Booklet Carols of a Convict by Allan M. Laing (n.d.); Manuscript Court Martial statement (Feb. 1917); Issue of The C.O.'s Hansard, Vol. 2, No. 68 (9 May 1918); Discharge certificate (31 Mar. 1920); Application for exemption from military service (22 June 1916); Issue of Parliamentary Debates, Vol. 106, No. 48 (16 May 1918); Manuscript letter from John Hilton of The Garton Foundation (28 Nov. 1918); Manuscript letter from Arthur Greenwood (3 May 1917); Manuscript letter from his wife to Mrs Sidney Webb, with typescript reply (19 May 1917, 5 June 1917); Manuscript letter with reply on reverse (10 Feb. 1919, 11 Feb. 1919); 2 folders of manuscript letters (29 Jan. 1917-7 Feb. 1919); Photocopied typescript account "Malcolm Sparkes, 1881-1933: Constructive Pacifist", compiled by his widow (n.d.).
Malcolm Sparkes papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection CO 091
- Dates of Creation
- 1917-1920
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 box; manuscript, typescript, and printed material
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Malcolm Sparkes (1881-1933) was born in Rochdale, Lancashire, and educated at Ackworth and Bootham Schools. An Absolutist, he was imprisoned at Wormwood Scrubs and Wandsworth, 1917-1919.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
The papers were placed in the Collection by Mrs Barbara J. Gracie (daughter). See CO/FAU Correspondence File.
Note
In English
Other Finding Aids
CO/FAU catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed