Collection GB 0097 COLL MISC 0155 - British Socialist Party

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GB 0097 COLL MISC 0155 1910-1914 collection 1 volume British Socialist Party
In 1911 Henry Hyndman (1842-1921) left the Labour Party to establish the British Socialist Party (BSP). this new party failed to win any of the parliamentary elections it contested. When Hyndman voiced support for Britain's involvement in World War One the party split into two with Hyndman forming a new National Socialist Party, of which he remained leader until his death in 1921.

Papers of H B Williams, the secretary of the British Socialist Party Birmingham section. Correspondence from British Socialist Party members including Leonard Hall and Ralph Parr, also leaflets bills and press cuttings. There is also an index which gives names of correspondent and the folios on which they appear.

Documents have been bound and stuck into the volume with no order.

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Output from CAIRS using template 14 and checked by hand on May 8, 2002 8 May 2002 Birmingham British Socialist Party Collectivism England Europe Labour movements Labour relations Political doctrines Political science Politics Socialism UK Warwickshire Western Europe Williams , H B , fl 1910 , secretary of British Socialist Party Birmingham section London

Papers of H B Williams, the secretary of the British Socialist Party Birmingham section. Correspondence from British Socialist Party members including Leonard Hall and Ralph Parr, also leaflets bills and press cuttings. There is also an index which gives names of correspondent and the folios on which they appear.

Documents have been bound and stuck into the volume with no order.

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English

Printed handlist available

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