Papers of Robert Owen, 1818-1952, held in the Small Collection

This material is held atNuffield College Archives, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 163 OWEN PAPERS
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1818 - 1952
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 box

Scope and Content

Nuffield College Library has quite a collection of printed writings by and about Robert Owen, but in this small archive collection there are also a few manuscript letters, some typescript balance sheets from the mill at New Lanark and some notes (dated 1833) and tokens for exchange stores issued by the Birmingham Branch of the National Equitable Labour Exchange. A run of 'The new moral world' is available for the years 1834-40, and followers of Owen represented in the collection include William Pare, Alexander Campbell, Edward Thomas Craig, John Finch, William King (not King of Brighton) and John Minter Morgan. The material came to the Library from G.D.H. Cole who had originally collected it.

See Small Collection description for other sub-collections.

Access Information

By prior appointment only. Application in writing (letter or email) to the Archives Assistant. See Nuffield College Archives location page for more details.

Other Finding Aids

The handlist for the Small Collection can be found [online] Link: https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/library/special-collection-and-archives/archive/

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