| Description | Gardening section report, 1881-1893
Cottager's calendar of garden operations by late Sir Joseph Paxton, 1887
Bundles of reading room receipts, 1888-1902 (de-accessioned?)
Catalogue for amateur work at Belper, 1889
Correspondence to Whitworth Institute including apologies for non-attendance at meetings, appointment for attendant at Institute Baths, Orme and Son Billiard Table Makers of Manchester, repair of tables at Institute, Letters concerning plan to build attendants cupboard at baths, Correspondence about flower show, Correspondence about musical activities at Institute including the choral society and music concert, 1890
Catalogue of books for North Darley reading room, 1891-1892
Account books, 1892-1895, 1914-1921
Poster for sale of freehold building lots sold by auction by Messrs Else and Son, 26 Aug 1891
Whitworth Institute Cottage Garden and Industrial Society, 1892 (including;- Origin and object of society meetings; Month by month guide of what to do in the cottage garden, Handwritten paper by Benjamin Bradshaw on how to grow potatoes, peas, etc; Post advertising Darley Dale cottage garden and Industrial Society meeting, 8 Jan; Paper on a "selection of vegetables and seeds for cottages" given by C Simmons, 5 Feb; "The Potato" A Blagden, 4 Mar; "Fruit Culture" Mr Dawson, 18 Mar; Arrowsmith on cottage gardening; Garden paper read by Mr Simmonds)
Whitworth Institute 10th Report of arrangements (4 copies), 1899-1900
Advertisement for North Darley Cottage Garden Association, nd
Pamphlet: School of Music, Derby, 1892
List of names of those at Whitworth Institute Evening Continuation School, 1896-1908
Darley Dale Reading Room annual report, 1901-1902
Monthly report book of Institute work including;- Library Report, Education Report, Game Committee, Billiard's Committee, etc., 1905-1910
Figures for consumption of gas at Institute House, 1902-1909
Library catalogue: fiction, 1913
List of books just added to library, nd
Regulations and application forms to join Sheffield Free Public Library and that at Derby, nd
Whitworth Institute Games Committee minute books, 1920-1928
Whitworth Institute correspondence, 1928-1940 (including;- Rev E Evans to Brooke-Taylor and Co Solicitors about property, arrangement for leases, etc, 1928-1939;- London, Midland and Scottish Railway Co. and AH Smith, chairman of trustees, about drainage, 1933;- Alfred Smith, chairman of trustees, to Darley DVC about supply of water to Institute's lake, 1934;- Charles H Pugh Ltd, Atco Turf Culture Specialists about purchasing and servicing of machinery, 1939;- Applicants of secretaryship of Institute from Alfred Smith, secretary of trustees, to nominees for appointment of additional trustees, 1939;- to the county librarian concerning appointment of a librarian, the setting up of a library centre, the closing of the library centre (1940), requests for the return of books;- Messrs Lees and Co., Palace Chambers, Westminster to trustees of Institute)
List of trade tokens and medallions presented by Earnest Heathcote Esq of Winster to the Whitworth Institute, nd
Pamphlet advertising Derby Mercury, nd
Loyal Harmonican Lodge, contribution card, nd
Celebration of VJ Day, 1995 (Papers relating to the organisation of VJ Day celebrations at Whitworth Park, sponsored by the Whitworth Trust, Jun-Aug, together with programmes, service sheet for service of remembrance 15 August and newspaper cuttings from the "Matlock Mercury", 11 and 17 August) |