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p - Pamphlets

01 - Physical Aspects

07 - Book Trade in Birmingham

08 - Periodicals and Newspapers

09 - Bibilography on all aspects of the history of Birmingham

10 - Religion

11 - Ecclesiology, Church Buildings, Art, Furniture

12 - Monastic Birmingham

13 - Church of England General Histories

14 - Diocese of Birmingham. Archdeaconary of Birmingham

15 - Diocese of Birmingham. Archdeaconary of Aston

17 - Roman Catholic Church

18 - Nonconformists Dissenters

19 - Minor Denominations

20 - Social Life

21 - Social Life Special Classes

22 - Customs of Public and Private Life, Pageants, Festivals Ceremonies and Other Customs

23 - Inns, Taverns, Public Houses, Hotels, Hospitaity, customes connected with eating and drinking

24 - Clubs and Societies

25 - Amusements, Recreation, Sports and Pastimes

26 - Circuses, Fair and Similar Shows

27 - Parks, Open Spaces, Public Gardens and Pleasure Gardens

28 - Theatres, Music Halls

29 - Legends, Ghost Apparitions, Hauntings

30 - History of Birmingham Government from ealiest times

31 - City Corporation, The Mayor, Aldermen and Council Collectively

32 - Mayoralty

33 - Aldermen

34 - City Council

35 - Freedom Qualifications, Rights and Duties of Citizens

36 - City Officials and Departments

38 - Town Hall

39 - Regional Government

40 - Statistics, Yearbooks of General Statistics

41 - Poor, Life and Labour

42 - Crimes, Offences, Misdemeanours, Juvenile Crime, Special Crimes

43 - Laws, Admisitration of Justice

44 - Markets and Food Supply

45 - Public Health

46 - Medicine Hospitals

47 - Transport, Communication, Traffic Problems

48 - Education, Teaching and Teachers, History and Description of Schools,

49 - Other Services (Gas, Electricity)

50 - Culture in Birmingham

1; 479494 - Modern Tempera. Catalogue of an exhibition on Modern Tempera. 8pp. 1938. Art Gallery and Museum (Municipal).

1; 512700 - An Isenbrant for Birmingham. From The Burlington Magazine. Vol. 53. Illus. 1928. *SMITH (SOLOMON CHARLES KAINES).

1; 540577 - British Landscapes in oils. An exhibition of British landscapes in oils from George II to Queen Victoria, held by the Birmingham Art Gallery at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists' Galleries May 4th-25th, 1943 under the auspices of Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts. Catalogue. With foreword by R. Edwards. 16pp. 1943. Art Gallery and Museum (Municipal).

2; 76628 - Descriptive catalogue of Woodhead's anatomical and pathological museum. Gentlemen's edition. Oddfellows Hall, Birmingham. 20pp. 1854?. Odd Fellows' Hall.

6; 12788 - Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society. Soirée, Masonic Hall December 14th 1875. Programme. 10pp. 1875. Masonic Hall.

6; 34998 - Report of Committee appointed "to obtain information respecting a marine aquarium, with a view of promoting an institution of the kind in Birmingham". 16pp. 1874. Natural History and Microscopical Society (Birmingham).

6; 35998 - Lee (T) The duty of the respective officers appointed by the Court Leet, in the Manor of Birmingham (as ascertained and presented by the jury, 1779). 8pp. 1829. Court Leet.

6; 49750 - Account of excursion to Rugby. 7pp. 1879. Midland Institute : Birmingham Archaeological Society.

6; 63982 - Notes on Sutton Park. Its flowering plants, ferns and mosses. Read to the Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society, December 6th 1876. With The Roses and brambles of Warwickshire. 27pp. 1877. *BAGNALL (JAMES EUSTACE).

6; 64040 - Annual soiree, Temperance Hall. October 16th 1877. Programme. 4pp. 1877. Natural History and Microscopical Society (Birmingham). Founded 1858.

6; 64883 - On the principles and management of the Marine Aquarium. A paper read before the Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society, 1874. Illus. 28pp. 1875. *HUGHES (WILLIAM RICHARD).

