Owenite Societies Archives
Period
1838-1845, 1860, 1863
Total size
0.12 m.
Consultation
Not restricted
History
The Universal Community Society of Rational Religionists (Rational Society) was established in 1839, with the amalgamation of the Association of All Classes of All Nations, established in 1835 by Robert Owen, and the National Community Friendly Society established by Owenites in 1837; initial aim, promoted through the journal New Moral World founded by Owen in 1834, was to prepare public opinion for the `secular millennium'; Owenites were offered 'social salvation'; in 1839 an agricultural community was started at Queenswood, East Tytherly, Hampshire; it existed for six years, but did not outlast Owen's rapid spending of funds and authoritarian leadership; in 1846 its last building was closed, limiting the activity of the Rational Society to the winding up of financial affairs.
Content
Minutes of the Central Boards of the Association of All Classes of All Nations 1838-1840, of the National Community Friendly Society 1838-1842, including the minutes of their Congress in 1838, and the Universal Community Society of Rational Religionists 1843-1845, 1860, 1863.
Secondary creator
Universal Community Society of Rational Religionists, National Community Friendly Society.Alternate Form of Material
Microfilm publication by Harvester Press (1979).
LIST
- 1
- Minutes of the Central Board of the Association of All Classes of All Nations. 1838-1840. 1 volume.
- 2
- Minutes of the Board of directors of the National Community Friendly Society, including the minutes of their Congress in 1838. 1838-1842. 1 volume.