File. Peace Pledge Union

Reference No:
U DCL/16/4
Dates:
1940-1941
Description:
Includes correspondence discussing the matter of bombings in Germany and civilian casualties, and comments from the Peace Pledge Union (PPU) on the Government’s decision to accept total war; correspondence discussing a planned Women’s Conference on peace and justice discussions; correspondence discussing the bad treatment conscientious objectors receive from the general public as well as from employers; documents and correspondence discussing the confiscation of PPU pamphlets and alleged efforts by police to silence the Union; correspondence of a restaurant refusing to host a PPU meeting amid the publishing of a controversial leaflet; correspondence discussing police raids on the homes of members of the PPU; correspondence by PPU members discussing the harassment and abuse they have received due to their views and the pamphlets sold by the Union; the controversial PPU leaflets aforementioned. T.H.
Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
1 file
Language:
Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Records of Liberty (formerly The National Council for Civil Liberties)