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Title Communism and Popular Culture in the 20th Century
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Ivor Montagu (1904-1984) was best known for his work as a filmmaker, scriptwriter, and producer. He was also a trained naturalist, the founder of the International Table Tennis Federation, president of the Southampton F.C. Supporters’ Club, and an active member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB). 

This collection contains Montagu’s personal, political, and professional papers. Of particular interest is his correspondence with prominent public figures such as Alfred Hitchcock, Bernard Shaw, and Solly Zuckerman. Montagu’s papers are a useful resource for students and scholars who are interested in the impact of communism on British popular culture and vice-versa.

The collection is accompanied by three contextual essays written by Professor Kevin Morgan, a senior academic at the University of Manchester.

ISBN 9781851172726
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Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Type collection
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Identifier https://staging.britishonlinearchives.com/collections/103/communism-and-popular-culture-in-the-20th-century
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Creator Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB)
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Rights Content © Archive Trust of the Communist Party; images © Microform Academic Publishers, 2021. All rights reserved.
Publisher Microform Academic Publishers
Coverage 1911-1988
Volume Count 18
Document Count 155
Image Count 26,538
Born From Microfilm
This resource is a 2nd generation version of the original material, which was first reproduced on Microfilm and then subsequently digitised. As a result of this, the quality of the final image may vary depending on the quality of the Microfilm the resource was digitised from.
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