---
title: "History of the Vegetarian Societies - IVU - International Vegetarian Union"
description: "The IVU is a growing global network of independent organizations which are promoting vegetarianism worldwide."
url: "https://ivu.org/?view=category&id=46"
date: "2026-11-06T00:16:15+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

History of the Vegetarian Societies

 [ ![IVU Archives](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/members/pics/ivu-con4.gif) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2402:history-archives&catid=47)

## [IVU Archives](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2402:history-archives&catid=47)

The following items are held as paper archives by the IVU Webmaster:

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 [ ![Edgar Crook](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/history-australia.png) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2403:history-australia&catid=47)

## [Edgar Crook](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2403:history-australia&catid=47)

A note on this archive. The history section of this website is drawn from a body of legacy content originally compiled by John Da…

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 [ ![Bibliography](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/history/books3.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2407:history-bibliography&catid=47)

## [Bibliography](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2407:history-bibliography&catid=47)

======== ======== ABRAMOWSKI, O.L.M. FRUITARIAN DIET AND PHYSICAL REJUVENATION. (Durban: Essence of Health), \[ca. 1965\]. ADAIR, J…

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 [ ![IVU Online Library](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/history/books3.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2408:history-bookstore&catid=47)

## [IVU Online Library](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=2408:history-bookstore&catid=47)

======== ======== IVU owns a copy of each of the books (& DVDs) below. Some are specifically about vegetarianism, others are more…

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 [ ![Creative Writing and vegetarianism](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/history-influences.png) ](https://ivu.org/hv-people-culture-history-influences.html)

## [Creative Writing and vegetarianism](https://ivu.org/hv-people-culture-history-influences.html)

Back to the Famous Vegetarians Index click on the links for more details about each writer:

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 [ ![IVU Online Library](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/history-online-library.png) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu/hv-general-history-online-library.html)

## [IVU Online Library](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu/hv-general-history-online-library.html)

Links to historical articles on the IVU website and Digitised copies of complete original books, out of copyright

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