File. Dunkirk War Memorial Trust - Opening and Reopening Ceremonies and History

Reference No:
U DMS/23/5/1
Dates:
1922-1960
Description:
File containing the following papers relating to the Dunkirk War Memorial, managed by trust led by the Missions to Seamen: notice to subscribers re a foundation ceremony to be held 25 Jul 1922; report of the laying of the foundation stone by HRH The Duke of York, 25 Jul 1922; list of individuals to be on the platform [at the opening ceremony?]; list of subscriptions received to 11 Apr 1923; appeal leaflet, 12 Apr 1923; invitation to the opening ceremony to be held 17 Jul 1923; programme for the opening ceremony held 17 Jul 1923, annotated as a redraft for the re-opening ceremony 12 May 1960; transcript of speeches made at the opening ceremony held 17 Jul 1923; printed leaflet 'Project for a War Memorial at Dunkirk', 25 Jun 1919; black and white photographs showing damage done to the building during the Second World War, c.1950s; programme for the reopening ceremony held 12 May 1960; annual report for the year ending 31 Dec 1932; printed information leaflet re the Dunkirk War Memorial building, c.1923; brochure of the Glasgow and Clyde Mission to Seafarers, featuring an article relating to the Dunkirk War Memorial, c.1940s; transcript of a speech by Lord Huntingfield [written in French]; summary of a speech by Sir Bertrand Jerram as Chairman of the Dunkirk War Memorial Trust on the occasion of the reopening ceremony, 1960; agreement appointing managers of the Dunkirk War Memorial Trust Limited, 23 Nov 1922; copy and original lease of rooms at Dunkirk to the British Vice-Consul for a term of 9 years, 1929; letter enclosing schedule of documents associated with the Dunkirk War Memorial Trust Limited, 6 Apr 1923; Agreement between the Dunkirk War Memorial Trust Limited and the Missions to Seamen Trust Corporation Limited appointing managers of the trust, 23 Nov 1922; Declaration of Trust, the Dunkirk War Memorial Trust Limited and the Missions to Seamen Trust Corporation Limited, 15 Jul 1931; copy letter from the Dunkirk War Memorial Trust to the Foreign Office regarding an arrangement for the use of space by the British Consulate, 1926; account of funds in hand, 3 Oct 1921; minutes of a Building Sub-Committee meeting held 23 Nov 1922; printed letter of support sent by the British Consul at Dunkirk to Horse Guards giving support to the proposal to build a seamen's club as a memorial to the Great War, 19 Dec 1919; two typescipt subscribers accounts, c.1921; two manuscript subscribers accounts, c.1919-1921; typescript list of [subscribers?] names, c.1921; photocopy of publication '1939-1945 The Dunkirk Memorial Introduction to the Register'; 6 plans of the Dunkirk War Memorial building, 1949; small file of copy letters received by S.C. Knox as a Secretary of the trust, sent by Philip Sarell, formerly British Consul during the years in which the Dunkirk War Memorial Trust was being established, 8-12 Sep 1938; hand drawn plan of the building by A. Brumwell Thomas, 1919 with associated plan of second floor rooms.
Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
1 file
Language:
Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Records of the Head Office of the Mission to Seafarers (formerly known as the Missions to Seamen)