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London Federation of Anarchists Archives

Period  (1938-1942) 1961-1969 (1983)
Total size   0.24 m.
Consultation Not restricted

History

Formed in 1962, next to existing local anarchist groups in different London districts; maintained close relations with Freedom Press, usually holding office at its premises; provided speakers for various talks about anarchism for a mostly young audience; organized a yearly Anarchists Ball; involved in anti-war and anti-nuclear agitation, in particular in the Easter Aldermaston March of 1963; took part in the preparation of the International Congress of Anarchist Federations held in Carrara, Italy in 1968.

Content

General correspondence (1961-) 1963, 1968-1969; some correspondence and other documents on finances 1963, 1969; some documents relating to the Anarchists Ball 1963, 1969; correspondence by the international secretary of the LFA 1966-1967; correspondence, circulars and bulletins relating to the preparation of the International Congress of Anarchist Federations, including minutes of the National Conference of the Anarchist Federation of Britain in 1967; bulletins and some other printed material from various foreign anarchist groups and federations 1966-1968; some printed material, including clippings on the Second World War and wartime conditions 1938-1942, 1963, 1983.

L I S T

1
General correspondence of the London Federation of Anarchists . With documents from anarchist movements in Argentina, France, Italy, Spain, Uruguay and the USA. 1966-1967.  1 folder.
2
Other correspondence, accounts, statements, financial and other documents. 1968-1969.  1 folder.
3
Bulletins, circulars and other documents relating to the preparation of the International Anarchist Congress at Carrara in 1968. 1966-1967.  1 folder.
4
Reports, correspondence and general information on the International Congress at Carrara September 1968. 1967-1968. With a report on Stalinism. 1940.  1 folder.
5
Bulletins, circulars and some correspondence. 1968-1969. With newspaper clippings of anarchist movements and activities during World War II. 1939-1942.  1 folder.
6
One issue of La Voz del Dependiente, 1938 and one issue of Polemica, 1983 (Spanish socialist periodicals).  1 folder.

Accrual 1997

7-8
Correspondence. ( 1961- ) 1963.  2 folders.
9
Agenda. N.d.  1 folder.
10-11
Financial documents. 1963.  2 folders.
12
Typescript by Nicolas Walter of his review of Mary Grigg 's `The Challenor Case'. With copies of photographs. N.d.  1 folder.
NB. The original photographs have been transferred to the audiovisual department of the IISH.
13-14
Other documents. With copies of newspapers. 1963-1964.  2 folders.

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