Bradford Pioneer

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Bradford Pioneer
TypeWeekly [1]
Founded1913
Political alignment Socialist
Language English
Ceased publication1936
Headquarters Bradford
OCLC number 23069586

Bradford Pioneer is a defunct newspaper published in Bradford between 1913 and 1936 under the auspices of the Bradford Independent Labour Party, Bradford Trades Council and Workers' Municipal Federation. [2]

The 1913 volume contains several early articles by J. B. Priestley, and on 27 July 1917 it published A Soldier's Declaration by Siegfried Sassoon. [3] [4]

In 1914, Joseph Burgess was the editor. [5] Another editor was Frank Betts, father of Barbara Castle. [1]

Editors

1913: Joseph Burgess
1915: William Leach
1920s: Fred Jowett
1920s: William Leach
1926: Ethel Stead
1929: William Leach
1935: Frank Betts

References

  1. 1 2 Tribute to Barbara Castle Archived 26 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Newspapers in Special Collections, University of Bradford
  3. ↑ Siegfried Sassoon, "Finished with the War: A Soldier's Declaration"
  4. ↑ Guide to the Siegfried Sassoon collection of papers, [1905]-1975 bulk (1915-1951)
  5. ↑ A. T. Lane, Biographical Dictionary of European Labor Leaders, 1995, p 165-6 ISBN   0-313-29900-5


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