Co-operative Movement

Includes:

1) Prospectus by the Central Co-operative Agency for a proposed co-operative congress to be held in London in February 1869 (3pp) (October 1868)

2) Printed statement to the delegates assembled at the Co-operative Congress at Bolton by Walter Morrison, with attached voting form (3pp) (April 1872)

3) Printed circular letter, 'A Voice from the Grave' from Anne Pickering of the Co-operative Credit Bank regarding a conspiracy against the success of the bank (3pp) (27 December 1877)

4) Printed extract from the proceedings of a United Board meeting of the Central Co-operative Board (3pp) (5 September 1879)

5) Printed statement, 'Evidence offered by the Labour Association for Promoting Co-operative Production, based on the Co-Partnership of the Workers, to the Royal Commission on Labour' (9pp) (c1893)

6) Printed circular letter from J.C.Gray of the Co-operative Union Limited regarding the petition of all Scottish Members of Parliament following the Government's decision to withdraw from the new code for Evening Continuation Schools and other matters (1p) (21 August 1893)

7) Circular notice of the unveiling of the Holyoake Memorial in Highgate Cemetery, London on 9 November (sent to George Howell) (1p) (1 November 1907)

8) Prospectus for the First International Co-operative Congress, held at the Society of Arts, London, featuring text of opening paper, 'An International Co-operative Alliance' by E.O.Greening and resolutions of the Congress (8pp) (19 - 23 August 1895)

9) Cutting of article, 'Ralahine Labour Notes of Ireland, 1831-33' by David Lee from Coins and Medals (2pp) (May 1978)

10) Press cutting, 'Co-operative Congress: Mr Gray's Inaugural Address: Birmingham and the Movement' from the Birmingham Daily Mail (1p) (4 June 1906)