Contents: George Birkbeck and the London Mechanics' Institute: innovation in the provision of education for adults (internet article 2004). Dr George Birkbeck (1776-1841) (illustrated portrait). Cruchley's London in 1865: a handbook for strangers: entry on London Mechanics' Institution (1865). Birkbeck, George M.D. (1776-1841) from Dictionary of National Biography 1886. Talk given to the National Organisation for Adult Learning on 6/12/2000. BRADFORD The Mechanics' Newsletter No.34 Summer 2004. LONDON Cards with an engraving from 1823 of the Institute. Card featuring an image from the Book or Hours. Card from Birkbeck college. Card featuring an engraving of Birkbeck and a quote. LEEDS Postcard. PONTARDULAIS Postcard. Listing from the ABC Clio Serials webpage regarding a books and articles about Institutes in the UK. Article from the Australian Academy of Technological Sicences and Engineering regarding the Britain's impact on Australia's industry development. List of Institutes in the UK. World Directory of Mechanics' Institutes: UK comiled by Jim Lowden. Image of Birkbeck's grave. Letter to Birkbeck from John Taylor regarding his will to establish an Institute. LEEDS: Excerpt from 'Learning and living 1790-1960: a study in the history of the English adult education movement' p176, 240-1. WAKEFIELD: Image of Institute and Museum building..