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Bert Pearce (Welsh Communist Party) Papers Series
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Miners

The series includes Communist Party policy and research documents on the mining industry, especially in South Wales, with papers relating to health issues including pneumoconiosis, and to the campaigns to stop the closure of pits. The series also includes material relating to the NCB, NUM, and trade unions; publications, leaflets, correspondence and newspaper cuttings.

Great Britain. National Coal Board

Trade Unions

The series comprises papers relating to trade unions, including the Wales TUC, Amalgamated Union of Engineering workers (AUEW), National Union of Seamen, and the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU), with analyses of the occupations and union membership of Communist Party Wales members.

Welsh language and culture

The series comprises newspaper cuttings, leaflets and articles on Wales, the Welsh language and culture, including a questionnaire on the Welsh language answered by the Welsh Committee of the Communist Party, 1957, notes on 'Problems of Welsh national development today', 1967, and typescript of 'Languages and the National and Colonial question' by W. B. Lockwood, 1955.

Communist Party policy

The series includes Communist Party policy documents on devolution in Wales and Scotland, newspaper cuttings, documents produced by other political parties and trade unions in Wales, papers relating to the Kilbrandon report, pamphlets, and notes by Bert Pearce.

Local election leaflets

The series comprises local election leaflets, 1946-1947, c.1950-1992, (with gaps, mainly 1960s and 1970s), relating to Communist Party candidates in South Wales. Files WE 5/3-22 also include election results, and papers relating to the arrangements of the campaigns.

General election leaflets

The series comprises general election and by-election leaflets, 1935, 1955-1989, (mainly 1960s and 1970s), mainly relating to Communist Party candidates in South Wales. Where noted some files also include election results, and papers relating to the arrangements of the campaigns.

Election results

The series comprises general election and local election results, mainly relating to the Communist Party candidates in South Wales, including newspaper cuttings, summaries of results, analysis and reports, 1945-1995, (mainly 1960s and 1970s).

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