Doncaster Archives Department

GB0197 DS14

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The National Archives ACCESS

Access to these records is restricted to members and representatives of the union, unless prior permission to consult them has been gained from the depositor, through Doncaster Archives, King Edward Road, Balby, Doncaster DN4 ONA. Acc. 213, 214, 243, 245, 258, 279, 282, 292, 297, 324, 344, 371, 624, DS14 748, 772,1216

DONCASTER ARCHIVES

DONCASTER SOCIALIST (INTERNATIONAL), 1967-1987

Administrative History

Doncaster Socialist Union was established on 31 March 1974 at the Ingram Arms in Hatfield after a split from the Revolutionary Workers Party (Trotskyists), British Section of the IVth International (Posadist), the Doncaster Regional Committee and the Miners Faction. The opening speech can be found at DS 14/1/1 given by David Douglass and a committee was formed with Ken Terry as chairman and David and Maureen Douglass as secretary and vice chair respectively. By November 1974 it was agreed to change the name of the organisation to Socialist Union (International).

The organisation thought it was necessary to elevate class consciousness amongst the working class, make political preparations for socialism, offer real class leadership and co-ordinate struggles within the mines, factories, communities and the Labour Party. Its spheres of work included the Labour Party of Young Socialists, Marxist Class, Claimants Union, industrial, clandestine and tenant groups. The whole organisation was structured on a democratic basis on a united Marxist programme and they began writing their manifesto in 1974 which outlines their main role (see ref. DS 14/8/1-3). Throughout the seven years they were active from 1974 to 1981 other bodies affiliated with the SU(I) including Egypt, Boston and New York and cells were established in Glasgow and Oxford.

The organisation was wound up on 10 November 1981 as recruitment and membership had dwindled. The Doncaster branch of the International Committee for a United Labour Front Defence was also wound up in the following May as its founding members had originally been the SU(I), the Revolutionary Communist League Internationalist (wound up in April 1982) and the Communist Cadre Marxist of USA.

Proletaria Book Shop The organisation was also responsible for running a book shop called Proletaria in Dunscroft. Its purpose was to dispense socialist books and pamphlets to the working class population and to provide rooms for meetings of various progressive organisations such as the Red Star Club, Left Labour Group and the Claimants Union. It also sold the SU(I)'s locally produced bulletin, 'We have Nothing to Lose but our Chains' (see ref. DS 14/9/1). Owing tofinancial pressures it closed in October 1974.

Red Start Folk Club The SU(I) were also involved with the Red Star Folk Club which was located at the Eagle Press Hotel (now the Tut 'n' Shive) on West Laithe Gate and these records can be found in section seven. Acc. 213, 214, 243, 245, 258, 279, 282, 292, 297, 324, 344, 371, 624, DS14 748, 772,1216

DONCASTER ARCHIVES

DONCASTER SOCIALIST (INTERNATIONAL), 1967-1987

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1/1-8 MINUTES 1974-1982

2/1-17 ACCOUNTS 1974-1984

3/1-21 CORRESPONDENCE FILES 1970-1982

4/1-8 SUBJECT FILES 1970s-1982

5/1-7 DIARIES 1974-1980

6/1-8 BANNERS, POSTERS AND BADGES 1970s-1980s

7/1-6 RED STAR FOLK CLUB 1970s

8/1-64 PROLETARIA BOOK SHOP 1967-1984 INCLUDES PUBLICATIONS

9/1-21 NEWSPAPERS AND NEWSLETTERS 1967- 1987

10/1-4 MISCELLANEOUS 1968- 1970s General International Standard of Archival Description

The information given here follows the requirements of the General International Standard of Archival Description established by the International Council on Archives (second edition, Ottawa, 2000).

International Reference Code GB/197/DS14

Level of Description Fonds

Dates of Accumulation 1967-1987 The secondary material in sections 8 and 9 deposited with this collection have been retained, although it post-dates the dissolution of the organisation.

Extent and Medium of Archives 24 boxes (0.3888 cubic metres)

Name of Creator: Doncaster Socialist (International), formerly Doncaster Socialist Union

Administrative History See the first page of this catalogue

Archival History This fonds was initially created by the Socialist Union (International), formerly the Doncaster Socialist Union. The records were then held in the custody of Mr D Douglass of Dunscroft before some of the records were deposited with Cusworth Hall Museum. These were transferred to Doncaster Archives in 1976 and further deposits were received from the Secretary. (Accession Nos. 213, 214, 243, 245, 258, 279, 282, 292, 297, 324, 344, 371, 624, 748, 772, 1216)

Scope and Content This fonds consists of 8 minute books, several different types of account books (including those from the book shop and the Red Star Folk Club), correspondence and subject files, diaries, banners, publications and radical newspapers and newsletters. No earlier correspondence files were received before No. 9

Accruals It is unknown whether any more deposits are expected.

