Papers on the Daily Worker and Morning Star, 1956-1985
Papers on the Daily Worker and Morning Star, 1956-1985
Collection: Science and Marxism, 1956–1985 Volumes Papers on the Daily Worker and Morning Star, 1956-1985
This volume contains papers compiled by William Wainwright during his time on the editorial board of the Daily Worker and Morning Star. The documents cover editorial policy, advertising policy, circulation statistics, and Wainwright’s dismissal as the Morning Star’s science correspondent in 1984.
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Papers related to William Wainwright as assistant editor of the Morning Star, 1961-1966
Papers relating to William Wainwright's stint as assistant editor of the Morning Star (and previously the Daily Worker) between 1961 and 1966. Includes preparations for the special print of the...
Date:1961-1966Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-wain-2-4
Internal staff circulars and correspondence, 1960-1985
A range of random circulars, staff and union notices, sales figures, and memorandum from the Morning Star (formerly Daily Worker) between the years of 1960 and 1985.
Date:1960-1985Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-wain-3-01
Internal staff meetings, 1965-1981
Handwritten notes and typescript reports from internal Morning Star staff meetings, including annual general meetings (AGMs), between the years 1965–1981.
Date:1961-1985Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-wain-3-02
Papers relating to circulation, 1956-1975
A small collection of reports and papers on the newspaper's circulation and how it could be increased, 1956–1975.
Date:1956-1975Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-wain-3-03
Editorial style guides, 1963-1981
A range of Wainwright's editorial style guides over his decades of employment by the Morning Star (formerly Daily Worker), 1963–1981.
Date:1963-1981Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-wain-3-04
Advertisement policy, 1961-1968
A miscellaneous number of files relating to advertisement policy in the Morning Star (formerly Daily Worker), including cuttings about the lifting of a government ban on placing advertisements in the...
Date:1961-1968Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-wain-3-05
Morning Star Commission, 1972-1973
Files related to the Morning Star Commission, which was set up to address long-term sustainability problems with the newspaper. By the 1970s, a slow declining readership and lessening budget meant...
Date:1972-1973Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-wain-3-06
Prospective Morning Star film, 1973
As part of a campaign to rebuild interest and readership of the Morning Star, Jeff Perks outlines the idea for a film about the Morning Star, providing a basic screenplay and preliminary...
Date:1972-1973Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-ind-wain-3-07
