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TitleHanover Street "Youth Institute" magazine

Held atSenate House Library, University of London

Reference codeMS1300

Date1888-1889

Scope and ContentPeriodical of Hanover Youths' Institute, Peckham. Subjects of articles include abolition of enslavement (slavery); life as a student (eg speaking competitions, football clubs, advisability or otherwise of smoking, student rules, responsibilities and behaviour of committee members, temperance societies); tour of Antwerp. Four issues, 26, 32, 34, 35 pages respectively. Manuscript. Bound volume no.1.

NotesThe Youths' Christian Institute (later known as the Young Men's Christian Institute) was founded by Quintin Hogg. It developed out of the Ragged Schools movement and began in Hanover Street, Covent Garden in 1875 before relocating seven years later to central London premises. These are now (2023) the University of Westmister, formerly Regent Street Polytechnic. A similar institute was established in another Hanover Street (later Highshore Road) in Peckham, c1880s.

Conditions governing accessOpen for research although at least 24 hours advance notice should be given.

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