Mass Observation Books, 1937-1950

The material gathered by Mass Observation formed the basis for books published between 1937 and 1950.

1937 Mass Observation by Madge, C. & Harrisson, T.H., London: Frederick Muller Ltd.
1937 May the Twelfth: Mass Observation Day Surveys by Jennings, H. & Madge, C. with Beachcroft, T.O., Blackburn, J., Empson, W., Legg, S. & Raine, K.London: Faber & Faber.
1938 First Year’s Work by Madge, C. & Harrisson, T.H., London: Lindsay Drummond.
1939 Britain by Mass Observation by Madge, C. & Harrisson, T.H., Harmondsworth: Penguin.
1940 War Begins at Home by Madge, C. & Harrisson, T.H., London: Chatto & Windus.
1941 Clothes Rationing Survey by Mass Observation, London: Advertising Service Guild Bulletin, Change No 1.
1941 Home Propaganda by Mass Observation, London: ASG Bulletin, Change No 2.
1941 A Savings Survey by Mass Observation, London: ASG Bulletin, Change No 3.
1942 People in Production: An Enquiry into British War Production by Mass Observation, Harmondsworth: Penguin.
1943 War Factory by Mass Observation, London: Gollancz.
1943 People’s Homes by Mass Observation, London: ASG Bulletin, Change No 4.
1943 The Pub and the People: A Worktown Study by Mass Observation, London: Gollancz.
1944 The Journey Home by Mass Observation, London: ASG.
1945 Britain and her Birth-rate by Mass Observation, London: Gollancz
1947 Puzzled People: A Study in Popular Attitudes to Religion, Ethics, Progress & Politics in a London Borough by Mass Observation, London: Gollancz.
1947 Browns of Chester: Portrait of a Shop 1780-1946 by Willcock, H.D., London: Lindsay Drummond.
1947 Exmoor Village by Turner, W.J., London: George Harrap & Co.
1947 Peace and the Public: A Study by Mass Observation, London: Longmans.
1948 Juvenile Delinquency by Willcock, H.D., London: Falcon Press.
1949 The Press and its Readers by Mass Observation, London: Art & Technics Ltd.
1949 Meet Yourself on Sunday by Mass Observation, London: Naldrett Press.
1949 Meet Yourself at the Doctor’s by Mass Observation, London: Naldrett Press.
1949 People and Paint by Mass Observation, London: ICI Publications.
1950 Voters’ Choice by Mass Observation, London: Art & Technics Ltd.

Discover more from Mass Observation Archive

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading