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
Labour History collection
This material is held atUniversity of Strathclyde Archives and Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 249 SC Labour History
- Dates of Creation
- 1890-2002
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 8 metres
Books; microfilm
Scope and Content
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