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Strike Song
late 19th Century/ Early 20th Century
A copy of the 'Strike Song of the Leeds Jewish Tailors'. This song was written by Tom Maguire in 1888 and sung by Max Sharpe at the Varieties Music Hall in resistance to the Sweating System.
'Sixteen Songs for a Sixpence'
No date [1925-1927]
A collection of 16 rebel songs and music reprinted from 'Lansbury's Labour Weekly'.
New Labour Leader Songs and Speeches
1929
9 songs, mainly sung by Rufus Jones. Includes 'The Red Flag', 'England Arise' and 'A Rebel Song'.
Marseillois Hymn
late 19th Century/ Early 20th Century
Two verses of an English translation of the French National Anthemn, the Marseillois Hymn (La Marseillaise). This song was composed in 1792 by Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle and is also referred to as ...
The Red Flag
late 19th Century/ Early 20th Century
A copy of a music sheet for the socialist anthem, 'The Red Flag'. This song was written in 1889 by Jim Connell.
Vive La Commune
late 19th Century/ Early 20th Century
A cartoon by Walter Crane's produced in response to Eugene Chatelain's song 'Vive La Commune' written about the Paris Commune in 1871.
Gramophone Records
1929-1930
Gramophone records (released by Columbia) of speeches by Ramsay MacDonald, Philip Snowden and Margaret Bondfield and Labour songs mainly sung by Rufus Jones.
Rouget de l'Isle singing La Marseillaise
late 19th Century/ Early 20th Century
Isidore Pils', 1849 painting 'Rouget de l'Isle singing La Marseillaise'. This painting depicts the composer Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle singing his rendition of the the Marseillois Hymn (rouget de l...
Souvenir of the Welcome Home Demonstration to Greet J. Keir Hardie
1908
1 booklet entitled 'Souvenir of the Welcome Home Demonstration to Greet J. Keir Hardie, M.P. on his return from his world tour – April 5th, 1908'. Contains the programme for the day, song lyrics - ...
Miscellaneous
1929-1944
League of Nations price list dated December 1929. League of Nations invoice, receipt, letter, bibliography and envelope from February1930. Thoresby Society Lecture Syllabus, 1943-1944. Alf Matti...
Labour Party election literature
1929
Mainly election leaflets, includes 7 (numbered 1-7) published by the Labour Party as part of the election campaign in 1929. Mattison's original handwritten envelope states 'The Parliamentary Election...
News cuttings, 29th September 1924-15th October 1924
1924
One red hardback book displaying diagonally the title 'Newspaper Cuttings' engraved in gold characters. Written on the first page From September 29th 1924 To October 15th 1924. Contains articles from...