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A Working Catalogueof material relating to

Robert Tressell

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The Ragged Trousered

Philanthropistscompiled by

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Dave Harker

May 2014

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Contents

Introduction

The Croker, Noonan and Zumbühl Families

Samuel and Jane Usher Croker

Mary Ann Noonan alias Croker, later Zumbühl

Mary Jane Noonan (daughter of Mary Ann Noonan), later Meiklejon

DocumentsPhotographs Henry John Croker (son of Mary Ann Noonan)

Teresa Croker (daughter of Mary Ann Noonan)

Ellen Croker (daughter of Mary Ann Noonan), later Maguire

Adelaide Ann Croker (daughter of Mary Ann Noonan), later Rolleston

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Robert Croker (son of Mary Ann Noonan), alias Noonan, alias Tressell

DocumentsPhotographsCorrespondence sentAssociated documentsAssociated photographs

William Croker (son of Mary Ann Noonan)

Kathleen Noonan (daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Noonan), later Meiklejon, alias Lynne

DocumentsPhotographsCorrespondence receivedAssociated documents

Joan Irene Meiklejon later Johnson

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Reginald William Johnson (husband of Joan Irene Meiklejon)

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BiographiesReviewsAssociated documentsAssociated correspondenceAssociated photographsSt Andrew’s Church mural Walton gravestonePlaques and associated documentsAssociated correspondence Liverpool CentenaryAssociated correspondence Manchester Centenary Year

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

Books

UK editions and reprintsForeign English editions and reprintsForeign language editionsPublished extractsUnpublished translated extractReviews Associated correspondenceAssociated documentsCritical and historical books, pamphlets and articles on RTP and TressellDissertationsAssociated correspondenceTalks and interviews about RTP and TressellAssociated documentsAssociated correspondenceExhibition reportsReferences to RTP and Tressell in autobiographies, biographies, reviews and obituariesReferences to RTP and Tressell in literature, literary criticism and literary companionsReferences to RTP and Tressell in works of politics, economics and history

Plays

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IntroductionKathleen Noonan, the only child of ‘Robert Tressell’, was barely 18 when she inherited a few family items, after her father died, aged 40, in 1911. In 1914, soon after The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist was published, she went to Canada and married her cousin, Paul Alexander Meiklejon. Joan Irene was born in 1915, but Kathleen and Paul separated in 1918. In 1962, Kathleen and Joan moved to Europe and Joan married Reginald William Johnson in Germany in 1964. After Joan’s death in 2000, Mr Johnson inherited what he liked to call ‘The Robert Tressell Family Papers’, yet from 2001, virtually all the new items came from outside his family. Harold Smith, Barbara Salter and Jonathan Hyslop and others made important donations, while I contributed well over a dozen scarce RTP editions, several published RTP playscripts, scores of associated books and original and copied booklets, and hundreds of original and copied leaflets, cuttings, letters and emails, which form a substantial part of the collection.

The institutions which hold the originals of copied documents are identified by their full name or an acronym.

HM = Hastings Museum, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1ET - museum@hastings.gov.uk HL = Hastings Library, 13 Claremont, Town Centre, Hastings, TN34 1HE - 0345 608 0196TUCC = Trade Union Congress Collections, London Metropolitan University, Holloway Road Learning

Centre, 236-250 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PP - tuclib@londonmet.ac.uk

Mr Johnson did not reference many items, and much remains undiscovered, so uncertainties are indicated as follows.

? = uncertain or unknown< = no later than> = no earlier than

Since Mr Johnson's death in 2013, the University of Brighton has held all the items that are not otherwise located, but not the hundreds of original and copied items I have collected since 2011 - marked DH – or many other documents.

Jacqueline and Fred Ball pioneered research into Noonan’s life, but Jonathan Hyslop found vital information in South Africa, Marion Walls uncovered Noonan’s criminal record, Jim Herlihy researched his father’s military career and Nick Reddan updated The Irish Crokers - http://members.iinet.net.au/~nickred/ croker _research/ The_Irish _ CROKER .pdf - in 2013. In 2014, the Kilmacud Stillorgan Local History Society published Bryan MacMahon’s Robert Tressell, Dubliner – which is available from tresselldublin@gmail.com - and added considerably to our knowledge. Unless otherwise attributed, official documents relating to the Croker, Noonan and Zumbühl families, except for some of those concerning Kathleen Noonan, are the result of genealogical research carried out by Fíona Tipple, a family historian based in Dublin, with the assistance of Bryan MacMahon of Dublin, and Brenda Douglas of Liverpool, the great grand-daughter of Robert's sister Ellen, who discovered the highly significant information in the 1881 census.

The locations of the official documents are identified here by their full name or an acronym.

GRO (D) = General Register Office, Dublin - www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/ GRO (L) = General Register Office, London - www.gov.uk/research-family-history TNA = The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU - www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

Clive O’Connor constructed a family tree on the basis of this research and he has kindly allowed me to reproduce it.

Typing The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, RTP, Robert Croker/Noonan/Tressell/Tressall/Tressal or Tressol into a search engine will produce several million references, and while almost all contain opinions about the author and his book, and many offer opinions about other people’s opinions, almost none are based on any original research. Yet this level of interest is significant, and websites can vanish, so I have included references to some of them. I have also listed emails that throw light on the ‘Tressell story’ in the 21 st century, though I cannot disclose the contents of those written by other people without seeing evidence of their informed consent.

I would be delighted to receive information that will resolve uncertainties, correct mistakes, reveal the whereabouts of items not yet located - NYL – and locate items not listed here. Hopefully, everything relating to ‘Robert Tressell’ and The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists will one day be under the same roof, or at least on the same website.

Dave Harker

d1harker@btinternet.com

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The Croker, Noonan and Zumbühl Families

Samuel and Jane Usher Croker

Samuel Croker was born in Woodville, Waterford, Ireland, around 1789. (Baptismal record: NYL)Jane Usher Quin was born in Dungarvan, county Waterford, around 1811. (Baptismal record: NYL)Samuel Croker reportedly enlisted in the Royal Irish Constabulary in Dublin Castle in 1820 and was an Inspector by

1825. He was posted to Dungarvan, county Waterford, in 1826, and married Jane Usher Quin, in Affane, county Waterford, on 4 Sep 1827. (Church record: NYL). Samuel Croker ‘Esq’ was a ‘Local inspector of the County Waterford Constabulary’ and the ‘Chief Officer of Police’ by 1828.

Samuel Croker junior I was born in Dungarvan in 1828 and baptised on 30 Jun. (Baptismal record: NYL)Anne Elizabeth Croker was born in Dungarvan in 1829 and baptised on 7 Nov. (Baptismal record: NYL)Samuel Croker, ‘Chief Constable’ and ‘Local Inspector of Police’, was moved in Apr 1830. The Dungarvan Magistrates

presented him with an address approving his conduct and regretting his removal, but he was the ‘Local inspector of Police’ at Carrick-on-Suir, county Tipperary, by May.

Arthur Robert Croker was born in Carrick-on-Suir around 1832. (Baptismal record: NYL)John Wilson Croker was born in Carrick-on-Suir around 1834. (Baptismal record: NYL)Samuel Croker junior I died in Dungarvan in 1834. (Burial record: NYL)Samuel Croker senior was posted to Kilmacthomas, county Waterford, in 1834.Samuel Croker junior II was born around 1836. (Baptismal record: NYL) Samuel Croker senior was posted to Cappoquin, county Waterford, as a sub-inspector around 1837 and the Lord

Lieutenant appointed him as a ‘stipendiary magistrate’ in Ennis, county Clare, in Dec 1838. In Jul 1840, he was a character witness at the Clare Assizes trial of John Carthy, who was charged with administering an illegal oath. Croker became a Resident Magistrate in 1840, and was a member of the Tipperary Grand Jury trial of James Scully for murder in Dec 1842. (Freeman’s Journal [Dublin], 22 Dec 1838, 17 Jul 1840, 8 Dec 1842.) Croker retired on 1 Apr 1843 with a pension of £400 a year.

Melian Jane Croker was born around 1844. (Baptismal record: NYL)Samuel Croker junior II reportedly joined the Royal Irish Constabulary in 1846.Arthur Croker (? = Arthur Robert) was a student at Queen’s College, Cork, in 1852.Samuel Croker senior, charged with ‘seduction’ by Mary Birney, appeared at the Court of Common Pleas Nisi Prius in

Dublin, in May 1853. (Freeman’s Journal [Dublin], 10 May 1853.) (Outcome: NYL)

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John Wilson Croker, the son of ‘Captain Croker’, was a ship-owner in Liverpool, and married Rebecca Franklin, at St. Anne’s Church, Dublin, on 27 Feb 1857.

Samuel Croker junior II lived in Parsonstown, King’s county, in 1858, and contributed to the relief of sufferers of the Indian Mutiny. (The Times [London], 1 Apr 1858.)

Samuel Croker senior, a retired Resident Magistrate living in Clonmel, applied for shares in the Galway Transatlantic Steam Navigation Company on 29 Sep 1859. (Freeman’s Journal [Dublin], 30 Sep 1859.)

Samuel Croker junior II married Josephine Johnstone in Dublin on 25 Nov 1859. Both lived at Alboro Cottage, Amiens Street. (http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie ). (The Times [London], 26 Jan 1861, gave the date as 22 Nov

1860.)Samuel Croker senior signed a petition requesting a shareholders’ meeting of the Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation

Company (Limited) to petition the government to continue its subsidy. (Freeman’s Journal [Dublin], 28 Jul 1860.) He lived in Dublin by 1862 and had Inverine Castle, Galway, mortgaged to him on 21 Nov. (Registry of Deeds, Dublin, Index of Lands County Galway.) From 1864 to 1866, he lived at 6 Sandford Place, Ranelagh, Dublin.

Arthur Robert Croker married Frances Smith in autumn 1866. (Marriage Certificate: NYL)Samuel Croker senior lived at 28 Sandford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin, from 1866 to 1869.Melian Jane Croker and Richard Millington, a brewer’s agent, aged 40, of 109 Belgrave Road, Birmingham, married in

Dublin in 1872. (Marriage Certificate: NYL)Samuel Croker R[etired] M[agistrate] lived at 1 Winslow Terrace, Rathgar, Dublin, by 1870. On 11 Aug 1873, he

conveyed 145 Great Britain Street (now Parnell Street), Dublin, to Mary Anne Noonan. (Registry of Deeds, Property Registration Authority, Henrietta Street, Dublin. No 1873.33.078.)

Samuel Croker junior II still lived in Parsonstown, King’s county, in 1874.Samuel Croker senior had moved to London by summer 1874, and on 2 Jun he granted Mary Anne Noonan an annuity.

(Registry of Deeds, Property Registration Authority, Henrietta Street, Dublin. No 1874.33.090.) Croker died at 91 East India Road, [Poplar, London], on 6 Jan 1875. His Death Certificate gave his age as 86, his occupation as a ‘Retired Magistrate’ and the cause of death as ‘Debility, old age’. M.J. Noonan, his ‘Grand daughter’, was ‘in attendance’ at his death. (GRO (L): Poplar, Q1 1875, Vol 1C, 527.)

Anne Elizabeth Croker died in Dublin on 28 Mar 1880 and was buried in Mount Jerome Cemetery. (Death Certificate: NYL)

John Wilson Croker lived in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, gave his age as 47, and his birthplace as Carrick-on-Suir, in Apr 1881, and Rebecca, aged 44, gave her birthplace as Limerick.

Arthur Robert Croker, aged 53, was a surgeon major and lived in East Blachington, Sussex, in Apr 1881. Samuel Croker junior II of 26 Cambridge Road, Rathmines, Dublin, appeared in Dublin Police Court in Jun 1885,

charged with assaulting his wife. (Outcome: NYL)Jane Usher Croker died at 32 London Grove, Princes-park, Liverpool, on 22 Jan 1887, aged 76. (GRO (L) Toxteth Park,

Q1 1887, Vol 8B, 193.) She was buried in Mount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin, alongside her daughter, Anne Elizabeth , and a death notice appeared in The Times [London] on 26 Jan. Her estate was valued at £2,267 on 25 Jun, but was 'Resworn’ in Oct 1888, at £1,397, and probate was 'granted to Arthur Croker of S[?] House Basingstoke, 'a Retired Surgeon Major in Her Majesty's army the Son and one of the Next of Kin.' (Death Certificate: NYL)

Samuel Croker junior II spent some time in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, but died at 146 Upper Abbey-street, Dublin, on 1 January 1889, and was buried in Mount Jerome Cemetery, alongside his mother and his sister Anne Elizabeth. His brother, John Wilson Croker of Liverpool, was granted administration of the estate. (Death Certificate: NYL)

Frances Croker of Claremont, Seaford, Sussex, died on 17 May 1896, and Arthur Croker, ‘gentleman’, was granted administration of her ‘Effects’ of £3,126 on 8 Sep.

Arthur Robert Croker died in ? in Jul 1900. (Death Certificate: NYL)John Wilson Croker was visiting his cousin at Rathgormac, Cappoquin, county Waterford, in Mar 1901, and gave his

age as 65 and his birthplace as Carrick Beg, county Waterford. Rebecca Croker lived in Liverpool in Mar 1901. (Death Certificate: NYL)Melian Jane, aged 59, and Richard Millington, a 60-year-old ‘Wine and Spirit Merchant’ born in Ireland, lived in Aston,

Birmingham, in Mar 1901, with their 27-year-old daughter, Jane E., born in Warwick.John Wilson Croker died in Catherine Street, Liverpool, on 19 Mar 1903. He left £1,547 to Rebecca. (Death Certificate:

NYL)Melian Jane Croker died in Aston, Birmingham, in Oct-Dec 1908. (Death Certificate: NYL)

Mary Ann Noonan alias Croker, later Zumbühl

Mary Ann Noonan was born in ? Dublin, Ireland, in ? 1832. (Baptismal record: NYL)Sebastian Zumbühl was born in Lucerne, Switzerland, in ? 1849. (Census returns of England & Wales, 1881 and

1891, TNA.) (Baptismal record: NYL)Mary ‘Nunan’ (sic), sold 38 Bessborough Avenue, Dublin, in Aug 1873. Mary Noonan of East India Dock Road, London,

sold 145 Great Britain Street (now Parnell Street), Dublin, in Mar 1875. The tenant, Robert Johnston, at an annual

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rent of £27.13s.10 1/4d (Registry of Deeds, Property Registration Authority, Henrietta Street, Dublin. Documents 1873.30.145, 18 Aug 1873 and 1875.9.264, 1 Mar 1875.) Mary Noonan married Sebastian Zumbühl in St. Mary’s and St. Joseph’s [Catholic] Church, Pekin Road, Poplar, London, on 29 Mar 1875. The Marriage Certificate described Mary as a ‘widow’ (with ‘spinster’ scored out), aged ‘30’, who lived at 91 East India Road, Poplar, and her father, John Croker, was a deceased ‘Army Pensioner’. Sebastian, a 26-year-old cabinet-maker, lived at 40 Upper North Street, Poplar, and his father, Joseph Zumbühl, was a ‘Farmer’. (GRO (L) Poplar, Q1 1875, Vol 1C, 1027.)

Sebastian Joseph Zumbühl was born in St.Pancras, London, in Apr-Jun 1876. (GRO (L) Pancras, Q2 1876, Vol 1B, 60.) (Baptismal record: NYL)

Leo Zumbühl was born in St. Pancras, London, in Jul-Sep 1878. (GRO (L) Pancras, Q3 1878, Vol 1B, 41.) (Baptismal record: NYL)

Sebastian Zumbühl senior lived at 37 Fitzroy Street, St. Pancras, London, in 1877-1880. (London electoral registers 1832-1965. Parish of St. Pancras, Ward No 7, 621.) Sebastian, Mary, Sebastian Joseph and Leo Zumbühl lived at 27 Elmore Street, Islington, London, in Apr 1881. Mary gave her age as ‘34’ and her birthplace as Dublin. Sebastian senior, a 32-year-old cabinet-maker, was described as a ‘natural[ised] British sub[ject]’. Sebastian Joseph, a ‘scholar’, was five, and Leo was two. Robert was said to have been born in London, and was nine, but was not a ‘scholar’. The Elliott and Edgecombe families lived at the same address. (Census returns of England & Wales, 1881, TNA. Class RG11; Piece 250; Folio 75; Page 52.) Sebastian Zumbühl senior lived at 27 Elmore Street, Finsbury, [Islington] London, in 1883. (London electoral registers 1832-1965. Parish of St. Mary, Islington, Ward No 7, 823.)

Sebastian, described as ‘not naturalised’, Mary, Sebastian Joseph, an ‘apprentice cabinet-maker’, and Leo Zumbühl, a ‘scholar’, lived at 18 Chapel Place, Liverpool, in Apr 1891. (Census returns of England & Wales, 1891, TNA. Class RG12; Piece 2987; Folio 26; Page 48.)

Sebastian Zumbühl senior died at 18 Chapel Place, Liverpool, on 5 Jul 1894. (GRO (L) West Derby, Q3 1894, Vol 8B, 358.) (Death Certificate: NYL)

Mary Ann Zumbühl died at 18 Chapel Place, Liverpool, on 23 Jun 1896. (GRO (L) West Derby, Q2 1896, Vol 8B, 366.) She was buried on 23 Jun 1896. (Parish Register of St. Francis Xavier [Catholic] Church, Liverpool.) (Death Certificate: NYL)

Leo Zumbühl died, aged 19, at Dudley, Southcote Road, Bournemouth, on 16 Oct 1897, of ‘Phthisis Pulmonalis, 4 months’. His Death Certificate described him as an ‘Artist’, and Mary E. Wright was present at his death. (GRO (L) Christchurch, Q4 1897, Vol 2B, 398.)

Sebastian Joseph Zumbühl married 18-year-old Marie Rixon in Bebington, Cheshire, on 25 Mar 1900. (GRO (L), Birkenhead, Q1 1900, Vol 8A, 789.) (Marriage Certificate: NYL). They lived in her father’s house in Birkenhead in Mar 1901. (Census returns of England & Wales, 1901, TNA. Class RG13; Piece 3397; Folio 188; Page 150). Sebastian Joseph, a cabinet-maker’, and ‘Marion’ Zumbühl lived in Birkenhead in Apr 1911. (Census returns of England & Wales, 1911, TNA. Class RG14; Schedule 22010.)

Sebastian Joseph Zumbühl died in Birkenhead in Jan-Mar 1915. (GRO (L), Birkenhead, Q1 1915, Vol 8A, 789.) (DeathCertificate: NYL)

Mary Jane Noonan (daughter of Mary Ann Noonan), later Meiklejon

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John Bean Meiklejon was born in Stepney, London, in Oct-Dec 1852. (Baptismal record: NYL)Mary Jane Noonan was born in Preaching Lane, Athlone, county Westmeath, Ireland, in 1858.‘Marian Joannam Nonan’ (sic) was baptised at St. Mary’s Church, Athlone, on 24 Oct 1858. Her father was Samuel

‘Nonan’ and her mother was Mariae Croker. Her sponsor was Catherine Garvey. (www.rootsireland.ie) M.J. Noonan, ‘Grand daughter’, was ‘in attendance’ at the death of Samuel Croker at 91 East India Road [Poplar,

London], on 6 Jan 1875. (GRO (L): Poplar, Q1 1875, Vol 1C, 527.) Mary Ann (sic) Noonan married John Bean Meiklejon at the [Protestant] Parish Church of St. John, Fitzroy Square,

[London], Middlesex, on 27 Dec 1875. The Marriage Certificate described John as a 23-year-old ‘Draper’ and Mary as a 16-year-old ‘Spinster’. Both lived at 37 Fitzroy Street. Mary’s father, Samuel Noonan, was ‘Deceased’, and John’s father, also called John, lived at the ‘West India Docks’. The witnesses were Sebastian and Mary Zumbühl of 37 Fitzroy Street. (GRO (L) Pancras, Q4 1875, Vol 1B, 262.)

Edwin John Meiklejon was born in Stratford in Oct 1876. (Birth Certificate: NYL). Alice Mary Meiklejon was born in ? Stratford in 1879. (Birth Certificate: NYL). Ruby Florence Meiklejon was born in Stratford in Jan 1881. (Birth Certificate: NYL). Alice Mary Meiklejon was ‘blind from birth' and lived at the Royal Normal College for the Blind, in Croydon, Surrey, in

Apr 1881. Percival Harry Meiklejon was born in Stratford in Jan 1882. (Birth Certificate: NYL). Olive Meiklejon was born in Stratford in Jul-Sep 1884. (Birth Certificate: NYL) Paul Alexander Meiklejon was born in West Ham, Stratford, Essex, on 21 Jun 1889. (Birth Certificate: University of

Brighton.)

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John Bean, Mary Jane, Edwin John, Ruby Florence, Percival Harry, Olive and Paul Alexander Meiklejon lived in Fritch Street, Leyton, Essex, in Apr 1891. (Census returns of England & Wales, 1891, TNA. Class RG12; Piece 1344; Folio 18; Page 30.) Alice Mary Meiklejon lived at the Royal Normal College for the Blind in Croydon, Surrey.

John Bean Meiklejon, a ‘Grocer and Draper Shopkeeper’ ‘on his own account’, and Mary Jane and Paul Alexander Meiklejon, lived at 38 Western Road, St. Leonards, Sussex, in Apr 1901. (Census returns of England & Wales, 1901, TNA. Class RG13; Piece 69; Folio 140; Page 11.) Alice Mary Meiklejon still lived at the Royal Normal College for the Blind in Croydon, Surrey.

Olive Meiklejon lived in ?, [London], Middlesex, in 1901.Percival Harry Meiklejon married Elizabeth Alve ? in Hastings, in Jan 1911. He sailed from Liverpool on 20 Jan, aboard

the Corsican, and arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on 28 Jan.Olive Meiklejon lived in ?, Winnipeg, Canada, by 1911, but crossed the border to the USA in Feb.Mary Jane and Paul Alexander Meiklejon lived at 48-49 Kenilworth Road, St. Leonards, in Mar 1911, with Ruby

Florence, a 'School matron' and Alice Mary, a 'Blind' 'Head Teacher'. The Kenilworth School for Blind Boys was at 48 and the Kenilworth School for Blind Girls was at 49. Some pupils had been 'from birth', and several were described as 'Feeble-minded'. Mary Jane also ran a 'Residential School for Feeble-Minded pupils' at 37 Carisbrooke Road, Hastings. (Census returns of England & Wales, 1911, TNA. Class RG14; Piece 4755; Schedule No 210.)

John Bean Meikljon, a 'furniture salesman, retail', was a 'visitor' in the household of Russell Gordon Baxter, in Romford, Essex, in Mar 1911.

Mary Jane Meiklejon lived at 12 Upper Maze Hill, St. Leonards, by late 1911.John Bean Meiklejon lived in ?, London, by 1912. Paul Alexander Meiklejon lived in ?, London, by 1912, but sailed from Avonmouth, Bristol, to Montreal, Canada, on 19

Jan.Ruby Meiklejon had left St. Leonards by ? 1913. Olive Meikljon left Bristol on the Royal Edward on 23 Apr 1913, and became a nurse in ?, USA.Percival Harry Meiklejon lived in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, in 1914, where he was a ‘Sanitary Inspector’. He claimed

to have eight years’ experience in the militia when he enlisted in the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force on 25 Aug.

Olive Meikljon married Ernest Schilling in Apr-Jun 1917. Percival Harry Meiklejon married again in Canada, in ? 1917. He ended the war as a sergeant stretcher-bearer and

sailed into Buffalo, New York, in Oct 1918.Olive Schilling lived in Yarra, Australia, by 1924. John Bean Meiklejon died in All Saints Hospital, Finchley Road, London, in Jun 1925. He left £762 to Mary Jane.

(Probate: Lewes, 15 Sep 1925.) (Death Certificate: NYL)Mary Jane Meiklejon died, aged 67, at St. Paul’s House, Upper Maze Hill, St. Leonards, on 29 Jan 1927. The Death

Certificate described her as the ‘Widow of John Bean Meiklejon, House Furnisher’s salesman’, and the cause of death as ‘(1) Spindle celled Sarcoma left leg & thigh, operation, (2) Recurrence Exhaustion’. Alice Mary Meiklejon was present at her mother’s death and made her mark. (GRO (L) Hastings, Mar 1927, Vol 2B, 51.) Mary Jane left £28,528 to Alice Mary. (Probate, Lewes, 11 Oct 1927.)

Ruby Florence Meiklejon died in St. George, Hanover Square, London in Jun 1931.Paul Alexander Meiklejon died in ?, on ? 1942. (Death Certificate: NYL)Olive Schilling died in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, on 12 May 1956. She left £50. (Death Certificate: NYL)Percival Harry Meiklejon died in Vancouver, Canada, on 18 Jun 1957. (Death Certificate: NYL)Alice Mary Meiklejon died in ?, on ? 1962. (Death Certificate: NYL)

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Paul Alexander Meiklejon in St. Leonards in ? 1893. Paul Alexander Meiklejon and Arthur Rolleston in Hastings in ? 1897. John Bean Meiklejon in ? St. Leonards in ? 1900. Mary Jane Meiklejon in ? St Leonards in ? 1900. John Bean and Mary Jane Meiklejon’s gravestone. (Jim Herlihy)

Henry John Croker (son of Mary Ann Noonan)

Henry John Croker was born at 47 Montgomery Street, Dublin, Ireland, on 8 Aug 1860, and was baptised ‘Henricus Joannes Croker’ at St. Mary’s [Catholic] Pro-Cathedral, Dublin, on 13 Aug. His baptismal record gave his father as Samuel Croker and his mother as ‘Maria’ Noonan. His sponsor was Maria Fitzgerald and the priest was Guillelmus Purcell. (www.irishgenealogy.ie.)

Henry John Noonan (sic) married Kate Eva Manley at Richmond Hill Congregational Church, Bournemouth, on 20 Feb 1883. The Marriage Certificate described Henry as a 21-year-old ‘Upholster’, living at West Hill House, West Hill Road, Bournemouth, and gave his father as ‘Samuel Noonan, Gentleman deceased’. Kate, a 25-year-old ‘Spinster’,

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also lived at West Hill House, West Hill Road, Bournemouth, and her father, John Manley, was a ‘deceased’ ‘Turner’. John Bean Meiklejon was a witness. (GRO (L) Christchurch, Q1 1883, Vol 2B, 914.) The couple lived in Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire, in Mar 1891. (Census returns of England & Wales, 1891, TNA. Class RG12; Piece 1140; Folio 33; Page 24). They lived in Alton, Hampshire, in Apr 1901. (Census returns of England & Wales, 1901, TNA. Class RG13; Piece 1098; Folio 12; Page 15.)

Henry John Noonan died in Holland park, London, on 7 Mar 1935. (Principal Probate Registry, Calendar of the grants of probates and letters of administration made in the registries of the High Court of Justice in England .) (Death Certificate: NYL)

Kate Eva Noonan died in ?, on ? (Death Certificate: NYL)[For their children, see Bryan MacMahon, Robert Tressell, Dubliner.]

Teresa Croker (daughter of Mary Ann Noonan)

Teresa Croker was born at 18 Mabbot Street, Dublin, Ireland, on 17 Feb 1862, and was baptised at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Dublin, on 10 Mar. Her father was Samuel Croker, her mother was Maria Noonan, and her sponsor was Maria Fitzgerald. (irishgenealogy.ie) She died in ?, in ? (Death Certificate: NYL)

Ellen Croker (daughter of Mary Ann Noonan), later Maguire

William Maguire was born in Douglas, Isle of Man, in ? 1869, and was baptised in a Catholic church on 15 Aug. His father was Johannis Maguire and his mother was Rebeccae Joanne Ball. (Isle of Man parish registers, 1598-2009, FamilySearch.org)

Ellen Croker was born ‘At Sea’ ‘ab[out] 1866’. (Census returns of England & Wales, 1891 and 1911, TNA.) Birth Certificate: NYL)

Ellen Croker was a ‘domestic servant’ employed by Frederick Hoyer, at 19 Harlech Road, Great Crosby, Lancashire, in Mar 1891. (Census returns of England & Wales, 1891, TNA. Class RG12; Piece 2983; Folio 20; Page 36.)

‘Ellie’ Croker married William Maguire in St. Simon's Parish Church, Liverpool, on 18 Apr 1892. She gave her age as ‘23’ and her father as ‘Samuel Noonan, pensioner’. (GRO (L) Liverpool, Q2 1892, Vol 8B, 266. Liverpool, England, Marriage and Banns, 1813-1921.)

Francis Maguire was born in Liverpool in ? (Birth Certificate and baptismal record: NYL) William Maguire junior was born on 5 Jul 1895. (West Derby, Q3 1895, vol. 8B, p. 393.) He was baptised in St. Francis

Xavier’s Church on 10 Jul. (Liverpool catholic baptisms 1802-1906.) (Birth Certificate: NYL)Leo Maguire was born in Douglas, Isle of Man, on 24 May 1897, and his mother’s forename was recorded as ‘Zellah’.

(Birth Certificate and baptismal record: NYL)William Maguire senior died in Liverpool on ? 1898. (West Derby, Q4 1898, Vol 8B, 226.) (Death Certificate: NYL)Ellen, Francis, a ‘grocers’ boy’, William junior, an ‘errand boy’ for a wine and spirit merchant, and Leo Maguire lived at

12 Bright Street, Everton Road, Liverpool, in Apr 1911. (Census returns of England &Wales, 1911, TNA. Class RG14; Piece 22540.)

Ellen Maguire of 42 Belmont Road, Liverpool, died on 27 Feb 1946, aged 80. Her Death Certificate, dated 28 Feb, noted that she died of senility. She was the widow of William Maguire, but his trade is undecipherable. Ada Maguire, her daughter-in-law, of 173 Finch Lane, [West Derby], reported the death. Ellen was buried in Yew Tree Cemetery, Finch Lane, West Derby, on 2 Mar. (Liverpool Record Office, Yew Tree Cemetery (Roman Catholic) Liverpool, England, Catholic Burials, 1813-1988.)

Adelaide Anne Croker (daughter of Mary Ann Noonan), later Rolleston

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? Rolleston was born in ? (Birth Certificate and baptismal record: NYL)Adelaide Anne Croker was born at 53 Lower Wellington Street, Dublin, Ireland, on 3 May 1867. Her Birth Certificate,

dated 21 Jun, gave her father as Samuel Croker, a ‘ Military Pensioner’, and her mother as ‘Mrs Mary Croker ‘formerly Noonan’. Both lived at 53 Lower Wellington Street. (GRO (D) Dublin North, 1867, Vol 7, 660.) Adelaide Anne was baptised at St. Michan’s [Catholic] Church, Dublin, on 20 May 1867, and her sponsor was Mary Moore. (www.irishgenealogy.ie).

Adelaide Anne Croker was a ‘domestic servant’ employed by Frederic Hoyer at 19 Harlech Road, Great Crosby, Lancashire, in Mar 1891. (Census returns of England & Wales, 1891, TNA. Class RG12; Piece 2983; Folio 20; Page 36.)

‘Miss Noonan’ sailed from Liverpool to Valparaiso, aboard the Guinea, on 6 Jan 1893. (UK outward passenger lists 1890-1960.) She married ? Rolleston in ?, Chile, on ? (Marriage Certificate: NYL)

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Arthur Herman Rolleston was born in Valparaiso, Chile, in ? 1898. (Birth Certificate and baptismal record: NYL)? Rolleston died in ?, Chile, in ? 1899 (Death Certificate: NYL)Adelaide Anne and Arthur Herman Rolleston left Valparaiso aboard the ? on ? and arrived in London on ?‘Mrs Rolleston’ and Arthur Herman left Southampton for Cape Town, aboard the Dunvegan Castle, on ? 1899. (UK

outward passenger lists 1890-1960.) Adelaide Anne and Arthur Herman Rolleston and Robert and Kathleen Noonan left Cape Town, aboard the Galician,

and arrived in London on ? Jul 1901. (UK incoming passenger lists 1878-1960.) They all lived at 38 Western Road, Hastings, with Mary Jane, John Bean and Paul Alexander Meikljon, and subsequently at 1 Plynlimmon Road and Flat 5, Grosvenor Mansions, 115 Milward Road, by 1902.

Adelaide Anne Rolleston lived in Hastings in Apr 1911. (Census returns of England & Wales, 1911, TNA. Class RG14; Piece 4752; Schedule No 336.)

Arthur Herman Rolleston was an ‘Air Mechanic 1st Class, in the Royal Air Force, Service Number 13961. His Cremation record noted that he had been born in ‘Valpariso, Chili’ [sic], and died in Fulham, London, on 18 Jun 1919, aged 21. His parent, Mrs. Adelaide Rolleston, lived at 39, South Hill Park, Hampstead, London. (Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty Details Golders Green Crematorium.) (Death Certificate: NYL)

Adelaide Anne Rolleston had at least seven London addresses from 1929, and was at 97 Shirlock Road, Holborn, in 1945, but died in Dec. (GRO (L) Pancras, Dec 1945, Vol 1B, 84.) (Death Certificate: NYL)

Photographs

Arthur Rolleston and Paul Alexander Meiklejon in ? Hastings in ? 1897.Arthur Rolleston in Claremont, Cape Colony, South Africa, in ? 1900.

Robert Croker (son of Mary Ann Noonan), alias Noonan, alias Tressell

Documents

Robert Croker was born on 18 Apr 1870, at 37 Wexford Street, Dublin, Ireland, and was baptised ‘Robertus Croker’ at St. Kevin’s Church, Harrington Street, on 26 Apr. His parents, Samuel Croker and ‘Maria Noon’ (sic), lived at 37 Wexford Street. The sponsors were Michael Noon and Maria Joannah [? = Mary Jane] Croker. The priest, Jacobus Baxter, noted: ‘Pater a Catholicus’ [Father not a Catholic]. (GRO (D.) Dublin South, 1870, Vol 7, 757.) Robert’s birth was registered in No 3 South City, Dublin, on 7 May. His father, Samuel Croker, was a ‘Pensioner’, and his mother was ‘Mary Croker’, formerly ‘Noonan’.

Elizabeth Hartel was born in South Africa in ? 1872. (Baptismal record: NYL)Robert [? Croker] lived at 27 Elmore Street, Finsbury, London, in Apr 1881, with his mother Mary Ann Zumbühl and

her new family. (Census returns of England & Wales, 1881, TNA. Class RG11; Piece 250; Folio 75; Page 52.) Robert Noonan of Queens Road, Everton, Liverpool, was in Walton Prison, Liverpool, on 21 May 1890, charged with

‘Housebreaking with larceny’ at the home of Charles Fay, a shipping agent, in Courtney Road, Great Crosby. Frances Wilson of Perth Street, Everton, was charged with ‘Feloniously receiving stolen property well knowing the same to have been feloniously stolen’. (Walton Prison Register, Liverpool, ‘Names of all Persons Committed or Bailed to appear for Trial’.) Noonan, a ‘sign-writer’, was convicted of stealing an electro-plated coffee service, teapots, cream jugs, and other articles, to the value of £50, and Wilson and he were sentenced to six months in jail. (See: ‘Theft of Plate at Great Crosby’ and ‘County Sessions’, Liverpool Mercury, 2 and 11 Jun 1890.) Noonan reportedly left Liverpool late that year. On 21 Nov, the Grantully Castle left Dartmouth for the Cape Colonies. (Birmingham Daily Post 22 Nov 1890.) On 27 Nov, the Doric left London for New Zealand, via Cape Town. On 27 Dec, the Arawa left London for New Zealand, via Cape Town. (Liverpool Mercury 22 Nov, 10 Dec 1890.)

Robert Phillipe Noonan (sic), a 'Decorator', aged '23', of 78 Strand Street, Cape Town, married Elizabeth Hartel, an 18-year-old 'Spinster' living in Cape Town, at Holy Trinity [Protestant] Church, on 15 Oct 1891. The Marriage Certificate noted that both sets of ‘Parents’ gave their consent and the witnesses were M.G. Eckhardt and W.H. (or W.A.) Evershed. The priest’s name is illegible. The couple lived at Rosebank, Mowbray, Cape Town, but Robert worked in Johannesburg from 1895, and Thomas Lindenbaum paid Elizabeth for sex and she became pregnant by Dec. Robert began divorce proceedings against Elizabeth in Cape Town in 1896, on the grounds of adultery. (Divorce Proceedings, 1896-7, National Archives of South Africa, Cape Town Archives Repository, CSC 2/1/1/336 No 30, 1897.) On 9 Jan 1897, Robert gave his date of birth as 17 Apr 1871, his last place of residence as ‘Ireland’, and his date of arrival in Z[uid]-A[frikaansche] R[epubliek and in Johannesburg as 15 Aug 1896. (Archives of the Commissioner for Mines, Johannesburg.) Robert gained custody of Kathleen in Feb 1897. (Divorce Proceedings, 1896-7, National Archives of South Africa, Cape Town Archives Repository, CSC 2/1/1/336 No 30, 1897.) Robert lived in rooms in Pritchard Street in until 1899 and wrote ‘All Meals a Shilling’. (NYL). Robert Phillip Noonan (sic) registered a ‘Deed of Lease’ for Building Lot 16, at Forest Hill, Turffontein Estate, Witwatersrand, on 18 Jun 1898. (National Archives of South Africa, Pretoria WLD 5/45.) R.P. Noonan joined the Committee of the Transvaal 1798

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Centenary Association and his name appeared on membership cards. (See: Standard and Diggers’ News, Johannesburg, 15 May 1899, and Transvaal Leader, Johannesburg, 2 May 1908.) (NYL)

‘Mr Noonan, painter’, and Kathleen, left Cape Town with Adelaide Anne and Arthur Herman Rolleston on the Galician, on ? 1901. (UK incoming passenger lists 1878-1960.) ‘George Washington’ – Robert Noonan - wrote The Evening Ananias on board. (NYL)

Robert and Kathleen Noonan, and Adelaide Anne and Arthur Herman Rolleston, arrived in London in ? Jul 1901.(UK incoming passenger lists 1878-1960). They subsequently moved to Hastings and lived with Mary Jane, John Bean and Paul Alexander Meikljon, at 38 Western Road, and subsequently at 1 Plynlimmon Road, and in Flat 5, Grosvenor Mansions, 115 Milward Road, by 1902. The Turffontein Estate Limited took Robert Philip Noonan to court in South Africa his absence in 1904. (Witwatersrand High Court papers, 1904-5, National Archives of South Africa, Pretoria WLD 5/45, 617/1904; 5/48, 698/1904; WLD Illiquid Case 14/1905.) Noonan wrote ‘The Evolution of the Airship’ in ? 1905 - www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Robert-Tressell-aviation.htm - and was in trouble with Hastings police late in 1905. (‘A Guy Fawkes Echo’, Hastings Observer, 11 Nov 1905.) Robert and Kathleen lived in Warrior Square and then St. George’s Road, Hastings, in 1906, and at 241 London Road, St. Leonards, by ? 1907. Noonan painted a Social Democratic Party banner in ? 1908. (NYL). He completed The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by 1910. (TUCC). (See: www.unionhistory.info/ragged/browse.php)

Robert Noonan lived at 35 Erskine Street, Liverpool, by Aug 1910, and was admitted to the Liverpool Royal Infirmary on 26 Nov. (Admission Certificate: NYL). He died there on 3 Feb 1911, aged 40. The Death Certificate, dated 10 Feb, gave his occupation as ‘Sign Writer (Journeyman)’, his address as Erskine Street, and the cause of death as ‘phthisis pulmonalis’ and ‘cardiac failure’. He was buried in Plot T.11, Walton Cemetery, which belonged to the Overseers of the Poor for Liverpool, under a Relieving Officer’s order, on 10 Feb. Reverend A.V. Atkinson, a ‘Curate’, officiated. (Liverpool, Lancashire, Burial Register.)

Thomas Lindenbaum died in Johannesburg late in 1937. A death notice and a letter are dated 20 Nov. (National Archives of South Africa, Pretoria, TAD, MHG 99820.) (Death Certificate: NYL)

Elizabeth Noonan died in ?, in ? (Death Certificate: NYL)

Photographs

Elizabeth Noonan in ? Johannesburg in ? 1895. (National Archives of South Africa, Cape Town Archives Repository, CSC 2/1/1/336 No 30, 1897.)

Robert and Kathleen Noonan in Johannesburg in ? 1896. Robert Noonan’s mural in St. Andrew’s Church, Hastings, with a note from the Vicar, Henry Woolcott Jeanes, dated

‘Easter 1905’. Robert Noonan and his model airship in Hastings in ? 1905. (The New Weekly, 15 Apr 1914.) Robert Noonan and his advertisement on a gable end at the corner of Perth Road and Battle Road, St. Leonards, in ?

1907. (HM)Robert and Kathleen Noonan at a Social Democratic Federation meeting outside the Queens’ Hotel, Hastings, in Jun

1907. (HM)Robert Noonan at Old Roar, Hastings, taken by William Gower in ? 1908. (HM)

Correspondence sent

Robert Noonan to Kathleen Noonan, Aug-Dec 1910. NYLKathleen’s copied extract of Dec 1910 letter. (University of Brighton). Robert Noonan to Bill Gower, ? Dec 1910. NYL

Associated documents

Edward and Phoebe Cruttenden’s advertisements in The Clarion, and ? Justice, in the 1890s. (NYL)?, ‘Death of Mr. Toby King’, Hastings and St. Leonards Standard, ? Sep 1899. (HM)Bruce & Co, Hastings, ledgers, 1902-1903. (NYL) Burton & Co., Hastings, ledgers, 1903-1906. (NYL)?, Weekly Dispatch, 13 Aug 1905. (NYL)Alf Sellens, National Democratic League, Hastings Branch membership card, dated 18 Aug 1906. (HM)?, ‘Hands and Brains’, Hastings and St. Leonards Weekly Mail and Times, 26 Aug 1906. (NYL)?, Hastings Observer, 13 Oct 1906. (NYL)Adams and Jarrett, Hastings, ledgers, 1906 -1910. (NYL)Social-Democratic Party Programme and Rules, >1908. (HM)C. Deadman, Hughenden Road, Hastings, Socialist Democratic Party membership card, ? 1910. (HM)Len Green, British Socialist Party Membership Book, >1912. (HM)C. Deadman, Queens’ Hotel, Hastings, British Socialist Party membership card, ? 1913-14. (HM)

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Associated photographs

Hastings building workers, 1896. (HM)Toby King, <1899. (HM)Toby King in his coffin, <1899. (HM)Alf Cobb, ? (HM)Road menders at the corner of St. Leonards Gardens, taken by George Wood in ? 1905. (HM)Workmen and a handcart in Elphinstone Road, Hastings, taken by George Wood in ? 1905. (HM)The Parade, Hastings, taken by George Wood in ? 1905. (HM)Warrior Square Station from London Road, St. Leonards, in ? 1905. (HM)Adams & Jarrett staff, Hastings, in the early 20th century. (HM)Milward Road, Hastings, in the early 20th century. (HM)Tom Kennedy, in ? 1906. (HM)Socialist Literature Depot, 51 Robertson Street, Hastings, in ? 1906. (HM)London Road, St. Leonards, taken by George Wood in ? 1908. (HM)West Hill, Hastings, in 1908. (HM)Arthur du Cros, in ? 1910. (HM)Arthur Du Cros’ children campaigning in Hastings in 1910. (HM)Alexandra Park, Hastings, in 1911. (HM)Walton Workhouse Women’s Ward, Liverpool, in 1913.National Clarion Van in 1914. (HM)

William Croker (son of Mary Ann Noonan)

William Croker was born at 25 Georges Place, off Dorset Street, Dublin, Ireland, on 20 Jan 1872. William was baptised on 31 Jan. (The GRO record gave his mother’s family name as ‘Nolan’, but the www.irishgenealogy.ie image clearly shows it was Noonan.) His birth registration in North City Dublin, dated 13 Feb. gave his father as Samuel Croker, ‘Sailor’, and his mother as Mary Croker, formerly ‘Nolan' (sic), who both lived at 25 Georges Place. (GRO (D) Dublin North, 1872, Vol 2, 605.)

William Croker died in ?, in ? (Death Certificate: NYL)

Kathleen Noonan (daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Noonan), later Meiklejon, alias Lynne

Documents

Kathleen Noonan was born in Mowbray, Cape Town, South Africa, on 17 Sep 1892. She was baptised at St. Peter’s [Protestant] Church, Mowbray, on 7 Apr 1895. Her baptismal Certificate gave her father as Robert Phillipe Noonan, a 'Decorator', and her mother as Elizabeth Noonan, who lived at Rosebank [Mowbray]. The administrant was A. Daintree, the Rector, and the sponsors were Blanche Willmit, Joseph Slack and Elizabeth Noonan. Robert gained custody of Kathleen in Feb 1897 and she had a Birthday Book by ? 1898.

Kathleen and Robert Noonan left Cape Town with Adelaide Anne and Arthur Herman Rolleston, aboard the Galician, on ? 1901, and arrived in London in ? Jul. (UK incoming passenger lists 1878-1960.) They all lived with Mary Jane, John Bean and Paul Alexander Meikljon at 38 Western Road, Hastings, and subsequently at 1 Plynlimmon Road, and then at Flat 5, Grosvenor Mansions, 115 Milward Road, by 1902. Kathleen and Robert Noonan lived in Warrior Square and then St. George’s Road, Hastings, in 1906, and at 241 London Road, St. Leonards, by ? 1907. Kathleen wrote in Rose Cruttenden’s autograph book on 26 Dec. (Autograph book: NYL)

Kathleen Noonan lived with Mary Jane, John Bean and Paul Alexander Meiklejon, at 12 Upper Maze Hill, St. Leonards, by ? summer 1910, and she was a domestic servant in North Finchley, London, by spring 1913. She presented Hugh Beney of Hastings with a photograph of herself and an inscribed copy of the May 1914 RTP, and sailed from Bristol on the Royal George, on ? Jun, arrived in Quebec, and reached Regina, Saskatchewan on 1 Jul.

Kathleen Noonan swore a declaration in the Superior Court, Montreal, Canada, on 5 Jul 1914, giving her mother’s forename as ‘Madeline’. (Declaration: NYL). She married Paul Alexander Meiklejon in St. Peter’s Church, Regina, on 5 Jul. (Special Licence: NYL).

Kathleen Meiklejon left Paul in 1918 and she and Joan were reportedly killed in a motor accident, but they went to stay with ‘Auntie Pat’ and ‘Uncle Alfred’ in Toronto.

Kathleen ‘Lynne’(sic) and Joan Meiklejon published Hovels for God’s Children (Montreal: Anglican Fellowship for Social Action in ? 1940.) (NYL)

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Kathleen ‘Meiklejon-Lynne’ (sic) and Joan Meiklejon spent time in Jamaica from 1945 and returned to Canada in 1947.Joan Meiklejon moved to England in 1956 and in 1958 Kathleen visited. Joan returned to Canada, but she and

Kathleen moved to England in 1962. Kathleen Lynne (sic) signed and made notes in her copy of the 1967 Panther RTP. She had three taped interviews with Fred Ball in Sep - transcribed by Dave Harker - and another with Stuart Douglass. (NYL). She responded to Fred Ball’s questionnaires in Apr-Jun 1968 and David Haines recorded her acceptance speech for a TV set on 13 Dec. (NYL). She was interviewed by Eric Bolton <8 Jul 1969. (NYL). Her ‘S[outh]. Africa investments’ appeared in the Church Times on 9 Mar 1973. She was interviewed on the BBC Radio’s ‘World This Week-End’ on 19 Jun 1977 and on ‘Woman’s hour’, and was interviewed by Joan Johnson on ? 1978. Kathleen made notes in her copy of Fred Ball’s 1979 One of the Damned and taped a self-interview for David Haines on ? May 1980. (Transcribed by Dave Harker.) Clive Griggs interviewed her in 1985. (NYL). She also wrote poems, 'An Appreciation', and an unpublished autobiography.

Kathleen Lynne died in Bristol on 12 Mar 1988. (Death Certificate: NYL)

Photographs

Kathleen Noonan in Hastings in ? 1908. Kathleen Noonan in Hastings in ? 1910. Kathleen, Paul and Joan Meiklejon in Canada in ? 1916. Kathleen and Joan Meiklejon, with ‘Auntie Pat’ in ? Toronto, Canada, in ? 1918. Kathleen Lynne in ? in ? 1935.Kathleen Lynne filmed by David Haines in Hastings on 13 Dec 1968. (Film: NYL)Kathleen Lynne with Fred Ball in Hastings on 13 Dec 1968. (HM)Kathleen Lynne with Les Harman in Hastings on 13 Dec 1968. (HM)Kathleen Lynne with Joan Johnson in Robert Tressell Close, Hastings, in ? 1982.Kathleen Lynne with her paintings in ?, in the early 1980s.

Correspondence received

Grant Richards, (London), Aug 1913-Nov 1920. Fred Ball, (Hastings), Jun 1967-Nov 1977.David Wilsworth, (London), Jun-Sep 1967.? Van der Haven, (Johannesburg), Aug 1967.Jack Mitchell, (London), Aug-Sep 1967.Peter Blackman, (St. Leonards), Jun-Dec 1968.Maurice Cornforth, (London), Jun-Oct 1967.Stuart Douglass, (London), Jul 1967-Aug 1968.John Henderson, Ian Keill and M.M. O’Brien, (London), Oct 1967-Oct 1970.Jonathan Clowes, (London), May 1968.Roger Woddis, (London), May-Aug 1968.Rose Cruttenden, (Tonbridge), Jun 1967-Nov 1968.Winifred Matthews, (Trinity College Dublin), Jul 1968.Eric Bolton, (Ramsbottom, Lancashire), Aug 1968-Feb 1969.Jane Meredith, (London), Jan 1969.David J. Smith, (Adelaide, Australia), Jun 1969-Oct 1977.David Haines, (Hastings), Sep 1970-Feb 1983.Ian Hernon, (Hastings), Oct 1970.T. Hironaka, (Tokyo and Yokohama, Japan), Jul 1971-Nov 1981.?, Chief Herald, (Dublin Castle, Eire), Nov 1971.Gila Curtis, (London), Nov 1972-Nov 1973.P.P. Roberts and others, (Liverpool), Feb-Mar 1974.Mary Wilson, (London), Oct 1974.Bill Kelly, (Liverpool), Jun 1977.John Ezard, (London), Jul 1977-Apr 1995.A.M. Webb, (Lancaster), Jan 1978.Bill Gaskill, (London), Nov 1978.Beatrice Irene Beney, (Stratford-upon-Avon), Aug 1977-Nov 1981.Gwynn Richards, (Pershore, Worcestershire), Oct 1980.Sean Byrne, (St. Leonards), Sep 1982.‘John Kavanagh’ [= Brendan Mac Lua], (Southall), Oct 1982-Sep 1983.Irene Wright, (London), Oct 1982.John Cockett, (London), May 1983-Apr 1985.Elizabeth ?, (Croydon), Jun 1983.

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?, (Methuen, London), ? 1983.Stephen Lowe, (Totnes, Devon), Sep 1983-Jan 1984.Alan O’Toole, (Liverpool), Dec 1984-May 1986.Clive Griggs, (Eastbourne), Jun 1985.Eddie Vaughan, (Crawley), Sep 1985.?, undated.

Associated documents

?, ‘Sold rights to classic for £25’, The Times, 5 Jun 1967.Stuart Douglass, ‘Talking to Kathleen Tressell’, Labour Monthly, Jun 1968, Vol L, 261-5.?, ‘Kathleen Noonan Presentation’, Hastings Observer, 7 Dec 1968.?, ‘Workers’ Classic’, ?, ? 13 Dec 1968.?, ‘Now Mrs L will see dad’s book on TV’, ?, ? 13 Dec 1968.?, ‘Tressell’s daughter given TV’, Morning Star, 14 Dec 1968.?, ‘TV gift for trade union playwright’s daughter’, Gloucestershire Echo, 17 Dec 1968.?, ‘Is given set to watch father’s book on TV’, ?, 18 Dec 1968. (HL)?, ‘Now she can see “Mugsborough” on TV’, Hastings Observer, 20 Dec 1968.?, ‘Preparing for a centenary’, Gloucestershire Echo, 27 Dec 1968.Linda Christmas, ‘A theory of poverty: the original ragged-trousered philanthropist, according to his daughter, was

far from the archetypes he drew’, The Guardian, 14 Oct 1978, 12.?, ‘Lynne (Kathleen) (née Noonan)’, The Daily Telegraph, >12 Mar 1988.?, ?, >12 Mar 1988.Fred Ball, ‘Daughter who preserved Robert Tressell’s “ragged philanthropists”’, The Guardian, 17 Mar 1988, 37.John Kavanagh, ‘In the Shadow of a Legend’, Irish Post, 26 Mar 1988.Clive Griggs to Mrs. F[red] Ball, 24 Jan 1995.

Joan Irene Meiklejon (daughter of Kathleen Meiklejon)

Documents

Joan Irene Meiklejon was born in Winnipeg, Canada, on 7 Nov 1915. (Birth Certificate: NYL) Joan Irene Meiklejon married Reginald William Johnson in the Garrison Church, Lippstadt, Germany, on 9 May 1964.

(Marriage Certificate: NYL)Joan Irene Johnson wrote ‘Tressell tribute’ in the Morning Star 28 Jul 1977, ‘Tressell’s memorial’ in the Observer on 7

Aug, an acknowledgement letter to correspondents in Sep and ‘Let’s hear it for Tressel[l]’s spiritual heirs’ in the Hastings Observer on 29 Mar 1994.

Joan Irene Johnson died in East Grinstead Hospital on 8 Oct 2000. (Death Certificate: NYL)Derek Norcross, ‘Tressell’s granddaughter devoted her life to his memory’, Hastings Observer, 13 Oct 2000.

Photographs

Joan Irene, Paul Alexander and Kathleen Meiklejon in ?, Canada, on ? 1916.Joan Irene Meiklejon in ?, on ? 1935.Joan Meiklejon and Kathleen Lynne, Hovels for God’s Children (Montreal: Anglican Fellowship for Social Action, ?

