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British Library of Political and Economic Science

London and Greater London Council for the Prevention of War


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0097 COLL MISC 0830

Held at: British Library of Political and Economic Science

Title: London and Greater London Council for the Prevention of War

Date(s): 1925

Level of description: collection

Extent: 1 volume

Name of creator(s): London and Greater London Council for the Prevention of War

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The membership of this organisation included religious, political, trade union, co-operative, peace society, womens', council and youth representatives. The organisation's first chairman was John Beckett (1894-1954). Beckett was educated at Latymer School and was a journalist and Company Director. He was Labour MP for Gateshead 1924-1929, and Peckham 1929-1931.

CONTENT

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Minute book covering the first three months of the existence of the London and Greater London Council for the Prevention of War, when John Beckett (1894-1964) was chairman.

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Language/scripts of material: English

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OPEN

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

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Archivist's note: Output from CAIRS using template 14 and checked by hand on May 8, 2002

Date(s) of descriptions: 8 May 2002


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Interest groups | Groups
Pacifism | Political doctrines

Personal names
Beckett | John William Warburton | 1894-1964 | politician

Corporate names
London and Greater London Council for the Prevention of War

Places
London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe