Archives Vernon Richards
Period (1858-)
1907-2001
Total size 11.6 m.
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Biography
Recchioni, Vero, later anglicised to Vernon Richards: born in London 1915, died in Hadleigh, Suffolk 2001; civil engineer, anarchist and editor; helped his father with propaganda work against Mussolini; arrested in Paris in January 1935 and extradited from France; in 1936, he published in collaboration with Camillo Berneri a bilingual anarchist and antifascist paper Italia Libera/Free Italy; founded and edited Spain and the World, which became Revolt in 1939, and eventually was followed by War Commentary 1939-1945 and Freedom from 1945; imprisoned for nine months for inciting agitation among soldiers in 1945; editor of Freedom until 1964; continued to run Freedom Press; among his publications are `Lessons of the Spanish Revolution' 1953 and `Errico Malatesta - Life and Ideas' 1965. Berneri, Marie Louise: his first wife, born in Arezzo, Italy 1918, died in London 1949; took part in the publication of Revision Paris; went to Spain in 1936 where her father Camillo Berneri edited Guerra di Classe; returned to Paris to study psychology at the Sorbonne; went again to Spain after the assassination of her father; in October 1937 she went to London to help her companion Vernon Richards with the publication of Spain and the World; member of the group that edited Revolt and then War Commentary and Freedom until her premature death; among her publications are `Journey through Utopia' 1950 and `Neither East nor West' 1952. Recchioni, Emidio: his father, born in Russi near Ravenna, Italy 1864, died in Paris 1934; railroad employee; originally a republican and follower of Giuseppe Mazzini; converted to anarchism in the early 1890s; contributed to Sempre Avanti; founded and edited, with Cesare Agostinelli and others, L'art. 248 Ancona in 1894; arrested in June 1894 in connection with the shooting of Prime Minister Crispi and confined for three years; started with Malatesta and friends L' Agitazione Ancona in 1897; soon arrested again and sent back to the prison isles, but managed to escape; emigrated to England in 1900; stayed involved in all Italian anarchist publications published in Ancona before and during the First World War; contributor to La Protesta and L' Adunata dei refrattari and other papers, mainly under his pen name Nemo; organized and financed a number of attempts on Mussolini.
Content
Vernon Richards papers: correspondence relating to Freedom, 1924, 1933-1987 and n.d., including some personal letters, with Camillo Berneri, Gerald Brenan, Havelock Ellis, Emma Goldman, Jim Huggon and Steve Sorba, August John, Max Nettlau, George Orwell, Sylvia Pankhurst, Herbert Read, Raffaele Schiavina and many other anarchists mainly from France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and the USA; personal papers relating to education, study, finance, family members, memberships and business activities 1926-1983; manuscripts of articles and books, including `Malatesta - Life and Ideas' and `Lessons of the Spanish Revolution', with some other documents; manuscripts and notes by Camillo Berneri, Max Nettlau and others 1858-1984; manuscripts of translations, including `Kropotkin's The State - Its Historic Role' and Gaston Leval's `Collectives in the Spanish Revolution' by (1937) 1969, 1973-1975, 1978; files relating to Freedom Press, including minutes of meetings 1946-1948, 1965-1967; documents relating to organization, finance and premisis, partly also concerning Spain and the World and Revolt 1936-1984; manuscripts by various authors; documents on publishing activities, the Freedom bookshop, a conflict with the Anarchist Federation Group 1941-1946, the prosecution of Freedom members on charges of conspiracy 1940-1941, 1944-1945; documents relating to a protest meeting against political trials in Spain 1952, including single letters from Benjamin Brittan, Fenner Brockway, E.M. Foster, Aldous Huxley, Lewis Mumford and Bertrand Russell; documents on other subjects and printed material. Marie Louise Berneri papers: correspondence with anarchists 1936, 1938-1949, including Volin (pseudonym of Vsevelod M. Eichenbaum); letters from her mother Giovanna Berneri 1937, 1939 and from Vernon Richards 1945; diaries 1934, 1939, 1947-1949; documents relating to education and study 1933-1936; manuscript of `Workers in Stalin's Russia' 1941-1945 and of articles and speeches 1937-1938, 1940-1943; notes 1929, 1935-1944, 1949; documentation 1932-1947; letters by Marie Louise Berneri to her grandmother Aldalgisa Berneri-Fochi 1947-1949. Emidio Recchioni papers: letters received from Luigi Fabbri, Carlo Frigero, Luigi Galleani, Errico Malatesta, Max Nettlau, Raffaele Schiavina (1904-) 1921-1934; notebooks kept during his illness 1934; manuscripts of articles 1921 and n.d.; financial documents relating to his Italian produce store `King Bomba' in London 1917-1919 and Carrara marble trading 1925, 1931-1933; some documents concerning Michele Schirru's attempt on Mussolini and Recchioni's involvement 1930-1932. Papers of other relatives: papers of Camillo Berneri (1897-1937) consisting of letters received by Berneri 1916, 1920, 1929, 1935, manuscripts of articles primarily on the catholic church and fascism 1905-1906, 1909, 1926-1927, 1932-1937, notes on Spain 1936-1937, printed material; papers of Giovanna Berneri, Giliane Berneri, Constanza Recchioni, Vera Balfour-Recchioni.
