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News on Collections

For many years, Angelica Balabanova (c. 1878-1965) played a key role in the European social democrat network. A recent addition to her archive at the IISH reveals her eagerness to provide aid and assistance. Read more

The archives of the Ceylon Mercantile, Industrial and General Workers’ Union generally known as the Ceylon Mercantile Union (CMU),  one of the largest commercial trade unions in Sri Lanka, were acquired in 2015.  The collection of the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) was made accessible. Read more

Vereniging Gemeenschappelijk Grondbezit (GGB) [Association for Communal Land Ownership] was founded by the Dutch writer and pioneer Frederik van Eeden in 1901. Its aim was to promote communal ownership and use of the means of production. Read more about a large addition to the GGB archive

 

Posted: 
4 April 2016