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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.

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Subject
History, labour 1
Strikes 1
Trade unions 1