Appraisal, Destruction and All records in this fonds are appraised as records Scheduling Information for permanent retention. System of Arrangement The original order of the fonds has been maintained, although some records were removed which related to the Revolutionary Workers Party, the National Union of Mineworkers and the personal life of David Douglass. These records can now be found at DS75, DS74 and DD/DOUGLASS. The fonds has been arranged into ten series which reflect the different activities of the creator.

Legal Status Privately deposited records on indefinite loan to Doncaster Archives.

Access Conditions Restricted Access. Restricted to members and representatives of the union, unless prior permission to consult them has been gained from the depositor, through Doncaster Archives.

Conditions Governing Photocopies can be supplied by a member of staff Reproduction once a declaration form has been signed by the researcher and written permission has been soughtfroma union representative.

Language or Script of Materials Mainly English with several newspapers and newsletters in French, German, Spanish, Arabic, Russian and Chinese.

Finding Aids Catalogue (see following pages). Index of place names and subjects.

Allied Material: Other records relating to Socialist Organisations can be found at: DS19 Mineworkers' Internationale, 1960s-1975 DS75 Revolutionary Workers Party: Doncaster Region, 1973-1975 DD/DOUGLASS Papers of David Douglass of Dunscroft

Archivisfs Note Catalogued by Lisa Watson, Archivist 2000-2001

Rules or Conventions Description based on the General International Standard of Archival Description, 2nd Edition, Ottawa 2000 DS14

1 MINUTES

1/1 Minute Book, signed March-July 1974 Includes Opening Speech by D Douglass, Pamphlet on the Role of the LPYS, Policy and Programme of the Union and Notes on World Revolution, Mass Workers Parties of Europe and Armed Struggle

1/2 Minute Book, signed July-Nov 1974

1/3 Minute Book, signed Nov 1974-Dec 1975

1/4 Minute Book, signed Jan-July 1976

1/5 Minute Book, signed July 1976-April 1977 Includes Proposed Itinerary for the National Labour Movement Delegation to Ireland

1/6 Minute Book, signed April 1977-Oct 1978

1/7 Minute Book, signed Oct 1978-Feb 1979 Includes SU(I) Ultimate Statement and a Statement to Prisoners, Supporters and Friends of the International Committee for United Front International Labour Defencefromth e Revolutionary Communist League

1 /8 Minute Book of the United Front for April 1979-May 1982 International Labour Defence, signed Includes Statement on Dissolution of the Committee

2 FINANCIAL RECORDS

2/1 Cash Statements 1974-1975 Includes Subscriptions, Sale of Publications and Invoices Bundle

2/2 Cash Book 1975-1979 Includes Subscriptions, Sale of Publications and Invoices

2/3 Cash Book 1979-1980 DS14

2/4 Special Fund Account Notebook 1974-1976 Includes Subscriptions and Rentals

2/5 Special Fund Account Notebook 1975-1979 Includes Sales of Publications including Slaughter of the Miners by the NCB and Subscriptions from 1976

2/6 Subscription Account Book 1974-1976

2/7 United Front for International Labour 1979-1982 Defence Cash Book

2/8 Doncaster Anti-Nazi League Cash Book 1978-1979

Proletaria Book Shop

2/9 Book Record Account Book 1973-1975 Includes list of Suppliers, Books owned by the Shop and Invoices and Receipts

2/10 Income and Expenditure Cash Notebook 1973-1979 Includes Orders and Receipts and Article, 'An Island Unfree' by Maureen Douglass for the Republican News

2/11 Invoice of Sales to Ken Terry, Book Shop 1976 Owner

Red Star Folk Club

For the Cash and Record Books after 1984, see DD/DOUGLASS

2/12 Red Star Folk Club Cash and Record July 1972-Mar 1973 Notebook Includes Receipts, Notes about Events and Correspondence

2/13 Red Star Folk Club Cash and Record Mar-Aug 1973 Notebook Includes Receipts, Notes about Events, Advertisements and Correspondence DS14

2/14 Red Star Folk Club Cash and Record Book Aug-Nov 1973 Includes Receipts, Notes about Events and Newspaper Cuttings

2115 Red Star Folk Club Cash and Record Book Dec 1973-June 1975 Includes Receipts, Notes about Events, Advertisements and Correspondence

2/16 Red Star Folk Club Cash and Record Book Sep 1975-Oct 1977 Includes Receipts, Notes about Events, Advertisements, Correspondence, Tickets and Programmes Also includes Attendance lists at Thorne District Trades Council, 1948-1972

2117 Red Star Folk Club Cash and Record Book Oct 1977-Jul 1984 Includes Receipts, Notes about Events, Advertisements, Correspondence and Tickets

3 CORRESPONDENCE FILES (Secretary)

The entries for the correspondence and subject files contain a general overview with specific mention to more significant records collected by the SU(I), concluding with reference to individual SU(I) documents.

3/1 Correspondence File, No. 9 and Glasgow Cell 1977 Includes Correspondence, Notes, Fliers and Leaflets from Political Organisations and Individuals Includes British Anti-Zionist Organisation with its Constitution, Marxist- Leninist Organisation of Great Britain, Committee for International Labour Defence, Troops Out Movement and the Revolutionary Communist League, Includes SU(I) Statements on the Anti-Fascist United Front, Draft material for Bulletin Nos. 2 and 3, Northern Branch Reports, Notes from an Extraordinary Meeting, Discussion Paper on the Organisation^ future and Speech to a Sinn Fein Rally 2 Bundles

3/2 Correspondence File, No. 9A 1976-1977 Includes Correspondence, Notes, Fliers and Leaflets from Political Organisations and Individuals (continued on next page) DS14

3/2 (continued from previous page) Includes Troops Out Movement, Workers' Institute of Marxism-Leninism-Mao Tsetung Thought, Includes Report of the Doncaster Branch of the SU(I), Nov 1976 and Speech by D Douglass Bundle

3/3 Correspondence File, No. 10 and Glasgow Cell 1977-1978 Includes Correspondence, Notes, Fliers and Leafletsfrom Political Organisations and Individuals Includes Prisoners Aid Committee, Sinn Fein, Scottish Republican Socialist Club, Committee for the International Tribunal, British Anti-Zionist Organisation and Troops Out Movement Includes SU(I) draft copy of Whither Scotland?, Open Letter on the Study of Industrial Relations by D Douglass, Drafts of Bulletin No. 4 and general Notebooks 2 Bundles

3/4 Correspondence File, No. 11 and Glasgow Cell 1977-1978 Includes Correspondence, Notes, Fliers and Leafletsfrom Political Organisations and Individuals Includes International Tribunal on Britain's Presence in Ireland, Troops Out Movement, National Labour Movement Delegation to Ireland, Prisoners Aid Committee and Revolutionary Communist League Includes SU(I) Draft of Bulletin No. 5, Address to the Black People and Build the Doncaster Anti-Fascist United Front 2 Bundles

3/5 Correspondence File, No. 12 and Glasgow Cell 1978 Includes Correspondence, Notes, Fliers and Leafletsfrom Political Organisations and Individuals Includes Tricontinental Against Imperialism and British Anti-Zionist Organisation Bundle DS14

3/6 Correspondence File, No. 13 and Glasgow Cell 1978-1979 Includes Correspondence, Notes, Fliers and Leaflets from Political Organisations and Individuals Includes British Anti-Zionist Organisation, Communist Party of Britain and Confederation of Iranian Students Includes SU(I) Statement on Morality, Book Review by D Douglass of Ethiopia, the Unknown Revolution by Raul Valdes Vivo Bundle

3/7 Correspondence File, No. 14 1978-1979 Includes Correspondence, Notes, Fliers and Leaflets from Political Organisations and Individuals Includes Workers' Institute of Marxism-Leninism- Mao Zedong Thought, British Anti-Zionist Organisation, Revolutionary Communist Tendency and Prisoners Aid Committee and Book Catalogue on The Works of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin Includes SU(I) Notebooks with Sinn Fein Contacts and Notes on Political Life in Portugal Bundle

3/8 Correspondence File, No. 15 and Glasgow Cell 1979-1980 Includes Correspondence, Notes, Fliers and Leaflets from other Political Organisations and Individuals Includes Workers' Institute of Marxism-Leninism- Mao Testung Thought, Workers Newsletter Group, Sinn Fein, Scottish/Arab Friendship Association, Revolutionary Communist League and Mailing List of Movement Organisations, 1973 Includes SU(I) notes from founding meeting of Sinn Fein Cumann, NUM report and Article on Sri Lanka Bundle

3/9 Correspondence File, Nos. 16 & 17 1980-1982 Includes Correspondence, Notes, Fliers and Leaflets from Political Organisations and Individuals Including Labour Committee on Ireland, Sinn Fein, Nationwide Unemployed League Includes SU(I) notes on Fundamental Principles of Marxism Class, Drafts for Bulletin No. 5, (continued on next page) DS14

3/9 (continued from previous page) Address Book, Ultimate Statement and Speech 'A Tiny Star Expires' Bundle

3/10 Supplemental Correspondence File, No. 17 1981 Includes Correspondence, Notes, Fliers and Leaflets from Political Organisations and Individuals Including Communist Cadre, Includes SU(I) Ultimate Statement, General Notebook and Articles on Women Bundle

3/11 Correspondence File, No. 18 1975-1980 Includes Correspondence, Notes, Fliers, and Leaflets from Political Organisations and Individuals Including Troops Out Movement, Revolutionary Communist Group, Committee for International Labour Defence and Report on Principal Contradiction of World Capitalist System by Rising Free, London Includes SU(I) notes on Women's Liberation and Trotskyism by M Douglass, Personal Requirements for Group Camp, Itinerary for 6th Embryonic Military Caucus course, Master Plan and Course Reports from 4th Course, Article 'Aspects of Cuban Revolutionary War' and Statement on Morality 2 Bundles

