2 25 420 https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/59bdfd64ad86cef5f23f016bb507c15c.jpg 08f04713cb1901aef59965177db87032 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letters to Prisoners Description An account of the resource Personal correspondence with prisoners in Britain. This collection includes letters received from Stuart by Phil Ruff in the late 1970s while he was in prison in Gartree, Durham, Leeds, Hull and Long Lartin. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1978-1980s Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Stuart Christie Memorial Archive, Mayday Rooms Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Stuart Christie Memorial Archive, Mayday Rooms Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Letters Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Stuart Christie to Phil Ruff [15/06/1979] Subject The topic of the resource 'Persons Unknown' case. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Phil Ruff Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Stuart Christie Memorial Archive, Mayday Rooms Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 15/06/1979 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Stuart Christie Memorial Archive, Mayday Rooms Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Letter Language A language of the resource English Mutual Aid Persons Unknown prison Special Branch https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/133ca8d633575236445fe3d79aa92d69.jpg 34abea0f2a35e224c9c699428fa9f7ee Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letters to Prisoners Description An account of the resource Personal correspondence with prisoners in Britain. This collection includes letters received from Stuart by Phil Ruff in the late 1970s while he was in prison in Gartree, Durham, Leeds, Hull and Long Lartin. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1978-1980s Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Stuart Christie Memorial Archive, Mayday Rooms Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Stuart Christie Memorial Archive, Mayday Rooms Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Letters Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Stuart Christie to Phil Ruff [12/07/1979] Subject The topic of the resource Persons Unknown/Cienfuegos Press Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Phil Ruff Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Stuart Christie Memorial Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/07/1979 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Stuart Christie Memorial Archive, Mayday Rooms Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Letter Language A language of the resource English Cienfuegos Press Mutual Aid Persons Unknown prison https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/b47abe5d059a219db95a07c4676431a0.jpg 6e259cd3abe93973b422f9895bd459cb https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/4c78cb109ceaf8e6bf52fb49876478b1.jpg 8ec4b7a43010b056b09b0bb33caf1ae2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letters to Prisoners Description An account of the resource Personal correspondence with prisoners in Britain. This collection includes letters received from Stuart by Phil Ruff in the late 1970s while he was in prison in Gartree, Durham, Leeds, Hull and Long Lartin. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1978-1980s Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Stuart Christie Memorial Archive, Mayday Rooms Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Stuart Christie Memorial Archive, Mayday Rooms Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Letters Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Stuart Christie to Phil Ruff [25/08/1979] Subject The topic of the resource Persons Unknown Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Phil Ruff Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Stuart Christie Memorial Archive, Mayday Rooms Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 25/08/1979 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Stuart Christie Memorial Archive, Mayday Rooms Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Letter Language A language of the resource English Cienfuegos Press Mutual Aid Persons Unknown prison https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/bf8d0499c1a5d9d76c1b4fad90ccce88.jpg d79e6c71df17954fbd7063cf46cb2b10 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photographs Description An account of the resource Photographs of Stuart's friends, comrades, and acquaintances over the years. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stuart Christie and Iris Mills, Yorkshire (1975) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Phil Ruff Anarchist Black Cross Black Flag Exile Iris Mills Phil Ruff https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/3cacd5402ed949477e52a0fe6ce52287.jpg a02301ea94749891579d0e202b9f4784 https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/37a1117b1a2d38f0d9da16b56a66c11c.jpg 1bd8a9bb4158abd24e7a6193937853ff Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letters to Prisoners Description An account of the resource Personal correspondence with prisoners in Britain. This collection includes letters received from Stuart by Phil Ruff in the late 1970s while he was in prison in Gartree, Durham, Leeds, Hull and Long Lartin. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1978-1980s Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Stuart Christie Memorial Archive, Mayday Rooms Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Stuart Christie Memorial Archive, Mayday Rooms Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Letters Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Stuart Christie to Phill Ruff (20/10/1977) Subject The topic of the resource Prisoner solidarity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Phill Ruff Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Stuart Christie Memorial Archive, Mayday Rooms Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 20/10/1977 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Stuart Christie Memorial Archive, Mayday Rooms Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Stuart Christie Memorial Archive, Mayday Rooms Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter Albert Meltzer Black Flag Cienfuegos Mutual Aid prison Solidarity Stuart Christie https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/1146eb99c195db9bced06d4c84a2f506.jpg f4e2fc351e5ff6735208edb8f737b22f https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/ecdb746e4bef8e27ba03f8c7cc0664fb.jpg 1c44960d9119737d39dd8165f30c2578 https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/c5153ac53580bf01541062d01fa80397.jpg be8467a0b2fdfd2804601554b08a4e89 https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/fb21bce4877d7a44b47e9086982a92fc.jpg 9929e0d63c4ebfb876259f10fabc726e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letters to Prisoners Description An account of the resource Personal correspondence with prisoners in Britain. This collection includes letters received from Stuart by Phil Ruff in the late 1970s while he was in prison in Gartree, Durham, Leeds, Hull and Long Lartin. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1978-1980s Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Stuart Christie Memorial Archive, Mayday Rooms Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Stuart Christie Memorial Archive, Mayday Rooms Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Letters Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Stuart Christie to Phil Ruff (05/12/1977) Description An account of the resource Notes financial problems at Cienfuegos Press. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Phill Ruff Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Stuart Christie Memorial Archive, Mayday Rooms Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/12/1977 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Stuart Christie Memorial Archive, Mayday Rooms Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Stuart Christie Memorial Archive, Mayday Rooms Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Letter Language A language of the resource English Black Flag Cienfuegos Press Mutual Aid prison Solidarity https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/3af06916d1a9a8911ce6e54dc944770c.jpg b4e22e5453d8088bafcbae5b626a4a00 https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/a62778a7e739af352e8c9b98929782f0.jpg 822b3edfb72105e8f36cca6fa61fe789 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photographs Description An account of the resource Photographs of Stuart's friends, comrades, and acquaintances over the years. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stuart Christie with Albert Meltzer at Anarchist Black Cross Fundraiser (Conway Hall) Description An account of the resource "Conway Hall, Red Lion Square (late 1960s, early 1970s): just came across this pic with Albert Meltzer at some meeting or other. Think it was taken by Phil Ruff. The tank-top was ‘de rigeur’ in those days." Stuart Christie, July 2011 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Photo taken by Phil Ruff, uploaded by Stuart Christie Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3 May 1975 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <span>All material uploaded on this site is licensed under a </span><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License</a><span>.</span><br /><br /><span>Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at <a href="mailto:stuartchristiearchive@maydayrooms.org">stuartchristiearchive@maydayrooms.org</a></span> Albert Meltzer Anarchist Black Cross London Phil Ruff Prisoners Stuart Christie https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/0c4c8454eb01eded90e5ac3866ff0674.jpg a27ab24afb4904e9a77588ecc2508ea7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Postcards from Spain Subject The topic of the resource Spanish anti-Francoist resistance Description An account of the resource A collection of ephemera, pamphlets, photos and personal correspondence on the anarchist and anti-Francoist resistance in Spain. This collection includes letters written by Stuart from the Spanish prison of Alcalá de Henares in 1967 and received by his friend, Ross Flett. Stuart was transferred from Carabanchel prison to Alcalá following an aborted escape plan with his co-conspirator, cellmate and CNT member Luís Andrés Edo. These letters include references to his campaign for release, letter smuggling, the First of May Group and the machine gunning of Grosvenor Square. Persons mentioned: Luís Andrés Edo, Juan Busquets, Alain Pecunia, Groups and publications: Syndicalist Workers' Federation, Freedom, Anarchy, the International Times. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Ross Flett Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/04/1967-09/09/1967 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Scanned document Language A language of the resource English Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Prison letter [06/04/1967] Subject The topic of the resource Spanish anti-Franco resistance Description An account of the resource Includes reference to Stuart's possible release and receiving clemency from the Franco regime. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ross Flett Stuart Christie Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Carabanchel Alto, Madrid Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/04/1967 Language A language of the resource English anti-Francoism internationalism prison Spanish anarchism https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/ffa6fe91307d8e8bdcc74fb070fec641.jpg 75c61848f2669f51f18528d5d4805c87 https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/3494f54c56c94531ab5fa423ed39da9c.jpg f10a202d671bdcb8ea2d7fd40b70b82a https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/99472026976c2b6fbcdc8195b370c6c2.jpg 17a534369dcfb5c06d40fe9155583185 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Postcards from Spain Subject The topic of the resource Spanish anti-Francoist resistance Description An account of the resource A collection of ephemera, pamphlets, photos and personal correspondence on the anarchist and anti-Francoist resistance in Spain. This collection includes letters written by Stuart from the Spanish prison of Alcalá de Henares in 1967 and received by his friend, Ross Flett. Stuart was transferred from Carabanchel prison to Alcalá following an aborted escape plan with his co-conspirator, cellmate and CNT member Luís Andrés Edo. These letters include references to his campaign for release, letter smuggling, the First of May Group and the machine gunning of Grosvenor Square. Persons mentioned: Luís Andrés Edo, Juan Busquets, Alain Pecunia, Groups and publications: Syndicalist Workers' Federation, Freedom, Anarchy, the International Times. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Ross Flett Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/04/1967-09/09/1967 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Scanned document Language A language of the resource English Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Prison letter [15/08/1967] Subject The topic of the resource Anti-Francoism in Spain Description An account of the resource Discussion of Stuart's appeal and prison conditions inside Alcalá de Henares. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ross Flett Stuart Christie Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alcalá de Henares, Madrid. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mayday Rooms, The Stuart Christie Memorial Archive. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 15/08/1967 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jessica Thorne Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Handwritten letter, scanned Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter Anti-fascism anti-Francoism internationalism prison Spain https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/8bbcf64f63aae58ffb5c34deff2ea5d1.jpg c624e044655dae29cef09836e519fa93 https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/dd7e083f581e39bc7b371f77a1da0de5.jpg 1ce4584b6e12953c01208fc3b336b69d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Postcards from Spain Subject The topic of the resource Spanish anti-Francoist resistance Description An account of the resource A collection of ephemera, pamphlets, photos and personal correspondence on the anarchist and anti-Francoist resistance in Spain. This collection includes letters written by Stuart from the Spanish prison of Alcalá de Henares in 1967 and received by his friend, Ross Flett. Stuart was transferred from Carabanchel prison to Alcalá following an aborted escape plan with his co-conspirator, cellmate and CNT member Luís Andrés Edo. These letters include references to his campaign for release, letter smuggling, the First of May Group and the machine gunning of Grosvenor Square. Persons mentioned: Luís Andrés Edo, Juan Busquets, Alain Pecunia, Groups and publications: Syndicalist Workers' Federation, Freedom, Anarchy, the International Times. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Ross Flett Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/04/1967-09/09/1967 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Scanned document Language A language of the resource English Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Prison Letter [02/09/1967] Subject The topic of the resource Anti-Francoism in Spain Description An account of the resource Discusses smuggling prohibited texts into the prison, a visit from an ex-member of Springburn Young Socialist branch, and the recently reported machine gunning in Grosvenor square by the First of May Group. