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Henry Solly: The origin and nature of Working Men’s Clubs and Institutes

Picture by Graeme Douglas. Flickr ccbysa2 licence In this piece Henry Solly reviews the early development of working men’s clubs and establishes their central characteristics and principles. First published as Chapter 1 of Henry Solly (1867; 1904) Working Men’s Social Clubs and Educational Institutes. Founder of the Club and Institute Union and a great propagandist …

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Posted byinfed.orgJuly 5, 2019October 10, 2019Posted inArchives, Association, democracy and civil society, community, Informal and non-formal education, Lifelong learning and adult education, Social action, social change and social reformTags: working mens' clubs

Arthur Sweatman and the idea of the club

Arthur Sweatman and the idea of the club. Known as an early advocate of specific youth provision, the Most Rev. Arthur Sweatman also contributed to thinking around the development of working men’s clubs. Arthur Sweatman (1834-1909) was the son of a doctor on the staff of the Middlesex Hospital, and was educated at University College …

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