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Colour photograph. Change of Master in the Court Room, 6th July 1982. L-R: David Wyndham-Smith (Immediate Past Master); Christopher T Rivington (Upper Warden); D R Peter P Cox (Master); R A Rubens (Clerk); Laurence W M Viney (Under Warden). 

Colour photograph. Change of Master in the Court Room, 6th July 1982. L-R: Christopher T Rivington (Upper Warden); D R Peter P Cox (new Master); R A Rubens (Clerk); L W M Viney (Upper Warden). 

Ash Wednesday, 1939 or 1940. Newspaper cutting of photo and caption of the cakes and ale ceremony. J A Price (Hall Keeper) 3rd from left.

B/W photograph. Edward VIII seated at table dressed with flowers during the inaugural Banquet for the Newspaper Makers’ Company at Mansion House, 1932. L-R: HRH the Prince of Wales, Edward VIII; R D Blumenfeld; Rt Hon L Amery MP. 

B/W photograph. Newspaper Makers’ Company dinner 1933. R D Blumenfeld (Master of Newspaper Makers’ Company 1932-33 and Deputy Master of the Stationers’ Company 1934-35) seated with George Bernard Shaw (R), being served food by unknown waiter.

Early Newspapers:

• Mercurius Publicus Comprising the Sum of Forraign Intelligence 7 June – 14 June 1660 no. 24. [London, Printed by John Macock and Tho: Newcomb, 1660]
• The London Gazette 17 May – 20 May 1680 no. 1513 [Printed by Tho. Newcomb in the Savoy, 1680]
• The London Gazette 12 Oct – 15 Oct 1685 no. 2077 [Printed by Tho. Newcomb in the Savoy, 1685]
• The Jovial Mercury 3 Mar 1693 no. 2 [London Printed for Randall Taylor near Stationers-Hall, 1692]
• The London Gazette 28 Aug – 31 Aug 1693 no. 2901 [Printed by Edward Jones in the Savoy, 1693]
• The London Gazette 27 May – 30 May 1700 no. 3605 [Printed by Edw. Jones in the Savoy, 1700]
• The London Gazette 19 Feb – 23 Feb 1702 no. 3786 [Printed by Edw. Jones in the Savoy, 1701]
• The Examiner 31 Aug – 7 Sep 1710 no. 6 [London: Printed for John Morphew, near Stationers-Hall, 1710]
• The Diseases and Casualties This Week [1735?]
• Three advertisements of Cawls, mounted. [18th century]

Newspapers presented to the Company by various members:
1) Presented by Mr R.K. Burt on 7 December 1937: (a) Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle of 27 July 1812; (b) Public Ledger of 27 August 1821; (c) The News of 15 August 1824; (d) Bell's Weekly Messenger of 15 May 1831

A note from Mr Wallis to the clerk, Joseph Baldwin, concerning payment to Brown & Son, 14 May 1778. Personal names: Wallis, Joseph Baldwin.

Note concerning charitable bequests made to the Mercers' Company for the annual release of imprisoned debtors.

20th century notes on John Day with a short article cutting.

• Extracts from Notes & Queries articles relating to Harris (20 Aug-15 Oct 1932).
• Two letters addressed to Sidney Hodgson from Lawrence C. Wroth of the John Carter Brown Library, Providence, Rhode Island re. Benjamin Harris (7 Mar 1944, 16 Mar 1944).

6 handwritten copies.

Notice from George Greenhill to Septimus Miles.

Parties: (1) Stationers' Company (2) Morgan & Scott Limited.

Notice under the Settled Land Act 1882 by Tenant for life to Trustees of intention to Lease:

Parties: (1) Eleanor Pedley, wife of Joshua Pedley (2) Percy Pedley Hasluck, esquire, and Joshua Pedley, gentleman., trustees as to the hedreditaments mentioned in the will of Samuel Pedley deceased.

Waiver by Trustees of notice required to be given by Tenant for life under Settled Land Act 1882:

Parties: (1) Percy Pedley Hasluck, esquire, and Joshua Pedley, gentleman, trustees of the will of Samuel Pedley deceased (2) Eleanor Pedley, wife of Joshua Pedley, tenant for life in possession of certain hereditaments devised in the will of Samuel Pedley.