Mass-Observation Archive

Worktown Collection (1937-40)

Box 8: Political activities (Fascism, Left Book Club, Spanish Aid)

8/A Fascist activities

Observer accounts:

"Fascist Meeting on Town Hall steps", ms, 3pp 10.8 [37], JHW

Report on meeting, ts, 4pp, 17.11.37, ZB

"Fascist Meeting", ms, 2pp, 17.11.37, AB

"Fascist Meeting, Assembly Rooms, [Nith] St", ms, 9pp, 23.2.38, APW

Leaflet: "Fascism Alone Can Save Lancashire!!"

8/B Labour and left wing activities

Observer accounts

Untitled report, ms, 1p, 11.12.37, JBO'H, overheard comments

"In the Street", ms, 1p, 11.12.37, LT, questioning people about Littlewoods and local politics

"Opinions on the Labour Club", ms, 2pp

List "Labour Club Fees and Members", ts, 1p, EB

"LNU (Youth Group) Bolton", ts, 1p, 14.11.39, GT, a meeting to discuss the war aims

"Left News Vendor", ts, 3pp, JC, interview

Left Book Club

Observer accounts:

"Garden Party LBC", ms, 1p, 18.4.37

"Garden Party Left Book Club", ms, 7pp, 18.4.37, WH

"Extracts from report on LBC Garden Party", ts, 1p, 18.4.37

"Left Book Club", index card, ms, 1p, 21.5.[37], TH

"Left Book Club Rally Manchester Free Trade Hall", ts, 2pp, 6.3[?], FHC

"Meeting of the Left Book Club", ts, 7pp, 10.11.39, JC

Left Book Club literature

8/C Left-wing literature

Booklet: What is The ECONOMIC LEAGUE?

Handbill, Hitler and Mussolini shall not dictate to Britain

Newspaper: The Citizen, published by Bolton Labour Party, May 1938

8/D Political knowledge

Untitled document, ms, 2pp, chart, 3-point questionnaire about members of parliament and councillors for Bolton and the relative importance of politics and Littlewoods pools

Untitled document, ms, 1p, list of names

8/E Political words

Explanations, lists of words, ms/ts, 4pp

8/F Reading about politics

Statistical data on the use of political books in libraries

8/G Spanish Aid

Observer accounts:

"Manchester Meeting of Spanish Relief in Albert Hall", ms, 3pp, 31.5.[37], TH

"Spanish Aid Meeting", ts, 5pp, 9.11.37, ZB

"International Brigade Dependents Aid", ms, 2pp, 20.11.37, EB

"Sale of Work at the Home of Miss Barlow", ts, 7pp, 12.10.[37], JW

Letters

Spanish Medical Aid, ms, 1p, 23.1.38 about a public meeting to be held on 1.2.38

Spanish Medical Aid, ts, 1p about the above-mentioned meeting

"Spanish Medical Aid", ms 16pp, 7.2.38, WH

Letter and report "Spanish Earth", ms, 2pp, 23.2.38, DT

"Film of Defence of Madrid", ms, 2pp, 14.4.[38]

"Interview the Manager of New Royal Cinema about the film Spanish Earth", ts, 2pp, 19.2.[38], TH

"Spanish Earth at the New Royal, First House, Saturday", ts, 2pp, 19.2.[38], FHC

"Spanish Food Collection" list of contributors, 26.4.[38], WH

"Remarks made to door collectors", ts, 3pp

Handbill "Will you help us to save his life?"

Letter "Bolton & District Trades Council"

Tom Harrisson's notes on advertisements and the press, 6pp, ms/ts, Basque children

Index card (1), ms, reference to material on Spain, WL

Newspaper cutting

8/H Basque refugee children

Letter: ts, 1p,"Concert at Victoria Hall", July 21st, (3 drafts)

"Concert", ts, 1p, July 21st details of the concert

"Programme" ts, 1p details of music and composers

"Visita Al Teatro Real Cinema", handbill in Spanish

Observer accounts

"Display of Cards", ms, 2pp, nd, WH

"Watermillock", ms, 2pp, 4.6.[37], JHW visit to the children

"Watermillock", ms, 12pp, 10.6.[37] JHW

"Watermillock: Basques", ms, 3pp, 11.6.[37], TH

"Watermillock House Committee", ms, 14pp, JHW

"Basque Committee, House Comm.", ts, 3pp, 17.6.[37], TH

"Basque Children", ms, 2pp, 10.6.37, JM-J;

• ms, 3pp, 11.6.37, J.M-J
• ms, 1p, 12.6.37, J.M-J
• ms, 2pp, 14.6.37, J.M-J
• ms, 1p, 15.6.37, J.M-J
• ms, 2pp, 16.6.37, J.M-J
• ms, 2pp, 17.6.37, J.M-J
• ms, 1p, 18.6.37, J.M-J
• ms, 2pp, 20.6.37, J.M-J
• ms, 1p, 21.6.37, J.M-J
• ms, 1p, 24.6.37, J.M-J
• ms, 3pp, 7.7.37, J.M-J
• ms, 1p, 5.7.37, J.M-J
• ms, 2p, 6.7.37, J.M-J
• ms, 1p, 7.7.37, J.M-J

"List of Shops for Basque Cards", ms, 4pp, 16.7.[37], JHW

"Watermillock Committee", ms, 4pp, 25.8.[37] JHW

Cards (2) notification of meetings; newpaper cuttings

Posters (4 copies): Concert in aid of Basque refugee children (unfiled, bottom of box)

8/I Clarion Cycling Club

Observer accounts

"Northern Clarion Rural Campaign, ts, 2pp a meeting held on 6.2.[?]

"Talk with the Sec. of the Clarion Cycling Club", ms, 3pp, 6.6.38, WH

Misc ts, 1p