Nationality Rooms & Intercultural Exchange Programs
Nationality Rooms & Intercultural Exchange Programs

English Room Committee

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Committee History 

The idea for an English Nationality Room was initially proposed by Dr. Albert Mansbridge in 1927; however, the construction of the room was delayed by the outbreak of the Second World War. Led by Member of Parliament and Chair of the Committee in London, Alfred C. Bossom, the room was eventually constructed using salvaged materials from the bombed House of Commons. The English Nationality Room was dedicated in 1952.

For more information on the history of the room and committee, please visit: Guide to the English Nationality Room Committee Collection, 1931-1981 UA.40.07 | Documenting Pitt

Committee Programming & Resources

English Nationality Room toy soldier display, Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh, 2023

This toy soldier exhibition of Bristish Toops on display circa 1900 was shared in the Cathedral of Learning during the annual Holiday Open House 2023 as hosted by the English Nationality Room and was made possible by the collection of David Frankowski.

Miniature English Victorian Christmas Village

This display of a miniature English Victorian Christmas village was shared by English Room Committee member David Frankowski from his collection in the English Room at the Cathedral of Learning as part of the Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs Holiday Open House on December 4, 2022.

Trooping the Colour, 2019- A Traditional Toy Soldier Display

This traditional toy soldier display was shared in the Cathedral of Learning in 2019 as hosted by Britsburgh and the English Nationality Room and was made possible by the collection of David Frankowski.