Skip to content

The Twenty-First National Congress, 1949

The Twenty-First National Congress, 1949

Collection: The Political Culture of British Communism, 1920-1991    Volumes    The Twenty-First National Congress, 1949

This volume hosts material from the Communist Party of Great Britain’s (CPGB) Twenty-First National Congress.

View Volume Metdata

Filter Documents

Showing 18 of 9

Papers of Max Egelnick, 1949

This document contains a handwritten report by Max Egelnick detailing the events of Congress, as well as a copy of World News and Views with articles about the Twenty-First Party...

Date:1949-1949
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-07-07

“The Socialist Road to Britain” with first impressions, 1949

This document contains a first look at the newest election programme of the CPGB. It contains a full copy of the published party programme, correspondence of the Standing Orders Committee...

Date:1949-1949
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-07-06

Draft report on the political situation, 1949

This document contains a report largely focused on the “onslaught on the workers” of Britain by capitalist policies in the post-war period.

Date:1949-1949
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-07-05

Miscellaneous Congress documents, 1949

This document contains the report by the Executive Committee on party activity since the previous Congress, handwritten notes on trade union politics, correspondence on Congress logistics, a list of members...

Date:1949-1949
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-07-04

Transcripts of speeches, 1949

This document contains a greeting to delegates from the absent Harry Pollitt, a message of greeting from the Young Communist League, a pamphlet containing a speech by John Horner on...

Date:1949-1949
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-07-03

Delegate material, 1949

This document contains a list of nominations for the next Executive Committee, Appeals Committee, and Auditor positions, various files on draft resolutions, memorandums, memoriam regarding George Dimitrov, a report in...

Date:1949-1949
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-07-02

Press coverage, 1949

A copy of World News and Views with articles on the Twenty-First Congress, a guide to reporting on Congress, an advertisement for Soviet literature, as well as press clippings from various...

Date:1949-1949
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-07-01

Fraternal greetings, 1949

This document contains fraternal greetings from delegates of fraternal Communist parties from across the world, including delegates from Denmark, France, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Italy, Spain, India, China, Israel, and more.

Date:1949-1949
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-06-06
Back to Top