Published by Primary Source Microfilm

"Nobody can understand the British working-class and the modern British Labour movement unless he understands the ILP. Its publications are sources of the highest importance, which ought to be available in every considerable library." -- Professor Royden Harrison, University of Warwick

The Independent Labour Party (ILP) was founded in 1893 by J. Keir Hardie, John Trevor and Robert Blatchford. Its principal purpose was the promotion of a direct labor representation in Parliament. It became the largest and most influential of British social organizations, and its history is, to a large degree, the story of the early growth of working-class political power.

Parts One-Five: Pamphlets and Leaflets 1893-1975

Part One: 1893-1908, 108 fiche
Part Two: 1909-1916, 97 fiche
Part Three: 1917-1924, 113 fiche
Part Four: 1925-1939, 97 fiche
Part Five: 1940-1975, 97 fiche

Part Six: Minutes and Related Records, National Administrative Council Minutes and Related Records, 1894-1950 76 fiche
Part Seven: Minutes and Related Records, Branch Minutes and Related Records, 1892-1950 100 fiche
Parts Eight and Nine: The Francis Johnson Correspondence, 1888-1950 Part Eight, 1888-1908: 9 reels
Part Nine, 1909-1950: 12 reels Part Ten: Organizational and Regional Records of the Independent Labour Party 25 reels

Complete collection: 46 reels, 688 fiche