1940.) (NYL)Joan Irene Meiklejon in ?, on ? 1950.Joan Irene and Reginald William Johnson outside the Garrison Church in Lippstadt, Germany, on 9 May 1964.Joan Irene Johnson and John Heatherington in ? Walton, Liverpool, on 18 Jun 1977.Joan Irene Johnson in Walton, Liverpool, on 18 Jun 1977.Joan Irene Johnson and Eric Heffer in Walton Cemetery, Liverpool, Morning Star, >18 Jun 1977. Joan Irene Johnson and Ron Todd in the Transport and General Workers Union Head Office, London, in Dec 1990.Joan Irene Johnson unveiling the Dublin plaque on 4 May 1991.Joan Irene Johnson at the Dublin exhibition on 4 May 1991. (TUCC)Joan Irene Johnson and Tony Benn in Hastings on ? 1994.Joan Irene and Reginald William Johnson in Felbridge on 27 Jul 1999. (www.1066.net/tressell)

Correspondence received

?, The Times (London), May-Jun 1967.

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Fred Ball, (Hastings), Jul 1967-Oct 1982.Susan Hill, (London), Oct-Nov 1972.S.W. Parker, (St. Leonards), Oct 1976-? 1977.John Nettleton, (Liverpool), Apr-May 1977.? Dooley, (? Liverpool), ? Jun 1977.William G. Kelly, (Liverpool), Jun 1977Jack Baldwin, (Telford, Shropshire), Jul 1977.George Beavis, (Bexhill, Sussex), Jul 1977.Antony Carter, (Chislehurst, Kent), Jul [1977].E.S. Coleman, (Hucknall, Nottinghamshire), Jul 1977.John C. Finister, (Liverpool), Jul 1977.E.L. Graham, (Kingsteighton, Devon), Jul 1977.John Irvine, (Glasgow), Jul 1977.E.J. Johnson, (Poole, Dorset), Jul 1977.H. Johnson, (Widnes, Cheshire), Jul 1977.Peter Liversidge, (Worthing), Jul 1977.John E. Mabbs, (Colwyn Bay), Jul 1977.Charlie McCree, (Greenock), Jul 1977.Ian Mordant, (Aylesbury), Jul 1977?, Morning Star (London), Jul 1977. Bob Starrett, (Glasgow,) Jul 1977.Reg Stein, (Cardiff), Jul 1977.E. Wakefield, (Mansfield), Jul 1977.Ernest Whitefield (Mansfield), Jul 1977.Thomas Clayton (Burgess Hill, Sussex), Jul-Aug 1977.Joe Durkin, (Southport), Jul-Aug 1977.Geraldine Kew, (London), Jul-Aug 1977.Cyrus Morris, (Llanelli), Jul-Nov 1977.Vera and Harry Laughton, (Burgess Hill, Sussex), Jul 1977-Dec 1983.Hugh Braden, (Wirral), Aug 1977.Mike Anderson, (Heathfield, Sussex), Aug 1977.D. Balonov, (London), Aug 1977.Jim Barker, (East Molesey, Surrey), Aug 1977.P. Battershill, (Hastings), Aug 1977.Jean Bradford, (Dartford, Kent), Aug 1977.John Rushton Bradshaw, (Lisburn, Northern Ireland), Aug 1977.E.J. Brooks, (London), Aug 1977.Kathleen Church, (Harrogate), Aug 1977.Tom S. Clarke, (Bootle, Merseyside), Aug 1977.John Collier, (Kings Lynn), Aug 1977.Mary Cowan, (Hanoi, Vietnam), Aug 1977.Barbara Dalgamo, (Belfast), Aug 1977.D. Brin Daniel, (Ammanford, Dyfed), Aug 1977.E.H. Davies, (Droitwich, Worcestershire), Aug 1977.P.J. Davies, (Longlevens, Gloucestershire), Aug 1977.Jack Eames, (Oxford), Aug 1977.K. Fleischer, (Cheam, Surrey), Aug 1977.Doreen Garrett, (Horley, Surrey), Aug 1977.E.J. Harrison, (Portslade, Sussex), Aug 1977.Peggy Heath, (London), Aug 1977.Ian Hoy, (Glasgow), Aug 1977.Joan Hughes, (Nottingham), Aug 1977.R.W. Husband, (Ashstead, Surrey), Aug 1977.Joyce M. Husbands, (Haywards Heath, Sussex), Aug 1977.M.F. Hyatt, (London), Aug 1977.Ian Johnston, (Glasgow), Aug 1977.Des Kilmurray, (Leeds), Aug 1977.Marion Kilner, (Harrogate), Aug 1977.Ursula E.K. Light (Ashford), Aug 1977.Marjorie Lister, (Bognor Regis), Aug 1977.D. Mackay, (Wilstead, Bedfordshire), Aug 1977.John MacQueen, (London), Aug 1977.

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David MacRae, (New Barnet, Hertfordshire), Aug 1977.George Mander senior (Reading), Aug 1977.R.F. Mardell, (London), Aug 1977.M.M. Millar, (Currie, Midlothian), Aug 1977.Doris Moody, (Reading, Berkshire), Aug 1977.F.V. Morehead, (Worthing), Aug 1977Daphne Morgan, (Letchworth, Hertfordshire), Aug 1977.Jayne E. Morris, (Dorking), Aug 1977.Alistair Munro, (Faversham, Kent), Aug 1977Francis Duncan Nethercott, (Guildford), Aug 1977.S.C. Pain, (New Malden, Surrey), Aug 1977.Dennis F. Outwin (Maidenhead, Berkshire), Aug 1977.Lena G. Patch, (Broadstairs, Kent), Aug 1977.Kathleen Peyton, (Chelmsford), Aug 1977.G.M. Polhill, (London), Aug 1977H. Price, (Swansea), Aug 1977.Cecilia Rutt, (Ipswich), Aug 1977.M. Sartain, (Farnham), Aug 1977.Lilian Silverman, (London), Aug 1977.Paul Smitherson, (Portsmouth), Aug 1977.John Strain, (Motherwell, and Dalkeith, Midlothian), Aug 1977.Tom Thomas, (Welwyn Garden City), Aug 1977.M. Travers, (Birmingham), Aug 1977.P.J. Waters, (Hastings), Aug 1977.Arthur Wilkin, (Watford), Aug 1977J. Winstanley, (Liverpool), Aug 1977.Ian Ashbridge, (Cramlington, Northumberland), Aug-Nov 1977.William Goldman, (Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire), Aug-Nov 1977.Stephen Griffith, (Weybridge, Surrey), Aug-Nov 1977.Douglas and Kay Lanphier Calcutt (Leamington Spa), Aug-Nov 1977.Michael McNulty, (Liverpool), Aug-Nov 1977.F.E. Martindill, (Herne Bay, Kent), Aug-Nov 1977.Derrick Scott, (Gateshead), Aug-Nov 1977.Albert Maurice Webb, (Lancaster), Aug-Dec 1977.S. Piper, (Bexhill, Sussex), Aug 1977-Feb 1980.Patrick McEvoy, (London), Aug 1977-Jun 1991.W. Brain, (Llanelli), Sep [1977].Eileen Delaney, (London), ? Sep 1977.G.W. Furbank, (St. Albans), Sep 1977.Gerhard Muller, (Dormagen-Nievenheim, West Germany), Sep 1977.Len Murray, (London), Sep 1977.George Kitson, (London), Sep-Dec 1977.Bruce Dineen, (Brampton, Canada), Sep 1977-Aug 1981.Sybil Olive, (Chelmsford), Oct 1977.Janet Smith, (Liverpool), Oct-Nov 1977.Gerald Glyde, (Hastings), Oct 1977-Jul 1978.Dinah Wright Thomas, (Welwyn Garden City), Nov 1977.Frank Wilson (London), Nov 1977.George Mander junior, (Reading), Nov 1977.Molly Tracey and Patricia Prosser (Leighton Buzzard), Nov-Dec 1977.Bill Devonshire, (Lytham St. Anne’s, Lancashire), Nov 1977-Feb 1978.Raphael Samuel, (? London), Jan 1978.Christine Coates, (London), Jan-Feb 1978.Frank Kelly, (Liverpool), Feb 1978.Clive Griggs, (Eastbourne), Apr 1978-Mar 1995.George McKinsey, (Belfast), May 1978.Sonia Kenson and Bob Thomson, (Manchester), Oct 1978.Kevin Kearney, (Barnsley, Yorkshire, and Northolt, Middlesex), Nov 1978-Sep 1979.Michael Barratt Brown, (Barnsley), Nov 1978-Jan 1979.O. Parker, (St. Leonards), Sep 1979.Jo Camp, (London), May-Jun 1980.Irene Wright, (London), Nov 1980-Aug 1982.

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David Alfred, (Tunbridge Wells and Hastings), Mar 1981-Apr 1996.T. Hironaka, (Yokohama, Japan), Oct-Nov 1981.Sean Byrne, (St. Leonards, Sussex, and Callon, Eire), Aug 1982-May 1994.Patricia Dawson, (London), Jan 1983-Aug 1984. ‘John Kavanagh’ [= Brendan Mac Lua], and Donal Mooney (Southall), May 1983-Oct 2000.John Woodhurst, (Newark and District Trades Council), [? May 1988].Michael Brennan and John Brophy, (Dublin), Jun 1988-May 1994Dominic Halton, (St. Albans), Mar 1989-Jul 1992.Victoria Williams and others, (Hastings), May 1989-May 1999.Frank Flynn, (St. Leonards), Jul 1990.Ron Todd and others, (London), Nov 1990-Jun 1991.Mary Denning, (Hastings), Jan 1991.Kenneth Shilling, (Hastings), Mar 1991.Lorna Vahey, (Hasting), Mar-Oct 1991E.M. Woodward and S. Harries, (Hastings), Jul 1991-Jun 1992.Trevor Hopper, (Brighton), Jun 1994-Sep 1998.Terry Randell, (Hastings), Jun 1995.Dinah Thorpe and Hilary Lane, (Lewes), Sep-Oct 1996.Keith Wheele, (Rainham, Essex), Sep 1996-Oct 1999.Ian Haywood, (London, and Otley, Yorkshire), Aug 1997-Oct 2000.Jacqueline Ball, (Hastings), Nov 1997.Nick Reddan, (Hacket, Australia), Apr 1998-Jun 1999.Carol Hale-Wood, (Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA), Oct 1998-Sep 1999.Ron Paul, (Gothenburg, Sweden), Nov 1998-Feb 1999.Jan Hokenson, (Boca Raton, Florida, USA), Jan-Apr 1999.Joan Holden, (San Francisco, California, USA), Apr 1999.Maire McQueeney, (Brighton), May-Oct 1999.Charles Lambert, (New Hythe, Kent), Jul 1999.Sam Webb, (Chartham, Kent), Sep-Nov 1999.Nick Walmsley, (Bedford), Nov 1999.Jonathan Hyslop, (Johannesburg), Nov 1999-Oct 2000.Christine Holland, (Aylesbury), Oct 2000.John Monks, (London), Oct 2000.Judith Smith, (Coventry), Oct 2000.

Correspondence sent

Sam Webb, 13 Sep 1999

Associated documents

?, Robert Tressell Workshops Ltd prospectus, 1987. (HL)?, ‘Tressell Workshops set for Sep’, C.D.U. News, May 1987.?, The Robert Tressell Memorial Trust prospectus, ? 1992. ?, Robert Tressell House prospectus, ? 1992. ?, Robert Tressell Workshops memo pad, ? 1992. ?, ‘In granddad’s famous footsteps’, Hastings Observer, Dec 1994.

Associated correspondence

Eva and Ben Sutcliffe to [Rose] Cruttenden, 24 Sep 1974.John Heatherington, ASTMS circulars to XPEKTRA Co-operative, Huyton, Merseyside, 1, 2 Feb 1977.John Heatherington, ASTMS circular on behalf of XPEKTRA Co-operative, 4 Apr 1977.Michael Brenna to John Brophy, 1 May 1991.David Lister to Jacqueline Ball, Nov 1997.

Reginald William Johnson (husband of Joan Irene Meiklejon)

Documents

Reginald William Johnson was born in Leyton, London, in 1928. (Birth Certificate: NYL). He ‘retired’ as Director of

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‘Robert Tressell Workshops Ltd (dissolved)’, on 18 Sep 1992. (DH)Reginald William Johnson wrote ‘Robert Tressell (Noonan) Meet the Family’, ‘Robert Tressell and “The Ragged

Trousered Philanthropists”” - Functions/events/meetings, associated with the above, attended by Joan Johnson 1968-1998’, ‘Reference your interest in The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, ‘Robert Tressell and “The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists”. Reference your previously indicated interest in the above,’ ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Author Robert Tressell’, and ‘Meiklejon-Noonan-Rolleston (Hastings connections)’, in ? 1998.

Reginald William Johnson, ‘The Robert Tressell Family Papers’ notepaper, ? 2001. Reginald William Johnson, outline contract with Above the Title Productions Ltd, 2006.Reginald William Johnson, ‘Summary of publication history’ of RTP, Oct 2006 and May 2007.Sheila Gow, ‘Devoted archivist, 81, to receive honorary degree’, East Grinstead Courier, 17 Jul 2008, 9.Reginald William Johnson, MA degree certificate and other documents, University of Brighton, 31 Jul 2008.Liz and Pog Druff, cartoon of Reginald William Johnson, 31 Jul 2008.Reginald William Johnson died in East Grinstead Hospital on 2 Jul 2013. (Death Certificate: NYL)

Photographs

Reginald William Johnson in Navy uniform in ? St. Helens, in ? 1946.Reginald William Johnson, holding Dave Harker’s unreturned first edition of RTP in ? 2006.Reginald William Johnson, MA ceremony, University of Brighton, on 31 Jul 2008.Reginald William Johnson, Kate Richardson, Marion Walls, Sara Livesey and Dave Harker, Felbridge, 8-9 Jan 2011.

(Stills and film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj0n-olXpnc and www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajzeCuDXmuA). (Kate Richardson)

Correspondence received

David Wilsworth, May-Jul 1967.Keith Allison, Jun 1967-Sep 1969.Kathleen Noonan, Jul 1967.Fred Ball, Nov 1967-Jan 1975.Jonathan Clowes, Jun 1968.?, Oct 1970.?, Oct-Nov 1972.?, Royal Literary Fund, London, Dec 1974.Jonathan McCullough, Sep-Nov 1998.Trevor Hopper, Sep 1998-28 Aug 2005.Nick Reddan, Oct 1998-Jan 2001.Andy Freeman, Nov 1998-Jan 1999.Ron Paul, Dec 1998-Mar 2001.Keith Wheele, Feb 1999-Feb 2001.?, Robert Tressell Centre, Aug 1999.Ricky Tomlinson, Jul 2000.Carole Hale, Aug-Oct 2000.?, Irish Post, Oct 2000.John Monks, Oct 2000.Christine Holland, Oct-Nov 2000.John Brophy, Oct 2000-Feb 2001.Judith Smith, Oct 2000-Jun 2001.Nigel Townsend, Nov 2000.Peter Cassells, Nov 2000-Jan 2001.Ian Haywood, Jan 2001.Jan Hokenson, Jan 2001.Mr and Mrs Gwyn Richards, Jan 2001.Sam Webb, Jan 2001-Jun 2008.Jonathan Hyslop, Jan-Jul 2001.Mr and Mrs Bob Russell, Feb 2001.Nigel Bolton, Feb-Jun 2001.Jacqueline Ball, 31 May 2001.Clive Griggs, Aug 2001.John Flanagan, Nov 2003-Apr 2011.Alan Corkish, Jul 2004-Feb 2008.Einde O’Callaghan, Dec 2004.Sally Davison, May 2005.

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Adam Sofianos, May-Jun 2005.Gareth Shannon, Jun 2005.Wendy Collinson, Sep 2005.Tom McLennan, Sep 2005.Nicola Seyd, Sep 2005. J.S. and J.D. Watson, Sep 2005.Dave Harker, May 2006-Aug 2011.Julie Cairnie, Jun 2006. Sally Orr, Oct 2006.Gillian Hunt, Dec 2006.Christopher Stephen, Feb 2007.?, Jul-Aug 2007Eddie ?, Oct 2007.?, Frugal Media, Oct 2007.David Martin, Oct-Nov 2007.Christine Coates, Oct 2007-May 2011.Lisa Hodgson, Jan 2008.Mike Jones, Jan-Apr 2008.?, Antiquariat Boek & Glas, Feb 2008.Anita ?, May 2008.Lulu Marketplace website, ? May 2008.Jo ?, May 2008.Paul Benham, Jul 2008.John Broadbent, Jul 2008.Rebecca Li, Jul 2008.Liz and Pog Druff, Aug 2008.Tristana Freeman, Nov 2008.Simon Clegg, Jan-Feb 2009Peter Ambrose, Feb 2009.Andrew Lynch, Feb 2009.Jane Dale, Oct 2009.Ruth Ewan, Dec 2009.David Hancock, Mar 2010.Maggie Lloyd, Mar 2010.Bryan MacMahon, Mar 2010.Sarah Ogle, Apr 2010.‘Lloyd Withers’ [= Martin Frain], Nov 2010.Marion Walls, Dec 2010. Philip Dart, Mar 2011.Sylvia Skinner, Jun 2011.

Correspondence sent

Dave Harker, Oct 2003-Jun 2011. Sally Davison, Jun 2004-May 2005.Adam Sofianos, May-Jun 2005.Adam Freudenham, Jun 2005.Gareth Shannon, Jul 2005.Nicola Seyd, Sep 2005.Julie Cairnie, ? Jun 2006-Jun 2011.Sally Orr, Oct 2006.Sam Webb, Nov 2007.John Flanagan, Nov 2007-May 2010.Mike Jones, Jan-Feb 2008.?, Antiquariat Boek & Glas, Feb 2008.Alan Corkish, Feb 2008.?, Benediction Books, May 2008.Jo ?, May 2008.John Keane, May 2008.Robert Tressell Centre, Hastings, Guest Book, (as ‘Tressell’), Jun 2008-Sep 2009. (DH)Tristana Freeman, Nov 2008.Simon Clegg, Jan-Feb 2009

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Peter Ambrose, Feb 2009.Andrew Lynch, Feb 2009.Emma Trevelyan, Mar 2009.Ruth Ewan, Dec 2009.?, Chichester Festival Theatre, Mar 2010.Sylvia Skinner, Jun 2011.

Associated correspondence

David Haines, Copyright puzzler’, Hastings Observer, 22 Oct 2004.Andy Walpole, ‘Where did Tressell’s money go?’, Morning Star, 14 Sep 2005, 14.Eoghan Rice, ‘Money squabble over anti-capitalist masterpiece,’ Sunday Tribune [Dublin], 25 Sep 2005.Dave Harker and Marion Walls, May 2006-Feb 2011. (DH)Julie Cairnie to Marion Walls and Dave Harker, May 2006. (DH)Jacqueline Slocombe to Dave Harker, Jun 2006. (DH)Dave Harker and Christine Vié, Sep 2007. (DH)John Flanagan to Dave Harker, Oct 2007-Oct 2013. (DH)Construction Safety Campaign Robert Tressell Award citations, Oct 2007. (DH)Christine Coates to Dave Harker, Oct 2007-Sep 2011. (DH)Dave Harker to John Flanagan, Nov 2007-Oct 2010. (DH)?, to Dave Ayre, with Dave Ayre’s notes, Nov 2008. (DH)Tim Thomson to Dave Harker, Apr 2009. (DH)Writing on the Wall to John Flanagan, Mar 2011. (DH)Dave Harker and Sylvia Skinner, Jun 2011-Apr 2014. (DH)Dave Harker to Robert Butler, Feb 2012. (DH)Sandra De Roy and Dave Harker, May 2012. (DH)Nigel Cochrane to Dave Harker, May 2012. (DH)Trevor and Julie Watson to John Flanagan, Oct 2013. (DH)Sarah Friend and Dave Harker, Feb-Mar 2014. (DH)Dave Harker and Jeff Howarth, May 2014. (DH)

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Robert Tressell

Biographies

Fred Ball, Tressell of Mugsborough (London: Lawrence & Wishart, Oct 1951). Fred Ball, ‘Authors Original manuscript. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, 1957. (HL)Fred Ball, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists By Robert Tressell. Short History Of The Original Manuscript’,

1958. (TUCC)Fred Ball, ‘More Light on Tressell. The Story of a Search’, Marxism Today, Vol XI, Jun 1967, 177-82.Peter Blackman [? = Fred Ball], ‘The Robert Tressell Banner (Where Is It Now?)’, The Journal, Birmingham Trades

Council, Aug 1967, 8. Pamela Haines, ‘Bibliography of Robert Tressell’, ? Sep 1969. (HL) Fred Ball, One of the Damned. The life and times of Robert Tressell, author of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

(London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1973). Fred Ball, One of the Damned. The life and times of Robert Tressell, author of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

(London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1979). Fred Ball, One of the Damned. The life and times of Robert Tressell, author of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

[Special UCATT Edition] (London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1979). Fred Ball, One of the Damned. The life and times of Robert Tressell, author of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

(London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1980). Sam Webb, ‘The Story Of Robert Tressell’, Architect’s Journal, 27 Jan 1988, 90, and 3 Feb 1988, 73. (Sam Webb.) Bill Coxall and Clive Griggs, ‘Tressell, Robert [Noonan] (1870-1911)', 1995. Dave Arnold and George Hay, eds, Extracts from One of the Damned (Hastings: Logos, 1997). Charles Callan, ‘Robert Tressell and His Fellow Philanthropists Reconsidered’, Saothor, Eire, Vol 22, 1997, 113-22. Jim Herlihy, The Royal Irish Constabulary - A Short History and Genealogical Guide (Dublin: Four Courts Press, 1997).

(NYL)Nick Reddan, ‘The Croker Family Tree’, (? 1999).Bill Coxall and Clive Griggs, ‘Robert Noonan (1870-1911). (Robert Tressell/Tressal), author of The Ragged Trousered

Philanthropists’, in Joyce M. Bellamy and John Saville, eds, Dictionary of Labour Biography (Basingstoke: Macmillan, 2000), Vol 10, 156-62.

Jonathan Hyslop, ‘A Ragged Trousered Philanthropist and the Empire: Robert Tressell In South Africa’, HistoryWorkshop Journal, No 51, spring 2001, 65-85.

Jim Herlihy, The Royal Irish Constabulary - A Complete Alphabetical List of Officers and Men, 1816-1922. (Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2001). (NYL)

Dave Harker, ‘Robert Tressell’, TUC website, 29 May 2003.Dave Harker, Tressell. The real story of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (London: Zed Books, 2003). Dave Harker, Tressell. The real story of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (Manila: Ibon Books, 2004). Fred Ball, One of the Damned. The life and times of Robert Tressell, author of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

(London: Lawrence & Wishart, 2005). Jim Herlihy, Royal Irish Constabulary Officers: A Biographical Dictionary and Genealogical Guide, 1816-1922 (Dublin:

Four Courts Press, 2005). (NYL)Patrick Renshaw, ‘Robert Tressell’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online (Oxford: Oxford University Press),

2006. Frances Clarke, ‘Robert Phillipe Noonan (Robert Tressell)’, in James McGuire and James Quinn, eds, Dictionary of Irish

Biography (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009).Dave Harker, ‘Robert Tressell. A Centenary’, Tyne & Wear May Day programme, 30 Apr 2011, 24-5. (DH)Dave Harker, ‘”Robert Tressell” imprisoned for housebreaking and larceny’, 7 Sep 2011. Leaflet, press release and

responses from Kate Richardson, 10 Sep, and Norman Hill, 21 Sep 2011. (DH)MacMahon, Bryan, Robert Tressell, Dubliner, Author of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (Dublin: Kilmacud

Stillorgan Local History Society, Mar 2014).

Reviews

?, ‘Books of the Month’, [Tressell of Mugsborough], Electron, Aug 1951.Gordon Schaffer, ‘The ragged-trousered philanthropist lives on’, [Tressell of Mugsborough], Reynolds News, 16 Sep

1951.Alf Silverstein, ‘A Socialist Painter’, [Tressell of Mugsborough], World News and Views, No 45, Oct 1951, 495.John Lawrence, ‘Tressell of Mugsborough’, Socialist Outlook, Nov 1951.Michael MacAlpin, ‘The Man Who Was Robert Tressell’, [Tressell of Mugsborough], Daily Worker, Nov 1951, 2.Norman MacKenzie, ‘Poplar and Mugsborough’, [Tressell of Mugsborough], The New Statesman and Nation, 1 Dec

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1951.G. MacDougall, ‘Wrote one novel-won thousands for Socialism’, [? Tressell of Mugsborough], Challenge, 12 Jan 1952.

(NYL)?, ‘“Tressell of Mugsborough”. Hastings Man’s New Biography’, Hastings Observer, 2 Feb 1952.?, ‘Poverty and Progress’, [Tressell of Mugsborough], The Times Literary Supplement, 22 Feb 1952, 139.Walter Holmes, ‘The Ragged Trousered’, [Tressell of Mugsborough], Daily Worker, 16 Apr 1952, 2.?, ‘New Work on Robert Tressell’, Hastings Observer, 5 Aug 1967.Lionel M. Munby, ‘New look at “The Philanthropists”’ [Robert Tressell and ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’], ?,

? 1969.V.S. Pritchett, ‘Tressell’s Trade’, [Robert Tressell and ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists'], New Statesman, 6 Feb

1970, 189-90.‘Observator’, ‘Expert on Tressell’, [One of the Damned], Hastings Observer, >2 Nov 1973.David Holloway, ‘Belated portraits’, [One of the Damned], The Daily Telegraph, 15 Nov 1973.?, ‘One of the Damned’, Workers Press, 20 Nov 1973, 9.Norman Bryson, ‘One of the Damned’, The Spectator, 17 Nov 1973.Michael Foot, ‘Ragged riddle…’, [One of the Damned], [Evening] Standard, 20 Nov 1973.?, ‘Who was Tressell?’, [One of the Damned], The Times Literary Supplement, ? Nov 1973.J. Eaton, ‘Tressell’, [One of the Damned], ? 1973.Peter Keating, ‘One of the Damned’, Victorian Studies, Vol 19, No 4, Jun 1976, 539-41.Neal Ascherson, ‘Grey Granite’, in David Smith, ed., Socialist Propaganda in the 20th Century British Novel (London:

Macmillan 1978).?, [One of the Damned], Hastings Observer, ? >8 Sep 1979.Russell Claughton, ‘Robert Tressell - the man who mocked the town’, [One of the Damned], Hastings Observer, 8 Sep

1979, 8.?, ‘Tressell - the immortal treasure’, [One of the Damned], Yorkshire Miner, Nov 1979.Mark Fordham, ‘On the trail of one of the “Damned”’, Morning Star, 6 Sep 1979, 4.Robert Giddings, ‘Paradoxes of the novel’, [Attitudes to Class in the English Novel and One of the Damned], Tribune,

18 Jan 1980, 16.Anon [? = Pamela Haines], ‘The Family Chart of Robert Noonan’, >26 Jan 1981. (HL)Eileen Hunt, ‘Tressell’s banner’, Hastings Observer, 27 May 1994. ?, ‘Old sign may be work of Tressell’, Hastings Observer, 19 Aug 1994. Victor Paananen, [Working Class Fiction: from Chartism to “Trainspotting”’], ?, ? 1998. (DH)Matt Kelly, ‘Tressell’, Bookmarks News, No 21, summer 2003, 3.D.J. Taylor, ‘Working-class hero’, [Tressell], Sunday Times, 10 Aug 2003.Alan Rogers, ‘Noonan - The Real Story?’, [Tressell], New Worker, 24 Oct 2003.?, ‘Robert Tressell/Noonan’, [Tressell], Socialist Standard, Dec 2003.Marceline [Smith], [Tressell], 7 Jan 2004. (DH)Phil Shannon, ‘The making of “the apprentice’s bible”’, [Tressell], Green Left Weekly [Australia], 14 Jan 2004.Gordon Parsons, ‘Harker’s ulterior motives,’ [Tressell], Morning Star, 9 Feb 2004, 9.Dave Renton, ‘From rags to literary riches’, [Tressell], Red Pepper, Issue 116, Feb 2004, 15.?, ‘Tressell’, [Tressell], Labour Research, Feb 2004.Angela ?, [Tressell], SSY [Scottish Socialist Youth] Forum, 17 Jun 2004. (DH)Tim Cooper, [Tressell], Workers’ Liberty, 17 Jun 2004. (DH)Robert Laurie, ‘Tressell’, Bulletin of the Marx Memorial Library, No 140, autumn 2004, 48-9.Tim Hannan, ‘Belated homage to Robert Tressell’, [Tressell], Guardian Unlimited website, 9 Jun 2005. (DH)Andy Croft, [Tressell], Socialist History Journal, No 28, 2006, 89-92. (NYL)?, ‘New book recalls an old story’ [Robert Tressell, Dubliner], Southside People [Dublin], 12 Mar 2014.Frank McNally, ‘Run Ragged Run’ [Robert Tressell, Dubliner], Irish Times, 27 Mar 2014.

