Allen, Douglas (labour historian)
Person
Biography
Douglas Allen served as Chair of the Scottish Labour History Society (SLHS), an independent organisation comprising of academics, practitioners, labour and social activists and others interested in the development and history of Scotland’s working-class, trade union, labour and co-operative movements. [Source https://www.scottishlabourhistorysociety.scot/]
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Douglas Allen Collection., 1970s-1990s.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.14114 Special Collections 1/2
Scope and Contents
Collection contains Allen's personal papers and ephemera concerning his research interest in national and international labour history, culture in the labour movement, and labour-related archival resources. This collection complements the series of papers Allen also donated to the WGML concerning more directly his work as Chair of the Scottish Labour History Society.
Dates:
1970s-1990s.
James Miller Collection., 1931-1991.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.14114 Special Collections 1/32
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Fonds:
The WGMLA Special Collections comprise over 60 collections relating to notable individuals, organisations, and themes in the Scottish labour, trade union, and suffrage movements. In a number of cases, collections do not contain the personal papers of the named individuals or organisations but rather comprise of primary or secondary materials collected by WGML librarian Audrey Canning, or third parties, relating to that individual or organisation and collated for public research purposes....
Dates:
1931-1991.
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- Subject
- History, labour 1
- Strikes 1
- Trade unions 1