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Josephine Butler to Miss Forsaith
Catalogue reference: 3JBL/37/28
What’s it about?
This record is a file about the Josephine Butler to Miss Forsaith dating from c.16 Jul 1897.
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Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at London University: London School of Economics, The Women's Library.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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3JBL/37/28
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Title (The name of the record)
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Josephine Butler to Miss Forsaith
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Date (When the record was created)
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c.16 Jul 1897
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Description (What the record is about)
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Photocopy of letter. Written from Brussels
'The paragraph in Thursday's 'Daily Chronicle' about the Contagious Diseases Acts'
After reading the 'Daily Chronicle' Josephine Butler does not think it necessary to urge on the Committee the 'need of carefully nursing that Editor [WH Massingham] who is becoming a power'.
Gives directions for distribution of typed copies of a letter done by Emmie Thomas. Finding the difficulties of their Cause on the Continent very great and quotes the words of Luther when faced with a similar situation: we cannot do it so 'He must do it himself'.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- London University: London School of Economics, The Women's Library
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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5346
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 item
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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'It is hard to get away'
The Federation Congress at Brussels was 15-17 Jul 1897 (See letter of 2 Mar 1897 Josephine Butler to Stanley in which she tells him of her having just spent a useful day in Brussels in preparation for the Conference to come).
The 'Daily Chronicle' was a morning paper run on independent Liberal lines and since 1877 had taken a leading part in many public movements. WH Massingham (b 1860) was editor from 1895-1899.
Biog: Emmie Thomas, Luther, HW Massingham
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/2a0377ed-75f5-4555-b599-1d4a8dc61b50/
Series information
3JBL/37
Josephine Butler Letters, Jan-Jun 1897
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at London University: London School of Economics, The Women's Library
Within the fonds: 3JBL
Josephine Butler Letters Collection
Within the series: 3JBL/37
Josephine Butler Letters, Jan-Jun 1897
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Josephine Butler to Miss Forsaith