Small group, mainly some 200 letters received following his stand against civil defence, 1954.
Papers of Sidney Stringer (1889-1969), Coventry politician [Labour Party]
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- ReferenceGB 152 SST
- Dates of Creation1939-1967
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description2 boxes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Sidney Stringer was Leader of the Labour majority on Coventry City Council, 1938-67, having worked in the engineering industry, until blacklisted in 1932, and subsequently as a mutuality collector. He came to national notice in 1954 when he moved the motion for the City Council to abandon civil defence provision.
Reference: K. Richardson, 'Twentieth Century Coventry' (1972), p.205-6; 'Dictionary of Labour Biography, Vol. 5' (1979).
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Link to full catalogue: http://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/SST
Custodial History
The collection was deposited with the Centre in 1973 by Sidney Stringer's family.