DYSON, Anthony Edward, fl 1958-1998, lecturer and gay activist

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0097 HCA/Dyson
Held at	: British Library of Political and Economic Science   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.lse.ac.uk/library ›
Full title	: DYSON, Anthony Edward, fl 1958-1998, lecturer and gay activist
Date(s)	: 1958
Level of description	: Subfonds of the Hall-Carpenter Archives View parent record
Extent	: 1 box
Name of creator(s)	: Dyson | Anthony Edward | fl 1958-1998 | lecturer and gay activist

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

In 1957, the Wolfenden Report proposed that homosexual behaviour between consenting adults in private no longer be considered a criminal offence. On 7 March 1958, a letter, drafted by Anthony Edward Dyson and signed by a number of eminent individuals, appeared in The Times supporting the Wolfenden recommendation.
Dyson was instrumental in the creation of the Homosexual Law Reform Society in 1958, and became one of the original Trustees of the Albany Trust, a counselling and research service for the gay community, in the same year.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of Anthony Edward Dyson, 1958, 1990 and 1995, comprising a file of letters sent to Dyson in response to the letter to The Times supporting the recommendation of the Wolfenden Committee for the decriminalisation of homosexuality, 1958, with a note by Dyson on the background to the Times letter, 1990; a file relating to the formation of the Homosexual Law Reform Society, 1958, including a copy of the Report of the Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution (Wolfenden Report), memoranda on homosexuality by the Albany Trust and the HLRS, press cuttings relating to the Wolfenden Report, correspondence with various individuals concerning Dyson's letter to The Times, a copy of the original letter, material relating to the formation of the Honorary Committee of the HLRS, and a note by Dyson explaining the historical background, 1995.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Arranged by Dyson in two files.

Conditions governing access:

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Apply to Archivist for copyright details. Most documents may be photocopied.

Finding aids:

On-line catalogue available.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Given by Dyson in 1990.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Allied Materials

Related material:

The Hall-Carpenter Archives at the British Library of Political and Economic Science also hold the papers of the Albany Trust and the HLRS.

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Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Sources: British Library of Political and Economic Science Archives catalogue. Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
Oct 2000