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Jones, Thomas, 1870-1955 (economist)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1870 - 1955

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Gertrude, Lady Grigg: letters to Thomas Jones, 1934 - 1939

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/PJGG 7
Scope and Contents Thomas Jones was at this time Secretary of the Pilgrim Trust for which Lady Grigg had worked prior to her departure for India. Whereas her letters to Dorothy Hammonds are often frivolous, these are generally serious. They demonstrate that there was a strong friendship between the two. Lady Grigg was unswervingly loyal to her husband and on occasions hoped that `T.J.' would use his influence to make Sir James's point of view understood. There is frequently a tone of despair in the letters,...
Dates: 1934 - 1939
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Individual closures of files are indicated in the catalogue.
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'The first book of Munitions called Genesis', 1914 - 1946-03-29

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Reference Code: GBR/3437/FMCD/4/1/4
Scope and Contents

A satire on the Ministry of Munitions in the style of biblical text.
A letter to Frances Cornford, dated 29 March 1946, from J. R. M. Butler accompanies this copy, while he retains the original. Butler mentions 'Tom Jones', Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet from 1916 to 1935 under four Prime Ministers.

Dates: 1914 - 1946-03-29

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