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Communism

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Klugmann Collection

 Collection
Reference code: KLU1
Scope and Contents The collection consists of books and pamphlets formerly in the Library of the Communist Party of Great Britain, being acquired for the University of Sheffield Library circa 1994. Some of these were at one time the personal property of N.J. Klugmann and bear his signature. Other volumes are stamped or labelled as the property of the Library of the Communist Party of Great Britain. The majority of the items relate to trials (often what are sometimes termed "show trials"), related matters such...
Dates: 1929 - 1983

Left Pamphlet Collection

 Collection
Reference code: LEF2
Scope and Contents A collection of printed pamphlets relating to left-wing politics mainly of the twentieth century. A great deal of such material exists from many sources but, as such publications are necessarily ephemeral in nature, and often produced in order to address a particular issue of the moment without any thought of their potential historical value (many are undated), they are frequently scarce, and holding them in the form of a special collection is a means of ensuring their preservation. The...
Dates: 1893 - 1996

Winnington Papers

 Fonds
Reference code: 327
Scope and Contents

Notebooks, reports (published and unpublished), correspondence, photographs, manuscripts and personal documents created by the journalist and author Alan Winnington. The material is mainly focussed on his professional career as a foreign correspondent for the Daily Worker in China, Korea and Berlin between 1949 and 1980. It also contains material relating to his later activities as an author of fictional works.

Dates: 1910 - 2004

Zaidman Collection

 Collection
Reference code: ZAI1
Scope and Contents

The personal library of Lazar Zaidman, reflecting his interests in anti-Fascism, Jewish matters, politics and economics before, during and after World War II.

For further details of this collection please see the listing in the External Documents Section below.

Dates: 1872 - 1978

Zaidman Papers

 Fonds
Reference code: 118
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of printed ephemera and manuscript documents relating to the Anti-Fascist movement in London and to the Communist Party of Great Britain during the period 1930s to 1950s. There is also material on Jewish affairs during this period, including the origins of the state of Israel. A collection of pamphlets is included.

For further details of this collection please see the finding aid in the External Documents section below.

Dates: 1911 - 1961