Associated documents

William Gower, ‘The Real Robert Tressall’, Daily Herald, 11 Jul 1926.Jessie Pope died at Wilson Villas, Avenue Road, Torquay, on 1 Feb 1933. She left £5,174. (Death Certificate: NYL)J.H. Poynton, ‘Building Worker Whose One Book Still Lives’, Daily Worker, 10 Jun 1936. Fred Ball, ‘Information wanted’, Hastings Observer, 7 Nov 1942. Fred and Jacqueline Ball, notes from interviews with Mr Boreham, >1942. (NYL)Fred and Jacqueline Ball, notes from interviews with PC Burr, >1942. (NYL)Fred and Jacqueline Ball, notes from interviews with Mr Cradduck, >1942. (NYL)Fred and Jacqueline Ball, notes from interviews with Edward Cruttenden, >1942. (NYL)Fred and Jacqueline Ball, notes from interviews with Phoebe Cruttenden, >1942. (NYL)Fred and Jacqueline Ball, notes from interviews with Rose Cruttenden, >1942. (NYL)Fred and Jacqueline Ball, notes from interviews with George Gallop, >1942. (NYL)

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Fred and Jacqueline Ball, notes from interviews with Bill Gower, >1942. (NYL)Fred and Jacqueline Ball, notes from interviews with Len Green, >1942. (NYL)Fred and Jacqueline Ball, notes from interviews with Mr Noakes, >1942. (NYL)Fred and Jacqueline Ball, notes from interviews with F.G. Philcox, >1942. (NYL)Fred and Jacqueline Ball, notes from interviews with J.H. Poynton, >1942. (NYL)Fred and Jacqueline Ball, notes from interviews with Alf Sellens, >1942. (NYL)Fred and Jacqueline Ball, notes from interviews with William Ward, >1942. (NYL)Fred and Jacqueline Ball, notes from interviews with John Whitelock, >1942. (NYL)Fred and Jacqueline Ball, notes from interviews with Alice Mary Meiklejon, 1944-1947. (NYL)Fred Ball, ‘Did You Know Robert Tressall? Information Wanted About Author of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist’,

Forward, South Africa, 7 Dec 1945.?, ‘Story of Tressall’s Life on Rand. Domestic Unhappiness and Political Activities’, Forward, South Africa, 14 Dec 1945.?, ?, notes of a woman’s interview with Stewart Ogilvy, ? (NYL)Fred Ball, unpublished dedication’ to Tressell of Mugsborough, 1951. (HM)?, National Society of Painters District Committee circular to branches, < 16 Jun 1952. (NYL)?, motion to the National Society of Painters District Committee Annual Conference, and to the National Federation of

Building Trade Operatives Annual Conference, Jun 1952. (Fred Ball, One of the Damned, 200)?, National Federation of Building Trade Operatives Annual Conference Report, >Jun 1952. (NYL)?, National Federation of Building Trade Operatives circular to branches, ? Aug 1952. (NYL)?, ‘Ragged-Trousers MS for TUC. Tressell’s novel to archive’, Daily Worker, 11 Nov 1958, 3. ?, ‘T.U.C. Home for “Ragged Trousered Philanthropists”’, 5 Jan 1959. (HM)?, ‘Honoured resting-place’, 1959. (HM)?, The Paint House: Being the History of Herbert Evans and Co., Ltd. (Johannesburg: Herbert Evans and Co. [? 1960]). Fred Ball, Curriculum Vitae, ? 1965. (HM)Fred and Jacqueline Ball, taped interview with Len Green, ? 1968. Tape. (Transcribed by Dave Harker.) Fred and Jacqueline Ball, taped interview with Ian Probert, ? 1976. (Jacqueline Slocombe) Russell Claughton, ‘A Man of Many Faces’, Hastings Observer, 28 Feb 1985.Eddie Vaughan, ‘Noonan’s Hastings’, 1985. (Eddie Vaughan.) William Brockman, ‘Grant Richards’, Dictionary of Literary Biography (Detroit: Gale Research, 1991), 272-9. Donal P McCracken, MacBride's Brigade: Irish Commandos in the Anglo-Boer War (Dublin: Four Courts Press, 1999).Sheelagh Bramley, obituary of Robert Noonan’s great niece, The Herald (Glasgow), 23 Nov 2004. Trevor Hopper, Robert Tressell’s Hastings. The background to ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’ (Brighton:

Fanter Books, 2005).Jane Potter, ‘Jessie Pope’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2008. Hastings Museum website, ‘Robert Tressell’, Apr 2014. Herbert Evans website, Apr 2014.

Associated correspondence

Fred Ball and Jack Beeching, >1939. (NYL)William Ward to Hubert Williams, ? 1942. (HM)Fred Ball and Miss E.M. Hogg, >1942. (NYL)Fred Ball and Grant Richards, ? 1942-May 1947. (NYL)Fred Ball and the Marx Memorial Library, ? Jun 1943. (NYL)Robert Partridge to Fred Ball, Nov 1945-Sep 1946. (Fred Ball, One of the Damned, 190-1.)Fred Ball and Stewart Ogilvy, >1945. (NYL)Fred Ball and George Bernard Shaw, ? 1948. (NYL)Fred Ball and the Associated Society of Woodworkers, 1948. (NYL)Lawrence & Wishart and Fred Ball, ? Jul 1948. (NYL)Lawrence & Wishart to Fred Ball, Nov 1948. (Fred Ball, One of the Damned, 195.)Fred Ball and Wortley Hall Memorial College, ? 1948. (NYL)Fred Ball and the National Council of Labour Colleges, ? 1948. (NYL)Arnold Knebel to Fred Ball, Jan 1949. (NYL)Unity Theatre to Fred Ball, Aug 1949. (NYL)‘A.B.C.’ to Fred Ball, ? 1949. (NYL)?, to Fred Ball, Aug 1949. (NYL)?, to Fred Ball, ? 1949. (NYL)?, to Fred Ball, ? 1949. (NYL)S. Horsfield to Fred Ball, ? 1949-Feb 1950. (NYL)Fred Ball and Edward Cruttenden, <1951. (NYL)Fred Ball and Weidenfeld & Nicholson, >1967. (NYL)Fred Ball and the BBC, >1967. (NYL)

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Fred Ball and Len Green, ? Apr 1968. (NYL)William Marsden to Fred Ball, Sep 1968. (NYL)Mrs L.D. O’Nions to The Daily Mail Library, on behalf of Fred Ball, Mar 1969. (HL)?, Hastings Public Library to the BBC, Feb 1971. (HL)H.J. Brierce to Fred Ball, <1973. (NYL)C. Jones to Fred Ball, <1973. (NYL)Alison Mackinlay to Fred Ball, Nov 1977.Sheila Gammon to Dave Harker, Jun 2003. (DH)Kevin Jones to Dave Harker, Aug 2003. (DH)Ron E. Clarke to Dave Harker, Sep 2003. (DH)Charles Hobday and Dave Harker, Oct-Aug 2004. (DH)Robert Stafford to Dave Harker. (DH) Judith Orr to Dave Harker, May 2004. (DH)Ian Birchall to Dave Harker, May 2004. (DH)Mike Smith-Rawnsley to Dave Harker, Jun 2005. (DH)Dave Harker and John Flanagan, Jan 2013-Apr 2014. (DH)Dave Harker and Bryan MacMahon, Feb-May 2014. (DH)Dave Harker and Stuart Borthwick, Mar-Apr 2014. (DH)Mike Aistrop to Dave Harker, Apr 2014. (DH)

Associated photographs

Rose Cruttenden, B.C. Sutcliffe, and others, outside the Hotel Excelsior, Vienna, in Jul 1935. (HL)Robert Noonan’s banner adapted for the Independent Labour Party, Hastings, 1938. (HM)Fred Ball in ? Hastings in 1940. (Jacqueline Slocombe)Barbara Salter on the Tressell seat, Hastings, Easter 1971. (Barbara Salter) Fred Ball with Neil Kinnock outside Robert Tressell House, Hastings, on 18 May 1982. (HM)Fred and Jacqueline Ball in the ? early 1980s. (Jacqueline Slocombe)

St. Andrew’s Church mural

J.R. Mitchell and J. Pritchard, The Parish of St. Andrews, Hastings, Past and Present (London: Frederick Shelton, 1913).?, ‘St. Andrew’s to be demolished?’, Hastings Observer, 28 Dec 1968.?, ‘St. Andrew’s closure imminent?’, ? 1970. (HL)?, ‘Tressell Painting In Danger’, Hastings Observer, 22 Aug 1970.?, ‘Church murals may be saved’, Evening Argus, 26 Aug 1970.Martin Woollacott, ‘Hastings still fails Robert Tressell’, The Guardian, 26 Aug 1970.?, ‘Move to save fresco’, The Guardian, 27 Aug 1970.?, ‘Storm Over Painting In Church’ and ‘Mural discovery in church’, Hastings Observer, 29 Aug 1970.?, ‘Tressell Mural’, Morning Star, 29 Aug 1970.G. Washbrook, ‘Robert Tressell Mural’, Hastings Observer, 29 Aug 1970.?, ‘A pioneer’s work turns to dust’, Evening Argus, 1 Sep 1970.Ralph Herries, ‘Tressell and Hastings’, The Guardian, 1 Sep 1970.D.M.H. to Fred Ball and David Haines, 3 Sep 1970. (HL)?, ‘Something has been saved’, Hastings Observer, 5 Sep 1970.‘Vigilant’, ‘History uncovered’, ? Hastings Observer, 5 Sep 1970.D.L.M. Knights, ‘Tressell’s Painting’, Hastings Observer, 26 Sep 1970.?, ‘David picks up the pieces’, Evening Argus, 27 Oct 1970.?, The Record, Oct 1970.Pat Mantle, ‘What Robert Tressell Made In Mugsborough’, ? Hastings Observer, ? Oct 1970.?, section of mural, photograph, 1970. (HM)Anon [? = Victor Feather], ? Hastings Observer, ? 1970.?, ‘Mural on film’, ?, ? 1970.Robert Tressell Mural Panel Appeal, Dec 1980. Leaflet (HL). Poster.John Ezard, ‘Saving author’s golden work’, The Guardian, 2 Jan 1981.Fionn Mac Cool, ‘Noonan the Institution’, Irish Post, 3 Jan 1981.Irene Wright, ‘Appeal for restoration of last known work by Robert Tressell’, Tribune, 30 Jan 1981, 4.Don Montieth, ‘Philanthropists to save painting’, Morning Star, 31 Jan 1981.Robert Tressell Mural Panel Appeal to Hastings Museum Advisory Committee, 21 Mar 1982. (HL)Donall Mac Amhlaigh, ‘When is an Irishman not an Irishman?’, ?, ? 1981.John Ezard, ‘Art at 8p an hour is being restored’, The Guardian, 2 Jan 1982.Hastings Museum Advisory Committee minutes, 26 Apr 1982. (HL)

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Hastings Museum Advisory Committee to The Robert Tressell Mural Panel Appeal, 12 May 1982. (HL)Robert Tressell Mural Panel Appeal, notice of mural unveiling, 26 Jul 1982.Robert Tressell Mural Panel Appeal, ‘Robert Tressell’ draft programme, <4 Aug 1982.Robert Tressell Mural Panel Appeal, ‘Robert Tressell, Celebration of an Artist’ programme, 4 Aug 1982. John Kavanagh, ‘Mugsborough Lives again?’, Irish Post, 21 Aug 1982.Sean Byrne, ‘How Mugsborough was Painted Green’, Irish Post, 9 Oct 1982.Hastings Communist Party, Red Hot News. Bulletin of Mugsborough Communist Party, No 2, <18 Sep 1982. (Dave

Cope.) Fred Ball, ‘Tressell’s other masterpiece’, Morning Star, 20 Sep 1982, 4.John Ezard, ‘Restored panel honours Socialist pioneer’, The Guardian, 20 Sep 1982.?, ‘Tressell mural is unveiled’, ? Hastings Observer, >20 Sep 1982. (HM)?, ‘Labour tribute to Tressell’, Evening Argus, >20 Sep 1982. (HL)?, TGWU Record, Oct 1982.Mary Noonan-Timlin, ‘A marvellous campaign’, Irish Post, 30 Oct 1982.G. Washbrook, ‘The arts’, ? Hastings Observer, ? 1982.East Sussex County Council press release, ‘Unveiling of Robert Tressell Panel at Hastings Library’, 18 Sep 1996. (HL)?, ‘Library unveiling for Tressell panel’, Hastings Observer, 4 Oct 1996.Fragment of mural. (HL and University of Brighton.)

Walton gravestone

?, undated photograph of Walton Cemetery Chapel, Liverpool.Liverpool Trades Council Tressell Book Prize, Central Libraries, William Brown Street, Liverpool, 30 Apr 1973.Stanley Harrison, ‘Long search for Robert Tressell’, Morning Star, 15 Nov 1973.Alan O’Toole, ‘A pauper’s death in Liverpool’, Liverpool Free Press, Mar 1976.Owen Smith, ‘Worldwide pilgrimage to grave of pauper’, Walton Times, 17 Mar 1977.?, ‘Rebirth of “Ragged Trousered Philanthropist”’, Weekly News, 6 Apr 1977, 10.?, ‘Grave justice’, The Guardian, 11 May 1977.?, ‘Town of the book goes to author’s grave’, ? Hastings Observer, 28 May 1977. (HL)John Chartres, ‘March to grave of pauper author’, The Times, 8 Jun 1977.?, ‘Socialists march for author in poor grave’, Walton Times, 16 Jun 1977.?, ‘Homage to Robert Tressell’, The Guardian, 18 Jun 1977.?, ‘“Ragged Trousered” Tribute’, >18 Jun 1977.Diane Mantle, ‘Tressell “never died”’, >18 Jun 1977.John Nettleton, photographed at Walton Cemetery, Liverpool, 18 Jun 1977. ?, ‘Memorial tribute to author’, Liverpool Daily Post, 18 Jun 1977.?, ‘Ragged man remembered’, ? The Guardian, 19 Jun 1977.'Michael Nally’ [? = Joe Durkin], ‘Ragged author is honoured’, Observer, 19 Jun 1977.?, ‘Tribute to a pauper’, Liverpool Daily Post, 20 Jun 1977.?, ‘Unions, MPs remember Tressell’, Morning Star, 20 Jun 1977.Ian Aitken, ‘Honouring the forgotten man of Socialism’, The Guardian, ? 20 Jun 1977.?, ‘The homage march’, Walton Times, 23 Jun 1977.Jim Arnison, ‘Monument for “ragged-trouser” author’s grave’, Morning Star, 20 Apr 1977.J.C. Durkin, ‘The ragged revolutionary’, Irish Post, 9 Jul 1977.Robert Tressell Memorial Committee photographed in Liverpool, 1977.

Plaques and associated documents

?, Robert Noonan plaque unveiling, 115 Milward Road, Hastings, 2 Jun 1962. Tape of a speech and a photograph ofthe plaque.

?, ‘Hastings Trades Council’, Hastings Observer, 15 Feb 1964.?, ‘Permanent Plaque in Memory of Author’, Hastings Observer, 11 Apr 1964.?, ‘Tressell monument to replace Memorial?’, ? Hastings Observer, ? 1970s.?, Robert Tressell (Liverpool: Robert Tressell Memorial Committee), ? 1985.Robert Tressell Memorial Committee, Liverpool, ‘Robert Tressell’ unveiling programme, < 19 Oct 1985.Robert Tressell Museum of Local History, Walton Park Cemetery, Liverpool, invitation to Grand Opening, 19 Oct 1985.

(TUCC)Eric Heffer and others, photographed outside the Robert Tressell Museum of Local History, Liverpool, ? 19 Oct 1985.Anon ‘Prisoner’s plaque honours author’, >19 Oct 1985.Tony Birtill, ‘Liverpool makes amends’, Irish Post, 9 Nov 1985.John Brophy, ‘Tribute to hero of labour’, Irish Press, 4 May 1991.?, ‘Plaque to city author’, Irish Independent, 6 May 1991.

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Michael Foley, ‘Robert Tressell is commemorated by Dublin plaque’, Irish Times, 6 May 1991.?,?, Irish Post, 18 May 1991.Irish Congress of Trade Unions, ‘May Work & Play Festival’, Dublin, May 1991. Programme and photograph. (HL). Draft

speeches by Michael Brennan and ? John Brophy.?, undated photograph of 241 London Road plaque, St. Leonards, >29 May 1999.?, photograph of Noonan Close street sign, Liverpool 9, ? 2003.Rice Lane City Farm, Walton, Liverpool, photographs of the plan and ‘Tressell’ notices, ? 2003. Robert Noonan’s gravestone, Walton, Liverpool, photographed by Alan Corkish, ? 2003.Liverpool Trades Union Council and the Construction Safety Campaign (Merseyside). Leaflet about the plaque

Unveiling distributed at the Casa performance of Tom McLennan’s RTP on 5 May 2004. (DH)Roy Bleasedale, Liverpool Trades Union Council and the Construction Safety Campaign (Merseyside) plaque, inside

the former Liverpool Royal Infirmary, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, <21 Jul 2004. Leaflet, photographs of unveiling and an Alan Corkish poem.

?, ‘Plaque recalls city author’, Liverpool Daily Post, 21 Jul 2004.KHPT, ‘Robert Noonan (Tressell)’, with photographs of the Liverpool plaque unveiling, <30 Jul 2004. (DH) ?, ‘Harmony Rocket’, ?, 1 Jul 2005. (DH)Construction Safety campaign AGM report, >10 Nov 2007. (DH) John Flanagan, appeal for funds, 11-16 Jan 2008.TUC press release, 14 Jan 2008.Tony Birtill to Martin Ralph, 21 Jan 2008.Unite the Union circular, 22 Jan 2008.Unions/08 website, 22 Jan 2008. (DH)Tony Birtill, ‘Liverpool to honour leading Irish author’, Irish Post, 23 Jan 2008. (DH)John Flanagan, press release, 28 Jan 2008. NW TUC website, 30 Jan 2008. (DH)NW TUC press release, 30 Jan 2008. (DH)Plaque unveiling outside the former Liverpool Royal Infirmary, 3 Feb 2008. (Andy Coles) Liverpool Trades Council leaflet and speaker’s notes. (DH)Ben Schofield, ‘Liverpool honour for author of trade unionists’ “bible”’, Liverpool Daily Post, 4 Feb 2008.Ben Schofield, ‘Author who wrote trade union “bible” is honoured’, Liverpool Daily Post, 4 Feb 2008.Ben Schofield, ‘City honour for author of trade unionists’ “bible”’, Liverpool Post, 4 Feb 2008.Ben Schofield, ‘Author who wrote trade union “bible” is honoured’, Liverpool Echo, 4 Feb 2008.Tony Birtill, ‘Liverpool remembers inspirational Irish author’, Irish Post, 6 Feb 2008. (DH)Unions/08, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Commemorations Liverpool 08’, <Mar 2008. (DH)Mike Jones, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Commemorations - Liverpool 2008’, report, <7 Mar 2008. (DH)?, Robert Noonan commemoration’, a photograph of the Dublin plaque, 2 Feb 2011, and a leaflet advertising the Irish

National Painters’ and Decorators’ Trade Group of the Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union[Eire] event, 3 Feb 2011. (DH)

?, www.londonmet.ac.uk/news/latest-news/plaque-for-robert-tressell-unveiled-in-liverpool.cfm, >3 Feb 2008.

Associated correspondence

John Flanagan to Patrick Hackett, Aug 2007.John Flanagan to Heritage Ceramics, Aug 2007.John Flanagan and Ned Heywood, Sep-Oct 2007.John Flanagan to Barry Heywood, Oct 2007.Mike Jones to John Flanagan, Nov 2007-Jan 2008.Peter Middleman to Mike Jones and Anne Thornton, Dec 2007. (DH)John Flanagan and Dave Harker, Dec 2007-Jan 2008. (DH)Justice4Pickets e-flyer, Dec 2007. (DH)John Flanagan and Barry Higson, Jan 2008.Stephen Munby to Nigel [? Mellor], Jan 2008.John Flanagan to John Farmer, and others, Jan 2008.Kerry McManus to Martin Ralph, Jan 2008.Dave Harker and Tony Birtill, Jan 2008. Martin Ralph to John Farmer and others, Jan 2008.Rory O’Neil to John Flanagan, Jan 2008.John Flanagan, report to Liverpool TUC, Jan 2008.Eleanor Howell to Christine Coates, Feb 2008.Christine Coates to Andy Coles and others, Feb 2008.

Liverpool Centenary

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Culture Liverpool minutes, Jun 2010. (DH)?, ‘Liverpool City of Radicals’, Feb 2011. (DH)?, ‘Robert Tressell A Commemoration’ draft, Dec 2010. (DH)Nigel Mellor, ‘The clouds’, 2010. (DH)?, ‘City of Radicals’, Jan 2011. (DH)?, ‘Robert Tressell A Commemoration’, Jan 2011. (DH)?, ‘Commemorative Drama Events’, Jan 2011. (DH)Ian Hernon, ‘Remembering the Ragged Trousered Philanthropists author Robert Tressell’, Liverpool Echo, 28 Jan 2011.

(DH)Susan Langworthy, ‘City celebrates centenary of radical hero’, press releases, Jan 2011. (DH)Steve Rotherham and six other MPs, Early Day Motion, Jan 2011. (DH)Gerry Gordon, ‘Robert Tressell centenary and the great Money trick’, Feb 2011. (DH)Liverpool event photographs, 3 Feb 2011. (John Flanagan and Sam Webb.) (DH)

Associated correspondence

Christine Corrie and John Flanagan, Sep 2009.Christine Corrie to Alan Manning, Sep 2009.Paul Nowack to John Flanagan, Jun 2010.Dave Harker and John Flanagan, Sep 2010-Feb 2011. (DH)John Flanagan to Christine Coates, Oct 2010. (DH)Andrew McNicholl and John Flanagan, Dec 2010-Feb 2011. (DH)Susan Langworthy to John Flanagan, Jan 2011. (DH)Roger Phillips to John Flanagan, Feb 2011. (DH)Stuart Flinders to John Flanagan, Feb 2011. (DH)

Manchester Centenary Year

Frank Ellis, Dave Harker and Kate Richardson, the Tressell Exhibition, Working Class Movement Library, Salford, from29 Jan-24 Mar 2011. Documents, associated material, correspondence and photographs. (DH)

Frank Ellis, Dave Harker and Kate Richardson, ‘”The Sixty-Five”. Building Workers Memorial Day and Health and Safety at Work’ workshop, Working Class Movement Library, Salford, 16 Apr 2011. Documents, associated material, correspondence and photographs. (DH)

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THE RAGGED TROUSERED PHILANTHROPISTS

Books

UK editions and reprints

London: Grant Richards, 23 Apr 1914. [Edited by Jessie Pope.]Reprinted: May 1914. [From 1927: The Richards Press]. Oct 1935, Feb 1938, Aug 1943, Apr 1944, Jul 1944, Dec 1944 (NYL), Mar 1945, Apr 1946, Mar 1947, Oct 1948, Nov 1949, Nov 1951, Feb 1954.

London: Grant Richards, May 1918. [Re-edited by Jessie Pope.]Reprinted: Oct 1918, Feb 1921, Feb 1925, Oct 1926, Jun and Oct 1927 (The Richards Press and Daily Herald), Aug 1932 (The Richards Press).

Harmondsworth: Penguin, [1918 edition], Apr 1940. Reprinted: May 1940, Jan 1941, May 1942 (NYL), Oct 1942 (NYL), 1944.

London: Lawrence & Wishart, Oct 1955. [Proof copy, De Luxe and Trade Union ‘Complete’ editions.]Reprinted : 1956, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1989, 2002, 2010, 2011 (DH)

London: Panther, [1955 edition], Feb 1965. Reprinted: 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1989, 1990.

London: Paladin, [1955 edition], 1991. Reprinted: [2], [3] (NYL), [4] (NYL), [5] (NYL), [6], [7].

London: Flamingo Modern Classic, [1955 edition], 1993. Reprinted: 1993, 1996 (NYL), 1997, [5], [6] (NYL), [7], [8], 2001, 2002, 2003 (NYL), 2003, 2004, 2004 (NYL), 2004 (NYL)

London: Penguin Modern Classic, [1955 edition], Aug 2004. Reprinted: 2005 (NYL), 2005 (NYL), 2005 (NYL), 2006 (NYL), 2007 (NYL), 2008 (NYL), 2008 (NYL), 2009 (NYL), 2009, (NYL), 2010 (NYL), 2011 (NYL)

London: Royal National Institute of Blind People, Braille, [1955 edition], 2004. London: HarperCollins Perennial, [1955 edition], [‘23’], 2005.

Reprinted: 2006 (NYL), 2007 (NYL), 2008 (NYL), 2009 (NYL), 2010 (NYL), 2010 (NYL), 2011 (NYL)Oxford: Oxford University Press, [1955 edition], 2005.

