 1842-2003; Illustrated weekly newspaper.