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Papers of Wilfrid Roberts MP (1900-1991), Liberal politician: National Joint Committee for Spanish Relief... Papers of Wilfrid Roberts MP (1900-1991), Liberal politician: National Joint Committee for Spanish Relief, 1936-1991


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  • 1936-1991
  • Collection
  • Files as Secretary to National Joint Committee for Spanish Relief, 1937-40.
  • 2 boxes (30 files)
  • Wilfrid Roberts (1900-1991) was the Liberal MP for North Cumberland, 1935-50, and a leading figure in the Basque Children's Committee and other Spanish relief bodies. Reference: T. Buchanan, 'The Spanish Civil War and the British Labour Movement' (Cambridge, 1991).
  • No destruction has taken place.
  • There are no restrictions on access to the vast majority of files in this collection. A few documents are closed because of the Data Protection Act.
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  • The Centre also holds the following papers: Olga McCleland, Assistant Secretary, National Joint Committee for Spanish Relief (Basque Children's Committee): address book, photograph of Mrs McCleland, and two phonograph records of traditional Basque songs recorded by the Basque Children's Choir, 1937-1938 (MSS.21/3535); Newsletter of the Basque Children of '37 Association: UK, no. 2 (September 2004) (MSS.21/3573). Liverpool University holds the papers of Eleanor Rathbone MP (1872-1946), who was a member of the National Joint Committee for Spanish Relief and the Honorary Secretary of the Parliamentary Committee on Refugees.
  • English
  • Spanish
  • French

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Basque Children's Committee. Basque Children's Committee administration. Henry Brinton. British Committee for Refugees from Spain. Correspondence with or about camps. Foreign Office: correspondence with. National Joint Committee for Spanish Relief delegation in France (Perpignan, secretary Donald R. Darling). International Conference for Aid to the Spanish Refugees, Paris. International Peace Efforts. Ireland. Media. Miscellaneous correspondence and documents. Miscellaneous correspondence. All-party mission of MPs to Spain. National Conference on Spain (London, 23 Apr 1938). National Joint Committee for Spanish Relief. National Joint Committee for Spanish Relief. [National Joint Committee] Eastern Spain Sub-Committee. New Romney Camp. North Stoneham Camp, Eastleigh. Organisations, various. Parliamentary Committee for Spain. Popular Front / Progressive Front. File about research using the Roberts papers. Refugees and Prisoners. Repatriation and the Roman Catholic Church. Yorkshire Council for Spanish Refugees. Miscellaneous publications. 'Leah Manning' by Ron Bill and Stan Newens. Cuttings from Cumberland News (mainly) relating to Wilfrid Roberts.