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Politics and class conflict in the 1920's
A selection of primary sources from Churchill Archives Centre selected by Jon Lawrence to support his third-year Special Subject course in History 'Class, Party and Social Identity in England, 1914-1945.' These texts are drawn from the Churchill, Amery and Bevin papers, which are among the many important collections of political papers held at Churchill Archives Centre.
The documents are reproduced with the permission of the copyright holders, and should not be further copied or published without permission. They are also available on a CD that can be loaned to students only, on an overnight or over-weekend basis.
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Leaflet from Leo Amery's 1922 election campaign for Birmingham Sparkbrook. |
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Reverse of a leaflet from Leo Amery's 1922 election campaign for Birmingham Sparkbrook. |
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Poster from Leo Amery's 1924 election campaign. |
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Poster from Leo Amery's 1923 election campaign. |
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Leo Amery's letter to his party leader Bonar Law, October 1922. [Page 1] [Page 2] |
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Ernest Bevin's statement on the General Strike, May 1926. [Pages 1-2] [Pages 3-4] [Pages 5-6] [Pages 7-8] [Pages 9-10] [Pages 11-12] [Page 13] |
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Churchill's speech notes on the General Strike, June 1926. [Pages 1-2] [Pages 3-4] [Pages 5-6] [Pages 7-8] |
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Leo Amery's diary entries during the General Strike, May 1926. [2 May] [2-3 May] [3-4 May] [10-11 May] [11-12 May] |