Common Wealth Party Archive II

Catalogue

Accounts

Main Account Book 1. 1951-52 16/1

Main Account Book 2. 1952-53 16/2

Main Account Book 3. 1954-57 16/3

Balance sheets and accounts of income and expenditure for 1943; 1952-54; 1957-59; 1962. 16/4

Bank Statements

Co-operative Wholesale Society, Nov. 1953-Mar. 1965 16/5

Westminster Bank, June 1951-Mar. 1965 16/6

Miscellaneous papers relating to CW finance, including bills, correspondence, invoices, pass book, share certificates,etc. 16/7

Agendas

Annual conference agendas and other agendas, draft and final versions. 1947-78 (lacks 1977) 17/1-6

Committees

Executive Committee minutes for 54th-208th meetings, Sept. 1945 - Oct.1955 (lacks 63, 139) 18/1-3

National Committee minutes for 28th - 248th meetings, Oct 1945-Apr. 1978 (lacks 61, 71, 72, 79, 86-88, 94, 102) 18/4-8

Committee on Broadcasting

Correspondence. 19 letters 19.10.60-17.2.61 between CW committee members and other parties participating in the
Report of the Committee on Broadcasting, 1960 (Cmnd 1819). Other parties include BBC, Committee on Broadcasting, Plaid Cymru, Pye Telecommunications 18/9

Memoranda submitted to the Committee on Broadcasting on behalf of the National Committee of Common Wealth, with related notes, suggestions,etc 18/10

(The published Report of the Committee on Broadcasting 1960 (Cmnd 1819), known as the Pilkington Report, is available from the Documents Section of the Library).

Conferences

Annual conference documents,1st - 34th, Apr. 1943 - Oct. 1976. Accounts, agendas, circulars, sensory reports, timetables, etc.

1943 - 46 19/1 - 5

1947 - 49 20/1 - 4

1950 - 76 21/1 - 7

Constitutions

Constitutions and draft constitutions, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1954, 1965, 1978 21/8

Correspondence

General correspondence and related papers c.1944 - 1981 from CW headquarters files, as received. The order is broadly
chronological. It is hoped that an appendix of letter writers will be prepared as time permits. 22 - 25/all

Correspondence courses

Common Wealth Correspondence Courses

(i) The history of British Socialism: Tutor: J.C.Hatch

(ii) Modern economic history: Tutor: W.H.Marwick

(iii) The theory of the state: Tutor: C.A.Smith

Synopses and study outlines. 21/9

External relations

Chu Lieu Society

4 files ms. ts. and printed papers c.1952-57. Contain: correspondence, lectures, memoranda, newscuttings, pamphlets, publicity, etc. File 1 includes Declaration of human welfare. File 2 contains papers relating to Wang Yee's visit to the UK, 1953, and a copy of his autobiography 26/1-4

Congress of Peoples later Congress of Peoples against Imperialism

3 files ms., ts. and printed papers 1948-52. Contain: constitutions, correspondence, information bulletins, minutes, notes, pamphlets, reports, resolutions, etc. File 2 contains 5 issues of the newspaper L'Algerie libre 26/5-7

Council for Action against War

1 file ms., ts. and printed papers 1949. Contains: correspondence, memoranda, minutes, newscutting, rules, etc. 26/8

European Socialist Party

1 file ms. and ts. papers 1948. Contains: correspondence, memoranda, notes 26/9

India and Pakistan

1 file ms., ts. and printed papers 1955-57. Contains: correspondence, leaflets, presscutting, speech 27/1

Independent Labour Party

1 file ms. and ts. papers concerning proposed CW/ILP fusion 1947. Contains: correspondence, memoranda, minutes 27/2

International manifestoes

1 file ts. papers. Contains: English, Esperanto, French and German manifestoes for a proposed world-wide rally. N.d. 27/3

Kampfgemeinschaft fur Totale Demokratie

3 files ms., ts and printed papers 1948-50

(i) Correspondence 27/4

(ii) Mailing list 27/5

(iii) Manifestoes 27/6

League for Workers' Control

8 files ms., ts. and printed papers

(i) AGMs 1948-1954. Agendas, circulars, correspondence, minutes, reports, etc. (Lacks 1953) 28/1

