Labour History Archives
The SSLH Archive and Resources Sub-Committee includes staff working at archives, libraries and museums whose collections tell the story of the British labour movement. Each organisation has its own page which tells you more about their rich labour history collections and how to access them.
Bishopsgate Institute
Based close to Liverpool Street Station in London, the Bishopsgate Institute holds a range of archives and printed material concerning London, the labour movement, co-operation, freethought and humanism, and protest and campaigning.
Bishopsgate Institute page»Hull University Archives at Hull History Centre
Hull University Archives, based at Hull History Centre, contain numerous collections on modern literature and drama, maritime history, and politics and pressure groups. For more information, click here .
Hull University Archives at Hull History Centre page»Labour History Archive and Study Centre
The Labour History and Archive Centre, located at the People’s History Museum, Manchester, holds collections relating to left wing politics, including the archives of the Labour Party and the Communist Party of Great Britain.
Labour History Archive and Study Centre page»London School of Economics
The London School of Economics Archives hold major collections on modern British political, economic and social history, and the history of the social sciences.
London School of Economics page»Marx Memorial Library
Based on Clerkenwell Green, the Marx Memorial Library holds unique collections on the International Brigades, the labour movement and socialism.
Marx Memorial Library page»Modern Records Centre
Based at University of Warwick, Coventry, MRC holds collections including TUC archives, CBI archives, Transport & General Workers Union archives and British Association of Social Workers.
Modern Records Centre page»National Library of Scotland, Manuscripts Division
The Manuscripts Division of the National Library of Scotland hold extensive collections on Scottish trade unions and co-operatives, the Labour Party and other socialist and left-wing organisations in Scotland.
National Library of Scotland, Manuscripts Division page»Senate House Library
Senate House Library holds various material relating to the labour movement, including the John Burns collections and Trotskyist archives.
Senate House Library page»TUC Library Collections
The TUC Library Collections hold various printed and archival material relating to the labour movement, including the TUC Library, the WEA and LRD Archives, and the papers of various trade unionists.
TUC Library Collections page»University of Sussex Special Collections
University of Sussex Special Collections holds a number of internationally acclaimed archival, manuscript and rare book collections relating to twentieth-century literary, political and social history.
University of Sussex Special Collections page»Welsh Political Archive
The Welsh Political Archive is home to a number of significant collections relating to Labour history, including the collections of individuals, organisations and events detailing the history of politics in Wales.
Welsh Political Archive page»The Women's Library
The Women’s Library holds important archive, printed and museum collections documenting women’s lives from the 19th century to the present day.
The Women's Library page»Working Class Movement Library
Based on the personal collection of Eddie and Ruth Frow, the Working Class Movement Library in Salford holds extensive printed material and archives on the labour movement.
Working Class Movement Library page»