Imperial War Museum: Museum Governance, Origins and Formation of the Museum

Memoranda, minutes, correspondence and other papers re: the foundation and early history of the Museum. 6 subfolders as follows: /1 The Origin of the Museum 1917. Contains 'National War Museum' leaflet, notes on the origin of the Museum written by Charles ffoulkes; copy of War Cabinet approval of the War Museum proposal; letters written by Ian Malcom re: establishment of a War Museum; the Museum's first Annual Report and the Imperial War Museum Act 1920. 1917-1920 /2 Origins and Scope 1917. Memoranda on the scope of the National War Museum, as prepared for the First Commissioner of the Board of Works. 1917 /3 Origins and Scope. Letter on the Museum's right to collect relics from conflicts other than the First World War (1927); draft of illustrated booklet advertising the Museum and correspondence and memorandum on the Museum's establishment, scope, committess and possible sites. 1917 & 1927 /4 Museum leaflets. Appeal to the services (8 copies) 1917; Description of purpose, (5 copies) 1917 /5 Draft letter outlining the Museum's intentions regarding the commemoration of individuals. nd c1917 /6 Correspondence re: the appointment of Charles ffoulkes as Curator. Includes his summary of the origin of the Museum. 1917

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