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'Treasurer's Correspondence General', 26 Feb 1937-9 Aug 1938

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Includes correspondence with Livie-Noble about the inauguration of the fund, his appointment as Honorary Treasurer, membership of the Committee, the appointment of representatives from other organisations, and letters of appeal to The Times.

The first Chairman was Professor H. Stanley Jevons, but due to his political associations he retired on 31 Mar 1937 and Sir Sidney Barton took his place. Mrs Hazel N. Napier was Hon Secretary. Other correspondents include:

  1. John Fletcher
  2. F.G. Lee (Colonial Office)
  3. S.J. Thorne (Society of Friends)
  4. Major L. Athill
  5. S.J. Thorne (Society of Friends)
  6. Sylvia Pankhurst
  7. C.A. Radice
  8. Maconnen Habte Wolde.

Includes copies of:

  1. (fols. 50-52) letters from the Abyssinia Refugees Relief Fund (ARRF) to the New Statesman and Nation
  2. (fol. 64) Parliamentary Questions about Abyssinian (Ethiopian) refugees, 11 Jun 1938.

Dates

  • Creation: 26 Feb 1937-9 Aug 1938

Extent

64 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Afr. s. 1427/5, folder 1

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

Contact:
Weston Library
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