Research papers of Dr John Fisher relating to docks reorganisation at Southampton and elsewhere

Scope and Content

This collections contains: minutes of Southampton Local Modernisation Committee/Joint Modernisation Working Party, 1954-1971; periodical and other publications, 1966-1974, including those of socialist and rank and file groups; various records concerning the docks industry, 1959-1975.

Administrative / Biographical History

At the time the papers were deposited, Dr Fisher was a lecturer in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of Surrey. The subject of his PhD research was the reorganisation of docks, 1954-1974.

Access Information

This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/

Acquisition Information

Dr Fisher deposited these records in the Modern Records Centre in October 1988.

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