Correspondence relating to Freedom Press, including personal correspondence 1945-2000; correspondence with Chip's Booksearch 1997-1999, Marianne Enckel 1988-1996, Simone Gangnet 1999-2000, Sidonie Goossens 1999-2000, Bob Jones 1985-1992, Morag 1999-2000; passport and other personal documents 1942, 1960; typescripts and manuscripts of his books and articles 1964-1999; correspondence with Freedom Press office 1998; typescripts and manuscripts of books and articles to be published by Freedom Press, including notes and documentation 1931-1933, 1964-1995; documents concerning the publication of books, pamphlets and the periodicals Freedom, The Raven and other publications 1932, 1941, 1995-1996; documents concerning the Marie Louise Berneri Memorial Committee 1949-1952, 1954, a Freedom readership survey 1960, Freedom Press bookshop 1973-1994, Friends of Freedom Press 1975-1990; financial documents of Freedom Press 1990-1999; documents concerning his activities as photographer, secondhand bookseller and tour guide 1946-1968; file on Herbert Read and other documents 1939-1969; documentation on reviews of his publications and of others 1949-1996, on persons, including George Orwell and Colin Ward 1947-1999, on communist countries 1939-1994, on anarchism and other documentation 1881-2000.
Papers of other relatives: papers of Giliane Berneri 1949-1954, 1999; papers of Marie Louise Berneri (1918-1949), including correspondence 1937-1948, typescript and personal notes 1936-1937, printed articles, published in War Commentary and Freedom 1939-1948.
Processing information
List made by Tiny de Boer in 1990, 2002
Secondary creator
Recchioni, Emidio. Berneri, Marie Louise.Alternate Form of Material
Security microfilms 1990.
INTRODUCTION
THE ARCHIVES
The papers of Vernon Richards were
bought in 1987 and transferred to the International Institute of Social History
in 1988.
They contained not only the archive of Vernon
Richards himself, but also papers of his companion Marie
Louise Berneri, his father Emidio Recchioni,
and the papers of some other relatives and staff members of Freedom
Press, to which Vernon Richards dedicated the
larger part of his life.
BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL DATA
VERNON RICHARDS (1915-2001)
Vero Recchioni, later anglicised to
Vernon Richards, was born in London in 1915 as the son of
the Italian refugees Emidio and Constanza Recchioni.
He began his political career helping his father with propaganda work against
Mussolini's fascist system. He was arrested in Paris in
1935 and expelled from France. Early in 1936 he published in collaboration with
Camillo Berneri, a bilingual anarchist and antifascist
paper Italia Libera/Free Italy. He founded and edited
Spain and the World, which became
Revolt in 1939. Later is was called War
Commentary (1939-1945) and then Freedom, from
1945.
In 1945 Vernon Richards was accused of inciting
agitation among soldiers and was sentenced to nine months imprisonment along
with Philip Sansom and John Hewetson.
From 1949 until 1952 he was a member of the Freedom
Press Group. He was the editor of Freedom from
1952 until 1964. After he retired from the editorship, he continued to manage
Freedom Press financially. He wrote many books and
articles on anarchist topics and translated some books from the French and
Italian into English. Trained as a civil engineer he was employed during the
Second World War by Caffin & Co. Ltd as engineer/agent on several
contracts, mostly for the Main Line Railway Companies (1).
From 1968 he
worked as a commercial gardener. He also lead tours, did photography and was
engaged in his father's wine and pasta store "King Bomba" in London.
MARIE LOUISE BERNERI (1918-1949)
Marie Louise Berneri was born in
1918 in Arezzo, Italy. She was a member of a well-known anarchist family. Her
father Camillo Berneri was a leading theoretician of the
Italian anarchist movement. Because he refused to accept the demands laid upon
the teaching profession by the Fascists the family left Italy and went into
exile in France.
Marie Louise Berneri soon became
involved in the anarchist movement and took part in the publication of Révision
in Paris with a group of French militants. In 1936 she went to Spain where
Camillo Berneri edited Guerra di
Classe. She returned to Paris to study psychology at the Sorbonne
but went back to Spain after the assassination of her father in 1937 during the
Spanish Civil War.
Later in 1937 she moved to London to help her
companion Vernon Richards with the publication of
Spain and the World. She became a member of the group that
edited Revolt, which was later renamed War
Commentary and Freedom (from 1945 on). In order
to escape from the wandering expatriate existence of a political refugee she
married Vernon Richards (2). She wrote books, pamphlets,
articles, editorials and reviews and edited anarchist publications. She also
organized meetings, initiated weekly lectures and sold the papers and pamphlets
in the Freedom bookshop, during meetings and in the
streets. She maintained an extensive correspondence with anarchists in Europe
and South America and played a leading role in the anarchist movement in
England. In 1949 she died at an early age.
EMIDIO RECCHIONI (1864-1934)
Emidio
Recchioni, Vernon Richards' father, was born in
Russi near Ravenna, Italy in 1864. He was employed as a railroad-employee.
Originally a republican and follower of Giuseppe Mazzini,
he was converted to anarchism in the early 1890s by Cesare
Agostinelli in Ancona.
He started to write, in particular
satirical and polemical articles on local subjects for the anarchist press,
mainly Sempre Avanti. With
Agostinelli and others he founded and edited L'art. 248 in
1894.
In June 1894 he was arrested in connection with the shooting of the
Italian Prime Minister Crispi and eventually confined to
three years in prison. Released in March 1897 he started together with
Errico Malatesta and friends L'Agitazione in Ancona. Soon
he was arrested again and was sent to the prison isles from which he managed to
escape (3).
Having lost his job at the railroad company he emigrated to
England in 1900 ( 4), and started a wine and pasta store in London named
"King Bomba", in memory of the notorious tyrant of Naples, King
Ferdinand II (5). He also traded in Carrara marble.
He was involved in
all Italian anarchist publications published before and during the First World
War and was also a regular contributor to La Protesta and
L'Adunata dei refrattari, mainly under his pen name Nemo. He organized and
financed a number of attempts on Mussolini.
He died
in Paris in 1934.
FREEDOM AND FREEDOM PRESS
Published by Freedom
PressFreedom was originally founded in October
1886 by a group of people which included Peter Kropotkin,
who lived in Britain from 1886 to 1917 and was a frequent contributor until the
First World War. Other foreign exiles were also involved, but the group
consisted mainly of native activists and was run for the major part of its
existence by Tom Keell. When Freedom
ceased to appear in 1927 he moved Freedom Press to
Whiteway Colony near Stroud and ran it from there publishing at irregular
intervals a Freedom Bulletin between 1928 to 1932. A rival
paper called Freedom (New Series) was published from 1930
to 1936 by a group of opponents.
A second period in the history of the
Freedom Press began in 1936 at the time of the Spanish
Civil War. The achievements of the Spanish anarchist movement resulted in a
revival of activity amongst anarchists and considerable interest and sympathy
in a broader part of the general public.
In 1936 therefore Spain
and the World was set up at the initiative of Vernon
Richards and was supported by Marie Louise
Berneri and some members of the old group. After Tom
Keell's death in 1938, Freedom and
Spain and the World were combined.
In 1939 a few
months after the collapse in Spain the periodical appeared under the new title
Revolt, with Vernon Richards still a
editor, but several others as co-editors. The last issue of this paper appeared
on June 3rd 1939.
Two months after the outbreak of war, November 1939,
the first issue of War Commentary appeared, which had been
founded by Vernon Richards, Albert
Meltzer and Marie Louise Berneri.
As one
of the former co-editors of RevoltTom
Brown was asked to join and later, as they entered the movement,
John Hewetson and George Woodcock were also invited. In
1945 War Commentary changed its name back to
Freedom, which it has retained ever since.
Freedom Press issued several other periodicals,
notably the monthly magazine Anarchy during the 1960s, and also a large number
of pamphlets and books, including reprints and anthologies of anarchist
classics and a new quarterly magazine The Raven, whose first issue appeared in
November 1986.
The work of running Freedom Press
came under several headings: Office administration, editing, publishing,
distribution and finances (6) and was done on a voluntary basis. Neither the
staff nor the authors of the publications received any payment. Staff and
editors had often been harassed by the authorities and the editors had been
imprisoned for opposing both world wars. Freedom Press
changed its premises many times (7).
Freedom Press
publications were printed by Express Printers. In 1981 Aldgate Press was
launched with funds from the Friends of Freedom Press and
operated as an autonomous commercial printing partnership (8).
The
Freedom Bookshop has been the main outlet for anarchist
literature as well as a selection of relevant non-anarchist titles.
INVENTORY
The documents from
Vernon Richards (no. 1-267) on the one hand and
Marie Louise Berneri, Emidio
Recchioni, other relatives and Freedom staff
members (no. 268-367) on the other hand have been entered into separate
sections.
In some cases though a strict separation proved not to be
possible. Cross references have been made in these instances. Apart from this,
the existing order has been maintained as far as possible, although
inconsistencies have been corrected. Some remarks should be made as to the
nature of the documents within the different sections.
Although
Vernon Richards' papers mainly consist of
Freedom Press material resulting from his work as editor
and treasurer, personal papers were mixed in with these. In particular this was
the case in the correspondence (no. 1-27) which contains personal as well as
Freedom Press letters and some letters to others, i.e. his
second wife Dorothy (Peta) Hewetson. Occasionally some bills, notes and bank
statements may be found between the letters. Time did not allow a more rigorous
split.
Also the documents under the heading "Documentation"
probably partly concern Freedom Press documentation, while
another part may have been collected by Vernon Richards
personally.
In 1984 the institute received photocopies of letters and
manuscripts from Vernon Richards. Although the originals
of these documents have been received by the institute in 1988, these
photocopies have been entered into an annex because they partly contain notes
made by Vernon Richards.
The documents of the
Freedom Defense Committee have been separated from the
archives and added to the Freedom Defense Committee
archive.
Books, pamphlets, periodicals and a series of 38 volumes of the
Reclus' Universal Geography have been brought to the
institutes' library.
Photographs and posters have been taken to the
audiovisual department of the institute.
The archives measure 9.25
meter.
Notes:
1) See no. 50.
2)
"Letter to the Past; An Autobiography" by George Woodcock, p. 246.
3) Max Nettlau collection no. 118: Manuscript "Die italienische
anarchistische Bewegung von 1894 bis 1900"
4) Studi
Sociali, 16-5-1934.
5) "Letter to the Past; An
Autobiography" by George Woodcock, p. 246.
6) See no. 134.
7)
Freedom Centenary Edition. "A Hundred Years; October 1886 to October
1986". Vol.47, nr.9. 1986, London.
8) Freedom. Centenary Edition.
"A Hundred Years; October 1886 to October 1986". Vol.47, nr.9. 1986,
London. p. 27.
LITERATURE
Marie Louise Berneri; A Tribute. Published by the Marie
Louise Berneri Memorial Committee, 1949, London;
Freedom. Centenary
Edition. A Hundred years; October 1886 to October 1986. Vol. 47, no.9. 1986,
London. (IISH );
Freedom Press. Leaflet. Published by the Friends of
Freedom Press. N.d. (IISH Bro An 1485/185);
Woodcock, G. Letter to the
Past; An Autobiography. 1982. Ontario, Canada. (IISH 351/72).
INTRODUCTION TO ACCRUAL
In June 2001 the IISH received an accrual to the papers of Vernon Richards. He died later that year in Hadleigh on December 10, 2001, aged 86.
The papers mainly consist of Freedom Press and personal correspondence. Besides the papers there are some personal documents, manuscripts and typescripts of his publications, manuscripts and typescripts and other Freedom Press documents, some documents of his other activities, documentation on reviews of publications, documentation on persons, countries and other documentation.
The papers also contain documents from Giliane Berneri and Marie Louise Berneri (wife of Vernon Richards). In the annex obituaries on Vernon Richards and a photo album from Joan Toner (?) can be found.
Photographs were transferred to the audiovisual section of the IISH.
The size of the accrual is 2,25 m.
L I S T
VERNON RICHARDS (1915-2001)
GENERAL
Chronological correspondence
Alphabetical correspondence
- 35
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Letters from Emma
Goldman.
1933,
1939.
1 cover.
17-2-1933. 2 p. 28-4-1933. 2 p. 19-8-1933. 2 p. 5-7-1939. 1 p. 25-7-1939. 1 p. 2-8-1939. 1 p.
- 40
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Letters from Max
Nettlau.
1935-1938 and
n.d. 1 cover.
15-4-1935. 1 p.
29-4-1935. 1 p.
n.d. 1 p.
22-6-1935. 1 p.
12-8-1935. 1 p.
3-10-1935. 2 p.
16-12-1935. 1 p.
30-3-1936. 1 p.
18-12-1935. 1 p. With a postcard from P. Reclus to Nettlau.
15-12-1935. 1 p.
18-6-1936. 2 p.
2-7-1936. 2 p.
30-7-1936. 1 p.
5-10-1936. 2 p.
11-10-1936. 5 p. With notes from M. Nettlau.
23-10-1936. 2 p.
21-11-1936. 3 p.
30-11-1936. 2 p.
2-12-1936. 2 p.
5-12-1936. 1 p.
8-1-1937. 1 p.
n.d. 2 p.
23-2-1937. 2 p.
26-3-1937. 2 p. With a carbon copy of a letter from V. Richards. n.d. 2 p.
19-7-1937. 6 p.
13-7-1937. 2 p.
29-7-1937. 4 p.
22-4-1937. 3 p.
15-11-1937. 1 p.
n.d. 1 p.
n.d. 1 p. 27-9-1938. 1 p.
- 41
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Letters from
George Orwell.
1946,
1949 and n.d.
With letters from the Library of the University College, London
concerning the use of the Orwell letters for a book.
1968 and n.d. 1 cover.
6-8-1946. 1 p.
10-3-1949. 1 p.
7-4-1949. 1 p.
13-4-1949. 1 p.
22-6-1949. 1 p.
N.d. 1 p.
- 42
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Correspondence with
E. Sylvia Pankhurst.
1936-1937. 1 cover.
6-3-1936. 1 p.
20-5-1937. 3 p.
24-5-1937. 1 p.
28-6-1937. 4 p.
23-7-1937. 2 p.
