WEA work with special groups

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Reference code(s): WEA/ C/3/2/1

Title: WEA work with special groups

Date(s): 1947 - 1950

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Scope and content: The special groups are: women, polish camps, immigrants, retired people. It includes booklet 'Colour and Conscience - A Study of Race Relations in Birmingham' by John Darragh. The material on 'black immigrants' is also in the form of correspondence between the WEA and the Director of Education, Mr H.A.Jenkin, the direct aim being the desire of the WEA to help provide solutions to the issues facing the newcomers. Contact was also made to the Migrant Services Division of the High Commission of the West Indies. Also in this file is a pamphlet 'The West Indian Immigrant -A survey' by the Wolverhampton Fabian Society. Areas looked include: occupations, reasons for emigrating, feelings towards settling in the UK, training and recreation. This survey was conducted in 1957.

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Recorder's note: This record was completed and indexed in June 2002. MR.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Interest: Asian, Black

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Immigration

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Wolverhampton Fabian Society

Workers Educational Association

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