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      Civil and political rights

      • UF Civil liberties
      • UF Civil rights
      • UF Freedom
      • UF Political rights
      • UF Right to dignity
      • UF Droit à la dignité
      • UF Droits civils
      • UF Droits politiques
      • UF Liberté
      • UF Libertés civiles
      • UF Derecho a la dignidad
      • UF Derechos políticos
      • UF Libertad
      • UF Libertades civiles
      • UF Libertades políticas

      423 Archival description results for Civil and political rights

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      PROPERTY HOLDINGS
      GB 0074 O/014 · Collection · 1683-1835

      Collection of papers relating to property holdings in Chelsea, Shoreditch, Clerkenwell, Kensington, and the City of London. The premises are mostly messuages and houses, but include Bull Wharf in Queenhithe, City of London.

      Various.
      GB 0074 CLC/181 · Collection · 1732-1909

      Records of the Protestant Dissenting Deputies, comprising three series of committee minute books and one secretary's letter book.

      Protestant Dissenting Deputies
      PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY
      GB 0074 ACC/1788 · Collection · 1882-1947

      Records of the Prudential Assurance Company relating to property, 1882-1947, including draft and copy deeds, abstracts of title, agreements, contracts, plans, correspondence and other papers regarding ground rents in Croydon, Westminster, Holborn, City of London, Teddington, Winchmore HIll, Tooting, Fulham, Muswell Hill, Hornsey and Richmond.

      Prudential Assurance Co Ltd x Prudential Mutual Assurance, Investment and Loan Association x British Prudential Assurance Association x British Prudential & Consolidated Assurance
      PUBLIC RECORDS
      GB 0074 ACC/0276 · Collection · 1427-1872

      Collection of historical records including papers of sheriffs of London and Middlesex 1623-1829; Paymasters General in Ireland 1693; Hampton Court 1663-1664; Royal Household 1773; King's Bench and Common Pleas 1716-1816; Central Criminal Court 1847 and Receiver-general of taxes 1801-1816; and Middlesex Sessions Records.

      Also title deeds and other legal documents for premises in Acton, Ashford, Bedfont, Brentford, Chiswick. Cowley, Ealing and Brentford, Edgware, Edmonton, Enfield, Feltham, Finchley, Friern Barnet, Greenford, Hampton, Hanwell, Hanworth, Harefield, Harmondsworth, Harrow (incl. Kenton, Preston, Sudbury, Wembley), Hayes, Hendon, Heston, Highgate, Hillingdon, Ickenham, Isleworth, Kingsbury, Laleham, South Mimms, Pinner, Ruislip, Shepperton, Staines, Little Stanmore, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Tottenham, Twickenham and Twyford.

      Various.
      PULSFORD FAMILY
      GB 0074 ACC/0162 · Collection · 1829-1900

      Papers relating to the property of the Pulsford family, copyhold of the Manor of Twickenham, including copies of vestry minutes and court rolls; surveyor's reports; and abstracts of title.

      Various.
      PYM FAMILY
      GB 0074 E/PYM · Collection · 1676-1871

      Papers of the Pym family relating to their estates and property in Arlington Street and Bennett Street, Piccadilly; and in Saint Martin in the Fields.

      Pym , family , of Clerkenwell
      PYNE FAMILY AND ESTATE
      GB 0074 ACC/1429 · Collection · 1783-1896

      Papers of the Pyne family relating to the settlement of bank annuities and their property in Pentonville, Brentford, Islington, Acton, Ealing, St John's Wood and Finchley.

      Pyne , family
      GB 0100 KCLCA QA/T, Q/EPH/CSA · 1911-1985

      Queen Elizabeth College title deeds and other legal documents, 1911-1985, comprise endowment trust deeds, 1911-1960; licences for building work, building contracts and leases relating to College property, 1913-1946; copy of the 1953 Royal Charter and subsequent amendments and incorporating the College Statutes, 1953-1981; Queen Elizabeth College By-Laws, 1956-1976; official documents relating to the negotiations leading to the 1985 merger of Queen Elizabeth with King's College, 1983; register of the sealing of documents, 1953-1985.

