Croydon Archives: Collections

AR1122/7/1
Item
1917-04 to 1940-02

Part of Mark Henry Chambers Hayler Collection

Leaflets, booklets and articles about militarism, post First Word War issues and statistics about Conscientious Objectors from the First World War

The absolutists' objection to conscription

AR1122/7/2
Item
[1920-1950]

Part of Mark Henry Chambers Hayler Collection

2 copies of an undated publication by the Friends Service Committee. Full title The absolutists' objection to conscription, A Statement and an Appeal to the Conscience of the Nation.
Pamphlet about the experiences of Conscientious Objectors during World War One. Includes statistics of Conscientious Objectors including religion, occupation, homes, prisons and other. A letter by Leo Tolstoy has been included as way of an introduction.

Lest We Forget Quaker Memories 1914-1918

AR1122/7/3
Item
1940

Part of Mark Henry Chambers Hayler Collection

Booklet published by the Friend's Book Centre, by Maude Robinson.

The Friday Group

AR1122/7/4
Item
1922- 1945

Part of Mark Henry Chambers Hayler Collection

Includes folios, invites to events, an all weekend school, pledge card, an article 'Friends Intellectual' and the a fire prevention leaflet.

Pacifist publications

AR1122/7/5
Item
1943-05 to 1953-04

Part of Mark Henry Chambers Hayler Collection

Publications by various Quaker and other Christian groups. Includes a selection of booklets of Quaker international activities and a pamphlet on prison impressions during the Second World War.

How to live in Peace during time of War.

AR1122/7/6
Item
1916

Part of Mark Henry Chambers Hayler Collection

Booklet on Quaker activities and pacifism during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.

Socialist Publications

AR1122/8
Series
1914 to 1918

Part of Mark Henry Chambers Hayler Collection

National Labour Press Publications

AR1122/8/1
Item
[1914-1918]

Part of Mark Henry Chambers Hayler Collection

Booklets including on subjects of Militarism and Conscientious Objection.

British Prussianism, The Scandal of the Tribunals

AR1122/8/2
Item
1916

Part of Mark Henry Chambers Hayler Collection

Booklet published by the National Labour Press compiling the reports of 2 speeches made by M.P. Philip Snowden in March and April 1916

Compulsory Military Service, Should the Working Class support it?......

AR1122/8/3
Item
[1914-1918]

Part of Mark Henry Chambers Hayler Collection

Pamphlet published by the Socialist Labour Party

General Publications

AR1122/9
Series
1898 to 1939

Part of Mark Henry Chambers Hayler Collection

Mixed Newspaper clippings

AR1122/9/1
Item
1913- 1920

Part of Mark Henry Chambers Hayler Collection

Mixture of Newspaper clippings, material on militarism, Christianity and views on the tribunals.

Newspaper Cuttings

AR1122/9/2
Item
1916-04-12 to 1921-06-02

Part of Mark Henry Chambers Hayler Collection

Cuttings from various Newspapers with articles and attitudes towards Conscientious Objectors, mainly from South London.

Printed material

AR1122/9/3
Item
1898, 1915-1919, 1939

Part of Mark Henry Chambers Hayler Collection

Material includes leaflets on peace, socialism and Christianity, order forms,poems, letters, notes, drafts, a poster of Woodrow Wilson and Les Quakers Francais (In French.)

National Registration of Occupations

AR1122/9/4
Item
1915

Part of Mark Henry Chambers Hayler Collection

Lists of number of employees per occupations by gender.

The Men Who Dared by Stanley B. James

AR1122/9/5
Item
1917

Part of Mark Henry Chambers Hayler Collection

Story of a Conscientious Objector.

Newspaper Cuttings

AR1122/9/6
Item
1913-05 to 1919-01

Part of Mark Henry Chambers Hayler Collection

Publications dealing with the the build up to war and reactions to Conscientious Objectors during the First World War. Includes mentions of Brockway, Clifford Allen, C. Trevelya, A. Fenner and Morel.

Fairfield Halls Collection

AR1128
Collection
1962 - 2023

The Fairfield Halls Collection consists of:

programmes and diaries for events in both the main and auxiliary spaces (these comprise the majority of the collection). There is also a finding aid created from the published events diaries which list the majority of public facing events that were held at the Fairfield Halls. This can be searched by staff to resolve queries.
marketing materials such as posters and flyers
photographs documenting the construction of the building and key events
administrative records
material relating to the Fairfield Halls Corps of Stewards

County Borough of Croydon

Croydon Foreign Language Club