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Gaitskell, Hugh Todd Naylor, 1906-1963 (politician)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1906 - 1963

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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Criticism of writing, 1922-1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9813/C2/2
Scope and Contents

Mostly exchanges of letters between Meynell and those asking his opinion; with a few spontaneous letters from Meynell. The correspondents include Honor Bickford, Enid Clay, Olive Coulter, G. F. Earle, Ronald Fraser, Hugh Gaitskill (1948), Warren Harvey, H. A. Hetherington, Anthony Hoghton, Robert E. Horsfall, Virginia Hurst, G. Gwesyn Jones, Alfred Jordan, Shade Keiller, John Moat, Brandon Robinson, W. T. Shorthouse, Mrs. G. M. Stanford, W. E. West, Frederick Whyte, and J. Clayton Young.

Dates: 1922-1961
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Illustrations of Political and Royal Figures, c 1956-c 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/2/1
Scope and Contents A file holding four pieces of paper that feature pencil illustrations of British political and royal figures (RL/Pre-/1527 (a)-(d)), by Roger Law. The individuals depicted in the illustrations are: Richard Austen Butler; Winston Churchill, Hugh Gaitskell, Harold Macmillan, and Queen Consort Mary (of Teck). There are two separate portrait drawings of Churchill and Macmillan, and also a piece of paper that contains portraits of Churchill, Gaitskell and Macmillan. On the back of the latter,...
Dates: c 1956-c 1961
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: Part restricted. Some material are very fragile - access may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. See descriptions for further details.
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Political Leaflets and Publications, 1960-c 1962

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/4/2
Scope and Contents A file containing a small number of political-based items, which feature illustrations by Roger Law. The following items are present: two copies of a four-page leaflet that has 16 drawings by Law, titled, Welcome to Annual Conference, which was published by Young Socialists in Cambridge to illustrate 'Democracy in Action,' and was likely handed out at a Labour Party conference in either 1960 or 1961 (RL/Pre-/824 (b)); two copies of an earlier version of the ...
Dates: 1960-c 1962
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.