Victory in campaign to save historic wills from destruction

Ministers have ditched proposals made under the previous government to destroy millions of wills dating back to 1858 as a money-saving measure. The Society for the Study of Labour History was among 1,600 organisations and individuals to respond to a Ministry of Justice consultation document, issued in December 2023, which put forward proposals to digitise 110 million wills before destroying the original documents in a … Continue reading Victory in campaign to save historic wills from destruction

EditorMCJanuary 8, 2025January 9, 2025

Labour History Review index 2024

The Labour History Review index for issues published in 2024 (volume 89) has been added to the website. It is now possible to access copies of the index for every issue of the Society for the Study of Labour History Bulletin (published from 1960 to 1989) and for Labour History Review (from 1990 to date). The index is compiled by Dr Mike Mecham. It is … Continue reading Labour History Review index 2024

EditorMCDecember 29, 2024

Books etc, SSLH news

A labour history of Ireland’s film industry

In Screen Workers and the Irish Film Industry, Dr Denis Murphy traces the evolution since the 1950s of screen production industries on the island of Ireland. More specifically he looks at the people who work in its film, television dramas, documentary and animation industries – how they have shaped the work they do and the conditions under which that work is carried out. This is … Continue reading A labour history of Ireland’s film industry

EditorMCDecember 5, 2024December 5, 2024

Events, SSLH news

Video: Remembering the Strike: the miners’ strike of 1984-5 in popular memory

Dr Natalie Thomlinson delivered the Society’s third annual John Halstead Memorial Lecture, Remembering the Strike: the miners’ strike of 1984-5 in popular memory at the University of Huddersfield on Saturday 9 November 2024. The lecture can be viewed on YouTube here. Dr Thomlinson is Associate Professor of Modern British Cultural History at the University of Reading, and co-author of Women and the Miners’ Strike (2023). She has … Continue reading Video: Remembering the Strike: the miners’ strike of 1984-5 in popular memory

EditorMCNovember 15, 2024

Members' Area, SSLH news

SSLH AGM set for 9 November

The 2024 annual general meeting of the Society for the Study of Labour History will take place on Saturday 9 November at Heritage Quay, University of Huddersfield. The agenda and other papers for the meeting will be found in Members’ Resources. The business of the meeting begins at 11am, with a lunch break from 12.30 to 2pm, including (at 1.30pm) an optional tour of Heritage … Continue reading SSLH AGM set for 9 November

EditorMCOctober 28, 2024October 28, 2024

SSLH news

SSLH reissues subject guides for researchers

The Society for the Study of Labour History has reissued all five of the labour history subject guides compiled by our Archives and Resources Committee, making them available to download in PDF format. Each guide includes details of the main archives in which relevant material can be found, the archives’ holdings, and current contact details. The five guides cover: Find out more about the work … Continue reading SSLH reissues subject guides for researchers

EditorMCSeptember 30, 2024October 16, 2024

SSLH news

SSLH members’ newsletter, July 2024

The July 2024 issue of our members’ newsletter is out now. If you are a member of the Society for the Study of Labour History, you will have received this in a PDF document by email. You can also download it from the Members’ Resources page here on the website. The newsletter is not sent to non-members, who are, instead, invited to join us. Continue reading SSLH members’ newsletter, July 2024

EditorMCJuly 4, 2024