A Summary Description of the papers of Jimmy DeaneTABLE OF CONTENTS |
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A Summary Description of the papers of Jimmy DeaneSummary
Return to the Table of Contents Biographical HistoryJimmy Deane was born in Liverpool in 1921. He joined the Militant Group in 1937 and was the co-founder of the Liverpool branch of the Workers' International League in 1939. By 1945, Jimmy Deane had joined the editorial board of the Socialist Appeal, the journal of the Revolutionary Communist Party. The next year, Jimmy Deane was the British delegate to the International Secretariat of the Fourth International. He was one of the founders of the Revolutionary Socialist League in 1956 and was appointed as its first General Secretary. Jimmy Deane left Britain for India in 1965 and subsequently spent a few years in Fiji. Although he returned to Britain he did not resume his active role in the Trotskyist movement: he remained loyal to his political beliefs, however. Jimmy Deane died in August 2002. Reference: Obituary by John McIlroy, Revolutionary History (volume 8 number 3). Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentWorkers' International League/Revolutionary Communist Party minutes, including reports and conference documents; approximately 3,000 letters, 1940-65. Return to the Table of Contents System of ArrangementThe Modern Records Centre uses a classification scheme. For further details of the scheme, see http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/holdings/class/. It is compatible with ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description (2000). Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationImmediate Source of AcquisitionThe collection was transferred to the Centre, from All Saints Library, Manchester Metropolitan University, in 1993, on indefinite loan. Appraisal, Destruction, SchedulingThis collection has not been weeded for duplicates. AccrualsFurther deposits are not expected. Access ConditionsThere are no restrictions on access to these papers. Copyright/ReproductionThere are no restrictions on the use of this archive, apart from the requirements of copyright law. Return to the Table of Contents Additional Sources of InformationFinding AidsThe original index cards, which describe the collection, are available for use in the searchroom. An authority file exists for Jimmy Deane (GB 0152 AAR0814). Related Units of DescriptionThe Centre also holds the Tarbuck papers (MSS.75), which include archives of the Socialist Review Group and Revolutionary Communist Party. The records of the International Socialism Group (MSS.84), and of its members Richard Hyman (MSS.84), Steve Jefferys (MSS.244), Richard Kuper (MSS.250), Alistair Mutch (MSS.284) and Stirling Smith (MSS.205) have been deposited at the Centre. In addition the Colin Barker papers (MSS.152) and the Tony Cliff papers (MSS.459) have also been deposited at the Centre. The University of Hull holds the papers of Jock Haston (reference DJH). The Glasgow Caledonian University holds Trotskyist archives including material relating to the Socialist Labour League and the Workers' Revolutionary Party. Return to the Table of Contents Index Headings
Deane, Jimmy, 1921-2002 Revolutionary Communist Party Revolutionary Socialist League Workers' International League
Communism -- Great Britain Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940 -- influence of Return to the Table of Contents |