Attlee collection

The Attlee collection comprises of books donated to the Library by former Prime Minister Clement Attlee.

Many of these works relate to the independence of India and Pakistan and demonstrate the extent of Attlee’s involvement with this historic event.

How to access the collection

The majority of the collection is borrowable and can be found in the Morrell Library. A small collection of books are in the Rare Books Collection and may be consulted at the Borthwick Institute for Archives. The collection can be searched in YorSearch.

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About the collection

Acquisition

Attlee donated works to the newly founded University of York in the early 1960s.

Highlights

Ancient versus modern ‘scientific socialism’, or, theosophy and capitalism, fascism, communism by Bhagavan Das. Contains a note to Attlee from the author on the front endpaper.
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan with a handwritten dedication to Attlee from 1956.
The discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru. This copy has a handwritten dedication from Nehru to Attlee.

You can search across the collection in YorSearch.

Further information

Further information on the collection

Blog posts from the Library's "Inspiring Minds" blog