PEASE, Edward Reynolds, 1857-1955, founder of the Fabian Society
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0097 SR 1026 |
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 | : PEASE, Edward Reynolds, 1857-1955, founder of the Fabian Society |
Date(s) | : [1916] |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 1 volume |
Name of creator(s) | : Pease | Edward Reynolds | 1857-1955 | founder of the Fabian Society |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born 1857; educated at home; entered merchant's office, 1874-1878; member of London Stock Exchange, 1880-1886; cabinet-maker and trade unionist in Newcastle, 1886-1889; founded, with others, the Fabian Society, 1883; Secretary of the Fabian Society, 1890-1913; Honorary Secretary of the Fabian Society, 1914-1938; member of Executive of Labour Party from its start, 1900-1913; Governor of London School of Economics, 1895-; died 1955. Publications: Capital and compensation (Fabian Tract, London, 1909); The Case for Municipal Drink Trade (PS King and Son, Westminster, 1904); Fifth Edition of Kirkup's History of Socialism (A&C Black, London, 1920); Gold and state banking (London, 1912); The History of the Fabian Society (AC Fifield, London, 1916).
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Typescript history of the Fabian Society up to 1915, written by Edward Reynolds Pease in [1916], with corrections by Sidney Webb and George Bernard Shaw.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English.
System of arrangement:
1 volume
Conditions governing access:
Open. Microfilm copy available.
Conditions governing reproduction:
No copyright restrictions. Microfilm copies only.
Finding aids:
No further list required.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Also known as R 1026.
Immediate source of acquisition:
Transferred from the Library Pamphlet Collection.
Allied Materials
Related material:
The British Library of Political and Economic Science also holds material relating to Edward Reynolds Pease in the papers of the Fabian Society (Ref: Fabian Society), Sidney and Beatrice Webb (Ref: Passfield), the Royal Economic Society (Ref: RES/1/3/10), Graham Wallas (Ref: Wallas), Robert Dell (Ref: Dell 3/5), the Independent Labour Party (Ref: ILP), and Percival Chubb (Ref: Chubb 2/3/31). The Library also holds papers collected by Pease on local government (Ref: Coll Misc 0572), the Fabian Society (Ref: Coll Miscs 0573, 0360, , 0375, 0887 and 0197), the Labour Party (Ref: Coll Miscs 0196, 0831 and SR 1143), the Land Club League (Ref: Coll Misc 0052), the Labour Representation League (Ref: Coll Misc 0196), as well as an article by Pease on Sidney Webb (Ref: Coll Misc 0280). The Labour History Archives and Study Centre, Manchester University, holds correspondence and papers, 1900-1907; Nuffield College Library, Oxford University, has mimeographed recollections with manuscript annotations, 1930-1953 (Ref: H/7/1); the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Library, University of Texas at Austin, USA, contains letters from George Bernard Shaw (Ref: No 121).
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Publication note:
The History of the Fabian Society (AC Fifield, London, 1916).
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Sources: Who's Who 1897-1996 (A & C Black, 1996); British Library On-Line Public Access Catalogue 97; Historical Manuscripts Commission National Register of Archives. 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:
Mar 2001
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