Hints for enabling arrow keys. Using Windows Narrator? Turn off scan mode: press Caps Lock + Space. Using Mac VoiceOver? Turn off quick nav: press left-arrow + right-arrow.
Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??
Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...
Add MS 50557
- Record Id:
- 040-002084131
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002084074
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001356.0x00001a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 50557
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
-
G. B. SHAW PAPERS: SERIES I. Vol. XLIX (ff. 317). Letters and papers relating to the Fabian Society; 1884-1944.
Edward Reynolds Pease, Secretary, Fabian Society: Correspondence of Edward Reynolds Pease: 1890-1917: Partly signed, draft and copy.
Fabian Society: Correspondence and papers of G. B. Shaw rel. to Fabian Society: 1884-1948, n.d.: Partly copy, draft, shorthand and printed.
includes:
- ff. 1, 5, 10, 121, 137, 153 Hubert Bland, Fabian: Letters to G. B. Shaw of Hubert Bland: 1882-1911: Partly signed.
- ff. 3-4v Fabian Society: 'Why are the Many Poor?' of Fabian Society: 1884: Printed.
- ff. 9-262 passim Edward Reynolds Pease, Secretary, Fabian Society: Correspondence with G. B. Shaw of Edward Reynolds Pease: 1886-1940: Mainly copies.
- f. 13 Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co; publishers: Letter to G. B. Shaw of Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co. (publishers): 1889.
- f. 14v James Burn and Co. Ltd: Letter to G. B. Shaw of James Burn and Co. Ltd: 1889.
- f. 18 William Sproston Caine, MP: Letter to E. R. Pease of William Sproston Caine: 1892: Copy.
- ff. 18, 19 William S. De Mattos, Fabian: Correspondence with G. B. Shaw: 1891: Partly copy.
- f. 20 Robert Peel Glanville Blatchford, socialist and journalist: Letter to the Fabian Society of Robert Peel Glanville Blatchford: 1892: Copy.
- f. 21 W. H. Drew, President of Bradford and District Labour Union: Letter to E. R. Pease of W. H.), President of Bradford and District Labour Union Drew: 1892: Copy.
- f. 21 Hubert Bland, Fabian: George Bernard Shaw, author: Draft Letter to Bradford and District Labour Union of Hubert Bland and George Bernard Shaw: 1893: Copy.
- f. 21 George Carson, trade unionist: Letter to E. R. Pease of George Carson: 1893: Copy.
- ff. 24-25 Hubert Bland, Fabian: George Bernard Shaw, author: Manifesto to Progressive Londoners on the Vestry Election of George Bernard Shaw and Hubert Bland: 1893: Copy.
- f. 26 H. D. Lloyd, of the 'Chicago Tribune': Letter to E. R. Pease of H. D. Lloyd: 1893: Copy.
- ff. 33-36 George Bernard Shaw, author: Syllabus for Speeches at Liebknecht Meeting of George Bernard Shaw: 1896: Copy.
- f. 39 Arthur Field, Fabian: Letter to E. R. Pease of Arthur Field: 1896.
- f. 40 Amy Lawrence, Fabian: Letter to G. B. Shaw of Amy Lawrence: 1896.
- f. 41 [F. E.?] [Green?], Fabian: Letter of [F. E.?] [Green?]: 1896.
- f. 42 Eleanor F. Field, Fabian: Letter to E. R. Pease of Eleanor F. Field: 1896.
- ff. 43, 86 Samuel George Hobson, Fabian and Guild Socialist: Letters to E. R. Pease of Samuel George Hobson: 1896, 1909: Partly copy.
- f. 44 Leslie A. Toke, Fabian: Letter of Leslie A. Toke: 1896.
- f. 45 Eduard Bernstein, German socialist: Letter of Eduard Bernstein: 1896: Typewritten copy.
- ff. 47-48 George Bernard Shaw, author: Memorandum on Fabian Manifesto of George Bernard Shaw: 1898: Copy.
