COLLINS PAPERS

Papers mostly concerning Christian Action:

Papers concerning the Association for World Peace, 1951-3. Collins was a member of the advisory committee. The association was incorporated in War on Want in 1953 (ff.1-59).

Papers concerning the arrangement of protest marches from Aldermaston (Berks.) to London organised by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, 1958-62 (ff.60-154).

Papers concerning a meeting at the Albert Hall on 25 May 1959 arranged by Christian Action and the Society of Friends, and entitled 'Modern war: a challenge to Christians', including speeches by Sir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland, 15th Bart. (ff.162-162a); Diana Collins [wife of L.J. Collins] (f.163); Pamela Frankau (novelist) (ff.164-5); Victor Gollancz (publisher, kt. 1965) (ff.166-71); Heinrich Grüber, Provost of the Evangelical Church in Berlin (f.172r-v); Maurice Christopher Hollis (author) (ff.173-5); Ernest Urban Trevor Hudleston, Archbishop of the Indian Ocean (ff.176-81); Dame Kathleen Lonsdale (ff.182-8); Dr. Harold Roberts, Principal of Richmond Training College (Methodist) (ff.189-92); Mervyn Stockwood, Bishop of Southwark (ff.193-5); Eric Tucker, secretary of the Friends' Peace Committee (ff. 196-7). (ff.155-219). Also papers of a conference on the same subject arranged by Christian Action and the Friends' Peace Committee on 23 September 1959, including a transcript of the proceedings (ff.220-79).

Address by Collins as chairman of a meeting of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament at Central Hall, Westminster, February 1960 (ff.280-3).

Papers concerning a meeting at the Albert Hall on 12 November 1962 arranged by Christian Action and the Friends' Peace Committee and entitled 'the nuclear deterrent: a challenge to Christians', including addresses by Dr. (Charles) Anthony Storr (psychiatrist) (ff.289-90) and Diana Collins (ff.291-3). (ff.284-93).