National Council of Labour Colleges

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The National Council of Labour Colleges was set up for "the education of the workers from the working class point of view, through the medium of Colleges, classes and public lectures; the co-ordination and extension of this independent working-class educational work; the issuing of leaflets, syllabuses, etc, for the assistance of class tutors and students". Originally the colleges were run by the Plebs Movement but they came to be run by the Unions and affiliated to the Labour Party. In addition, the London College was run by national bodies, whilst the provincial classes were controlled by union branches. This collection appears to be a second set of minutes, kept by J P M Millar, the General Secretary.

From the guide to the National Council of Labour Colleges, 1921-1964, (British Library of Political and Economic Science)

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referencedIn First South Wales Coalfield Project 1972-1974 (audio recordings), 1969-1974 Swansea University. LIS Archives
referencedIn Leon Trotsky exile papers, 1929-1940. Houghton Library
creatorOf National Council of Labour Colleges, 1921-1964 British library of political and economic science
referencedIn H W Currie, 1924-1970 Swansea University.
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associatedWith Labour Party corporateBody
associatedWith Millar, J P M, fl 1921-1964 person
associatedWith Plebs Movement corporateBody
correspondedWith Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940 person
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London England
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Adult education
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