Working Class Movement Library, Specialized archive and library in Salford, England
The Working Class Movement Library is an archive in Salford holding thousands of books, newspapers, photographs and objects about labor struggles and social justice. The collection includes leaflets, banners, documents and personal items from people who were active in these movements.
The library was founded in 1950 by two people who met while learning about labor politics and brought together their personal collection of movement materials. Over time it became an important archive where whole organizations stored their papers and records.
The collection shows how workers and unions built their own institutions and how these movements shaped communities. Visitors can see how cooperative societies formed and what role they played in people's daily lives.
The reading rooms are open Tuesday through Friday for visitors who want to work and research there. It helps to arrange an appointment beforehand so the materials you are looking for can be prepared.
The archive holds records of uprisings and strikes from the early industrial era that would be undocumented elsewhere. These materials show how ordinary people organized their resistance and wrote down their demands.
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