Labour History Archive and Study Centre
- Web
- Telephone
- Address
- People’s History Museum, Left Bank, Spinningfields, Manchester M3 3ER, England, United Kingdom
- Opening Hours
- Monday-Friday 10.00-17.00. Lunchtime closure between 12.30-13.30
- The archive is closed at weekends and public holidays. Visits by appointment.
- Access Information
- Please see: https://phm.org.uk/collections/labour-history-archive-study-centre/
- Accessible
- Yes
- Archival and Other Holdings
- The Labour History Archive & Study Centre (LHASC) https://phm.org.uk/collections/labour-history-archive-study-centre/ is located at People’s History Museum (PHM) https://phm.org.uk/ in Manchester, UK. Delve into this internationally significant collection of archive material, which includes items of national importance from the last 250 years of British social and political history. Home to the complete holdings of the national Labour Party and Communist Party of Great Britain and over 95,000 photographs relating to the growth of democracy in Britain, covering not only parliamentary reform, extension of the vote and general elections, but grassroots organisations and campaigns also. Learn how the collection continues to grow today, and how it is used by communities, researchers and individuals to explore the social and political stories of the past. The archive collections complement archive material, objects, photographs and banners on display in the museum’s galleries, which are also explored through PHM’s public programme of events and exhibitions: https://phm.org.uk/whats-on/.
List of Collections(View as Search Results)
- The 1984-1985 Miners' Strike newspaper collection
- The Crowther Collection
- The Papers H. N. Brailsford (1873-1958)
- The Papers of Alison Macleod
- The Papers of Eric Heffer MP (1922-1991)
- The Papers of Harry Pollitt (1890-1960)
- The Papers of Hilary Wainwright (1949-)
- The Papers of Robert Edwards, MP
- The Papers of the Communist Party of Great Britain
- The Papers of the Labour Party Manifesto Group
- The Papers of William Gallacher (1881-1965)
- Agnes 'Aggie' Hughes Papers
- Beatrice Webb letters
- British Workers' Sports Association
- Chile Solidarity Campaign
- Colin Beevor and the Labour Committee for Europe
- Consumer Council Papers
- David Candler Papers
- Ellen Wilkinson Papers
- European Parliamentary Labour Party
- Festival of Labour
- Jo Richardson Papers
- Judith Hart Collection
- Kevin Hyett Collection
- Labour History Archive and Study Centre Miscellaneous Collection
- Labour Party
- Labour Party Archives: Labour Representation Committee Correspondence
- Labour Party Chief Woman Officers' Papers
- Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM)
- LGBT Publication Collection
- Mark Ashton Collection
- Martin Walker Papers
- Mary Middleton and Margaret MacDonald Baby Clinic and Hospital
- Papers of Hugh Fell
- Papers of Lord Douglas Houghton
- Papers of Michael Foot (1913-2010)
- Papers of the National Campaign for the Young Chronic Sick (NCYSC)
- Peter Tatchell Papers
- Race Relations and Activism Collection
- Robert Applegarth Collection
- Socialist Sunday School Collection
- Thomas Bangbala Collection
- Unity Theatre collection
- Walter Gregory Collection
- Women's Aid for Peace
- Women's Labour League