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Title:
Miscellaneous Papers of Hilary Wainwright, 1960-1990

Subject Categories:
Government and political systems - Politics
Industrial relations - Employment and labour

Depositor(s):
Wainwright, H., University of Manchester. Manchester International Centre for Labour Studies

Principal Investigator(s):
Wainwright, H., University of Manchester. Manchester International Centre for Labour Studies

Abstract:
This deposit brings together miscellaneous material relating to Hilary Wainwright’s involvement with various socialist organisations including: correspondence and pamphlets relating to student political activity in the 1960s; minutes of meetings and correspondence of the Socialist Society, the Socialist Conference and the Broad Left Organising Committee. There is also some material relating to a study of trade unionism in shipbuilding during the 1970s and notes on the Liberal Party. There are also numerous reports and pamphlets regarding trades councils, trade unionism, Thatcherism, unemployment, socialism and cuts in the public sector.
Main Topics:
Politics; student politics; Labour Party (Great Britain); Liberal Party (Great Britain); trade unions; unemployment; shipbuilding industry; industrial democracy; labour movement; socialism.

Coverage:
Time Period Covered: 1960-1990
Dates of Fieldwork: 1960-1990
Country: United Kingdom
Spatial Units: No spatial unit
Observation Units: Text units (documents/chapters/words)
Kind of Data: Textual data; Individual (micro) level; Interview summaries; In-depth/unstructured interview tapes; Group discussion tape recordings ; Personal documents; Correspondence.

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:National
Population:Activists in political parties and pressure groups

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: No sampling (total universe)
Method of Data Collection: Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Weighting: Not applicable

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:
Access Conditions: Host archive conditions apply
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Copyright:
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