Papers of Francis Place in the British Library, 1791-1854 (inclusive), [microform].

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Papers of Francis Place in the British Library, 1791-1854 (inclusive), [microform].

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The papers include correspondence, notes, newspaper clippings, subject files, and an autobiography. Topics covered include: workingmen's associations and the beginnings of collective action; the London Corresponding Society and other political societies of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; political events in England between 1830 and 1854, including the Great Reform Bill, the Bristol Riots, and the National Political Union; Westminster politics and elections; the development of workingmen's political associations; trade unions, trade clubs, and the right to strike. Other topics include Canadian political affairs; Poor Law administration; English drama; and manners and morals. Frequent correspondents include Jeremy Bentham, James Mill, Joseph Hume, and Richard Cobden. These are Additional MSS 27789-27859, 35142-35154, 36623-36628, and 37949-37950 in the British Library.

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