Postgate, Raymond, 1896-1971

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Raymond William Postgate (1896-1971) was educated at Oxford University. A conscientious objector, disinherited by his father for his views, he was arrested and court-martialled, but later released due to ill health.

From the guide to the Raymond Postgate papers, 1914-1990, (GB 206 Leeds University Library)

Born in Cambridge, Great Britain 1896, died in Great Britain 1971; journalist, author on labour and radical history; attracted to Guild socialism; one of the first conscientious objectors in 1916; journalist for the Daily Herald (edited by George Lansbury) in 1919; supported the Plebs League; founder/member of the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1920; edited its weekly The Communist; broke with the party in 1922 and returned to the Daily Herald until 1925; with his father-in-law G. Lansbury he founded the Lansbury's Labour Weekly in 1925; member of the Society for Socialist Inquiry and Propaganda; edited Fact in 1937; wrote biographies of John Wilkes, George Lansbury and others, novels, detective stories and after the Second World War also gastronomic guides.

From the description of Archives 1916, 1926. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80566270

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British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000621.0x000088

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creatorOf Correspondence, etc. relating to H.F.L. (Publishers), etc. 1923-1955. Includes: articles of association, royalty statements, accounts and other papers relating to the company, including its takeover of H. Foulks Lynch and Co Ltd, and a tribute to the..., 1923-1955 British Library
referencedIn Hardman, J. B. S. (Jacob Benjamin Salutsky), 1882-1968. Papers, 1908-1970. Churchill County Museum
referencedIn LANSBURY, George, 1859-1940, Labour politician, 1877-1940 British library of political and economic science
referencedIn Donald and Katharine Foley Collection of Penguin Books, 1935-1965 Bancroft Library
referencedIn Letters from various correspondents, 1921-1951. Houghton Library
referencedIn Max Reinhardt papers, 1899-2006 British Library: Western Manuscripts
creatorOf Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. records, 1914-1961, bulk (1930s-1950s). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn J. B. S. (Jacob Benjamin Salutsky) Hardman Papers, 1908-1970 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
creatorOf Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Records. Series IV., Author and Book Designer Files, 1911-1979 (bulk 1920-1960). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. records, 1914-1961, 1930s-1950s New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn New Yorker records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence and records, 1832-1944. Houghton Library
creatorOf Postgate, Raymond. Archives 1916, 1926.
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Papers of Robert Henriques, 1853-1970 Reading University : Special Collections Services
creatorOf Postgate, Raymond, 1896-1971. Raymond Postgate papers. Brotherton Library, University of Leeds
creatorOf MARGARET GARDINER PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 204). Correspondence and papers; 1966. 1. ff. 1-106. Labour voters' protest on Vietnam; April 1966. 2. ff. 107-204. Protest meeting at Jeanetta Cochrane Theatre; July 1966.includes:ff. 2, 198 Sir Alfred Jules ..., 1966 British Library
creatorOf SOCIETY OF AUTHORS ARCHIVE. Vol. CXI (ff. 263). Raymond William Postgate; 1920-1957. Partly printed.Raymond Postgate, author: Correspondence with Soc. of Authors: 1920-1957: Partly typewritten and printed., 1920-1957 British Library
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associatedWith Postgate, J. P. (John Percival), 1853-1926. person
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Conscientious objectors Great Britain
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918 Conscientious objectors Great Britain
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Birth 1896-11-06

Death 1971-03-29

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