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Publication marking the Centenary of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich (1873-1973) (Manuscript)
1973
PTR/16/17
Publication marking the Centenary of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich (1873-1973) containing illustrations and inserts.
Association of Retired Naval Officers: Annual Report 1933. (Manuscript)
1933
PTR/16/15
Light blue booklet containing the Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the Association of Retired Naval Officers to 31 December 1933. Published in London.
The St. John Ambulance Association, Annual Report, 1913. (Manuscript)
1913
PTR/16/9
Booklet (95 pages) containing the Annual Report of the Central Executive Committee of the St. John Ambulance Association, 30 September 1913. Published in London.
Rules, List of Subscribers and Report of the Royal Naval Benevolent Society. (Manuscript)
1916
PTR/16/10
Small, blue booklet (75 pages) containing rules, list of subscribers and report of the Committee of the Royal Naval Benevolent Society for the year 1916.
Musical programme for Independence Day banquet 1913, The American Society in London. (Manuscript)
1913
PTR/16/7
Small white booklet containing a programme of music for the Independence Day Banquet of 1913 at The Savoy Hotel, London.
Tibby Tamson o' the Buck, or a Cabrach Wife's Views on Things in General. (Manuscript)
1917
PTR/16/11
Booklet titled "Tibby Tamson o' the Buck, or a Cabrach Wife's Views on Things in General", by John Mitchell, published in Aberdeen by William Smith & Sons in 1917. Written in Scots literary language.
Letters from Lady Porter to Sir James Porter, August 1890. (Manuscript)
1890
PTR/15/3
Letters from Lady Porter to Sir James Porter, August 1890. She was staying at Chalmers Street, Edinburgh during this time. James was Royal Navy Staff Surgeon on HMS SCOUT. The folder contains several letters to Lady Porter and Sir James from friends and family.
Letters from Lady Porter to Sir James Porter, September 1890. (Manuscript)
1890
PTR/15/4
Letters from Lady Porter to Sir James Porter, September 1890. She was staying at Chalmers Street, Edinburgh during this time. James was Royal Navy Staff Surgeon on HMS SCOUT. The folder contains several letters to Lady Porter and Sir James from friends and family, and press cuttings.
Letters from Lady Porter to Sir James Porter, July 1890. (Manuscript)
1890
PTR/15/2
Letters from Lady Porter to Sir James Porter, July 1890. She was staying at Chalmers Street, Edinburgh during this time. James was Royal Navy Staff Surgeon on HMS SCOUT. The folder contains several letters to Lady Porter and Sir James from friends and family.
Letters from Lady Porter to Sir James Porter, February 1890. (Manuscript)
1890
PTR/14/5
Letters from Lady Porter to Sir James Porter, February 1890. She was staying at Chalmers Street, Edinburgh during this time. James was Royal Navy Staff Surgeon on HMS SCOUT. The folder contains several letters to Lady Porter and Sir James from friends and family.
Letters from Lady Porter to Sir James Porter, May 1890. (Manuscript)
1890
PTR/14/8
Letters from Lady Porter to Sir James Porter, May 1890. She was staying at Chalmers Street, Edinburgh during this time. James was Royal Navy Staff Surgeon on HMS SCOUT. The folder contains several letters to Lady Porter and Sir James from friends and family.
Letters from Lady Porter to Sir James Porter, April 1890. (Manuscript)
1890
PTR/14/7
Letters from Lady Porter to Sir James Porter, April 1890. She was staying at Chalmers Street, Edinburgh during this time. James was Royal Navy Staff Surgeon on HMS SCOUT. The folder contains several letters to Lady Porter and Sir James from friends and family.
Letters from Lady Porter to Sir James Porter, January 1891. (Manuscript)
1891
PTR/15/8
Letters from Lady Porter to Sir James Porter, January 1891. She was staying at Chalmers Street, Edinburgh during this time. James was Royal Navy Staff Surgeon on HMS SCOUT. The folder contains several letters to Lady Porter and Sir James from friends and family.
Letters from Lady Porter to Sir James Porter, November 1890. (Manuscript)
1890
PTR/15/6
Letters from Lady Porter to Sir James Porter, November 1890. She was staying at Chalmers Street, Edinburgh during this time. James was Royal Navy Staff Surgeon on HMS SCOUT. The folder contains several letters to Lady Porter and Sir James from friends and family.
Letters from Lady Porter to Sir James Porter, April 1891. (Manuscript)
1891
PTR/15/11
Letters from Lady Porter to Sir James Porter, April 1891. She was staying at Chalmers Street, Edinburgh during this time. James was Royal Navy Staff Surgeon on HMS SCOUT. The folder contains several letters to Lady Porter and Sir James from friends and family.
The Nation In Arms journal. (Manuscript)
1913-1914
PTR/21/4
The Nation In Arms: The Journal of the National Service League, No. 7 (Michaelmas 1913), No. 8 (Christmas 1913), and No. 10 (Midsummer 1914).
The Navy & Army Illustrated, Vol. III, No. 36, 30 April 1897. (Manuscript)
1897
PTR/21/2
The Navy & Army Illustrated, Vol. III, No. 36, 30 April 1897.
The Great War, Parts 5 to 17, and 19. (Manuscript)
1914
PTR/21/5
The Great War, Parts 5 to 17, and 19.
The Globe and Laurel: The Journal of the Royal Marines, January 1938. (Manuscript)
1938
PTR/21/6
The Globe and Laurel: The Journal of the Royal Marines, January 1938.
Pocket diaries of Sir James Porter, 1886, 1887, 1888. (Manuscript)
1886-1888
PTR/19/3
Pocket diaries of Sir James Porter, 1886, 1887, 1888.
Notebook kept by Emma Louisa Cowan. (Manuscript)
1847
PTR/19/1
Notebook kept by Emma Louisa Cowan (nee Pritchard) and her children, in around 1847.
Diary or notebook kept by James Porter in 1875. (Manuscript)
1875
PTR/19/2
Diary or notebook kept by James Porter in 1875, with "Where is it?" on the cover.
Two small notepads with notes by Sir James Porter. (Manuscript)
PTR/19/8
Two small notepads with notes by Sir James Porter.
Large Scale Plan of Portsmouth (Manuscript)
PTR/19/9
Folded map of Portsmouth, Southsea and Cosham by "Geographia" Ltd.
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