The library is located on the campus of Baylor University in Waco, Texas. It houses one of the largest collections of letters and manuscripts by Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, which was donated by Doctor Andrew Armstrong. It also houses what is thought to be the largest collection of secular stained glass in the world.
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Armstrong Browning Library
{Beneath a silhouette:} Robert Browning poet, born Camberwell 1812, lived on...
One of a number of libraries founded by the philanthropist John Passmore Edwards. The building fell into disuse after a new library was opened as part of the nearby Westfield London development. It...
Antiquary and collector. Born Lancashire. Although he never married there are letters making it clear that this was not for lack of interest in the ladies. His collection of antiquaries was freely...
Located in Walthamstow. It was originally a workhouse and then a police station. It contains various items from the Victorian era to the 20th century. Its most famous exhibit is the first British m...
In 1996 the BFI erected 126 plaques across Britain to commemorate the centenary of cinema. See the pdf.
Born Norwood, Surrey. Art and literary scholar and museum administrator. He was director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge from 1876 to 1884, and then keeper of the department of prints and draw...
Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894.
The NPL's history page concentrates on their work (e.g. they weighed Concorde, no mean feat) rather than their buildings. NPL began its life housed in the former royal residence, Bushy House, in B...
Vicar. Born circa 1568. He was chaplain to the Jamestown Settlement.
John Fettes was born on 24 February 1871 at 5 Warner Street, Southwark, Surrey (now Greater London), the second of the seven children of James Thomson Fettes (1843-1916) and Elizabeth Morrison Fett...
The Chelsea Society was founded by the Chelsea author Reginald Blunt (son of Gerald), with the aim of protecting the historical fabric of Chelsea and of influencing future environmental changes.
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