PERSONAL DOCUMENTS
Education/Studies
- 54
- Mathematical notes and the cover of an exercise book from the Emanuel School, Wandsworth Common. n.d. 1 cover.
Finances
- 57-58
- Documents, mainly concerning financial settlements with Constanza Recchioni, the settlement of the heritage from Constanza Recchioni and financial transactions made for Vera Balfour-Recchioni. 1932, 1935-1947, 1955-1958. 2 covers.
- 62
- Insurance policies, mainly concerning private- and Freedom Press insurances. With correspondence. 1951-1952, 1956-1966, 1969-1970. 1 folder.
- 63-66
- Correspondence with the Inspector of Taxes, mainly concerning the maintenance of Vera Balfour-Recchioni's children and concerning Vernon Richards' activities as a market gardener. 1959, 1963-1983. 4 folders.
- 67-68
- Documents concerning the selling of Charles Duff's books by V. Richards. 1967-1968. 2 folders.
Memberships
AUTHORSHIP
Manuscripts
- 91-97
- Manuscripts of articles. With correspondence and documentation. 1944, [1947], 1949-1950, 1953-1964, 1967 and n.d. 4 boxes and 3 folders.
- 99
- Manuscript of an article about Lilian Wolfe on the occasion of her 90th birthday. With the text of an interview with her and the announcement of her death in 1974. 1972, 1974 and n.d. 1 cover.
- 102-106
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Manuscript
"Malatesta - Life and Ideas". English and Italian version. With
correspondence, notes, proofs and documentation.
C. 1894-1968. 3 boxes and 2 folders.
- 102
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C.
1894-1935, 1951-1954, 1960, 1968 and n.d.
Contains also: Documentation and manuscript from Camillo Berneri.
- 103
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C.
1913-1935.
Contains also: Text on Errico Malatesta by Max Nettlau; postcards and letters from Errico Malatesta to Thomas H. Keell and Lilian Wolfe.
- 107-111
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Manuscript
"Lessons of the Spanish Revolution". With correspondence, notes,
proofs and documentation.
C. 1858-1948,
1951-1954, 1972 and n.d. 5 boxes.
- 107
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C. 1958-1937.
Contains also: File "Clera Fascista" from Camillo Berneri; manuscripts and notes from Camillo Berneri and Marie Louise Berneri; Letters to Emma Goldman; Statement by Emma Goldman concerning the assignment of her heirs; Statement from the Generalitat de Catalunya concerning Emma Goldman; Circular letter from the Committee Sustaining Fund for Emma Goldman; Lecture notes from John Hewetson; Documents on Charles Duff; Letter from G. Michaud probably to Camillo Berneri; Request-letter to Benito Mussolini from J.B. Madasiaga; Manuscript of an article by Avelino Gonzale-Mallada.
- 108
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1936-1939, 1943-1945, 1952-1954.
Contains also: Manuscripts from various authors; Notes from Marie Louise Berneri; Emma Goldman correspondence.
- 109
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1937-1939 and n.d.
Contains also: Emma Goldman correspondence; Manuscripts from various authors; Notes from Marie Louise Berneri and Camillo Berneri.
- 112-113
- Manuscript "Kropotkin's The State - Its Historic Role", translated from the French: "L' Etat - Son Role Historique" ( 1897). With proofs. 1969 and n.d. 2 folders.
- 114
- Manuscript "Malatesta's L' Anarchia", translated from the Italian: "L' Anarchia" ( 1891). 1973. 1 folder.
- 115-119
- Manuscript "Collectives in the Spanish Revolution", translated from the French: "Espagne Libertaire" by Gaston Leval. With correspondence, contracts and documentation. ( 1937), 1973-1975 and n.d. 1 box and. 4 folders.
EDITORSHIP FREEDOM PRESS
N.B. For Freedom Press correspondence see no. 17 and 26871.
Organization
N.B. See also no. 144
- 131
- Certificates of the Registration of Business Names for Express Printers and The Aldgate Press. 1943, 1958. 2 pieces.
Finances
N.B. See also no. 362
- 136-137
- Statements of accounts, balance sheets and reports on Spain and the World, Spain and the World Orphans and Refugees, Revolt, Express printers and Freedom Press. 1936-1940, 1942-1950, 1953-1957. 1 volume and 1 folder.
- 140
- Financial notes and invoices from Express Printers to Freedom Press. 1947-1948, 1951-1952 and n.d. 1 folder.
- 141
- Documents concerning a court case in 1981 over a legacy from Josephine Toner, left to Freedom Press. With annexes. 1947, 1964, 1966-1969, 1978-1984. 1 box.
- 142
- Documents concerning a disagreement between Express Printers and The Jewish Weekly about the payment of rent. 1949-1951. 1 cover.
- 143
- Financial notes, mainly on lent money to several persons and to Express Printers. 1954, 1956-1957 and n.d. 1 cover.
- 144
- Correspondence concerning the financial situation and the organization of Freedom Press and Express Printers. With notes. 1960-1966. 1 cover.
