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Who is George Garrett?`

Who is George Garrett?`. Born Seacombe 1896, family soon moved to the Dingle Early radical activism: 1911 dockers strike Stowaway, then merchant seaman, spent both Wars at sea New York 1920s: IWW and early writing 1930s: unemployment, activism, writing and Orwell

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Who is George Garrett?`

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  1. Who is George Garrett?` • Born Seacombe 1896, family soon moved to the Dingle • Early radical activism: 1911 dockers strike • Stowaway, then merchant seaman, spent both Wars at sea • New York 1920s: IWW and early writing • 1930s: unemployment, activism, writing and Orwell • Founder member, Merseyside Left Theatre/Unity Theatre • Family life, died 1966 Michael Murphy, Nottingham Trent University, 1999

  2. A first look at the archive

  3. Adding to the Archive

  4. 16-week evening class • A Stoker with Punch • Seaman, Syndicalist and Scribe • On the Parish • Subterranean Theatre

  5. The Garretteers

  6. Project aims January – May 2014 • Catalogue the archive • Digitise the archive • Garrett web site, timeline, book, exhibition, installation and film • Launch and programme of events during WOWFestival May 2014

  7. LJMU student installation

  8. On tour

  9. Garrett Exhibition, Central Library

  10. Launch Event, Central Library

  11. http://www.georgegarrettarchive.co.uk/

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