British Socialist Party
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0097 COLL MISC 0155 |
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 | : British Socialist Party |
Date(s) | : 1910-1914 |
Level of description | : collection |
Extent | : 1 volume |
Name of creator(s) | : British Socialist Party |
Context
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.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
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.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Documents have been bound and stuck into the volume with no order.
Conditions governing access:
CLOSED
Conditions governing reproduction:
APPLY TO ARCHIVIST
Finding aids:
Printed handlist available
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Allied Materials
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Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Output from CAIRS using template 14 and checked by hand on May 8, 2002
Rules or conventions:
Date(s) of descriptions:
8 May 2002
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