Manuscripts from various authors
- 152-154
- "Neither East Nor West" by Marie Louise Berneri. With proofs and clippings. 1939-1948, 1951-1952 and n.d. 3 folders.
- 155
- Manuscripts of the articles "Les événements dans le Sud" and "Le facteur Kurde ou la tragédie caricaturale" by Damashki. N.d. 1 cover.
- 157
- Manuscript of the article "A Radical Theoretician Treats the Subject of Fascism" by Arnold H. Kamiat. C. 1941. 1 cover.
- 159
- Manuscripts of the articles "Le Dante Alighieri", "L'attentato di Roma" and "La politica parlamentare nel movimente socialista" by Errico Malatesta. N.d. 1 cover.
- 160
- Manuscript of the article "La situation politique et sociale des musulmans d'Alg.eacute;rie" by N. Molinsy Fabregas. 1944. 1 cover.
- 161
- Manuscript of the article "Errico Malatesta - Rough Outlines of his Life up till 1920" by Max Nettlau. With corrections and additions (published in Freedom, oct.-nov. 1920) Photocopy. N.d. 1 cover.
- 162
- Manuscripts of the articles "Les étudiants Argentins résistent à la 'formation politique' que leur impose le gouvernement Péron", "Une tactique antianarchiste", "Le troisième front", "Deux mots à nos adversaires", "Un jour viendra", "Bilan d'un demi-siècle d'évolution dans la structure de la France (1900-1950)", "Notes sur la dualité des pouvoirs dans la révolution" and "Même un simple soldat auraut du^ désobéir aux ordres qu'il savait pertinemment être contraires aux intérêts du pais" by André Prudhommeaux. 1951 and n.d. 1 cover.
- 163
- Manuscript of the article "An Anarchist's Comment on the New Structure of the Anarchist Federation of Spain (FAI)" by Pierre Ramus. N.d. 1 cover.
- 164
- Manuscripts of the articles "The Utopian Mentality" and "The Ape of Hitler" by Herbert Read. N.d. 1 cover.
- 165
- Manuscripts of the articles "Vor dem Siege" and "The Tragic Week in May". [1937] by Augustin Souchy. N.d. 1 cover.
- 166
- Manuscript of the essay "Makhno. Contribution aux études sur l'énigme de la personnalité" by Volin. 3 versions. 1945 and n.d. 1 cover.
Publishing activities
N.B. See also no. 362
Correspondence
- 170
- Correspondence with the Rocker Publications Committee, Los Angeles. With notes. 1947-1948. 1 cover.
- 171
- Correspondence with Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd., London. 1947, 1950-1960, 1971-1972, 1975. 1 cover.
- 173
- Correspondence with the editor of the Journal of Sex Education, London. With notes. 1948-1949, 1951 and n.d. 1 cover.
Other documents
- 184
- Lists and pamphlets of Freedom Press publications. 1947, 1963, 1966, 1969-1970, 1980, 1982, 1984 and n.d. 1 cover.
- 186
- Documents concerning the "Marie Louise Berneri Memorial Committee". 1949-1950, 1952 and n.d. 1 cover.
- 187
- "Colonialism on Trial; Selected Articles from the Anarchist Weekly Freedom". Vol. 3. 1953. Published by Freedom Press. 1954. Incomplete. 1 volume.
- 188-189
- Documents concerning an ideological dispute between Vernon Richards and J. García Pradas in a number of articles in España Libre. 1954-1955, 1976 and n.d. 2 folders.
Freedom Bookshop
Other Freedom Press documents
- 211
- Reviews of books and articles. 1938-1939, 1941-1942, 1946, 1948-1954, 1956, 1959-1961, 1970-1971, 1974 and 1986. 1 folder.
- 212-214
- Documents concerning a conflict between the Freedom Press Group and the Anarchist Federation Group. 1941-1946. 3 folders.
- 215-216
- Documents concerning a lawsuit on account of an accusation of conspiracy by the Central Criminal Court against Vernon Richards, Marie Louise Berneri, John Hewetson and Philip Sansom, including documents concerning a police raid on the Freedom Press premises. 1940-1941, 1944-1945 and n.d. 2 folders.
- 218
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Documents concerning a
protest meeting organized by Freedom Press against the
political trials in Spain.
1952 and
n.d. 1 cover.
With letters from a.o.:
Benjamin Britten. N.d.
Fenner Brockway. 5-3-1952.
Michael Foot. 10-3-1952.
E.M. Forster. 6-3-1952.
Aldous Huxley. 25-3-1952. (telegram)
Julian Huxley. 16-3-1952.
Augustus John. 8-3-1952.
Lewis Mumford. 20-3-1952.
Herbert Read. 22-3-1952 and n.d.
Bertrand Russell. 24-3-1952 and n.d.
