Robert Applegarth Collection

Scope and Content

A small collection of personal documents,photographs and press-cuttings

Administrative / Biographical History

Robert Applegarth was born in Kingston-on-Hull in 1834 and held the position of General Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and joiners between 1862-1871. He was also a member of the Reform League, the London General Council of the International Working Men's Association and the London Chamber of Commerce, and a delegate to the International Congress at Basle in 1869. Applegarth died in July 1924.

Access Information

Open to view with an appointment: archive@phm.org.uk

Other Finding Aids

A hard copy catalogue is available in the Labour History Archive