Thatcher, Margaret Hilda, 1925 - 2013 (née Roberts, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, Prime Minister)
Person
Dates and places
b. 1925
Sphere of activity
Prime Minister 1979 - 1990.
Other information
Conservative MP, 1959-92; Secretary of State for Education and Science, 1970-4; Leader of the Opposition, 1975-9.
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
File
BBC World Service, People in Politics and BBC Radio 4, Newsnight: interviews with NK, 1989-03
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 26/2/95
Scope and Contents
Subjects (in the People in Politics interview) include: NK's view of Margaret Thatcher; socialism and the free market; the future of Europe; nuclear disarmament.
Subjects in the Newsnight interview include: NK's view of Margaret Thatcher's legacy and character; the failure of the opposition parties; the view of Thatcher within the Conservative Party.
Dates:
1989-03
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
Access copies available.
File
Correspondence between Margaret Thatcher and NGA, 1971-03-02 - 1989-01-04
File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/NGA/5/1/967
Scope and Contents
This file comprises:-
1 autograph letter signed and 5 typed letters signed from Margaret Thatcher to NGA. 26 Mar. 1971 - 4 Jan. 1989
2 carbon typed letters from NGA to Margaret Thatcher. 2 Mar. 1971 and 15 Nov. 1972
1 typed letter signed from Margaret Thatcher's Assistant Private Secretary to NGA. 13 Nov. 1972
1 carbon typed letter from NGA to A.A. Bath. 15 Nov. 1972.
Dates:
1971-03-02 - 1989-01-04
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some files are closed because they contain personal information. Most files which are marked as restricted access can be read with the written permission of the author. All other files may be consulted in the Archive Centre following the standard registration procedures.
File
'Hitler's War', 1977 - 1982
File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/SC/Latham/1
Scope and Contents
File of correspondence and news cuttings documenting Sir Michael Latham's enquiries into claims made by David Irving in his book _Hitler's War_ relating to Enigma machine decryptions, and related Intelligence matters. Includes correspondence with: the then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher; Ian Gow, Parliamentary Private Secretary; Jean Howard (former staff at Bletchley Park); David Irving, and correspondence with his publishers; Professor F H Hinsley, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge;...
Dates:
1977 - 1982
File
Interview with NK on the murder of Ian Gow and later news bulletins, 1990-07-30 - 1991-05
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 26/2/134
Scope and Contents
Includes: interview on the death of Ian Gow, and also on other subjects including the Poll Tax and changes to the party constitution allowing the expulsion of members (16 minutes 17 seconds); BBC Radio 4 World at One bulletin, 21 Nov 1990, mainly on the Conservative Party leadership election (31 minutes 14 seconds); BBC Radio 4 Today Programme, May 1991, on subjects including health reforms, including interviews with Robin Cook, Labour health spokesman, and William Waldegrave, Secretary of...
Dates:
1990-07-30 - 1991-05
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
Access copies available.
Item
Invoice Duplicate Book, 1982
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/2/5
Scope and Contents
A Gundulph invoice/statement duplicate book, which contains copies of invoices for orders of Luck & Flaw's Prince Charles [afterwards King Charles III]/Princess Diana/baby Prince William eggcup set. These orders were dealt with between 31 July and 25 September 1982. Some of the orders also include the purchase of the Margaret Thatcher teapot and other items.
Dates:
1982
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. 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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Roger Law Archive
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Luck & Flaw
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Ceramic Ware
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Ceramics Paperwork
File
Letter from Margaret Thatcher to GHWR, 1987-05-01
File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/GHWR/3/414
Scope and Contents
1 typed letter signed.
Dates:
1987-05-01
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the Rylands Papers are readily available to scholars in the Archive Centre. Record consultation is by appointment. Personal letters of living authors may only be consulted with their written permission. Some material is reserved in view of its sensitivity. There is no access to such material for the time being.
File
Letter from Margaret Thatcher to R.H. Bulmer, 1981-01-06
File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/EFB/3/134
Scope and Contents
1 typed letter signed.
Dates:
1981-01-06
File
New Statesman, 1979 - 1980
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/4
Scope and Contents
A file containing four issues of the British weekly political and cultural magazine, New Statesman. All four editions feature Luck & Flaw illustrations on their covers.The following issues are present:1. 27 April 1979 - the cover has a plasticine model illustration that depicts British politician, Margaret Thatcher, as a question mark. The photographic image was taken by John Lawrence Jones (L&F/234).2. 11 May 1979 - the cover...
Dates:
Publication: 1979 - 1980
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. 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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Roger Law Archive
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Luck & Flaw
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Published Material
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Magazines
File
Peter Fluck Working Drawings, c 1975-1983
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/1/1
Scope and Contents
A portfolio containing pencil and ink working drawings by Peter Fluck, along with one drawing by Roger Law, relating to plasticine model illustrations and ceramic ware produced by Luck & Flaw. These drawings feature caricatures of British and international politicians, members of the British royal family, and celebrities. The following drawings are present: 1. Rough drawings of hands and feet; c 1975 (L&F/280 (a)-(b)).2. A portrait of Prince Charles...
Dates:
c 1975-1983
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. 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).
File
Promotional Material, 1977 - 1983
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/6
Scope and Contents
A file containing a variety of promotional/merchandise material that was produced by, for or relating to Luck & Flaw. The following are present: 1. Two examples of a postcard featuring the Ebenezer Scrooge plasticine model illustration (L&F/38), which was used in the partnership's illustrated edition of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. One of the postcards has an inscription written by Roger Law. The items have been produced by Robert...
Dates:
Publication: 1977 - 1983
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. 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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The Economist, 1975 - 1979
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/8
Scope and Contents
A file containing full issues and tearsheets for the British weekly current affairs magazine/newspaper, The Economist, which feature Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations. All these illustrations appear on the front covers of the issues.The following are present:1. Two tearsheets containing the front cover of issue 20-26 December 1975, which features an illustration of British Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, depicted as a car salesman;...
Dates:
Publication: 1975 - 1979
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. 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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Roger Law Archive
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Luck & Flaw
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Published Material
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Magazines
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'The Funeral of Baroness Thatcher' - British Broadcasting Corporation Transcript, St Paul's Cathedral , 2020-08-22
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MISC 115
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection comprises a wide variety of material from a number of different sources which have been deemed too small to be considered individual collections in their own right and have been grouped together under the heading "miscellaneous". Subjects covered include First and Second World Wars, the Falklands Campaign, and recollections of Sir Winston Churchill.
Dates:
2020-08-22
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Some material within the collection is closed to researchers.
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Transcript of interview: David Barrie, 2023
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 220
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
2023
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
File
Transparencies, 1975 - 1983
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/3/2
Scope and Contents
Four boxes containing an assortment of 63mm x 63mm and 126mm x 120mm photographic transparencies, along with 35mm slides, which feature images of Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations that were published in various magazines, newspapers and other mediums. The contents of the four boxes are in alphabetical order, based on the subject(s) of the illustrations or the title of the work, and are split into the following: A to C, D to G, H to R, and S to W. The final box also has three...
Dates:
1975 - 1983
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. 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).