      King's College London Women's Department King's College for Women Household and Social Science Department 1915-1928 King's College of Household and Social Science 1928-1953 Queen Elizabeth College 1953-1985
      GB 0097 MERLYN-REES · Collection · 1949-2002

      Papers relating to Lord Merlyn-Rees' political career, 1949-2002, concerning his role as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Among the papers are: transcripts of Merlyn Rees' taped diary, 1972-1976. These are a very useful insight into Rees' contemporary views on politics and events in Northern Ireland. Included are accounts of: the Ulster Workers' Strike; the collapse of the power sharing executive; the Constitutional Convention; meetings with politicians; parliamentary proceedings; and, security matters such as internment and special category status for paramilitary prisoners. The diaries also contain comments on UK politics generally (MERLYN-REES/1); articles, lectures and speeches by Lord Merlyn-Rees, 1965-2002, including speeches made while he was Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Home Secretary (MERLYN-REES/2); drafts of 'Northern Ireland: a personal perspective' (MERLYN-REES/3); correspondence, timetables and other papers regarding visits to Northern Ireland by Merlyn Rees and Colleen Rees, mainly 1972-1976 (MERLYN-REES/4); official papers, mainly 1974-1976 (MERLYN-REES/5); Northern Ireland Office press notices, 1974-1976 (MERLYN-REES/6); correspondence files, 1971-1997 (MERLYN-REES/7); subject files relating to Northern Ireland, including correspondence, official memoranda (including memos from Roger Darlington, political adviser/researcher), articles, press cuttings and other papers. These have been arranged by the archivist in a number of series: legislation (MERLYN-REES/8); media (MERLYN-REES/9); political (MERLYN-REES/10); religion, culture and parades (MERLYN-REES/11); security (MERLYN-REES/12); social and economic (MERLYN-REES/13); organisations (MERLYN-REES/14); people (MERLYN-REES/15); general (MERLYN-REES/16); papers regarding the campaign for the release of the Guildford Four and Maguire Seven, and papers regarding the Birmingham Six case (MERLYN-REES/17); papers regarding allegations of a 'dirty tricks' campaign by elements of the security forces during the 1970s. Merlyn Rees was one of the people who was smeared during the campaign (MERLYN-REES/18); subject files (except Northern Ireland), including papers on crime, the Falklands War, media, the miners' strike and policing (MERLYN-REES/19); photographs (MERLYN-REES/20).

      Rees , Merlyn Merlyn- , 1920-2006 , Baron Merlyn-Rees , politician
      Reform League
      GB 0097 COLL MISC 1039 · Collection · 1866

      Official programme of Reform League demonstration in London, 3 Dec 1866, giving details of times and places of meeting, routes of processions etc.

      Reform League
      GB 1556 WL 1078 · Collection · 1942

      Papers of Reichskommissar für die besetzten Niederländischen gebiete, 1942, comprise a copy of a letter from the Reichskommissar für die besetzten Niederländischen Gebiete to Dr Lammers concerning acquisition of paintings at a low price in Holland.

      Reichskommissar für die besetzten Niederländischen gebiete x Realm commissioner for the occupied Netherlands areas
      GB 1556 WL 605 · Collection · 1937-1950s

      Papers of the Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland and Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland, 1937-1950s, comprising correspondence; press cuttings and reports and papers providing statistical data on the Jewish population in Germany, with particular reference to the expropriation of Jewish property.

      Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland
      Reischsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland
      REVOLUTION SOCIETY IN LONDON
      GB 0074 CLC/100 · Collection · 1788-1793

      Membership list of the Revolution Society in London.

      Revolution Society in London
      RICHMOND
      GB 0074 ACC/3737 · Collection · 1907-1980

      Deeds and ownership documents relating to 73 High Street, Teddington.

      Various.
      RISIEN, JOHN {LAWN HOUSE}
      GB 0074 ACC/0523 · Collection · 1764-1910

      Documents relating to premises in Hanwell, including Lawn House. The papers include extracts from court rolls, leases, conveyances and deeds.

