Place, Francis Papers on Microfilm, 1771-1854
Collection Number: 5421 mf
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Francis Place Papers on Microfilm, 1771-1854
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
5421 mf
Abstract:
Papers illustrative of the Reform Crisis, 1830-1832. Introduction by I.J. Protheroe
of the Department of History, Manchester University.
Creator:
Place, Francis
Quanitities:
0.56 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English
Francis Place was a London tailor and radical politician whose activities spanned
a number of years. Between 1794 and 1797 he was active in the famous Corresponding
Society and from 1801 his shop in Charing Cross was long a centre for reform minded
politicians. A close friend of Bentham, he was prominent in the setting up of the
London Mechanics' Institution, 1823, and was active in radical causes like efforts
for a free press, the repeal of the Combination Laws, the reform agitation of 1831-32
and the drafting of the People's Charter.
He is particularly important to historians on account of the exhaustive collection
which he left behind him containing newspaper cuttings, copies of his own letters
and letters from his numerous correspondents. The Place Papers in the Manuscript section
of the British Museum consist of his own accounts, correspondence and materials in
manuscript form, and the section reproduced on the microfilm consists of Place's narrative
of the Reform Crisis, with accounts of events within and without Parliament. Mainly
concerned with events in London, the papers contain many extracts from reports of
meetings throughout the country and considerable detail on the National Political
Union, of which Place was a founder and dominant figure.
The Place Papers in the Manuscript section of the British Museum consist of his own
accounts, correspondence and materials in manuscript form, and the section reproduced
on the microfilm consists of Place's narrative of the Reform Crisis, with accounts
of events within and without Parliament. Mainly concerned with events in London, the
papers contain many extracts from reports of meetings throughout the country and considerable
detail on the National Political Union, of which Place was a founder and dominant
figure.
The second part of the collection, which is in process of filming, consists of printed
papers from the Place collection, sets 17 and 63, in the department of Printed Books.
This consists of newspaper cuttings, placards, etc., on the subject of Parliamentary
reform proceedings, political unions, the National Political Union, etc.
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference
archivist for access to these materials.
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and
Procedures for Document Use.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Francis Place Papers on Microfilm #5421 mf. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation
and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Names:
Place, Francis, 1771-1854
Subjects:
Labor unions -- Great Britain -- Sources.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1801-1900 -- Sources.
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