Given by the Bedford Labour Party in 1970.GB 0097 BEDFORD LABOUR PARTY 1923-1970 Collection (fonds) 7 boxes Bedford Labour Party No information available at present. Given by the Bedford Labour Party in 1970. Minute books and financial records of the Bedford Constituency/Divisional Labour Party, 1923-1970, including minutes of the Executive Committee, 1923-1925, 1952-1969; minutes of the Sub-Committee, 1923-1925; minutes of the Organisation and Propaganda Committee, 1923-1925, 1938; minutes of the Organisation Committee, 1923-1925; minutes of the Conference of the Bedford Divisional Labour Party, 1923-1925; minutes of the Individual Members Meeting, 1923-1925; minutes of the Joint Trade Union Meeting, 1923-1925; minutes of the Finance Committee, 1923-1925, 1952-1956; minutes of the Literature and Propaganda Committee, 1923-1925; minutes of the Bedford Town Council Labour Group, 1939-1947; minutes of the General Committee and Annual General Meeting, 1947-1957, 1967-1969; minutes of the Women's Section, 1925-1934; minutes of the meetings of the Bedford Constituency Labour Party Young Socialists, 1966-1968, with correspondence; expenditure account books, 1949-1970; press cuttings book, 1954-1958; and attendance register, 1956-1961. Arranged in the following section: minutes, material of the Women's Section, material of the Young Socialists, financial records, other. This collection has been microfilmed and the originals withdrawn from public use for preservation purposes. The microfilm must be used. Apply to Archivist for originals. Copyright retained by the donor and their heirs. Microfilm copies only. English Temporary handlist and online catalogue available. Microfilm made available by Follet Preservation Microfilming Project, 1998. Films are held on open access in the Library (Archives MF 572-574). Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Record Service hold papers of the BLP, 1919-1991 (Ref: X494). Sources: British Library of Political and Economic Science catalogue. Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Sep 2000 Bedford Bedford Labour Party Bedfordshire Bedford Town Council Labour Group England Europe Government Labour Party Local government Political science Politics Public administration UK Western Europe London