Mass-Observation Archive

Worktown Collection (1937-40)

Box 43: Assorted short reports (2)

43/A Public Library

Observer account

"Public Library", ms, 2pp, AVW, 15.2.38

43/B The Bolton Citizen

The Bolton Citizen, 2.38, published by the Bolton Labour Party

43/C The Pleids Society and newspaper survey

"The Pleids Society and Intellectuals in Bolton", ts, 12pp, about the intellectual life in Bolton

Untitled document, ms, 99pp, 17.1.48-2.2.48, 99 replies to a newspaper questionnaire survey

43/D Political publications

Booklet: International Policy and Defence, National Council of Labour, Leicester Co-operative Printing Society Ltd

Booklet: Tomorrow, 8.38, Vol 1, No 3, The London and Norwich Press, Ltd., and the Liberal Publication Department

Booklet: The Liberal News, 8.38. No 3, Metchim & Son, Ltd., and the Liberal Publication Department

43/E BBC radio programme

Letter from Guy Burgess to THH, ts, 1p, 4.8.38, about arrangements for the broadcast and commenting on the submitted script

"What the painter thinks about the public - what the public thinks about his painting", ms, 31pp, THH, synopsis for radio programme

Newspaper cuttings (3)

43/F Art exhibitions

Observer accounts

"Mere Hall Park and Museum", ms, 1p, 9.4.[?], [PJ], visit to the art gallery

"Moss Bank Pastel Exhibition", ms, 10pp, 7.6.[?], WH

"Conversation with official at Mere Hall Art Gallery", ms, 4pp, 9.7.38, DMH, programme attached

"Art Exhibition at Bolton Art School", ms, 6pp, 14.7.[?], WH

"Inventory of Pictures in Mere Hall Museum", ms, 5pp, 1.8.[?], WH, illustrated

"Mere Hall Art Gallery", ms, 1p, 28.8.38, WH

Index cards (4), ms, references to art gallery, museum and picture shop

43/G Paintings and painters

Index cards (15), ms/ts, references to painters and paintings

Black and white photographs (8), of paintings by Hastings, "Nuns on Hampstead Heath"; fresco, "Hop pickers"; Cezanne, portrait of a man; Roland Penrose, "The balance of weaknesses", "Sunday Friendship" and "The Pilot"; Stephen Bone, "Port of London"; and a portrait of a woman

Untitled document, ms, 1p, list of paintings in photographs

"Choice Reproductions selected by the Committee of The Print Academy, catalogue and order form, T. Bromley & Son Ltd., Fine Art Dealers, Booksellers, Stationers, etc.

"How I look at Modern Painting", article by Anthony Blunt, The Listener, 14.7.38

Four pages torn from art magazines

Untitled document, ms, 4pp, 30.7.[?], WH chart with comments on paintings

Paper folder containing

"Quid Adeamus? Continuity of Ideas", ts, 1p, comments from Dr. Longstaff, Michael Spender, Tom Harrisson, H.P. Smolka and G.W. Young

Untitled document, ms/ts, 12pp, [WH], people's comments about paintings

Untitled document, ms, 1p, chart with comments about paintings