Papers relating to the Peace Committee of the Society of Friends and other peace movements collected by Joseph Sturge

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 MS 1684
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1854-1927
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 16 envelopes in 1 box Includes printed material, including material issued by the Society of Friends, the Friends Ambulance Unit, the Union of Democratic Countrol, and similar bodies

Scope and Content

Comprises letters, reports, press cuttings, pamphlets and other material concerned with peace movements in Britain from before the outbreak of the First World War until the 1920s

Administrative / Biographical History

Joseph Sturge was the son of Joseph Sturge, the prominent Quaker philanthropist, abolitionist and social reformer. He pursued many of the same causes as his father

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The gift of Miss Sturge

Note

In English

Other Finding Aids

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