TUC Archive collection at the Modern Records Centre

The Modern Records Centre, located on the campus of the University of Warwick, provides access to a wide variety of unique material, which is made available in its supervised searchroom. Its archives relate principally, but not exclusively to industrial relations. They include the historical records of trade unions, employers' associations and a variety of political organisations and pressure groups.

The TUC Archive was first deposited in the late 1980s, compromising the contents of the TUC Registry from the Registry’s formation in the early 1920s to the end of 1960. Further deposits have since been made, bringing the Archive up to 1990, and the TUC will continue to make deposits in the future on a decade by decade basis.

The deposited files include correspondence (incoming, outgoing and internal), reports, minutes, agreements, background documentation and collected documents, including printed items. The collection records the growth and development of the TUC, its relationship with affiliated unions, government. The collection does not include official TUC publications, which are held at the TUC Archive Library at London Metropolitan University.

The archive is open to researchers without need for prior permission from the TUC. Warwick University website offers a detailed summary description of the material, as well as information about using the centre.

Opening hours:

Monday and Tuesday, 9am to 5pm

Wednesday and Thursday, 9am to 7pm

Friday, 9am to 4pm

For more information, contact:

The Archivist
Modern Records Centre
University of Warwick Library
Coventry, CV4 7AL

Phone: 024 7652 4219

Fax: 024 7652 4211

Email: archives@warwick.ac.uk

Other TUC Information and Library services

Report (300 words) issued 20 May 2004