Papers of T W Mercer 1833-1961

Owen, Robert, 1771-1858

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Robert Owen (1771-1858) was born at Newtown, Wales to a working family, his father being employed as the local postmaster. From an early age Owen was encouraged to read and debate, and using this knowledge he was able to mentor the younger children at his school. Aged just 10 he left school and was apprenticed to a Mr James McGuffog, a linen draper from Stamford, Lincolnshire, and, according to his Autobiography, he was independent from his parents from this point onwards. ...

Dent, J J

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Heron, L S

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Brougham, H.

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Oldknow, Samuel 1756-1828

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Epithet: of Melior British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000357.0x00026d Samuel Oldknow was an English industrialist, the first successful maker of British muslin. He was born in Anderton, Lancashire in 1756. After serving an apprenticeship, he set up as manufacturer of cotton goods and fustians in Anderton. In 1781, as the cotton industry became mechanized, Oldknow began producing muslin pro...

Cornish, Carrie

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Lawrenson, M

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Hibbert, Julian

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Pitman, Isaac

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Epithet: inventor of modern shorthand British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001185.0x00009a ...

Faucher, M Leon

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Linton, W. J. (William James), 1812-1897

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English poet and wood engraver. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Brantwood, to Mr. [Robert] Chester, 1864 Oct. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270590411 From the description of Autograph letters signed (3) : [London], to J. Hogarth, printseller, Haymarket, 1854 June to Sept. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270871329 English-American wood engraver and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to A. Johnston, 184...

Belfast Co-operative Society

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Thompson, William, 1775-1833

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Alsop, Thomas

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Neale, Henry James Vansittart

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Dyer, George, 1755-1841

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George Dyer, English author and advocate of political reform. He wrote several works in the interest of England's poor, and counted many notable literary figures among his social circle, including Wordsworth, Coleridge, Godwin, and Southey. From the description of George Dyer manuscript material : 17 items, 1792-1824 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 174137726 Epithet: of Add MS 36806 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Desc...

The Club and Institute Union of Great Britain

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Rigby, James, 1939-

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Fox, W.J.

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Bath and Twerton Co-operative Society

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Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875

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English poet, apologist and naturalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Eversley, to Fanny Grenfell, 1842 Nov. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270864471 English clergyman, author, teacher. From the description of Letter, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122549986 From the guide to the Charles Kingsley letter, undated, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Author and clergyman of the Church of England. From the de...

Cobbett, William, 1763-1835

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William Cobbett, British journalist, writer and political activist. From the description of William Cobbett collection, 1787-1835. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82678663 From the description of William Cobbett collection, 1787-1835. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702161934 English journalist and political reformer; producer of Cobbett's Weekly Political Register from 1802 to 1835. Threatened with arrest for sedition, Cobbett took refuge in the United States from 18...

Guild of Co-operators

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Pole, W L. Reverend

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Lamb, Caroline, Lady, 1785-1828

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English novelist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Rosina [Lady Lytton], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270871221 Lady Caroline Lamb, English novelist. From the description of Lady Caroline Lamb manuscript material : 48 items, 1815-1828 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 707758437 British writer. From the description of Sketch, ca. 1800. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79211312 Caroline ...

Howarth, Charles

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Milbanke, Ralph Gordon Noel King., 1839-1906

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Hudson, J. W., DDS

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Watson, James

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Epithet: of Add MS 22910 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000979.0x000138 Epithet: Lord Provost of Glasgow 1872 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000979.0x0001be Epithet: Deputy to the British Resident at Amsterdam British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000979....

Rathbone, William

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Epithet: ship-owner, of Liverpool British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000877.0x000235 Epithet: of Liverpool; of Add MS 40590 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000877.0x000233 ...

King, William, 1786-1865

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Raven, Charles E.

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Penack

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Lanark Provident Co-operative Society Limited

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Fallenberg, Fredk

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Hirst, Thomas

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Epithet: financial administrator in Sierra Leone British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001039.0x000272 ...

Keen, George

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Rochdale Equitable Pioneers' Society

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Knight, Charles, 1946-

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Epithet: author and publisher; of Add MS 46632 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000695.0x00039f Epithet: of Add MS 31978 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000695.0x0003e3 ...

Neale, Henry James Vansittart., 1842-1923

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Holyoake, George-Jacob 1817-1906

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George Jacob Holyoake was an English social reformer. His father was a smith, and Holyoake worked in the foundry, before encountering the socialist ideas of Robert Owen. He became a Chartist and teacher, and also wrote and edited socialist periodicals. Imprisoned for condemning Christianity, he founded the important socialist journal The Reasoner. He also opposed government censorship of the press, and worked for tax reform and other causes. From the description of George Jacob Holyo...

Puvell, E

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King, G Lionel

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Travis, Henry

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Webb, Catherine, 1986-

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London Co-operative Society

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The London Co-operative Society was formed in September 1920 by the amalgamation of the Stratford Co-operative Society and the Edmonton Co-operative Society, two of the largest societies in the London Metropolitan area. In 1921, the LCS was also joined by the West London Society, the Kingston Society and the Co-operative Brotherhood Trust. In addition, the LCS also took over 2 branches of the Staines Co-operative Party. The consolidation of co-operative societies in the Greater Lond...

Clinton, Henry., fl 1860

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Place, Francis, 1771-1854

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British reformer. From the description of Letters, 1836-1843. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39208674 Epithet: of Add MS 37949 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000408.0x0000bb Francis Place was born in 1771 in London, England and was a tailor by trade. Through his activities as a lobbyist for labor reform and as a labor organizer, Place became an influential radical political...

