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Charles Booth Digitised Archive

  • UKLSE-DL1CB01
  • Collection
  • 1886-1903

The poverty maps, papers and notebooks of Charles Booth’s inquiry into the Life and Labour of the People in London (1886 – 1903), an investigation into the distribution of wealth and poverty in late-Victorian London. The most famous items in this collection are the maps, known for their street-by-street colour-coded display of wealth distribution throughout the city at the time. This collection includes both the printed and hand-coloured maps produced by the inquiry. Further topics addressed in Booth's papers and notebooks include industry and religion.

Circular letter from Sylvia Pankhurst

Circular letter from Sylvia Pankhurst, written from Charteris Road, Woodford Green, Essex. Giving details about the treatment of the Matteotti family in Italy following the assassination of Giacomo Matteotti on 10 June 1924. The Women's International Matteotti Committee was formed with the intention of sending a delegation to Italy to negotiate for the future welfare of Signora Matteotti and her children.

COLL MISC 0719/1 - [The proper way to cut a child's fingernails.]

Five sepia illustrations relating to the proper way to cut a child's fingernails. In the first picture, a woman gnaws at the child's nails with her teeth. The next three small images illustrate good nail care. In the last picture, a mother cuts her child's fingers properly, with small nail scissors. Text captions beneath all images.
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