3/12 Correspondence File, No. 19 1978-1982 Includes Correspondence, Notes, Fliers and Leaflets from Political Organisations and Individuals Including Committee for the Aid to West Papuan Refugees, United Front for International Labour Defence with internal newsletters, Revolutionary Communist League and their Principles of Membership, Workers' Newsletter Group, Labour Committee on Ireland, Articles 'Behaviour Modification Units, Resist or Die' and 'Communique' Includes SU(I) Ultimate Statement and Copies of outgoing Correspondence 4 Bundles DS14

3/13 Correspondence File, General 1974-1975 Includes CorrespondencefromPolitica l Organisations and Individuals Including Irish Republican Information Service and United Front Includes SU(I) Copies of outgoing Correspondence 2 Bundles

3/14 Correspondence File, General 1975-1976 Includes Correspondence, Notes, Fliers and LeafletsfromPolitica l Organisations and Individuals Includes Nationwide Unemployed League, Troops Out Movement, Sinn Fein and International Workers Party Includes SU(I) notes on Visit to America 2 Bundles

3/15 Correspondence File, General 1977-1978 Includes Correspondence, Notes, Fliers and Leafletsfrom Political Organisations and Individuals Includes Revolutionary Communist League, Committee for International Labour Defence, Communist Cadre, New American Movement and Articles 'Class War in the Arts!' by the League of Socialist Artists and internment, 1971-1975' by Fr. Brian Brady, Fr. Denis Faul & Fr. Raymond Murray Includes SU(I) internal documents, Notebooks, Article 'Con-fusion' by D Douglass and Drafts for Bulletin No. 6 2 Bundles

3/16 Correspondence File, General 1978-1981 Includes Correspondence and LeafletsfromPolitica l Organisations and Individuals Includes Communist Cadre, Workers' Institute of Marxism-Leninism-Mao Zedong Thought Includes SU(I) internal documents including Poems of Resistance Bundle DS14

3/17 Correspondence File, General 1974-1976 Includes Correspondence, Notes, Fliers and Leaflets from Political Organisations and Individuals Includes Communist Cadre, Workers Institute of Marxism-Leninism and Mao-Tsetung Thought, Black Liberation Army and New American Movement Includes SU(I) Statement,' Build the Doncaster Anti-Fascist United Front' and Notes about World Revolution and Labour Left Bundle

3/18 Correspondence File, General 1970s Includes miscellaneous Fliers from Political Organisations Includes Communist Party of England and Claimants Union Bundle

3/19 Correspondence File, Proletaria Book shop 1971-1976 Includes Correspondence, Notes, Fliers and Leaflets from Political Organisations and Individuals Includes Agitprop Book shop, Dustbooks, Red Books, Communist Cadre, Iranian Students Society, Anti-Nazi League, Communist Party of Britain Includes SU(I) general Notebooks with report on Embryonic Military Caucus and Training Programme, Women and Revolution 'What is a socialist feminist?' and case for British Withdrawal from Ireland and Activity Calendar 2 Bundles

3/20 Correspondence File, General 1970-1977 Includes Correspondence, Notes, Fliers and Leaflets from Political Organisations and Individuals Includes Doncaster International Socialists, International Workers Party, Irish Solidarity Campaign and Statement on the Dissolution by the International Committee for the United Front Labour Defence Includes SU(I) general Notebook, Statement on Morality and Closure of the Proletaria Book shop Bundle DS14

3/21 Correspondence File, General 1974-1976 Includes Correspondence, Notes, Fliers and Leafletsfrom Political Organisations and Individuals Includes Troops Out Movement, Anglian Diggers, Revolutionary Workers Party (Trotskyist), International Workers Party, Nation-wide Unemployed League, Clap and Communist Party Includes SU(I) resolution on the Spartacist League, Statements on Membership, Vote Labour Keep Reaction on the Run, May Day and Morality, Synthesis of SU(I) Manifesto, Introduction to the 2nd Edition of the Programme and Policy of the SU(I), Articles on Puerto Rico, Graveyard of American Liberalism and Mass Workers of Europe, Address to Yorkshire Miners' Gala, Discussion Document No. 1 on Revolutionary Intervention in the Labour Party and general Notebook 3 Bundles

4 SUBJECT FILES

4/1 Subj ect File, Speech by Secretary of SU(I), 1974 D Douglass about his early Political Life With reasons behind the SU(I) Bundle

4/2 Subject File, Research Notes on the Iraq 1980-1982 and Iran War, 1982 Includes News Bulletins by the Official Iranian News Agency, Kar Labour by the Organisation of Iranian Peoples Fedaii Guerrillas, Jamahiriya, Saddam Hussein on the Conflict with Iran; a Press Conference held on 10 November 1980, published by the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq Bundle DS14

4/3 Subject File, Speeches and Notes by the SU(I) 1970s-1980s Includes the Anti-Common Market, Troops Out Movement, Communism, Working Class Politics in England, Socialist Union and World Perspectives, Aspects of the Military Struggle in China, Workers States in China, Latin America, Cuba and Puerto Rico, World Revolution and Process in Britain and the Labour Party Includes SU(I) general Correspondence, Letter of Resignation of Dave Douglass and Introduction to the 2nd Edition of their Programme and Policy Bundle