Pratt, Hodgson, 1824-1907

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Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873

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Epithet: of Add MS 37311 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000474.0x00006e John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was a British philosopher known for his writings on social and political theory, particularly utilitarianism. From the guide to the John Stuart Mill Letters, 1851-1889, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) British philosopher. From the description...

Pare, William, 1805-1873

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William Pare (1804-1873) was a Birmingham tobacconist, who was one of the founders of the first Birmingham Cooperative Society. He left Birmingham in 1842 to become acting governor of Robert Owen's community at Queenswood, Hampshire, from 1842-1844, and published numerous works on cooperation. Robert Owen was born in Newtown, Wales in 1771. He was apprenticed to a draper in Stamford, Northamptonshire at the age of 10, and continued his working education in London from the ages of 13 to 16. In 17...

Robertson, Frederick W.

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Hull Anti Mill Society

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Wright, J. (Joan)

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Epithet: of Egerton MS 3330 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000507.0x000181 Epithet: of Add MS 27337 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000507.0x000182 Epithet: of Add MS 38323 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000507.0x000185 Epithet: Deputy Chie...

Jackson, Edward (Edward Oliver)

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Epithet: yeoman, of Beighton British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000214.0x0000d5 Epithet: of Add MS 32702 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000214.0x0000d0 Epithet: Captain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000214.0x0000ce Epithet: b 1812, incumbent ...

Alcester Needlemakers

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McColwin, Lionel R

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Carson, William

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Stockholm Co-operative Society

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Byron, Anne Isabella Milbanke Byron, Baroness, 1792-1860

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Anne Isabella Noel Byron, Lady Byron was the wife of the poet Lord Byron. In the years following their separation and his death, she dedicated herself to philanthropic causes, with a special interest in education of the poor. From the description of Lady Byron manuscript material : 75 items, 1809-1857 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 78251469 From the guide to the Lady Byron manuscript material : 97 items, 1809-1857, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzh...

Allen, William

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Epithet: Bishop of Exeter British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000923.0x000075 Epithet: Receiver-General of land taxes in Norfolk British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000923.0x000084 Epithet: Rector of Kirkby Mallory British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000923....

Davies, T. G.

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Epithet: Captain; of Add MS 38310 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x00007b Epithet: of Stowe MS 569 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000213.0x0000ca ...

Jones, Lloyd

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Epithet: journalist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000441.0x00005c ...

Seymour, J T

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Shipton, George

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Tinplate Workers' Society

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Gray, J.C.

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Bishop, Thomas. Reverend

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Amalgamated Society of Engineers

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Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers: 1992 merged with the Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunication and Plumbing Union to form the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union (AEEU). 2002 Merged into AMICUS Amalgamated Union of Engineering and Foundry Workers: Historical Directory of trade Unions, vol 2 pg 19 Amalgamated Engineering Union (1920-1968): Historical Directory of Trade Unions, vol 2 pg 12 Amalgamated Society of Engineers, Machini...

Co-operative Union Limited

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Liverpool Co-operative Provident Association

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Fellenberg, Emanuel von, 1771-1844

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Ashworth, Samuel., 1825-1871

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King, William

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Epithet: Archbishop of Dublin; of Add MS 32096 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000695.0x000107 Epithet: of Add MS 33980 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000695.0x00011e Epithet: Bishop of Derry and Archbishop of Dublin British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_1000000...

Dent, John J

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Howarth, Charles., 1814-1868

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Clayton, John. Reverend

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King, Elizabeth

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Elliott, E

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Howitt, Mary Botham, 1799-1888

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Mary Howitt, née Botham, English writer and translator. From the description of Mary Howitt manuscript material : 2 items, ca. 1828? (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 430350254 Writer of children's stories and other works, who often wrote with her husband, William Howitt. From the description of Letters, 1835-1854. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122295254 English author. From the description of Papers, 1832-...

Neale, Edward Vansittart, 1810-1892

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Edward Vansittart Neale was born in Bath on 2nd April 1810. His relatives included William Wilberforce, politician and leading abolitionist of the Slave Trade and Nicholas Vansittart, Chancellor of the Exchequer during the administration of Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool. Oliver Cromwell was also amongst his distant ancestors. Neale was raised an Evangelical Christian, and was educated at home by his father, the Rev. Edward Neale who was the rector of Taplow, Buckinghamshir...

Ludlow, John Malcolm Forbes, 1821-1911

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English social reformer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to John Ruskin, 1888 June 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270590777 Epithet: barrister British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000705.0x00014b John Malcolm Forbes Ludlow (1821-1911), barrister, was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel John Ludlow (d.1821) of the Indian Army. Ludlow played an important part...

Odger, George

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Epithet: trade unionist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000260 ...

Fellenberg, Emanuel von, 1771-1844

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Jones, Ernest, 1879-1958

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Psychoanalyst. From the description of Papers of Ernest Jones, 1921-1958. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84455589 ...

Cooper, William

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Epithet: Bookseller, of London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000445.0x000296 Epithet: of Sloane MS 3452 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000445.0x00029c Epithet: plate-glass manufacturer to the Queen British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000445.0x00029d ...

Co-operative Printing Society Limited

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Brown, William Henry, 1868-

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Rochdale Equitable Pioneers' Society Limited

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King, John. Reverend

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MacNab, H G

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Mercer, Thomas William, 1884-

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Fellenberg, Philip Emanuel von, 1771-1844.

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Greening Edward Owen 1836-1923

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Campbell, Alexander

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Epithet: MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000755.0x0003ce Epithet: Lieutenant-Colonel; of Fonab; commanding Highland Independent Company British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000755.0x0003cc Epithet: Captain; 21st Regiment British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000...