Record

MB - Martin Barker Archive
- 2 - Horror Comics and A Haunt of Fears
  - 6 - Audio-visual

Repository	University Archives and Special Collections Centre
Reference Number	MB/2/6/1
Title	Picture Post and National Union of Teachers Spotlight on Comics 1954
Description	A filmstrip including comics and text produced by Picture Post and the National Union of Teachers. [The National Union were concerned about what children were reading and held a 1954 exhibition at Hamilton House, London about Horror Comics and their dangers. The NUT invited press, politicians, among others to view the exhibition. Minister of Education Sir David Eccles attended the exhibition and was appalled. The exhibition then travelled to the House of Commons before touring the country, with filmstrips with highlights from the exhibition sent out to towns. The National Union of Teachers had been intially cautious and did not want to join as the Comics Campaign Council was mainly run by members of the British Communist Party.] Handwritten on the front of the film cannister is 'Picture Post Spotlight on Comics Copy 37'. [The filmstrip was gifted to Martin Barker by the National Union of Teachers as an apology after they had accidentally destroyed materials about their anti-comics exhibitions which Barker had requested to view.]
Date	1954
Creator	Teachers, National Union of; Post, Picture
Extent	1 filmstrip and 1 cannister
Level	Item
Access Conditions	The University Archives and Special Collections Centre is open Monday - Friday 1pm-4pm. It is advisable to book an appointment in advance via email. The filmstrip is housed within the cannister. Fragile requires very careful handling.