- ff. 54, 242 George Standring, printer and publisher: Correspondence with G. B. Shaw of George Standring: 1897-1915.
- ff. 55, 57, 218 George Bernard Shaw, author: Circular letters to members of the Fabian Society of George Bernard Shaw: 1900-1913: Partly copy, draft and printed.
- f. 61 Sidney Dillon Shallard, of the Fabian Society: Correspondence with G. B. Shaw of Sidney Dillon Shallard: 1901-1905: Partly copy.
- f. 62 George Bernard Shaw, author: Nomination of L. Haden Guest of George Bernard Shaw: 1901: Copy.
- f. 63 J. L. Donnelly, of the Western Federation of Miners, USA: Letter to E. R. Pease of J. L. Donnelly: 1902: Copy.
- ff. 64-66 Western Federation of Miners; the U.S.A: Draft circular with alterations by G. B. Shaw of Western Federation of Miners (of the U.S.A.): 1902: Copy.
- f. 78 Amy Catherine Wells, née Robbins; 2nd wife of H G Wells: Letter to E. R. Pease of Amy Catherine Wells: 1906: Copy.
- ff. 81-237 passim William Stephen Sanders, MP; Fabian: Correspondence with G. B. Shaw of William Stephen Sanders: 1889-1923: Partly copy.
- f. 82 Reginald John Campbell, DD; minister of the City Temple: Letters to G. B. Shaw of Reginald John Campbell: 1907, 1908: Partly copy.
- f. 84 Charles T. McCotter, manager of The Ball Publishing Company: Letter to G. B. Shaw of Charles T. McCotter: 1909: Signed.
- ff. 96, 98 Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co; publishers: Letters to E. R. Pease of Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. (publishers): 1910.
- f. 97 Liberal Press Ltd; publishers: Letter to E. R. Pease of Liberal Press Ltd. (publishers): 1910.
- f. 102 Frederick William Hayes, author: Letter, etc., to G. B. Shaw of Frederick William Hayes: 1910.
- ff. 103-118 Frederick William Hayes, author: 'The United Kingdom Ltd.' of Frederick William Hayes: 1910: Printed.
- ff. 125-128v Eric Gill, stone-carver and typographer: Letters to E. R. Pease concerning his resignation from the Fabian Society of Eric Gill: 1911.
- ff. 133, 138 Sidney James Webb, Baron Passfield: Correspondence with G. B. Shaw of Sidney James Webb: 1883-1938: Partly copy.
- f. 139 George Bernard Shaw, author: Nomination of B. Webb to the Fabian Executive of George Bernard Shaw: 1911: Copy.
- f. 141 Enid Steele, of the Fabian Nursery: Letter to G. B. Shaw of Enid Steele: 1911: Signed.
- ff. 144, 151 Joseph Burgess, socialist and author: Correspondence with G. B. Shaw of Joseph Burgess: 1911: Partly copy.
- ff. 146-150 Joseph Burgess, socialist and author: 'Open Letter to George Bernard Shaw' of Joseph Burgess: 1911.
- ff. 155-177v National Insurance Bill (1911): Notes and correspondence of G. B. Shaw rel. to: 1911: Partly shorthand.
- ff. 185-187, 197, 296, 304 Albert Emil Davies, JP; Fabian: Correspondence with G. B. Shaw of Albert Emil Davies: 1911-1944: Partly copy.
- f. 202 Robert Edward Dell, journalist: Letter to E. R. Pease of Robert Edward Dell: 1912: Copy.
- f. 206 Robert Hertz, socialist: Letter to E. R. Pease of Robert Hertz: 1912: Copy.
- ff. 210, 275 Martha Beatrice Webb, social reformer; wife of Sidney, Baron Passfield: Correspondence with G. B. Shaw of Martha Beatrice Webb: 1912-1942: Partly signed.
