Labour History collection

• Reference:GB 249 SC Labour History
• Dates of Creation:1890-2002
• Name of Creator:
  University of Strathclyde | Library
• Physical Description:
  8 metres
  Books; microfilm

• Scope and Content

  Collection of works on socialism and left wing politics.
  Includes microfilm copies of:
  - Scottish Trades Union Congress minutes, 1897-1951
  - Scottish Trades Union Congress annual reports, 1897-1931
  - Hamilton Labour Party records, 1918-1951
  - Labour politics in Glasgow, 1894-1951
  - Glasgow Trades Council minutes and annual reports, 1858-1951
  - Scottish women's suffrage movement, 1902-1933

• Access Information

  Open

• Acquisition Information

  Donated to the University of Strathclyde by Walter A. M. Bell, son of Walter Bell (1883-1960), c. 2000. The collection has been supplemented with related material from main library stock.

• Other Finding Aids

  All the books in this collection are catalogued on SUPrimo the University of Strathclyde Library's integrated search service.
  "Search "MLSPLH" to find a full list of titles in the Labour History collection":http://bit.ly/2keFE6F

• Archivist's Note

  Created by Carol Stewart, July 2017.

• Custodial History

  The books originally belonged to Walter Bell (1883-1960) who was a member of the Independent Labour Party and a union activist, and James Robertson, a railway signalman who worked with L.N.E.R..

• Additional Information

  published

• Subjects

  Politics

  Socialism

• Genre/Form

  Books

  Microfilms