Letter in the Attic

Autobiographical notes

About this group of items:

Description

Working notes used by AMS to create the typewritten memoir which covers the whole period 1917-circa 1950. They also include versions intended to be the basis of a speech to 'The No More War Movement' and ammendments to the early papers regarding his experience of obtaining work between the wars.

Dates

1917-1950

Extent and form

Scraps of paper with notes about his prison experiences. Written on many types of paper and with a variety of pens/pencils

A foolscap set of notes probably a 'tidied up' version of his prison notes

Three handwritten pages relating to his experience of obtaining work between the wars

Exercise book with lengthy notes about his experiences '1914-1919'. Intended to be given as a speech, it includes a lengthy justification of his actions and his views on political matters

Reference

LIA/24/1