Catalogue description Political papers. Various items on labour policy, socialism and communism. The piece...

Political papers. Various items on labour policy, socialism and communism. The piece consists of two parts.

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1. 'The Labour Song Book' compiled by the Bristol Socialists and published by William Reeves of London (Undated).

2. 'Workers of the World Unite and Say What Are You' published by the Executive Committee of the Communist International (Undated).

3. 'Merrie England' published by the Clarion of London (Undated).

4. 'The New Charter' by J R Macdonald (Undated).

5. 'The Reform of Democracy' by George Young, Labour Party Pamphlet (Undated).

6. 'Notes for Speakers' joint publication by the Trades Union Council and the Labour Party (Undated).

7. 'Secret Democracy, Capitalism and War' editor and forward by Thomas Johnson (Undated).

8. 'What the Labour Government has done' (Undated).

9. 'Address from the clergy to the Labour Party on the election of the first Labour Government'.

Includes a of names and addresses for supporting clergymen (Undated).

10. 'Hands of Russia, An Analysis of the Economics of Allied Intervention in Russia' by W M Paul.

Published by the Socialist Labour Party (Undated).

11. 'Who Pays for the Attacks on Labour, An Exposure of Blackleg Organisations and Propaganda Agencies of Big Capital'.

An Independent Labour Party Information Committee publication (Undated).

12. 'Labour and Foreign Affairs' by Arthur Henderson, Secretary of the Labour Party (Undated).

13. 'Art and Socialism' a lecture by William Morris author of The Earthly Paradise (23 January 1884).

14. 'The Assassin' by W T Stead (1896).

15. A letter 'To the British Delegation of the International Socialist Workers and Trades Union Congress' by Herman Greulich (1896).

16. 'Wanted, a Programme' an appeal to the Liberal Party by Sidney Webb (August 1888).

17. Two Moray and Narin election pamphlets containing a speech by John Seymour Keay (1889).

18. 'Social Democrat' a monthly socialist review (April 1900).

19. Social Democratic Federation, the twenty-fourth annual conference report (April 1904).

20. 'Social Democracy The Basis of its Principles and the Cause of its Success' a lecture given by Mr H M Hyndman (14 April 1904).

21. 'Socialism and Political Parties' by Jean Jaures and translated by H Quelch (1905).

22. 'Socialism in the House of Commons' by Harold Cox (1907).

23. Social Democratic Federation, the twenty-seventh annual conference report (March 1907).

24. Social Democratic Federation, the twenty-eighth annual conference report (April 1908).

25. 'Forming an opposition' by the National Constitution Defence Movement (1910).

26. Two copies of 'A Prosperous Countryside' by J R Macdonald (27 March 1910).

27. The Socialist Review, volume 5, issue 26 (April 1910).

28. First British Socialist Party conference pamphlet containing lists of delegate names and branches addresses (1912).

29. British Socialist Party, the third annual conference report (April 1914).

30. News article from 'The Labour leader' by Ramsey Macdonald entitled 'Why we are at War' (1914).

31. News article from 'The Labour Leader' by Ramsey Macdonald entitled 'Are we liberating Europe' (1914).

32. Two copies of 'The Conscription of Wealth' by J R Macdonald, a booklet published by the National Labour Press (1914).

33. 'To the Manchester Labour conference' David Kirkwood's address calling on Labour to defend Clydeside workers (1917).

34. Two copies of 'Labour and the New Social Order, A Report on Reconstruction' (1 January 1918).

35. 'Bolshevik Revolution: Its Rise and Meaning' by Maxim Livinoff, published by the British Socialist Party with a forward by E C Fairchild (1918).

36. 'Towards Soviets, A Thesis and Letter on Tactics' by Lenin, published by the British Socialist Party (1918).

37. 'Handbook for Speakers' entitled 'Labour and the Peace Treaty' published by the Labour Party (1919).

38. 'Bolshevism and the Bolsheviks' by Joseph King published by the Independent Labour Party (1919).

39. 'Statecraft and Labour' published by the Garton Foundation (1920).

40. 'An appeal to the British Nation' published by the Labour Party (1920).

41. Published exchange of correspondence between Arthur Henderson, Albert Inkpin and Arthur McManus about the Communist Party of Great Britain (1920).

42. 'The Union of Democratic Control' by Charles Trevelyan (September 1921).

43. 'Labour in Power and Labour not in Power', pamphlet on London Councils (1922).

44. 'Labour's call to the People', Labour Party election manifesto (1922).

45. Pamphlet listing all the Labour candidates and constituencies for the General Election (1922).

46. 'Independent Labour Party Annual Report' referring to the resignation of Emil Burns (1 March 1922).

47. 'Six Months of Labour Government' published by the Independent Labour Party (1924).

48. 'The Peace Maker', J R MacDonald's speech to the League of Nations (1924).

49. 'No surrender, The Prime Minister's fighting lead, Labour Will Attack Its Enemies'.

The Prime Minister's speech given to the Labour Party Conference (1924).

50. Bundle of weekly notes for speakers published by the Independent Labour Party, Information Committee for private circulation (1919-1925).

51. 'Who and What are the Forces of Anarchy' an open letter to Stanley Baldwin from The Gateway journal written by James Leatham (August 1825).

52. 'The Socialist Review' containing an article by J.

MacDonald entitled 'The Outlook' (March 1926).

53. 'The British Worker, Official Strike News Bulletin' published during the general strike (1926).

54. 'Monthly Notes for Speakers on English Local Government' published by the Independent Labour Party Information Committee (1926).

55. An edition of 'The Labour Magazine' containing two articles on the general strike and its lessons for the Labour Party (July 1926).

56. 'Notes for Socialist and Labour Speakers' published by the Anglo-Russian Parliamentary Committee entitled 'Our Reply to Lord Birkenhead' (August 1927).

57. Labour Party Executive Committee report on the twenty-seventh annual conference (October 1927).

58. Copy of 'The Nation' containing an article by J R Macdonald entitled 'British Finance and the Labour Party' (November 1927).

59. Two copies of 'Labour and the Nation' a Labour Party publication (1928).

60. Labour Party Executive Committee report on the thirteenth annual conference (April 1928).

61. Labour Party Executive Committee report on the twenty-ninth annual conference (1929).

62. Labour Party National Executive Committee report on the thirtieth annual conference (1930).

63. Labour Party agenda booklet on the thirtieth annual conference (1930).

64. Four leaflets on the 'Labour Government's Record of Achievements' (1930).

65. 'How to Tackle Unemployment' by Lloyd George (1930).

66. Report by the Labour Parties Scottish Council on the sixteenth annual conference (May 1931).

67. Labour Party agenda for the thirtieth-first annual conference (1931).

68. 'Towards The New Labour Party' by Geofrey Elton (1932).

69. 'Labour's Foreign Policy' by Arthur Henderson (July 1933).

70. Collected issues of the New Fabian Research Bureau journal (1933-1935).