LONDON, SATURDAY OCTOBER 31st 1964 

By R.W. Morrell

As mentioned in the A.G.M. Report the Society is co-operating with the Trade Union, Labour, Co-operative and Democratic History Society. This body organised a conference in London on October 31st. at which the Thomas Paine Society was officially represented. 

Including our representatives there were 26 people present. The Secretary of T.U.L.C. commenced the meeting by giving an address in which certain proposals were advanced, these were to urge the formation of a National History Centre and Museum; to promote a travelling exhibition in three sections; to stage a major exhibition in London in 1967 commemorating the 1867 Reform Act. 

The meeting was then thrown open for contributions from those present and among those who took part was the Secretary of the T.P.S., Mr. R.W. Morrell. He supported the proposals and drew attention to the continual loss of important material from deliberate destruction and sale abroad. Following the morning session Mr. Morrell presented, through tho T.P.S., a number of items from his own collection on permanent loan to T.U.L.C., these included Chartist material, posters, photographs, newspapers, badges and original letters from G.J. Holyoake and Robert Blatchford. 

The afternoon session was chaired by Christopher Brunel, Chairman of the T.P.S. also Vice-Chairman of T.U.L.C., who gave a short talk on the T.P.S. Later the motion to hold the London exhibition and appeal for financial aid was moved and carried.