Harold F. Bing Papers
Period
1915-1975
Total size
1.25 m.
Consultation
Not restricted
Biography
Born in Croydon, England 1897, died in East Leakes, Leicestershire 1975; as conscientious objector imprisoned during 1916-1919; one of the founders of Paco, forerunner of the War Resisters' International (WRI); from 1925 member of the International Advisory Council of the WRI; head of the National Committee and Youth Section of the No More War Movement 1923-1937; from 1937 sponsor of the Peace Pledge Union (PPU); lecturer for the WRI and writer of its history, published in The Pacifist .
Content
Correspondence with the government 1917-1918; correspondence with his family and others 1916-1919; personal documents 1915; diaries and reports from his time in prison 1916-1919; correspondence with the WRI secretariat 1928-1954; other WRI documents; articles by Bing on pacifism, conscientious objection and other subjects 1928-1972; agenda and reports of the No-Conscription Fellowship 1916-1919; files on the World Peace Brigade 1953-1962; documentation on peace organizations in France 1924-1925.
Processing information
List made by Amanda Elsinghorst in 1992
LIST
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Certificate of the National
Registration Act, Croydon.
1915
;
Diaries. 1916-1918 ;
Letters from prison to his family. 1916-1919 ;
Letters from his father F.G. Bing and his sister Dorothy. 1916-1919 ;
Miscellaneous prison correspondence. 1916-1919 ;
Records of his time in prison. 1916-1919 ;
Correspondence with Prison Governors and the Home Secretary concerning his stay in prison. 1916-1919 ;
Letters written by his father and his sister Dorothy re the fate of conscientious objectors in World War I, including some responses. 1917-1918 ;
Press clippings on conscientious objection. 1916-1919 ;
Documents re the No-Conscription Fellowship . 1919 ;
Calendars of the Free Christian Church. 1919-1920. 1 box.
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Correspondence. A-W.
1932-1975
:
Abileah, Joseph W. , Haifa. 1970-1972 ;
Abraham, Vivienne , Sydney. 1973 ;
Bader, Ernest , Wollaston, UK. 1974 ;
Barker, Harry , Margate, UK. 1974 ;
Bayliss, V. Scott and Elizabeth, Devizes , UK. 1974 ;
Bisceglia, Louis R. , San José, USA. 1972 ;
Boeke-Cadbury, Beatrice (Betty) , Abcoude. 1972-1974 ;
Brock, Peter , Toronto. 1972-1973 ;
Brown, Joyce Runham , Enfield-London. 1947-1974 ;
Butler, Hubert , Kilkenny, Ireland. 1952-1973 ;
Buzan, Barry , Vancouver. 1973 ;
Desai, Narayan , Varanasi, India. 1973 ;
Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft/Internationale der Kriegsdienstgegner, Munich-Karlsruhe-Essen. 1972-1974 ;
Droz, Numa , Zürich. 1974 ;
Farnborough (Fürnberg), Robert , Edinburgh. 1974 ;
Gandhi Mission Society , The, London. 1948 ;
Goss, Jean , Vienna. 1974 ;
Griffin, Nicholas , Canberra. 1972-1974 ;
Groom, Donald G. , London. 1969-1970 ;
Gudelev, Boris , Sofia. 1948-1973 ;
Hoggett, David , Cheltenham, UK. 1974 ;
Holt, George Eyton , Preston, UK. 1972-1973 ;
Housman, Laurence , London. 1949 ;
Housmans and Peace News , London. 1972 ;
Inebnit, Jean P. , Leeds. 1975 ;
Jong, Dr. Wim , Heemstede. 1970-1973 ;
Kawerau, Einhart , Burlington, Canada. 1974 ;
Kehler, Randy , St. Michaels, USA. 1972-1973 ;
Kingsley Hall, Dagenham. 1974 ;
Knop, C.J. (Kees) , WRI, London. 1973-1975 ;
Kraschutski, Heinz (Enrique) , Cala Ratjada, Mallorca. 1969-1975 ;
Lecoin, Louis , Antony, France. 1970 ;
Lohse-Link, Rosel , Stuttgart. 1972-1973 ;
Mathiesen, Niels , Ballerup, Denmark. 1972 ;
Mathur, Dr. J.S. , University of Allahabad . 1973-1974 ;
Michaltscheff, Dr. Theodor , Hamburg. 1947 ;
Ministry of Labour of the UK. 1942-1943 ;
Molenaar, Cobi , Brunssum, The Netherlands. 1972-1975 ;
Morris-Von Klenze, Hilda , Sudbury, UK. 1972-1975 ;
Österreichische Friedensgesellschaft , Vienna. 1947 ;
Operation Omega, London. 1972 ;
Otter, Laurens , Wellington, New Zealand. 1973 ;
Peace Pledge Union , UK. 1946-1947, 1975 ;
Perno, Ludwig and Lydia , Bournemouth, UK. 1968 ;
Pinna, Antonio , Ferrara. 1949 ;
Ponsonby, Arthur , Haslemere 1932-1933 ;
Prasad, Devi , WRI, London. 1971-1974 ;
Randle, Michael , Bradford, UK. 1971-1973 ;
Rauhut, Franz , Würzburg, Germany. 1972-1974 ;
Rawlinson, Roger . c. 1971 ;
