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Inventory Acc.12155 Ian S Wood Inventory Acc.12155 Ian S Wood National Library of Scotland Manuscripts Division George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EW Tel: 0131-466 2812 Fax: 0131-466 2811 E-mail: [email protected] © Trustees of the National Library of Scotland COLLECTION OF SOCIALIST PAMPHLET LITERATURE, AND PRESS CUTTINGS ON UK INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COLLECTED AND ARRANGED BY IAN S WOOD AND USED IN HIS RESEARCH, 1902-1989 Ian S Wood was a lecturer at Napier University, Edinburgh, and a tutor with the Open University. He is a member of the Scottish Labour History Society and served as editor of the Society’s Journal from 1974–1989. He has written and edited several books including a biography of John Wheatley and an exploration of the relationship between Scotland and Ireland: Scotland and Ulster. This collection has been arranged largely according to Ian Wood’s own classification. The majority of the collection is made up of socialist pamphlet literature and this has been split into four series: American Socialist Literature 1902-1955; British Socialist Literature 1919-1966; Socialist literature from other parts of the world 1963-1986; and Socialist literature by or regarding Guy Aldred, Glasgow Anarchist 1937-1967. The material by Guy Aldred has been kept apart from the other pamphlets to reflect Ian Wood’s arrangement and because it represents a significant body of work by one individual. The remainder of this collection comprises two further series. The first series represents papers regarding the group Scottish Labour Action, 1988-1990, a Scottish body within the Labour Party. The papers largely consist of printed material based around the themes of the Poll Tax and the Scottish Constitutional Convention. The final series is a large amount of press cuttings with notes by Ian Wood, 1978-1989, concerning UK industrial relations in the motor industry and events surrounding the miners’ strike of 1984. Presented by Ian S Wood, September 2002 The collection is arranged as follows: 1-4 AMERICAN SOCIALIST LITERATURE 1902-1955 5-10 BRITISH SOCIALIST LITERATURE 1919-1966 11-12 SOCIALIST LITERATURE FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD 1963-1986 13-17 SOCIALIST LITERATURE BY OR REGARDING GUY ALDRED, GLASGOW ANARCHIST 1937-1967 18 SCOTTISH LABOUR ACTION 1988-1990 19-23 PRESS CUTTINGS 1978-1989 1-4 AMERICAN SOCIALIST LITERATURE 1902-1955 1. Pamphlets of the Socialist Labor Party, published by the New York Labor News Company, USA, 1902-1921 Engles F., The Mark, 1902 John Mitchell Exposed: His Autocratic and Traitorus conduct in the Colorado- Utah Strike, and his Nefarious Connection with the National Civic Federation Laid Bare, 1905 De Leon D, Two Pages from Roman History, 1915 Antipatriotism: Translated by Solon De Leon, 1916 The Mines to the Miners! A call to Action, 1919 Goerke J D, Taxation, and De Leon D, Who Pays the Taxes [one pamphlet], 1919 The Russian Soviets and the American Socialist Labor Party, 1919 Brady T, Historical Basis of Socialism in Ireland, 1919 Holmes T J, Socialism: Aim, Methods and Tactics as Applied to Twentieth Century Conditions, 1920 Reports from the fifteenth convention of the Socialist Labor Party, 1920 De Leon D, James Madison and Karl Marx, 1920 Manifesto of the Socialist Labor Party to the Working Class of America: Changing Tides Around the Rock of Gibralter, 1921 Railway Workers, Wake Up! A Call to Action, 1921 After Thirty Years: The Weekly People and the Socialist Labor Party Through a Generation, 1921 2. Pamphlets of the Socialist Labor Party, published by the New York Labor News Company, USA 1922-1955 Socialist Production and the Collapse of Capitalism, the Manifesto of the Socialist Labor Party of America, 1922 Russia in Revolution: Selected Editorials by Daniel De Leon, 1927 Party Ownership of the Press, 1931 Raisky L G, Daniel De Leon: The Struggle Against Opportunism in the American Labor Movement, 1932 Petersen A, W Z Foster, Renegade or Spy?, 1932 Petersen A & Johnson O M, The Virus of Anarchy, 1932 Petersen A, The Nazi Beast Roars, 1939 Down With War: Declaration on the Outbreak of War by the Socialist Labor Party of America, 1939 Stalinist International Anarchism: A Condemnation of Stalinist International Brigandage and Forcible Annexation of Territory in the Light of Marxian Fundamentals, 1940 Lafargue P, Karl Marx: The Man [translated by Kuhn H], 1947 Plechanoff G, The Bourgeois Revolution: The Political Birth of Capitalism [translated by Kuhn H], 1955 Also includes: Report of the National Executive committee of the Socialist Labor Party. 