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The (Special) Twenty-Fifth National Congress, 1957

The (Special) Twenty-Fifth National Congress, 1957

Collection: The Political Culture of British Communism, 1920-1991    Volumes    The (Special) Twenty-Fifth National Congress, 1957

This volume hosts material from the Communist Party of Great Britain’s (CPGB) Twenty-Fifth National Congress. This Congress was called as a response to the Soviet Union’s invasion of Hungary after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

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Discussions of the new Executive Committee, 1957

This document contains correspondence and other files discussing the new composition of the Executive Committee elected by Congress, as well as notes written by John Gollan.

Date:1957-1957
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-11-13

Press coverage, 1957

This document contains newspaper clippings reporting on the CPGB’s Twenty-Fifth National Congress, with some articles in Russian. Featured reports largely focusing on internal divisions over the Hungarian Revolution.

Date:1957-1957
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-11-12

Papers of Max Egelnick’s, 1957

This document contains notes taken by Max Egelnick, with some annotated delegate material.

Date:1957-1957
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-11-11

Material of the London District Committee, 1957

This document contains material from the London District Committee relating to Congress, including a memorandum with preliminary Congress information and a copy of the London District Bulletin.

Date:1957-1957
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-11-10

Material relating to Congress committees, 1957

This document contains amendment statistics and handwritten notes related to the Inner-Party Democracy Commission, a report of the Congress Appeals Committee, and a list of Congress committees.

Date:1957-1957
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-11-09

Delegate lists and information, 1957

This document contains information related to delegates of the Twenty-Fifth Congress, including delegate branch lists and delegate cards.

Date:1957-1957
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-11-08

Executive Committee election material, 1957

This document contains lists of nominations to the Executive Committee, candidates’ biographies, and voting results.

Date:1957-1957
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-11-07

James Klugmann’s papers, 1957

This document is comprised of James Klugmann’s file from Congress. It contains annotated drafts reports, resolutions, and speeches from Congress, as well as material from the Political Resolution Commission chaired...

Date:1957-1957
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-11-06
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