Birmingham People’s Kindergarten, Greet

Infant children are tidying the kindergarten room. ‘Home life’ was the basis of activities. Children were encouraged to help each other by doing do...

Birmingham Prison Visiting Committee on the Juvenile Court, 1910

Data was collected on the types of offences committed by young people and reported in juvenile courts.

Birmingham Tram Escutcheon & Standard

This emblem spread across suburban tram routes, particularly from 1911. In June the city took over services of the City of Birmingham Tramways Comp...

Birmingham War Hospital Committee Minutes

These minutes record the management of the two Birmingham War Hospitals at Rubery Hill and Hollymoor between 1916 and 1922. During 1914 it became c...

Birmingham's 40,000th Municipal House

Photograph originally published in the Birmingham Post depicting the opening of Birmingham's 40,000th municipal home by Neville Chamberlain.

Birmingham's First Turbanned Guard

In both the workplace and the school, the denial of the right of Sikh men and boys to wear one of the fundamental symbols of their faith and identi...

Black Abolitionists in Birmingham

The following pages give an introduction to some of the black abolitionists who came into contact with Birmingham. They not only campaigned against...

Black Dance Development Trust

From 'Les Ballets Nègres' onwards, black dance companies have had an important place on both the stage and in the community in Britain. During the ...

Boer War Memorial, Cannon Hill Park

This postcard shows the unveiling of the memorial to servicemen from Birmingham killed in the Boer War conflicts in South Africa around the beginni...

Bomb Damage to Birmingham Parks

Many parks across Birmingham sustained damage during the Second World War. The Parks Committee minutes contain details of the effects of each air r...

Bookcase in University House

This bookcase stands in University House, Edgbaston and represents the love of books and learning demonstrated by

Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington, a controversial African-American figure, was perhaps one of the last great abolitionists to visit Birmingham who had lived th...