4/4 Subject File, Special Embryonic Military Caucus 1974 Includes Newspaper articles about Patty Hearst, Repressive Forces, Growth of the Right Wing and Police Activity and People 's News Service Bundle

4/5 Subject File, Rent Struggle 1970s Includes London Tenant, Feb 1976, Rent Action Committee Bulletins, Nos. 1 & 2 and Notebook containing information about Properties in Stainforth

4/6 Subject File, Labour Party Young Socialists, Goole 1970s Includes Statement by the Socialist Party on Attitude to Trade Unions, Statement on Role of the Labour Party in the Working Class Advance to Socialism, Articles on Escape in Observer Magazines, Newspaper Articles about Patty Hearst, Argentina and Fishermen, with questions by D Douglass Bundle

4/7 Subject File, Chile, Puerto Rico and Palestine 1970s Includes Newsletters, fliers by the Revolutionary Communist Group, Article Tsland Unfree' by Maureen Douglass and Report for the National Prisoners of War Amnesty Campaign Bundle

4/8 Subject File, Ireland, Correspondence File 1974-1978 Includes Notes, Fliers and Leaflets from Communist Party, Troops Out Movement, People's News Service, Irish Republican Information Service Includes Conference details for SU(I) about (continued on next page) DS14

4/8 (continuedfrompreviou s page) Ireland, SU(I) Research Notes on Ireland, Speech by M Douglass on the Irish Situation and Newspaper cuttings Bundle

5 DIARIES

5/1 Diaries of Secretary and Vice Chair listing 1974 Political Meetings and Folk Gatherings 2 items

5/2 Diary of Political Events, Meetings and 1975 Folk Gatherings

5/3 Diary of Political Events, Meetings and 1976 Folk Gatherings Includes Correspondencefromth e Hunt Saboteurs Association and the Marxist- Leninist Organisation of Britain

5/4 Diary of Political Events, Meetings and 1977 Folk Gatherings Includes Conference Notes about Portugal, Chile and Britain, List of Area Representatives from Hunt Saboteurs Association and Article on The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 1976' by East London Troops Out Movement

5/5 Diary of Political Events and Meetings 1978 Includes Correspondencefromth e South Yorkshire History Workshop and Class War

5/6 Diary of Political Events and Meetings 1979 Includes Correspondencefromth e Doncaster Anti-Nazi League, Ruskin History Workshops and the Hunt Saboteurs Association

5/7 Diary of Political Events and Meetings 1980 Includes The Irish Prisoner, Newspaper of the Prisoners Aid Committee, Dec-Jan 1980 and Minutes of the Troops Out Movement regional meeting, Feb 1980 DS14

6 BANNERS, POSTERS AND BADGES

6/1 Material Black Banner with Socialist Union late 1970s-early 1980s [Internationalist]' sewn on with Hammer and Sickle in centre on top of a Red Star Dimensions: 1545 x 1485 mm

6/2 Cream Material Banner with ' Build a Scottish late 1970s-early 1980s Union Now, Vote SUS Democracy' in Red Lettering Dimensions: 1662 x 1051 mm

6/3 Colour and Black and White Printed Posters: 1970s Solidarity with Grunwick Strikes issued by Grunwick Strike Committee, Free Scotland issued by Scottish Republican Socialist Club, If you are conscious of the need for Revolution, Socialist Artists, Certificate of Membership for the Socialist Sunday School and Poster for Most Splendid of Men by Harold Brown (Life in the Mining Community of Silverdale) Dimensions: 253 x 385 to 315 x 444 mm 5 items

6/4 Colour and Black and White Printed Posters: 1971 -1974 Political Prisoner Long Kesh, issued by Belfast Sinn Fein, Practical Anarchy: Paper of the Clydeside Anarchists, Communique 7 the Angry Brigade and History Workshop: a journal of social historians Dimensions: 215 x 334 to 430 x 586 mm 4 items

6/5 Colour Hand Painted Posters: 1970s Troops Out Now! (2 copies), There can be no British Solution in Ireland, Hand-written Posters by D Douglass about Ireland and Marxism Dimensions: 558 x 274 to 845 x 580 mm 7 items

6/6 Colour and Black and White Printed Posters: 1970s James Connolly, born 1870, executed May 12th 1916, Troops Out Open Conference, Free Republican Prisoners of War and Britain Out of Ireland! Dimensions: 284 x 195 mm to 454 x 315 mm 5 items DS14

6/7 Colour and Black and White Posters: 1970s Cooney's Philosophy: Beat them into the Ground and Bury Them, Ireland: Troops Out Now!, Smash English Rule in Ireland, Support the Irish Republican Movement Dimensions: 585 x 433 to 517 x 774 mm 3 items

6/8 Home made Badge for International Women's Year 1975

7 RED STAR FOLK CLUB

For financial records regarding the Folk Club, see Section 2 For loose correspondence regarding the Folk Club, see Section 3

7/1 Incoming Correspondence Book 1972-1974 Includes Tickets and Programmes, Membership details and Book List from Leeds Books Ltd

