Tribute: an Australian perspective on Stuart Macintyre
Peter Beilharz and Sian Supski pay tribute to the Australian labour historian Stuart Macintyre Continue reading Tribute: an Australian perspective on Stuart Macintyre
Category: Obituaries
These articles mark the passing of labour historians, many of whom have played a significant part in the Society for the Study of Labour History.
Tribute: a British perspective on Stuart Macintyre
Professor Kevin Morgan pays tribute to the work of the leading Australian historian Stuart Macintyre Continue reading Tribute: a British perspective on Stuart Macintyre
Stuart Macintyre 1947 – 2021
We are sorry to hear that the eminent Australian socialist and labour historian Stuart Macintyre has died aged 74. Professor Macintyre published extensively on the history of Australia and the Australian Left, and as co-author of The History Wars (2003) provided the leading academic challenge to conservative narratives of the country’s history. For many, however, his greatest work is his account of the emergence of … Continue reading Stuart Macintyre 1947 – 2021
John L Halstead (1936-2021)
John Halstead, who has died aged 85, was among the earliest members of the Society for the Study of Labour History, and over a period of six decades occupied nearly every post within the Society, contributing his time and expertise unstintingly to serve as editor, chair, secretary and latterly vice-president. Born in Huddersfield, and educated at Highburton Church of England elementary school and Penistone Grammar … Continue reading John L Halstead (1936-2021)
Hywel Francis (1946 – 2021)
This week would have see the 75th birthday of Hywel Francis, President of Llafur from 2018 until his death in February. He was one of the founders of Llafur and its driving force whose vision ensured that the Welsh Labour History Society did not become a small gathering of academics but a vibrant gathering of ‘people’s remembrancers’. Continue reading Hywel Francis (1946 – 2021)
Archie Potts (1932 – 2021)
Archie Potts, who was one of the founding members of the North East Labour History Society in 1966, has died after a short illness. His long life was marked by a lasting commitment to his community, to working class politics and to the field of labour history. Archie was born in Sunderland on 27 January 1932. His family were hard working, proud trade unionists. In … Continue reading Archie Potts (1932 – 2021)
Nigel Todd (1947-2021)
Nigel Todd who died suddenly last week will be sadly missed by his many friends in labour history circles as well as mourned by his close family and friends. Nigel was a veteran Labour councillor who served the city of Newcastle upon Tyne from 1980 onwards but he was also so much more: an anti-fascism activist, a stalwart supporter of the Co-operative Movement, a well … Continue reading Nigel Todd (1947-2021)
Lewis Minkin (1936-2021)
Lewis Minkin, who has died aged 84, wrote three authoritative, even definitive, books on the exercise of power and political influence inside the Labour Party. In researching The Labour Party Conference (1978), The Contentious Alliance (1991), and The Blair Supremacy (2014), Minkin accessed records available to few and clearly spoke to everyone; equally clearly, everyone spoke to him. Taken together, these three monumental works are … Continue reading Lewis Minkin (1936-2021)
Stan Newens (1930-2021)
The former Labour and Co-operative Party MP and MEP Stan Newens has died aged 91. Newens was a keen and knowledgeable labour historian throughout his adult life, and remained chair of the Labour Heritage group of which he had been a founder member until his death. Continue reading Stan Newens (1930-2021)
Chushichi Tsuzuki (1926-2020)
Chushichi Tsuzuki’s membership of the Society for the Study of Labour History was first recorded in the Bulletin of Spring 1962. He remained a Society member for many years – almost certainly well beyond 2006, when he and I attended our South Bank University conference marking the centenary of the Parliamentary Labour Party’s formation. Chushichi first left Japan in July 1952 as a Fulbright scholar … Continue reading Chushichi Tsuzuki (1926-2020)
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