Reprinted: 2007 (NYL), 2008 (DH), 2010 (NYL)Ware: Wordsworth Editions, [1955 edition], 5 Apr 2012. (DH)

Foreign English language editions

New York: Frederick Stokes, May 1914.Toronto: Macmillan, [using UK copies], ? May 1914. (NYL)? Toronto, Ontario, [using US copies], ? May 1914.Melbourne: Lothian, [Penguin UK copies, 1918 edition], Oct 1942. (NYL)Melbourne: Lothian, [Penguin UK copies, 1918 edition], 1942. (NYL)Melbourne: Lothian, [Penguin UK copies, 1918 edition], 1944.Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, [1955 edition with a Russian introduction], 1955. (DH)Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, [1955 edition with a Russian introduction], 1957. Budapest: [Moscow Foreign Languages Publishing House 1955 edition with a Russian introduction], 1957. (NYL)New York: Monthly Review Press, [1955 edition], 1962.New York: Monthly Review Press, [1955 edition], 1978.Toronto: HarperCollins Canada, [1955 edition], 1981. (NYL)New York: Monthly Review Press [1955 edition], 2007.Don Mills, Ontario, Canada: Oxford University Press, [1955 edition], 2008. (NYL)Don Mills, Ontario, Canada: Oxford University Press, [1955 edition], 2009. (NYL)

Foreign language editions and reprints

Moscow: State Publishing House, 1924, Оборванные филантропы [Oborvannye Filantropy = Ragged Philanthropists.] (NYL)

Moscow: All Union Council of Trade Unions, 1925, Оборванные Филантропы [Oborvannye Filantropy = Ragged Philanthropists]. (NYL)

Berlin: Neuer Deutscher Verlag, 1925, Die Menschenfreunde in zerlumpten Hosen [The People’s Friend in ragged

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Trousers]. Berlin: Universum Bucherei für Alle, 1927, Menschenfreunde in zerlumpten Hosen [The People’s Friend in ragged

Trousers]. Berlin: Universum Bucherei für Alle, 1931, Menschenfreunde in zerlumpten Hosen [The People’s Friend in ragged

Trousers].Amsterdam: De Arbeider Pers, 1933, Menschenvrienden [The People's Friends].Brussels: S.M. De Wilde Roos, 1933, Menschenvrienden [The People's Friends].Warsaw: Czytelnik, 1951, Filantropi w Lachmanach [Philanthropy in Rags]. (NYL)Warsaw: Czytelnik, 1953, Filantropi w Lachmanach [Philanthropy in Rags]. Bratislava: Slovensky Spisovatel’, 1955, Filantropi v roztrhanych nohaviciach [Philanthropists in torn trousers]. (DH)Berlin: Aufbau Verlag, 1958, Die Menschenfreunde in zerlumpten Hosen [The People’s Friend in ragged Trousers].Prague: Státni Nakladatelstvi Krásné Literatury, Hudby a Uméni, 1961, Lidumilové v hadrech [Philanthropists in rags].

(HM)? Bulgaria, 1964. (NYL)Japan: Tam Shobo, 1971, とんまの里 [Tonma no sato] [Village of the cretin]. Roma [Persia]: Babar, 1978, Basar-dustan-i Zanda-pus, [?]. (NYL)Beijing: Wai guo wen xue chu ban she, 1982, 穿破裤子的慈善家 [Chuan po ku zi de ci shan jia = Worn out pants

philanthropist, Vol 1]. (DH)Moscow: Khudozhestvennaia Literatura, 1987, Филантропы в рваных штанах [Filantropy v rvanykh shtanakh =

Philanthropy in ragged trousers]. So ul [South Korea]: Silch'o n Munhaksa, 1988, 누더기바지박애주의자들 [Nudogi paji pagae chuu ijadu l = Ragged pants

philanthropist]. (NYL)Beijing: Shang wu yin shu guan, 1992, 穿破裤子的慈善家 [Chuan po ku zi de ci shan jia = Worn out pants philanthropist,

Vol 1]. (NYL)Kuckenshagen: Scheunen-verlag, 2002. Die Menschenfreunde in zerlumpten Hosen [The People’s Friend in ragged

Trousers].Kuckenshagen: Scheunen-verlag, 2005. Die Menschenfreunde in zerlumpten Hosen [The People’s Friend in ragged

Trousers]. (NYL)Istanbul: Çagdas Edebiyat, 2006, Baldiri Çiplak Hayirseverler [Benevolent Ragamuffin]. Madrid: Polifonias [Capitan Swing Libros], Mar 2014, Los Filiantropos en Harapos [Philanthropists in Rags]. (DH)

Published extracts

?, ‘Nimrod; A Mighty Hunter before the Lord’ [Russian translation introduced by Ralph Parker], Ogonyok (Moscow, Mar 1952.) (NYL)

'How they Dealt with the Socialist Van', in Norman Longmate, ed., A Socialist Anthology (London: Phoenix House, 1953), 107-10.

?, ‘Stora pengatricket’ [Swedish translation of ‘The Great Money Trick’], Varaforfattare 2 (Stockholm: Kulturfront Forlag, 1975), 320-32.

Andy Vine, ‘The Great Money Trick’ cartoon, Moral Panic!! (London: Red Planet, 2003), 8-17.‘Martin Chomsky’ [= Martin Frain], RTP Downsized (Glasgow: The RTP Foundation, 2014). (Available from:

rtpfoundation@yahoo.co.uk)

Unpublished extract

?, [Urdu translation of ‘The Great Money Trick’], Karachi, Pakistan, <13 Dec 2010. (DH)

Reviews

?, ‘Labourer and Novelist’, Dundee Advertiser, 16 Apr 1914.?, ‘The Gullibles. Slaves and their Masters’, Manchester City News, 18 Apr 1914.?, ?, Daily News and Leader, 23 Apr 1914.?, ‘“Ragged Trousered Philanthropists.” Extracts From A Remarkable Human Document’, Daily Sketch, 23 Apr 1914.?, [? = Harold Child], ‘A Novel by a Builder’s Labourer’, The Times Literary Supplement, 23 Apr 1914.?, ‘Workman’s Novel. Graphic Picture Of Toilers’ Lives’, Daily Chronicle, 24 Apr 1914.?, ‘A Saturnine Dickens’, Daily Telegraph, 24 Apr 1914.?, ‘A Socialist Novel And Another’, The Nation, 25 Apr 1914.?, ‘The Man Who Did’, The Saturday Review, 25 Apr 1914, 540-1.?, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, The Athenaeum, 25 Apr 1914, 584-5.?, [= Frank Swinnerton], ‘The Bottom Dog’, The New Weekly, 25 Apr 1914, 182.?, ‘Life Among House-Painters’, Glasgow Evening News, 30 Apr 1914.?, ‘New Fiction’, The Scotsman, 30 Apr 1914.

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?, ‘A Class Indictment’, The Northern Whig, 3 May 1914.?, ‘New Novels’, Observer, 3 May 1914.?, [= James Douglas], ‘The Ragged-Trousered’, Sunday Times, 3 May 1914.James Douglas, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, The Star, 4 May 1914.James Douglas, ‘Hungry Folk. The Discovery of the Worker’s Soul’, Birmingham Daily Gazette, 5 May 1914.Winifred Blatchford, ‘In the Library’, Clarion, 8 May 1914, 2.Thomas Johnson, ‘A Book for the Foreman and the Boss’, Forward, [Glasgow], 9 May 1914.?, ‘Socialism’, The Tatler, 20 May 1914.?, ‘A House Painter’s Story’, The New York Times, 24 May 1914.?, ‘New Novels’, Christian World, 28 May 1914, 17.Anon, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, New Witness, May 1914.?, ‘Grim Tragedy’, Review of Reviews, May 1914.H.W.I., ‘A Great Book’, Justice, 4 Jun 1914.Marie R. Felix, The Spectator, 6 Jun 1914, 962.Lucien Cary, ‘Recent Fiction’, The Dial, 16 Jun 1914, 504-5.H.H., ‘The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropist’, The British Journal of Nursing, 4 Jul 1914, 21.Walter De La Mare, ‘Current Literature’, Edinburgh Review, Vol 220, Jul 1914, 189-91.?, ‘A Remarkable Discovery’, International Socialist Review [Chicago], Jul 1914, 1, Aug 1914, 124.Marie R. Felix, ‘Book of a Socialist House Painter’, The Survey: Social, Charitable, Civic: A Journal of Constructive

Philanthropy [New York], 26 Sep 1914, 642.Bernard Bosanquet, ‘The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists’, Charity Organisation Review, New Series, No 213, Sep

1914, 225-7.R[andolph] S. B[ourne], ‘Holy Poverty’, The New Republic [USA], 14 Nov 1914, 25.?, ‘Recent Fiction’, ?, ? 1914.?, ‘A House-Painter’s Novel’, ?, ? 1914.?, ‘The House-Painter Talks’, ?, ? 1914.?, ?, ? 1914.?, ?, ? 1914.?, ?, ? 1914.Thomas Jackson, ‘The Cat in the Tripe House’, The Plebs, Vol XV, No 11, Nov 1923, 490-4.? Anon (1927), The Sunday Review, ? Jun 1927. (NYL)Ramsay MacDonald, ?, ?, <18 Sep 1927. (NYL)Thomas A[lfred] Jackson, ‘Workers’ Novel Which Lives Because It Is True. Robert Tressall’s Story Of Life As It Really Is’,

Sunday Worker, 18 Sep 1927.R[ichard] M[ichael] Fox, ‘Books that have made Socialists XIV’, New Leader, 12 May 1945, 6.George Orwell, Manchester Evening News, 25 Apr 1946. (NYL)Frank Jackson, ‘Robert Noonan Was Not Defeatist’, New Builders Leader, Jul 1948, 94.Jack Beeching, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, Our Time, Vol VII, Oct 1948, 196-9.Montagu Slater, ‘Robert Tressell’s Novel’, The Times Literary Supplement, 11 Apr 1952, 251.J.W. Harper, ‘Robert Tressell’s Novel’, The Times Literary Supplement, 25 Apr 1952, 281.James MacGibbon, ‘Robert Tressell’s Novel’, The Times Literary Supplement, 2 May 1952, 297.?, ‘Your Labour Library-No. 1’, Electron, Jul 1952, 52-4, 62.Frank Allaun, ‘More Working Class Novels. Rest of the twelve tales, with some others’, The Paperworker, Vol XV1,

No 4, Aug 1955, 5-6.Harry Pollitt, ‘Socialism or Mugsborough?’, World News, No 40, 1 Oct 1955, 767-8.John Sommerfield, ‘The True Tressell Story at Last’, Daily Worker, 6 Oct 1955.Bert Baker, ‘Tressell’s Working-class Classic’, World News, No 41, 8 Oct 1955, 797.Julian Symons, ‘A Servant Salvaged Masterpiece’, Manchester Evening News, 13 Oct 1955.?, ‘Stranger Than Fiction’, West Kent Mercury, 14 Oct 1955.Harry Pollitt, ‘The Iron Heel’, Challenge, 20 Oct 1955. (NYL)Mervyn Jones, ‘Noonan-the housepainter who exposed GREED’, Tribune, 21 Oct 1955.Maurice Cornforth, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, World News, 22 Oct 1955, 830.Norman Shrapnel, ‘A Tract Rediscovered?’, The Manchester Guardian, 25 Oct 1955.Jack Beeching, ‘The Uncensoring of “The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists”’, The Marxist Quarterly, Vol II, Oct 1955,

217-29.Molly Mizen and others, ‘No, No, No, Mervyn Jones!, Tribune, 4 Nov 1955.Mervyn Jones, ‘Only the best…’, Tribune, 18 Nov 1955.Richard Coppock, ‘Unexpurgated’, Labour Monthly, Vol 37, No 11, Nov 1955, 525-6.?, ‘Twelve Months in Hell’, Home Magazine, Dec 1955, xiv.Harry Wear, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, Labour Research, Vol XLIV, No 2, Dec 1955, 186.?, ‘Mugsborough and us’, ?, 1955.

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Philip Hobsbaum, ‘Robert Tressell’, ?, 1955Ralph Parker, ?, Daily Worker, ? 1955. (NYL)Dennis Jones, ‘Robert Tressell’, ?, ? 1955.?, ‘Classic of Socialism’, Carlisle Journal, 10 Jan 1956.A. Boyd, ‘A Labour Classic’, Plebs, Mar 1956, 67.W.E. Brown, ‘Before the Welfare State’, Bolton Evening News, 8 May 1956.Lilian Allaun, ‘Did it alter a nation’s history’, The Paperworker, May 1956, 16-17.Arnold Kettle, ‘Two Working Class Novels’, The Marxist Quarterly, Vol 3, No 4, 1956, 248-50.?, ‘The Voice of a Proletarian’, The Times Literary Supplement, 1 Mar 1957.?, ‘Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, Red Tape, Jun 1958.Cecil Woolf, ‘A Masterpiece Restored’, Aylesford Review, Vol II, 1958, 149-57. (NYL)?, ‘An author in overalls’ and ‘Manuscript finds a home’, Labour, Feb 1959, 22, 29.?, The Times Literary Supplement, 28 May 1964. (NYL)Oliver Edwards, ‘Ragged But Robust’, The Times, 28 Apr 1964.Arnold Kettle, ‘What will a new generation think of Mugsborough?’, Daily Worker, 25 Feb 1965, 2.Philip Callow, ‘How to live on nothing’, Tribune, 26 Feb 1965, 13.John A. Torode, ‘A Bible Of Love And Hate’, New Society, Vol 5, No 127, 4 Mar 1965, 26.V[ictor] S[awdon] Pritchett, ‘Tricks of the Trade’, New Statesman, 19 Mar 1965, 458. Michael Foot, ‘Ferociously exposed-the pretty pictures of Edwardian England’, Evening Standard, 20 Apr 1965.Ken Geering, ‘Buy it!’, ?, ? 1965.?, ‘Hastings’, ? Hastings Observer, ? 1965.?, What good old days?’, ?, ? 1965.?, ?, ? 1965.Peter Nazareth, ‘A Committed Novel’, Transition [Kampala, Uganda], Vol VI, No 29, Feb-Mar 1967, 35-8.Michael Fenn, ‘Worker’s masterpiece born out of anger’, Socialist Worker, 12 Jan 1974, 10. (DH)Roy Farrar, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, ?, 1977. (NYL)Jonah Raskin, ‘Robert Tressell’s Socialist Novel’, Monthly Review, Vol 3, Apr 1979, 44-9.?, New Statesman, ? 1980s. (HM)? [? = David Haines], ‘Forgotten by history. Tressell’s socialism is too hot for Hastings’, Hastings Observer, 24 Jan 1981.Martyna Quirke, ‘A painter’s tale’, Militant, Jan-Feb 1982. (DH) Owen Gallacher, ‘Salvationary Socialism’, Socialist Review, No 55, Jun 1983, 12.Jack Jones, ‘The spirit of Robert Tressell’, Tribune, 6 Apr 1984, 6-7. (DH)Anuradha Vittachi, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists … the book that showed how the poor line the pockets of

the rich,’ New Internationalist, No 138, Aug 1984. (DH)Edward Upward, ‘Neglected Fictions’, The Times Literary Supplement, 18 Oct 1985, 1180. (DH)Susannah Herbert, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, Daily Telegraph, 9 Mar 1991. (DH)?, ‘The Book that Lives On and On’, TGWU Record, Jun 1991.Michael Hannon, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist’, Ireland’s Eye, ? 1994. (DH)Cahal L. Dallat, ‘summer Books’, Fortnight, Vol 33, ? (NYL)Victor Paananen, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, ?, Issue 4, Dec 1995. (NYL)Trevor Hopper, ‘Tressell able’, Tribune, 3 Nov 1995.Martin Smith, ‘Who was Robert Tressell?’, Socialist Worker, 11 Jul 1998.Trevor Hopper, ‘The ragged trousered philanthropists’, Sussex Past and Present, 1998, 8.Ricky Tomlinson, ‘My last good…’, Sunday Mail, 13 Feb 2000.Kirsty Scott, ‘Men of letters, men of arms’, The Guardian Saturday Review, 2 Dec 2000.Erwin James, ‘A life inside. How the Ragged Trousered Philanthropists persuaded me I needed some glasses,’ The

Guardian, 9 Aug 2001. (DH)Ricky Tomlinson, ‘My media’, The Guardian, 24 Sep 2001.Paddy Coughlan, ‘Tressell’s Fable’, Liberty, May 2002, 22-3.Patrick Coughlan, ‘Tressell’s Fable’, Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union [Eire] website, >2002. (DH)Rita McLoughlin, ‘Books that can stir the fighting spirit’, Socialist Worker, 7 Dec 2002, 11.Dave Harker, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, TUC website, 29 May 2003. (DH)Phil Reilly, ‘What has changed in the last 100 years?’, Socialist Worker, 14 Jun 2003, 5.Tony Benn, 'A Book for Everyone', Sunday Herald, 3 Jul 2003. (NYL)Tony Benn, ‘The power of Robert Tressell’, RMT News, Jul/Aug 2003, 35. (DH)Roy Farrar, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, 16 Sep 2003. (DH)Dave Harker, ‘Laying bare the system,’ Socialist Worker, [London], 11 Oct 2003, 9.Dave Harker, ‘Laying bare the system,’ Socialist Worker, [Dublin], 15 Oct 2003, 9.Tony Donaghey, ‘Rich history’, The Guardian, 10 Aug 2004. (DH)Alice Boomla, ?, Socialist Review, Sep 2004.Jo Shadwell, ‘The Relevant Trousered Philanthropists?’, Education for Tomorrow, No 81, ? Aug 2004.Stephen Phelan, ‘This book sold millions …’, Sunday Herald Seven Days [Glasgow], 3 Jul 2005, 1-2,4-7. (DH)

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‘Mcskiver’, ‘A thought-provoking, if dated, story of 19th century working-class life’, ? Mar 2007. Tony Benn, ‘An antidote to Socialist despair’, The Guardian, 3 Feb 2011. (DH)?, The Socialist, 11 May 2011. (DH)Roy Farrar, The Socialist, 12-18 May 2011. (DH)Bryan MacMahon, ‘This is the story of twelve months in Hell, as told by one of the damned’, Irish independent

Weekend, 10 Sep 2011. (DH)Roy Hattersley, ‘Ragged edge. Robert Tressell was guilty of the sin of despair’, New Statesman, Feb 2012. (DH)

Associated correspondence

Jessie Pope to Grant Richards, 1905-17, University of Illinois at Urbana Champagne. Jessie Pope to Grant Richards, 19, 28 Aug, 29 Oct, 3 Nov 1913. (Frank Swinnerton, Adventures of a Manuscript

(London: The Richards Press, 1956), 5-11, 17-18.Penguin Books to Martin Secker, Oct 1939. (Allen Lane Archive, University of Bristol Library)Martin Secker to Miss Carter, Jan 1940. (Allen Lane Archive, University of Bristol Library)Harold Smith and The Richards Press Ltd, 29 Jan-19 Feb 1952. (Harold Smith)Harold Smith to the Times Literary Supplement, >22 Feb 1952, with a note to Montagu Slater. (Harold Smith) Harold Smith to Fred Ball, <27 Feb 1952. (NYL)Fred Ball to Harold Smith, 27 Feb 1952. (Harold Smith)Fred Philcox and Richard Coppock, <Mar 1952. (NYL)James MacGibbon to Fred Ball, 17 Mar 1952. (NYL)Lawrence & Wishart to Fred Ball, 16 Apr-30 Jul 1952. (NYL)Fred Ball and The Richards Press, >22 Apr 1952. (NYL)Montagu Slater to Fred Ball, ? May 1952. (NYL)Fred Ball and Alf Sellens, ? 1952. (NYL)R.A.H. Barltrop and Fred Ball, ? Mar 1953. (NYL)East Ham Building Trade Workers to Fred Ball, ? Sep 1953. (NYL)Maurice Cornforth to Fred Ball, 9 Dec 1953. (NYL)Harry Pike to Fred Ball, ? 1954. (NYL)Fred Ball and the Electrical Trade Union, ? 1954. (NYL)Fred Ball to The Times Literary Supplement, ? Mar 1957. (NYL)Peter Blackman to the Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers, ? 1957. (NYL)Peter Blackman to the National Society of Painters, 1957. (NYL)Peter Blackman to National Federation of Building Trade Operatives, ? 1957. (NYL)National Federation of Building Trade Operatives to Fred Ball, ? May 1958. (NYL)Richard Coppock to the TUC, ? 1958. (Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick, TUC Deposit MSS 292/1.97/2.)Richards Press Limited to Panther Books Limited, Jul 1965.T. Hironaka and Fred Ball, 1967-1971. (NYL)Barbara Salter to Fred Ball, Mar 1972. (Barbara Salter.)Barbara Salter to Lawrence & Wishart, Mar 1972-Mar 1973. (Barbara Salter.)Barbara Salter to Heinemann, Feb 1974. (Barbara Salter.)Barbara Salter to Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Feb 1982. (Barbara Salter.)Dave Harker and Charley Hall, Jun 2001.Sam Webb to Derek Norcoss, Jul 2002.Jack Beeching and Dave Harker, ? 2002.Sam Webb and Dave Harker, Aug 2003-Apr 2012. (DH)Mike Smith-Rawnsley to Dave Harker, Aug 2003.Harold Smith to Dave Harker, Feb 2004.Geoff Brown and Dave Harker, Dec 2010. (DH)Martin Levy and Dave Harker, Jan-Feb 2011. (DH)Basil Landau to Dave Harker, Mar 2011. (DH)Sam Webb to Building Design, 27 Apr 2012. (DH)Dave Harker and Ricky Panter, Sep 2012. (DH)Dave Harker and Colin Waugh, Mar 2013. (DH)Dave Harker and Dave Cope, Mar 2014. (DH)Frank Ellis and Natalka Szyroky, Apr 2014. (DH)Dave Harker and ‘Martin Chomsky’ [= Martin Frain], Apr-May 2014. (DH)

Associated documents

Jessie Pope, ?, Daily Sketch, <12 Apr 1914. (NYL)

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Jessie Pope, Preface to RTP, <23 Apr 1914.Grant Richards, press release, <23 Apr 1914.Grant Richards, ?, Daily Chronicle, <23 Apr 1914.?, ‘A Publisher’s Suit for Divorce. Richards v. Richards And Tyler’, The Times, 23 Apr 1914.Grant Richards, ? flyer for RTP, ? May 1914. (DH)J. Walsh, ‘Editorial Remarks’, National Society of Painter’s Monthly Journal, Vol 2, No 4, Dec 1922, 3-10.Collets Bookshop, Manchester, publicity for 1940 Penguin RTP, Apr 1940. Fred Ball, ‘How “The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists” Was Found’, Labour’s Northern Voice, Aug 1955, 3.Fred Ball, ‘How a Masterpiece was Found’, ?, 1 Sep 1955.Frank Swinnerton, The Adventures of a Manuscript, being the story of “The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists” told by

Frank Swinnerton (London: The Richards Press, 1956.)Fred Ball, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, The Times Literary Supplement, >1 Mar 1957.Robert Scholes, ‘Grant Richards to James Joyce’, Studies in Bibliography, (Charlottesville VA: Bibliographical Society of

the University of Virginia, 1963), Vol 16, 139-60.Penguin Books, internal memo, 22 Dec 1964. (Allen Lane Archive, University of Bristol Library)Maurice Cornforth, ‘Robert Tressell’, New Statesman, 2 Apr 1965, 532.Martin Secker, ‘Robert Tressell’, New Statesman, 30 Apr 1965, 683.Alan Sillitoe, Introduction to Granada RTP, ? 1965.Alex Hamilton, ‘Something to Celebrate’, ?, ? 1965. (HM)‘Evans’, Christmas Card, Socialist Worker, early 1970s.B.C. Sutcliffe, ‘Link with Tressell broken’, Morning Star, 23 Feb 1981.Donall Mac Amhlaigh, Pat J. Kilroy and Pat O’Donovan, ‘The reluctance to admit Tressell’s Irishness is part of a wider

syndrome’, Irish Post, 23 Oct 1982.Fred Ball, ?, Hastings Observer, 28 Feb 1985.Jacqueline Ball, Hastings Observer, 21 Apr 1988. (DH)Bigmore, Brian, ‘Britain today’, Sunday Times, 9 Jan 1994.Trevor Hopper, Robert Tressell’s Hastings (Brighton: Trevor Hopper, 1995).John Ezard, ‘Not a vote more for “over-rated” Archer as MPs pick best books’, The Guardian, 18 Jul 1996.HighBeam Research website, search for RTP, Dec 1996 and Nov 2004. (DH)Waterstones’ ‘Top 100. Britain’s Favourite Books. From a survey by Waterstones of books published this century’,

? Jan 1997. ?, ‘The 100 Books of the Century’, The Scotsman, 21 Jan 1997.Marjorie Schilsky, ?, The Daily Telegraph, 1 Feb 1997.Gary Day, Introduction to Flamingo RTP, 1997.Dave Harker, self-interview for Socialist Worker, <25 Jul 1998. (DH)Dave Harker, ‘Ragged hero’, Socialist Worker, 25 Jul 1998.Erica Walton, ‘Tressell is worth praise’, Socialist Worker, 1 Aug 1998.Trevor Hopper, Robert Tressell’s Hastings. The background to ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’ (Brighton:

Hopper Books, 1999).Brian Towers, ‘What MPs Read’, London Review of Books, Vol 24, No 4, 21 Feb 2002.Stefan Collini, ‘What MPs Read’, London Review of Books, Vol 24, No 5, 7 Mar 2002.Robert Fitzgerald, ‘What MPs Read’, London Review of Books, Vol 24, No 5, 7 Mar and 4 Apr 2002.David Rose, ‘What MPs Read’, London Review of Books, Vol 24, No 6, 21 Mar, and No 7, 4 Apr 2002.Pat Harvey, ‘What MPs Read’, London Review of Books, Vol 24, No 7, 4 Apr 2002.Mike Sanders, ‘What MPs Read’, London Review of Books, Vol 24, No 8, 25 Apr 2002.Stephen Sedley, ‘What MPs Read’, London Review of Books, Vol 24, No 8, 25 Apr 2002.Zed Books website, blurb for Tressell, <15 Mar 2003. (DH)Bloomsbury Book Auctions, Catalogue of Modern First Editions, 13 Jun 2002. ?, ‘Talking about a revolution’, The Argus, 3 Jul 2002. (DH)Dave Harker, ‘The RTP Manuscript’, ? 2002. (DH)BBC Big Read, ? Jun 2003. (DH)?, ‘One of the nation’s favourite books, as never before!’, TUCC press release, 12 Jun 2003. Zed Books ‘Advanced Information’ for Tressell, <Jun 2003. (DH)?, The Bookseller’s Big Read Title Guide, ? 5 Jun 2003. (DH)Dave Harker, list for complimentary copies of Tressell, ? Aug 2003. (DH)?, ‘History of the manuscript’, ‘Acknowledgments and Resources’, ‘More Pictures and documents’, TUC website.