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ross Flett Stuart Christie Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alcalá de Henares, Madrid Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mayday Rooms, The Stuart Christie Memorial Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/09/1967 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jessica Thorne Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Handwritten letter, scanned Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter Anarchism anti-Francoism internationalism prison Spain https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/88e8830f45a1d27250ae1cd3e62b2658.jpg 81491294bb47723ca38d84a86a0d71c0 https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/5dc35bb343230696ceb5aa04838dc79d.jpg d18c1d099d772da4981459e6e73d741c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Postcards from Spain Subject The topic of the resource Spanish anti-Francoist resistance Description An account of the resource A collection of ephemera, pamphlets, photos and personal correspondence on the anarchist and anti-Francoist resistance in Spain. This collection includes letters written by Stuart from the Spanish prison of Alcalá de Henares in 1967 and received by his friend, Ross Flett. Stuart was transferred from Carabanchel prison to Alcalá following an aborted escape plan with his co-conspirator, cellmate and CNT member Luís Andrés Edo. These letters include references to his campaign for release, letter smuggling, the First of May Group and the machine gunning of Grosvenor Square. Persons mentioned: Luís Andrés Edo, Juan Busquets, Alain Pecunia, Groups and publications: Syndicalist Workers' Federation, Freedom, Anarchy, the International Times. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Ross Flett Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/04/1967-09/09/1967 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Scanned document Language A language of the resource English Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Prison letter [09/09/1967] Subject The topic of the resource Anti-Francoism in Spain Description An account of the resource The prison warder responsible for Stuart's access to mail is discovered after another prisoner informs the authorities. Stuart discusses transfer options in case the appeal fails. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ross Flett Stuart Christie Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alcalá de Henares, Madrid Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mayday Rooms, The Stuart Christie Memorial Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/09/1967 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jessica Thorne Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Handwritten letter, scanned Language A language of the resource English Anarchism Anti-fascism anti-Francoism internationalism prison Spain https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/21afde817046b56e4727414f2ba7890b.jpg b7d044042149a3c211ad0a4292f711cf https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/9192a390f5fc38849adfeca73ef8de5a.jpg 1ea213ecdd671661bf3bdbd8aa1bd702 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Postcards from Spain Subject The topic of the resource Spanish anti-Francoist resistance Description An account of the resource A collection of ephemera, pamphlets, photos and personal correspondence on the anarchist and anti-Francoist resistance in Spain. This collection includes letters written by Stuart from the Spanish prison of Alcalá de Henares in 1967 and received by his friend, Ross Flett. Stuart was transferred from Carabanchel prison to Alcalá following an aborted escape plan with his co-conspirator, cellmate and CNT member Luís Andrés Edo. These letters include references to his campaign for release, letter smuggling, the First of May Group and the machine gunning of Grosvenor Square. Persons mentioned: Luís Andrés Edo, Juan Busquets, Alain Pecunia, Groups and publications: Syndicalist Workers' Federation, Freedom, Anarchy, the International Times. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Ross Flett Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/04/1967-09/09/1967 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Scanned document Language A language of the resource English Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Prison letter [07/07/1967] Subject The topic of the resource The Spanish Anti-Francoist Resistance Description An account of the resource This letter includes references to bypassing the prison censor, jail breaches and potential hunger strikes. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Ross Flett Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alcalá de Henares, Madrid Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/07/1967 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jessica Thorne Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Scanned document Anti-fascism anti-Francoism internationalism prison Spain https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/947d68b4dc51c58b9a8daca9df90a277.jpg 625f9813b1d0d2225ddcecafaf4bb0e1 https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/874dd740f2d3fbb5ca7a8c56910fc1ce.jpg 1e68a1190ffa9568d2fda20cdf16a0f4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Postcards from Spain Subject The topic of the resource Spanish anti-Francoist resistance Description An account of the resource A collection of ephemera, pamphlets, photos and personal correspondence on the anarchist and anti-Francoist resistance in Spain. This collection includes letters written by Stuart from the Spanish prison of Alcalá de Henares in 1967 and received by his friend, Ross Flett. Stuart was transferred from Carabanchel prison to Alcalá following an aborted escape plan with his co-conspirator, cellmate and CNT member Luís Andrés Edo. These letters include references to his campaign for release, letter smuggling, the First of May Group and the machine gunning of Grosvenor Square. Persons mentioned: Luís Andrés Edo, Juan Busquets, Alain Pecunia, Groups and publications: Syndicalist Workers' Federation, Freedom, Anarchy, the International Times. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Ross Flett Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/04/1967-09/09/1967 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Scanned document Language A language of the resource English Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Prison letter [12/08/1967] Subject The topic of the resource Anti-Francoism in Spain Description An account of the resource Discussion of Stuart's coming appeal. Reference to 'comrades in Carabanchel' refers to the five anarchists arrested in October 1966 in the 'Operation Durruti' case. The action in question involved the kidnapping of US Rear Admiral Norman Campbell Gillette, Jr., commander of US forces in Spain. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Ross Flett Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alcalá de Henares, Madrid Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mayday Rooms, The Stuart Christie Memorial Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/08/1967 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jessica Thorne Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Handwritten letter, scanned. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource letter Anti-fascism anti-Francoism internationalism prison Spain https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/04174d193556a142de04a5bf7c398d95.pdf 102bc1488d6cf2ba5caa0e4446eb2fd4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Postcards from Spain Subject The topic of the resource Spanish anti-Francoist resistance Description An account of the resource A collection of ephemera, pamphlets, photos and personal correspondence on the anarchist and anti-Francoist resistance in Spain. This collection includes letters written by Stuart from the Spanish prison of Alcalá de Henares in 1967 and received by his friend, Ross Flett. Stuart was transferred from Carabanchel prison to Alcalá following an aborted escape plan with his co-conspirator, cellmate and CNT member Luís Andrés Edo. These letters include references to his campaign for release, letter smuggling, the First of May Group and the machine gunning of Grosvenor Square. Persons mentioned: Luís Andrés Edo, Juan Busquets, Alain Pecunia, Groups and publications: Syndicalist Workers' Federation, Freedom, Anarchy, the International Times. