Papers of Chris Taylor, Trotskyist

This material is held atModern Records Centre, University of Warwick

  • Reference
    • GB 152 TAY
  • Former Reference
    • GB 152 TAY
  • Dates of Creation
    • [c1941]-1982
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 10 boxes

Scope and Content

The collection includes: Workers' Fight / International-Communist League minutes, correspondence, internal bulletins, circulars, discussion documents and publications, [1969?]-1976; Intervention Collective newsletters, bulletins (including minutes), and publications, 1977-1980; Socialist Charter discussion bulletins and issues of 'Chartist', 1976-1982; internal bulletins, discussion documents and publications from the International Marxist Group, International Socialists, Revolutionary Communist Group and Revolutionary Marxist Current; run of the journal 'Intercontinental Press', 1974-9 (mostly complete between Jan 1975-Jun 1979).

Administrative / Biographical History

Chris Taylor (b.1954) was a member of the International Socialists between 1972-74, Workers' Fight between 1974-76, and the Intervention Collective between 1976-1980.

Access Information

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

Acquisition Information

This collection was deposited in the Centre by Chris Taylor in 1999.

Other Finding Aids

Link to full catalogue: https://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/TAY

Appraisal Information

This collection has been weeded for duplicates.

Accruals

Further deposits are not expected.

Related Material

The Centre also holds archives of the International Marxist Group (references MSS.128, MSS.433) and the papers of E. A. Whelan (MSS.95), Bob Purdie (MSS.149) and Chris Bambery (MSS.419), all members of the IMG.