| Collection | Jo Richardson Papers |
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| NGO | Victory for Socialism Campaign |
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| Repository | Labour History Archive and Study Centre (People's History Museum/University of Central Lancashire) |
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| Description | Papers of the Victory for Socialism Campaign are among the Jo Richardson Papers (ref RICH), who co-ordinated the Campaign. The online catalogue describes the collection as containing "minutes, agendas, correspondence, conference resolutions, policy and group papers, financial records, draft papers and press cuttings. They are divided into four sections: Ian Mikardo materials assembled in preparation for his autobiography Backbencher; the Keep Left Group; the Tribune Group and the Victory for Socialism Campaign." |
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| Access Rights | Access by appointment. |
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| Finding Aids/Catalogues | online catalogue. |
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| Additional information | Further papers of the Victory for Socialism Campaign are among a number of collections, including:
'Items Donated by Joyce Bellamy' (ref DX/84/18, dates February 1958 - June 1961), held at Hull University Archives, which consists of "Photocopies of press cuttings relating to the Victory for Socialism group" -see online record.
Papers of Baron Jenkins of Putney (ref JENKINS), held at London University: London School of Economics Library, Archives Division -see online catalogue (LSE) or online catalogue (AIM 25).
Labour Party Archives (refs: LP/GS/CO-OP/626; LP/GS/NEC/225; LP/GS/VS/1; LP/GS/VS/5-37; LP/GS/VS/66; LP/GS/VS/70-72; LP/GS/LLP; LP/GS/CONF/51, held at Labour History Archive and Study Centre (People's History Museum/University of Central Lancashire) -see online catalogue.
Archives of the Communist Party of Great Britain [ref CP/IND/FAG/2/9 L], also held at Labour History Archive and Study Centre (People's History Museum/University of Central Lancashire) -see online catalogue.
According to Cook "Relevant material exists in the papers of Sir Frederick Messer, photocopies of which are available in Hull University Archives...Further papers are believed to have remained with the former secretary Walter Wolfgang." C Cook, The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives, 2006; Cook & Waller, Sources in Contemporary British History, vol 1, 1994.
A number of minor references to Victory for Socialism appear on A2A. |
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| Source of Information | Archives Hub; NRA; A2A; Hull University Archives; LSE Library, Archives Division catalogue; AIM 25; C Cook, The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives, 2006; Cook & Waller, Sources in Contemporary British History, vol 1, 1994. |
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| Last Edited at | 11/09/2007 14:24:42 |
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