(ii) Ballot papers 28/2

(iii) Correspondence, with enclosures including pamphlets etc. c.1952-55 28/3

(iv) Executive Committee Minute Book 3.12.48-30.3.54 28/4

(v) Rules 28/5

(vi) Workers' Control Digest, nos.1,2. April, May 1949 28/6

(vii) Manchester; Newcastle; Nottingham; North West branches. Circulars, correspondence, etc. 1948-49 28/7

(viii) Material collated from Workers' Control League files, 1947-54 28/8

National Peace Council

1 file ms., ts.,papers 1952-53. Contains: circulars, correspondence 28/9

National Rank and File Movement

1 file ms., ts. and printed papers 1961. Contains: correspondence, pamphlets 28/10

Pax (Swedish Peace Party)

1 file ms. and ts. papers 1955-56. Contains: Correspondence 28/11

Socialist Movement for the United States of Europe

1 file ms., ts. and printed papers 1949-52. Contains: constitution and rules, correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, resolutions 28/12

Third Way (=Third Camp; Third Force, Third Way International; Third Way Movement)

1 box miscellaneous ms., ts. and printed papers, c.1955-58. Contains: committee papers, conference documents, correspondence, national files, newscuttings, etc. as received 29/all

Files

Sequence of numbered files from CW archives, as received

File index 30/1

103/19 Correspondence with contacts overseas 30/2

104 Organisation of party - general 30/3

201 National Committee - general 30/4

203 Policy Committee - general 30/5

203/1 Policy Committee - drafts 30/6

208 Sensory Committee - general 30/7

208/1 Sensory Committee - agenda and minutes 30/8

208/2 Sensory Committee - reports 30/9

210 Committee for soecial purposes - general 30/10

260 Office management - general 31/1

300 Other organisations - general 31/2

301 I.L.P. - general 31/3

302 Communist Party 31/4

303 Labour Party - general 31/5

304 [Co-operative Party] 31/6

307 Other organisations - SPGB - general 31/7

308 Fascists 31/8

310 Plaid Cymru 31/9

311 Scottish National Party 31/10

320 Overseas bodies - general 32/1

320/1 Overseas bodies - various 32/2

320/1/1 Other organisations - Overseas bodies - KFTD 32/3

330 Other organisations - miscellaneous bodies 32/4-6

332 Physically Disabled People's League - general 32/7

333 Crusade for World Government 32/8

334 Peace Pledge Union 32/9

335 Federal Union 32/10

336 National Peace Council 33/1

337 World Movement for World federal Government 33/2

338 Progressive League 33/3

339 Marriage Law Reform Society 33/4

502 Finance - statements 33/5

602 U.S.S.E. - general 33/6

603 Political activity - Formation of international party 33/7

603/1 Formation of international party - international manifestoes 33/8

604 Congress of Peoples - general 33/9

650 Industrial democracy - general 33/10

700 Press and publicity - general 33/11

700/1 Press and publicity - correspondence 33/12

701/2 Press and publicity - press notices 33/13

General Election 1945. CW campaign

Correspondence by constituency. 5 files ms., ts. and printed papers including circulars, publicity etc.

(i) Aldershot, Barnet, Bury St. Edmunds, Bucklow 34/1

(ii) Canterbury, Chelmsford, Chelmsford by-election, Chelsea 34/2

(iii) East Renfrewshire, Eccleshall, Evesham, Fylde, Harrow West 34/3

(iv) Knutsford, Newbury, Newcastle North, North Midlothian, Nottingham Central 34/4

(v) Petersfield, Plymouth (Drake), Pollock, Richmond, Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Thirsk and Malton 34/5

Expenses, finances, payments, etc. 1 file ms., ts. papers 34/6

Organisation and policy

1 file ms., ts. and printed papers. Includes: Future of party, 1947; Lists of supporters; Making new members; Managerialism; Manifesto 1943; Memorandum on organisation 1946; Portfolio, including Aspects of policy, Viewpoint; Stationery; Summary of Common Wealth policy 34/7

Pamphlets

1 box CW printed pamphlets and series

Pamphlets: Austerity is not enough; Basic ethical principles; The challenge of our principles; Christians awake; Common Wealth: can "beginners" go canvassing?; Common Wealth: five point programme; Common Wealth: its principles and purpose; Common Wealth: you and finance; Common Wealth asks; Common Wealth is common sense; Common Wealth 1946; Conflict or co-operation; Britain's contribution to world unity.

