Delve into this internationally significant collection, which includes items of national importance from the last 250 years of British social and political history. Home to the complete holdings of the national Labour Party and Communist Party of Great Britain and over 95,000 photographs relating to the growth of democracy in Britain, covering not only parliamentary reform, extension of the vote and general elections, but grassroots organisations and campaigns also.
Learn how the collection continues to grow today, and how it is used by communities, researchers and individuals to explore the social and political stories of the past.
The archive collections complement archive material, objects, photographs and banners on display in the museum’s galleries, which are also explored through PHM’s public programme of events and exhibitions.
Please note the archive will close at 5.00pm on Monday 23 December 2019 and re-open at 10.00am on Thursday 2 January 2020.
Including pamphlets, newspapers and photographs, as well as the archives of political parties and leftwing pressure groups, the archive collects the personal papers of radical politicians, writers and activists.
Archive collections available
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