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THE CPGB AND BENGALI IMMIGRANTS: Sarah Glynn is researching ‘immigrant politics in London’s East End and would like to speak to any Bengali CPGB members of the British Communist Party and any ‘CPGB members who remember working with East Pakistani immigrants in the 1950s, 1960s or 1970s or even with Bengali lascars before the war’. This research also aims to ‘learn more about CPGB links with other black or Asian immigrants in the East End.’ If you think you could help, please e-mail SarahRGlynn@hotmail.com.
COMMUNIST STUDIES ON-LINE: Published by the European Workshop of Communist Studies, the International Newsletter of Communist Studies provides information on ‘historical studies related to history of the communist movements and ideas, for scholars and publicists, archivists and librarians.’ With contributions in a variety of European languages, the 124-page fifteenth issue of the Newsletter is now available to view on-line (in the Adobe Acrobat pdf format) at: http://www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/projekte/JHK-news/Newsletter/Newsletter.htm.
PATHÉ DIGITAL NEWS ARCHIVE: British Pathé News, most famous for its cinema ‘newsreels’ of the 1930s-1950s, has begun to make available on-line digital versions of some of the 3,500 hours of celluloid footage (both silent and sound) in its archives — stretching from the 1890s to the Spring of 1970. A wealth of material of interest to historians of the international communist movement is accessible. Footage of particular interest to historians of British communism includes: a 1942 speech in Glasgow by Harry Pollitt calling for the opening of a ‘second front’; and a complete 1945 CPGB election broadcast. Available soon will be film shot at the CPGB headquarters in 1948, featuring Pollitt, Willie Gallacher and Phil Piratin; and (unbroadcast) footage of Gordon McLennan and Soviet embassy officials laying wreaths at Karl Marx’s tomb in Highgate Cemetery in 1968. ‘Preview’ files may be downloaded for free, and played back using one of the many variants of Windows Media Player. Higher quality copies, for use in educational presentations, may be purchased on-line. VHS video copies of selected stories may also be ordered. All footage will carry a Pathé ‘watermark’. To search the archive and to register to download files, visit: http://www.britishpathe.com.
