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Total number of records: 39

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Books and printed items38
Archives1

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Brotherton Collection26
English Literature4
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society2

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working class39
labor9
labor movement4
labor unions3
poor3
socialism3
land tenure2
machinery in the workplace2
social problems2
world war, 1914-19182

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England2
Great Britain1
Marion (N.C.)1
Poland1

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Cobbett, William (1763-1835)7
Labour Party (Great Britain)3
Morris, William (1834-1896)3
Buccleuch, Walter Francis Montagu-Douglas-Scott 5th Duke of (1806-1884)2
Craik, William White (1881-)2
Great Britain2
Great Britain. Commissioners For Inquiring Into the State of Large Towns and Populous Districts2
Horrabin, J F (1884-1962)2
Horrabin, J. F2
Plebs League2

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Up to 199916

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The reward of labour : a dialogue

Morris, William (1834-1896); Ray, Gordon Norton (1915-1986)

[1893]

Caption title. Reprinted from 'The Commonweal'. "Hayman, Christy & Lilly, Ltd., printers, 20 & 22 St. Bride St., E.C."--Colophon.

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Monopoly or, How labour is robbed

Morris, William (1834-1896); Socialist League

1890

At head of title: The Socialist League.

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Cobbett's poor man's friend, or, Useful information and advice for the working classes : in a series of letters addressed to the working classes of Preston

Cobbett, William (1763-1835)

[1827]

Published in parts, nos. 1-4 from August to November 1826, no. 5 in October 1827. Caption title.

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Cheap and contented labor : the picture of a southern mill town in 1929

Lewis, Sinclair (1885-1951)

[1929]

"By permission of Sinclair Lewis and the Scripps-Howard Newspapers, copyright, 1929, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc." - Title-p.

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Henry George for socialists

Wedgwood, Josiah C (1872-1943); Bernstein, Herman (1876-1935); Snowden, Philip Snowden Viscount (1864-1937)

[1908]

Cover title. "From an interview by Herman Bernstein, New York Times, 9 August, 1908"-- final page.

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The future of democracy : an address by Lord Haldane

Haldane, R B Haldane Viscount (1856-1928)

1918

"Delivered at a meeting under the auspices of the Workers Educational Association, Coventry Branch, in St. Mary's Hall, Coventry, on 13 April, 1918".

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A volume of poetry and autobiography compiled by John Bedford Leno.

Leno, John Bedford

c.1892-94?

A volume of poetry and autobiography, in the form of manuscript and printed proofs, compiled and heavily corrected by the author. Comprises: From one end of the volume (1) 'The People's Edition of Joh...

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Two pages from Roman history. I. Plebs leaders and labour leaders. II. The warning of the Gracchi

De Leon, Daniel (1852-1914); De Leon, Daniel (1852-1914); De Leon, Daniel (1852-1914)

[ca. 1913?]

Cover title.

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The effects of machinery on manual labour, and on the distribution of the produce of industry

[1831?]

"Reprinted by permission, from Carpenter's political magazine."

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Compulsory military service : should the working class support it?

Paul, William (1884-); Coulton, G G (1858-1947); Socialist Labour Party (Great Britain)

[1912]

Cover title. A debate on the motion "that the proposals of the National Service League are worthy of the support of the working class", proposed by G.G. Coulton on behalf of the League, and opposed ...

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