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1851 Exhibition Correspondence

Commissioner’s correspondence relating to the Great Exhibition of 1851

[27 Oct 1851]. Memorial of the Manchester Government School of Design to the Commission

27 Oct 1851

Loose manuscript papers | 1 document (2 pages) (whole object) | RC/A/1851/568

Memorial of the Manchester Government School of Design to the Commission suggesting that a portion of the surplus funds be devoted to Schools of Design.
  • 1 document (2 pages) (whole object)