Collection Level Description: Additional papers of the Round Table
Reference: MSS. Eng. c. 6536-60, d. 3194-7
Title: Additional papers of the Round Table
Dates of Creation: 1910-66
Extent: 29 shelfmarks
Language of Material: English
Administrative/Biographical History
The Round Table was an organisation founded to advocate the federation of the self-governing countries of the
British Commonwealth. It's quarterly review, the Round Table, first appeared in November 1910.
Scope and Content
Additional papers and corresondence for the Round Table, consisting of:
- Round Table committee minutes and accounts, 1911-65
- Correspondence of Round Table groups and members world-wide with the editor of The Round
Table in London, arranged alphabetically by country, 1910-66
- Correspondence on Round Table issues and current affairs arranged alphabetically by correspondent, with
correspondence arranged alphabetically by topic, including transcripts of articles, 1910-63
- Miscellaneous papers, 1929-60
Administrative Information
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were given to the Library by the Round Table in 1994.
Access Conditions
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a
valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see
http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services/admissions/).
Further Information
Finding Aids
A full description is available in the Library.
Related Units of Description
See also the Papers of Lionel Curtis and of the Round Table.
Access Points
Round Table (magazine and society)
Commonwealth countries
Great Britain | Politics and government | 20th century
Enquiries
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09 June 2011