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British Humanist Association Archive (BHA) British Humanist Association Archive (BHA) ©Bishopsgate Institute Catalogued by Nicky Hilton July 2014 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents p.2 Collection Level Description p.3 BHA/1: British Humanist Association Papers p.6 BHA/1/1: Congress Minutes and Papers p.7 BHA/1/2: Council and Executive Committee Minutes and Papers p.9 BHA/1/3: Committee Minutes and Papers p.15 BHA/1/4: Mixed Minutes, Agendas and Papers of the Committees p.35 BHA/1/5: Annual Reports p.42 BHA/1/6: Financial p.44 BHA/1/7: Legal p.45 BHA/1/8: Administration p.47 BHA/1/9: Humanist Council p.99 BHA/1/10: Humanist Counselling Group p.104 BHA/1/11: Humanist Housing Association p.111 BHA/1/12: Humanist Broadcasting Council p.112 BHA/1/13: Modern Religious Thinkers Committee and Conference p.117 BHA/1/14: Papers of Individual Members and Humanists p.118 BHA/1/15: Images and Audio p.130 BHA/1/16: Events and Conferences p.145 BHA/1/17: Interests and Campaign Activities p.155 BHA/1/18: Parliamentary Humanist Group p.197 BHA/1/19: Humanist Philosophers' Group p.198 BHA/2: Humanist Trust and Voltaire Lecture Fund p.199 BHA/2/1: Minutes p.200 BHA/2/2: Deeds p.201 BHA/2/3: Administrative Papers p.202 BHA/2/4: Financial Papers p.207 BHA/2/5: Voltaire Lectures Fund p.210 BHA/3: Affiliated Groups p.212 BHA/3/1: The City and University of York Humanist Society p.213 BHA/3/2: Flyde and Blackpool Humanists p.214 BHA/3/3: Hampstead Ethical Institute p.216 BHA/3/4: London Young Humanists p.217 BHA/3/5: Secular Education League p.218 BHA/3/6: Sheffield Ethical Society p.220 BHA/3/7: South London Ethical Society p.222 BHA/3/8: West London Ethical Society and Ethical Church p.223 BHA/3/9: Women’s Group of the Ethical Movement p.226 BHA/3/10: Young People’s Group of the Ethical Movement p.227 BHA/3/11: Circle for the Study of Comparative Religions p.228 BHA/3/13: Local Humanist Organisations p.229 BHA/3/14: North East Humanists Tyneside Group p.230 2 BHA British Humanist Association Archive 1887- 2014 Name of Creator: British Humanist Association Extent: c.392 boxes, 5 volumes, 2 bundles Administrative/Biographical History: The British Humanist Association has its origins in the ethical movement established by Felix Adler in America in 1876. The aim of the ethical movement was to 'disentangle moral ideals from religious doctrines, metaphysical systems and ethical theories'. Ten years later, the movement was brought to Britain by Doctor Stanton Coit who became a minister of the South Place Ethical Society and later established the West London Ethical Society. In 1896 the Union of Ethical Societies was formed creating a central body to which local societies could affiliate and send representatives to the annual Congress. From 1920 the organisation was known as the Ethical Union. The Ethical Union was involved with moral education, repeal of the blasphemy laws, penal reform and neighbourhood community work. They also assisted the women's movement and drew attention to racial, colonial and international problems by initiating and supporting effective action. Searching for alternatives to religious worship also led to the formation of the Ethical Church by the Stanton Coit in Bayswater, operating from c.1909 to c.1954. The immediate origins of the British Humanist Association stem from the 1962 annual conference of the International Humanist and Ethical Union. British representatives concluded that there was a need to establish a national Humanist body to incorporate the growing number of local and university Humanist groups. At this point the central point of contact and unity between the local societies remained the Ethical Union. A Humanist Council had been established in the 1950s to promote greater collaboration between secularist groups at a national level (representatives from the Ethical Union, Rationalist Press Association and National Secular Society were invited to sit on the Council) but it was disbanded by the mid-1960s. Further attempts were made to move towards greater collaboration in 1957 when the Rationalist Press Association and the Ethical Union formed the Humanist Association. The name ‘British Humanist Association’ was registered in 1961 and co- operation between the Ethical Union and Rationalist Press Association was formalised in 1963 with the inaugural dinner of the British Humanist Association at the House of Commons in May. Following the creation of the British Humanist Association there was an immediate rise in membership and local group activity. University humanist groups also became more active instituting the Humanist Student Federation. Harold Blackham, an influential figure in the ethical movement and a former assistant to Stanton Coit, was appointed Executive Director of the British Humanist