2003. (DH)?, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, The Book of Books (London: Dorling Kindersley, 2003), 134.Ben Walsh, ‘The Union Makes Us Strong’ Tutor’s Pack’, ? Jan 2004. (DH)?, ‘March Flair Entry - Jonathan Williams’, 18 Feb 2004. (DH)?, advert for Penguin RTP, ? Jul 2004. (DH)Ibon Foundation Inc., publicity for ‘Tressel’ (sic), 28 Jul 2004. (DH)

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TUC, ‘The Union Makes Us Strong’ postcard, ? Jul 2004.Penguin Modern Classics catalogue, 2 Aug 2004. (DH)Tony Donaghy, ‘Rich History’, Guardian Unlimited website, 10 Aug 2004. (DH)Christine Coates, ‘Tressell.info’, The Guardian, 13 Aug 2004. (DH)S. Pearce, Guardian Unlimited website, 16 Aug 2004. (DH)Martin Kettle, ‘For a lesson in humanity, turn to Thoreau not Tressell’, The Guardian, 17 Aug 2004. (DH)Martin Kettle, 'Tressell v. Thoreau', Guardian Unlimited website, 18 Aug, 2004. (DH)Tristram Hunt, Introduction to Penguin RTP, ? Aug 2004.Dave Harker, RTP prices at 2004 values since 1914, ? Aug 2004. (DH)?, ‘Book Rights returned’, Hastings Observer, 15 Oct 2004.Amazon.com website, ‘Perfect Partner’, 28 Oct 2004. (DH)Dave Harker, RTP printings since 1914, ? 2004. (DH)Alex Seymour, report on TUCC, 20 Jan 2005. (DH)Norrie Paton, Sunday Herald Seven Days, [Glasgow], 10 Jul 2005. (DH)?, ?, 2005. (DH)Peter Miles, Introduction to OUP RTP, 2005.Powell’s Books, RTP editions for sale, 13 Dec 2006. (DH)Bill Jones, ‘Co-ownership a better solution than socialism’, ?, 20 Aug 2007. (DH)Peter Harrington, 1914 RTP sale advert, 31 Oct 2010. (DH)Len Phelan, ‘Timely Tressell tribute’, Morning Star, 28 Jan 2011. (DH)Werner Lang, ‘Robert Tressell - ein Arbeiterdichter’, 31 Jan 2011. (DH)Steve Peak, Mugsborough Revisited: Author Robert Tressell and the setting of his famous book, ‘The Ragged

Trousered Philanthropists’ (Hastings: Speaksbooks, 2011).June Purvis and Sam Webb, ‘A shaming betrayal of Cultural heritage’, The Guardian website, 1 May 2012. (DH)Peter Harrington, 1914 RTP, sale advert, 4 Aug 2012. (DH)Tony Benn, Forward to Wordsworth RTP, 5 Apr 2012, [7]-8.Lionel Kelly, Introduction to Wordsworth RTP, 5 Apr 2012, 9-19.‘Martin Chomsky’[= Martin Frain], ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Comic Book’, appeal and publicity, <21 Aug

2013. (DH)?, ‘Tristram Hunt defends crossing picket line for socialism lecture’, BBC website, 11 Feb 2014. (DH)Captainswinglibros, Los Filantropos en Harapos publicity,1 Mar, 12 Apr 2014. (DH)Ricky Tomlinson, ‘Take away prisoners’ book and you take away their only hope’, Daily Mirror, 26 Mar 2014. (DH)‘Martin Chomsky’ [= Martin Frain], RTP Downsized order form, Mar 2004. (DH)RTP Downsized readings, Glasgow Southside Fringe Festival, e-flyer, 21 May 2014. (DH)

Critical and historical books, pamphlets and articles on RTP and Tressell

George Orwell and Desmond Hawkins, 'The Proletarian Writer', BBC Home Service, 6 Dec 1940. (NYL)George Orwell and Desmond Hawkins, 'The Proletarian Writer', Listener, 19 Dec 1940. (See: George Orwell, The

Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters, Vol II (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1984, 54-61). (DH)J. Krehayn, ‘Englisches Fruwerk des sozialistischen Realismus’, Neues Deutschland Supplement: Kunst und Literatur,

28 Feb 1959. (NYL)?, ‘Socialist Classic was Created Out of His Despair’, ?, 1959. (HM)Jack Mitchell, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, Marxism Today, May 1961, 154-9.Jack Mitchell, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists: Corner-Stone of a Proletarian Literary Culture and of Socialist

Realism in English Literature’, Zeitschrift fur Anglistik und Americanistik, Vol 10, 1962, 33-55.Jack Mitchell, ‘Aesthetic Problems of the Development of the Proletarian-Revolutionary Novel in Ninetieth-century

Britain’, Zeitschrift fur Anglistik un Americanistik, ? Vol 11, 1963.Brian Mayne, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists: An Appraisal of an Edwardian Novel of Social Protest’, Twentieth

Century Literature, Vol XIII, No 2, Jul 1967, 73-83.Jack Mitchell, Robert Tressell and ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’ (London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1969.)?, ‘Jack Mitchell: Robert Tressell and The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, Pensée, new series, Vol 150, Mars/Avril

1970, 145. (NYL)Ingrid Von Rosenberg, ‘Roberts Tressells Arbeiterroman “Die Philantropen in den zerlumpten Hosen”’, alternative, No

90, 1973, 148-60.Igor Webb, ‘“What Culture is Appropriate to the Worker?” Two English Working-Class Novelists: Robert Tressell and

Jack Common’, The Radical Teacher, No 1, Dec 1975, 10-15. (NYL)Alan Sillitoe, ‘Robert Tressell’, Mountains and Caverns (London: W.H. Allen, 1975), 145-51.Jack Mitchell, ‘Aesthetic Problems of the Development of the Proletarian-Revolutionary Novel in Ninetieth-century

Britain, in David Craig, ed., Marxists on Literature (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1975), 245-266.

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Eva Adolfsson, ‘Robert Tressell-Englands “okande” proletarforfattare’, Varaforfattare 2 (Stockholm: KulturfrontForlag, 1975), 312-19.

S. Tsushima [= T. Hironaka], ‘On Robert Tressell, the English Working Class Writer’, with a translation, Aug 1978, Roger Raby, ‘Propagande ou est ta victoire? Dialogue didactique manifeste et dialogues latents dans The Ragged

Trousered Philanthropists de Robert Tressell’, in Jean Lavedrine, ed., Essais sur le Dialogue (Grenoble: Université des Languages et Lettres, 1980.), 165-79. (NYL)

John Nettleton, ‘Robert Tressell and the Liverpool Connection’, History Workshop Journal, autumn 1981, 163-71.Roger Raby, ‘Robert Tressell’s Revolutionary Art’, Cahiers Victoriens et Edouardiens: Revue du Centre d’Etudes et de

Recherches Victoriennes et Edouardiennes de l’Université Paul Valery, Monpelier, No 15, 16 Oct 1982, 51-68. (NYL)?, The Robert Tressell Papers. Exploring ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’ (Rochester: Robert Tressell Workshop,

1982).Jack Mitchell, ‘Early harvest: three anti-capitalist novels published in 1914’, in H. Gustav Klaus, ed., The Socialist

Novel in Britain. Towards the recovery of a tradition (Brighton: Harvester, 1982), 67-88.Raymond Williams, ’The Ragged-Arsed Philanthropists’, Writing in Society (London: Verso, 1983), 239-56.Jack Jones, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’ and its relevance today (Preston: Workers Educational Association,

1984).James Young, ‘Militancy, English Socialism and The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, Journal of Contemporary

History, Vol 20, Part 2, 1985, 283-303.Ronald Paul, ‘Tressell in International Perspective’, in H. Gustav Klaus, ed., The Rise of Socialist Fiction 1880-1914

(Brighton: Harvester, 1987), 231-50.Wim Neetens, ‘Politics, Poetics and the Popular Text: The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, Literature and History,

Vol 14, No 1, spring 1988, 81-9.David Alfred, ed., The Robert Tressell Lectures 1981-88 (Rochester: Workers Educational Association, 1988).Eileen Yeo, ‘Men and women in Robert Tressell’s world’, Bulletin of the Society for the Study of Labour History, Vol 54,

Part 1, spring 1989, 14-16.?, The Robert Tressell Papers. Exploring ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’ (Rochester: Robert Tressell Workshop,

1989).Ian H. Birchall, ‘Proletarian Modernism? Form and Content in The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, Notebooks,

Faculty of Humanities, Middlesex University, No 1, 1994, 48-69.Pamela Fox, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists and After: Epistemologies of Class, Legacies of Resistance’, in

Pamela Fox, ed., Class Fictions: Shame and Resistance in the British Working-Class Novel (Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1994), 63-91.

Bill Coxall and Clive Griggs, ‘“Fiction with a solid background of genuine autobiography”: The critical reception of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists in 1914’, Labour History Review, Vol 61, No 2, summer 1996, 195-211.

Gary Day, ‘“Culture” in The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, in Gustav H. Klaus and Stephen Knight, eds, British Industrial Fictions (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2000), 71-83.

Dave Harker, ‘Tressell, Marxism and Hope. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists today’, London Socialist Historians Group Newsletter, No 13, autumn 2001, 1-2.

Julie Cairnie, 'Imperial Poverty in Robert Tressell's The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists', Journal of Commonwealth Literature, Vol 37, No 2, 2002, 175-94. (NYL)

Hanna Behrend, ‘Der schriftstellernde Schildermaler, der sich Robert Tressell nannte, und sein bemerkenswertesBuch „Die Menschenfreunde in zerlumpten Hosen"’, Jahrbuch für Forschungen zur Geschichte der Arbeiterbewegung, III, 2002, 39-59.

Dave Harker, Tressell. The real story of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (London: Zed Books, 2003). Dave Harker, Tressell. The real story of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (Manila: Ibon Books, 2004). Dave Harker, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, in Andy Vine, Moral Panics!! (London: Red Planet, 2003), 18-

19.Hanna Behrend, ‘Arbeiterliteratur und “socialisticher Realismus” - Ein alter Debatte von neuer Aktualität’, Sozialistiche

Hefte, Nr 2, 2003, 13-23. (DH)Nicola Wilson, ‘Reproducing the Home in Robert Tressell’s The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists and D.H. Lawrence’s

Sons and Lovers’, Home Cultures, Vol 2, No 3, Nov 2005, 299-314. (NYL)Julie Cairnie and Marion Walls, Revisiting Robert Tressell's Mugsborough: New Perspectives on ‘The Ragged Trousered

Philanthropists’ (New York: Cambria Press, 2008).Rosie Meade, ‘More than “just” a novel: the ragged trousered Philanthropists (1914)’, Saothar, No 34, 2009, 145-54.

(DH)Patrick O’Sullivan, ‘Editorial - still playing “the Great Money Trick”’, The Journal of William Morris Studies, Vol XIX, No

2, summer 2011. (DH)

Dissertations

Leonard Jones, ‘The British Workers’ Theatre 1917-1935’, PhD dissertation, University of Leipzig, 1964. (NYL)John B. Mitchell, ‘Robert Tressell’s “The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists” and the Development of the Aesthetic

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Maturity of the British Working Class’, PhD Dissertation (A), Faculty of Philosophy, Humboldt-universität, Berlin,1964. (NYL)

Eric J. Bolton, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists In Its Time’, MA dissertation, University of Lancaster, Aug 1968. (Eric Bolton.)

Barbara Salter, ‘A study of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell’, MA dissertation, University of Manchester, Aug 1971. (Barbara Salter.)

Roskies, D[avid M.E.], ‘The Proletarian Novel: A Study in the Application of Literary Concept, with General references to 20th Century English Working-Class Fiction, and Special Reference to Robert Tressell, Lewis Grassic Gibbon and Alan Sillitoe’, D.Phil. dissertation, University of Sussex, 1978. (NYL)

Robin W. Peel, ‘Roots and Restlessness: Images of Deracination in English Prose 1910-1915’, PhD dissertation, University of Exeter, 1990. (Robin Peel.)

Nicholas D. Gavrila, ‘Object Lessons: Working-Class Naturalism and the Subject of Labor’, PhD dissertation, Michigan State University, 1991. (NYL)

Kathleen A. Nesbitt, ‘The Novel of English Working-Class Movements, 1848-1914: Gaskell, Dickens, Harkness and Tressell’, PhD dissertation, Michigan State University, 1992. (NYL)

Carol Hale, ‘A Critical Edition of Robert Tressell’s The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, PhD dissertation, Michigan State University, 1994. (NYL)

John Michael Smith-Rawnsley, ‘Who is the Author? What is the Work’ An exploration of author-ship and author-ity through the medium of the curious, true histories of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists and De Profundis’, MA dissertation, University of Exeter, Aug 2000. (Mike Smith-Rawnsley.)

John Michael Smith-Rawnsley, ‘Baggy Monsters in Iron Cages: The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists and thelimitations of Literary Realism,’ PhD dissertation, University of Exeter, 2005. (Mike Smith-Rawnsley.)

Penelope Stanley, ‘Prescriptive or Patronising: An investigation into the Treatment and Portrayal of the Working Classes in The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell’, MA dissertation, Open University, 2007. (Penelope Stanley.)

Marion Walls, ‘[Re]Creation of Self, Text and Audience in Robert Tressell's The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, PhD dissertation, University of Essex, 2008. (NYL)

Thomas Hirst, ‘Plato, Painters and Socialism: Robert Tressell’s The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’s [sic] use of the model of Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, undergraduate draft chapter and dissertation, Sunderland University, ? Jun 2012. (Thomas Hirst.) (DH)

Associated correspondence

Thomas Hirst and Dave Harker, Oct 2011-Feb 2012.

Talks and interviews about RTP and Tressell

Fred Ball, tape, ? 1963.Fred Ball, ‘From Oblivion to Obscurity, or How to Make Your Fortune as a Grocer’, BBC Radio, 30 Jan, 25 Feb 1969.

(Tape: NYL)Fred Ball, ‘Late Night Line-Up’, BBC2 TV, 25 Feb 1969. (Tape: NYL)Fred Ball, ‘A Pair of Tressells’, ‘Late Night Line Up’, BBC2 TV, 7 Sep 1970. (Tape: NYL)Fred Ball, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists and Robert Tressell’, Hastings Library, 2 Nov 1973. (Tape: NYL)Fred Ball, ‘World at One’, BBC Radio 4, ? 14 Nov 1973. (Tape: NYL)John Nettleton, Walton Cemetery, Liverpool, 18 Jun 1977. (Speech: NYL)Fred Ball, ‘World This Week-End’, BBC Radio ?, 19 Jun 1977, tape.Fred Ball, ‘One of the Damned’, BBC Radio 3, 13 Nov 1977, tape.Gordon Gostelow, ‘F.C. Ball and the preservation of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, 39b High Street, Hastings,

26 Jan 1980. Leaflet (HL). (Talk: NYL)David Haines, ‘The Strange Case of Robert Tressell’, Workers Educational Association, Hastings and St. Leonards

Branch One Day School, Hastings Library, 3 May 1980. ‘Rehearsal’ tape and leaflet.John Nettleton, ‘Robert Tressell and the Liverpool Connection’, Queens’ Hotel, Hastings, 28 Mar 1981. Press release,

poster and leaflet. (Talk: NYL)Nigel Townsend, Claimants’ Advice Centre, Hastings, 15 Mar 1982. Leaflet (HL). (Talk: NYL)John Nettleton, ‘Robert Tressell: His Life and Times’, Workers Educational Association Northern District, Newcastle

YMCA, 28 Apr 1982. Leaflet. (Talk: NYL)Elizabeth Pinkstaff, ‘Four Writers’ Views of the English Working Class’, College English Association, Houston, Apr 1982.

(Talk: NYL)Neil Kinnock, Hastings, 18 May 1982. (Speech: NYL)Raymond Williams, ‘Writing about working people: the case of “The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists”’, Queens’

Hotel, Hastings, 23 May 1982. Leaflet. (Talk: NYL)Gordon Gostelow, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, Robert Tressell Mural Panel Appeal, Falaise Hall, Hastings,

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18 Sep 1982. Leaflet and tape. Eric Heffer, ?, Hastings, 18 Sep 1982. (Talk: NYL)Fred Ball, ‘Robert Tressell’, GMB College, 1983. Tape (TUCC)Jack Jones, ‘Robert Tressell’s Message for Today’, Falaise Hall, Hastings, 10 Mar 1984. Leaflet. Poster (HL). (Talk: NYL)Norman Willis, ‘Tressell and the Unions’, White Rock Pavilion, Hastings, 16 Apr 1984. (Talk: NYL)Raphael Samuel, ‘A Spiritual Elect? Robert Tressell and the Early Socialists’, Falaise Hall, Hastings, 16 Mar 1985. Leaflet

(HL). (Talk: NYL)Fred Ball, Radio Sussex, Jul 1985. (Tape: Ann and Neil Bates)Tony Benn, ‘Tressell the Teacher’, Falaise Hall, Hastings, 31 May 1986. Leaflet (HL). (Ann and Neil Bates)Eileen Yeo, ‘Women and Socialism in Robert Tressell’s World’, Falaise Hall, Hastings, 26 Apr 1987. (Tape: Ann and Neil

Bates)Bernard Sharratt, ‘Tressell and the Truths of Fiction’, Queen’s Hotel, Hastings, 30 Apr 1988. Leaflet (HL). (Talk: NYL)Fred Inglis, ‘The Well Trousered Philanthropists: the Future of Utopias’, Marina Pavilion, St. Leonards, 3 Oct 1988.

Leaflet and tape. (Speaker’s notes: Fred Inglis)Gordon Gostelow, reading extracts from A Breath of Fresh Air, ?, 1988. (Talk: NYL)John Lovell, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists and Trade Unions in the Edwardian Era’, St. Mary-in-the-Castle,

Hastings, 30 Apr 1994. Tape and leaflet. Poster (HL). (Invitation and speaker’s notes: John Lovell)Tony Benn, Robert Tressell Foundation, 1994. (Talk: NYL)Ben Pimlott, ‘Robert Tressell and “New Labour”’, St. Mary-in-the-Castle, Hastings, 6 May 1995. Leaflet, ticket and tape. Tony Benn, ‘Tressell-South Coast Socialism’, ‘Roots, radicals and writing in Sussex’, 2 Oct 1995. Programme. (Talk: NYL)Terry Eagleton, ‘Robert Tressell and the Literature of Commitment’, Marina Pavilion, St. Leonards, 4 May 1996.

Leaflets, ticket and Workers Educational Association tape.Gary Day, ‘Class, Culture and Literary Criticism: the case of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, Marina Pavilion,

St. Leonards, 3 May 1997. Leaflet. (Speaker’s notes: Gary Day) Trevor Hopper, ‘Robert Tressell and The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, Hastings Museum, 21 Feb 1998. Leaflet

(HL). (Talk: NYL)Dave Harker, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists: a critique’, Marxism ’98, Jul 1998 (London: Bookmarks, SW

Recordings, 1998.) Tape and speaker’s notes.Stephen Yeo, ‘The Socialism of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. Part Of The Problem Or Part Of The Solution?’,

Bourne Arts Centre, Hastings, 29 May 1999. Leaflets and poster (HL). (Talk: NYL)John Edmonds, ‘Extract from John Edmonds’ speech', Robert Tressell Festival, Hastings, 27 May 2000. (John Edmonds).

(Tape: NYL)Dave Harker, ‘Tressell, marxism and hope, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists today’, London Socialist Historians

Group, University of London Senate House Library, summer 2001. Trevor Hopper, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, Wedgwood Memorial College, 5-7 Apr, 2002. Leaflet. (Talk:

NYL)Dave Harker, ‘Tressell Today’, Tom Paine Project, Lewes, 6 Jul 2002. Speaker’s notes.Dave Harker, ‘Tressell Today’, Construction Safety Campaign Robert Tressell Awards, Liverpool, 8 Oct 2003. (Report:

Paul Filby). (Press release: Tony O’Brien)Dave Harker and Marion Walls, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, Hay Festival, 3 Jun 2005. Speakers’ notes.

(DH)Bernard McGinley, ’Grant Richards, Publisher of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, Tressell Festival, St. Leonards,

30 Jun 2007. (Speaker’s notes: Bernard McGinley)Billy Hayes, John McDonnell and others, ‘The Legacy of Robert Tressell’, Lewes TUC Festival, 19 Jun 2008. (Talks: NYL)Dave Harker, ‘Robert Tressell’s The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists & its relevance today’, North East Labour

History Society and North East Shop Stewards’ Network, Literary and Philosophical Society, Newcastle, 2008. Leaflet and speaker’s notes. (DH)

Roddy Slorach, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, Marxism 2008 CD. (London: Bookmarks, 2008.) Dave Harker, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists today’, South Tyneside May Day 2000 Committee Rally &

Celebration, Park View Club, Jarrow, 1 May 2009. Flyer, speaker’s notes and note from Peter Murray. (DH)Dave Harker, 'The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists: are the issues still the same today', Independent Working Class

Education seminar, Red Deer, Sheffield, 22 Jan 2011. Draft leaflet, e-flyers and speaker’s notes. (DH)Dave Harker, ‘Tressell Today', London Metropolitan University, 29 Jan 2011. ‘Forthcoming events at The Women’s

Library’, draft and final programmes, speaker’s notes and remittance advice, Jan-Feb 2011. (DH)Dave Harker, 'Robert Tressell & The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists', Working Class Movement Library briefing for

volunteers, Salford, 1 Feb 2011. (DH)Dave Harker, 'Robert Tressell & The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists', Manchester University Roscoe Building

student occupation, 24 Feb 2011. Facebook advert for occupiers and speaker’s notes. (DH)Dave Harker, 'Robert Tressell & The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists', BBC Big History Weekend, St. George's Hall,

Liverpool, 24 Apr 2011. ‘BBC Radio Merseyside Big History Weekend Presents: Dave Harker on Robert Tressell’, e-flyer and speaker’s notes. (DH)

Dave Harker, 'Robert Tressell & The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists', North East Labour History Society, Popular

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Politics Public Lecture, Literary and Philosophical Society, Newcastle, 16 Jun 2011. E-flyer and speaker’s notes. (DH)Dave Harker, 'Tressell Today', North East Shop Stewards' Network, Crook Cricket Club, 8 Jul 2011. E-flyer. (DH)Sam Webb, ‘People in High Places: Ronan Point, Poulson, T Dan Smith and the Modern Mugsborough’, Brighton

University, 9 Aug 2011. (Draft speaker’s notes: Sam Webb) Dave Harker, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. Its Relevance Today’, Cleveland Trade Union and Labour

Movement History Society, Cleveland Trade Unionist and Unemployed Workers Resource Centre, Middlesbrough, 3 Sep 2011. E-flyers and speaker’s notes. (DH)

Kate Richardson, ‘Tressell Today’, ‘Revolutionaries in Hastings’ conference, Brighton University, 20 Sep 2011. (Power point presentation: Kate Richardson). (DH)

Dave Harker, 'Robert Tressell & The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists', Huddersfield Anarchists, 26 Sep 2011. Speaker’s notes. (DH)

Dave Harker, 'Robert Tressell & The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists', Westmoreland & Lonsdale Labour Party, Kendal, 6 Nov 2011. ‘Painting the Auld Grey Town Red’ postcard, draft flyer and speaker’s notes. (DH)

Mick Dooley, Steve Kelly and Martin Smith, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, Bookmarks Bookshop, London, 1 Nov 2011, SWP website. (Derek Cattell). (DH)

Kate Richardson, ‘Tressell Today’, Independent Working Class Education Seminar, Northern College, Barnsley, 12 Nov 2011. (Programme and power point presentation: Kate Richardson). (DH)

Bryan MacMahon, ‘Robert Tressell, Dubliner’, Stillorgan, Dublin, Eire, 13 Mar 2014. E-flyer. (DH). (Talk: NYL) Bryan MacMahon, ‘Robert Tres[s]ell – The Ragged Trousered Phila[n]thropists’, Listowel Writers’ Week, Listowel,

county Kerry, Eire, 1 Jun 2014 (http://writersweek.ie/festival-programme). (Talk: NYL)

Associated documents

David Alfred, ‘The Strange Case of Robert Tressell’, WEA News, autumn 1980, 9.?, Hastings News, 19 Mar 1981.?, ‘Tribute to famous Hastings writer’, ?, <28 Mar 1981.Gary Koppel, ‘Celebrating “The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists” in sedate Hastings’, ?, >28 Mar 1981.?, ‘Mugsboro honours author Robert’, Evening Argus, 10 May 1982.Neil Kinnock, press release, 18 May 1982.?, ‘Town’s Tribute to Tressell’, Morning Star, ? 18 May 1982. (TUCC)?, ‘Kinnock salutes Tressell’, Hastings Observer, 22 May 1982.?, ‘Tressell’s tale rediscovered’, ? Hastings Observer, >18 Sep 1982.?, ‘Where…When…’, Hastings Observer, 9 Apr 1983.?, ‘MP Benn recalls prophet for the ‘80s’, Hastings Observer, 9 Jun 1986.G.H. Norton, ‘The Huddled Masses: looking for The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists in the U.S.A’, ?, 1992. ?, ‘Tony Benn to launch Tressell tribute’, Hastings Observer, 3 Jun 1994.?, ‘Benn visit’, Hastings Observer, 10 Jun 1994. Piers Hopkirk, ‘Tribute to writer of working-class life’, Hastings Observer, 17 Jun 1994.Dave Harker, ‘Shrewsbury’s prize pickets’, Socialist Worker, 22 Nov 2003. (DH)Dave Harker, invitation to Hay Festival and programme, 13 May 2005. (DH)John Ezard, ‘The class war in fiction - and fact’, The Guardian, 6 Jun 2005, 5.D.E. Aston, ?, The Guardian, 7 Jun 2005. ?, ‘Revolutionaries in Hastings - a call for papers’, Brighton University, 20 Sep 2011, 4 Apr, <15 May 2011. E-flyers. (DH)?, ‘Ragged Thinker’, Greening Newcastle, 12 Jul 2011. (DH) Berwick Trades Union Council, Day School programmes, website advert, Jul-Oct 2011. (DH)Bryan MacMahon, ‘Robert Tressell, Dubliner’, 18 Feb-13 Mar 2014. E-flyers. (DH)Joanna Morris, Centenary of classic novel The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists to be celebrated in Darlington’,

Northern Echo, 22 Apr 2014. (DH)?, ‘Robert Tressell Symposium’, Brighton University draft programme, 23 Apr 2014. (DH)

Associated correspondence

Dave Harker, unpublished email to Guardian Unlimited website, Aug 2004. (DH)Dave Harker, ‘Tressell Goes Home’, unpublished email to Socialist Worker, Oct 2004. (DH)Dave Harker and Keith Venables, Jan 2011. (DH)Dave Harker and Marion Walls, Jan 2011. (DH)Colin Waugh and Dave Harker, Jan-Oct 2011. (DH)Jack Windle to Keith Venables and Dave Harker, Jan 2011. (DH)Catherine Norman and Dave Harker, Jan 2011. (DH)Dave Harker to Alun Parry, Jan 2011. (DH)Dave Harker and Tony Streeter, Jan 2011. (DH)Gemma Clulow and Dave Harker, Mar-Apr 2011. (DH)

