| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/D/29/8 |
| Title | 'Air Raid Precautions' |
| Date | 1935 - 1940 |
| Description | NUWT statements, Central Council reports regarding their concerns over Government policy prior to World War II and about the recommendations made in the Government pamphlet 'Air Raid Precautions'. Includes:
NUWT letters sent to newspaper Editors and to Members of Parliament outlining their views on the evacuation of children, civil defence, and air-raid precautions - includes letters from 1935-1936 protesting against the preparedness for war and calling for peace
NUWT Central Council reports discussing evacuation and air raid precautions
Report of a deputation to the Ministry of Health regarding 'Civilian Evacuation - Government Plans'
Letters and reports from various County Council's outlining their responses to, and implementation of, Government Evacuation Schemes
NUWT leaflets outlining their views on the undesirability of Air Raid Precautions measures
Ministry of Health Memos and Circulars on 'Government Evacuation Scheme', 'Teachers and National Service' and 'Air Raid Precautions'
'An Exposure of the Proposed Air Defence Measures', British Movement Against War and Fascism
'The Menace of Chemical Warfare to Civilian Populations', Arthur J. Gillian, Chemical Workers Union
Press cuttings and typed extracts regarding:
Air Raid Precautions
Evacuation of children
Concerns over children not receiving education and being out on the streets during World War II
Map illustrating the Government's plans for A.R.P. evacuation
'The Woman Teacher', 19/07/1935 - includes front page notice of an open meeting called by the NUWT to discuss their concerns about the issue of the Government pamphlet 'Air Raid Precautions' |
| Extent | 1 folder |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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