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Bert Pearce (Welsh Communist Party) Papers Sub-sub-fonds
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Campaigns and pressure groups

The group comprises papers relating to international affairs, 1919-1978, racism and the anti-apartheid movement, 1955-1995, the peace movement and CND, 1960-1992, the People's March for Jobs, 1981-1983, and the poll tax campaign, 1988-1990.

CPGB Committees

The group contains papers relating to Communist Party of Great Britain Committees, 1944-1990; including the executive committee, 1967-1990, Midlands district committee, 1944-1958, political committee, 1965-1982, the inner-party democracy committee, 1979-1980, and Congress appeals committee, 1983-1985; and to party unity, 1983-1985.

CPGB Congress

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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Devolution

The group comprises Communist policy documents on devolution, 1936-1994, papers relating to the Welsh language and culture, 1949-1968, Scotland, 1967-1992, devolution referenda, 1979 and 1997, Campaign for a Welsh Assembly papers, 1987-1993, and Parliament for Wales campaign papers, 1992-1998.

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Elections

The group consists of material relating to Communist Party election campaigns in Britain, but mainly in Wales, including election manifestos, 1964-1987, elections results, 1945-1995, files relating to election campaign arrangements, 1934-1987, electoral reform, 1964-1996, general election leaflets, 1935-1989, and local election leaflets, 1946-1992.

Party Education

Many of the files in this series were used for Party education purposes, and many relate to a summer course or weekend school held by the Communist Party. They may include Communist Party education department material, central propaganda department material, arrangements for schools, lists of attendees, speakers' papers, pamphlets, education packs, books, newspaper cuttings, leaflets, and notes by Bert Pearce or his pupils.

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Printed material

The group consists of newspaper cuttings, 1921-1998, copies of 'Party News' and other newsletters, 1943-1987, papers relating to the South Wales Bookshop, 1884-1991, and drafts and copies of Cyffro and Moving Left in Wales, 1964-1983.

Publications

The group contains publications and material relating to publications, including CPGB pamphlets, magazines and accumulated publications, 1921-1998, drafts of the British Road to Socialism 1958-1989, papers relating to the People's Press Printing Society, 1978-1984, and to the Marxism Today editorial board, 1978-1990.

Subject files

The group includes files of miscellaneous accumulated material relating to the Communist Party, Welsh affairs, devolution, the labour movement, social issues and miscellaneous subjects. They include material produced by the Communist Party Great Britain or Communist Party Wales District, and also documents relating to particular subjects of interest. Some may be research files created by Bert Pearce while preparing an article or leaflet. Most of the files contain information relating to a variety of subjects and only the most significant subjects are noted in the description. They may also occasionally contain minutes of committee meetings, election leaflets, information leaflets, publications, magazines, reports, correspondence, or notes. The dates are often wide ranging since they contain accumulated documents and publications relating to a subject.

Wales District Congress

The group contains papers relating to the Communist Party of Great Britain Wales District Congress, from the first in 1945 to the last in 1991; including printed congress reports, resolutions and amendments, speeches, notes by Bert Pearce and related documents. The amount of material available for the period before Bert Pearce was Welsh Secretary (pre-1960) is sparse. From 1960 the Congress was held biennially, with some exceptions.

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Wales District Papers

The group consists of Wales District minutes and papers, 1916-1998, membership files, 1938-1994, financial papers, 1963-1991, financial ledgers, 1950-1990, and obituaries and memorials, 1936-2002.

Welsh Executive Committee

The group contains Communist Party of Great Britain Welsh Executive Committee agendas, minutes, and related papers [1958]-1991; with papers relating to the Welsh Committee, to branches in South Wales, to the Wales District and to the Wales Secretariat. Some files include correspondence, press releases, leaflets, material relating to elections, and party education; and occasionally material relating to membership, officers and finance.