'Republic' was formed in London in 1983 as an interest and pressure group to promote Republicanism, to provide a forum and focus for democratic republican opinion and to contribute to ideas about the concept of a British Republic. It was affiliated to the Thomas Paine Society; to the Campaign for the Freedom of Information and to Charter 88.
The group subscribed to the Quarterly Review of the Constitutional Reform Centre. It hosted its own Working Party on Constitutional Reform, although avoided direct affiliation with any political party.
Scope and content
Agendas and minutes of Annual General Meetings, 1983-1991
Papers regarding the constitution of Republic, 1983-1990
Financial reports, miscellaneous accounts and receipts, 1986-1990
Organisational correspondence to and from Republic, 1982-1990
Publicity material, handouts and newsletters, 1983-1992
Membership and subscription lists with accompanying correspondence, 1987-1991
Papers concerning the Republic Working Party on a new draft constitution and the reform of the House of Lords, 1987-1988
Photographs from the Annual General Meeting of Republic, 1987
Papers and correspondence regarding the publication of Edgar Wilson's book Myth of Modern Monarchy, 1987-1989
Papers and findings relating to a questionnaire on the constitution, 1988.
Established in 1983, Format Photographers Agency was a women’s only photographic agency which offered a platform for female photographers to develop their creativity and enhance their careers.
