| Description | Envelope 1 - Mile End Vestry and People's Palace Library:
Draft lease of the People's Palace Library: The Governors of the People's Palace, and
the Commissioners for Public Libraries and Museums, Mile End O1d Town, 1897
Mile End Old Town Vestry and Governors of the People's Palace: In re the proposed lease
of the library at the People's Palace: copies of questions submitted for the opinion of Mr Jelf, Q.C., and his opinion thereon, Nov. 1897
Mile End Old Town Vestry: Agenda and minutes of proceedings, 24 January 1894
People's Palace: Analysis of library expenses, 1 Sep. 1892 to 31 August 1893, and estimates
for lighting, heating and repairs
Correspondence as follows:
Clerk to the Treasurers, People's Palace/M.E.O.T. Vestry Clerk, 14 Dec. 1893
M.E.O.T. Vestry Clerk/ R.A.Nairne, solicitor to the Governors of the People's Palace, Sep. 1897 to Nov. 1898
M.E.O.T. Vestry Clerk/ M.E.O.T. Vestry No. 5, or Library, Committee, Aug 1897 - re draft lease of People's Palace Library
Rough manuscript notes
Envelope 2 - Correspondence and other papers, relating to the use of People's Palace Library, 1893-1896:
Draft suggested report (? of M.E.O.T. Vestry Library Committee), no date
Report of committee of survey (referred to in above draft report) appointed to visit
Whitechapel, Shoreditch, People's Palace, Southwark, Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Libraries, 14 Jan. 189-
Requisition for meeting of the Library Committee (M.E.O.T. Vestry Standing Committee no. 5), 24 Oct. 1896
Correspondence as follows:
J. Passmore Edwards/M.E.O.T.Vestry Clerk, Feb. 1896
Clerk to the Governors, People's Palace (C.E. Osborn)/M.E.O.T.Vestry Chairman, Mar. 1893 and Aug 1893
Clerk to the Governors, People's Palace (C.E.Osborn)/M.E.O.T.Vestry Clerk, Nov. 1893 to May 1896
Librarian, People's Palace (M.S.R. James)/M.E.O.T.Vestry Clerk, Oct. 1893
G.H. Gauntlett, Church Commission/Clerk to the Goverors, People's Palace, May 1894 (copy)
Harold Spender, 44 Newark St./M.E.0.T.Vestry Clerk, Oct. 1896, Nov. 1896 and undated
H. Spender/Mr Hall, Oct. 1896
Vestry Clerk, Clerkenwell/M.E.0.T.Vestry Clerk, Apr. 1896
Treasurer, People's Palace (J.H. Johnson)/M.E.O.T. Vestry Clerk, May 1896; and draft arrangement for use by the public of the People's Palace Library (2 copies) |