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StorageSiteUCL Institute of Education
LevelFile
Reference Number UWT/D/35/24
TitleLocal Government
Date1919 - 1950
DescriptionPromotional posters, pamphlets and publications for local election candidates and political parties, including:
Poster 'Vote for Dawson and Manning', for Agnes Dawson and Cecil Manning, the Labour candidates in London County Council elections
Poster for Rose Lamartine Yates, Independent candidate for North Lambeth
Pamphlet for Mabel Turner
Pamphlet for Herbert Odell
Pamphlet and poster for Harry Gosling
Pamphlet for Professor Barbara Foxley
'50 Points for Municipal Electors', London Labour Party pamphlet, 1925
London Society for Women's Service pamphlet
National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship, various pamphlets on municipal government structure and organisation, including 'Women Voters! Have I a Parliamentary Vote?'
Fabian Society publications on Council organisation and responsibilities
Union of Women Voters, pamphlet
The Women's Local Government Society, various publications and pamphlets including 'Women's Local Government Franchise 1918 - A New Franchise'

Correspondence between A. Muriel Pierotti and Ethel Froud (NUWT), and NUWT members, including Agnes Dawson, Rena Barber, Florence Key, Winifred Kirkman, and Grace Coombs regarding:
Birthday wishes from the NUWT to Agnes Dawson
Enquiring if Agnes Dawson was successful in securing election to local council
Circular letter sent by Agnes Dawson, on winning a seat in London County Council elections, to members of the NUWT thanking them for their support
Letters of request for help from candidates in local elections, including Agnes Dawson and Ethel Froud
Polling cards for various local elections
Requests for NUWT support by women nominated for local elections
Copies of questionnaires sent by various organisations, including NUWT branches, the Women's Freedom League and the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship, to local council election candidates, asking their position on a number of issues
Copy of an NUWT questionnaire on equal pay
NUWT criticism of the appointment of magistrates on the recommendation of political associations
Election addresses

Publications including:
'Local Government Staffs (War Service) Act, 1939
'First Report of the Local Government Manpower Committee', 1950
'Rates and the Householder', by Shena D. Simon, City Councillor Manchester

Press cuttings regarding:
Local government growth and re-organisation
Local rates
Municipal work
News on local government election candidates throughout Britain
Copies of 'The Woman Teacher', 03/10/1919 and 24/10/1919
'London News', October 1925
Local election results, The Daily Telegraph, 04/11/1925
Women in local government
'London Pride', London County Council Election publication with subheading 'Labour Gets Things Done', 1946
Unemployment and local rates
London County Council
Reports on financial position of local councils

N.B. Most of the promotional pamphlets and posters feature photographs of the candidates
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