- 219
- Documents concerning a donation on the occasion of Lilian Wolfe's 90th birthday. 1965-1966. 1 cover.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
DOCUMENTATION
- 234
- Press clippings of the article "Emidio Recchioni", published in Studi Sociali, March 16, 1934, with reference to his death. 1934. 1 piece.
- 236
- "Cartas cruzadas". Copies of a correspondence between Indalecio Prieto and Juan Negrin. 1939. 1 cover.
- 237-238
- Clippings on the imprisonment of Vernon Richards, John Hewetson and Philip Sansom for agitation among soldiers. 1945. 1 volume and 1 cover..
- 248
- Press clipping of the article "Le stregonerie della scienza. Pazzi per i reggitori del futuro stato mondiale gli nomini che penseranno con la propria testa" by Giovanna Berneri, published in Il Lavoro Nuovo, 26-3-1957. With notes from Giovanna Berneri. 1 piece.
- 255
- "Mensaje de la Confederación Nacional del Trabajo de España". Pamphlet from the Comite Nacional. 1963. 1 quire.
- 256
- "Goal". Article by John Hewetson, published in the British Medical Journal, Vol. 285, 25 Sept. 1982. Photocopy. 1 cover.
MARIE LOUISE BERNERI (1918-1949)
GENERAL
Alphabetical correspondence
- 275
- Letters from the detained Spanish republicans at Hall o' the Hill Camp near Chorley, England. With documentation. 1945-1946 and n.d. 1 folder.
- 276
- Correspondence with the Sécretariat Provisoire Rélations Internationales. With a report, notes and press clippings concerning the 3rd congress of the Fédération Anarchiste. 1946-1948. 1 cover.
PERSONAL DOCUMENTS
AUTHORSHIP
Manuscripts
OTHER ACTIVITIES
DOCUMENTATION
EMIDIO RECCHIONI (1864-1934)
Correspondence
N.B. See also no. 322
- 307
-
Letters and a postcard from
Luigi Fabbri.
1926, 1928-1929, 1933-1934. 1 cover.
22-4-1926. 2 p.
16-5-1926. 2 p.
24-11-1926. 1 p.
3-7-1928. 1 p.
10-7-1928. 1 p.
6-7-1929. 1 p.
3-4-1933. 3 p.
- 308
-
Letters from Adalgisa Fochi.
N.d. 1 cover.
"29" 1 p.
"4 ott" 1 p.
"17 ott" 1 p.
"20 ott" 1 p.
N.d. 1 p.
- 309
-
Letters and postcards from
Carlo Frigerio.
1923-1925,
1928,
1931.
1 cover.
7-4-1923. 1 p.
27-3-1924. 1 p.
28-5-1924. 1 p.
14-6-1924. 1 p.
10-5-1925. 2 p.
7-6-1925. 2 p.
14-11-1928. 1 p.
12-6-1931. 1 p.
- 310
-
Letters and postcards from
Luigi Galleani.
1923,
1925,
1929.
1 cover.
20-12-1923. 1 p.
1-6-1925. 1 p.
24-12-1928. 1 p.
2-5-1929. 4 p.
1-111 p.
N.d.1 p.
- 311
- Correspondence concerning "Mimi" (Evelyn), daughter of Dolores Grau. With a negative of a photograph. 1925-1926 and n.d. 1 cover.
- 312
-
Letters from Sidney Greville,
Buckingham Palace and St. James's Palace.
1904, 1907. 1 cover.
4-4-1903. 1 p.
2-4-1904. 1 p.
4-4-1907. 1 p.
- 313
-
Postcards and a letter from
Errico Malatesta.
1923,
1928,
1931.
1 cover.
19-12-1923. 1 p.
3-12-1928. 1 p.
22-12-1931. 1 p.
N.B. See also no. 104
- 315
-
Letters and a postcard from
Max Nettlau.
1924-1926,
1928-1929,
1931-1933. 1 cover.
12-8-1924. 1 p.
18-8-1924. 1 p.
20-2-1925. 2 p.
24-5-1926. 2 p.
9-12-1926. 2 p.
9-11-1928. 3 p.
23-9-1929. 2 p.
29-9-1931. 1 p.
19-12-1931. 1 p.
5-8-1932. 2 p.
10-8-1932. 1 p.
26-9-1932. 1 p.
5-10-1932. 2 p.
13-11-1932. 1 p.
30-7-1933. 1 p.
Finances
- 324
- Documents concerning the "Rigo Settlement", containing a declaration from his cousin Rigo Recchioni. 1925, 1931, 1933 and n.d. 1 cover.
- 325
- "Estratto del Movimento Cassa Carrara". Abstract of account concerning Carrara marble. 1932. 1 piece.
DOCUMENTATION
- 330
- Muirhead's guide book "Southern Italy", London, 1930. With indications of the spots for an assault on Mussolini. (See last map of Naples, between p. 298-299, and the maps of Rome, after p. 537a, plan-index of Rome). 1 volume.
DOCUMENTS FROM OTHER RELATIVES
CAMILLO BERNERI (1897-1937)
Notes and manuscripts
DOCUMENTS FROM FREEDOM PRESS STAFF MEMBERS
N.B. In future to be added to the Freedom archive.