      Various.
      ROBINSON AND RAMSAY FAMILIES
      GB 0074 ACC/0825 · Collection · 1639-1889

      Papers of the Robinson and Ramsay families, including deeds for Worton House and other lands in Isleworth, Twickenham and Hounslow; a deed of trust for the Robinson Charity, Isleworth; and deeds for Robson family property in Marylebone and Bray, Berkshire.

      Robinson , family , of Isleworth
      GB 0074 ACC/0543 · Collection · 1689

      Records relating to property owned by Laurence Hyde, Earl of Rochester, comprising lease of the Manor of Twickenham and bargain and sale for messuage known as York's Farm, part of the Manor.

      Hyde , Laurence , 1642-1711 , first earl of Rochester , politician
      RODNEY
      GB 0074 E/RY · Collection · 1705-1855

      Collection of documents relating to the ownership of various premises in Whitechapel, Marylebone, Kennington, Saint Pancras and Finsbury.

      Various.
      GB 0097 ROLPH · Collection · 1930-1988

      This collection is divided into two sections. Section one contains material on capital punishment and the death penalty, against which Hewitt campaigned. Section two covers material concerned with obscene publications and other forms of media, including censorship, Obscene Publications Acts and other allied topics. The papers contain many printed examples of C H Rolph's articles and materials by organisation such as the Howard League for Penal Reform and the National League for the Abolition of the Death Penalty. Infamous legal cases such as the obscenity trials in the 1960s relating to 'Oz' magazine and Hubert Selby's novel 'Last Exit to Brooklyn' are discussed.

      Hewitt , Cecil , Rolph , 1901-1994 , journalist and criminologist , pseudonym Cecil Hewitt Rolph
      Rosenberger, Walter (d 1980)
      GB 1556 WL 637 · Collection · 1932-1939

      Correspondence, 1932-1939, on property holdings and taxation of Walter Rosenberger, former German Jewish judge in the Berlin Civil Court.

      Rosenberger , Walter , d 1980 , judge
      ROUPELL, George (fl 1834)
      GB 0074 E/ROU · Collection · 1649-1878

      Papers of the Roupell family relating to property in Charlton and Woolwich, including rentals, accounts and plans. Documents relating to a distillery in Paddington and to appointment as a gaoler at Newgate appear to be unconnected to the family. It is possible that they are linked with the legal practice of Robert G. Roupell, Q.C., or G. B. Roupell.

      Roupell , George Boone , fl 1834 , master in Chancery
      GB 0074 ACC/0217 · Collection · 1804-1822

      Documents relating to 54 Hunter Street, Bloomsbury, comprising lease, 1803; and lease to John James Ruskin, 1818. With a photograph of the house.

      Unknown.
      GB 0101 ICS 142 · 1956-1968

      Microfilm of papers of Dr Albert Louis (Albie) Sachs, lawyer and political activist, concerning legal cases and political trials of approximately 100 individuals, in South Africa, 1956-1968; charges include murder, sabotage, rape, contravention of Emergency Regulations, membership of the Pan African Congress, incitement, distribution of banned literature, banning orders, arson, corruption, race classification and entering native locations.

      Sachs , Albert Louis , b 1935 , South African lawyer
      SAFFERY, A L (fl 1926-1943)
      GB 0101 ICS 69 · 1931-1941

      Photocopies of papers of A L Saffery on the trade union movement in South Africa, particularly the black trade union movement in the 1930s and early 1940s and the internment of Max Gordon, a trade unionist, 1940-1941.

      Saffery , A L , fl 1926-1943 , trade unionist in South Africa
      SALAMAN FAMILY
      GB 0074 CLC/499 · Collection · 1657-1963

      The Salaman family papers are a collection of deeds, documents and accounts arising from settlements and trusts under the wills of Myer Salaman (died 1 April 1896) and Nathan Salaman (died 18 April 1905). The properties mentioned in the deeds are in the City of London, Islington, Hammersmith and Westminster. Also includes ostrich feather auction sales catalogues.