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Ross Flett Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/04/1967-09/09/1967 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Scanned document Language A language of the resource English Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Postcards from Paris Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July/August 1964 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Postcard https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/bbf33f8b51845a69c4e1b28a1fd550e0.pdf 18afd17f08de75f0155e4184a1fbaa03 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Postcards from Spain Subject The topic of the resource Spanish anti-Francoist resistance Description An account of the resource A collection of ephemera, pamphlets, photos and personal correspondence on the anarchist and anti-Francoist resistance in Spain. This collection includes letters written by Stuart from the Spanish prison of Alcalá de Henares in 1967 and received by his friend, Ross Flett. Stuart was transferred from Carabanchel prison to Alcalá following an aborted escape plan with his co-conspirator, cellmate and CNT member Luís Andrés Edo. These letters include references to his campaign for release, letter smuggling, the First of May Group and the machine gunning of Grosvenor Square. Persons mentioned: Luís Andrés Edo, Juan Busquets, Alain Pecunia, Groups and publications: Syndicalist Workers' Federation, Freedom, Anarchy, the International Times. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Ross Flett Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/04/1967-09/09/1967 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Scanned document Language A language of the resource English Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Christmas Card from Stuart Christie [inside Carabanchel] to Ross Flett Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December, 1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Postcard https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/48b143a395cfca8a8e4770fd98579108.pdf 8b20e217ae60a1efa2dfad6edf358901 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Postcards from Spain Subject The topic of the resource Spanish anti-Francoist resistance Description An account of the resource A collection of ephemera, pamphlets, photos and personal correspondence on the anarchist and anti-Francoist resistance in Spain. This collection includes letters written by Stuart from the Spanish prison of Alcalá de Henares in 1967 and received by his friend, Ross Flett. Stuart was transferred from Carabanchel prison to Alcalá following an aborted escape plan with his co-conspirator, cellmate and CNT member Luís Andrés Edo. These letters include references to his campaign for release, letter smuggling, the First of May Group and the machine gunning of Grosvenor Square. Persons mentioned: Luís Andrés Edo, Juan Busquets, Alain Pecunia, Groups and publications: Syndicalist Workers' Federation, Freedom, Anarchy, the International Times. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Ross Flett Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/04/1967-09/09/1967 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Scanned document Language A language of the resource English Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Telegram from Stuart in prison Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Telegram https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/299932143347f82531cfbc10aac7598b.jpg d2caaffc54b0c45fbda96d686bfefc9e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photographs Description An account of the resource Photographs of Stuart's friends, comrades, and acquaintances over the years. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photograph of Walter Morrison, community activist and ex-soldier Description An account of the resource Walter Morrison, Glasgow 'Eskimo', community activist and former soldier who rejected war. Born 20 March 1924, died 6 February 6 2004 The milieu in which the anti-nuclear Scottish Committee of 100 flourished no longer exists, its activists having long since adopted other agendas. However, its brief flowering will always be associated with the dynamic figure of Walter Morrison, who seemingly at birth had signed up for life as a private extraordinaire in the Awkward Squad. Morrison, who died in his eightieth year, fought courageously against the wrongs in society, proudly wore the badges of non-violence and libertarian socialism, and spoke his mind fearlessly no matter where he was or in whose company. Angered by the Clydebank blitz in 1940, the 16-year-old Morrison lied about his age and joined the army. He wanted to fight fascism, but in less than a week, he found little difference between this enemy and the bullying attitudes and practices within the British army. From then on Morrison’s war was fought on two fronts. Considered a difficult case, he was shunted from the Royal Scots Guards to the Black Watch, then on to the Parachute Regiment. During a visit by King George VI, the king politely asked him how he was being treated, to which the good soldier Morrison replied: ‘Terrible.’ He was sent to India on the first available troop ship. Morrison’s pacifism grew from his army experiences in India. During the Gandhi demonstrations in 1942, the troops were briefed that they would be facing women and children protestors. The 18-year-old asked what they would be expected to do if they refused to halt. ‘Open fire,’ was the curt answer. Walter promptly stood up and said he would be the first to open fire: he would personally shoot any soldier who turned their gun on a woman or a child, and he would then shoot the officer who gave the order. His feet scarcely touched the ground on the way to the glasshouse. Morrison was placed in solitary confinement and singled out for sadistic treatment. He told his superiors that unless the NCO responsible backed off, he would kill the next man who entered his cell. Morrison won the case but was wracked with guilt over the moral quandary that he would have had to kill the first person — friend or enemy — who entered his cell. It was that incident which started him on his lifelong commitment to non-violence. Although charged on a number of occasions with incitement to mutiny, he never faced a full court-martial; his sentences were always confinement to barracks, 30-days loss of pay or downgradement. He ended his army career and returned to Glasgow in 1946, without a war pension. (Walter’s army experiences are told in Peter Grafton’s book, ‘You, you and you — The people out of step with WWII) Pluto, 1981.) The arrival of the US Polaris submarine fleet in the Holy Loch in 1960 turned Glasgow into ground zero for any Soviet pre-emptive nuclear missile strike. Morrison was involved from the start in the campaign to stop US Polaris missiles being based in the Holy Loch. He became a leading light of the Scottish Committee of 100 and was in the thick of all the demonstrations from the day the submarines arrived. A man of deeds as well as words, Morrison was drawn to the more libertarian and action-oriented Scottish Committee of 100, rather than the passive, celebrity-and-politician-dominated CND. The personal example Morrison set to others, coupled with his fame as a rebel, gave him considerable status among the young militants on the committee. My memories are of him standing single-handedly in Glasgow streets and at demonstrations around Scotland, surrounded by menacing and hostile opponents while arguing his case against the bomb. His tenacity and fortitude in going out in all weathers to demonstrate in the most hostile locations, often