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Parkinson, Cecil, 1931-2016 (Baron Parkinson of Carnforth, Politician)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1931 - 2016

Biography

Cecil Edward Parkinson, Baron Parkinson of Carnforth; matriculated Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 1952; chartered accountant, politician and peer.

Places

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

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Caricatures Portfolio 2, c 1984-c 1996

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/1/3/2
Scope and Contents A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The contents of this portfolio cover British male political figures.There is also a small amount of drawings of British male political figures that are connected to other Spitting Image Production Limited activities.Most drawings are labelled with their...
Dates: c 1984-c 1996
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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File Bundle, 1987

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/4/1
Scope and Contents

A file containing material relating to the publication, Spitting Images. The following are present: a paperback copy of the British version of the book, published by Century Hutchinson Limited; a cover proof for the British version; a paperback copy of the American version of the book, published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; and contracts for Ben Elton and Heathcote Williams, as additional writers for the publication.

Dates: 1987
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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General Transparencies, 1983 - 1997

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/3
Scope and Contents Seven boxes with numerous sleeves of 63mm and 35mm photographic transparencies and slides, along with a small amount of photographs, the vast majority of which contain images of Spitting Image puppets. These images have been produced for Spitting Image publications and merchandise, commissioned work from external publications and companies, for general use by the media, and for other purposes. There are also transparencies and related...
Dates: 1983 - 1997
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Research Material, 1983 - 1986

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/2/1/1
Scope and Contents A box containing seven sub-files with research material collected by Lewis Chester, connected to his work on the publication, Tooth & Claw: The Inside Story of Spitting Image. The following are present: 1. A folder with letters received by Chester from Spitting Image's 'victims' (i.e. the celebrities and politicians that were the subjects of the show's activities). These individuals were asked by Chester for their opinion on...
Dates: 1983 - 1986
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Thatcha! The Real Maggie Memoirs, 1993

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/5/9
Scope and Contents A box containing numerous sleeves with 63mm photographic transparencies and 35mm slides, along with a small amount of photographs and contact prints, which feature puppet illustrations and other images used as part of the 1993 Spitting Image Productions Limited merchandise publication, Thatcha! The Real Maggie Memoirs. The photographic images were taken by Steve Bendelack, Andrea Heselton, Greg Pullen and other unidentified photographers.The sleeves are...
Dates: 1993
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Time Out, 1987, 1992

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/2/11
Scope and Contents Three issues of the British weekly cultual magazine, Time Out. The following issues are present:1. 21-28 October 1987 (No. 896) - pages 16 and 17 contain a feature on the Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, Spitting Images.2. 28 October-4 November 1987 (No. 897) - pages 26 and 27 contain an article on Spitting Image, featuring an interview with Roger Law and Peter Fluck. On page...
Dates: Publication: 1987; Publication: 1992
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Transparencies, 1987

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/5/4/1
Scope and Contents A box containing numerous plastic sleeves holding 63mm photographic transparencies and 35mm slides, along with a small amount of photographs and negatives, which feature images of puppet illustrations made for both the British and American versions of the Spitting Image Productions Limited merchandise publication, Spitting Images. These photographic images were produced by John Lawrence Jones. The sleeves are labelled with the following information: the...
Dates: 1987
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Untitled

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9633/1/18
Scope and Contents

Word-processed script. Begins: "I had never intended to read English at Cambridge...."

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Includes restricted material.