      Salaman , Myer , d 1896 , ostrich feather manufacturer Salaman , Nathan , d 1905 , ostrich feather manufacturer
      SALISBURY (MARQUESS OF)
      GB 0074 E/BOW · Collection · 1750-1945

      Papers relating to the estates of the 4th Marquess of Salisbury comprising documents relating to property transfer, such as conveyances, mortgages, valuations, leases and abstracts of title. The properties mentioned are primarily in the St James's Park area, Westminster.

      Cecil , James Edward Hubert Gascoyne- , 1861-1947 , 4th Marquess of Salisbury x Gascoyne-Cecil , James Edward Hubert
      SANDERSON FAMILY
      GB 0074 O/047 · Collection · 1606

      Quit claim for an orchard in Lambeth belonging to William Sanderson, 1606; with an undated note [twentieth century] on William Sanderson, financier and merchant adventurer.

      Sanderson , William , 1547/8-1638 , merchant and financier
      GB 0102 PP MS 74 · 1902-1977

      Records, 1902-1977 and undated, of and accumulated by the Restatement of African Law Project (RALP), School of Oriental and African Studies, comprising papers of RALP relating to administration, including minutes; and research material, such as notes, publications, theses, and other collected papers, on tribes and places including Basutoland (Lesotho), Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia and Zambia, Sierra Leone, the Sudan, Tanganyika, Zanzibar and Tanzania, and Uganda, relating to customs, aspects of law including succession, slavery, marriage and divorce, land tenure, legal systems, including customary law, legislation, courts, and particular legal cases.

      School of Oriental and African Studies , Department of Law , Restatement of African Law Project
      GB 1556 WL 1555 · Collection · 1947-1970

      Papers of Hans Schwarz, 1947-1970, comprises copies of a catalogue of the Hans Schwarz Archiv; annual report of the Komitee Ehemaliger Politischer Gefangener and obituaries of Hans Schwarz.

      Forschungsstelle fuer Zeitgeschichte in Hamburg
      GB 0097 HCA/Scottish Minorities Group · 1970-1984
      Part of HALL-CARPENTER Archives

      Papers of the Scottish Minorities Group and the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group, 1970-1984, notably Annual Reports and accounts, 1970-1980; minutes of the National Executive Committee, 1970-1981; minutes of Annual General Meetings, 1979-1980; newsletters and leaflets, 1971-1984, of the SMG and the SHRG, as well as other Scottish gay organisations; SMG correspondence, 1970-1974, mainly concerning Scottish homosexual law reform, notably with the Campaign for Homosexual Equality; general and working papers, 1973-1980.

      Scottish Minorities Group Scottish Homosexual Rights Group
      Sekulich Collection
      GB 0369 SEK · 1924-1984 (mainly 1941-1984)

      Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, offprints and articles of Dr Milos Sekulich, 1924-1984 (mainly 1941-1984). The material relates mainly to Yugoslavia and Yugoslav, specifically Serbian emigre politics. Some of the major themes of the material are the conflict within the Serbian Orthodox Church in Britain caused by accusations of communist influence, attempts at commemorating and rehabilitating the memory of General Draza Mihailovic, attempts to publicise the Croatian Ustashi atrocities against Serbs and libel cases brought by Sekulich against other members of the Serbian emigre community. There is a small amount of material on his medical interest and research into tuberculosis.

      Sekulich , Milos , 1900-1986 , physician
      GB 1556 WL 1162 · 1937

      Copy of a summary of the case against Seventh Day Adventists Reformists at a special court in Mannheim, Hesse, Germany, 1937. Includes a history of the origins of the church during World War One; short biographical accounts of some of its members; and list of defendants and their legal representatives. Under the names of each of the accused are listed the particular charges. Robert Eduard Rupprecht is listed first as leader of the Mannheim branch of the organisation.

      Mannheim special court , Hesse , Germany
      SHADBOLT FAMILY
      GB 0074 ACC/1315 · Collection · 1833-1957

      Papers of the Shadbolt family relating to property in Edmonton, including conveyances, releases, mortgages and agreements.

