My Visit to Russia, 1929', Mrs F. Mattison

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1 burgundy book displaying on the spine 'My Visit To Russia. 1929, Mrs. F. Mattison'. Inside on the front of the 2nd page is written 'My Visit To Russia And Czechoslovakia By Mrs Mattison, 61 Leopold Street, Leeds' and on the back a medallion of Mrs Mattison is displayed. Contains articles from the Yorkshire Evening Post, The Yorkshire Post, The Daily Herald, The Leeds Weekly Citizen, The Leeds Mercury, The Manchester Guardian, The Co-Operative News, The Christian Science Monitor Boston dated from January 1924 to March 1942. Includes:


An extract from Mrs F. Mattison’s letter from Moscow dated 6th August 1929.


Interviews of Mrs F. Mattison on her return from Russia – her experiences and her comments on education, and emancipation of women in Russia.


Mrs F. Mattison on the voyage to Russia, the stay in Leningrad, visits to Moscow and then Kiev and finally her return journey to Britain (written by Florence Mattison).


Lenin‘s death, his shrine and Lenin in London, specifically studying in the British Museum reading room.


The volume also includes:


A receipt received of Mrs. F. Mattison, 61 Leopold St Leeds for the sum of five pounds sterling on account of journey to Moscow per s.s. ‘Soviet’ on 27th July, 1929, for account of Centrosojus Moscow dated 21st June 1929.


Various photos of the British group in Russia and the Memorial Church to Alexander II – Leningrad.


A leaflet & articles on Mrs F. Mattison’s various lectures on 'My visit to Russia'.


An article by A. Mattison on Prince Krapotkin.


A typed press statement issued by the delegation of 12 women from the British National Assembly of Women to the USSR after coming back to Britain (E. Bagshaw, M. Baxter, D.T. Butler, G. Garling, N. Drongin, B. Harrison, E. Howley, P. Elwyn Jones, A. Mason, F. Mattison, A. Pirie, P. Wing).


The book contains a number of articles relating to Florence Mattison's trip to Czechoslovakia. Includes:


An article by Mrs F. Mattison on the trip to Czechoslovakia (July 1932) to take part in the summer school of the International Co-operative Allience – the journey to Prague, the stay in Prague.


An article on the International Alliance Meetings at Prague.



1 group photo in Prague with Mrs F. Mattison.


Articles and leaflets relating to the Leeds Anglo-Soviet Friendship Committee and its chairwoman Mrs. F Mattison.


2 typed pages entitled Nuremburg. July. 1932 referring to Prague and the Festival of Sokol followed by a description of Nuremberg and its inhabitants, as well as a description of the recruitment of Nazi members, of men wearing the Swastika or the Iron Front, the marching of men during the night singing the Internationale and of others singing Horst Wessel - no author but most likely part of Florence Mattison’s recollection of her journey back home from her trip to Russia.


Inside the volume was found an annoucement of the annual memorial service for Edward Carpenter, 6th July 1947.

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