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Bert Pearce (Welsh Communist Party) Papers
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Bert Pearce (Welsh Communist Party) Papers

  • GB 0210 PEARCE
  • Fonds
  • 1884-2002 (mainly 1940-1990) (accumulated [1950]-2002, mainly 1960-1984)

The fonds comprises papers accumulated by Bert Pearce including the minutes and papers of the Communist Party Great Britain, 1921-1998, Communist Party Wales, 1884-2002, and the Democratic Left, 1978-1999. Also included are papers relating to elections, devolution in Wales and Scotland, industry, miners strikes, anti-apartheid, international affairs, peace movement, Peoples March for Jobs, and the poll tax campaign. The accumulated papers reflect Bert Pearce's life work for the Communist Party in Birmingham and Wales, as well as the active part he played in the campaigns listed above. The archive does not contain personal material.

Pearce, Bert

Democratic Left Wales

The group consists of minutes and papers of the Democratic Left and the Democratic Left Wales / Chwith Democrataidd Cymru, 1978-1999, papers relating to the reorganisation of the CPGB and the new constitution of the Democratic Left, 1979-1998, Democratic Left financial papers, 1989-1998, and publications, 1990-1999; with papers relating to the Green Socialist Network, 1986-1999.

Democratic Left

Minutes and papers

The series comprises minutes and papers of the Democratic Left and the Democratic Left Wales, with some Democratic Left and Communist Party Great Britain conference papers, and Green Socialist Network papers.

Democratic Left

The file includes minutes and papers of the Democratic Left and Democratic Left Wales, with the report of the Democratic Left's federal conference 1993, and papers relating to the Wales Anti-Apartheid Movement and the Wales Pensioners.

Anti-apartheid Movement

New Constitution

The series comprises papers relating to the demise of the Communist Party of Great Britain and the formation of the Democratic Left, including the draft constitution and manifesto of the Democratic Left, and its publication entitled The New Times, with papers relating to the Communist Party Great Britain and Communist Party Wales.

Manifesto for New Times

The file includes notes by Bert Pearce on The British Road to Socialism and the new manifesto, a synopsis of the 'Manifesto for New Times', with related correspondence, press releases and newspaper cuttings.

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Democratic Left constitution

The file includes copies of the Democratic Left constitution, draft constitution and draft Welsh constitution, a copy of New Times New Labour, arguments towards a democratic left, 1997, with documents relating to the transformation of the Party in Wales, 1991, and to the Welsh Communist Party Congress, 1991.

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