1943 3. ‘Arm and Hammer’ pamphlets published by the Socialist Labor Party, New York, USA. 1924-1931 Johnson O M, Americanism: An Open Letter to the Board of Education, New York, Arm and Hammer pamphlet No 3, 1924 Johnson O M, The Socialist Party: A Quarter of a Century Later – From the Kangaroo Exodus to La Follette, Arm and Hammer pamphlet No 7, 1924 Plechanov G, The Bourgeois Revolution: Its Attainments and Its Limitations [translated by Kuhn H], Arm and Hammer pamphlet No 9, 1926 Petersen A, Unemployment and ‘Overproduction’: Workers Unemployed and Starving because the Produce Too Much. The Cause and Remedy, Arm and Hammer pamphlet No 11, 1931 Johnson O M & Lafargue P, The Spy in the Labor Movement, Arm and Hammer pamphlet No 12, 1929 Silver A, De Lionism versus Burlesque Communism, Arm and Hammer pamphlet No 13, 1929 Johnson O M, The Reform Vote versus The Revolutionary Vote: The Socialist Party – Workers (Communist) Party Petty Bourgeois Twins Contrasted with the Revolutionary Socialist Labor Party, Arm and Hammer pamphlet No 14, 1929 4. Other pamphlets concerning socialism, USA, 1913-1923 Brissenden P F, The Launching of the Industrial Workers of World, University of California Publications in Economics, University of California Press, Berkeley, Vol 4, No 1 1913 Sinclair U, The Goose Step: A Study of American Education, Pasadena, California, Vol 4, 1923 5-10 BRITISH SOCIALIST LITERATURE 1919-1966 5. Pamphlets of the Socialist Labour Party, UK, n.d. Platform and Policy of the Socialist Labour Party of Great Britain, Southampton Branch of the Socialist Labour Party of Great Britain, nd De Leon D, What Means This Strike?, Socialist Labour Press Glasgow, nd De Leon D, Reform or Revolution, Socialist Labour Press, Edinburgh, nd De Leon D, The Burning Question of Trades Unionism, Socialist Labour Press, Edinburgh, nd De Leon D, The Socialist Reconstruction of Society, Socialist Labour Press, Edinburgh, nd Marx K, Wage Labour and Capital, Socialist Labour Press, Glasgow, nd Marx K, Why Revolution?, Socialist Labour Press, Glasgow, nd Marx K, Wage Labour and Capital, Socialist Labour Press, Edinburgh, nd 6. Pamphlet of the National Council of Labour Colleges, The Plebs, 1924-1961 April 1924 December 1925 January 1926 March 1961 7. Copies of The Labour Monthly, 1925, March 1956 – Jan 1957 [incomplete] Also includes: Pritt D N, Socialism and Civil Liberty, a Labour Monthly Pamphlet, nd [c1956] 8. The Tribune, Labour newspaper 1952-1956 Also includes: Tribune Pamphlets: Pitman R, ‘What Happened to the Liberals’, 1951 Bing G, ‘Set the Pubs Free: An inquiry into the monopoly powers of the Brewers’, 1952 Bevan A et al, ‘Quo Vadis?’, 1952 Castle B, ‘How can we avoid the Tragedy of Back to the Dole’, 1952 World News, Vol 3 No 48, 1956 Forward, Vol 50 No 48, 1956 9. Soviet News Booklets 1958 Efforts of the Soviet Union for Summit Talks and Peace: A Second Collection of Documents covering the period April 22- July 2 1958, Soviet News Booklet 34, London, 1958 Soviet Proposals on Disarmament at the 13th Session of the UNO, Soviet News Booklet 39, London, 1958 10. Other pamphlets concerning socialism, UK, 1919-c1966 Lenin V I, The Soviets at Work, The Socialist Information and Research Bureau (Scotland), Glasgow, 1919 The Communist Party of Great Britain, The Communist Review, London, 1930 Kropotkin P, The Wage System, Freedom Press, London, nd [originally published 1888, this edition c1948] Fousler G, Unholy Alliance. The 1966 Seamen’s Strike: An analysis, Direct Action Pamphlet No 10, Syndicalist Workers Federation, London, nd [c1966] The Socialist Propaganda League, Craft Unionism or Industrial Unionism: Which? A Contribution to the Problem of Working-Class Economic Organisation, L Cotton, Reading, nd 11-12 SOCIALIST LITERATURE FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD 1963-1986 11. France Observateur (2 copies) and Revolution africaine (1copy). 1963 12. Askoldova S, Commemorating the Centenary of the Chicago Events 1886-1986, Novosti Press Agency Publishing House, Moscow, 1986 13-17 SOCIALIST LITERATURE BY OR REGARDING GUY ALDRED, GLASGOW ANARCHIST 1937-1967 13. The Word: An Organ of the United Socialist Movement, Socialist newspaper edited by Guy Aldred published by the Strickland Press, Glasgow, 1947-1965 [incomplete] Also includes: Save Spain. Act! Radio speeches by Ethel MacDonald, edited and published by Guy Aldred in Glasgow, 1937 14. Pamphlets by Guy Aldred – ‘The Word’ library. 1940 Socialism and the Pope, ‘The Word’ library No 1, the Strickland Press, Glasgow, 1940 The Rebel and his Disciples, ‘The Word’ library No 2, the Strickland Press, Glasgow, 1940 Letters to the Editor, ‘The Word’ library No 4, the Strickland Press, Glasgow, 1940 Historical and Traditional Christianity, ‘The Word’ library No 5, the Strickland Press, Glasgow, 1940 Studies in Communism, ‘The Word’ library No 6, the Strickland Press, Glasgow, 1940 Pioneers of Anti-Parliamentarianism, ‘The Word’ library No 7, the Strickland Press, Glasgow, 1940 Dogmas Discarded: An Autobiography of Thought 1886-1908, Part 1 to 1904, ‘The Word’ library No 8, the Strickland Press, Glasgow, 1940 Dogmas Discarded: An Autobiography of Thought 1902-1908, Part 2, ‘The Word’ library No 9, the Strickland Press, Glasgow, 1940 15. Pamphlets by, or edited by, Guy Aldred – ‘The Word’ library second series. 1940- 1942 Bakunin, ‘The Word’ library second series No 1, the Strickland Press, Glasgow, 1940 Why Jesus Wept, ‘The Word’ library second series No 2, the Strickland Press, Glasgow, 1940 Richard Carlisle, Agitator: His Life and Times, ‘The Word’ library second series No 3, the Strickland Press, Glasgow, 3rd revised ed.
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