Relgis, Eugen and Pavel Dascalescu , Bucarest-Montevideo. 1947-1972 ;
Reynolds, Reginald , London. 1936-1949 ;
Rona, Franz/Francis , Youth Secretariat WRI, Vienna/London. 1934-1949 ;
Russell, Bertrand , Merioneth, Wales. 1964 ;
Seewann, Robert , Pazifistische Rundschau, Zorneding near Munich. 1972-1974 ;
Skinner, J. Allen , London. 1973 ;
Société Européenne de Culture , Venice. 1964 ;
Solomon, Myrtle , Peace Pledge Union, London. 1971-1975 ;
Steinitz, Martha , Leeds. 1934-1938 ;
Swarthmore College Peace Collection, USA. 1949-1950 ;
Sykes, Marjorie , Kotagiri, India. 1973 ;
Taylor, Betty , Dublin. 1972 ;
Thomson, Ken , Pasadena-Texas-India. 1972-1974 ;
Tordoff, Guy B. , Kvakera Esperantista Societo, Bristol. 1971-1973 ;
Tucker, Alfred G. , Canterbury-Cirencester, UK. 1948-1972 ;
Ude, Dr. Wilhelm , Seesen, Germany. 1969-1970 ;
Van Lierde, Jean , Brussels. 1972-1975 ;
Véran, Emile , Paris. 1949-1950 ;
Vo Van Ai , Overseas Vietnamese Buddhist Association , Gennevilliers, France. 1971 ;
Wadsworth, Trevor , Mansfield. 1973 ;
War Resisters League , New York. 1942-1972 ;
White, Sybil , Bletchley. 1974 ;
Wijk, Hein J. van , Bennebroek, The Netherlands. 1947-1950 ;
Correspondence, chronologically arranged. 1969-1975. 1 box.
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Correspondence with the Secretariat
of the WRI, including reports made on behalf of the
WRI
.
1930-1933
;
Correspondence with the Secretariat of the WRI, including WRI-circulars. 1934-1944. 1 box.
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Correspondence with the Secretariat
of the WRI, including WRI-circulars.
1952-1954
;
Miscellaneous correspondence re the WRI, including circulars, reports, typescripts and some other documents. 1963-1964, 1970-1973, 1975. 1 box.
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File on the 4th Triennial
Conference of the WRI, Digswell Park, UK.
1934
;
File on the 5th Triennial Conference of the WRI, Copenhagen. 1937 ;
File on the 6th Triennial Conference of the WRI, Shrewsbury. 1948 ;
File on the 7th Triennial Conference of the WRI, Brunswick. 1951 ;
File on the 10th Triennial Conference of the WRI, Gandhigram, India. 1960 ;
File on the 11th Triennial Conference of the WRI, Stavanger, Norway. 1963 ;
File on the 12th Triennial Conference of the WRI, Rome. 1966 ;
File on the 13th Triennial Conference of the WRI, Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA. 1969 ;
File on the 14th Triennial Conference of the WRI, Sheffield, England. 1972. 1 box.
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Minutes of meetings of the Council
of the WRI. With annexes.
1933-1973
;
International Council Communications. 1926, 1929, 1932-1953. 1 box.
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Minutes of Executive Committee
meetings of the WRI. With annexes.
1933, 1960-1975
;
File re WRI conferences. 1960-1973 ;
WRI Press releases. 1938-1958, 1962-1964, 1967-1975. 1 box.
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Leaflets of the British Federation
of Youth.
c. 1927-1928
;
Report on the International Peace Bureau by Ben Gerig . 1929 ;
Printed articles by H.F. Bing , published in One and All. The Organ of the National Adult School Union . 1934-1935 ;
File on the pamphlet `The Historical and Philosophical Background of Modern Pacifism' by H.F. Bing . 1971-1972 ;
Notes re `The Role of Pacifism in the Modern World' by H.F. Bing . 1974 ;
File re H.F. Bing , `Experiences of a Conscientious Objector'. Transcript of the sound recording on Bing made by the Imperial War Museum - Oral History Programme. 1974-1975 ;
Typescript of `Czech. Mon examen de conscience', by an anonymous french woman aged 81 years. c. 1960 ;
Documents re pacifists in France and some other european countries. 1924-1925, 1928-1929, 1934-1935 ;
File on the Pacifist Research Bureau. 1941-1943, 1948 ;
`The War Resisters' International '. Manuscript by H.F. Bing . 1943 ;
File re WRI pamphlet in italian. 1946-1948 ;
File re `L'Internationale des résistants à la guerre', article by H.F. Bing for La Patrie Humaine . 1951 ;
File re the World Peace Brigade. 1961-1962 ;
File re ` Albert Einstein and the WRI', article by H.F. Bing . 1931, 1967, 1968. 1 box.
NB. No apparent relation with the papers of H.F. Bing or the WRI.