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General Correspondence and Papers

Collection: Atheism and Anti-War Sentiments in the Bradlaugh Family, 1833-1948    Volumes    General Correspondence and Papers
These items cover four different periods with regard to Bradlaugh: from birth until he left the army, Bradlaugh's political career prior to Parliament, his parliamentary career, and from his deathbed to securing his legacy. The first period, running from 1833 until 1859 includes his birth certificate and papers prior to 1849; these papers are followed by records relating to his short stay in the military. Items covering Bradlaugh's political career, prior to Election to Parliament, shed new light on the Devonport affair, his membership of the Freemasons' Lodge which was expelled by the Grand Lodge of Ireland and England for its commitment to secularism, and his support for Prince Napoleon Joseph Bonaparte (b.1822, d.1891). The first part of Bradlaugh's correspondence and papers during his time in Parliament focusses upon the six legal cases which he was fighting as either the plaintiff or the defendant; the latter part focusses more on Bradlaugh's parliamentary work with particular regard to India. The bulk of the content from 1890 until 1899 focusses upon Bradlaugh's death and the reaction to it. Correspondence and papers from 1900 reveal the depth of Hypatia Bonner (née Bradlaugh)'s determination to protect her father's legacy and correct any reports of him she saw as inaccurate.
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General Correspondence and Papers, 1948

Contains replies to the Secular Education League circular about religious education under the 1944 Education Act.

Date:1948-1948
Contributor:National Secular Society
Identifier:72979-C14

General Correspondence and Papers, 1930 - 1939

These documents include a continuation of Bonner's thirty year campaign to halt the spread of Holyoake's 'The Warpath of Opinion' and expunge its existence from the pages of history. Bonner's...

Date:1930-1939
Contributor:National Secular Society
Identifier:72979-C13

General Correspondence and Papers, 1920 - 1929

Issues covered by these items include concerns regarding the view of Bradlaugh's statue in Northampton being obscured by the ex-servicemen's coffee stall, questions to Bonner regarding whether Bradlaugh renounced atheism...

Date:1920-1929
Contributor:National Secular Society
Identifier:72979-C12

General Correspondence and Papers, 1910 - 1919

These papers feature H.B Bonner's correspondence with authors and publishers, including those of the Encyclopedia Britannica, to demand corrections and retractions from them regarding what Bonner regarded as inaccuracies. Correspondence...

Date:1910-1919
Contributor:National Secular Society
Identifier:72979-C11

General Correspondence and Papers, 1900 - 1909

Most of the content from the first three of these years is written to address alleged inaccuracies of the press and complaints to Holyoake for circulating copies of his book...

Date:1900-1909
Contributor:National Secular Society
Identifier:72979-C10

General Correspondence and Papers, 1890 - 1899

Contents on India include papers from John E. Gorst of the India Office in response to questions asked in Parliament by Bradlaugh and correspondence with Gorst on an India Councils...

Date:1890-1899
Contributor:National Secular Society
Identifier:72979-C09

General Correspondence and Papers, 1880-1889, Part 3 1888-1889

Focusses on the libel case of Bradlaugh v. British Empire and upon Bradlaugh's short imprisonment in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament. Other legal cases featured include Bradlaugh...

Date:1888-1889
Contributor:National Secular Society
Identifier:72979-C08

General Correspondence and Papers, 1880-1889, Part 2 1884-1887

Focusses on the libel case of Bradlaugh v. British Empire and upon Bradlaugh's short imprisonment in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament. Other legal cases featured include Bradlaugh...

Date:1884-1887
Contributor:National Secular Society
Identifier:72979-C07
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