6; 67194 - Hughes (W.R.) Notes on Bopyrus Squillarum : a parasitic crustacean. Read before the Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society. 6pp. 1881. Natural History and Microscopical Society (Birmingham).

6; 72732 - Excursion to Ludlow, 14th June 1871. Programme. 4pp. 1871. Midland Institute : Birmingham Archaeological Society.

6; 72733 - Excursion to Brandon, Wolston, Brinklow, Combe Abbey, and Coventry. September 6th 1871. Programme. 4pp. 1871. Midland Institute : Birmingham Archaeological Society.

6; 75448 - Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society. Sociological section. Special creation and evolution. 15pp. 1885. *NADEN (CONSTANCE CAROLINE WOODHILL).

6; 90144 - Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society. Sociological section. The data of ethics. 12pp. 1887. *NADEN (CONSTANCE CAROLINE WOODHILL).

6; 106018 - Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society. Reprinted from The Midland Counties Herald, 1866. 12pp. 1866. Natural History and Microscopical Society (Birmingham). Founded 1858.

6; 174285 - Birmingham and Midland Institute. Scientific Society. "Our Society" A paper read before the Society, 1902. 11pp. 1902. TUCKER (ALEXANDER EDWIN).

6; 175288 - Archaeological Society of the Birmingham and Midland Institute. State of the new library and museum. 7pp. 1900. *WILSON (WILLIAM WRIGHT).

6; 190367 - Reminiscences of the early days of the Birmingham and Midland Institute and its scientific societies. An address delivered to the Birmingham and Midland Institute Scientific Society, 1905. 20pp. 1905. *WOODWARD (CHARLES JOSIAH).

6; 210030 - Laws of the Birmingham Natural History and Philosophical Society. 10pp. 1894?. Natural History and Philosophical Society (Birmingham).

6; 259714 - A lecture on some portraits of Shakespeare and Shakespeare's brooch, to the Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society. With an appendix. Illus. 21pp. 1884. *RABONE (JOHN).

6; 265314 - The place of archaeology in science. A paper read before the Philosophical Society of Birmingham, 1877. 35pp. 1877. *KENWARD (JAMES).

6; 265603 - Birmingham and Midland Institute Scientific Society Presidential Address 1915 "Science as enemy and ally" 24pp. 1915. CROCKER (ERNEST).

6; 402269 - Rules adopted November 1932. 6pp. 1932. Midland Institute : Birmingham Archaeological Society.

6; 568879 - The Learned Lunatics : [a discussion between the members of the Lunar Society Birmingham].

6; 640174 - Soiree, Masonic Hall, December 16th, 1873 : programme.

6; 660002 - Library catalogue, Natural History and Philosophical Society (Birmingham)

6; 660186 - A paper on a new method of adjusting the focus of microscopes [delivered before] the Birmingham Natural History & Microscopical Society, February 8th, 1870.

6; 661355 - Centenary exhibition : October 27-November 1, 1958 opened by Lord Hurcomb : [list of exhibits].

6; 661661 - Laws of the Birmingham Natural History and Philosophical Society (as emended March 1958).

6; 662137 - The Birmingham Archaeological Society.

6; 662305 - 101 archaeological treasures from the West Midlands / [exhibition] arranged by the Birmingham Archaeological Society.

6; 662493 - The Lunar Society : its membership and organisation : paper to be read Jan. 2nd 1963.

6; 662535 - The philosophers who met at the full moon.

6; 662586 - Our sociologic circle : [programmes ... ].

6; 662679 - The 1963 schools science fair in the Haworth Chemistry Department, Birmingham University, September 1963 : catalogue of exhibits.

6; 669601 - The National Cactus and Succulent Society : [a brief history, with special reference to the Birmingham branch].

6; 743662 - Rules of the Birmingham Natural History Society (1964 revision).

7; 72270 - 1st annual report of the General Committee. 1880. Also list of members. 12pp. 1881. Alliance Literary and Debating Society (Birmingham).

