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Further correspondence and draft chapters, 1954-1958
Further correspondence with George Matthews, Maurice Cornforth, James Klugmann, E.P. Thompson, Christopher Hill, Harry Pollitt, John Saville, A.L. Morton, Daphne Simon, Jack Cohen, Frida Knight, John Gollan. This primarily revolves...
Date:1954-1958Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-torr-02-02
Draft chapters and correspondence with Thomas Mann, 1910-1958
Correspondence between Thomas Mann and Dona Torr, as the former recounts his life and political activities. Includes the contents page of the book as well as draft chapters.
Date:1900-1957Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-torr-03-01
Unpublished material on Thomas Mann's activity in Yorkshire (i), n.d.
Hand written notes and draft material regarding Thomas Mann's political activity and agitation in the Yorkshire region, mainly during the early 1890s. This document has a particular focus on Mann's...
Date:1883-1957Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-torr-03-02
Unpublished material on Thomas Mann's activity in Yorkshire (ii), n.d.
Hand written notes and draft material regarding Thomas Mann's political activity and agitation in the Yorkshire region, between the years of 1891 and 1904.
Date:1900-1957Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-torr-03-03
Draft material on William Morris, 1930s
A draft chapter and newspaper cuttings on the radical socialist politics of the 'Arts and Crafts Movement' figurehead William Morris. Thomas Mann cites Morris as a large influence upon him...
Date:1930-1939Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-torr-03-04
Draft material on trade union origins, 1910s
Draft material that traces a history of artisan craft guilds and their transformation into trade unions in the 19th century. The document also looks at the implications of new machinery...
Date:1910-1919Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-torr-03-05
Draft material on the London Trades Council in the 19th century, n.d.
Hand written notes, figures and statistics on organisations and unions that comprised the London Trades Council (LTC) in the mid-to-late 19th century. It also provides accounts of industrial action in...
Date:1900-1957Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-torr-03-06
Miscellaneous notes on historical topics, n.d.
Dona Torr’s writings on a range of historical topics, starting with slavery in the 17th century through to British legislative reform in the late 19th century.
Date:1883-1957Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-torr-04-01