IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0097 DICKINSON
Held at: British Library of Political and Economic Science
Title: DICKINSON, Goldsworthy Lowes (1862-1932); humanist, historian, philosopher
Date(s): c1904-c1914
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 2 boxes
Name of creator(s): Dickinson | Goldsworthy Lowes | 1862-1932 | humanist, historian, philosopher
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson was born in 1862 in a Christian Socialist family. He studied at Charterhouse and King's College, Cambridge, and tried lecturing and medicine before turning to literature full time. In 1887 he became a Fellow at King's College where he remained for the rest of his life. Dickinson lectured at the London School of Economics for 15 years and with Lord Dickinson and Lord Bryce he planned the ideas behind of the League of Nations, resulting in his book The International Anarchy. He died on 3 August 1932.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of the historian Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson, c 1904-1914, comprise press cuttings and pamphlets relating to foreign affairs (collected for his book The International Anarchy).
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
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Open
Conditions governing reproduction:
Most items can be photocopied, subject to handling and copyright restrictions. No material may be published without the prior permission of both the copyright holder and the Library. All applications for publication must be made to the Archivist in the first instance, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user.
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
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Archivist's note: Sources: Copied from LSE Archives CALM database
Date(s) of descriptions: Feb 2008