Henri Zisly Papers

Period 1892-1920
Total size   0.3 m.
Consultation Not restricted

Biography

Born in Paris 1872, died in 1945; anarchist, writer, advocate of libertarian naturalism; employed by the Compagnie des Chemins de Fer du Nord from 1897, dismissed in 1915 because of his antipatriotic article in Bataille syndicaliste Paris; wrote articles for a large number of anarchist periodicals in France, other European countries and North and South America, especially for Le Libertaire; his editorships included L'Humanité nouvelle 1895-1898, L'État naturel 1894-1898 and La Vie naturelle Paris 1907-1920.

Content

Twelve volumes compiled by Zisly to send to friends, containing press clippings, handwritten copies, translations and notes on the genesis of his articles, critics of his publications and some printed documents, including some numbers of La Vie naturelle.

Related material

Institut français d'Histoire Sociale, Paris and Centre d'Histoire du Syndicalisme de l'Université de Paris.