Metadata : Toynbee Hall
Collection
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Holding institution:
- London Metropolitan Archives
- Holding institution (official language):
- London Metropolitan Archives
- Postal address:
- 40 Northampton RoadLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomEC1R 0HBFax: +44 (0) 20 7833 9136
- Phone number:
- Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7332 3820
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Holding institution:
- London Metropolitan Archives
- Holding institution (official language):
- London Metropolitan Archives
- Postal address:
- 40 Northampton RoadLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomEC1R 0HBFax: +44 (0) 20 7833 9136
- Phone number:
- Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7332 3820
- Reference number:
- A/TOY
- Title:
- Toynbee Hall
- Title (official language):
- Toynbee Hall
- Date(s):
- 1884/1961
- Language:
- English
- Extent:
- 3.33 linear metres
- Scope and content:
- Records of Toynbee Hall university settlement, including Education Committee minutes; Residents Meetings minutes; correspondence; annual reports; financial reports; memorandum and articles of association; educational syllabuses and evening courses; papers of clubs and societies; visitors' books; press cuttings; magazines; pamphlets; plans; photographs and slides.
- Archival history:
- The records of Toynbee Hall were decimated by war damage; one wing of Toynbee Hall, including the library, received a direct hit during the Second World War.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- In 1873 Reverend Samuel Barnett and his wife Henrietta requested to be placed in a deprived parish so that they could participate in poor relief. The foundation of Toynbee Hall in 1884 was their solution to the poverty they witnessed. The Hall was a student's residence combined with a community centre. The Hall was open to young academics who were able to rent out rooms, on the condition that they contribute to the community work. The Hall was named after Arnold Toynbee, a social philosopher and economist and friend of the Barnetts, who had died the previous year aged 31, of meningitis caused by overwork.Spitalfields historically had a large Jewish population, becoming a centre for Jewish immigrant communities in the 1830s. Jewish people were very involved with Toynbee Hall life from the start. The Friends of Yiddish Literary Club based at Toynbee Hall was the longest running club of its kind, closing only in 2000 after 75 years.Although the idea that those studying poverty and unemployment should live among the poorer classes was not new, Toynbee Hall was innovatory because the students lived together like a college. This 'University Settlement' was the first of its kind in the world and the model for many others both in Great Britain and abroad. Clement Atlee and William Beveridge were among several influential residents.The Hall carried out varied work, offering legal advice, campaigning for the rights of immigrants, hosting lectures and providing adult education.Toynbee Hall is still active, situated on Commercial Street, E1 and providing support for the local community. See http://www.toynbeehall.org.uk for more information.
- Access points: locations:
- London
- Subject terms:
- Education
- Access, restrictions:
- These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.
- Finding aids:
- Online catalogue.
- Links to finding aids:
- http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
- Yerusha Network member:
- AIM25
- Author of the description:
- London Metropolitan Archives
- Reference number:
- A/TOY
- Title:
- Toynbee Hall
- Title (official language):
- Toynbee Hall
- Date(s):
- 1884/1961
- Language:
- English
- Extent:
- 3.33 linear metres
- Scope and content:
- Records of Toynbee Hall university settlement, including Education Committee minutes; Residents Meetings minutes; correspondence; annual reports; financial reports; memorandum and articles of association; educational syllabuses and evening courses; papers of clubs and societies; visitors' books; press cuttings; magazines; pamphlets; plans; photographs and slides.
- Archival history:
- The records of Toynbee Hall were decimated by war damage; one wing of Toynbee Hall, including the library, received a direct hit during the Second World War.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- In 1873 Reverend Samuel Barnett and his wife Henrietta requested to be placed in a deprived parish so that they could participate in poor relief. The foundation of Toynbee Hall in 1884 was their solution to the poverty they witnessed. The Hall was a student's residence combined with a community centre. The Hall was open to young academics who were able to rent out rooms, on the condition that they contribute to the community work. The Hall was named after Arnold Toynbee, a social philosopher and economist and friend of the Barnetts, who had died the previous year aged 31, of meningitis caused by overwork.Spitalfields historically had a large Jewish population, becoming a centre for Jewish immigrant communities in the 1830s. Jewish people were very involved with Toynbee Hall life from the start. The Friends of Yiddish Literary Club based at Toynbee Hall was the longest running club of its kind, closing only in 2000 after 75 years.Although the idea that those studying poverty and unemployment should live among the poorer classes was not new, Toynbee Hall was innovatory because the students lived together like a college. This 'University Settlement' was the first of its kind in the world and the model for many others both in Great Britain and abroad. Clement Atlee and William Beveridge were among several influential residents.The Hall carried out varied work, offering legal advice, campaigning for the rights of immigrants, hosting lectures and providing adult education.Toynbee Hall is still active, situated on Commercial Street, E1 and providing support for the local community. See http://www.toynbeehall.org.uk for more information.
- Access points: locations:
- London
- Subject terms:
- Education
- Access, restrictions:
- These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.
- Finding aids:
- Online catalogue.
- Links to finding aids:
- http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
- Yerusha Network member:
- AIM25
- Author of the description:
- London Metropolitan Archives
