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- 1938-1972 (Création/Production)
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14 boxes
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Notice biographique
Denis Noel Pritt, 1887-1972, was educated at Winchester, London University, Germany, Switzerland and Spain. He obtained an LLB from London University and was called to the Bar, Middle Temple, in 1909, he retired from practice in 1960. He was a Labour MP for Hammersmith North from 1935-1950, despite being expelled from the Labour Party in 1940. He was also Professor of Law at the University of Ghana, 1965-1966, chairman of the Howard League for Penal Reform and chairman of the Bentham Committee for Poor Litigants. In addition his interest in peace led him to become president of the British Peace Committee and a member of the World Peace Council. He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1954.
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Most of the early papers of this collection were destroyed in an air raid in 1941. The present collection covers only the later part of his political career.
GB 0097 PRITT 1938-1972 collection 14 boxes Pritt, Denis Nowell, 1887-1972, MP, lawyer and author
Denis Noel Pritt, 1887-1972, was educated at Winchester, London University, Germany, Switzerland and Spain. He obtained an LLB from London University and was called to the Bar, Middle Temple, in 1909, he retired from practice in 1960. He was a Labour MP for Hammersmith North from 1935-1950, despite being expelled from the Labour Party in 1940. He was also Professor of Law at the University of Ghana, 1965-1966, chairman of the Howard League for Penal Reform and chairman of the Bentham Committee for Poor Litigants. In addition his interest in peace led him to become president of the British Peace Committee and a member of the World Peace Council. He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1954.
Most of the early papers of this collection were destroyed in an air raid in 1941. The present collection covers only the later part of his political career.
Section 5 was donated on 27 Nov 2000 by Rudolph M Lapp.
Papers of Denis Nowell Pritt, comprising Political and Legal Papers, 1938-1971; Books, Addresses and Speeches, 1930s-1972; Photographs, 1960s; letter from Pritt and his wife to Rudolph M Lapp and his wife, 1946-1983, with three photographs, c1944-c1947.
This collection is divided into six sections: Section 1. Political and Legal Papers, 1938-1961; Section 2. Political and Legal Papers, 1966-1971; Section 3. Books, Addresses and Speeches; Section 4. Photographs; Section 5. Letters from Pritt and his wife. There are some addenda.
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Output from CAIRS using template 14 and checked by hand on May 29, 2002 29 May 2002 Africa Bulgaria Canada China Collectivism Communism Communist Party East Africa East Asia Eastern Europe Europe Germany Ghana Hungary Kenya Korea Labour Party Lapp , Rudolph M , fl 1946-2000 , American historian North America Political doctrines Pritt , Denis Nowell , 1887-1972 , MP lawyer and author Romania South East Asia Spain Tanzania UR USA USSR Viet Nam West Africa Western Europe
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Section 5 was donated on 27 Nov 2000 by Rudolph M Lapp.
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Papers of Denis Nowell Pritt, comprising Political and Legal Papers, 1938-1971; Books, Addresses and Speeches, 1930s-1972; Photographs, 1960s; letter from Pritt and his wife to Rudolph M Lapp and his wife, 1946-1983, with three photographs, c1944-c1947.
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This collection is divided into six sections: Section 1. Political and Legal Papers, 1938-1961; Section 2. Political and Legal Papers, 1966-1971; Section 3. Books, Addresses and Speeches; Section 4. Photographs; Section 5. Letters from Pritt and his wife. There are some addenda.
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COPYRIGHT IS HELD BY THE LIBRARY.
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- anglais
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- latin
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English
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Bound handlist available and also on database
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- anglais