Published by Primary Source Microfilm

From the British Library of Political and Economic Science, London

This collection covers the papers of the Reverend Henry Solly, from 1813 through 1903, and is a compilation of correspondence, manuscript notes and pamphlets, circulars and printed notes. Reverend Solly was a noted reformer who lived among those he sought to help. Scholars will value the insight provided into the social and religious conditions of the working class, as well as the housing, education, clubs, cooperatives and major social organizations of the time.

Organizations covered in the collection include:

• The Artisan's Institute
• The Artisan's Technical Association
• The London Artisan's Club and Institute
• The London Association for the Prevention of Pauperism and Crime
• The Social and Political Education League
• The Society for Promoting Industrial Villages
• The Trade's Guild of Learning
• The Workman's Social Education League

Solly's acquaintances included such names as Sidney Webb, William Lovett, John Bebbington, James Bryce and Robert Knight. This collection contains a wealth of important information for students of socialism, union history, cooperative movements and parliamentary reforms

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