Collection GB 1556 WL 711 - Russell, Hastings William Sackville , 12th Duke of Bedford

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GB 1556 WL 711 1941 collection 1 folder Russell , Hastings William Sackville , 1888-1953 , 12th Duke of Bedford x Bedford , 12th Duke of

Born 1888; Lt in the 10th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment; fought in the First World War; advocate of pacifism during the 1930s, attempted to mediate a truce in the Second World War by visiting the German legation in Dublin, leading to his name being placed on a list of persons to be arrested in the event of a German invasion. Patron of the British Peoples Party, an anti-war party that was accused of fascist sympathies; died 1953.

Jewish Central Information Office

Copies of correspondence and papers of Hastings William Sackville Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford, 1941, including correspondence between the Duke of Bedford and R J Scrutton, 26 Aug 1941-29 Sep 1941, on ways to persuade the British population to support a peaceful solution to the war with Germany, undated correspondence and two articles promoting peace with Germany.

Arranged in sections as follows: correspondence with R J Scrutton; undated correspondence; articles.

Open

Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

English

Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.

Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Mar 2008 Wars (events) Europe Germany Pacifism Political doctrines Russell , family , Dukes of Bedford Russell , Hastings William Sackville , 1888-1953 , 12th Duke of Bedford x Bedford , 12th Duke of UK Western Europe World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) London England

Jewish Central Information Office

Copies of correspondence and papers of Hastings William Sackville Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford, 1941, including correspondence between the Duke of Bedford and R J Scrutton, 26 Aug 1941-29 Sep 1941, on ways to persuade the British population to support a peaceful solution to the war with Germany, undated correspondence and two articles promoting peace with Germany.

Arranged in sections as follows: correspondence with R J Scrutton; undated correspondence; articles.

Open

Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

• anglais

• latin

English

Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• anglais