Organisation: Royal Polytechnic Institution, educational organisation

Organisation history

Historical details of this organisation

Full name

Royal Polytechnic Institution

Short name

Royal Polytechnic Institution

Main area of activity

educational organisation

Date of foundation

1838

Date of winding-up

1882

Main period and nation of relevant activity

1830s-80s, England

Related organisations

business taken over by Polytechnic Institution, 1881

Known location

Known date(s)

Connection

Location

1838-1881

business address

309 Regent Street, London W, England

People linked to this organisation

CROFT, Dr Robert (1826-1882) – director, 1870s

DARKER, Charles (c.1841-1900) – employee, dates unknown

GREEN, E.T. (fl. 1890s) – employee, dates unknown

MALDEN, B.J., F.R.G.S. (1838-1933) – employee, 1870

MAY, William R. (1835-1895) – employee, dates unknown

PEPPER, Professor J.H. (1821-1900) – director, 1850-1860

STONE, John (fl. 1860s-80s) – employee, 1864-1881

WILKIE, Edmund H. (1857-1935) – employee, 1877-1880s

References

Brenda Weeden, The education of the eye: history of the Royal Polytechnic Institution 1838-1881 (Cambridge: Granta Editions, 2008)

‘Aladdin: Lester Smith's Polytechnic slides’ in The ten year book (1986)

John Barnes, ‘The Barnes Museum: catalogue excerpts’ in NMLJ 1.2 (February 1979), p. 4

T.C. Hepworth and J.H. Pepper (comp. Tony Dugdale), ‘A brief history of the lantern’ in NMLJ 1.1 (April 1978), p. 5

Lester Smith, ‘Entertainment and amusement, education and instruction: lectures at the Royal Polytechnic Institution’ in Realms of light (2005)

Tony Dugdale, ‘Introduction and editorial’ in NMLJ 1.1 (April 1978), p. 1

Edmund H. Wilkie, ‘'Late of the Royal Polytechnic Institution' (?)’ in OMLJ 12.143 (April 1901)

W.F. Ryan, ‘Limelight on Eastern Europe: the great dissolving views at the Royal Polytechnic’ in The ten year book (1986)

Martin Gilbert, ‘Lurley and Lurline at the Poly’ in Magic Lantern 37 (December 2023)

‘Old Polytechnic lanterns and slides at the Lantern Society’ in OMLJ 5.67 (December 1894)

‘Old Polytechnic slides’ in OMLJ 5.59 (April 1894)

Jeremy Brooker, ‘Paganini's ghost: musical resources of the Royal Polytechnic Institution (1838-1881)’ in Realms of light (2005)

David Robinson, ‘Polytechnic redivivus’ in NMLJ 8.1 (October 1996)

Edmund H. Wilkie, ‘Professor Pepper: a memoir’ in OMLJ 11.133 (June 1900)
– J.H. Pepper's involvement with

Maurice Butler, ‘Recollections of an old time lanternist’ in NMLJ 1.1 (April 1978), p. 6

Hermann Hecht, ‘Some English magic lantern patents’ in NMLJ 2.2 (January 1982), p. 2

Jeremy Brooker, The temple of Minerva: magic and the magic lantern at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, London, 1837-1901 (London: Magic Lantern Society, 2013)

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