Identity area
Reference code
GP 2
Title
The British Road to Socialism
Date(s)
- 1958-1989 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
8 folders
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The British Road to Socialism was the programme of the Communist Party Great Britain. The first edition was published in 1951, and adopted by the Communist Party Congress in 1952. Other editions were published in 1958, 1968 and 1977. Bert Pearce was a member of the British Road to Socialism Commission which was set up to redraft the 1977 edition in 1988-1989, based on a pre-discussion statement called 'Facing up to the Future'. The result of the Commission was the drafting of Manifesto For New Times, a new strategy for the 1990s.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The series comprises drafts, correspondence relating to the drafts, and research notes.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically into two files.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: GP 2
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
vtls004274477
GEAC system control number
(WlAbNL)0000274477