Metadata : Magnus, Sir Philip: letter (1926)
Collection
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Holding institution:
- Senate House Library, University of London
- Holding institution (official language):
- Senate House Library, University of London
- Postal address:
- Senate House Library,University of London,Malet StreetLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC1E 7HU
- Phone number:
- Telephone: 020 7862 8500
- Web address:
- https://london.ac.uk/senate-house-library
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Holding institution:
- Senate House Library, University of London
- Holding institution (official language):
- Senate House Library, University of London
- Postal address:
- Senate House Library,University of London,Malet StreetLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC1E 7HU
- Phone number:
- Telephone: 020 7862 8500
- Web address:
- https://london.ac.uk/senate-house-library
- Reference number:
- AL162
- Title:
- Magnus, Sir Philip: letter (1926)
- Title (official language):
- Magnus, Sir Philip: letter (1926)
- Creator/accumulator:
- Magnus, Sir Philip
- Date(s):
- 1926/1926
- Language:
- English
- Extent:
- 2 leaves
- Scope and content:
- Letter from Sir Philip Magnus of Tangley Hill, Chilworth, Surrey to Sir William [Job] Collins, 22 Jun 1926. Expressing his opinion that the Bill for the reform of the Senate of London University should be delayed, and that a deputation on the matter should be received by the government. Autograph, with signature.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- Philip Magnus was born in London in 1842. He was educated at University College School before entering University College London. He studied for 3 years in Berlin before becoming a rabbi in London. By supplementing his income by tutoring privately in mathematics and science he gained several lecturing and teaching posts, and eventually rose to national prominence in the field of technical education. In 1880 he became director of the new City and Guilds of London Institute for the Advancement of Technical Education. His wife, Katie Magnus, whom he married in 1870, was also active in the Jewish community as an educationist. During 1906-1922 Magnus was MP for London University. He was created a baronet in 1917; his grandson Philip Montefiore Magnus succeeded him on his death in 1933.
- Access points: persons/families:
- Magnus, Philip
- Subject terms:
- Correspondence
- Access, restrictions:
- Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to individual items in Senate House Library archives collections may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.
- Finding aids:
-
Online catalogue.
Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Special Collections Reading Room.
- Links to finding aids:
- https://archives.libraries.london.ac.uk/Details/archive/110031479
- Yerusha Network member:
- AIM25
- Author of the description:
- Compiled by Anya Turner.
- Reference number:
- AL162
- Title:
- Magnus, Sir Philip: letter (1926)
- Title (official language):
- Magnus, Sir Philip: letter (1926)
- Creator/accumulator:
- Magnus, Sir Philip
- Date(s):
- 1926/1926
- Language:
- English
- Extent:
- 2 leaves
- Scope and content:
- Letter from Sir Philip Magnus of Tangley Hill, Chilworth, Surrey to Sir William [Job] Collins, 22 Jun 1926. Expressing his opinion that the Bill for the reform of the Senate of London University should be delayed, and that a deputation on the matter should be received by the government. Autograph, with signature.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- Philip Magnus was born in London in 1842. He was educated at University College School before entering University College London. He studied for 3 years in Berlin before becoming a rabbi in London. By supplementing his income by tutoring privately in mathematics and science he gained several lecturing and teaching posts, and eventually rose to national prominence in the field of technical education. In 1880 he became director of the new City and Guilds of London Institute for the Advancement of Technical Education. His wife, Katie Magnus, whom he married in 1870, was also active in the Jewish community as an educationist. During 1906-1922 Magnus was MP for London University. He was created a baronet in 1917; his grandson Philip Montefiore Magnus succeeded him on his death in 1933.
- Access points: persons/families:
- Magnus, Philip
- Subject terms:
- Correspondence
- Access, restrictions:
- Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to individual items in Senate House Library archives collections may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.
- Finding aids:
-
Online catalogue.
Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Special Collections Reading Room.
- Links to finding aids:
- https://archives.libraries.london.ac.uk/Details/archive/110031479
- Yerusha Network member:
- AIM25
- Author of the description:
- Compiled by Anya Turner.
