Varied correspondence with communist colleagues, politicians, and playwrights, 1924-1983
Varied correspondence with communist colleagues, politicians, and playwrights, 1924-1983
Collection: Communism and Popular Culture in the 20th Century Volumes Varied correspondence with communist colleagues, politicians, and playwrights, 1924-1983
These records include correspondence regarding both potential and actual publications by Montagu, Dobb, Ehrenburg and other authors of Communist Works. More political items are also included here: the debate between Montagu and Dutt on whether Britain should go to war with Germany, the Israel-Palestine question, the pre-war indictment of the German Communist Party Leader by the Nazi Government and the post war congress for peace, add to the overall picture of debates surrounding World War Two. Papers relating to Montagu's potential candidacy for the Hammersmith Constituency in 1951 and translations of 100 Chinese Peace Poems, are located alongside a book on the subject of teaching singing in one of the more eclectic mixes within this collection.
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Correspondence with William Gallacher, 1941-1949
Correspondence with William Gallacher, who one of the godfathers of British communism. He was a founding member of the Communist Party of Great Britain and was elected as one of...
Date:1941-1949Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-mont-06-01
Correspondence with Nora Hellgren, 1942-1950
Nora Hellgren was a Swedish communist and friend of Ivor Montagu. In the correspondence they discuss personal issues, as well as the struggle of founding a progressive party in the...
Date:1942-1950Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-mont-06-02
Correspondence with Ivan Maisky, 1943-1965
Ivan Maisky was a Soviet diplomat, most famously ambassador to the United Kingdom during World War Two. The correspondence includes discussion of written works by Maisky as well as subjects...
Date:1943-1965Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-mont-06-03
Correspondence with Joseph Needham about his ‘Two Minute Talks’, 1981-1983
Joseph Needham was a British biochemist who was sympathetic to communism. He never joined the Communist Party of Great Britain, but spent time in China and was impressed by communist...
Date:1981-1983Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-mont-06-04
Correspondence with Harry Pollitt, 1939-1958
Correspondence covering content including greeting cards, discussions of writing, advice to Harry provided by Montagu, an admission of ill health by Harry Pollitt from his later years and discussions of...
Date:1939-1958Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-mont-06-06
Correspondence with Sean O’Casey, 1928-1955
Seán O'Casey was an Irish dramatist and playwright. The early part of their correspondence relates to O’Casey asking Montagu whether Hitchcock would be an appropriate name to produce his play,...
Date:1928-1955Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-mont-06-05
Correspondence with Denis Nowell Pritt and Mollie Pritt, 1944-1979
Denis Pritt was a British barrister and Labour Party politician. He was expelled from the Labour Party in 1940 for his pro-Soviet views. The correspondence discusses print publications and the...
Date:1944-1979Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-mont-06-07
Correspondence with Mary Richardson, 1956
This document contains correspondence between Montagu and Mary Richardson, who was part of the Christian ‘Redeemist’ movement.
Date:1956-1956Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-mont-06-08
