Central Labour College

This material is held atModern Records Centre, University of Warwick

  • Reference
    • GB 152 CLC
  • Former Reference
    • GB 152 CLC
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1907-1961
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 6 boxes

Scope and Content

Minutes, 1912-30; reports of annual meetings, 1911-12; some financial records, 1917-30; some correspondence and administrative files, 1920-9; curriculum, 1922; publications.

Administrative / Biographical History

The Central Labour College was founded in 1909 as a result of the Ruskin College strike. Its two principal trade union supporters were the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) and the South Wales Miners' Federation (SWMF). In 1911 it moved to London and acquired an extension in Kew in 1920. In 1915 the college was officially recognised by the Trades Union Congress, and in 1921 it became the centre of the National Council of Labour Colleges, a national network of colleges.The CLC closed in 1929 when financial support from the SWMF was no longer available.

Reference: W.W. Craik, 'The Central Labour College 1909-29' (London, 1964).

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/

Other Finding Aids

Link to full catalogue: http://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/CLC

Custodial History

The papers form part of the archive of the National Union of Railwaymen. The initial deposit relating to this archive was made in April 1976 and accruals are listed under the entry for the National Union of Railwaymen (MSS.127/NU).

Related Material

The Centre also holds records of the Central Labour College, North Eastern branch.