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Royal Charter for the Open University
1969Royal Charter for the Open University, or 'university of the air', whose realisation was spearheaded by humanist Jennie Lee.
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Manuscript of a hymn by Sarah Flower
1840Copy of a hymn written by Sarah Flower, explained by Moncure Conway as expressing her religious doubts, rather than her pious conviction.
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Scrapbook from the International Woman Suffrage Congress
1913Scrapbook from the 1913 conference of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance, held in Budapest.
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Podium: Better Marriage Laws for Better Marriages
1936May Seaton-Tiedeman's podium sign in Hyde Park, part of a decades-long campaign for divorce law reform.
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Living as a Humanist
1950A collection of essays on humanism by some of the leading figures of the humanist movement from the 1950s onwards.
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Portrait of Ellen Dana Conway
1873Painting by Arthur Hughes of Ellen Conway, humanist and key figure at South Place (now Conway Hall).
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Ear trumpet
183419th century ear trumpet of the kind used by writer, sociologist, and humanist Harriet Martineau.
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Bust of Ralph Waldo Emerson
1907Bust of American philosopher, and inspiration to many in the early humanist movement, Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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The Hogarth Press
1921Minerva platen printing press, owned by Leonard and Virginia Woolf.
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Handbill for lectures at the Hall of Science
1849Handbill advertising lectures at the Hall of Science, including one by George Jacob Holyoake on the life and death of Henry Hetherington.
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Letter from George Eliot to Francois D’Albert Durade
1859Letter from humanist writer George Eliot (Marian Evans) to her friend, Swiss artist Francois D'Albert Durade.
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Portrait of E.M. Forster
1989Portrait of humanist and activist E.M. Forster, presented to Conway Hall by the Gay and Lesbian Humanist Group (GALHA, now LGBT Humanists).
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Jeremy Bentham auto-icon
1832Preserved body of philosopher Jeremy Bentham, 'spiritual founder' of University College London.
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Flag of the Women’s Freedom League
1908Flag of non-violent militant suffrage group the Women's Freedom League.
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Hidden note under South Place
1823Draft of a note placed under the foundation stone of South Place Chapel, Finsbury.
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National Council for Civil Liberties badge
1960sBadge produced by the National Council for Civil Liberties (now Liberty), founded by humanists Ronald Kidd and Sylvia Scaffardi.
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Piece of cobblestone
1874A piece of cobblestone thrown during the so-called 'Bradlaugh Riot'.
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Thinking to Some Purpose
1939Work by Humanists UK's first female President, L. Susan Stebbing.
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Letter from Thomas Hardy
1910Letter from Thomas Hardy, printed in The Times, congratulating the Humanitarian League.
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Susannah Wright’s diamond
1822An analogy for truth, used by Susannah Wright at her trial for blasphemy.
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Helen Taylor’s election poster
1885Poster announcing the candidacy of Helen Taylor for Camberwell North.
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Gravestone of William Kingdon Clifford
1879Gravestone of philosopher and mathematician William Kingdon Clifford, bearing the epitaph he wrote for himself.
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Statue of Elaine Morgan
2022Statue of writer, evolutionary thinker, feminist, and humanist Elaine Morgan.
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Piece of chalk
1868The basis for T.H. Huxley's vivid depiction of the geological history of the Earth.
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Starship Enterprise
1966Star Trek's USS Enterprise, the creation of humanist Gene Roddenberry.
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The Great Human Detective Story
1991A 1991 film exploring the story of humans and humanism.
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The Last Stand: Science vs. Superstition
1889Print by Udo J. Keppler published in Puck, showing a stand off between representatives of scientific thought and dogmatic religion.
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Darwin’s finches
1835Finches collected from the Galápagos Islands by Charles Darwin and his colleagues aboard the HMS Beagle.
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Russell’s teapot
1952Bertrand Russell's 'teapot', an analogy about proving - or disproving - the existence of a god.
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The Globe Theatre
1599The Southwark playhouse at which Shakespeare's plays were performed.
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Recording of James Baldwin in Cambridge
1965Open reel tape recording of the James Baldwin/William F. Buckley debate in Cambridge, held by the British Library.
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Humanists are Marching banner
1962Banner made by Barbara Smoker for the Aldermaston marches.
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Joseph Rotblat’s glasses
1960sJoseph Rotblat's glasses, from the collection of The Peace Museum.
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Wartime address by H.J. Blackham
1940Typewritten text of an address given by H.J. Blackham to the Annual Congress of the Ethical Union (now Humanists UK).
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Conscientious Objectors’ Commemorative Stone
1994A memorial to conscientious objectors, unveiled on Conscientious Objectors' Day, 1994.
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Constitution of UNESCO
1945Constitution of The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
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Bust of Pallas Athene
1909Bust of Pallas Athene, Greek goddess of wisdom, from the Ethical Church.
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Danger! Official Secret
1963Document created and distributed by the anti-nuclear group Spies for Peace.
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Humanism – the only valid foundation for ethics
1992A Conway Memorial Lecture by Humanists UK’s longest serving President: Hermann Bondi.
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The Ascent of Man
1973Jacob Bronowski's 13-part series charting humankind's scientific and cultural evolution.
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The Thinker’s Library
1929–1951The Thinker's Library: 140 affordable editions of key humanist and scientific texts.
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Thomas Paine’s The Age of Reason
1796Handwritten copy of Thomas Paine's The Age of Reason from the collection of Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner.
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158 rubā‘īyāt of Omar Khayyām
1460Manuscript of a collection of 158 rubā‘īyāt (quatrains) of Omar Khayyām, used by Edward FitzGerald to create his 1859 translation.
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Atheist Bus
2008The atheist bus ad, gracing public transport and billboards across the world.
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Amsterdam Declaration
1952The Amsterdam Declaration, a statement of international humanism.
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Minute books
1890s-2000sMinute books of Humanists UK, its forerunners, and its constituent organisations.
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W.E.B. Du Bois’ Membership Card
1911Membership card for the First Universal Races Congress, signed by W.E.B. Du Bois.
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Moral Instruction and Training in Schools: Report of an International Inquiry
1908An exhaustive investigation into moral education at home and abroad.
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Bust of H.J. Blackham
1973Bust of H.J. Blackham, architect of the modern humanist movement.
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