Labour Representation League

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0097 SR 0061
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	: Labour Representation League
Date(s)	: 1873-1878
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 1 volume
Name of creator(s)	: Labour Representation League

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Labour Representation League was founded in 1869, at the instigation of John Stuart Mill, as an offshoot of the Trades Union Congress, with the aim of securing the return of working men to parliament. In the election of 1874, the League fielded 12 candidates, two of whom were elected. The League eventually merged with the Liberal Party.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Minute book of the Labour Representation League, 1873-1878, also containing press cuttings, circulars and correspondence.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Chronological.

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This collection has been microfilmed and the originals withdrawn from public use for preservation purposes.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:

No copyright restrictions. Microfilm copies only.

Finding aids:

No further list required.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Also known as R 0061.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Allied Materials

Related material:

The London Metropolitan Archives also hold minutes of the Labour Representation League, 1876-1878.

National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
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:
Mar 2001