Fonds
John Henry Whitley Archive
Catalogue reference: JHW
What’s it about?
This record is about the John Henry Whitley Archive dating from 1876- 2011.
Access information is unavailable
Sorry, information for accessing this record is currently unavailable online. Please try again later.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- JHW
-
Title (The name of the record)
- John Henry Whitley Archive
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1876- 2011
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
Collection documents the varied career and personal life of John Henry Whitley. Whitley's occupations included Halifax mill owner, champion of universal education, revered local politician, Speaker of the House of Commons, Chairman of the Royal Commission on Labour in India and Chairman of the BBC.
The archive includes letters from Winston Churchill and King George V and the autographs of Gandhi, Benito Mussolini and cricketer Wilfred Rhodes.
The collection is split into 8 sections: reference sources relating to J. H. Whitley; scrapbooks compiled by the Whitley family; personal papers, correspondence and photographs relating to Whitley's career and family life; press cuttings referring to J.H. Whitley; a series of cartoons from Punch magazine commenting on Whitley's career; a section concentrating on the history of Whitley councils; material relating to Whitley's relationship with his school, Clifton College, and information relating to the General Strike of May 1926.
-
Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
-
Whitley Family Papers (WFA) at Heritage Quay comprising papers belonging to members of the wider family of J.H. Whitley including Giulio Marchetti.
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- Heritage Quay - University of Huddersfield Archives
-
Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Whitley; John Henry (1866-1935); MP
-
Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 5 boxes, 2 files, 1 envelope
-
Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- John Henry Whitley (1866-1935) was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1921 to 1928, but during his lengthy and varied career he was also a Halifax mill owner, a champion of universal education, a revered local politician, Chairman of the Royal Commission on Labour in India (which reported in 1931) and Chairman at the BBC (1932-1935).
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/0ae92222-8e80-4c07-ab79-e3bf766fc99e/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Heritage Quay - University of Huddersfield Archives
You are currently looking at the fonds: JHW
John Henry Whitley Archive