The poverty maps, papers and notebooks of Charles Booth’s inquiry into the Life and Labour of the People in London (1886 – 1903), an investigation into the distribution of wealth and poverty in late-Victorian London. The most famous items in this collection are the maps, known for their street-by-street colour-coded display of wealth distribution throughout the city at the time. This collection includes both the printed and hand-coloured maps produced by the inquiry. Further topics addressed in Booth's papers and notebooks include industry and religion.

LSE Archives reference: LANSBURY/1 part 4

• 137-143. Letters from J. A. Murray Macdonald to Lansbury, 4-29 January 1892.
• 144. Letter from L. T. Mallet to Lansbury, 7 February 1892.
• 145-147. Letters from Corrie Grant, QC, to Lansbury, 18 March-? 1892.
• 148-149. Letters to W. C. Sewell from Lansbury, 1-2 April 1892.
• 150. Antimilitarism speech by Lansbury, featured in The Arbitrator, May 1892.
• 151-152. Letter from J. A. Murray Macdonald to Lansbury, 18 May 1892.
• 151A. Receipt for Sewell for the sale of a piano by S. A. Brine, 27 May 1893.
• 153-154. Letter from J. A. Murray Macdonald to Lansbury, [1892-1895?].
• 155. Letter from J. E. Watts-Ditchfield to Lansbury, 8 July 1892.
• 156-157. Letter from J. A. Murray Macdonald to Lansbury, 11 July [1892?].
• 158-159. Letter from Corrie Grant, QC, 26 July [1892?].
• 160. Newspaper article of Lansbury cleaning a church, 1912.
• 161-162. Letter from JA Murray Macdonald to Lansbury, between August 1892 and July 1895.
• 163-164. Letter from Corrie Grant to Lansbury, 26 September [1892?].
• 165-172. Letters from JA Murray Macdonald to Lansbury, 21 October-15 December 1892.
• 173-174. Letter from S Montagu, First Baron of Swaythling, to Lansbury, 21 April 1892.

LSE Archives reference: LANSBURY/1 part 6

• 227-230. Letters to WC Sewell from Lansbury, [1895?].
• 231. Newspaper article about Lansbury discussing unemployment at the Vestry, [February 1895?].
• 232. Leaflet authored by Lansbury concerning unemployment, 11 April 1905.
• 233. Letter from the Royal Commission on the Aged Poor to Lansbury, 17 April 1895.
• 233A. Questions from Lansbury concerning immigration in Queensland, n.d.
• 234-241. Letters from JA Murray Macdonald to Lansbury, [early May?]-6 May 1895.
• 242-243. Letter from Charlotte Skerritt to Lansbury, 10 May 1895.
• 244-245. Letter from William Dingwall to Lansbury, 14 May 1895.
• 246-247. Letter from JA Murray Macdonald to Lansbury, 15 May [1895?].
• 248-249. 'A Socialist View of the Government', Magazine article by Lansbury in the National Review, June 1895.
• 250-251. Letter from WE Knollys to Lansbury, 6 June 1895.
• 252-253. Proposal regulation for farm employment at Laindon Farm Colony, n.d.
• 254-255. Letter from HB Reynolds, Jr. to Lansbury, 4 July 1895.
• 256-259. Letters from Lionel Raleigh Holland to Lansbury, 21-29 July 1895.
• 260-266. Letters from JA Murray Macdonald to Lansbury, 5-27 August 1895.
• 267-268. Letter from HM Hyndman, 25 August 1895.
• 269-270. Letter from HB Reynolds, Jr. to Lansbury, 28 August 1895.
• 271-272. Letter from HJ Watkinson to Lansbury, 30 August 1895.
• 273-274. Letter from JA Murray Macdonald to Lansbury, [August 1895?].
• 275. Letter from Herbert Burrows to Lansbury, 9 September 1895.
• 276-281. Letters from JA Murray Macdonald to Lansbury, 21 October-11 November 1895.

The collection includes the born-digital records of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, British Section (WILPF).

The first series of records consists of oral histories recorded as part of a project called 'These Dangerous Women', to mark the 100th anniversary of WILPF.

This sub-series contains the recording of the interview.

This sub-series contains the recordings and a summary of the interview, together with documents relating to the content of the interview.

Papers related to interview narrative - interview part 1 [00:44:49] - as follows:
Photograph of an International Observer Service Certificate issued to Margaret Turner by the National Electoral Observer Network - South Africa 27-29 April 1994;
Photograph of an article by Margaret Turner 'Elections in South Africa May 1994' (2 pages).

Papers related to interview narrative - interview part 1 [00:37:58] - as follows:
Margaret Turner's Badge for the Women's International Coalition for Economic Justice (WICEJ);
Margaret Turner's WILPF business card.

The item is related to interview narrative - interview part 1 [00:49:48].

Photograph taken on the day of the interview.

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Mary-Ann Stephenson, along with a transcript, a summary of the recording, and a photo of the interviewee. At the time of the interview, Mary-Ann was the Director of Women's Budget Group, an independent network of academic researchers, policy experts and campaigners. Date of interview: 20/11/2019. Length of recording: 00:52:23.

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Dr Akima Thomas OBE, along with a transcript, a summary of the recording, and a photo of the interviewee. At the time of the interview, Akima was the Founder and Clinical Director of Women and Girls Network, a holistic therapeutic service working with women and girls surviving violence. Date of interview: 02/07/2020. Length of recording: 00:55:32.

A collection of papers and publications produced by the Fabian Society between 1884 and 2009, including the Fabian Tracts, the Young Fabian pamphlets series and meeting minutes. These materials provide a record of the Society’s internal administration, as well as illustrating their political and ideological evolution over time. Founded in 1884, the Fabian Society is a prominent left-wing think tank which has had (and continues to have) a significant influence on the British left, most notably the Labour Party. The Society was founded with the purpose to "reconstruct society in such a manner as to secure the general welfare and happiness".

Corporate author: Fabian Society. Executive Committee

Corporate author: Fabian Society. Executive Committee

Corporate author: Fabian Society. Executive Committee

Corporate author: Fabian Society. Executive Committee

Corporate author: Fabian Society. Executive Committee

Corporate author: Fabian Society. Executive Committee

Corporate author: Fabian Society. Executive Committee

Corporate author: Fabian Society. Executive Committee

Corporate author: Fabian Society. General Purposes Committee; et al.