He was born in London and educated at King Alfred's School, Hampstead, before being evacuated to Canada and Australia because of the Second World War.[2] He attended a progressive school in Australia, where he was tutored in logic and philosophy by an Austrian-Jewish refugee.[2]
Harrison was a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain until 1956, when he joined the Labour Party. In 1960 he helped found the Society of the Study of Labour History and became editor of its bulletin (which was later renamed the Labour History Journal).[1]
In 1965 he was appointed senior lecturer at Bernard Crick's Department of Political Theory and Institutions at Sheffield before he became reader in 1969.[2] In 1971 he succeeded E. P. Thompson as Professor and Director of Warwick University's Centre for the Study of Social History.[2] Here he oversaw the founding of the modern records centre for storing the papers of the Trades Union Congress and the Confederation of British Industry, as well as those of other unions and businesses.[1] Harrison also created a research programme in which he adapted methods used in the natural sciences, which he had learnt from his wife.[2]
Harrison contributed an essay to the first volume of Essays in Labour History in 1960. In his first book, Before the Socialists (1965), he employed a "history from below" perspective to study the relationship between labour and politics during 1861–1881.[3] He also edited a collection of essays from what he called his "student collective" at Warwick: The Independent Collier was published in 1978 and, according to John Halstead, it "transformed the study of the miners".[2]Divisions of Labour (1985) focused on the "labour aristocracy".[2]
Worksedit
Before The Socialists: Studies in Labour and Politics, 1861–1881 (Routledge: 1965; 2nd edn, Gregg Revivals, 1994).
(editor), The English Defence of the Commune (Merlin, 1971).
(editor), The Independent Collier: The Coal Miner as Archetypal Proletarian Reconsidered (Harvester, 1978).
(editor with J. Zeitlin), Divisions of Labour: Skilled Workers and Technological Change in Nineteenth Century Britain (Harvester, 1985).
The Life and Times of Sidney and Beatrice Webb, 1858-1905: The Formative Years (Macmillan, 1999).
Notesedit
^ abcdefgMichael Barratt Brown and John Halstead, 'Obituary: Royden Harrison', The Guardian (3 July 2002), retrieved 9 December 2019.
^ abcdefghiJohn L. Halstead, 'Royden John Harrison (1927-2002)', History Workshop Journal, No. 55 (Spring, 2003), pp. 283-286.
^ abcJim Hagan, 'Royden Harrison (03.03.1927-30.06.2002)', Labour History, No. 83 (Nov., 2002), pp. 209-210.
Further readingedit
John McIlroy and John Halstead, 'A Very Different Historian: Royden Harrison, Radical Academics and Suppressed Alternatives', Historical Studies in Industrial Relations 15 (Spring 2003), pp. 113–143.
January 01, 1970
royden, harrison, royden, john, harrison, march, 1927, june, 2002, british, labour, historian, bornroyden, john, harrison, 1927, march, 1927london, englanddied30, june, 2002, 2002, aged, spousepauline, cowanacademic, backgroundalma, materst, catherine, college. Royden John Harrison 3 March 1927 30 June 2002 was a British labour historian 1 Royden HarrisonBornRoyden John Harrison 1927 03 03 3 March 1927London EnglandDied30 June 2002 2002 06 30 aged 75 SpousePauline CowanAcademic backgroundAlma materSt Catherine s College OxfordDoctoral advisorG D H ColeAcademic workDisciplineHistorySub disciplineLabour historyInstitutionsUniversity of Sheffield 1955 1971 University of Warwick 1971 1982 He was born in London and educated at King Alfred s School Hampstead before being evacuated to Canada and Australia because of the Second World War 2 He attended a progressive school in Australia where he was tutored in logic and philosophy by an Austrian Jewish refugee 2 He read Philosophy Politics and Economics at St Catherine s College Oxford after he won an ex servicemen s scholarship 3 Here he was tutored by G D H Cole who also oversaw Harrison s doctorate in English Positivism 1 2 While at Oxford he met his future wife Pauline Cowan who was a molecular biologist 3 After they were both awarded PhDs they took up posts at Sheffield University where he became a lecturer in 1955 1 2 It was here with Kenneth Alexander and John Hughes that he founded day release educational courses for miners from Derbyshire and Yorkshire 1 Harrison also represented the National Union of Public Employees on Sheffield s trades and labour council 1 Harrison was a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain until 1956 when he joined the Labour Party In 1960 he helped found the Society of the Study of Labour History and became editor of its bulletin which was later renamed the Labour History Journal 1 In 1965 he was appointed senior lecturer at Bernard Crick s Department of Political Theory and Institutions at Sheffield before he became reader in 1969 2 In 1971 he succeeded E P Thompson as Professor and Director of Warwick University s Centre for the Study of Social History 2 Here he oversaw the founding of the modern records centre for storing the papers of the Trades Union Congress and the Confederation of British Industry as well as those of other unions and businesses 1 Harrison also created a research programme in which he adapted methods used in the natural sciences which he had learnt from his wife 2 Harrison contributed an essay to the first volume of Essays in Labour History in 1960 In his first book Before the Socialists 1965 he employed a history from below perspective to study the relationship between labour and politics during 1861 1881 3 He also edited a collection of essays from what he called his student collective at Warwick The Independent Collier was published in 1978 and according to John Halstead it transformed the study of the miners 2 Divisions of Labour 1985 focused on the labour aristocracy 2 Works editBefore The Socialists Studies in Labour and Politics 1861 1881 Routledge 1965 2nd edn Gregg Revivals 1994 editor The English Defence of the Commune Merlin 1971 editor The Independent Collier The Coal Miner as Archetypal Proletarian Reconsidered Harvester 1978 editor with J Zeitlin Divisions of Labour Skilled Workers and Technological Change in Nineteenth Century Britain Harvester 1985 The Life and Times of Sidney and Beatrice Webb 1858 1905 The Formative Years Macmillan 1999 Notes edit a b c d e f g Michael Barratt Brown and John Halstead Obituary Royden Harrison The Guardian 3 July 2002 retrieved 9 December 2019 a b c d e f g h i John L Halstead Royden John Harrison 1927 2002 History Workshop Journal No 55 Spring 2003 pp 283 286 a b c Jim Hagan Royden Harrison 03 03 1927 30 06 2002 Labour History No 83 Nov 2002 pp 209 210 Further reading editJohn McIlroy and John Halstead A Very Different Historian Royden Harrison Radical Academics and Suppressed Alternatives Historical Studies in Industrial Relations 15 Spring 2003 pp 113 143 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royden Harrison amp oldid 1190398411, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
