Papers, 1873-1931.

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Papers, 1873-1931.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19643011

Mostly letters from Holyoake to William H. Duignan, illustrating his career as a reformer. Includes information on the movement to improve workingmen's conditions, Irish reform, Holyoake's journey to the U.S. (1882), his religious views, and home rule for England and Ireland.

357 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6966319

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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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...

Duignan, W. H. (William Henry)

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