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C.O.885
21 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO
Berial
Despatch
From or to whom.
Date.
No.
No, &c.
Page.
Subject.
Porial No.
From or to whom.
Despatch No., &c.
Date.
Subject
Page.
1911.
106
To Messrs.T, Nelson
March 21
& Sons.*
States that Mr. Fisher's pictures are to be reproduced for use in schools, and that if they desire to go into the matter they should specimens of their work for inspection by the Committee.
62
119
Messrs. Thos. Neleon
1911.
June 21
:
& Sons.
120
Sir C. Lucas
June 29
107
To Mr. H. J. Mac-
kinder, M.P.
March 22
Observes that the only course with regard to the storage of Mr. Fisher's paintings appears to be to send them to the Colonial Office; suggests that the allowance for secretarial assistance should therefore cease.
C3
121
Messrs. Thos. Nelson
June 29
& Sons.
108
Messrs.Thos. Nelson
March 23
& Sons.
-
Mr. G. Smith (Aber-
deen),
March 24
States, in reply to No. 106, that they will be glad to consider the question of the reproduction of the pictures, and that a representative will call.
See No. 100
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122
Visual Instruction
Committee.
June 30
Regrets that the specimen picture did not arrive in time for the Committee meeting and asks for an early decision.
Memorandum of a conversation with Mr. Newton, who made suggestions for popularizing the scheme."
States that unless they are given the unrestricted use of the pictures in their own publications, together with publishing rights, they withdraw their letter of 6th May, and ask in that event to be reimbursed for the outlay already incurred.
List of Visual Instruction paintings
68
68
69
69
59
123
To Messrs. Thos.
Nelson & Sons.
July 1
1
109
Mr. H.J. Mackinder,
March 27
M.P.
Agrees that the allowance for secretarial
assistance should cease.
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States that their letter of 29th June will be laid before the Committee, but that some weeks may elapse before a meeting can be held.
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121
[Mr. W. E. Noall.]
-
Mr. D. Macleod
March 29
See No. 100.
59
July 1
110
Messrs. Thos. Nelson
May 6
Submits proposals for the reproduction
63
Memorandum of negotiations
with Messrs. Nelson & Son relating to the reproduction of Mr. Fisher's paintings.
71
& Sons.
and publication of Mr. Fisher's
125
Ditto
July 1
pictures.
111
Messra. Longmans,
May 10
Green & Co.
Submits tender for the reproduction of twelve pictures from Mr. Fisher's originals.
64
Memorandum of an interview between Messrs. Nelson's representatives and Sir Chas. Lucas as to the claims of the firm in connexion with the produc- tion of specimen pictures.
75
126
112
To Messrs. Thos.
May 10
Nelson & Sons.
States that if reproductions are not suit- able, or publication is not desirable, the plates must be destroyed; asks them, if they agree to this, to send a representative to select a suitable picture.
C5
Visual Instruction
Committee.
July 27
127
To Messrs. Thos.
July 28
Nelson & Sons.
113
Messrs. Thos. Nelson
May 11
& Sons.
Agrees to the stipulation laid down in No. 112, and states that representa- tives will call to select a picture.
65
128
To Messrs. Newton
& Co.
July 28
114
Messrs. Cassell &
May 18
Co., Ltd.
Asks for a guarantee of the disposal of 1,000 sets of Mr. Fisher's pictures; considers that the price of each set of six plates should be 2s. 6d.; offers to submit details if proposal is accepted.
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#23
Minutes of meeting
States that the Committee cannot recog- nise any claim for compensation on account of the coloured block of their picture already produced, which they never intended should be used for any other purpose than a wall picture.
Points out that the delay in supplying slides to the Board of Education is very prejudicial to the success of the Committee's scheme,
76
73
77
120
Messrs. Newton & Co.
August 1
115
Board of Education
May 20
States that the Board have decided to 66
purchase a set of slides, and asks that the slides and the account be sent on by Messrs. Newton.
Explains the delay in supplying the Board of Education with the slides of the lectures on India; and makes further suggestions for increasing the sale of the slides.
77
130
116
To Mr. Malan (Min-
June 12
ister of Education,
Union of South Africa).
Explains the work of the Visual Instruc- tion Committee, and suggests prepara- tion of a South African lecture.
66
Mr. H. J. Muckinder,
M.F.
August 19
Submits his views on the future policy
of the Committee.
78
131
Sir P. Hutchins
September 8
117
Mesars. Thos. Nelson
June 15
& Sons.
Submits for approval proofs of a speci-
men picture.
67
118
Visual Instruction
June 16
Minutes of meeting
67-
Committee.
• Identio letbors were sent on 21st March to Messrs. Cassell & Co., Longmans, Green & Co., and Messrs. Raphael Tuck & Co.; on 27th March to the Fine Arts Publishing Co, Lti.; and on 29th March to Messrs. T. E. & E. C. Jack and Mr. F. 8. Jackson.
Points out serious objectiona to the work of the Committee being made over wholly or in part to the Victoria League alone, in the event of that League and the League of the Empire being unable to act jointly and suggests that, if the work must be transferred to some outside authority, the Imperial Education Trust would appear to be suitable.
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