Associations serving from 1963 to 1968. Despite the joint commitment to the British Humanist Association in 1963, both the Ethical Union and the Rationalist Press 3 Association retained their individual identities: the Ethical Union in West London was concerned with public relations, and the Rational Press Association, in Drury Lane, with publishing. By 1965 collaboration between the Ethical Union and Rationalist Press Association was to become more difficult following amendments to the charity laws. The Ethical Union was removed from the charity register on a technical point. This necessitated the Rationalist Press Association, because of its own charitable status, to pull out of the joint running of the British Humanist Association. The issues surrounding charitable status led to the creation of the Humanist Trust in 1967 and the incorporation of the Ethical Union into the British Humanist Association. The Humanist Trust became a charitable organisation focused on funding educational activities, whilst the British Humanist Association (now solely operated by the former Ethical Union) was able to pursue political lobbying and campaigning. The battle for charitable status for the British Humanist Association continued and was eventually won in 1983. From its origins the British Humanist Association's activities have been wide and varied. These have included the publication of pamphlets, books and periodicals, arranging conferences, promoting campaigns and organising local groups. The Association also calls for and promotes new thinking, research and experimentation in moral and religious education, along with helping Humanist parents and teachers. It also seeks a fuller and fairer representation of Humanist views in broadcasting , the press and government. The British Humanist Association is linked internationally with the International Humanist and Ethical Union and has been affiliated to the United Nations Association and supported Freedom from Hunger and similar campaigns. It was also involved in establishing the Humanist Housing Association, the Agnostics Adoption Society, the Social Morality Council (now transmuted into the Norham Foundation), and a Humanist counselling service. Education continues to be a priority and many books, newsletters and literature are produced. The British Humanist Association members receive the official newsletter of the Association, Humanist News, and since 2001, The New Humanist, (published by the Rationalist Press Association). Custodial History: Deposited at the Bishopsgate Institute by the British Humanist Association, 22 October 2007. Scope and Content: Archive of the British Humanist Association, (1887 - 2007). Includes: - Papers of the Union of Ethical Societies, Ethical Union and British Humanist Association, including minutes of the Congress, Council, Executive Committee and committees (1904-1991); financial, legal and administrative papers (1920-1999); papers of the Humanist Council, Humanist Counselling Group, Humanist Housing Association, Humanist Broadcasting Council and Modern Religious Thinkers Committee (1919-1993); papers regarding the work of Stanton Coit, George O’Dell, John White and Don Liversedge (1887-1999); photographs and audio of individuals, events, groups and premises (1890-1999). - Papers of the Humanist Trust and the Voltaire Lectures Fund (1958-1996) 4 - Papers of affiliated groups including City and University of York Humanists Societies (1967-1968), Flyde and Blackpool Humanists (1967-2007), Hampstead Ethical Institute (1906- 1926), London Young Humanists (1969-1980), Secular Education League (1907-1964), Sheffield Ethical Society (1903- 1924),South London Ethical Society (1924-1959), West London Ethical Society and Ethical Church (1892-1964), Women's Group of the Ethical Movement (1920-1935), Young People's Group of the Ethical Movement (1923-1933), and Circle for the Study of Comparative Religions (1912-1913). - Papers of the British Humanist Association created after 1982, (1982-2007). System of Arrangement: The papers of British Humanist Association are divided into the following three sections: BHA/1: British Humanist Association Papers BHA/2: Humanist Trust and Voltaire Lecture Fund BHA/3: Affiliated Groups Language/scripts of material: English Access conditions: Open. Please note, some records contain information closed under the Data Protection Act 1998. Please ask the Archivist for more information. Copying conditions: Photocopying, scanning and digital photography (without flash) is permitted for research purposes on completion of the Library's Copyright Declaration form and with respect to current UK copyright law. Finding Aids: Copy of handlist available in Library Reading Room. Rules and Conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description,
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