      Shadbolt , family , of Edmonton
      SHADWELL FAMILY
      GB 0074 ACC/0289 · Collection · 1451-1930

      Records of the Shadwell family relating to Northolt, Ruislip and Greenford. Records include papers relating to the sale of estates and property transactions in Northolt and Ruislip; estate administration; sales particulars; manorial records; financial papers; legal papers; and notes on the history of the area.

      Various.
      SHAW
      GB 0074 ACC/3263 · Collection · 1834-1869

      Title deeds for properties in Chelsea, Clerkenwell, Hendon, Paddington, Saint George-in-the-East, Saint Marylebone, and Saint Pancras.

      Various.
      SHEPPARD FAMILY
      GB 0074 E/SHP · Collection · 1788-1876

      Papers of the Sheppard family, comprising personal property records as follows:
      E/SHP/001-012 Wills of William Odber, and members of the Sheppard, Hall and Webb families;
      E/SHP/013 Thomas Treadway Odber's estate (abstract of title to estate in Newington);
      E/SHP/014-015 Thomas Treadway Odber's estate (leases for estate in Newington);
      E/SHP/016 Elizabeth Hall's estate (title deed for premises in Newington);
      E/SHP/017-026 John Sheppard Jnr's estate (title deeds to Alfred Place, St. George the Martyr, Southwark);
      E/SHP/027-051 John Sheppard Jnr's estate (leases to Alfred Place, St. George the Martyr, Southwark);
      E/SHP/052-058 John Sheppard jnr's estate (title deeds to other property in Southwark and Kennington);
      E/SHP/059 Tredway Sheppard's estate (title deed);
      E/SHP/060 Ann Webb's estate (title deed to premises in St George in the Fields);
      E/SHP/061-068 Kesterton John Inman's estate (title deeds to property in St Pancras);
      E/SHP/069-070 Papers regarding property in Southwark.

      Sheppard , family , of Southwark
      SHEPPERTON MANOR
      GB 0074 ACC/0650 · Collection · 1651-1905

      Records of Shepperton Manor including court rolls; indexes to court rolls; extracts from court rolls; court memos; surrenders and powers of attorney.

      Manor of Shepperton
      SHERWOOD
      GB 0074 ACC/0982 · Collection · 1636-1861

      Deeds of premises in Chiswick, Edmonton, Feltham, Finchley, Hampton, Hanwell, Harmondsworth, Heston, Hayes, Staines, Stanwell, Tottenham, and Uxbridge.

      Various.
      SHORTER FAMILY
      GB 0074 O/086 · Collection · 1551-1840

      Collection of documents relating to property transactions. The properties are situated across South London, including Bermondsey, Stratford, Southwark, Rotherhithe, Denmark Hill, Camberwell, Newington, and Ratcliffe. The properties include wharves, public houses, warehouses, messuages and houses.

      Various.
      SIMMONDS
      GB 0074 ACC/3062 · Collection · 1867-1900

      Title deeds and legal documents for properties in Hounslow, Chelsea, Chiswick, Twickenham and Southall.

      Various.
      SINCLAIR FAMILY
      GB 0074 ACC/0665 · Collection · 1782-1895

      Records of the Sinclair family relating to property transactions, relating to premises in Waltham Cross, Enfield Chase, and Shoreditch.

      Various.
      GB 0101 PP.SI · 1961-

      Singapore political material, from 1961 onwards, including posters, pamphlets, leaflets, newsletters, speeches, commemorative programmes, letters, reports, conference reports, manifestos, constitutions and aother miscellaneous election materials issued by the Barisan Sosialis, independent candidates, the National Solidarity Party (Singapore), the People's Action Party (Singapore), the People's Association Youth Movement (Singapore), the Singapore Chinese Party, the Singapore Malay National Organisation, the United Front (Singapore), the United National Front (Singapore) and the Workers' Party (Singapore).

