Papers of H B Williams, the secretary of the British Socialist Party Birmingham section. Correspondence from British Socialist Party members including Leonard Hall and Ralph Parr, also leaflets bills and press cuttings. There is also an index which gives names of correspondent and the folios on which they appear.
British Socialist Party
This material is held atLSE Library Archives and Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 97 COLL MISC 0155
- Dates of Creation
- 1910-1914
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 volume
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
In 1911 Henry Hyndman (1842-1921) left the Labour Party to establish the British Socialist Party (BSP). this new party failed to win any of the parliamentary elections it contested. When Hyndman voiced support for Britain's involvement in World War One the party split into two with Hyndman forming a new National Socialist Party, of which he remained leader until his death in 1921.
Arrangement
Documents have been bound and stuck into the volume with no order.
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Printed handlist available
Archivist's Note
Output from CAIRS using template 14 and checked by hand on May 8, 2002
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