alone, was truly inspiring. Protest was a family affair around the Morrison household. Walter's wife, Agnes Lygate, whom he married in 1953, and neighbour in Govan, Eleanor Hinds, wife of writer Archie Hinds, both early feminists, were founders of Women Against the Bomb and Youth against the Bomb. Betty Campbell, his later partner was, his constant support in the Corkerhill Community Council to which Morrison dedicated his life from 1976 to 2002. On one occasion Morrison was setting up his tent on the foreshore of the Holy Loch, near Ardnadam pier which serviced the Polaris submarines and their support ships — it being illegal to camp on the land — when he was called over by someone waving to him from a large American car by the roadside. In the rear of the car were three men who addressed him by name, two from the Ministry of Defence’s ‘Psychological Warfare Group’ in Dundee and the third an American of uncertain military or security provenance. They proceeded to warn Walter and his friends that they were out to get the so-called Scots Against War, a group who at the time were involved in publishing official secrets plus carrying out sabotage and other forms of direct action against military installations throughout Scotland. One of the MoD men pointed to the dark waters of the loch and told Walter that he was involved in a dangerous business and that it would be so easy for people like him to disappear, never to be found. Walter was a hard man, but this personal threat was something quite new and alarming to him. A week after I was arrested in Spain in 1964, having been caught playing a part in a plot to assassinate the country’s dictator, General Franco, Morrison hitched-hiked from Glasgow to London to hold a fast and a picket the Spanish embassy — having first telephoned Scotland Yard to ask permission. No sooner had he settled down on the pavement when a police van drew up and four policemen jumped out, bundled him into the van and drove to an unidentified London police station. Instead of being charged and taken to the police cells, he was escorted to what seemed like a large gym hall where three men sat at a table, one in police uniform and the other two in civvies. Morrison was then aggressively questioned about his relationship with me, about the Committee of 100 and again about the Scots Against War group, who had recently set fire to Ardnadam pier in the Holy Loch. Walter was an old hand at being arrested and locked up, but the sinister and surreal events of that night shook him up so badly that he resigned for a time from the Scottish Committee of 100. After the Committee of 100 petered out a few years later, Morrison and Betty Campbell became pivotal figures in the Corkerhill Community Council, campaigning for improved housing, safer roads, play parks and improved people integration. Walter and his team brought international recognition to Corkerhill, a tiny housing scheme on the south side of Glasgow with just 1,300 tenants. When it received a World Health Organisation award, the only community in the UK to qualify. When the award-winning community centre was closed after a long-running dispute with Glasgow City Council, Walter refused to bow out quietly, defiantly holding a flag-lowering ceremony as a final protest. On the last day, a large crowd turned out to see the flag of the WHO solemnly lowered over the centre. When the M77 carved through the south side of Glasgow, it was Corkerhill, led by Walter Morrison, who led the way organising resistance and winning major concessions. Corkerhill was also the very first community in Glasgow to house the Vietnamese Boat People. In 1998 when Morrison was at Buckingham Palace being awarded an MBE for his services to the Corkerhill community, the Queen’s corgis had been running around the room unchecked and generally intimidating everyone. He said to HM: ‘You know, Ma’am, if those dugs ran around like that in Corkerhill where I come from, I’d shoot the lot of them.’ With a twinkle in his eye, of course. He is survived by his partner Betty Campbell, his daughter Leigh and his son Grant. Walter Morrison MBE, community activist, born March 20, 1924; died February 6, 2004" Stuart Christie, 2011 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All material uploaded on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at stuartchristiearchive@maydayrooms.org Anarchism Anti-War Committee of 100 Pacifism https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/9b0b66393f705389de38a89508badc10.jpg 3d2ab92f052d4a9888b28587ce96847e https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/b01d7d7afa79f6d1bf1606a8da6d9b0e.jpg 93906f4bdab73667f5baf27b66fa5db1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photographs Description An account of the resource Photographs of Stuart's friends, comrades, and acquaintances over the years. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource George Williamson, 'Scots Against War' (SAW) and Secretary of the Scottish Committee of 100. Description An account of the resource "Another of the many 'events' organised by the Scottish Committee of 100 in July 1963 was a two-month march from Glasgow to London via Dunfermline on the Firth of Forth, carrying a 24-foot long cardboard model of a Polaris rocket, which had been made in Josh Macrae’s basement. It was an anti-nuclear re-run of the Jarrow March of the 1930s. As a Glasgow police inspector drily observed to George Williamson, the organiser of the march, ‘Ah canny help but note that this march tae London is heading due north. Is therr somethin’ ahm missin’ here?’ Of the 35 people who started out, I believe only 5 completed the march all the way on foot, in early September. One of those was Bill Beveridge, but I can’t remember who the others were. George Williamson usually went ahead by bus (to organise accommodation and refreshments at the next stop; a feature of the trip, which was celebrated in a commemorative song at the time). ‘On the Glasgow march to London There were 24 of us Twenty-three were marching And George was on the bus.’ Personally, I didn’t make it beyond Falkirk, the first night’s stop, as I had to be back at work on the Monday. Our arrival in the town had been heralded by the press, and among those waiting to meet us were the local female ‘beatniks’, with beehive hairdos, stiletto heels, pencil skirts and black PVC shortie coats. On one occasion, in the autumn of 1963 I think it was, I went out to Hamilton to look for George for some reason to do with the 'Scots Against War'. George wasn’t at home; he had gone off to the Locarno dance hall that night in search of 'executive and cultural relief' from the organisational and emotional demands made on him by the Glasgow Committee of 100. George’s mum, Annie, a rather douce and proper West of Scotland lady who did not entirely approve of George’s activities, invited me in for a cup of tea and a chat. Apparently I made such an impression on her — one so young going on so seriously about Spain and Franco — she said ‘Dae ye no’ think ye’d be better aff at the dancin’, son?’ George told me later that after the news broke of my arrest in Spain she gave a deep sigh and said: ‘Ah wish tae Gawd that wee boy hud taken ma advice and gawn tae the dancin’ an’ fun’ a nice wee girl instead!" Stuart Christie, July 2011 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All material uploaded on this site is licensed under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.</a> <br /><br />Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at stuartchristiearchive@maydayrooms.org. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Anti-War Glasgow Pacifism Peace Movement Scotland https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/34f48ab709da9724106334c4705f4d3f.jpg 5116cb83e4358d2a22befcd81d78fa6a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photographs Description An account of the resource Photographs of Stuart's friends, comrades, and acquaintances over the years. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Glasgow Federation of Anarchists march to Ardnadam Pier Description An account of the resource "Alex Howie (left) carrying the GFA banner with Ken Sutherland directly behind him holding something over his shoulder, but not sure who anyone else is in this pic, including the guy with the Beatles haircut carrying the right-hand banner pole." Stuart Christie, September 2013 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All material uploaded on this site is licensed under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.</a><br /><br /><span>Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at </span><a href="mailto:stuartchristiearchive@maydayrooms.org">stuartchristiearchive@maydayrooms.org</a> Anarchism Anti-War Glasgow https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/66b467e399f23cacba30534a086232d1.jpg 8e8b997947b5dcf113ddc1d97d442085 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photographs Description An account of the resource Photographs of Stuart's friends, comrades, and acquaintances over the years. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stuart and comrades at Hyde Park Description An account of the resource "Hyde Park Corner. Unfortunately, of the girls I can only remember Barbara's name. L2R: Ricky Cook, Barbara, and Ross Flett (with white mouse on his knee). Directly behind Ross is Ken Sutherland and me (SC) holding the SWF 'Strike Strategy' pamphlet we'd recently published." Stuart Christie, July 2011 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1964 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All material uploaded on this site is licensed under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.</a><br /><br /><span>Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at </span><a href="mailto:stuartchristiearchive@maydayrooms.org">stuartchristiearchive@maydayrooms.org</a> Anarchism Stuart Christie Syndicalist Workers' Federation https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/d29c57f397af9edafa35a3e52331fcc3.jpg eb17a6fa6180095a0f65979fb5222a62 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photographs Description An account of the resource Photographs of Stuart's friends, comrades, and acquaintances over the years. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Robert ‘Bobby’ Lynn, Glasgow anarchist and community activist. Description An account of the resource "Born in the Calton, in the heart of Glasgow, in 1924 Robert Lynn (about whom Matt McGinn wrote one of his wonderful songs — 'Bobby Lynn's Shebeen' — in Ross Street) was educated at St. Mungo's Academy. Leaving school at 14 years of age he took up a shipyard engineering apprenticeship in Yarrows and became actively involved in the class struggle to improve wages and conditions there - a battle that had to be fought and refought in ensuing years. During the war years he was swept up in the maelstrom of political activity in the British shipyard and engineering industries. In 1943 the Tyneside strike — which saw Jock Haston and Roy Tearso imprisoned — quickly spread to the Clyde where many shipyards, including Yarrows where 'Bobby' worked, were brought to a halt. During WWII, the influential shop stewards' committees were dominated by the Communist Party, but their policy of subordinating workers' interests to those of the Soviet Union drew a withering fire from anarchists, Trotskyists and other anti-Stalinist socialists alike, an experience that had a profound effect on Robert, and it was then he began to nurture Bakuninist ideas and the industrial strategy of syndicalism. In post-war Glasgow Robert's influence in shipbuilding became increasingly irritating to both employers and CP-led union officials, and he was "blacklisted" with the complicity of both. Unable to work he joined the Merchant Navy as an engineering officer and spent some years seeing the world and its peoples, devouring libraries and absorbing the ideas of syndicalism and Stirnerism (Max Stirner's Conscious Egoist). Returning to Glasgow in the early fifties he threw himself into politics, marriage and trade union activity and was an active member of the Glasgow Anarchist Group, which at the time consisted of Frank Leach, Jimmy Raeside and Eddie Shaw, well-respected names in local and international anarchist circles. As George Woodcock said: The Glasgow Anarchist Group is the only group in the world where the egocentric philosophies of Max Stirner took root and were given popular expression. The anarchists held an open workers forum in Renfrew Street, Glasgow where anarchists, CPGB, nationalists and Trotskyists debated - sometimes physically. In an open air arena ordinary working class men and women discussed, passionately, the ideas of Feurbuch, Clara Zetkin, Bakunin, Kropotkin and many, many others. Robert Lynn revelled in this, what he called the University of Life. In the late fifties, with the death of Raeside and the departure abroad of of Leach and Shaw, the Glasgow Anarchist Group disintegrated and the task of reorganisation was left to Robert. This he did by immersing himself in his local community of the Calton. He and Jean, his constant companion, became well-known, well-respected and to many — myself included — well-loved characters. Robert returned to industry and worked at Howden's engineering plant in Glasgow's South Side where he promoted his ideas of syndicalism and libertarianism. Sadly, thanks to trade union officials who immediately recognised the threat to their power, Robert's views did not meet with any great success. However it was the Glasgow Anarchist Group of the sixties and early seventies which proved the most fruitful for Robert's ideas; a massive blossoming of literature and direct action exploded on the scene. The publication of pamphlets such as Practical Anarchy and Why Vote?, all bearing Robert's signature, appeared and were avidly read by many people who, being disillusioned with political parties of all shades, were becoming increasingly attracted to the ideas of anarchism. Robert initiated a great number of events, especially the Glasgow Anarchist Summer School which attracted libertarian socialists from all over Britain. His death (on August 16 1996) was a shock to his family (Jean and daughters Jean, Joan and Betty), his many friends and comrades, and even to his political opponents. He was generous to a fault and although he did not suffer fools gladly he rarely had a bad word to say about anyone, even the worst of us. Loved deeply, missed sadly. " Stuart Christie, July 2011 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <span>All material uploaded on this site is licensed under a </span><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License</a><span>.</span><br /><br /><span>Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at <a href="mailto:stuartchristiearchive@maydayrooms.org">stuartchristiearchive@maydayrooms.org</a></span> Anarchism Glasgow Shop stewards committee Strike Trade unionism https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/48fa3ceaa452caeab4360c9b6ebafbdb.jpg 034974c4e14e64b37eaac0474ba16c91 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photographs Description An account of the resource Photographs of Stuart's friends, comrades, and acquaintances over the years. