Catalogue description Archive of the Communist Party of Great Britain, London District (LDCP)

This record is held by Labour History Archive and Study Centre (People's History Museum)

Details of CP/LON
Reference: CP/LON
Title: Archive of the Communist Party of Great Britain, London District (LDCP)
Description:

Archives of the London District Communist Party (LDCP):

 

District Congresses papers CP/LON/CONG

 

District Committee papers CP/LON/DC

 

District Secretariat papers CP/LON/SECT

 

District Secretary's papers CP/LON/SECY

 

Remnants of the LDCP CP/LON/REM

 

District correspondence files CP/LON/CORR

 

District Circulars and other papers CP/LON/CIRC

 

District Education and Propaganda Departments CP/LON/EDPRP

 

District finance papers CP/LON/FIN

 

District Industrial Organisers' papers CP/LON/IND

 

District Organisers' papers CP/LON/ORG

 

District Advisory Committee papers:

 

Transport Advisory CP/LON/ADVT

 

Women's Advisory CP/LON/ADVW

 

Cypriot Advisory CP/LON/ADVC

 

Education Advisory CP/LON/ADVE

 

Peace/International Advisory CP/LON/ADVP

 

Youth Advisory CP/LON/ADVY

 

Pensioners' Advisory CP/LON/ADVP

 

Irish Advisory CP/LON/ADVIR

 

Miscellaneous Non-Industrial Advisories CP/LON/ADV

 

Industrial Advisories CP/LON/ADVI

 

Student Advisory CP/LON/ADVS

 

District election materials CP/LON/ELEC

 

District events and campaigns CP/LON/EVNT

 

District Subject files:

 

Housing CP/LON/HOU

 

International CP/LON/INT

 

London CP/LON/LON

 

Morning Star CP/LON/STAR

 

Peace CP/LON/PEAC

 

Race CP/LON/RACE

 

Social Services CP/LON/SOC

 

Staffing CP/LON/STAFF

 

London Branches CP/LON/BRA

 

London Young Communist League CP/LON/YCL

Date: 1921-1991
Arrangement:

The archive is organised as indicated in the index. The basic organisation of the records follows that established by the original cataloguer, Jo Stanley, though a great deal of additional material has since been inserted into her original list and the catalogue computerised. It should be remembered that as in any structured but evolving organisation there will be some overlap, e.g. between District Committee and Secretariat or Events and Circulars.

 

It has not been possible fully to sort the larger files (e.g. into strict date order); they have been kept as they were transferred. In a few cases loose unsorted papers clearly belonging to a particular series have been gathered into 'artificial' files, but most of the archive remains as it would have been when these were working documents. The material in the files is not usually listed in full detail, but a general indication of content given. Inevitably many papers were lost over the years, and most sections contain large gaps.

 

Numbering within sections has roughly followed a chronological order (sorted by earliest date, then if necessary by last date). This is not totally consistent - a lot of material turned up when a list was already in place - and files frequently covered quite a long time span.

Held by: Labour History Archive and Study Centre (People's History Museum), not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Communist Party of Great Britain, London District, 1920-1991

London District Communist Party, 1920-1991

LDCP, 1920-1991

Egelnick, Max, Communist Party Organiser

Physical description: 34 sub & sub-sub-fonds.
Immediate source of acquisition:

This material was transferred to the National Museum of Labour History in 1996, to join remain separate from the central archives of the national Communist Party. Many of the London District officials also held prominent roles in the party as a whole, and Congress material in particular often has a national focus. Local issues are also dealt with throughout these records, especially in material created by individual London areas and branches (CP/LON/BRA).

Subjects:
  • London
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