Personal Papers of Keith Ebbutt, 1939-1991
Personal Papers of Keith Ebbutt, 1939-1991
Collection: Radical Trade Unionism in Britain, 1921-1991 Volumes Personal Papers of Keith Ebbutt, 1939-1991
Keith Ebbutt was a communist activist who joined the CPGB in 1939 and remained in it until it’s dissolution in 1991. This volume includes various materials relating to workers’ rights, agriculture, building and construction, and education reforms. The documents were produced for the CPGB and primarily include memorandum, minutes of meetings, correspondence from between party members, newspaper clippings and circulars aimed at workers.
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Memorandum on wages policy, 1962
This document contains a twenty-page memorandum of the ‘Militant Wages Policy’ in 1962. The document outlines the urgency to prevent government intervention in wage disputes and various policies regarding wages...
Date:1962-1962Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-ind-10-08
Reports from national industrial conferences, 1946-1947
This document contains two reports of the national industrial conference in January 1946 and December 1947. Both reports outline Harry Pollitt’s plans to establish a new labour government based on...
Date:1946-1947Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-ind-10-07
Material related to industrial legislation, 1970–1979
This document contains reports and newspaper cuttings concerning public ownership and industry. Some of these materials also contain annotations by Mick Costello and Bert Ramelson of the CPGB Industrial Department....
Date:1970-1979Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-ind-10-06
Material from the Agricultural Committee, 1939-1966
This document contains reports, minutes, and memoranda on the CPGB’s land and agriculture policy. The document also includes two leaflets from the war period concerning agriculture: ‘Policy for the Land...
Date:1939-1966Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-ind-10-05
Material related to the construction industry, 1940-1959
This document contains memoranda and correspondence pertaining to the CPGB and the cost-of-living crisis. The document also includes circulars aimed at CPGB building workers concerning post-war housing problems. These documents...
Date:1940-1959Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-ind-10-04
Material from the Industrial Department and Co-operative Advisory Committee, 1976-1984
This document contains materials relating to the International Cooperative Alliance and a resolution on the cooperative development policy. Their discussion follows the development of a new party strategy for the...
Date:1976-1984Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-ind-10-03
Material produced by the Education Advisory Committee, 1978-1991
This document includes cuttings and reports produced by the CPGB’s Education Advisory Committee alongside some documents pertaining to the Joint Education Advisory. The documents detail the crisis in education, linking...
Date:1978-1991Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-ind-10-02
Minutes of the Education Advisory Committee, 1978-1989
This document contains notes and records from meetings with the Industrial Department and Education Advisory Committee. The document broadly outlines the need for reform in Britain’s education system and the...
Date:1978-1991Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-ind-10-01