Democracy at work; Education for human needs; Election handbook (1943); A five year post-war plan: nine projects; From one socialist to another; Information machines and good society; It must be Christianity; Journey to Neutralia.

Labour's first year; The lesser evil or the greater good?; Man must be free; The missing tool - democracy; Nationalism is notsocialism; A new kind of politics; The 1941 committee; On siege economics; An open letter to the new war cabinet; Our record...; Our three nations; Owen and today.

Palestine: the way out; Peace and you; Production policy; Public meetings: how to plan their success; Question and answer from Common Wealth meetings; Questions and answers about Common Wealth's policy; The soldier as a citizen; Sir Richard Acland states our case in Parliament; Stop it.

Trade unions and common ownership; War 3; We condemn race hatred; We hold these truths; What do people think of the bomb; What's wrong; Why sensory?; Workers' control in the modern world.

Series: Information Bulletins 1-8, June-November 1944; Leaflets 1-17; Popular Library 1-11; Questions for today 1-2 35/-

Periodicals

Common Wealth Bulletin. Oct. 1961-1967 36/1

Common Wealth Commentary. 1-[50], Feb. 1955-May 1965. Lacks no.32 36/2-3

Common Wealth Forum. Vol.1, nos. 8, 10; Vol.2, nos. 1,2,4,6-9; Vol.3 nos. 1,2,4,5. April 1946-Mar. 1948 36/4

Common Wealth National News Letter. Nos. 1-3, July - Oct. 1947

Common Wealth News Bulletin. Nos. 1-5, Feb. - Oct. 1948 36/5

Common Wealth News Letter. Nos. 1-55, May 1950 - June 1954 36/6

Common Wealth Quarterly. No.1 Autumn 1949 36/7

Common Wealth Review. Vol.1, no.1 - Vol.7, no.3, Mar. 1944 - Mar. 1949 37/1-8. Business file relating to CW Review. Contains: accounts, bills, circulation lists, correspondence, paper quotas etc. 37/9

Libertarian. Nos. 1-31, 1966-1990. From No.28 the title was changed to Common Wealth formerly The Libertarian 38/1-4

Town and Country Review. Nos.1-4, Sept. 1943 - Dec. 1943 38/5

Presscuttings

1 box miscellaneous CW presscuttings c.1942-1962 39/all

Regional records

(i) Regions and Federations

Regions 10 and 18 combined. Minute Book Jan. 19th 1946 - Nov. 16th 1946 40/1

Region 17. Minutes of Regional Council Meetings. Oct. 1945 - Oct. 1946 40/2

Minutes of Regional Executive Meetings. Sept. 1945 - Oct. 1946 40/3

London Federation

Chairman's file. Contains correspondence and policy documents 40/4
Master file 40/5
Minutes of miscellaneous committees, 1946-
3 files ts papers as received 41/1-3
Newsflash. 1948-1951 41/4
Various unsorted circulars etc. 41/5

Northern Federation. 1 file ms, ts and printed papers. Contains: agendas, correspondence, minutes, newsletters, etc. 42/1

(ii) Branches

Blackburn District. Minute Book 14th March 1944 - 18th May 1954 42/2

Christchurch Branch. 1 file ms, ts and printed papers. Contains: correspondence.leaflets, minutes, Viewpoint 42/3

Ealing Branch. Minute Book 6th Jan. 1947 - 20th March 1948 42/4

Hampstead Branch. Election posters 42/5

Harrow and Pinner Branch. 1 file ms, ts and printed papers. Contains: correspondence, minutes, reports, etc. 42/6

Resignations

Letters of resignation of membership of CW 1944-1949 43/1

Speaker's Notes

Common Wealth Research Department. Speaker's Notes nos.4, 6-17 43/2

Yearbooks

Common Wealth yearbook 1949-50 - 1953-54 43/3

Miscellaneous

Ephemeral, marginal and non-CW documents. 1 file ms, ts and printed papers. Includes: Clarion nos.1-7; Forward March leaflets; Occupational Democracy Group papers etc. 43/4