Richard Hart papers
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- Creator
- Hart, Richard (1917-2013) trade unionist, historian
TitleRichard Hart papers
Reference codeICS122
Date1937-1964
Scope and ContentMicrofilm of papers of Richard Hart on political and trade union activities in Jamaica and the Caribbean, 1937-1964; including correspondence with Norman Manley on Jamaican politics, 1939; correspondence and papers on the People's National Party (PNP), 1940-1952 particularly Hart and Ken Hill's expulsion for 'communist' activities, 1952; correspondence and papers on Hart's detention under the Jamaican defence regulations, 1942-1943; correspondence and papers on Hart's work as President of the Jamaica Government Railway Employees' Union (JGREU), 1942-1948; correspondence and papers on Hart's work as Assistant Secretary , Caribbean Labour Conference (CLC), 1945-1946, and General Secretary from 1947-1953, including papers on CLC London Branch, 1948-1953; correspondence and papers on Hart's work as Legal Adviser to the [Jamaican] Sugar and Agricultural Workers' Union, (SAWU) 1953-1957; correspondence and papers on the [Jamaican] People's Educational Association (PEO) and the [Jamaican] People's Freedom Movement (PFM), 1952-1962, including PEO managing committee minutes, 1952-1955 and PFM committee minutes, 1954-1955, 1960-1962; papers on the Jamaica Youth Movement, 1941-1944; correspondence and papers on civil liberties, particularly on banned publications, 'Caribbean News' and 'Moscow News' and public meetings, 1952-1954; correspondence and papers on the Jamaican Federation of Trades Unions (JFTU), 1952-1957; correspondence and papers on the [Jamaican] Factory and General Workers' Union, (FGWU) 1953-1957; correspondence and papers on Hart's book 'Out of the House of Bondage', 1946-1961, including correspondence with Kwame Nkrumah on the possibility of Nkrumah contributing a foreword, 1952. The microfilm is currently stored and produced by the Institute of Commonwealth Studies under the reference M861.
NotesThese papers are only available on microfim (microfilm reference M861).
Conditions governing accessOpen for research but least 24 hours notice before a research visit. However, access to individual items in the Institute of Commonwealth Studies Library archival collections may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act.
Extent8 reels
Physical descriptionMicrofilm
System of ArrangementChronological
Finding aidsA catalogue is available in the Library. A pdf version of this catalogue is attached to this description.
Related files
Richard Hart's papers are held at the National Library of Jamaica. The University of the West Indies archives also hold some Richard Hart files.
Level of descriptionfonds