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Papers on the Daily Worker and Morning Star, 1956-1985

Papers on the Daily Worker and Morning Star, 1956-1985

Collection: Science and Marxism, 1956-1985    Volumes    Papers on the Daily Worker and Morning Star, 1956-1985

This volume contains papers compiled by William Wainwright during his time on the editorial board of the Daily Worker and Morning Star. The documents cover editorial policy, advertising policy, circulation statistics, and Wainwright’s dismissal as the Morning Star’s science correspondent in 1984.

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Papers relating to production, 1963-1975

A handful of papers relating to production and technical issues of the Morning Star (and previously the Daily Worker) between 1963 and 1975. Questions of production are shown through correspondence...

Date:1963-1975
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-wain-2-6

Controversies and conflict in the Morning Star, 1984

Files relating to various intra-newspaper controversies and debates in the Morning Star. This includes the fierce debate surrounding Mr. Wainwright's own dismissal from the paper, which occurred after the editor...

Date:1984-1984
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-wain-3-10

Papers relating to William Wainwright as science correspondent of the Morning Star, 1979-1980

Files and correspondence relating to Mr. Wainwright's role as science correspondent for the Morning Star. Including a report on a secret ‘Soviet Nuclear Accident’ in 1958, foreshadowing the 1984 Chernobyl...

Date:1979-1980
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-wain-3-09

Morning Star speeches, 1964-1969

Handwritten and typescript notes penned by William Wainwright in preparation for speeches he delivered at newspaper and CPGB events. Includes a speech on 'Free Press in Free Society' and other...

Date:1964-1969
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-wain-3-08

Newspaper features and correspondence, 1967-1986

An assortment of miscellaneous papers relating to features, reviews, and internal files of the Morning Star. Includes an article on the ‘Co-operative Movement’ by Will Owen MP, a former miner...

Date:1967-1985
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-wain-2-5

Prospective Morning Star film, 1973

As part of a campaign to rebuild interest and readership of the Morning Star, Jeff Perks outlines the idea for a film about the Morning Star, providing a basic screenplay and preliminary...

Date:1972-1973
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-wain-3-07

Morning Star Commission, 1972-1973

Files related to the Morning Star Commission, which was set up to address long-term sustainability problems with the newspaper. By the 1970s, a slow declining readership and lessening budget meant...

Date:1972-1973
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-wain-3-06

Advertisement policy, 1961-1968

A miscellaneous number of files relating to advertisement policy in the Morning Star (formerly Daily Worker), including cuttings about the lifting of a government ban on placing advertisements in the...

Date:1961-1968
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-wain-3-05
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