Bedford Constituency/Divisional Labour Party (BLP)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0097 BEDFORD LABOUR PARTY |
Held at | : British Library of Political and Economic Science Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.lse.ac.uk/library › |
Full title | : Bedford Constituency/Divisional Labour Party (BLP) |
Date(s) | : 1923-1970 |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 7 boxes |
Name of creator(s) | : Bedford Labour Party |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
No information available at present.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Minute books and financial records of the Bedford Constituency/Divisional Labour Party, 1923-1970, including minutes of the Executive Committee, 1923-1925, 1952-1969; minutes of the Sub-Committee, 1923-1925; minutes of the Organisation and Propaganda Committee, 1923-1925, 1938; minutes of the Organisation Committee, 1923-1925; minutes of the Conference of the Bedford Divisional Labour Party, 1923-1925; minutes of the Individual Members Meeting, 1923-1925; minutes of the Joint Trade Union Meeting, 1923-1925; minutes of the Finance Committee, 1923-1925, 1952-1956; minutes of the Literature and Propaganda Committee, 1923-1925; minutes of the Bedford Town Council Labour Group, 1939-1947; minutes of the General Committee and Annual General Meeting, 1947-1957, 1967-1969; minutes of the Women's Section, 1925-1934; minutes of the meetings of the Bedford Constituency Labour Party Young Socialists, 1966-1968, with correspondence; expenditure account books, 1949-1970; press cuttings book, 1954-1958; and attendance register, 1956-1961.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Arranged in the following section: minutes, material of the Women's Section, material of the Young Socialists, financial records, other.
Conditions governing access:
This collection has been microfilmed and the originals withdrawn from public use for preservation purposes. The microfilm must be used. Apply to Archivist for originals.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright retained by the donor and their heirs. Microfilm copies only.
Finding aids:
Temporary handlist and online catalogue available.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Given by the Bedford Labour Party in 1970.
Immediate source of acquisition:
Allied Materials
Related material:
Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Record Service hold papers of the BLP, 1919-1991 (Ref: X494).
National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Sources: British Library of Political and Economic Science catalogue. Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
Sep 2000
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