| Description | Contains material used to prepare speeches and articles, probably by Dorothy Buxton. Includes newspaper cuttings, printed material, draft reports and articles correspondence, and manuscript notes.
/1 Newspaper cuttings, 1919-1923. All with notes and parts underlined. Some attached to notes or other publications:
1/1 Newspaper cutting 'Inquisition restored. Agony of millions of Jews', Daily Herald, 6 September 1919. Attached onto reverse of part of a letter urging action on the shortage of milk in Germany.
1/2 Two newspaper cuttings attached in relation to aid for Russia: 'Correspondence, Credits for Russia': letter from Dorothy Buxton relating to granting credit relief to Germany, Manchester Guardian, 3 March 1922; 'Help for Russia': letter responding to Dorothy Buxton's letter, [Westminster] Gazette, 14 March 1922.
1/3 Newspaper cutting in relation to the cost of war: Newspaper cutting in relation to the cost of war. Attached on the reverse is the top part of a letter addressed from Save the Children Fund to Dorothy Buxton, 22 January 1923.
1/4 Newspaper cutting referring to a lecture given in London on the Russian famine, [1920-1923].
1/5 Copy of newspaper article 'Mr Lloyd George and the need for the Genoa Conference', Typescript copy from the Observer, 22 January 1922.
1/6 Extract from article with quote on the efficiency of aid organisations. Extract from article of Professor Meredith Atkinson, described by The Times as 'an unimpeachable witness' 23 February [1922]: 'Each of the three aid organisations in the field, the Save the Children Fund, the Quakers and the American Relief Administration, are remarkably efficient ...'.
/2 Printed material, 1921-1922:
2/1 Three papers from the Labour Party Advisory Committee on International Questions, marked 'Historical' with headings, including: 'Memorandum on the Russian famine, the Question of Credits' October 1921; 'The Russian famine, an appeal' October 1921; 'Recommendation re Russian famine submitted to the Executive Committee by the International Advisory Committee' February 1922.
2/2 Copy of article in 'The Nation' referring to coal and the corn market in USA, 11 January 1922.
2/3 Pamphlet 'Trade with Russia. The Facts': Pamphlet of eight pages 'Trade with Russia. The Facts' addressed to the Labour Movement of Great Britain, published by the 'Hands Off Russia' Committee.
2/4 Brochure 'Some very useful hints for speakers will be found inside', [1921-1922]: Brochure published by National Labour Press with article 'What the New Leader stands for' by H. N. Brailsford, editor of the Independent Labour Party newspaper.
2/5 Pamphlet 'Help for Russia?', [1921-1922]: Pamphlet marked 'Historical'; published by the Fight the Famine Council.
/3 Draft reports and articles, 1922:
3/1 'Help for Russia': Draft press release 'Help for Russia', referring to a meeting held by Sir Phillip Lloyd-Greame with representatives of the Hendon Labour Party, the Independent Labour Party, the Society of Friends, The Ethical Society and the Free Church of the Garden Suburb, to press for Government grant in support of relief work for the Russian famine and the granting of trade credits for Russia, 23 February 1922.
3/2 'Christianity and womanhood': Manuscript draft for talk given at Accrington,' 29 March 1922 (4 pages).
3/3 'The Greatest Massacre in History and your Member's part in it': Article relating Members' [of Parliament] upcoming vote and their support of Government refusal to grant funds to help starving Russian children which could result in 'Death to the children in Russia' (4 pages).
/4 Correspondence, 1918-1922:
4/1 Letter from E. Soesman to 'Madame': Letter presumably to Dorothy Buxton, mentioning the difficulty of obtaining the Cambridge Magazine, 'every Russian is thankful to you ...', and offering to pay her thanks with her playing. On reverse is a list of names, 4 June 1919.
4/2 Unsigned letter to Sir Phillip Lloyd-Greame: Copy typescript letter to Sir Phillip Lloyd-Greame, requesting any corrections that he would like to make to statements taken, 2[3] February 1922.
4/3 Unsigned letter 'Help for Russia?': Four pages of unsigned letter marked 'Help for Russia? asking why there has been no Government help to save millions of lives in Russia,' 2 March 1922.
