174 pieces of correspondence, nearly all addressed to Bartlett, from numerous correspondents. The largest group comprises 13 from Sidney Webb. Posters, circulars, newspaper cuttings relating to political meetings and causes.
The Bartlett Papers
This material is held atUniversity of Sussex Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 181 SxMs 20
- Dates of Creation
- 1866-1937; mainly 1888-1909
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 2 boxes; 0.8 cubic feet
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
William Walter Bartlett was an active socialist from the late 1880s until about 1910. He was a speaker for the Independent Labour Party and for the English Land Restoration League, and stood in elections to the St. Pancras Board of Guardians, the London County Council, Brighton Borough Council and an unidentified urban district council; he also wrote an appreciation of Tom Paine.
Access Information
Items in the collection may be consulted for the purpose of private study and personal research, within the controlled environment and restrictions of The Keep's Reading Rooms.
Acquisition Information
Acquired in January 1973.
Note
Prepared by John Farrant, September 2002.
Other Finding Aids
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