GB 0550 MSS Robert Owen Memorial Museum This catalogue was digitised by The National Archives as part of the National Register of Archives digitisation project NRA 19942 The National Archives * - JUN 1976 THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS K M. C NATIONAL KC*I8Y£I OF ARCHIVES Report on the papers and exhibits in THE ROBERT OWEN MEMORIAL MUSEUM, NEWTOWN, POWYS Reproduced for the Clwyd Record Office by THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS Quality House, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1HP 1976 Al l rights reserved No. 76/39 SCHEDULE OF THE CONTENTS OF THE ROBERT OWEN MEMORIAL MUSEUM NEWTOWN, POWYS 1976 ROBERT OWEN MEMORIAL MUSEUM The Robert Owen Memorial Museum was opened in 1929 on the site of the birthplace of Robert Owen in Newtown. It contains a considerable collection of books, documents and other items relating to Robert Owen and Newtown. (A collection of some 3,000 items of Robert Owen's correspondence is in the Library of the Co-operative Union, Ltd., Holyoake House, Hanover Street, Manchester M60 OAS). This list of the contents of the Museum was prepared for the Trustees by C.J. Williams of the Clwyd Record Office, Hawarden. Enquiries relating to the Museum should be addressed to the Secretary, c/o Davies Memorial Gallery, Newtown, Powys, SY16 2NZ. CONTENTS ROBERT OWEN Birth and Early Years 1 - 6 New Lanark 7 - 25 America and New Harmony 26 - 31 Equitable Labour Exchange 32 - 36 Correspondence 37 - 45 Electoral Addresses 46 Press-cuttings 47 - 53 Miscellaneous 54 - 64 Portraits &S - 78 Belongings 79 - 87 Death 88 - 96 Descendants 91 - 102 Early Memorials 103 - 105 1902 Memorial 106 - 108 1938 Tomb Renovation 109 - 110 Robert Owen Memorial Museum 111 - 133 Other Memorials 134 - 139 Busts 140 - 149 Statue 150 - 153 Medallions 154 - 156 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS Newtown 157 - 173 Co-operative Movement and Social Reform 174 - 178 George Jacob Holyoake I B - 181 Colonel E. Pryce-Jones, M.P. isz - 185 PRINTED BOOKS Books by Robert Owen 186 - 228 Books on Robert Owen 229 - 263 Dale Owen Books 264 - 274 G.J. Holyoake and Co-operation 275 - 308 Miscellaneous Books yj& - 332 New Lanark Library 333 - 460 ROBERT OWEN Birth and Early Years 1. Old photographs of birthplace of Robert Owen (2 items). 2. Framed water colour of Robert Owen's birth room. 3. Framed photographs of signature of Robert Owen's father as a churchwarden of Newtown, 1786, and of entry in Newtown parish register recording baptism of Robert Owen, 1771 (2 items). 4. Door from Robert Owen birthplace. 5. Knocker from front door of Robert Owen birthplace. 6. Part of original staircase from Robert Owen birthplace. New Lanark 7. Form of indenture of apprenticeship to David Dale, New Lanark. n.d. 8. Two framed watercolours of Lee Castle and the Valley of the Clyde by Miss Whitefield, governess in Robert Owen's household, who was also a teacher in the schools at New Lanark. n.d. (2 items). 9. Framed water-colours of New Lanark Mills by unidentified artist. (2 items). 10. Engravings 'A View of New Lanark1 with facsimile of signature of Robert Owen. 1799 (9 items). 11. Framed engravings of Lanark Cotton Mills, by R. Scott, and framed description. 1802 (2 items). 12. Framed duplicate of 11 above. 13. Framed lithograph view of the town of Lanark, by I. Clark n. d. 14. Four photographs of Robert 0wen's house, Braxfield, at New Lanark. (Fresented by his grand-daughter). 15. Framea old photograph of Braxfield, Robert Owen's house at New Lanark. 16. Framed brief MS. account of David Dale's cotton mills at Lanark. n.d. [e, 1800]. 17. Fraroed photograph of portrait of David Dale. - 1 ­ 18. Printed reproduction of portrait of William Allen (one of Robert Owen's partners at New Lanark) (3 copies). 19. Address to Robert Owen from the inhabitants of New Lanark, with reply, reprinted the Glasgow Courier. 18 March 1820* 20. Typed extract from diary of Anne Rushout, describing a visit to New Lanark. 1823. 21. Spanish coin converted into Lanark Mills 5s. token. 22. A "Silent Monitor1 from New Lanark Mills. 23. Lanark Cotton Mills buttons from children's uniforms. 24. Plate from a cart inscribed "Robert Owen & Co, New Lanark, No. 1'. 25. New Lanark wages tickets (4 items). America and New Harmony 26. Press-cutting:- the Address of Robert Owen to the inhabitants of the United States, on his arrival in America. n.d. (post 1830). 27. Guide to Points of unusual interest in historic New Harmony, Indiana, compiled by the Daughters of the American Revolution, n.d.; leaflet on the Old Fauntleroy Home [Indiana], built by the Rappites in 1815, n.d.; and MS. notes on Robert Owen and the relationship of his descendents to the Fauntleroy family, n.d. (3 items). 28. Press-cuttings:- public meeting of the friends of the late Robert Owen in America. n.d. 29. Collection of seeds from New Harmony. 30. Leaflet on New Harmony, Indiana. n.d. (20th c). 