      Institute of Commonwealth Studies
      GB 1556 WL 599c · 1935-1936

      Correspondence documenting the concerns of the distinguished academic, Charles Singer and colleagues, in relation to the restrictions on academic freedom in Nazi Germany and in particular the discrimination against non-Aryan professors during the Heidelberg University Jubilee celebrations, 1935. Correspondents include: J.D. Bernal, P.J. Noel Baker, E.M. Forster, Leonard Woolf, C.M. MacInnes, J.R. Marrack, Bishop of Durham, F.M. Powicke, Sir Josiah Stamp, Leonard G. Montefiore, Alfred Wiener, Ephraim Little, Cyril Bailey, Aldous Huxley.

      Singer , Charles Joseph , 1876-1960 , historian of medicine and science
      SINGER, CHARLES DOUGLAS
      GB 0074 ACC/1430 · Collection · 1823-1906

      Papers of Charles Douglas Singer and connected families the Courtenays and the Harrisons. Documents include wills, agreements, court orders, rentals and insurance policies and relate to premises in Ireland, Blackheath, Enfield and Knightsbridge.

      Various.
      GB 0074 ACC/1396 · Collection · 1698-1945

      Deeds and papers of the estate of Jonathan Thomas Sleap, 1770-1928; also some miscellaneous deeds and papers, 1698, 1815-1945.

      Sleap , Jonathan Thomas , d 1864 , solicitor
      SMITH FAMILY
      GB 0074 E/LS · Collection · 1855-1882

      The collection comprises records of Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon and Anne Leigh Smith, including marriage settlement, insurance documents, and papers relating to property in Marylebone.

      Smith , family , of London
      GB 0074 CLC/505 · Collection · 1590-1803

      Estate and other papers left by and relating to Sir William Smith and his successors. The papers relate to properties in the City of London and to the offices of corn meter and coal meter.

      Smith , Sir , William , fl 1740-1750 , Knight , alderman of the City of London
      GB 0074 ACC/0282 · Collection · 1337-1659

      Records of the Smith-Bosanquet family of Broxbournebury, comprising court roll for the Manor of Chelsea, 1337-1341; court roll for the Manor of Hackney, 1531; indentures relating to property in the parish of Saint Giles in the Fields, Holborn, 1658; and receipt relating to a fine for messuages in the parish of Saint Giles in the Fields, Holborn, 1658.

      Various.
      SOUTER FAMILY
      GB 0074 O/051 · Collection · 1818-1845

      Papers of the Souter family, including letters from the Stationers' Company to John Souter, 1818-1829; letters of administration for Mary Sowter of the Strand, 1834; and bill to John Souter for legal charges in enfranchisement of copy-holds in Lambeth Manor, 1845.

      Souter , family , of London
      GB 0101 PP.SA · 1919-

      Manifestos, speeches, pamphlets, leaflets, letters, newsletters, journals, posters, press releases and miscellaneous election material at national, local and youth levels issued by the African Democratic Party (South Africa), the African National Congress, the African National Congress Youth League, the Azanian Students' Organisation (South Africa), the Congress of the People, the Conservative Party (South Africa), the Defenders of the Constitution (South Africa), the Democratic Party (South Africa), Denis Worrall, the Episcopal Churchmen for South Africa, the Freedom Front (South Africa), the Freedom Party (South Africa), the Herstigte Nasionale Party van Suid-Afrika, Independent Candidates, the Independent Party (South Africa), the Inkatha Freedom Party, the Labour Party of South Africa, the Liberal Party of South Africa, National Conservative Party (South Africa), the National Party (South Africa), the Non-Racial Franchise Association, the New Republic Party (South Africa), the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania, the Progressive Federal Party (South Africa), the Progressive Federal Party (South Africa) Youth Movement., the Progressive Party of South Africa, Revolutionary Party (South Africa), the South African Coloured People's Congress, the South African Communist Party, the South African Congress of Democrats, the South African Labour Party, the South African Progressive Reform Party, Umkhonto we Sizwe, the United Democratic Front (South Africa), the Union Federal Party (Natal), the Unification Movement (South Africa), the United Party (South Africa), the Unity Movement of South Africa, and the Vigilance Association (Orlando, South Africa).

      Institute of Commonwealth Studies.