Henry Devenish Harben

He was elected to the society's executive the following year,[1] and was soon acting as its liaison with Clifford Allen's Inter-University Socialist Federation.

[5] Harben was a vocal supporter of women's suffrage, he resigned from the Liberals in 1912, stating that he could not remain a member while the party, he claimed, persecuted suffragettes.

[1] Harben gave both financial and practical support to the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) in the run-up to World War I, providing accommodation, at Newland Park for Annie Kenney, Emmeline Pankhurst and Flora Drummond on their releases from prison.

Despite this, Harben visited Christabel Pankhurst in Paris to inform her that she could rely on his financial support on matters relating to women's suffrage.

Lutyens additionally talks about Harben’s education, politics, activities during both World Wars, relationships with other notable names in the suffrage movement and his friendship with Aldous Huxley.

Finally in December 1976 there is an interview with Jean Gilliland, John Platts-Mills, and his wife, Janet Cree, who were friends of Harben’s through a 1940 World Peace conference.