Description:This is an additional miscellaneous resource list of materials on the ‘Civic Gospels’. Each item was suggested by the staff of Birmingham's Archives and Heritage Services during research seminars held by the Birmingham Stories project. These can be used in conjunction with the resources in the learning guide on ‘Migration Stories’.
[Note: in brackets are the reference numbers needed to order the item]
[MS 517/458]
‘One Hundred Years of childcare: The Story of Middlemore Homes 1872-1972’
[MS 517/245]
Middlemore Homes/ Inspector Reports Volume/ 1877-1895
[MS 517/463]
Middlemore Homes Printed Annual Reports 1873-1878
(Note: the archive records of the Middlemore emigration scheme often include vivid descriptions of late 19th century working class conditions)
[L41.2]
‘Women Workers’ Publication Vols. 1-6
(Dates Including 1891-1897)
[ZZ 67B]
The Society of Friends Bull Street Birmingham.(Album of portraits/ obituaries/ photographs of local Quakers 18th to 19th century)
[MS 466/152/1-30] & [MS 466/152/31/31-63]
19th & 20th Century Essays and Speeches by Elizabeth Cadbury
[L34.3]
Birmingham Council Proceedings 1870-1871
(includes description of physical conditions of workers)
[L78.1]
‘One and All. An Autobiography of Richard Tangye’
[L65.2WAT]
‘A Hundred Years of Engineering Craftsmanship. Tangye’s Limited 1857-1957’
[L78.1 TAN]
Richard Tangye, ‘Reminiscences of Travel’
[L78.1]
An Interview with Sir Richard Tangye
(Note: ‘Tangye’s’ provided money for the Birmingham Art Gallery and the School of Art and were involved in worker’s education and welfare duri9ng the civic gospels era)
[L78.1CHA]
Jennifer Tann ‘Joseph Chamberlain and Birmingham’s Improvement’
(A brief but useful introduction to Chamberlain’s Reforms in Birmingham)
[L76.6]
The Central Literary Magazine
See: October 1876/ April 1882 for celebrations of ‘civic gospel’ vision.
[Archives ZZ321]
The Bedstead Workmen’s Association leaflets etc 1889-1926
(includes materials on the ‘great bedstead maker’s stike of 1889)
[Social Sciences Department: Trade Union Collection]
Birmingham Trades Council Minutes Book March 1887-July 1889 Vol 8
(includes descriptions of ongoing 19th century working class conditions)
[L47.143/SC1]
‘A correct List of the Number of Lamps Lighted in Birmingham, Taken in December 1787’
(An 18th century document which provides a list information on early street names. An interesting early example of the physical changes already taking place in the city)