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Robert 'Bobby' Lynn, Glasgow anarchist and community activist Description An account of the resource "(Photo taken at one of 'Bobby's' mystery 'bus-runs'. It was that mysterious I can't remember where it was, not sure even if we knew at the time. Nor can I remember the name of the man on the left.) ROBERT ‘BOBBY’ LYNN from the Calton in Glasgow’s East End was an enigmatic figure whose looks belied his personality. He was a cherubic-faced, rosy-cheeked, curly-haired, small and dapper, generous and non-judgemental man with piercing and slightly hooded blue eyes. Bobby was in his late thirties when I first met him. He had been involved in the Glasgow anarchist group throughout the 1950s and had been its backbone since the departure of older activists who had kept an anarchist presence in Glasgow in the face of massive hostility from the Labour and Communist Parties throughout the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s: resilient activists such as Frank Leach, Jimmy Raeside, Eddie Shaw, Willie McDougall, John T Caldwell, and Guy Aldred of the Strickland Press. Robert revelled in the street forums, which he called the University of Life. They certainly had their moments. I remember one exemplary SPGB graduate mounting the platform, drawing a ten-shilling note from his pocket and holding it dangling from his thumb and forefinger for a quarter of an hour or so while delivering a devastatingly witty attack on money. The audience of thirty or so were spellbound. There was not a single heckler, until he set fire to it. From what I remember, my first conversation with Bobby went something like the following; his was a line he used often in debates at the open workers’ forums in Renfrew Street and elsewhere. ‘But what about stealing?’ says I. ‘Nobody would steal’, says Robert, ‘because it would be a society of abundance. What would be the sense in stealing in such a society? Let’s take as an example man’s most precious material things. What would you say these were?’ ‘Air’, says I, ‘and water’. ‘Exactly’, says Robert, ‘and these are in abundance. Now how would you like to steal some air and some water and go around the Gallowgate trying to sell it? Now if we can create a society where everything else is in abundance and we can do that with modern technology, stealing would vanish.’ Who could argue with that? The elegance and trickiness of Robert’s dialectic typified his approach. It was Jesuitical, but his ‘patter’ and his cheery character was the trigger that won me over to anarchism. Robert also explained democracy to me. The anarchist or libertarian view held democracy to be an intrinsically liberating and fulfilling humanitarian ideal. The capitalist, on the other hand, saw democracy as an end in itself. It was a political instrument controlled through the party system of government by a few powerful leaders and a number of accommodating scoundrels and fawning stooges. Through the device of political parties, of both left and right, the ‘popular will’ could be efficiently and legitimately converted into a means of social control over individuals and property — on the assumption it was an expression of the wishes of the majority. My first visit to Ross Street in the Calton (where the group met) gave me an insight into the ‘dark side’ of Glasgow, one which I had previously known nothing about. It was dark and raining when I got off the tramcar at Glasgow Cross and as I hurried up the empty street under the railway bridge towards the Barrows, I suddenly found myself squeezed between two sinister- looking, razor-scarred, Glasgow hard men who appeared from nowhere and pushed me towards a close mouth. ‘Wherr ur you goin’ ’, said one. ‘Tae see a friend’, said I. ‘ ’Zat right’, said he. ‘Whaurr’s zis freen live?’ said the other. ‘Ross Street’, says I, trying not to sound fearful. ‘Whit’s his name, then, pal?’ said the first one. ‘Robert Lynn’, said I, and with the mention of Robert’s name the mood changed as though the sun had come out from behind a dark cloud. The second one said, sternly: ‘A wee boy like you shouldna be walkin’ the streets o’ the Calton on yer own’ and with that they escorted me right to the door of 4 Ross Street, chatting away as if they had known me all their lives. The Glasgow Anarchist Group met in this derelict ground floor single-end at 4 Ross Street, off the Gallowgate, next to the Glasgow Barrows. The room doubled as a ‘shebeen’, an illegal-drinking house where people came to drink or buy cheap South African fortified wines such as Lanliq. The scene, when I entered the room through a dark lobby, was dramatic. The room, lit by a naked lightbulb, was bare except for a long table around which were seated the unlikeliest looking collection of people I had seen in my life. It was Callan meets G.K.Chesterton’s Man Who Was Thursday; it was Alphonse Bertillon’s private photo album. Old ‘Red Clydesiders’, William Clarke Quantrill’s Confederate Army guerrilla raiders and ‘The Hole in the Wall Gang’ had come to life in a single end in Glasgow’s Calton. At the head of the long table sat Robert, who made me feel immediately welcome with a smile, a wave, a brief introduction to those seated at the table, a mug of sweet brown fortified wine and a chair. The ominous hush that had descended on the room when I made my entrance immediately lifted and the lively debate picked up where it had left off. Some of the men in this room were quite awesome, massively built and heavily scarred about their faces and appeared to me unusually aggressive with each other. One in particular, Scout O’Neill, had hands like a Belfast ham. If guns were to be bought in Glasgow, it would be here. In fact, Peter Manuel, the last man to be hanged in Scotland, in July 1958, was convicted because Scout had turned Queen’s Evidence when he discovered Manuel was a suspect in a series of seven murders in and around Glasgow between 1954 and 1958. Scout had sold him a gun, a Webley revolver, supposedly for a robbery he said he was planning. The heated and sometimes bellicose discussions were constantly disrupted by wee wifies coming in with empty jugs to buy wine. After the meetings we would usually go across the road to the Saracen’s Head, Robert’s local, one of the oldest and, at the time, one of the most notorious pubs in Glasgow. Robert had lived in Ross Street all his life. He and his wife Jean had a ‘single end’ (a room and a kitchen) upstairs from the shebeen. Like his French Stirnerite companions of ‘the idea’ — such as Jules Bonnot of the Bande A Bonnot, an anarchist group of bank expropriators in 1910 (who were the first organised robbers to use motor cars), and Marius Jacob whose 40-strong anarchist group burgled their way through the stately homes of France a few years earlier — Robert’s interpretation of anarchism gave meaning and legitimacy to the often questionable activities of some Hogarthian local characters. Many of these were regular participants in the Ross Street meetings and these were the faces around the table on that first night. There was nothing doctrinaire about these meetings; everyone spoke as they found, some of it bordering on what would be described today as ‘non-politically correct’, I thought, but all of them had the heart of the matter in them — socialism, in its truest sense. The younger, newer Glasgow anarchists, in spite of Robert Lynn’s Stirnerite sympathies, were solidly anarcho-syndicalist and we regularly sold Direct Action, the paper of the Syndicalist Workers’ Federation on the street corners of Glasgow. Robert’s favourite leisure pastime was organising ‘bus runs’ and he and Jean would put these on regularly for us and the couthy folk of the Calton. The ‘bus runs’ were a ‘rerr terr’ (Glaswegian for ‘top form’) and we all had a great time with our ‘cairy-oots’ and ‘sannies’. Occasionally we would stop at a café or restaurant for lunch and Scout O’Neill’s party trick, when the plate of steak pie, peas and potatoes arrived at the table, was to put his massive hands over the dinner plate and thus completely cover it. Scout always led the singing; in fact he acquired his sobriquet because he was constantly singing the Dave Willis song with the refrain I’m a scout, scout, scout. On one occasion we went on a bus run to Burntisland on the Firth of Forth, near Rosyth naval dockyard, and we had a visiting French anarchist with us, a lad of about 21 who also happened to be a deserter from the French Navy. The bar, in the British Legion hall, was full of ugly-looking Glasgow anarchists and Royal Navy sailors, plus some from a French naval vessel in port, but the atmosphere was friendly — until after a few ‘bevies’ a French sailor chatting to our French comrade called him a ‘coward’. Our man immediately threw a punch at the sailor and in a moment the place was in an uproar with chairs thrown at the bar, tables upturned and people swinging fists, glasses and bottles at each other. I felt as though I had been transported to the set of a John Wayne movie. The French Navy came off worse that night. I imagine they thought they’d docked in Marseilles by mistake! We made a hasty retreat to where the bus was parked, taking time to set fire to the Union Jack on the flagpole outside the bar, and all the time you could hear Scout singing ‘For I’m a scout, scout, scout….’ " Stuart Christie, July 2011 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <span>All material uploaded on this site is licensed under a </span><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License</a><span>.</span><br /><br /><span>Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at <a href="mailto:stuartchristiearchive@maydayrooms.org">stuartchristiearchive@maydayrooms.org</a></span> Anarchism Glasgow Trade unionism https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/94e57db0a4665ff59a1009c1e85e0154.jpg 45819e99d99f83d144bac911ebe54f3e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photographs Description An account of the resource Photographs of Stuart's friends, comrades, and acquaintances over the years. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Robert "Bobby" Lynn, Glasgow anarchist and community activist Description An account of the resource "I'm told this might be Bobby Lynn, but not corroborated. It could be the 1958 Arden and All-Scotland Rent-Increase Strike demonstration." 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Title A name given to the resource Photographs Description An account of the resource Photographs of Stuart's friends, comrades, and acquaintances over the years. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Robert "Bobby" Lynn and his wife Description An account of the resource "Trawling through my digital shoebox I found this long forgotten photo of my old friend and comrade Robert 'Bobby' Lynn and, on his right, his wife Jean. It was clearly taken in the 'Barras' somewhere shortly before his death in 1996. Robert was immortalised in song by his close friend Matt McGinn, "Bobby Lynn's Shebeen" (an infamous Ross Street venue close to the Saracen's Head pub). Unfortunately I can't remember the name of the blonde lady on the left. This is my obituary for him in the Glasgow Herald: Robert Lynn, anarchist; born Calton, Glasgow, 1924, died August 16, 1996, Glasgow ROBERT Lynn has snuffed it. In the heart of Glasgow, the Calton - hundreds of people are genuinely mourning the loss of one of its best-loved sons. Born in the Calton in the East End of Glasgow in 1924, Robert went on to be educated at St Mungo's Academy. Leaving school at 14 years of age he took up an engineering apprenticeship in the shipyards. As a class-conscious teenager he was swept up in the maelstrom of political activity of the war years in the British shipyard and engineering industries. In 1943 the strike on Tyneside, which saw Jock Hasten and Roy Tearso imprisoned, quickly spread to the Clyde where many shipyards were brought to a halt. Robert worked in Yarrows as an apprentice and became actively involved in the struggle for better wages and conditions - a battle that had to be fought and refought in ensuing years. During the Second World War the influential shop stewards' committees were dominated by the Communist Party, but their policy of subordinating the workers' interests to those of Soviet Russia drew a withering fire from anarchists, Trotskyists and non-Communist Party socialists alike. This experience had a profound effect on Robert and it was then he began to nurture the ideas of Bakunin and the industrial strategy of syndicalism. In the post-war years Robert's influence in shipbuilding became increasingly irritating to both employers and communist-led union officials, so he was ``blacklisted'' with the approval of both sides. Unable to get work he joined the Merchant Navy as an engineering officer and spent some years seeing the world and its peoples. He devoured libraries and enveloped the beliefs of syndicalism and Stirnerism (Max Stirner's ``conscious egoist''). Returning to Glasgow in the early fifties he threw himself into everything: politics, marriage and trade-union activity. He became an active member of the Glasgow Anarchist Group which consisted of Frank Leach, Jimmy Raeside and Eddie Shaw, who were already well-respected names in anarchist circles. As the writer and academic anarchist George Woodcock asserted: ``The Glasgow Anarchist Group is the only group in the world where the egocentric philosophies of Max Stirner took root and were given popular expression.'' The anarchists held open workers' forums in Renfrew Street, Glasgow, where anarchists, Socialist Party of Great Britain (SPGB), nationalists, and Trotskyists regularly debated . . . sometimes physically. Here, in an open-air arena, ordinary working-class men and women discussed passionately the ideas of Feurbach, Clara Zetkin, Bakunin, Kropotkin and many, many others. Robert Lynn revelled in this - what he called the University of Life. In the late fifties, with the departure of Leach and Shaw abroad, the Glasgow Anarchist Group disintegrated and the reorganisation was left to Robert. This he did by immersing himself in his local community of the Calton where he and Jean, his constant companion, became well-known, well-respected and well-loved characters. Robert went back to industry, working at Howden's engineering plant in the South Side of Glasgow where he promoted his ideas of syndicalism and libertarianism. Sadly, thanks to trade union officials who quickly recognised the threat to their power, Robert's views did not meet with any great success. However, it was the Glasgow Anarchist Group of the early seventies which was to prove the most fruitful for Robert's ideas. There came a massive blossoming of literature and direct action which exploded on the scene. The publication of pamphlets such as Practical Anarchy and Why Vote? all bearing Robert's signature, appeared and were read avidly by many people who, disillusioned with political parties of all shades, were drawn to the ideas of anarchism. A great number of events were initiated by Robert, especially the now traditional Glasgow Anarchist Summer School which attract libertarian socialists from all over Britain. His death was a blow to his family, his many friends and comrades - and even to his political opponents. He was generous to a fault and although he did not suffer fools gladly he rarely had a bad word to say about anyone - even the worst of us. Robert is survived by Jean and daughters Jean, Joan and Betty" Stuart Christie, September 2019 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <span>All material uploaded on this site is licensed under a </span><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License</a><span>.</span><br /><br /><span>Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at <a href="mailto:stuartchristiearchive@maydayrooms.org">stuartchristiearchive@maydayrooms.org</a></span> Anarchism Bobby Lynn Glasgow Local history https://stuartchristie.maydayrooms.org/files/original/ba73f0e154accd701e92d2e2738c9e5e.jpg dd2945940600b1071050291ea4e8c505 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photographs Description An account of the resource Photographs of Stuart's friends, comrades, and acquaintances over the years. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stuart Christie Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bobby Campbell, Glaswegian folk musician Description An account of the resource "Just been reminded that today is the 15th anniversary of the untimely passing of Glaswegian folk musician, journalist, raconteur and activist, Bobby Campbell (1942-1997) (pictured here in 1973 — fiddling, on the left — with his longtime comrade Gordon Mcculloch). Fondly remembered!" 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