- Notes and press cuttings accompanying printed books 1817-1958
Papers of James Carmichael, 1894-1966, labour MP, Bridgeton Division, Glasgow, Scotland, 1947-1961
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- Dates of Creation1817-1958
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description0.01 metres
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Administrative / Biographical History
James Carmichael was a member of Glasgow City Council from 1929-1947 and was originally elected in 1946 as a candidate for the Independent Labour Party, of which he had been a lifelong member, he was to be the last ILP Member of Parliament. A year after his election he joined the Labour Party and represented his constituency in Parliament as a Labour MP. The collection contributes to our understanding of the intellectual background and political formation of those who gave a cogent voice to the arguments against the capitalism of the time.
Arrangement
The arrangement of this material reflects the original order in which it was received
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Open
Acquisition Information
Donated by Rt Hon. Lord Carmichael of Kelvingrove
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Details of descriptions are available via the department's online manuscripts catalogue accessible from the University of Glasgow Library, Department of Special Collections http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/manuscripts/, searching by the call number Sp Coll Carmichael and MS Gen 554.
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Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and condition of documents.
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Location of Originals
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Additional Information
Fonds level description compiled by Andrew Thomson, Hub Project Archivist, 13 April 2005