- ff. 214, 218 Edward Reynolds Pease, Secretary, Fabian Society: Circular letters to members of the Fabian Society of Edward Reynolds Pease: 1890-1913: Typewritten draft and printed proof.
- ff. 218, 224 Fabian Research Department: Circular letters of Fabian Research Department: 1913-1917: Printed and draft.
- f. 223 H. J. Gillespie, Hon Secretary of the Fabian Research Department: Letter, etc., to G. B. Shaw of H. J. Gillespie: 1914: Signed.
- f. 226 William Mellor, journalist and author: Letters to G. B. Shaw of William Mellor: 1914, 1931.
- f. 228 Shakespeare Memorial National Theatre: Sir Carl Ferdinand Meyer, 1st Baronet: Letter to G. B. Shaw of Sir Carl Ferdinand Meyer: 1914: Signed.
- ff. 230, 232 William Geddie, of Chambers's Encyclopaedia: Letters to G. B. Shaw of William Geddie: 1915.
- f. 234 Reginald Clifford Allen, Baron Allen of Hurtwood: Correspondence with G. B. Shaw of Reginald Clifford Allen: 1912-1915: Partly signed, copy and dictated.
- ff. 235-236 Reginald Clifford Allen, Baron Allen of Hurtwood: Manifesto in reply to that of the German Social Democratic Party of Reginald Clifford Allen: 1915: Draft.
- ff. 238-241, 243-249 International Socialist Bureau: Manifesto submitted to the British Section by G. B. Shaw: 1915: Draft and printed proof.
- ff. 253-259 George Bernard Shaw, author: Draft Manifesto on Republicanism of George Bernard Shaw: 1917: Copy.
- ff. 263-267 Julius West, Fabian: Letters to E. R. Pease of Julius West: 1917: Copies.
- ff. 268, 271-278, 293 Frank Wallis Galton, Fabian author: Correspondence with G. B. Shaw of Frank Wallis Galton: 1924-1931: Copies.
- ff. 268-270 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'Some Observations From Experience' of George Bernard Shaw: 1924: Lecture.
- ff. 273-274 Frank Wallis Galton, Fabian author: Correspondence with B. Patch of Frank Wallis Galton: 1929: Copies.
- ff. 279-293 George Bernard Shaw, author: Lecture, 'What Indeed?' of George Bernard Shaw: 1931: Partly draft.
- ff. 294-295 George Bernard Shaw, author: 'The Need For A National Orator' of George Bernard Shaw: 1939: Copy.
- ff. 297, 301 John Parker, MP; General Secretary of the Fabian Society: Letters, etc., to G. B. Shaw of John Parker: 1939, 1940: Signed.
- ff. 298-300 Herbert George Wells, author: 'Declaration of Rights' of Herbert George Wells: 1939: Typewritten and duplicated.
- f. 302 John Wardrop, literary agent: Letters to G. B. Shaw of John Wardrop: 1942, 1946: Signed. Partly copy.
- f. 303 Charles Harry Grinling, Fabian; Secretary, Woolwich Council of Social Services: Letter to G. B. Shaw of Charles Harry Grinling: 1943: Signed.
- f. 305 James Ramsay MacDonald, Prime Minister: Letter to E. R. Pease of James Ramsay MacDonald: 1915?.
- f. 306 Thomas Hay Sweet Escott, journalist: Letter of G. B. Shaw to Thomas Hay Sweet Escott: 1900?: Draft.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002084074
033-002084075
036-002084098
040-002084131 - Is part of:
- Add MS 50508-50743 : BERNARD SHAW PAPERS
Add MS 50508-50592 : SHAW PAPERS: SERIES I 50508-50592. Bequeathed by G. B. Shaw and incorporated in the Department of Manuscripts 8 March 1961.…
Add MS 50528-50565 : B. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Add MS 50557 : G. B. SHAW PAPERS: SERIES I. Vol. XLIX (ff. 317). Letters and papers relating to the Fabian Society; 1884-1944. Edward Reynolds… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002084074[0001]/033-002084075[0002]/036-002084098[0025]/040-002084131
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 50508-50743
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1884
- End Date:
- 1944
- Date Range:
- 1884-1944
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form⧉.
Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form⧉.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.
This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team⧉, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Allen, Reginald Clifford, Baron Allen of Hurtwood (Author)
Bernstein, Eduard, German socialist (Author)
Bland, Hubert, Fabian (Author)
Blatchford, Robert Peel Glanville, socialist and journalist (Author)
Burgess, Joseph, socialist and author (Author)
Caine, William Sproston, MP (Author)
Campbell, Reginald John, DD, minister of the City Temple (Author)
Carson, George, trade unionist (Author)
Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co, printers and publishers, London, 1848- (Author)
Davies, Albert Emil, politician and writer, 1875-1950 (Author)
Dell, Robert Edward, journalist and activist, 1865-1940 (Author)
Donnelly, John Luke, labour organiser, 1817-1919 (Author)
Drew, William Henry, textile worker and trade unionist, 1854-1933 (Author)
Escott, Thomas Hay Sweet, journalist and newspaper editor, 1844-1924 (Recipient)
Fabian Research Department (Author)
Fabian Society (Author)
Field, Arthur, trade unionist, 1869-1944 (Author)
Field, Eleanor F, correspondent of Edward Reynolds Pease, fl 1896 (Author)
Galton, Frank Wallace, writer, journalist and Fabian, 1867-1952 (Author)
Geddie, William, encyclopaedia editor, 1877-1967 (Author)
Gill, Arthur Eric Rowton, stone-carver, typographer and printmaker, 1882-1940 (Author)
Gillespie, H J, Fabian and socialist activist, d 1950 (Author)
Green, F E, Fabian, fl 1896 (Author)
Grinling, Charles Harry, Fabian, socialist activist and secretary of the Woolwich Council of Social Services, fl 1889-1939 (Author)
Hayes, Frederick William, author (Author)
Hertz, Robert, socialist (Author)
Hobson, Samuel George, Fabian and Guild Socialist (Author)
International Socialist Bureau (Author)
James Burn and Co Ltd, bookbinders, 1781-1971 (Author)
Lawrence, Amy, Fabian (Author)
Liberal Press Ltd, publishers (Author)
Lloyd, H D, of the 'Chicago Tribune' (Author)
MacDonald, James Ramsay, Prime Minister, 1866-1937 (Author)
Mattos, William Sydney, socialist activist and Fabian, 1851-c 1909 (Recipient)
McCotter, Charles T, manager of The Ball Publishing Company (Author)
Mellor, William, journalist and author (Author)
Meyer, Carl Ferdinand, 1st Baronet (Author)
Parker, John, MP, General Secretary of the Fabian Society, 1906-1981 (Author)
Pease, Edward Reynolds, secretary of the Fabian Society, 1857-1955 (Author)
Sanders, William Stephen, MP, Fabian (Author)
Shakespeare Memorial National Theatre (Subject)
Shallard, Sidney Dillon, of the Fabian Society (Author)
Shaw, George Bernard, author and playwright, 1856-1950, (Author)
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000080436250
Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, publishers (Author)
Standring, George, printer and publisher (Author)
Steele, Enid, of the Fabian Nursery (Author)
Toke, Leslie A, Fabian (Author)
Wardrop, John, literary agent, 1919-2003 (Author)
Webb, Martha Beatrice, social reformer, 1858-1943 (Author)
Webb, Sidney James, Baron Passfield, social reformer and politician, 1859-1957 (Author)
Wells, Amy Catherine, née Robbins 2nd wife of H G Wells (Author)
Wells, Herbert George, novelist, 1866-1946 (Author)
West, Julius, Fabian (Author)
Western Federation of Miners, of the USA (Author)