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Dave Cope and Dave Harker, Apr-Nov 2011. (DH)Donald Watson to Dave Harker, May 2011. (DH)Dave Harker and Philip Thompson, May-Oct 2011. (DH)Dave Cope to Kendal Labour Party, Jun 2011. (DH)Donald Watson to North East Labour History Society, Jun 2011. (DH)Ann Torode to Dave Harker, Jun 2011. (DH)Kate Richardson and Sarah Chapman, Jun-Sep 2011. (DH) Mike Cleghorn to Dave Harker, Jul 2011. (DH)Mandy Penellum and Dave Harker, Jul 2011. (DH)Ian Brooke and Dave Harker, Jul-Sep 2011. (DH)Edwin Jefferies to Dave Harker, Sep 2011. (DH)Kate Richardson and Keith Venables Sep 2011. (DH)Kate Richardson to Dave Harker, Sep 2011. (DH)

Exhibition reports

Henry Fry, ‘Tressell Work on Show’, ?, ? 1959.Joe Weber, ‘New chapter in a town that “forgot” Robert’, East Sussex News, 28 Sep 1990.?, ‘Illustrious Ancestor’, Morning Star, 9 May 1991.D. Ball, ‘Surprise in an MP’s window’, Sussex Express, 12 Jul 2002.Bill Ball, ‘Tressell and the Liberals’, Sussex Express, 19 Jul 2002.Zoe Ottershaw, ?, Sussex Express, 19 Jul 2002.Jill Allen, ‘Tressell in Lewes’, Sussex Express, 26 Jul 2002.?, photographs at East Grinstead Library, 14-19 Jul 2003.?, ‘Politicians mark book’s centenary’, Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser, 11 Oct 2006.?, photograph of Coatbridge exhibition material, Oct 2006.Chris Pollard, ‘Museum pays tribute to Tressell with permanent exhibition’, Hastings Observer, 4 Jul 2007.Ruth Ewan, 'Moderately Wrathful - prints and archival Display, 2010' (?, Art Sheffield 2010. Life: A User's Manual.)?, ‘Mugsborough - a portrait of Edwardians’, Hastings Museum, 15 Jan-27 Mar 2011. E-flyer. (DH)

References to RTP and Tressell in autobiographies, biographies, reviews and obituaries

Margaret Llewellyn Davies, ed., Life as We Have Known It (London: Hogarth Press, 1931).Grant Richards, Memories of a Misspent Youth, 1872-1896 (London: William Heinemann, 1932).Grant Richards, Author Hunting. Memories of years spent mainly in publishing (London: The Unicorn Press, 1934).Fred Bower, Rolling Stonemason. An Autobiography (London: Jonathan Cape, 1936).Wil Jon Edwards, From the Valley I Came (London: Angus and Robertson, 1957).James Clunie, Labour is my Faith: The Autobiography of a House Painter (Dunfermline: Romanes, 1958).Brendan Behan, Borstal Boy (London: Hutchinson, 1958).Mark Chaney, ‘Reflections of an Old-Stager’, ?, <1964. (NYL)Jack Dash, Good Morning, Brothers! (London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1969).Robert Barltrop, Jack London: the man, the writer, the rebel (London: Pluto Press, 1976).Stanley S. Atherton, Alan Sillitoe: a critical assessment (London: W.H. Allen, 1979).Les Moss, Live and Learn. A life and struggle for progress (Brighton: Queenspark, 1979).Jim Arnison, Leo McGree. What a man…What a fighter! (London: UCATT, 1980).Bernard Crick, George Orwell. A life (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1982).Hymie Fagan, ‘An Autobiography’, ? 1982. (Brunel University Library Working Class Autobiographical Archive, 2-261).J.B. Wright, ‘George Meek; The Bath-Chair Bard’, The Lady, 24 Nov 1983, 908-9.Jack Jones, ‘A Liverpool Socialist Education’, History Workshop Journal, Vol 18, No 1, 1984, 92-101. (NYL)Martin Crick, Scargill and the Miners (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1985).Bert Hogenkamp, Deadly Parallels (London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1986).Jack Jones, Union Man (London: Collins, 1986).John Ezard, ‘Fred Ball’, The Guardian, 18 Apr 1988.?, ‘Tressell biographer dies’, Hastings Observer, 21 Apr 1988.?, ‘Fred Ball’, The Daily Telegraph, 27 May 1988, 23.Mike Matthews, Alf Cobb, Mugsborough Rebel. The struggle for justice in Edwardian Hastings (Hastings: Matthews,

1991).Eric Heffer, Never a Yes Man. The life and politics of an adopted Liverpudlian (London: Verso, 1991).Harry Wicks, Keeping My Head (London: Socialist Platform, 1992).Clive Griggs, ‘George Meek, the ragged trousered Robert Tressell of Eastbourne’, Labour History Review, Vol 58, No 1.

spring 1993, 37-46.John Gorman, Knocking down Ginger (London: Caliban Books, 1995).

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?, ‘James Arnold (Jimmy) la Guma’, ? 1995. (DH)Bill Coxall and Griggs, Clive, George Meek. Labouring man: protégé of H G Wells (London: New Millenium, 1996).Patricia Hollis, Jenny Lee. A Life (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997).Doris Lessing, Walking on the Shore (New York: HarperCollins, 1997), 97-8.Harriet Walter, Other People’s Shoes. (Thoughts on acting). (London: Viking, 1999).Bill Holm, Coming Home Crazy (Minneapolis: Milkweed, 2000), 50-1.Bill Luckin, ‘Jack Beeching’, The Guardian, 19 Jan 2002, 20.Issa Shivji, ‘The Life & Times of Babu: The Age of Liberation & Revolution’, Review of African Political Economy, Vol 30,

No 95, Mar 2003, 109-118. (DH)Ricky Tomlinson, Ricky (London: Time Warner Books, 2003), 177-8.Amy Raphael, ‘His Royle shyness’, The Observer Review, 5 Oct 2003.Nick Clark, ‘Nuno Guerriro’, The Guardian, 4 Nov 2005.Sam Webb, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists and me’, Building Design, 18 Nov 2005, 21.Ben Harker, Class Act: The Cultural and Political Life of Ewan MacColl (London: Pluto, 2007), 17.Edward Lucie-Smith, Sussex Writers and Artists (Alfriston: Snake River Press, 2007), 80-1.Roland Sheppard, The View from the Painter’s Ladder (Charleston: BookSurge Publishing, 2007).Ricky Tomlinson, Reading My Arse (London: Sphere, 2007), x-xi.John Wyse Jackson, The Life of John Lennon: We All Want to Change the World (London: Haus, 2008), 150-1, 192.?, ‘Dr Marion Angela Walls’, < 24 Jun 2011. (DH)Lynne Walsh, ‘Obituary to Victor Paananen’, Socialism Today, Issue 168, May 2013. (DH)

References to RTP and Tressell in literature, literary criticism and literary companions

Richard Fox, The Triumphant Machine (London: Hogarth Press, 1928).Charlot Strasser, Arbeiter Dichtung (Zurich: Verlag VPOD, 1930), 186.?, ‘TRESSOL, Robert’, Literaturnaia entsiklopediia (Moscow: Izdatel'stvo Kommunisticheskoi Akademii, 1939).?, Books Against Barbarism (London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1943).F[rank] Seymour Smith, An English Library. A Bookman’s Guide (London: Andre Deutsch, 1963), 165-6.Ernie Trory, Mainly About Books (Brighton: The Acorn Press, 1945). ‘Jack Salford’ [? = Jack Beeching], ‘More on Tressell’, Our Time, Jun 1948, 242.Arnold Kettle, An Introduction to the English Novel, Vol 2 (London: Hutchinson, (1953).?, Essays on Socialist Realism and the British Cultural Tradition (London: Arena, 1953).?, Istoria Angliyskoy Literatury (Moscow, 1958), Vol 3, 343-9. (NYL)Alan Sillitoe, ‘Proletarian novelists’, Books and Bookmen, Aug 1959, 13.Alan Sillitoe, Key to the Door (London: W.H. Allen, 1961).David Craig, ‘The Growth of Modern Fiction’, Marxism Today, Nov 1961, 346-9.J[ohn] B. Mitchell, ‘On the 50th Anniversary of the Death of Robert Tressell’, Fremdschprachen-Unterricht, Heft 2,

1961. (NYL)Douglas Craig, ‘The British working-class novel today’, Zeitschrift fur Anglistik und Amerikanistik, Vol 9, No 1, 1963.

(NYL)P[hyllis] M[ary] Kemp-Ashraf and Jack Mitchell, eds, Essays in Honour of William Gallacher (Berlin: Humboldt-

universität zu Berlin, 1966).James G. Kennedy, ‘Voynich, Bennett and Tressell: Two Alternatives For Realism In The Transition Age’, English

Literature in Transition, Vol 13, 1970, 254-86.Raymond Williams, The English Novel from Dickens to Lawrence (London: Chatto & Windus, 1970).Roy Johnson, ‘The Proletarian Novel’, Literature and History, No 2, 1975, 84-95.Alan Swingewood, The Myth of Mass Culture (London: The Macmillan Press, 1977).David Smith, Socialist Propaganda in the Twentieth-century British Novel (London: Macmillan 1978).P[hyllis] M[ary] Ashraf, Introduction to Working Class Literature in Great Britain, Part II, Prose (Potsdam: Humboldt-

universität zu Berlin, 1979).Jon Clark and others, eds, Culture and Crisis in Britain in the Thirties (London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1979).David Craig and Michael Egan, eds, Extreme Situations. Literature and crisis from the Great War to the Atom Bomb

(London: Macmillan, 1979).Mary Eagleton and D[avid] Pierce, Attitudes to Class in the English Novel from Walter Scott to David Storey (London:

Thames & Hudson, 1979).Chris Mullin, A Very British Coup (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1982), 39.Sue Townsend, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13¾ (London: Methuen, 1982).Raymond Williams, ‘Region and class in the Novel)’, in Douglas Jefferson and Graham Martin, eds, The Uses of Fiction

(Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 1982), 59-68.?, ‘Robert Tressell’, Great Writers Library-20th Century Fiction (London: St. Martins Press, 1983).Henry Blamires, ed., A Guide to Twentieth Century English Literature (London: Methuen, 1983), 201.Terry Eagleton, Literary Theory. An Introduction (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1983).

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Christopher Hampton, A Radical Reader (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1984), 594-6.Jeremy Hawthorn, ed., The British Working-class Novel in the Twentieth Century (London: Edward Arnold, 1984).John B. Mitchell, ‘Aspects of Function in Proletarian and Socialist Literature in Britain from 1885 to 1914’, in

Funktionen der Literatur in Grossbritannien und den USA in der Periode der Herausbildung des Imperialismus, Lehrmaterial zur Ausbildung von Diplomlehren, Englisch, Berlin, 1984. (NYL)

H. Gustav Klaus, The Literature of Labour (Brighton: Harvester, 1985).Jack Mitchell, ‘Tendencies in narrative fiction in the London-based socialist press of the 1880s and 1890s’, in

H. Gustav Klaus, ed., The Rise of Socialist Fiction 1880-1914 (Brighton: Harvester, 1987), 49-72.Jeremy Hawthorn, ‘Lawrence and working-class fiction’, in Keith Brown, ed., Rethinking Lawrence (Buckingham:

Open University Press, 1990), 67-78.Wim Neetens, Writing and Democracy: Literature, politics and culture (Brighton: Harvester, 1991).Patrick O’Sullivan, ‘Patrick MacGill. The making of a writer’, in Sean Hutton and Paul Stewart, eds, Ireland’s Histories.

Aspects of State, Society, and Ideology (London: Routledge, 1991), 203-22.David Trotter, The English Novel in History (Abingdon: Routledge, 1993), 30-2, 45, 114, 216, 254.?, ‘Robert Tressell’, in Rosemary Goring, ed., Larousse Dictionary of Writers (London: Kingfisher Publications, 1994).?, ‘Robert Tressell’, in Peter Parker, ed., The Reader’s Companion to Twentieth Century Writers (London: Fourth

Estate, 1995).Peter Jarvis, Adult and Continuing Education (London: Routledge, 1995), 131-2.David Margolies and Maroula Joannou, eds, Heart of a Heartless World: Essays in Culture in Memory of Margot

Heinemann (London: Pluto Press, 1995).?, ‘Robert Tressell’, in Jenny Stringer, ed., The Oxford Companion to Twentieth Century Literature (Oxford: Oxford

University Press, 1996).?, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, in Jenny Stringer, ed., The Oxford Companion to Twentieth Century

Literature (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996).Jenny Stringer, ed., The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English, 1996), 557, 676.?, ‘Robert Tressall’, in Sandra Kemp, ed., Edwardian Fiction. An Oxford Companion (Oxford: Oxford University Press,

1997).John Lucas, The Radical Twenties (Nottingham: Five Leaves, 1997), 158-9.Ian Haywood, Working-Class Fiction from Chartism to ‘Trainspotting’ (Plymouth: Northcote House, 1997).David Smith, ‘Robert Tressell (Robert Phillipe Noonan)’, in George M. Johnson, ed., Late Victorian and Edwardian

British Novelists, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Second Series (Detroit: Gale, 1999), Vol 197, 285-91.?, ‘Robert Tressell’, in Margaret Drabble, ed., The Oxford Companion to English Literature (Oxford: Oxford University

Press, 2000).Jonathan Coe, The Rotters' Club (New York: Vintage, 2003), 107.Rob Breton, Gospels & Grit. Work and Labour in Carlyle, Conrad and Orwell (Toronto: University of Toronto Press,

2005), 128-33.?, Time Out 1000 Books to Change your Life (London: Time Out, 2007), 127.David Pierce, Reading Joyce (Harlow: Pearson Longman, 2008), 143.

References to RTP and Tressell in works of politics, economics and history

Raymond W. Postgate, The Builders’ History (London: The National Federation of Building Trade Operatives, 1923).F.L., ‘Painter’, in Margaret A. Pollock, ed., Working Days (London: Jonathan Cape, 1926), 93-114.Jim Arnison, The Shrewsbury Three (London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1974).Enid Gauldie, Cruel Habitations: A History of Working-Class Housing 1780-1918 (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1974).Standish Meacham, A Life Apart (London: Thames and Hudson, 1977).Mervyn King, ‘How Effective have Fiscal Policies been in Changing the distribution of Income and Wealth?’, The

American Economic Review, Vol 70, No 2, May 1980, 72-6.Stuart Macintyre, A Proletarian Science. Marxism in Britain 1917-1933 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1980).Martha Vicinus, ed., Suffer and Be Still. Women in the Victorian age (London: Methuen, 1980).Mike Haynes, ‘The British Working Class in Revolt, 1910-1914’, International Socialism, Second Series, Vol 22, 1984.Andrew J. Davies, To Build a New Jerusalem. The Labour movement from the 1880s to the 1990s (London: Michael

Joseph, 1992).Harold Perkin, Professional Society in England Since 1880 (London: Routledge, 1996).John Walton, The British Seaside (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2000), 5, 144-5, 148.Gary Day, Class (Abingdon: Routledge, 2001), 160-1.Jonathan Rose, The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2001).George Davey Smith, ed., Poverty, Inequality and Health in Britain (Bristol: The Policy Press, 2001), 135-46.Jonathan Hyslop, The Notorious Syndicalist J.T. Bain (Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2004), 5, 130, 137.Julie-Marie Strange, Death, Grief and Poverty in Britain, 1870-1914 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005).Andrew Thompson, The Empire Strikes Back (Harlow: Pearson Longman, 2005).

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Stuart Laing, ‘Robert Tressell, Raymond Williams and the purposes of education: Hastings 1907/1957/2007’, Journal of Access Policy and Practice, Vol 4, No 2, Oct 2007, 187-196.

Doug Ohman and Bill Holm, Cabins of Minnesota (Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2007), 30-1.Dave Ayre, Reuben Barker, Jim French, Jimmy Graham and Dave Harker, The Flying Pickets. The 1972 builders’ strike

and the Shrewsbury trials (London: The Des Warren Trust, 2008), 355, 373.Bryan MacMahon, Ascend or Die: Richard Crosbie, Pioneer of Balloon Flight (Dublin: The History Press Ireland, 2010).

Plays

Published playscripts

[Tom Thomas], The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists. A Play in Six Scenes Adapted from the Novel of Robert Tressallby ‘Trudnik’ (London: The Labour Publishing Company, 1928).

Tom Thomas, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. A dramatised version of Robert Tressall’s Novel (London:Richards, 1936).

Stephen Lowe, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. A play by Stephen Lowe, based on the book by Robert Tressell (London: Margaret Ramsay, 1978).

Stephen Lowe, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. A play by Stephen Lowe, based on the book by Robert Tressell (London: Methuen, 1983).

Stephen Lowe, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. A play by Stephen Lowe, based on the book by Robert Tressell (London: Methuen, 1984). (NYL)

Stephen Lowe, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. A play by Stephen Lowe, based on the book by Robert Tressell (London: Methuen, 1991).

Stephen Lowe, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. A play by Stephen Lowe, based on the book by Robert Tressell (London: Methuen, 1992). (NYL)

Bill Owen, 'The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists and The Cave. By Robert Tressell. Adapted for Theatre’, 1997.Howard Brenton, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (London: Nick Hern Books, 2010). (DH)

Associated documents

Stephen Lowe, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Joint Stock, Dartington Hall, ? Aug 1978. Letter from Graham Cowley to Alison Fife, photographs and programme. (Dartington College). Joint Stock, Riverside Studio, London, 10 Oct-5 Nov 1978. Leaflet and poster signed by the cast. Half Moon Theatre, London, Jul 1983. Programme, press release and leaflet (HL). Metro Theatre Company, Neptune Theatre, Liverpool, 13-14 Jun 1985. Leaflets (HL). Lovat Hall, Newport Pagnell, 12 May 1987. Poster and leaflets (TUCC). Shaftesbury Hall, Cheltenham, 26-27 May 1987. Leaflets. Metro Theatre Company, White Rock Theatre, Hastings, 15-16 Jun 1987. Leaflets. Theatre Royal, Stratford, London, 14 Apr-14 May 1988. Newstagers Drama Company. Palace Theatre, Newark, 27-30 Apr 1988. ‘Artworks 88’ programme. Leaflet (HL). Newark Trades Council Souvenir Programme (TUCC). Birmingham Rep, Theatre Royal, Bath, Feb-Apr 1991. Playscript: (NYL)

Howard Brenton, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Everyman Theatre, Liverpool, 17 Jun-10 Jul 2010. E–flyers. Chichester Festival Theatre publicity, 15 Jul-26 Aug 2010. Robert Powell Theatre, Salford, 19-20 Jan 2012. Programme (DH).

Unpublished playscripts and publicity

Bill Rowbotham, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Unity Theatre actors’ script, 1949. (Two copies, one with stage directions.) Bert Hardy photograph of 1949 London production, Irish Times, 27 Mar 2014. Hastings Council Entertainments’ Committee minutes, ‘Booking of “The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists”’, [Unity], 15 Dec 1949. (HL). Unity Theatre programme, >1952. Wortley Hall, Sheffield, 31 Jul-2 Aug 1954. Leaflet and photographs. (www.1066.net/tressell). Glasgow Unity Theatre, ‘The Great Money Trick’, 1955. Liverpool Unity Theatre, Manchester Unity Theatre programme. Manchester Unity Theatre Bulletins, (1948-1963). (Working Class Movement Library, Salford.)

Frank Rhodes, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (A Play), Unity Theatre Mobile Unit, 1949. Stuart Douglass, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (London: Wandsworth School), Wandsworth School pupils, 5

Dec 1968. Stage designs, programme and other documents (HL). (Playscript: NYL)?, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Lincoln Repertory Company, 1972. (Playscript: NYL)?, ‘The Reign of Terror’ and ‘The Great Money Trick’, 7:84, 1973. (Playscript: NYL) ?, ‘The Reign of Terror’ and ‘The Great Money Trick’, Belt and Braces, 1973. (Playscript: NYL)Zdeněk Dufek and Marie Rudlovčáková, The two middle, ?, Czechoslovakia, ? 1973.

(www.totalita.cz/norm/norm_kult_tt_07_08.php)

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Laurence Davies, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Unity Theatre, Goldsmiths College, London, 20 Sep 1978. Leaflet and programmes. (Playscript: NYL)

Bob Tomson, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Contact Theatre, Manchester University Theatre, 27 Sep-21 Oct 1978. Leaflets, programme and Equity leaflet. (Playscript: NYL)

Nigel Townsend, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Cockpit Theatre Company, Cockpit Theatre, London, 15-19 Dec 1981. Leaflet. (Playscript: NYL)

Nigel Townsend, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. Greenwich Young People’s Theatre, London, 22-26 Jun 1983. (Playscript: NYL)

Archie Hind, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, a Scottish adaptation’, 7:84 Scotland, 1984. Leaflets. (Playscript: NYL)

Tom McLennan, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, The Casa, Liverpool, 5 May 1988. (Playscript: NYL)?, Popular Productions, Tressell, Oct 1990. Leaflets, poster and tour programme. (Playscript: NYL)Hastings Stables Theatre, ‘Roots, Radicals and writing in Sussex’, 21 Oct 1995. Leaflets and programme. (Playscript:

NYL)Kristian Steffes, Mugsborough, In Toto Theatre tour programme, 6 Oct-8 Nov 1995. (Playscript: NYL)Dave Seymour, Secrets of the Damned, Vision Theatre Company press release, ? Apr 1997.?, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, National Museum of Labour History, Manchester, 8-18 Nov 1997. Leaflet.

(Playscript: NYL)Brenda Murphy, Working Class Heroes, Dubblejoint Productions, Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education, 5-

17 Aug 2002. Leaflets. (Playscript: NYL)Kate Versey, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, E15 Acting School, Theatro Technis, London, 8-10 Jul [2004].

Programme. (Playscript: NYL)Tom McLennan, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, The Casa, Liverpool, United Services Club, Kensington Fields,

Liverpool, and Community Centre, 5-8 May, 5-14 Jul 2004. Leaflets, programme and notice. (Playscript: NYL)‘Lloyd Withers,’ [= Martin Frain], The Graveyard Shift Synopsis, 2004.Chelmsford Theatre Workshop, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, The Old Court Theatre, Chelmsford, 1-5 Mar

2005. Leaflet, programme and photographs of the cast. (Playscript: NYL)Tom McLennan, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Homefront Productions, Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, 10-

12 Nov 2005. Leaflet. (Playscript: NYL)Philip Dart, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Chalkfoot Theatre Arts Kent and Sussex tour, 18 Feb-29 Mar 2006.

Chalkfoot News, spring 2006. South of England tour, 4 Oct-11 Nov 2007. Leaflet and programme. Playscript: NYLBig House Art and HMP Liverpool prisoners, scenes from The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists for inmates and staff,

9 May 2008. (Playscript: NYL)David Jeanes, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, 2009. (Playscript: NYL)Tom McLennan, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, The Casa, Liverpool, 29 Jun 2009. TUC Health & Safety

website, <6 May 2009. Press release, <25 May 2009. Salford Arts Theatre, 2 Jul 2009. Leaflet and e-flyer. The Casa, Liverpool, 13 Sep 2010. E-flyer. (DH). (Playscript: NYL)

Townsend Productions, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. E-publicity, <14 Apr 2011, <20 May 2011, ? Jul 2012 (DH). (Playscript: NYL)

Stephen Lowe, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists [Izigwili Ezidlakazelayo], Fugard Theatre, Cape Town, SouthAfrica, 15 Oct-20 Nov 2010. Photographs, ‘Robert Tressell and South Africa, by Jonathan Hyslop, e-poster. Hackney Empire, London, 11 May-3 Jun 2012. E-flyers, posters, publicity, ticket stub, programme. (DH). (Playscript: NYL)

RMT, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists [Townsend], TUC Congress House Theatre, London, 29 Jul 2011, E –flyer. (DH)

John Bassett, ‘Nothing Changes. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists of 2014’, Spaniel in the Works Theatre Company, Gloucester Guildhall, 13 Feb 2014. Facebook flyer. (DH)

George Moore, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Norwich Forum, early Apr 2014. (DH)?, [Townsend], Customs House, South Shields, <4 Apr 2014. E-flyer. (DH)

Reviews

George H. Elvin, ‘Workers at Play’, Labour, Nov 1937, 71.?, 'Unity Theatre' , The Times, 23 May 1949.T.W. [? = Tom Wintringham], ‘Ragged Trousers and Real People’, [Unity], Daily Worker, ? May 1949.?, ‘Hell-By One Of The Damned’, [Unity], Picture Post, 2 Jul 1949, 16-18.?, ‘Unity’s Future Plans’, World News, 29 Oct 1955, 845.?, ‘Wandsworth Boys Triumph In A Difficult Play’, Putney and Roehampton Herald, 13 Dec 1968.Michael Armstrong, ‘The Wandsworth tradition’, Tribune, 3 Jan 1969.Charles Lewsen, 'The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists', [Lincoln], The Times, 3 Nov 1972.?, ‘Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’ [Lincoln], The Stage and Television Today, 9 Nov 1972.John Wilders, ‘Reign of terror’, [7:84], The Guardian, 8 Nov 1973. Stanley Reynolds, ‘Jacks of all trades’, [Joint Stock], The Guardian, ? 26 May 1978.

