Hampstead Humanist Society
About this Archive
Administrative/biographical history
Hampstead Humanist Society was established in 1900 as the Hampstead Ethical Society. The Society was affiliated with the British Humanist Association. At a Special General Meeting on 6 September 2015 a unanimous motion was passed to terminate the Society.
Scope and content
Papers of the Hampstead Humanist Society, (1922-2015), including minutes, 1939-2015; annual Reports and accounts, 1966-2015; newsletters, 1962-2015; lectures, 1922-1947; scrapbooks, 1962-2012.
[Early material (1906-1926) is catalogued with the British Humanist Association Archive, reference: BHA/3/3/1-2]
Quantity
2 boxes.
#FROMTHE ARCHIVES
Married in 1950, Chris and Betty Birch have been involved in political, trade union, and LGBTQ+ activism for over 60 years. Sharing similar interests, they were both Communist Party Members and involved with organisations such as the Aid to Spanish Youth Committee. After the death of his friend, Mark Ashton, Chris became involved in forming the Mark Ashton Memorial Trust, which was created to raise money for individuals living with HIV. The archive includes the truncheon taken from the police by Mark Ashton, correspondence, personal scrapbooks, press cuttings, and various other papers relating to the couples activism.
