Research material on Pollitt collected by John Mahon, 1948-1977
Research material on Pollitt collected by John Mahon, 1948-1977
Collection: Agitation and the Internal Politics of British Communism, 1907–1977 Volumes Research material on Pollitt collected by John Mahon, 1948-1977
A selection of personal papers collected by communist activist John Mahon and related to the life and times of Harry Pollitt. John Mahon was a founding member of the CPGB in 1920 and spent his later years writing a biography of Pollitt, which is how and why he gathered most of the material in this file.
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Research material: Matkovsky’s biography and newspaper cuttings, 1960-1973
Contains newspaper cuttings and other mementos remembering Pollitt’s contribution to the communist and labour movements, collected by John Mahon, cuttings regarding the Soviet authorship of a biography on Pollitt, a...
Date:1960-1973Contributor:
Identifier:cp-ind-poll-34-01
Research material: notes on Pollitt’s family and early life, 1969-1970
Contains handwritten notes documenting Pollitt’s life, a diagram of his family tree, family members birth certificates, as well as writings on his family.
Date:1969-1970Contributor:
Identifier:cp-ind-poll-34-02
Research material: Pollitt and the Boilermakers Society, 1970
Research material collected regarding Pollitt and his time as member and official of the Boilermakers Society.
Date:1970-1970Contributor:
Identifier:cp-ind-poll-34-03
Research material: National Minority Movement and trade union papers, 1970
Research material collected pertaining to Pollitt and his time in the National Minority Movement.
Date:1970-1970Contributor:
Identifier:cp-ind-poll-34-04
Research material: Pollitt and the Second World War, 1972
Contains handwritten notes examining the relationship between Pollitt and the CPGB at the outbreak of the Second World War, when Pollitt was strongly opposed to toeing the Comintern line against...
Date:1972-1972Contributor:
Identifier:cp-ind-poll-34-05
Research material: Pollitt’s trip to Australia and New Zealand, 1960-1974
Handwritten notes, typescript recollections, and other research materials documenting Pollitt's speaking tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1960. He died whilst travelling back from this tour.
Date:1960-1974Contributor:
Identifier:cp-ind-poll-34-06
Research material: miscellaneous extras on Pollitt, n.d.
Contains a range of miscellaneous research material, including handwritten notes, documenting the life and times of Harry Pollitt.
Date:1960-1977Contributor:
Identifier:cp-ind-poll-34-07
Research material: the Unity Campaign, n.d.
Contains research material related to the Unity Campaign and other attempts at affiliation by the CPGB.
Date:1960-1977Contributor:
Identifier:cp-ind-poll-34-08
