Papers of Sidney Stringer (1889-1969), Coventry politician [Labour Party]

This material is held atModern Records Centre, University of Warwick

  • Reference
    • GB 152 SST
  • Former Reference
    • GB 152 SST
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1939-1967
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 2 boxes

Scope and Content

Small group, mainly some 200 letters received following his stand against civil defence, 1954.

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).

Access Information

This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/

Other Finding Aids

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.