7; 76630 - Robert Browning. The thoughts of a poet on art and faith. Lecture to the Birmingham Central Literary Association, 1885. 27pp. 1885. PEARSON (HOWARD SHAKESPEARE).

7; 123504 - Rules of the Birmingham Book Club. 8pp. 1863. Book Club (Birmingham).

7; 123505 - Brief sketch of the early history of the Birmingham Book Club. 4pp. 1864?. Book Club (Birmingham).

7; 516727 - Rules. 8pp. 1858. King's Norton Social Improvement Society.

8; 175288 - Birmingham and Midland Institute Archaeological Society. State of the New Library and Museum. A paper by W. Wilson. 7pp. 1900.

12; 662131 - The re-opening of Blakesley Hall, Yardley.

13; 64468 - Aston Hall and Park Company, Limited. Report and Balance Sheet of the Colossal Fete, presented by the Canvassing Committee to the shareholders, 1859. 7pp. 1859.

13; 64469 - Aston Hall, Birmingham. The official programme of the Aston Park Company's fete in conjunction with the grand demonstration of the Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows, July 8 - 9, 1861. 16pp. 1861. Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows, Birmingham District.

13; 64471 - The Ghost of Aston Hall or the Mysteries of the King's Chamber.

13; 64472 - Visit to Birmingham of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort, on the Inauguration of Aston Hall and Park, 1858. Official programme. Illus. 32pp. 1858.

13; 64472 - Visit to Birmingham of Queen Victoria, and the Prince Consort, on the inauguration of Aston Hall and Park, 1858. Official programme. Illus. 32pp. 1858. Queen Victoria, Visit to Birmingham, 1858.

13; 189389 - Aston Hall, the property of the Birmingham Corporation. Illus. From Country Life. 1905.

13; 259181 - Handbook of Aston Hall, Museum, and Park, Cannon Hill, Calthorpe and other Parks. (Borough of Birmingham). 32pp. 1879. *RODWAY (ALFRED).

13; 259272 - Aston Hall & Park. Programme of the Christmas Revels December 1858. 8pp. 1858.

13; 279716 - Annual Christmas Festivities! at Aston Hall. Programme of Entertainments. December 26th 1861 to January 20th 1862. 8pp. 1861.

13; 455661 - Hidson and Ellis’s Official programme of the Aston Hall fete, July 7-8, 1862. Illus. 16pp. 1862. Hidson and Ellis, printers.

13; 637851 - Aston Hall; an illustrated survey of the home of the Holtes of Warwickshire, now the property of the Birmingham Corporation / [text by Mary Woodall].

13; 663262 - Aston Hall : a property of the City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery : [guide].

13; 752944 - Birmingham's country house museum : Aston Hall.

14; 663269 - Birmingham's new museum.

61; 64695 - Papers sent to the National Association for promoting Social Science, Birmingham 1857. 14pp. 1857. OWEN (ROBERT).

61; 118756 - Drysdale (J.J.) Modern medicine and homoeopathy. Address at the Homoeopathic Congress, Birmingham, 1870. (Leicester) 18pp. 1870. Homoeopathic Congress, Birmingham, 1870.

61; 188424 - Official programme of the Birmingham conference. From Seeking and Saving. Map. 1905. Reformatory and Industrial Institutions (Managers, etc. of), Conference, Birmingham.

61; 199016 - Report of the proceedings at Birmingham, of Prince Ernest's Lodge, 253, on 5th November 1832. Lieutenant-Colonel Fairman in the chair. 36pp. 1832. Orange Institution.

61; 209878 - Industrial schools and reformatories. A paper read before the Association for promoting Social Science, Birmingham, 1884. 12pp. 1884. HILL (ALFRED) J.P..

61; 259418 - Incorporated Society of Musicians. Annual conference, Birmingham, 1912-13. Order of service at the Parish Church of Birmingham, 1912. 16pp. 1912. St. Martin's Church and Parish.

61; 284528 - 11th Congress of British Esperantists, Birmingham, May 21st - 25th, 1920. From The British Esperantist. May 1920. Esperantists (British), Birmingham Conference 1920.

61; 326682 - Housing in relation to public health and social welfare : the third Kibble Memorial Lecture, delivered at Birmingham, 1925. (with a bibliography) (Liverpool) 40pp 1926. CLARKE (JOHN JOSEPH) M.A., F.S.S..

61; 359486 - Report of the proceedings of the Birmingham Phonographic Festival, held in the Assembly Room of Dee’s Royal Hotel, July, 1843. Supplement to the Phonotypic Journal. Volume 2, Number 20. August, 1843. 12pp. 1843.

61; 520436 - The Meeting at Birmingham of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science. From Chambers's Journal. Vol. 8. 1857. Social Science (National Association for the Promotion of), Birmingham Meeting, 1857.

61; 630713 - 'The Know how' : a standing conference and how it works : an address given to the Joint Conference between the Women's Group on Public Welfare and Standing Conferences of Women's Organizations at Birmingham, November 1952 / issued for the Women's Group on

61; 660127 - Art in Italy : northern centres of Renaissance culture : [programme, notices etc.].

61; 661123 - Visit to Bournville of the British Association for the Advancement of Science : September 12, 1913 : programme.

61; 661124 - The only legend : a masque of The scarlet pierrot [performed at Bournville, September 12, 1913 on the occasion of the visit of the British Association] / the music composed by James Brier.

62; 544086 - Canadian Legion Educational Services. Course for Canadian soldiers on leave in Birmingham arranged by the University of Birmingham in association with the British Council, April 5th - 10th 1943. Programme. Illus. 14pp. 1943. University.

102; 586908 - The National Gallery [of] British Art illustrated catalogue of works by English Pre-Raphaelite painters lent by the Art Gallery Committee of the Birmingham Corporation, December 1911 to March 1912.

102; 586909 - City of Bradford Corporation Art Gallery, Cartwright Memorial Hall : illustrated catalogue (with descriptive notes) of oil paintings lent by the Corporation of Birmingham [1910].

102; 661909 - 4000 years of gems and jewellery : [account of exhibition in Birmingham Art Gallery, Feb.-March 1960].

102; 662135 - Jewellery and gemstones, exhibition at the City Museum, Birmingham.

434805 - The Professional annual register of lectures, musical and dramatic recitals, chamber and ballad concerts, drawing room and other entertainments, 1892-3. 32pp. 1892. Scarse and Wynne (Messrs.) Publications.

51 - Literary Associations

52 - Literary Associations (Birmingham and Midland Writers Only)

53 - Libraries

54 - Fine Arts, artists, Printing, Sculpture

55 - Music

56 - Architecture in Birmingham

57 - Public Buildings

58 - Domestic Architecture, Household Effecrs, Gardens

59 - Other Cutural Activities

59.1

60 - Economic History and Theory

61 - Industrial Organisation

62 - Commerce, Commercial Interests

63 - Finance, Banking, Public Finance

64 - Trades and Manufactures

65 - Engineering and Technology

66 - Chemical and Allied Industries

67 - Manufactures

68 - Specialised Trades and Craftys

69 - Other Industries

70 - History: Sources

71 - History: General

72 - History: Before the Conquest

73 - Histories of Specific Periods

74 - Relations with Foreign Countires. Colonial Relations

75 - Military, Naval and Air History

76 - Political History

77 - Geneaology, Heraldry

78 - Biography

79 - Collections of Portraits, Catalogues of Portraits

80 - Topography and description

81 - Birmingham as described by foreign travellers

82 - Vestiges of Old Birmingham and Midlands

83 - Guides to Birmiongham and Surrounding Country

84 - Maps and Plans

85 - Views, Prospects, Panoramas

86 - Improvement Schemes to 1939

87 - Reconstruction and Redevelopment: 1940s onwards

88 - Conservation, Environment

89 - Particular streets and localites

90 - Parishes

91 - Suburbs and Districs in Warwickshire

92 - Suburbs and Districts transferred from Worcestershie

93 - Suburbs and Districts transferred from Stafforsdhire

99 - West Midlands, Black Country

pp - Large pamphlets

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