7/2 Membership Notebook 1970s Includes Song Words by Danny the Red

7/3 General Notebook 1970s

7/4 Red Star Folk Song Book 1970s Includes leaflet on introduction to Red Star Folk Songs with Constitution and Original Front Cover of Book 2 items

7/5 Red Star Folk Club Membership Card 1970s

7/6 Mounted Newspaper Cutting,' Spirit of Folk 1970s is Willing', article mentions Red Star Folk Club

8 PROLETARIA BOOK SHOP, PUBLICATIONS

For financial records regarding the Book Shop, see Section 2 For loose correspondence regarding the Book Shop, see Section 3

Socialist Union (International) Publications

8/1 Manifesto of the Socialist Union (Internationalist), 1974 Part One DS14

8/2 The Revolutionary Road to Socialism, Manifesto 1975 of the Socialist Union (Internationalist), Second Edition, Part Two

8/3 Draft of Socialist Union Manifesto (Internationalist), 1975 Second Edition, Part Two Includes Notes to be included in the Manifesto Bundle

8/4 Women, their Oppression and their Cause 1975 Pamphlet No. 2

8/5 Egypt - the January Events, 1977 Egyptian Caucus, Pamphlet No. 8 2 copies

8/6 Wither Scotland? Perspectives on the Struggle 1978 for Scottish National Independence and Socialism Pamphlet No. 9

8/7 Delegate to America, Report on the SU(I) Intervention Dec 1975 to the Founding Convention of 2 2 ft" Dec 75, Nationwide Unemployed League

External Publications

This section has been arranged alphabetically by author and excludes publications specifically relating to Ireland. These can be found at DS 14/8/47 59

8/8 Children 's Rights, Hung upfrom birth? 1970s Children's Rights Publications Ltd, London

8/9 A Load of Bullshit, A Counter Report on the Right 1970s to Live, National Federation of Claimants Union, Printed by East End Backyard Press, London

8/10 Claimants Handbook for Strikers, Claimants Union, 1970s Printed by Briant Colour Work-in Committee

8/11 Unsupported Mothers Handbook, Claimants Union, 1970s Reprinted by Hackney Press Group, London

8/12 Communist Program, Organ of the International March 1976 Communist Party, No. 2 DS14

8/13 Programme Communiste, Revue Theorique du Parti Dec 1976, Communiste International, Nos. 72, 76-77 July 1978 3 items

8/14 Song Book, Founding Convention of the Nationwide 1970s Unemployed League 2 Copies

8/15 Report to the 9tn National Congress of the Communist 1969 Party of China, Hsinhua News Agency, China

8/16 General Declaration, International Conference of 1975 Solidarity with the Independence of Puerto Rico

8/17 Our Differences with the Revised United Front Program 1970s for the Nationwide Unemployed League, Revolutionary Socialist League

8/18 The Labour Party Manifesto, Printed by Macdermott 1974 & Chant Ltd, London Includes Foreword by Harold Wilson, Leader of the Labour Party

8/19 Mao Tse-Tung, Talk with the American Correspondent 1967 Anna Louise Strong, Printed by Foreign Languages Press, Peking 5 copies

8/20 People of the World, Unite and Defeat the US 1967 Aggressors and all their Lackeys, Statements supporting the Afro-Americans and the Peoples of Southern Vietnam, Panama, Japan, the Congo (L) and the Dominican Republic in their just Struggle Against US Imperialism, Printed by Foreign Languages Press, Peking, with annotations

8/21 An Open Letter to the Rank-and-File of Maoist Parties, July 1971 Organisations and Groups, Marxist-Leninist Organisation of Britain, London

8/22 Proletarian Internationalism: The Key to Victory in 1970s Anti-Imperialist Struggle and Socialist Review! 2nd Edition, Marxist-Leninist Organisation of Britain, London

8/23 The Economics of Oil and the Falling Rate of Profit, 1970s Marxist-Leninist Organisation of Britain, London DS14

8/24 The Theory of the Guerrilla Elite, 2nd Edition, 1970s Marxist-Leninist Organisation of Britain, London

8/25 Theses on the Anti-Fascist United Front, Nov 1974 Marxist-Leninist Organisation of Britain, London

8/26 What is to be Done Now? Marxist-Leninist 1970s Organisation of Britain, London

8/27 Workers Control, Labour Front of the Corporate 1975 State, Marxist-Leninist Organisation of Britain, Published by M Baker, London

8/28 Proletariat, Theoretical Organ of the Central Aug-Sept 1970 Committee Marxist-Leninist Organisation, Vol. 1 No. 2 Includes Article 'The Situation in the People's Republic of China'

8/29 Come to Count, Free All Political Prisoners, 1970s Defend the Black Liberation Army, New Haven Political Prisoners Defence Committee

8/30 Hammer or Anvil, Vol. 3 No. 1, Organ of the Action July/Aug 1967 Centre for Marxist-Leninist Unity, Printed by M Scott, London

8/31 Manifesto of the Action Centre for Marxist-Leninist 1965 Unity, Published in Manchester