31. Programme for dedication of the New Harmony Shrine, Indiana, with press-cuttings relating 1960. (3 items). Equitable Labour Exchange 32. New Surrey and Southwalk Equitable Exchange cheques for 5s; one blank, one (defective) signed by the trustees. 1832 (2 items). 33. Framed photograph of an Equitable Labour Exchange note. 1832. 34. Framed National Equitable Labour Exchange notes (2 items). 35. National Equitable Labour Exchange notes. 1832-3 ( 21 items). - 2 ­ 36. Steel plates used for engraving National Equitable Labour Exchange notes. 1833, Correspondence 37. Letter from Robert Owen to Miss H. Carnegie- 30 October 1817. 38. -Copy extracts from letter from Robert Owen to Miss Carnegie. 30 October 1817. 39. Copy letter of Frances Wright (Memphis) to Mrs. Owen. 9 February 1828. 40. Copy letter from Harriet Martineau to Robert Owen, thanking him for sending papers. 1837. 41. Letters from Robert Owen to Eliezar Nash. 1838-57 (4 items). 42. Letter from Robert Owen to Miss Nash, Hollowly, arranging an appointment. November 1848. 43. Letters from Robert Owen to George Jacob Halgroake. 1848-54, n. d. (5 items) . 44. - Letters from Robert Owen to various persons- on spiritualism, 1853-5, with copies (1 vol., 1 item). 45. Addressed cover for a letter in hand of Robert Owen. 1856. Electoral Addresses 46. Address of Robert Owen to the electors of tike borough of Marylebone. 23 July 1847. Press-cuttings 47. Scrap-book kept by Miss Dale Owen, containing press-cuttings relating to Robert Owen. 1815-25 (1 vol.). 48. The Economist, 11 August 1821, with account of Robert Owen's speech at Holkham. 49. Press-cutting:- (? Montgomeryshire Express)' letter from Douglas Whittaker defending views of Robert ^Owen. 24 October 1824. 50. Press cutting:- extract from Address of Robtert Owen [at a public meeting at the National Equitable Lafoour Exchange] on 1 May 1833. 51. Press-cutting from the Manchester Guardiant - Robert Owen's lectures. 11 June 1836. 52. Press-cutting:- Robert Owen's religion. n.dL 53. Press-cuttings from the Montgomeryshire Express of Robert Owen interest. 1953-7 (3 items). - 3 ­ Miscellaneous 54. Printed photograph of the Rotunda, Dublin, where Robert Owen spoke in 1822. 55. "Rights of Industry': resolutions of a meeting of the Working People of Manchester concerning formation of the Society for Promoting National Regeneration (Committee including Robert Owen), etc. 25 November 1833. 56. Photostat of title page of The Crisis. 1833. 57. Collection of photostat copies of publications of Robert Owen (mostly title-page only). (24 items). 58. Old photograph of Queenwood (formerly Harmony Hall). 59. Model of Orbeston, Robert Owen's house. 60. Small framed photograph (Daguerreotype), faded, of Robert Owen's butler, Robert Watson, with reproduction (2 items). 61. Framed engraving of the Duke of Sussex (friend of Robert Owen). 62. Framed engraving of the Duke of Kent (supporter of Robert Owen). 63. Page-proofs if an unidentified encyclopaedia entry on Robert Owen. n.d. 64. Notes on Robert Owen, David Dale, etc. (English and Welsh), by R.0. Roberts, University College, Swansea. 1954, n.d. (4 items). Portraits 65. Framed portraits of eleven social reformers, etc., incl. Robert Owen. * 66. Framed collection of reproductions of twelve portraits, etc., of Robert Owen. 67. Framed sketch of Robert Owen by unidentified artist. 68. Gold locket containing ivory portrait of Robert Owen and a lock of his hair. 69. Framed reproduction of miniature of Robert Owen by Mary Ann Knight, with framed description. (2 items). 70. Framed engraving of Robert Owen by J. Robins & Co. 1823. 71. Framed engraving of Robert Owen. 1823. 72. Printed reproduction of early portrait of Robert Owen by Matilda Hemming. 1823 (3 copies). - 4 ­ 73. Framed engraving of Robert Owen by H.T. Ryall, after the painting by W.H. Brooke. 1835 (2 copies). 74. Framed engraving of Robert Owen by William Farquhar. 1856. 75. Framed engraving of Robert Owen, by C. Pye. 76. Framed engraving of Robert Owen reading the Sew Moral World, with facsmile of his signature. 77. Framed coloured lithograph of Robert Owen. 78. Framed lithograph portrait of Robert Owen. Belongings 79. Half-tester bedstead of Robert Owen. 80. Bureau belonging to Robert Owen. 81. Bottle belonging to Robert Owen. 82. Spectacle case belonging to Robert Owen. 83. Two jugs from Braxfield House. 84. Two plates (? from Braxfield House). 85. Walking sticks of Robert Owen. (2 items). 86. Lock of Robert Owen's hair. 1851. 87. Framed lock of Robert Owen's hair. Death 88. Placard with photograph of Robert Owen and cfetails of his career, and his stay in the Bear Hotel, Newfcown, in 1858. n.d. (2 copies). 89. Notebook of R[ichard] Lewis, Stationer, Newtown, containing a list of members of Newtown Congregational Church, 1850, letter from Thomas Telford, 1850, notes on sermons and visits made, 1863-74, account of the last days of Robert Owen, 1858, and lock of Robert 0wen's hair.