How the Imperial War Museum was born
In the summer of 1916, the huge sum of £6,000 was paid at auction for a 70-word letter, the handwritten original of Lord Kitchener's appeal for 300,000 men to join the New Armies. It was his fourth draft and the price paid, by shipping magnate and philanthropist Thomas Fenwick Harrison, reflected how conscious people were, even at the time, of its historical significance.
Harrison generously said he would present the letter to the nation, "through what channel he had not yet decided", and shortly afterwards facsimiles were offered for sale in support of the Red Cross.
The lack of an obvious place for the letter may have been one reason why, six months later, a national war museum was proposed. The public were invited to contribute "war souvenirs of all kinds, pictures, photos, models, books, posters, leaflets, cartoons, paper money, stamps, medals, etc".
The museum became the Imperial War Museum, and the benefit of its magpie approach to collecting can be seen in its extraordinary current exhibition, In Memoriam, commemorating the 90th anniversary of the end of the war.
In the summer of 1916, the huge sum of £6,000 was paid at auction for a 70-word letter, the handwritten original of Lord Kitchener's appeal for 300,000 men to join the New Armies. It was his fourth draft and the price paid, by shipping magnate and philanthropist Thomas Fenwick Harrison, reflected how conscious people were, even at the time, of its historical significance.
Harrison generously said he would present the letter to the nation, "through what channel he had not yet decided", and shortly afterwards facsimiles were offered for sale in support of the Red Cross.
The lack of an obvious place for the letter may have been one reason why, six months later, a national war museum was proposed. The public were invited to contribute "war souvenirs of all kinds, pictures, photos, models, books, posters, leaflets, cartoons, paper money, stamps, medals, etc".
The museum became the Imperial War Museum, and the benefit of its magpie approach to collecting can be seen in its extraordinary current exhibition, In Memoriam, commemorating the 90th anniversary of the end of the war.
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