/5 Manuscript notes for speeches and articles, [1918-1923], [written by Dorothy Buxton]. All items have amendments and parts underlined, all dated [1918-1923] unless otherwise stated:
5/1 Part of a letter in German from Elsbeth Buss, referring to the scarcity of potatoes and other conditions in Germany. Marked ?by Dorothy Buxton 'In Berlin 90'
5/2 Notes marked 'Causes of famine', 'Anti-relief arguments', 'Notes for speech' (4 pages)
5/3 'Honour of our Country, General arguments' referring to a call for an immediate grant for relief and for credits for reconstruction (7 pages)
5/4 'Credits & Russia - why not?' (8 pages)
5/5 Notes on 'SCF work' (1 page)
5/6 Notes referring to Dr Nansen's appeal (1 page)
5/7 Notes remarking on the writer's work as a member of the Rhineland Commission, 'war breeding institution' (1 page)
5/8 Notes on 'F[amine] a most important historical event' (1 page)
5/9 Notes on the war, 'if labour had been in power in the years before 1916, the war would never have taken place' (1 page)
5/10 Notes on ten numbered pages, two unnumbered, with heading 'Accrington, Why are you unemployed?' relating to the economic situation in England after the war, the policy towards Russia, March 1922 (12 pages)
5/11 Notes 'Points to make' relating to the economic situation in England and the upcoming election (6 pages)
5/12 Notes on taxation for tea, coffee and cocoa and sugar, 'Russia an important source of corn and dairy supplies (1 page)
5/13 Notes on taxation and cost of food [1918-1923] (6 small pages)
5/14 Notes headed 'The world a madhouse', referring to shortages of food throughout the world (14 pages)
5/15 Notes on living conditions and the development of the situation over the last year for example wages; details the economic consequences of the blockade (12 numbered pages)
5/16 Notes under heading 'Carved cartoon' relating to deaths from plague in London and the millions affected by famine in Europe, 'truth sacred to scientist' (8 small pages)
5/17 Notes relating to foreign politics, on American AEF YMCA headed paper (4 numbered pages)
5/18 Notes marked 'Foreign Policy notes for speech, May June 1922', on American AEF YMCA headed paper (4 pages)
5/19 Notes on the extent of the famine (8 small pages)
5/20 Note headed 'Does the food get there?' (1 page)
5/21 Notes headed 'Pictures give inadequate idea' (1 page)
5/22 Notes headed 'Members one of another' with headings such as 'Economic evolution' (17 small pages)
5/23 Notes under headings 'Was famine fault of Russia?' and 'What are Russians doing?', on American AEF YMCA headed paper (5 pages)
5/24 Notes with headings such as 'One of greatest tragedies in history' and 'it could easily have been prevented' (1 page)
5/25 Notes under the heading 'Tragedy that people left to die when could have been saved' (5 pages)
5/26 Notes under the heading 'Extent' [of the famine], on American AEF YMCA paper (5 pages)
5/27 Notes referring to Dr Nansen's agreement, the hesitation to grant funds for famine relief and Christian ethics (3 pages)
5/28 Notes under heading 'Pictures inadequate idea' about the famine and Christian effort (3 small pages)
5/29 Notes mentioning a greater tragedy than the famine - that the rest of the world let it go on; and Dr Nansen at Geneva (1 page)
5/30 Note relating to Dr Nansen 'no reason why we should not all of us follow in his steps' (1 page, numbered page 15)
5/31 Notes under the heading 'The efficiency of the SCF' (3 pages)
5/32 Notes on the Russian famine with headings including '3.3 million victims', 'Nansen's appeal', 'Fear and dislike of Bolshevism' (8 small pages)
5/33 Notes under heading 'Peace is war carried on under another name' (14 pages)
5/34 Notes on the Russian famine with printed leaflet and pamphlet:
Notes under headings including 'One of the most catastrophic events', referring to falsehood printed in the press, whole villages depopulated and the 'greatest denial of Chritianity in history' (9 small pages);
Leaflet 'British unemployed and starving Russians' with copy of resolution passed by meeting of the Coventry unemployed pointing out the need in Russia for commodities and the need in England for export trade;
Pamphlet 'The Famine in Russia: report by Sir Benjamin Robertson', issued by the Russian Famine Relief Fund, directed by the Imperial War Relief Fund, the pages relating to the Nansen relief scheme marked [1922]
5/35 Notes on American AEF YMCA headed paper referring to the British economic situation, coal, in relation to Russia's economy 'Outlook: famine here unless we can get Labour govenrment', with suggestions for future action (10 pages) |