JOHN HEWETSON
THOMAS H. KEELL (1866-1938)
List of the accrual
GENERAL
- 368-377
-
Correspondence.
1945-1946, 1951-1952, 1954-1955, 1963-1969, 1971-1973, 1975-2000 and
n.d. 8 boxes and 2 folders.
NB. Contains personal and Freedom Press correspondence and occasionally some bills and notes.
PUBLIC LIFE
Authorship
- 389
- Part of the typescript of a book, chapter titled: 'This Government Won't Defend Your Freedom'. pp. 199-217. 1964. 1 cover.
- 390
- Typescript of the introduction for the new edition of Lessons of the Spanish Revolution. 1983. 1 cover.
- 391
- Manuscript of the introduction to the second volume of 'A Weekend Photographer's Notebook' concerning photographs of men, including notes and a photocopy of a letter to Charles. 1998-1999 and n.d. 1 cover.
Freedom Press
Typescripts and manuscripts
- 398
- Typescripts of articles for a volume on Peter Kropotkin, including notes and documentation. 1931-1933, 1969, 1977 and n.d. 1 folder.
- 399
- Typescript of the children's book 'La Vache Bleue' (the Blue Cow) by John Olday. French translation by Marie Louise Berneri, including notes by Colin Ward. 1995 and n.d. 1 cover.
Publications
- 403
- Documents concerning the publication of the pamphlet Revolutionary Government by Peter Kropotkin. 1932, 1941 and n.d. 1 cover.
Other activities
DOCUMENTATION
Reviews
- 421
- Reviews of Freedom Press publications. 1950, 1954, 1957, 1975-1978, 1983, 1985-1987, 1991-1992, 1995 and n.d. 1 folder.
Persons
Countries
Other documentation
- 434
- Documentation on anarchism. Partly photocopies. 1881, 1893, 1911, 1953, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1995 and n.d. 1 cover.
- 435
- Clippings of articles and clippings of received letters, including a letter from Vernon Richards, published in Freedom. 1967, 1995 and n.d. 1 cover.
DOCUMENTS FROM RELATIVES
Marie Louise Berneri
Correspondence
- 442
- Letters from Marie Louise Berneri and some others to Gaston Davoust-Chazé. Photocopies. 1939-1940, 1946, 1953 and n.d. 1 cover.
LIST OF THE MICROFILMS
(Inv.nos. with * are closed or partly closed. See list of the archive)
| Microfilm | Inv.nos. |
| 1. | 1. |
| 2. | 1-2. |
| 3. | 2. |
| 4. | 3. |
| 5. | 4. |
| 6. | 5. |
| 7. | 6. |
| 8. | 7-8. |
| 9. | 8-9. |
| 10. | 10. |
| 11. | 11. |
| 12. | 12. |
| 13. | 12-13. |
| 14. | 14. |
| 15. | 14-15. |
| 16. | 15-16. |
| 17. | 16-17. |
| 18. | 17-18. |
| 19. | 18. |
| 20. | 19.* |
| 21. | 19-20.* |
| 22. | 20.* |
| 23. | 21-22.* |
| 24. | 22.* |
| 25. | 23.* |
| 26. | 23-24.* |
| 27. | 24-25.* |
| 28. | 25-27.* |
| 29. | 28-44. |
| 30. | 45-61. |
| 31. | 62-65.* |
| 32. | 66-69.* |
| 33. | 70-82.* |
| 34. | 83-87. |
| 35. | 88-92. |
| 36. | 93. |
| 37. | 94. |
| 38. | 95. |
| 39. | 96-103. |
| 40. | 104. |
| 41. | 105. |
| 42. | 106. |
| 43. | 106. |
| 44. | 107. |
| 45. | 107. |
| 46. | 108. |
| 47. | 109. |
| 48. | 110. |
| 49. | 111. |
| 50. | 111. |
| 51. | 112-117. |
| 52. | 118. |
| 53. | 119-123. |
| 54. | 124-130. |
| 55. | 131-140. |
| 56. | 141. |
| 57. | 142-147.* |
| 58. | 148-152.* |
| 59. | 153-166. |
| 60. | 167-175. |
| 61. | 176-180. |
| 62. | 181-188. |
| 63. | 189-204. |
| 64. | 205-210. |
| 65. | 211-214. |
| 66. | 215-224. |
| 67. | 225-228. |
| 68. | 229-239. |
| 69. | 240-248. |
| 70. | 249. |
| 71. | 250. |
| 72. | 250. |
| 73. | 251-263. |
| 74. | 264-269. |
| 75. | 270-275. |
| 76. | 276-284. |
| 77. | 285-288. |
| 78. | 289-304. |
| 79. | 305-320. |
| 80. | 321-322. |
| 81. | 323-330. |
| 82. | 331-342. |
| 83. | 343-356. |
| 84. | List. |