Collection:Agitation and the Internal Politics of British Communism, 1907-1977
Date:1936-1939
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Identifier:cp-ind-poll-21-30
Reports Europe Politics and Social Movements Northern Europe Western Europe United Kingdom 1930s Political Bureau

Contains handwritten notes examining the relationship between Pollitt and the CPGB at the outbreak of the Second World War, when Pollitt was strongly opposed to toeing the Comintern line against...

Collection:Agitation and the Internal Politics of British Communism, 1907-1977
Date:1972-1972
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Identifier:cp-ind-poll-34-05
Second World War International Relations War, Security, and Intelligence Europe Asia North America Politics and Social Movements Northern Europe Western Europe Germany United Kingdom Central Europe Eastern Europe Soviet Union 1970s United States of America (USA) Soviet Asia The Americas Notes

Contains a draft agreement between the Independent Labour Party and the CPGB, a document discussing the Socialist League’s role in the United Front, a draft statement on the Labour Party,...

Collection:Agitation and the Internal Politics of British Communism, 1907-1977
Date:1930-1939
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Identifier:cp-ind-poll-43-01
Reports Europe Politics and Social Movements Northern Europe Western Europe United Kingdom 1930s Statements Independent Labour Party (ILP) United Front Socialist League

Pollitt’s recollections of events surrounding the Communist Party at the outbreak of the Second World War. The content discusses Pollitt’s own role within that period, as he was relieved of...

Collection:Agitation and the Internal Politics of British Communism, 1907-1977
Date:1959-1959
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Identifier:cp-ind-poll-12-02
International Relations War, Security, and Intelligence Europe Asia Politics and Social Movements Northern Europe Western Europe Germany United Kingdom Central Europe Eastern Europe Soviet Union 1950s Memoirs Soviet Asia The Second World War

Contains quotations from Soviet politicians during the Second World War, newspaper clippings and correspondence documenting Pollitt’s removal as General Secretary for refusing to support the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, a ‘Political Review’...

Collection:Agitation and the Internal Politics of British Communism, 1907-1977
Date:1939-1939
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Identifier:cp-ind-poll-12-01
International Relations War, Security, and Intelligence Europe Asia Politics and Social Movements Northern Europe Western Europe Germany United Kingdom Correspondence Central Europe Eastern Europe Soviet Union 1930s Print Media Books Soviet Asia The Second World War

A range of correspondence to and from Harry Pollitt and British volunteers fighting and aiding the Spanish Republic during the Civil War. Contained in the correspondence are logistical arrangements aiding...

Collection:Agitation and the Internal Politics of British Communism, 1907-1977
Date:1936-1936
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Identifier:cp-ind-poll-11-02
International Relations War, Security, and Intelligence Europe Politics and Social Movements Northern Europe Western Europe United Kingdom Correspondence 1930s Southern Europe Spain

This document contains detailed accounts written by Pollitt recalling his experience of the Spanish Civil War. The writings largely discuss the significance of the Spanish Civil War, the role of...

Collection:Agitation and the Internal Politics of British Communism, 1907-1977
Date:1936-1949
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Identifier:cp-ind-poll-11-01
International Relations War, Security, and Intelligence Europe Politics and Social Movements Northern Europe Western Europe United Kingdom 1940s 1930s Memoirs Southern Europe Spain

Contains notebooks detailing events during Pollitt’s trip to New Zealand, correspondence with John Gollan and George Matthews, as well as newspaper cuttings documenting the trip.

Collection:Agitation and the Internal Politics of British Communism, 1907-1977
Date:1960-1960
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Identifier:cp-ind-poll-20-11
Cold War Europe Politics and Social Movements Northern Europe Western Europe United Kingdom Correspondence Print Media 1960s John Gollan Australia New Zealand Notebooks George Matthews Australia