8/32 The People 's Party National Platform, adopted 31 1975 August, Printed by Thundergoat Press Inc, Washington

8/33 National Lockout and Shrewsbury Lock-In: The Face of 1973 Class Struggle Today, Red Front Movement, London

8/34 Revolution Down the Mines, Poem by Keith Armstrong, Mar 1974 Published by the League of Socialist Artists, London

8/35 The Anti-Nazi League and the Struggle against Racism, 1978 Revolutionary Communist Group, London

8/36 Discussion Bulletin, Global Class War Tendency, Mar 1984 Internal, Revolutionary Communist League (Internationalist), New Haven, USA DS14

8/37 Imperialism in the Epoch of Global Class War, 1978 Revolutionary Communist League (Internationalist), New Haven, USA

8/38 Leninist Logic and Method for Developing the Forces 1977 committed to the Global Class War Tradition, A Review of the Lessons of Recent Years, S Redfield, Revolutionary Communist League (Internationalist), New Haven, USA

8/39 Party, Class, State and the Cuban Revolution 1981 (Statement of Termination of Candidacy for Membership in Communist Cadre Marxist), Kit B (c. Bertalino), Distributed by the Revolutionary Communist League (Internationalist), New Haven, USA 2 copies

8/40 Towards an International Program for Trade Union Work, 1980s Revolutionary Communist League (Internationalist), New Haven, USA

8/41 The Road to Revolution in Britain, Torch Pamphlet, 1974 Revolutionary Socialist League (USA), with annotations

8/42 Czech Leaders Open Door to Counter-Revolution, Dec 1968 Some Hard Facts About Czechoslovak "Reform " by Sam Marcy, Published by World View

8/43 On the Re-Education of Intellectuals by Renmin 1968 Ribao and Hongqi, Foreign Languages Press, Peking

8/44 The trial in Czechoslovakia of the supposed 'Trotskyists', Feb 1971 Trotskyism, the IV International, the political and socialist revolution and the construction of socialism, Supplement No. 8, J Posadas, Printed by IV International Publications

8/45 The Revolution in Europe and the Process of Partial 1972-1973 Regeneration in the Socialist Parties, Selection of Articles by J Posadas, A Marxist Review Publication, Published by IV International Publications

8/46 Political Consciousness of the Ist Sheffield Shop 1977 Stewards Committee, Ken W Terry, Ruskin College DS14

Publications about Ireland

8/47 Ireland Calling, 16 Copyright Songs, M Allan, Glasgow 1970s

8/48 Northern Ireland - the mailedfist,A Record ofArmy and 1971 Police Brutality from Aug 9 - Nov 9 1971, issued by the Campaign for Social Justice in Northern Ireland in collaboration with the Association for Legal Justice, Printed by Bethlehem Abbey Press, Portglenone

8/49 Labour Nationality and Religion, James Connolly, 1969 Published by News Books Publications, Dublin

8/50 Provos, Patriots or Terrorists? G O Danachair, 1974 2nd Edition, Irish Book Bureau, Dublin

8/51 Where We Stand, The Republican Position, Speech July 1972 by Tomos MacGiolla at the Republican Clubs Conference, Carickmore, Co. Tyrone

8/52 The British Press and Northern Ireland, Eamonn 1970s Mccann, Northern Ireland Socialist Research Centre, Printed by SW (Litho) Printers Ltd, London

8/53 Apartheid in Britain an analysis of the Prevention 1970s of Terrorism Act, People Against the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PAPTA), Printed by Graham Andrews, Reading

8/54 James Connolly and Ireland's Struggle for Freedom, 1970s Phoenix Pamphlet, No. 2, Workers Fight, London

8/55 Imperialism and the Irish Nation, Repsol No. 9, 1970s Republican Movement

8/56 The Hooded Men, British Torture in Ireland August, 1974 October 1971, Fr Denis Faul and Fr Raymond Murray

8/57 British Army Terror, West Belfast September October 1976 1976, Fr Brian Brady, Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray

8/58 SAS Terrorism - The Assassin 's Glove, Fr Denis Faul, Fr 1976 Raymond Murray DS14

8/59 Corruption of Law, Memorandum to the Gardiner Sept 1974 Committee on the working of Emergency Legislation in Northern Ireland, Fr Brian Brady, Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray, Printed by Abbey Printers (Cavan) Ltd

Book Lists

Other book lists can be found within the correspondence files in Section 3.

8/60 Catalogue of the Works of Mao Tsetung, in English 1970s

8/61 Introducing Selected Readings from the Works of 1970s Mao Tse-Tung, English Edition

8/62 Publication Newsfrom China 1970s 2 items

8/63 List of Newly Published Books, in English, Printed 1970s in the People's Republic of China

8/64 List of the Works of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin, 1970s in English

9 NEWSLETTERS AND NEWSPAPERS

Socialist Union (Internationalist) Publications

9/1 We Have Nothing to Lose but our Chains! Bulletin 1977-1979 of the Socialist Union Internationalist, Includes Ultimate Statement regarding winding up of Organisation Bundle

External Publications

Many of the following newspapers and newsletters are only single copies and where there is more than one, these items have been mentioned. This section also excludes newspapers and newsletters relating to Ireland. These can be found at DS 14/9/17-21.

