Ron Heisler collection

This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London

  • Reference
    • GB 96 MS1226
  • Dates of Creation
    • c1898 - 2017
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 2 boxes 1 oversized box 1 oversized item

Scope and Content

Includes press photographs of Michael Foot and Jill Craigie, c1972-1983, and Vladimir Bukovsky, c1970-c1979; shop stewards' resolution at the Lucas Factory, Cwmbran, c1941; posters and photographs of rallies including Unite Against Fascism, 2016 and Make Noise for Orgreave Justice, 2017; socialist journals and newspapers including Vanguard - a libertarian communist journal (c1938), The Workers' Weekly (1924 September), Freedom Bulletin (1928 July-1932 December, incomplete), Socialismul (paper of the Romanian Social Democratic Party, 1928 November 11), The Eye (numbers 1-7, 1936 Sep-Nov), 1938 Spring; The Liberator (1918 Oct, 1919 January and August); freemasonry and mysticism research papers including Khyber Lodge circular (1898), Hallowquest Newsletter (1999 May); unpublished paper on the occult and the beginnings of modern socialism (undated).

Administrative / Biographical History

Ronald Heisler started collecting books and pamphlets in 1948.

Access Information

Open for research although at least 24 hours notice should be given.

Note

Catalogue entry by A M Williamson, 2021-12-03

Other Finding Aids

Item-level catalogue available to download from the Library's website. https://archives.libraries.london.ac.uk/resources/MS1226.pdf

Related Material

See also other Heisler collections (refs. MS1089, MS1175, MS1186. MS1198, MS1210, MS1220)