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- 1961-1991 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
14 folders
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Biographical history
The first party congress was held in July 1920 in London. The Congress was mostly held in London, as were the congresses described in this group. The Congress met irregularly, every one or two years, except during the Second World War when they met less often. A list of congress dates and venues is available as an appendix to Henry Pelling, The British Communist Party: A Historical Profile(London, 1975).
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Scope and content
The group contains papers relating to the Communist Party of Great Britain Congress, nos. 27-43, 1961-1991, including printed congress reports, resolutions and amendments, speeches, notes by Bert Pearce and related documents. The amount of material available varies from one congress to another.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged into eleven files in chronological order.
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Note
Preferred citation: GC