Reminiscences by J. B. Jeffreys entitled Tales from University Life, A Taste of Politics (or how to get arrested without really trying) and Academics against Fascism? (The sad story of the gifts by Hitler to the University of London). They include an account of Jeffrey's arrest at the Mosley meeting at Olympia in June 1934 and an attempt to rally support by LSE historians against the acceptance of a gift by Ribbentrop to the University of London.
JEFFREYS, JAMES BAVINGTON FL 1933-1989 LSE STUDENT
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- GB 97 COLL MISC 0945
- Dates of Creation
- 1933-1989
- Language of Material
- English.
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- One folder
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Administrative / Biographical History
James Bavington Jeffreys fl 1933-1989
Jeffreys was a student at the LSE from 1933 to 1937 or 1938.Jeffreys was arrested at a meeting held by fascist Oswald Mosley (1896-1980) for the British Union of Fascists at Olympia on 7 June 1934 and tried to rally support by LSE historians against the acceptance of a gift by Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893-1946), the German Ambassador to Britain from 1936 to 1938, to the University of London Library.
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Jeffreys, Mrs. Pamela E.
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