GB 0101 PP.MJ - Montserrat: Political Parties and Trades Union Materials

1 box

The Commonwealth Political Parties Materials collection was begun in 1960-61, with special emphasis being placed then, as now, on "primary material such as party constitutions, policy statements, convention reports and election manifestos." (ICS, Twelfth Annual Report 1960-1961). Since then, the main method of gathering material has been to appeal directly to political parties throughout the Commonwealth, though contributions from Institute members and staff following visits to relevant countries have been significant. More recently material has been collected by means of downloading documents from the websites of the major parties.
GB 0101 PP.MJ 1966- Collection (Fonds) 1 box Institute of Commonwealth Studies

Montserrat is a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom, having previously been a member of the West Indies Federation from 1958-1962.

The Commonwealth Political Parties Materials collection was begun in 1960-61, with special emphasis being placed then, as now, on "primary material such as party constitutions, policy statements, convention reports and election manifestos." (ICS, Twelfth Annual Report 1960-1961). Since then, the main method of gathering material has been to appeal directly to political parties throughout the Commonwealth, though contributions from Institute members and staff following visits to relevant countries have been significant. More recently material has been collected by means of downloading documents from the websites of the major parties.

Institute of Commonwealth Studies

Constitutions, histories, songsheets, manifestos and posters from 1966 onwards issued by the Montserrat Allied Workers Union, the Montserrat Civil Service Association, the Montserrat Labour Party, the Montserrat Workers' Progressive Party, the National Development Party (Montserrat), the People's Liberation Movement (Montserrat), the Progressive Democratic Party (Montserrat), and the United National Front (Montserrat). The materials here represent the country's main parliamentary parties and are primarily manifestos from elections between 1966 and 1987. The collection also contains a small number of trade union publications.

Further accruals are expected, some in electronic form.

Alphabetically by group, and then in rough chronological order.

Open to all for research purposes; access is free for anyone in higher education.

Copies can usually be obtained - apply to library staff.
English

Records at item level on library catalogue (SASCAT)

See also Political Party, Trades Unions and Pressure Group Materials for other Commonwealth countries and related material in the library's main classified sequence, all held at the ICS.

Description compiled by Daniel Millum, Political Archives Project Officer at the Institutes of Commonwealth and Latin American Studies.  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.  Created 26/05/2004 AIM25 Caribbean Elections Electoral systems Internal politics Labour relations Montserrat Montserrat Allied Workers Union Montserrat Civil Service Association Montserrat Labour Party Montserrat Workers' Progressive Party National Development Party (Montserrat) People's Liberation Movement (Montserrat) Political parties Political science Politics Progressive Democratic Party (Montserrat) Trade unions United National Front (Montserrat)

Institute of Commonwealth Studies

Constitutions, histories, songsheets, manifestos and posters from 1966 onwards issued by the Montserrat Allied Workers Union, the Montserrat Civil Service Association, the Montserrat Labour Party, the Montserrat Workers' Progressive Party, the National Development Party (Montserrat), the People's Liberation Movement (Montserrat), the Progressive Democratic Party (Montserrat), and the United National Front (Montserrat). The materials here represent the country's main parliamentary parties and are primarily manifestos from elections between 1966 and 1987. The collection also contains a small number of trade union publications.

Further accruals are expected, some in electronic form.

Alphabetically by group, and then in rough chronological order.

Open to all for research purposes; access is free for anyone in higher education.

Copies can usually be obtained - apply to library staff.

• English

• Latin

English

See also Political Party, Trades Unions and Pressure Group Materials for other Commonwealth countries and related material in the library's main classified sequence, all held at the ICS.

Records at item level on library catalogue (SASCAT)

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.

• English