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Sandy Craig, ‘The Mugsborough game’, [Joint Stock], Time Out, <29 Jul 1978.Stephen Dixon, ‘Philanthropists’, [Contact], The Guardian, ? 27 Sep 1978.Diana Harker, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist’, [Contact], ? 27 Sep 1978.Gerald Dempsey, ‘Theatre’, [Contact], Daily Express, ? Sep 1978.Alan Hulme, ‘A political tract’, [Contact], Manchester Evening News, ? Sep 1978.Nicholas de Jongh, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, [Joint Stock], The Guardian, 13 Oct 1978.Irving Wardle, ‘Masterly evening’, [Joint Stock], The Times, 13 Oct 1978.?, ‘The Arts’ [Joint Stock], The Sunday Times, 15 Oct 1978.Nicholas de Jongh, ‘Tressell play’, [Joint Stock], The Guardian, 16 Oct 1978.Benedict Nightingale, ‘The Alexandrian Duet’, [Joint Stock], New Statesman, 20 Oct 1978, 521.Michael Billington, ‘Borough treasury’, [Joint Stock], The Guardian, 27 Dec 1978.Allen Saddler and R.W. Shakespeare, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, [Joint Stock], ? 1978. HMMichael Stewart, ‘Reliving the Thirties’, [Joint Stock], Tribune, 14 Nov 1980.?, [Cockpit], I.L.E.A. Contact, <5 Dec 1981.?, ‘Mugsborough-boom town’, [Cockpit], Hastings Observer, 18 Dec 1981.?, [Cockpit], Event, ? Dec 1981.?, ‘It’s play-t[ime’], [Cockpit], The Daily Telegraph, ? Dec 1981.?, [Cockpit], City Limits, ? Dec 1981.?, ‘Nothing ragged about this performance’, [Cockpit], Newsline, ? Dec 1981.?, [Cockpit], The Times Preview, ? Dec 1981.Hugh David, ‘New paintwork’, [Cockpit], Times Educational Supplement, ? Dec 1981.John Izbicki, [Cockpit], Daily Telegraph, ? Dec 1981.Donald Macleod, [Cockpit], Time Out, ? Dec 1981.Tom Vaughan, ‘plays and players’, [Cockpit], Morning Star, ? Dec 1981.?, [Greenwich], ? Kentish Independent, >22 Jun 1983.?, ‘A superb play that deserves admiration’, [Greenwich], ?, 30 Jun 1983.?, ‘Unusual family meeting in benefit performance’, [Greenwich], Kentish Independent, 7 Jul 1983.Anthony Masters, 'The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists', [Half Moon], The Times, 19 Jul 1983Fionn Mac Cool, ‘Noonan on stage’, [Half Moon], Irish Post, 23 Jul 1983, 8.Sandy Craig, [Half Moon], City Limits, <29 Jul 1983.Giles Gordon, [Half Moon], The Spectator, <29 Jul 1983.Francis King, [Half Moon], Sunday Telegraph, <29 Jul 1983.John Barber, [Half Moon], Daily Telegraph, <29 Jul 1983.Barney Bardsley, [Half Moon], Tribune, <29 Jul 1983.Milton Shulman, [Half Moon], [Evening] Standard, <29 Jul 1983.John Diamond, [Half Moon], Time Out, >29 Jul 1983.Michael Billington, ‘Theatre’, [Half Moon], The Guardian, ? Jul 1983.?, ‘Play Comes Home’, [Metro], Hastings News, 28 Mar 1985.David Watt, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, Australasian Drama Studies, Oct 1986, 111-16.?, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, [Metro], Signal, 8 Jun 1987, 4.?, ‘Art meets life’, [Metro], Hastings Observer, 2 Jul 1987.Nicholas de Jongh, ‘Tressell play’, [Stratford East], The Guardian, 22 Apr 1988.John Coldstream, ‘Working-class heroes’, [Stratford East], The Daily Telegraph, 4 May 1988.?, ‘The show, the play’, [Popular Productions], Hastings Observer, 26 Oct 1990.Sarah Lonsdale, ‘It’s hard times for Dickens of Hastings’, [Popular Productions], The Guardian, 4 Nov 1990.John Monks, ‘Ragged trousered socialist’, [Popular Productions], Public Service, Nov 1990, 16.?, [Popular Productions], Public Service, Feb 1991, 2.?, ‘Tressell drama’ [In Toto], ? Sussex Express, 20 Oct 1995.Bimpe Fatogun, ‘100,000 heroes muster in protest’, [Dubblejoint], <28 Apr 2002.Catherine Morrison, ‘Dubblejoint set to recall those working class heroes’, Andersonstown News, 13 Jul 2002.Robert McMillen, ‘For the people’, [Dubblejoint] ? Andersonstown News, <5 Aug 2002.Concubhar O Liathain, ’70 years on-a play that still rings true’, [Dubblejoint], Andersonstown News, 10 Aug 2002.Grania McFadden, ‘Workers’ manifesto is a timely reminder’, [Dubblejoint], Belfast Telegraph, 6 Aug 2002.Jane Coyle, ‘Working Class Heroes’, [Dubblejoint], Irish Times, 8 Aug 2002.? ?, ‘Classic of the Left starts Liverpool run’, [McLennan], Liverpool Daily Post, 3 May 2004.? ?, ‘Words live on in city’, [McLennan], Liverpool Echo, 7 May 2004.Glen Baker, [West London Trade Union Club], ‘An artistic feast for Women’s Day’, Morning Star, 9 Mar 2005.Jill Sharp, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, [Chalkfoot], The British Theatre Guide, 2006.Richard Morris, ‘White Rock Theatre to show celebrated classic’, [Chalkfoot], Hastings Observer, 15 Oct 2007. (DH)?, ‘Socialist classic still highly relevant, says playwright’, [McLennan], Bury Times, 25 Jun 2009. (DH)Lyn Garner, [Brenton], The Guardian, 12 Jun 2010. (DH)?, 'The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists', [McLennan], Socialist Worker, 25 Sep 2010, 13. (DH)

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Fiona Gordon, ‘Isango Portobello makes magic’, artslink.co.za [South Africa], 29 Oct 2010. (DH)Jeremy Daniel, ‘Ideology and History’, [Isango], Sunday Telegraph [South Africa], 31 Oct 2010. (DH)Ann Crotty, ‘My disorientation at who’s black and who’s white ebbed and flowed’ [Isango], Cape Times [South Africa].

18 Nov 2010. (DH)Mark Dornford-May, ‘Working on the white face of theatre’, [Isango], Cape Times [South Africa], 18 Nov 2010. (DH)?, [Isango], 19 May 2012. (DH)Polly March, [Townsend], 6 Jan 2012. (DH)Tommy Walsh and Neil Gore, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, [Townsend], Morning Star, 25 Jun 2012. (DH)Dominic Cavendish, [Townsend], The Daily Telegraph, 23 Aug 2012. (DH)

Associated documents

John Cunningham, ‘Faith, hope, and human decency’, The Guardian, 19 Jan 1981.Vikram Dodd, ‘Compo actor Bill Owen dies at 85’, The Guardian, 13 Jul 1999. (DH)?, Farewell to a Cockney-Born Yorkshireman’, BBC Online Network, 12 Jul 1999. (DH)Dennis Barker, ‘Bill Owen’, The Guardian, 13 Jul 1999. (DH)Chalkfoot Theatre Arts, ‘Growing Support for Chalkfoot’, 11 Apr 2008. (DH)Philip Dart, ‘Devising and Writing for the Theatre’, Theatre Studies, 2009. (DH)?, ‘uCarmen gang heads back to film with F&ME deal’ [Isango], Screendaily [South Africa], 11 Feb 2011. (DH)Tom McLennan, 10-week ‘Socialist Theatre Course, Working Class Movement Library, Salford, from 9 Feb 2012. (DH)Dave Putson, ‘A play by Stephen Lowe’, Socialist Voice website, 26 Oct 2012. (DH)

Associated correspondence

Tom Thomas to Fred Ball, ? Sep 1948. (NYL)Fred Spencer to Fred Ball, <1973. (NYL)Vicky Aldred and John Flanagan, Apr-May 2008. John Flanagan to Rachel Littlewood, Apr 2008.John Flanagan and Dave Harker, May 2008.Dave Cotterill to Anne Thornton, Jul 2008.Tom McLennan to Alan Manning, Oct 2010. (DH)Robyn Cooper to Stephen Lowe, Nov 2010. (DH)Dave Harker to Hlumela, Nov 2010. (DH)Louise Townsend and Stephen Lowe, Nov 2010. (DH)Dave Harker to Kate Richardson and others, Nov 2010. (DH)Dave Harker to Townsend Productions, Nov 2010. (DH)Louise Townsend to Dave Harker, Nov 2010. (DH)Stephen Lowe and Dave Harker, Nov 2010-Oct 2012. (DH)Kate Richardson to Dave Harker, Jan 2011. (DH)Georgina Rae to Dave Harker and Stephen Lowe, Feb 2011. (DH)Stephen Lowe and Marion Walls, Feb 2011. (DH)Bill Ormond and Dave Harker, Sep 2011. (DH)Keith Venables to Dave Harker, Sep 2011. (DH)Stephen Lowe and Jane Morgan, Feb-1 May 2012. (DH)Dave Harker and Sam Williams, May 2012. (DH)Dave Harker to Jane Morgan, May 2012. (DH)

References to stage productions in works of dramatic history and criticism

Len Jones, ‘The Workers’ Theatre in the Thirties’, Marxism Today, Vol 18, No 9, Sep 1974, 271-80.Philip Poole, Red Letters, No 19, ? (NYL)Angela Tuckett, The People’s Theatre in Bristol 1930-45, Our History Pamphlet 72 (London: Our History, [1979]). Stephen Lowe, Joint Stock and The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (Totnes: Dartington College of Arts, 1979).Raphael Samuel, ‘Workers’ Theatre 1926-1936, in David Bradby, and others, eds, Performance and Politics in Popular

Drama. Aspects of popular entertainment in theatre, film and television, 1870-1976 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1980), 213-31.

Catherine Itzin, Stages in the Revolution (London: Methuen, 1980.)Tom Thomas, ‘A propertyless theatre for the propertyless class’, in Samuel, Raphael, and others, Theatres of the Left

1880-1935. Workers’ theatre movements in Britain and America (London: RKP, 1985), 77-98.Howard Goorney and Ewan MacColl, eds, Agit-prop to Theatre Workshop (Manchester: Manchester University Press,

1986).Andrew Davies, Other Theatres. The development of alternative and experimental theatre in Britain (London:

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Macmillan, 1987).Jerry Dawson, Left Theatre. Merseyside Unity Theatre-a documentary record (Liverpool: Merseyside Writers, 1988).Colin Chambers, The Story of Unity Theatre (London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1989).Elizabeth MacLennan, The Moon Belongs to Everyone. Making theatre with 7:84 (London: Methuen, 1990).Baz Kershaw, 'Building an Unstable Pyramind', New Theatre Quarterly, Vol IX, No 35, Nov 1993, 341-56. (DH)

Audio, radio, film and TV

Productions

Stuart Douglass, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, BBC2 TV, Theatre 625 camera script, 1967. (Film: NYL)Fred Ball, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, ‘Book at Bedtime’, BBC Radio 4, 1977. Tape.R.C. Milstead, ?, 1982. (Film: NYL)Phil Mulloy, Give Us This Day, Spectre Productions, 1982. Leaflet, ‘Arts Council Film Library’, 1982-1983 Catalogue.

National Film Theatre programme notes and North Islington Labour Party programme, ? 1983. (TUCC) CSA Word CD, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, 2004. (NYL)CSA Audio Download, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, 2005. (NYL)Rebecca Pinfield and Johnny Vegas, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, BBC3 FM, 2008. (Tape: NYL)Andrew Lynch, Mugsborough 1917, BBC Radio 4, 24-31 May 2009. (Tape: NYL)?, Naxos AudioBooks CD, 2010. (NYL)Alun Parry, ‘Tressell And Me-A Radio Ballad’, 2012. (DH) Alun Parry, ‘When the sunlight shines’ CD, 2012. (DH)George Moore Films, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Apr 2014. (Film: NYL)‘Shut out the Light’ trailer for ‘Still Ragged’, 23 Apr 2014. (Kate Richardson). (DH)

Reviews

Bert Baker, ‘Translating Tressell into a TV play’, [Theatre 625], Morning Star, 4 Mar 1967, 3.?, ‘“The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists”. TUC aid is sought for wider showing of BBC version’, [Theatre 625],

Hastings Observer, 28 Apr 1967.Fred Ball, ‘Socialism but no sex’, [Theatre 625], ?, ? May 1967.?, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, [Theatre 625], ?, ? 29 May 1967.Michael Bakewell, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, [Theatre 625], ?, ? May 1967. (HL)Robert Oakes, ‘This Is Where I Came In’, [Theatre 625], ?, >29 May 1967.S. Piper, ‘Great BBC’, [Theatre 625], ?, >29 May 1967.?, ‘Tressell… BBC TV’, [Theatre 625], >29 May 1967. (HL)?, ‘A classic that even today rings true’, [Theatre 625],?, >29 May 1967.?, The Observer Review, [Theatre 625], ?, 4 Jun 1967.?, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, [Theatre 625], The Sunday Telegraph, 4 Jun 1967.?, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, [Theatre 625], ?, <Jun 1968. (HL)?, [Fred Ball], ‘From Oblivion to Obscurity’, Radio Times, 30 Jan 1969.?, [Fred Ball], ‘A Pair of Tressells’, ?, ? Sep 1970. (HM)?, ‘BBC prepares film on Robert Tressell’, [‘A Pair of Tressells’], Hastings Observer, 17 Oct 1970.Stanley Reynolds, ‘Preview’ [‘A Book at Bedtime’], ?, 29 Oct 1977.?, ‘Preview’, [‘A Book at Bedtime’], ?, 12 Nov 1977.Maire Messenger, ‘Damned philanthropic’, [‘One of the Damned’], ?, <13 Nov 1977. (HM)?, [Fred Ball], ‘Sunday’, [‘One of the Damned’], ?, <13 Nov 1977.?, [Fred Ball], ‘One of the Damned’, ?, 13 Nov 1977.?, ‘A Book at Bedtime’, ?, <14 Nov 1977.Val Arnold Forster, ‘Bringing on a nasty attack of self doubt’, [‘One of the Damned’], The Guardian, 18 Nov 1977.?, ‘Radio’, [‘A Book at Bedtime’], Financial Times, 20 Nov 1977.?, ‘Weekend Competition’, [‘Great Money Trick’], New Statesman, 4 Aug 1978.?, ‘One of the Damned’, Radio Times, 24 Apr 1979.Sean Byrne, ‘Heart-Warming Response’, [Spectre Productions], Irish Post, 13 Nov 1982.F.J. Cartwright, [Spectre Productions], Irish Post, 13 Nov 1982.Fionn Mac Cool, ‘Burning zeal for justice’, [Spectre Productions], Irish Post, 13 Nov 1982.Fionn Mac Cool, ‘Noonan on film?’, [First Take Video], Irish Post, 11 Jul 1992.Gareth Lewis, ‘Bid to film Tressell’s classic book’, [Platform Films], Hastings Observer, 24 Mar 2000.?, ‘Ragged trousered film appeal’, [Platform Films], The Lecturer, Oct 2000.Sue Arnold, ‘Audio’ [CSA CD], The Guardian Review, 5 Feb 2005, 25.

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Nigel Deacon, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists: Robert Tressell’, [Above the Title], ?, >22 Jun 2008.‘Severn Bob’, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, [BBC Radio 4], The Socialist, 31 Jul 2008. (DH)

Associated documents

Leonard Jones, ‘The British Workers’ Theatre 1917-1935’, PhD dissertation, University of Leipzig, 1964. (NYL)?, [Theatre 625], Radio Times, 29 May 1967. (NYL)?, ‘The Eleventh Hour: Give Us This Day’, Channel 4 TV, The Times, 31 Jan 1983. (DH)David Lister, Secrets of the Damned, [First Take Video], 1992. Script.Derek Andrews, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, [Platform Films], 2000. (NYL)Andy Serkis and Paul Viragh, flyer, >autumn 2001. (DH)David Timson, [CD], ? 2004. (DH)London Socialist Film Co-op, [Give Us This Day], ‘Oct 2005-Jun 2006 Film Season.’ Programme and revised programme.Andrew Lynch, Radio Drama Reviews Online, [Mugsborough 1917], >31 May 2008. (DH)Andrew Lynch, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Above the Title Productions, BBC Radio 4, 8, 15 and 22 Jun

2008. CDs. BBC publicity. (DH)Unions/08, steering group agenda and film proposal, 4 Jun-21 Jul 2008. (DH)Above the Title, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, BBC Radio 4 publicity, <8 Jun 2008. (DH)Above the Title, listeners’ responses to The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, BBC website, >8 Jun 2008. (DH)Dirk Maggs, [Above the Title], ?, 15 Jun 2008. (DH)Alun Parry, ‘Tressell Song at Hastings Conference’, website publicity, <14 Sep 2011. (DH)Alun Parry, ‘Tressell And Me - A Radio Ballad’, website publicity, ? Jan 2012. (DH)

Associated correspondence

Harold Smith to Memorial Enterprises Limited, <17 Oct 1973. (Harold Smith)Simone Reynolds to Harold Smith, 17 Oct 1973. (Harold Smith)Karen Loxton to Sam Webb, Dec 1977. (Sam Webb)Alun Parry to Kate Richardson, Mar 2011. (DH)Kate Richardson to Dave Harker, Mar 2011. (DH)Daniel Draper and Dave Harker, Mar-Apr 2014. (DH)

Miscellaneous items

?, ‘Sea-Front Seat to Commemorate Robert Tressell. Trades Councils’ Offer’, Hastings Observer, 17 Mar 1962.?, ‘Working Class Had Sense Of Fun Then’, Evening Argus, 4 Jun 1962, 12.?, ‘Trades Councils’ Gift in Memory of Robert Tressell’, Hastings Observer, 9 Sep 1962.A.M. Davies, ‘Shocking vandalism’, ? Hastings Observer, ? >8 Dec 1966.?, ‘Society plans to make people more aware of the arts’, Hastings Observer, 15 Jul 1967.Patrick Marnham, ‘Jack Dash - The docker who rocks the Boat,’ ?, ? 1968. (HL)Edward Morrison, ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, Voices 2, 1973. (DH)Dick Hall, ‘A rich seam for socialists’, Socialist Worker, 4 May 1974, 11.?, ‘On this day…’, Sunday Observer, 3 Feb 1980.David Alfred, ‘The Robert Tressell Workshop, Hastings’, History Workshop Journal, Vol 12, No 1, autumn 1981, 194-5.Malcolm Chase, ‘Sussex University History Workshop’, History Workshop Journal, Vol 12, No 1, autumn 1981, 195-6.

(NYL)?, The Robert Tressell Papers, publicity, 1982. Mary Monk, Workers Educational Association Robert Tressell Workshop flyer, ? 1982.?, [Irish Post Community Award], Irish Post, 11 Jun 1983.H. Graff, ‘Literacy in Literature and in Life’, History of Education Quarterly, Vol 23, No 3, autumn 1983, 279-296. (NYL)T. Monaghan, History Workshop Readers’ Meetings 1982,’ History Workshop Journal, Vol 15, No 1, 1983, 202-3. (NYL)Tony Birtill, ‘Robert Noonan in Good Company’, Irish Post, 10 Nov 1984.?, ‘Irish Post Community Awards’, Irish Post, ? 1988.?, ‘The Robert Tressell Lectures, 1981-88’, publicity, 1988. (HL)?, ‘Robert Tressell’s Mugsborough’, Workers Educational Association publicity, 1988. (HL)Sean Byrne, ‘Cradle of an Irish genius’, Irish Post, 17 Jul 1990.Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, ‘Robert Tressell: Artist and Writer’, 20 Oct-25 Nov 1990. Guide and invitation to

Reception and Buffet.Hastings and Rye Constituency Labour Party, ‘Robert Tressell Appeal Fund’, order form and logo, Jan 1991.Sean Byrne, ‘Another witness from the past’, Irish Post, ? May 1991.

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?, ‘The Irish sights of Liverpool’, ? 1991.Conquest Hospital, Hastings, Tressell Ward, 1991. ?, ‘Nag’s Head revisited. Beer flows again in Robert Tressell’s local’, ? early 1990s.Trevor Hopper, [Robert Tressell Walk], 1993. (HL)?, ‘Literary lights in Library Week’, Hastings Observer, 10 Nov 1993.Steve Peak, ‘Book ideas for the Robert Tressell Foundation’, 9 Jun 1994. (HL)?, ‘TUC raises red flag’, Hastings Observer, 10 Jun 1994.Trevor Hopper, ‘Project’, 10 Mar 1995.David Alfred, ?, Evening Argus, 19 Oct 1995.Trevor Hopper, ‘Robert Tressell’, ? 1995. Draft.Maire McQueeney, ‘Robert Tressell’s Mugsborough’, Workers Educational Association, 4 May 1996. (HL)Gary Slapper, ‘Don’s Delight,’ Times Higher Education, 19 Nov 1996, iii.Michael Lane, On the Trail of Writers in Sussex (Seaford: SB Publications, 1996).Maire McQueeney, ‘Robert Tressell’s Mugsborough’, ‘Twentieth Century Walks’ programme, 3 May 1997.Na J. Hussein, ‘Kina Ngatara na wenzake ndio urithi tulioachiwa na Wakoloni’, An-Nuur [Tanzania], No 162, 14-20

Aug 1998. (Translation: Sue MacPherson, Dec 2001)Robert Tressell Centre, press release, <17 May 1999.Robert Tressell Centre, ‘The Robert Tressell Centre and the Robert Tressell Event’, <29 May 1999.Maire McQueeney, ‘Robert Tressell’s Mugsborough’, ‘Maire McQueeney’s Novel Outings. Spring-Summer 1999’, with

itinerary, 30 May 1999. Simon Midgley, ‘Lives into words in a world behind bars’, The Guardian, 29 Jun 1999.Hastings Borough Council press release, ‘Top Marks for HBC Tressell Training’, 22 Nov 1999.Robert Tressell Centre, ‘Robert Tressell Event’, <27 May 2000.Robert Tressell Centre, Robert Tressell Newsletter 3, Jul 2000.?, The Guardian, ? Aug 2000. (NYL)Trevor Hopper, The Guardian, 15 Feb 2001.Robert Tressell Centre, Robert Tressell Newsletter 4, Mar 2001.Robert Tressell Centre, ‘Robert Tressell Event’ programme and ticket, ? 2001. Eddie Thomson, ‘Political meeting steps back in time’, Hastings Observer, >28 May 2001.Trevor Hopper, ‘Robert Tressell’, Society for the Study of Labour History Newsletter, May 2001.Michael Gandy, ‘Looking through their eyes. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, Practical Family History, May

2001, 5.John Barber, ’Robert Tressell’, ? 2001. (DH)Robert Tressell Centre, Robert Tressell Newsletter, summer 2002.Jeffrey Hibbert, US university essay assignment on RTP, <29 Oct ? 2002.Ron Bill, ‘Tressell Comes home’, History Workshop Journal, Vol 54, No 1, 2002, 275-6. (NYL)Justin Naylor, ‘Bakery Blues’, The Guardian, 19 Mar 2003. (DH)Tony Birtill, Trácht go fóill ar Noonan i Learpholl, www.beo, ? May 2003. (DH)Alex Bromley, ‘TUC Library launches new lottery-funded website’, Metropolitan, Issue 7, May 2003.‘Yossarian’, ‘Some little surprises in The Big Read’, The Bookseller, May 2003, 21.Trevor Hopper, Robert Tressell’s Hastings publicity, <3 Jun 2003. (DH)Alex Bromley, ‘One of the nation’s favourite books, as never before!’, TUC press release, 12 Jun 2003. (DH)Phil Reilly, ‘What has changed in the last 100 years?’, Socialist Worker, 14 Jun 2003.?, ‘Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’, RMT News, Jul/Aug 2003, 34-5.D.J. Taylor, ‘Pointless prose, Guardian Unlimited website, 29 Jul 2003. (DH)Anne Weale, ‘Bookworm on the Net’, The Bookseller, 15 Aug 2003, 26-7.Ron Bill, ‘The Robert Tressell Festival - Dublin, Sep 2003’, publicity.D.J. Taylor, ‘Put out the pipe, please’, Guardian Unlimited website, 6 Dec 2003. (DH)Barbara Isenberg, ‘Author implores Temple students to consider leading socialist way of life’, The Temple News,

Temple University, Philadelphia, 20 Dec 2003. (DH)Tressell Ward councillors, Hastings Borough Council website, <25 Nov 2003. Jo Brand, ‘Big Night In’, The Times, 22 Dec 2003. (DH)Robert Tressell Festival website ‘Contents’ and report, 2003. ?, [= John Simkin], ‘Robert Tressell’, ?, ? 2003. (DH)Robert Tressell Festival, British Resorts, 2003. (DH)Bury Libraries website, ‘New Books’, <4 Jan 2004. (DH)Robert Tressell Centre, Robert Tressell Newsletter 6, Jan 2004. ?, ‘The End of the World As We Know It’, Robert Tressell Conference Centre publicity, <14 Jan 2004.John Simkin, Education Forum website, 14 Jan 2004. Robert Tressell Centre, Visitors’ Book, 14-17 Jan, 6 Feb-10 Mar 2004. Pauline Crawford, ?, Education Forum website, 15 Jan 2004. (DH)Ricky Tomlinson, ‘New Labour? My Arse’, Socialist Worker, 24 Jan 2004, 8-9.

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?, ‘A classic in print and online’, Building Worker, spring 2004, 20.Robert Tressell Festival, notice and programme, <5 Jun 2004. ?, ‘Hastings Borough Council’s Tressell Training changing lives’, About Magazine, Issue 25, summer 2004. (DH)Bookfinder.com, search for RTP, 2 Aug 2004. (DH)Bookkoob.co.uk, search for RTP, 3 Aug 2004. (DH)Tristram Hunt, ‘A ragged trousered elite who preached secular salvation,’ The Guardian Saturday Review, 7 Aug

2004.Paul Mackney, ‘Tressell flaw’, Guardian Unlimited website, 9 Aug 2004. (DH)Steve Peak, Jack Fawbert and Paul Taylor, ‘Ragged trousers still true for Hastings,’ Guardian Unlimited website, 11

Aug 2004. (DH)Paul Taylor, ‘An ingenious reversal’, Guardian Unlimited website, 20 Aug 2004. (DH)Steve Peak, Vernon Hale and Nick Stevenson, ‘Battle of the Hastings novelists’, The Guardian, 21 Aug 2004. (DH)Wal-Mart, MSN search for RTP, 29 Aug 2004. (DH)?, ‘Plans to show Tressell collection’, Hastings Observer, 5 Nov 2004.Hilary Benn, 'Learning to Live With Each Other-Education and International Development', Hugh Gaitskell Memorial

Lecture, University of Nottingham, Dec 2004. (DH)Mike Kelly, ‘Resting Place of Robert Noonan’, ?, ? Jan 2005. (DH)?, ‘A Hastings-based socialist masterwork,’ The Argus, 30 Mar 2005. ?, ‘Tressell Trainees Sample a Slice of Italian Life’, About Magazine, Issue 27, spring 2005. (DH)Trevor Hopper, ‘Not ragged’, The Guardian, 6 Jun 2005, 21.Robert Tressell Festival, timetable, <11 Jun 2005. Robert Tressell Festival, review, >12 Jun 2005. Angela Wintle, ‘Weekend’, The Argus, 27 Aug 2005, 14-16. (DH)Nick Clark, ‘Unionist devoted to his fellow Portuguese workers in Britain’, The Guardian, 4 Nov 2005. (Sean

O’Donoghue). (DH)Robert Tressell Festival, notice and draft programme, 8-9 Jul 2006.IDéFIXE website, Turkey, 2006. Radikal website, Turkey, 2006. Allegro website, Poland, 26 Apr 2007.Ebay.pl website, Poland, 26 Apr 2007. Robert Tressell Festival, timetable, 30 Jun-1 Jul 2007. Robert Tressell Festival, report, >7 Jul 2007. Google search for RTP, 4 Aug 2007. Neil Young, ‘Town comes to terms with inferno’ [Newquay], ?, 20 Aug 2007. (DH)George Barnsby website, ‘Peter Carter is found’, 23 Aug 2007. (DH)Chris Pollard, ‘No election this year or next, says Kinnock’, Bexhill Observer, 27 Sep 2007. (DH)Billy Hayes, ‘Old fashioned values’, Socialist Review, Sep 2007, 13. (DH)Mick [Dooley] email to Rory O’Neill, with photograph of the presentation of RTP to Sugio Furuya and a leaflet about

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