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. 1941
Socialism and Parliament, Part 1: Socialism or Parliament, The Burning Question of Today, ‘The Word’ library second series No 4, the Strickland Press, Glasgow, 3rd revised ed. 1942
Socialism and Parliament, Part 2: Government by Labour, A Record of Facts, ‘The Word’ library second series No 5, the Strickland Press, Glasgow, 2nd revised ed. 1942
Aldred G ed., Carlile R, Jail Journal and Other Writings by Richard Carlile, ‘The Word’ library second series No 6, the Strickland Press, Glasgow, 1942
16. Aldred G, No Traitor’s Gait – The Autobiography of Guy A Aldred, published in twelve monthly numbers, the Strickland Press, Glasgow, No’s 3-5, 1956
Also includes:
Vol 3, No 1, 1963
17. Pamphlets by, or edited by, Guy Aldred, 1942-1967
Aldred G, The Devils Chaplain: The story of the Rev Robert Taylor, MA, MRCS (1784-1834), the Strickland Press, Glasgow, 1942
Aldred G ed, Strickland W, This March of Homicide and other studies in oil imperialism and war, the Strickland Press, Glasgow, 1942
Aldred G, A Call to Manhood and other essays in social struggle, the Strickland Press, Glasgow, 1944
Aldred G, Peace Now – And For Ever, the Strickland Press, Glasgow, 1945 Aldred G ed, Aldred R V, London Trial, 1909, Indian Sedition Glasgow Sedition Trial, 1921, the Srickland Press, Glasgow, 1948
Aldred G, The Two Nations: A May Day Message, the Strickland Press, Glasgow, 1967
18 SCOTTISH LABOUR ACTION 1988-1990
18. Correspondence, newsletters and other papers regarding Scottish Labour Action and the Labour Party in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Principally concerned with issues surrounding the Poll Tax, and the Scottish Constitutional Convention. 1988-1990
19-23 PRESS CUTTINGS 1978-1989
Motor Industry
19. Press cuttings and notes by Ian Wood regarding the British car and vehicle industry trade unions, and industrial relations in the motor industry. 1979-1982
20. Press cuttings and notes by Ian Wood regarding the British car and vehicle industry trade unions, and industrial relations in the motor industry. 1979-1982
Also Includes:
Sims D & Wood M, Car Manufacturing at Linwood: The Regional Policy Issues, Clyde Valley Industrial Policy Archive, Dept of Politics and Sociology, Paisley College, 1984
21. Press cuttings and notes by Ian Wood regarding the trade unions and industrial relations in Ford UK. 1978-1981
Miners’ Strike
22. Press cuttings and some leaflets regarding the Miners’ Strike. 1981-1988
Also Includes:
Edinburgh Trades Council factsheet on the Miners’ Strike.
23. Press cuttings and some leaflets regarding the Miners’ Strike. 1982-1989