Scope and Content

1 file of 23 open letters dating from December 1923 to December 1926.

Administrative / Biographical History

Beatrice Webb (1858 - 1943). Fabian Socialist, social reformer, writer, historian, diarist. Wife, collaborator and assistant of Sidney Webb, later Lord Passfield. Together they contributed to the radical ideology first of the Liberal Party and later of the Labour Party.

Arrangement

The letters are arranged chronologically and numbered accordingly.

Conditions Governing Access

Access by appointment

Conditions Governing Use

Standard reprography conditions apply and are available on request from the archive.

Acquisition Information

In 1990 the Labour Party deposited its archive and library at the People's History Museum (formerly National Museum of Labour History) in Manchester. The collection is now held at the Labour History Archive and Study Centre, which is based at the head office of the People's History Museum and managed by the John Rylands University Library of Manchester.

Custodial History

Sidney Webb was Labour MP for Seaham from 1922 to 1929. These letters from Beatrice Webb were those to her husband's female constituents. The letters are duplicate copies of material in the Passfield collection deposited in the London School of Economics by Mrs Webb and were later transferred to the Labour Party Library, thus becoming part of the Labour Party archives.

Accruals

Accruals are not expected.

Other Finding Aid

The letters are classified in the Labour Party Lists as WE/ 1-23.

Location of Originals

The Passfield papers in the London School of Economics.

Access Points

Subjects
Social reform
Women in politics
Personal Names
Webb Martha Beatrice 1858-1943 Social Reformer
Corporate Names
Labour Party (Great Britain)
Geographical Names
Seaham (Durham, England)