A Collection-level Description for the papers of Chris Bambery : International Marxist Group


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Administrative/Biographical History

Scope and Content

System of Arrangement

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Appraisal, Destruction, Scheduling

Accruals

Access Conditions

Restrictions

Language of Material

Other finding aids

Related Units of Description

Index Headings

A Collection-level Description for the papers of Chris Bambery : International Marxist Group


ReferenceGB 0152 MSS.419
TitleInternational Marxist Group
Dates of Creation1970s
Held atModern Records Centre, University of Warwick Library
Extent0.104 cubic metres.
Physical Characteristics/Requirements:Some of the papers in this collection are badly water damaged.
Name of CreatorChris Bambery
Level of description Fonds

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Administrative/Biographical History

The papers described below originated with the International Marxist Group which was a British Trotskyist revolutionary group established in 1965. After his involvement with the International Marxist Group, Chris Bambery continued to play an active role in British Trotskyism and has acted as the National Secretary of the Socialist Workers Party.

Reference: John Callaghan British Trotskyism : theory and practice (Oxford : B. Blackwell, 1984.).

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Scope and Content

International Marxist Group pre-conference bulletins, 1973-76; internal discussion bulletins, and miscellaneous papers, 1973-74; Scottish International Marxist Group circulars and miscellaneous papers, 1970s.

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System of Arrangement

The papers have been kept in the order in which they were received.

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was deposited in the Centre by the Socialist Workers Party in February 2001.

Appraisal, Destruction, Scheduling

No appraisal, destruction or scheduling has taken place.

Accruals

Further deposits are not expected.

Access Conditions

There are no restrictions on access to these papers.

Copyright/Reproduction

There are no restrictions on the use of this archive, apart from the requirements of copyright law.

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Language of Material

English

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Other finding aids

A copy of this collection-level is available in paper format in the Centre's searchroom. The papers are not fully catalogued, a box list is available in paper format in the Centre's searchroom.

Authority records exist for Chris Bambery (GB 0152 AAR1604), the International Group (GB 0152 AAR1581), the International Socialist Group (GB 0152 AAR1580), the International Marxist Group (GB 0152 AAR1628), the Socialist Workers Party (GB 0152 AAR 0723).

Related Units of Description

The Centre also holds further papers on the International Marxist Group (MSS.128) and the papers of E. A. Whelan (MSS.95). For more information on British Trotskyism see the Colin Barker: International Socialist papers (MSS.152), and Bob Purdie papers (MSS.149), also held at the Centre.

Other papers from the International Marxist Group,1976-85 are held at London University: British Library of Political and Economic Science.

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Index Headings

Bambery Chris Trotskyist

International Marxist Group

Socialist Worker Party

Communism Great Britain

Communist revisionism Great Britain

Marxian economics

Trotsky, Leon 1879-1940 Influence

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