| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/D/27/2 |
| Title | 'Foreign and International' |
| Date | 1938 - 1958 |
| Description | Correspondence between the NUWT, and organisations including the British-Polish Friendship Society, the Emergency Committee for Democratic Spain, the International Brigade Association, Teachers Spanish Relief Committee, British-Czechoslovak Friendship League, and the League for Democracy in Greece regarding various international issues, usually but not exclusively concerned with education. Also includes material on the Spanish Civil War and pre-World War Two propaganda put out by the Germans against Czechoslovakia. The countries covered in this folder are:
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iraq
Italy
Palestine
Poland
Portugal
Spain
The correspondence covers:
Invitation to AGM's and conferences organised by the Association of Polish Teachers in Great Britain
Appeal from Polish members of the Women's League for aid in ensuring the return of Polish children kidnapped by the Nazi's
Appeal for educational materials for children in schools in Poland, 1946
Request for the NUWT to advertise for a vacancy for Chief Inspectress of Girls Education in Iraq
Information on the status and position of women teachers in Poland
Government control and censorship of education system in Portugal
News of the teaching and living conditions in an Italian town, as experienced by an NUWT member Giovanna Guzzeloni who left to teach in the town under the auspices of the Save the Children Fund
Invitations to talks and conferences organised by Palestine House in London
Information from Jewish Women's organisations in Palestine, including 'An open letter from the Council of Jewish Women's Organisations in Palestine'
News from a women teacher in Spain of the status and position of women teachers and her admiration for the work of the NUWT
Request for assistance with publicising a conference organised by the Emergency Committee in Aid of Democratic Spain
Details on the Civil War in Spain and requests for help and publicity for the cause
Appeals for funds for the British Volunteers going to Spain
Thanks sent to Ethel Froud for her donation to the Spanish Children's Relief Fund
Events to mark the commemoration of the Nazi destruction of the Czechoslovakian villiage of Lidice
Letter of thanks from the Czechoslovak-British Friendship Club to the NUWT thanking them for their support
Invitations to events organised by the Czechoslovak-British Friendship club
Details of the economic and political situation in Hungary and the position of women in Hungary
Invitation to events at the Hungarian Club and the Hungarian Cultural Institute in England
Details of the political situation in Greece, both during and post World War Two
News of International Summer Shools being held in Sweden
Publications, pamphlets and journals including:
'Lecures and Conferences on Poland', Polish Ministry of Information
'Polish Youth - yesterday, today and tomorrow', Polish Students Association in Great Britain
'Polish Facts and Figures', journal issued by the Polish Embassy in London, February 1952 and October 1955
'Children in Franco Spain', Spanish National Commission in Defence of Children, 1952
'Whither - the New Spain?', 1939
'The situation of the refugees in Spain - report of the Commission sent to Spain by the International Bureau for the right of asylum and aid to political refugees', 1937
Various leaflets calling for relief and aid for Spain
'Czechoslovak-British Friendship Club - a review in pictures'
'Imre Nagy - the activity of the Government during the past six months and the tasks for 1954', 1954
'Everyday life in Hungary - news from the Hungarian People's Republic', 1953
A Pictorial guide to Greece', 1949 |
| Extent | 3 folders |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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