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John Joseph Hayes

Postcard of John 'Johnny' Joseph Hayes, wearing number 26 shirt, finishing the 1908 Olympic Marathon. Hayes came second to Pietro Dorando but was given the gold medal following a successful protest by the American team that Dorando had been assisted over the finish line. Also depicts one of the officials, Jack Andrew, of the Polytechnic Harriers.

Smoke Magazine

Magazine of the University of Westminster Students' Union. Single copy only.

Includes articles: Fresher's Welcome; Message From the Vice Chancellor; Building A Better University; Opening Hours and Saving Students Money; Getting Your Head Around the New Fees System; Speaking From Experience; Angel Performing at Freshers' Finale; Freshers Events; Top 6 Apps To Get You Through Uni; If You're Eating Out Grab a Discount; The International Student Perspective; Day in the Life of Sabb - [redacted]; Sabb Special - [redacted]; Money Talks...Budgeting in the Big Smoke; FANtastic Great Start - Friends of Arriving New Students; Tell The University What to Do; A Final Year Perspective; Tackling Anxiety and Depression; Private Accommodation Advice; History of the University; Ramadan; Jewish New Year; Batman Vs Spiderman; Freshers Festival; London Weekend; Camden and Brick Lane Markets; Top 10 Restaurants in London; Top 10 Events; My Olympic 2012 Experience; Olympics Brings A Feel Good Factor To London; SmokeFest 2012 Comes to Harrow; What's It Like to Be Part of Smoke Media; Nick Bright Interview; Tips for Finding Part Time Work; Consider Teacher Training; Societies; Journey to the Roof of Africa; Sports

Photograph album

Includes Olympic squad 1948; Arthur Wint; MacDonald Bailey; Kinnaird Trophy 1953; London to Brighton Walk 1955; Polytechnic Marathon 1966; Lord Mayor's Show 1970; women athletes 1962.

The QH - The Essential Fortnightly Newspaper

[Issue 1] Why 'The QH? What's in a name?; More Money! Who cares! We're the class of 2015; London 2012:Gold at what cost?; Regent Campus - a brief history and the importance of Regent Street Campus; Why a newspaper for Little Titchfield Street (LTS) and Regent Street?; Tunisia's complementary women; Staff Appreciation Awards (SAA) held during summer; The Dalai Lama, secular ethics and university life; Community issues affecting women shall not be silenced; How much is your life worth?; Need help writing essays or preparing for academic study in the UK? English for Academic Purposes (EAP) or Postgraduate Academic English (PAE) could be the answer for you!; Hated languages at school? Think again? Polylang is different; State competition and the Global Politics of Energy; Syrian Revolution, Opposition and Intervention; A Love Story: Theory and Practice in Employability; Take pride in your students' union; The dreaded 'D' word; Anecdote from Occupied Palestine; Secret diaries of a Year Abroad Student; Book review: Tell me no lies: Investigative journalism and its triumphs by John Pilger.

The QH: The Quintessential Fortnightly Newspaper

Issue 5. The Student Voice of the University of Westminster. Includes an editors letter on the aims of the QH and articles on: homesickness; living in the Netherlands; sexual harassment against women; Islamophobia; 'Juju' and west African customs; President Barack Obama's second term and drone warfare; relationship of Hungary to the EU; political music; winner of Department of Vocational Legal Studies Public Law work placement prize 2011-12; abortion; David Cameron's tour of the Gulf; poetry about mental health; the work of the British Red Cross in war zones; Egypt after the revolution; Comedy Writing masterclass; review of Loserville the musical; review of Dredd 3D; review of Alt J and other music; review of Camus' The Stranger; experience of volunteering at the 2012 Olympic Games; the FA Cup.

Photographs of 'Poly Life'

Album page labelled 'Poly Life' with nine photographs stuck on and dates annotated.

Includes: Group photograph of men and women athletes in front of a gymnastic horse labelled 'Paddington 17 Sept 1904'; A woman with a bicycle outdoors labelled 'Joe 1905'; a woman with a bicycle outdoors labelled 'Winn 1910'; a missing photograph labelled 'Poly IV Hockey Team 1909'; a portrait photograph of a unidentified woman, possibly 'Winn' labelled '1908'; a photograph of two men and two women seated on a cliff labelled 'Seaford 1910'; a photograph of a group of men and women posing outdoors labelled 'Stanmore 1906'; a lady seated on a hill labelled 'Folkestone 1909'; two photographs of a large group of girls in athletic dress labelled 'White City, Olympic Sports, 1908'.

Network magazine

Magazine for alumni. Cover shows Joost Hunningher seated in a cinema.

Articles include: an introduction from Professor Geoffrey Petts; visit by the Dalai Lama; mentoring scheme; presence in India; supporting students and alumni in China; new 'Learning Platform; at Marylebone Campus; MBA students supporting female entrepreneurship in India; new Deans for SABE and WBS; alumna Hannah Clayton redesigns Butlins uniform; Construction graduate Samantha Hallam received Worshipful Company of Constructors prize; mercury nomination for Michael Kiwanuka; David Bellinger wins the 2011 Voorhees-Large prize for his dissertation 'Bunching behaviour in London Buses'; Alumni reception in Ambika P3; Reunion of engineering students from PCL; London cable car; reunion of first BA-level Graphic Information Design students from Harrow in new Alumni room; Political Cartoon of the Year 2011 prize for Ben Jennings; Best Foreign Film prize at the Student Academy Awards for 'For Elsie'; London Fashion week; FANS - Friends of Arriving New Students; Dr Md Asaduzzaman is finalist in the Operational research (OR) Society PhD Prize 201; research on long-term back pain; new Graduate School; Olympic Broadcast coverage; Corinna Lawrence competes in London 2012 Olympics; publication of 'An Education In Sport'; paralympian Tim Prendergast trains at Westminster; Jason Hawkes image used for cover of National Geographic magazine; Regent Street Cinema campaign; launch of Robert Mitchell Society; legacies; celebrating 10 years of the Scholarship programme; interview with alumni in the Film industry including John Ward, Joost Hunningher, Anand Tucker, Edward Fletcher, Paul Trijbits, Cenay Said; interview with Jon Ronson by archivist Anna McNally; Ann Marie Smith's experience of mentoring Erlinda Tare [photograph]; Charlotte Cross on the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS); news from Alumni and memories of their time at the Regent Street Polytechnic, Polytechnic of Central London or Harrow College and University of Westminster. Also includes images from the Archives.

Minute Book

Minute book for meetings of the Finance and General Purposes Committee of the Polytechnic between 24 Nov 1921 and 21 Jan 1929.

Matters arising include: financial statements; appointments, salaries and resignations; clubs and societies; Compassionate Fund; grants; Howard Morley Legacy (1922); membership statistics; Large Hall [cinema] lettings; Chiswick Sports Ground improvements; Robert Mitchell Scholarship; Great Portland Street Extension rebuilding scheme [Little Titchfield Street/Riding House Street building]; leases of buildings.

Interview with Harold Beck

Recording of interview with Harold Beck, pupil at the Polytechnic Secondary School during World War Two.

Interviewer by Claire Brunnen, Cataloguing Archivist.

Discusses life at the Secondary School at Regent Street and whilst evacuated to Minehead, facilities at Regent Street including the Cinema.

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