9/2 Radical Newspapers and Newsletters, A-B 1972-1982 Includes BAZO Information Bulletin, Beijing Review, Big Flamefrom the Revolutionary Socialist Organisation and Build the Nationwide Unemployed League! Bundle DS14

9/3 Radical Newspapers and Newsletters, C 1971-1980 Includes Chartist, Labour's Revolutionary Voice, Claimant 's Newspaper, Claridad, El Periodico de la Independencia and Class Against Class, Organ of the Marxist-Leninist Organisation of Britain and Common Ground, Harvard Radical Union Excludes China Pictorial, see DS 14/9/4 and Cuba Internacional, see DS 14/9/5 Bundle

9/4 China Pictorial, Guozo Shudian, People's 1969-1971, Republic of China 1974 With Index to Pictorial China, 1969 23 items

9/5 Cuba Internacional, La Habana 1973-1974 15 items

9/6 Radical Newspapers and Newsletters, D 1974-1978 Includes Dem volke dienen, Zentralorgan des Kommunistischen Studentenverbandes, Doncaster Anti-Fascist Action Committee Bulletin and Don 't Mourn, ORGANIZE! United Struggle Press Bundle

9/7 Radical Newspapers and Newsletters, E-H 1970-1977 Includes Free Palestine Bundle

9/8 Radical Newspapers and Newsletters, I 1972-1981 Includes //programma communista, Intercontinental Press, International Committee for United Front International Labor Defense, International Worker, Internationalist Newsletter, Revolutionary Communist League (Internationalist) Excludes Internationalist Worker, see DS 14/9/9 2 bundles

9/9 Internationalist Worker, Official Organ of the 1977-1985 Revolutionary Communist League (Internationalist) 28 items

9/10 Radical Newspapers and Newsletters, J-L 1969-1983 Includes Labour Left and Left, Labour Party Young Socialists Excludes Le Proletaire, see DS 14/9/11 Bundle DS14

9/11 Le Proletaire, parti communiste international 1978-1983 69 items

9112 Radical Newspapers and Newsletters, M-N 1970-1978 Includes the Marxist Education Collective Newsletter, Militant for Labour and Youth, Moving On, Monthly Magazine of the New American Movement and New American Movement Bundle

9/13 Radical Newspapers and Newsletters, O-P 1970s Includes Oxford Strumpet, People 's News Service and Political Prisoner, A United Front Publication Bundle

9114 Radical Newspapers and Newsletters, R-S 1968-1987 Includes Red Front, Organ of the Marxist-Leninist Organisation of Britain, Red Weekly, International Marxist Group (British Section of the IVth International) includes Manifesto, Scottish Vanguard, Workers' Party of Scotland (Marxist-Leninist), South London Workers' Bulletin, Workers' Institute of Marxism-Leninism- Mao Tsetung Thought and Soviet Weekly 2 bundles

9115 Radical Newspapers and Newsletters, T 1969-1979 Includes The Bulletin for Socialist Self Management, The Worker, Communist Party of Britain and Tri Continental News Bundle

9116 Radical Newspapers and Newsletters, U-Y 1967-1987 Includes Vietnam, Win, Peace and Freedom Thru Non-violent Action, Workers Broadsheet, London Workers Committee, Workers Newsletter, Working Peoples Party of England and Workers Vanguard 3 bundles DS14

Newspapers and Newsletters relating to Ireland

9117 Radical Newspapers and Newsletters, A-C 1973-1978 Includes Andersonstown News, An Phoblacht and Ceim Bundle

9118 Radical Newspapers and Newsletters, H-I 1977-1980 Includes International Tribunal on Britain 's Presence in Ireland, Ireland Socialist Review, Ireland 's War and Irlande en Lutte Except Irish Republican Information Service, see DS 14/9/21 Bundle

9119 Radical Newspapers and Newsletters, L, P & R 1974-1979 Includes PAC Bulletin, Prisoners Aid Committee, PAC News and Republican News Bundle

9/20 Radical Newspapers and Newsletters, S-T 1980s Includes The Bottom Dog and The Volunteer Bundle

9/21 Irish Republican Information Service, Dublin 1974-1975, 95 items 1978-1979

10 MISCELLANEOU S

10/1 Scrapbook compiled by D Douglass 1968-1978 Includes Newspaper Articles regarding Political Position in Ireland, Bombs over Birmingham, Mining Disasters and the Social Contract

10/2 Transcript of Interview with D Douglass, entitled 1970s Where Do I Stand? Bundle

10/3 Note Book containing Article on Trade Unions, the 1970s Peronist Masses and the New Stage of the Struggle for Socialism in Argentina and a Copy Letter to the Morning Star about the Labour Party and their attitude towards the Vice-President of the NUM DS14

10/4 Survival Kits 1970s Includes Plastic bags, Matches, Candles and String 3 items