Miscellaneous papers relating to conscientious objection

Item 1: 2 books relating to the Brighton and District Branch of the No-Conscription Fellowship, including manuscript register of members' appearances before Local Tribunals and proceedings before Appeal Tribunals, some with photocopies (1916). Item 2: Photocopied press cuttings relating to the Rossendale By-election, Feb. 1917, with two typescript letters from the Rossendale Free Press and Rawtenstall District Librarian (3 Jan. 1986, 10 Mar. 1986). Item 3: Offprints from the Scottish Journal of Science, Vol. 1, Part 3, with articles "The Common Market and Scotland" and "Conscientious Objection in Scotland in the First World War", both by W. H. Marwick (Sep. 1971, June 1972); 2 booklets Scotland and the War and Scottish Neutrality, both by Archie Lamont (n.d.). Item 4: Photocopy of book For His Name's Sake: being a record of the witness given by members of Churches of Christ in Great Britain against militarism during the European War, 1914-1918 (1921). Item 5: Album of press cuttings compiled by the donor's mother (n.d.); Postcard to J. C. Gillie (27 Apr. 1915). Item 6: 2 photographs of Henry Mussell, Friends' Ambulance Unit, serving with No. 17 Ambulance Train on the Western Front (29 July 1917, n.d.). Item 7: Uncorrected page proofs for booklet on Conscientious Objection by Peter H. Liddle (n.d.). Item 8: Miscellaneous items, including photographs, leaflets, press cuttings, and photocopies, for which complete records have not been created (1912-1921). Item 9: Photocopies of Chapters 14 and 15 of the Military Service Act, 1916 (n.d.). Item 10: Photocopied papers relating to Gloucestershire Tribunals (1916-1918). Item 11: 6 files of photocopied papers from the Public Record Office, much of the first relating to Bertrand Russell (n.d.). Item 12: Journals relating to Socialism, Peace Movements and Conscientious Objection, comprising one issue of The C.O.'s Hansard, No. 24 (29 Mar. 1917); 35 issues of The Tribunal, Nos. 3, 5-7, 9, 17, 37, 40, 45, 54, 57, 59-62, 64, 103, 107-113, 115-117, 119, 128, 132, 139-140, 156, 166 and 182, and four photocopied issues of The Tribunal, Nos. 18, 25, 36 and 102 (23 Mar. 1916-8 Jan. 1920); 3 issues of The Ploughshare, Vol. I, Nos 1-2 and Vol. II, No. 4 (Feb.-Mar. 1916, May 1917); 2 issues of Satire, Vol. 1, Nos. 3 and 5, and five photocopied issues of Satire, Vol. 1, Nos. 2-6 (Jan.-May 1917); 2 issues of N.C.F. News (May-June 1918, Sep.-Oct. 1918); Issue of the National Peace Council Monthly Circular, Vol. II, No. 52 (15 Oct. 1915); Issue of The New Crusader, Vol. II, No. 34 (23 Aug. 1918); Issue of The C.O. Clink Chronicle (n.d.); Extracts from four issues of The Friend (20 Nov. 1914, 1 Jan. 1915, 8 Jan. 1915, 12 Mar. 1915); Photocopied issues of and extracts from The Friend (6 Nov. 1914-6 Sep. 1918); 36 issues of The Venturer, Vol. I, Nos. 2-12, Vol. II, Nos. 1-8 and 10-12, Vol. III, Nos. 2, 4 and 8-12, and Vol. IV, Nos. 1-2, 9 and 11 (Nov. 1915-Aug. 1919).

The material derives from a variety of sources

Access is unrestricted

Item 2 was placed in the Collection by Mrs J. Haworth (daughter of James Ashworth). Item 3 was placed in the Collection by Archie Lamont. Item 4 was placed in the Collection by Miss M. Wilson (see CO/FAU Correspondence File). Item 5 was deposited in the Collection by John Gillie in Apr. 1978 (see CO/FAU Correspondence File). Item 6 was placed in the Collection by Jack Folley. Donors of Item 8 are identified with the material or in the CO/FAU catalogue (hard copy) where applicable. Item 9 was purchased from Durham County Record Office in Oct. 1971. Many of the journals at Item 12 were placed in the Collection by R. Lloyd, E. Bader, Lord Sorenson and the Reverend B. L. Somner.

In English

CO/FAU catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm

Partly microfilmed

Item 1: see CO 048: Horton, PF. Item 2: see Book Section for Towards A Lasting Settlement by Charles Roden Buxton (1915). Item 8: see CO 096: Varley, W.