Anti-Vivisection

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A bound volume containing details of the names, addresses, and amount paid in subscriptions to the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Vivisection for Lanarkshire between 1912-1921

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A bound volume containing details of the names, addresses, and amount paid in subscriptions to the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Vivisection from Lanarkshire 1932-1941


Contains 13 inserts

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"Last Speech on Vivisection of Lawson Tait", ex professor of Gynachology, Mason's College, Birmingham. The speech was prepared for and delivered at the Great Demonstration of the London Anti-Vivisection Society at St James' Hall, Piccadilly, London, 26th April 1899.

Scope and Contents Leaflets for distribition from the National Anti-Vaccination League based in London. 1. Report for the Year 1957, Sixty-second annual report of the National Anti-Vaccination League 2. "Dangers Inherent in Innoculation, paper prepared for presentation by Anti-vivisectionists in June, 1954, at an interview with a Scottish medical Officer of Health", 1954 3. "Cruelty of Vaccination (paper contributed by Miss Loat, secretary of the National Anti-Vaccination League, to the...

Scope and Contents Nine leaflets which were published by the United Humanitarian League, which was in existence between 1891-1919 and aimed to promote humanitarian qualities such as not intentionaly inflicting pain on any human or animal. These leaflets mainly relate to bringing an end to vivisection. The leaflets include; "Science versus Ethics, the last experiment" "A Letter to Girls and Boys" "Venturers for Fellowship" "The Use of Animals in Scientific Experiments, Cruelty in our...

Scope and Contents A collection of leaflets distributed by various anti-vaccination and anti-vivisection organisations across the world, bringing attention to the use of vaccinations on soldiers. 1. "Two soldiers have already been killed by vaccination and inoculation", published by the National Anti-Vaccination Team, 1940 (3 copies) 2. "Vaccination and Innoculation. Time Lost in Training Recruits" reprinted from the Vaccination Inquirer, December 1st, 1939. Issued by the National Anti-Vaccination...

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Correspondence between the SSPV and the Scottish Anti-Vivisection Society in regard to legacies being left to the charities. On occasion, confusion over which charity money was left to in legacies was contested between the two charities occured.

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A letter, dated 14th June 1911, from Netta Ivory to the National Anti-Vivisection Society, saying she is prepared to serve on the executive committee of the National Anti-Vivisection Society.


The letter comes with a copy of the report of the first general meeting of the Scottish Branch of the National Anti-Vivisection Society, held December 30th, 1902.

Scope and Contents Three copies of a letter which was forwarded to Harvey Metcalfe by A.W. Moss, Chief Secretary of the RSPCA. The copied letter is from A.W. Moss to T.I. Hughes of the British Columbia SPCA. The letter regards legislation around the use of animals in scientific and medical experiments and urges the British Columbian branch to resist any changes towards more harm coming to animals, April 1926Accompanying the letter are booklets from the RSPCA including, RSPCA, One...

Scope and Contents A collection of letters and pamphlets, which were kept together in original order, relating to the distribution of other animal charities' pamphlets. 1. Correspondence with the United Humanitarian League about the visiting of laboratories and a report in "The Animals' Friend", 1946 2. Correspondence betwen Douglas Hume and Netta Ivory about Hume's publication which the SSPV are unable to distribute. Two copues of Hume's publication "Bechamp or Pasteur? A Lost Chapter in the...