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Macmillan, Maurice Harold, 1894 - 1986 (1st Earl of Stockton, statesman)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1894 - 1986

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

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Broadcasts, 1955-10 - 1970-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 4/1/27
Scope and Contents Annotated transcripts of television and radio interviews and broadcasts by JEP on subjects including: immigration; defence, particularly cuts in the Middle East, British withdrawal from Singapore (in interviews with Denis Healey, Secretary of State for Defence, 1967), and retaining use of nuclear weapons; floating exchange rates; JEP's book on the relationship between the Ministry of Health and the National Health Service, A New Look at Medicine and Politics; Parliamentary privilege and...
Dates: 1955-10 - 1970-02
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please see individual files for details.
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Colour slides, mainly of overseas visits by Harold Macmillan, 1957-03 - 1960

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/NRBK 2/1
Scope and Contents Includes: a guard of honour at the Bermuda Conference, 1957; the Commonwealth tour by [Maurice] Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister [later 1st Lord Stockton], Jan-Feb 1958, including India, particularly Delhi, and the Khyber Pass, a guard of honour at Singapore, New Zealand, including Dunedin and Christchurch and Australia, including Queensland and Sydney; Macmillan's visit to the Soviet Union, Feb 1959, including Moscow, Kiev and Leningrad, and an image of Macmillan and John Selwyn Lloyd,...
Dates: 1957-03 - 1960
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Commemorative book on the Commonwealth tour, 1958-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/NRBK 4/5
Scope and Contents

Quotations from the speeches, broadcasts and press conferences given by [Maurice] Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister [later 1st Lord Stockton] during the tour, and inscribed by him to Normanbrook.

Dates: 1958-10
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Correspondence, programmes, arrangements for visit of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and Lady Dorothy Macmillan, 1961-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/HAIS 7/29
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...
Dates: 1961-03
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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Correspondence with Harold and Maurice Macmillan, 1950-03 - 1952-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 3/1/41
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Correspondence with JA's father-in-law, [Maurice] Harold Macmillan [later 1st Lord Stockton] and brother-in-law, Maurice Macmillan, on subjects including: the Commonwealth Conference, 1952; Germany's defence contribution to NATO; JA's biography of Joseph Chamberlain; JA's success in the 1951 elections.

Dates: 1950-03 - 1952-12
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Correspondence with Harold Macmillan, 1952-03 - 1960-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 2/2/30
Scope and Contents Correspondence with [Maurice] Harold Macmillan [later 1st Lord Stockton] on subjects including: profit sharing and co-partnership schemes; the Sudanese elections, 1958; JA's concerns about the delivery of arms to Tunisia; JA's personal financial situation; [?] the contest for the Conservative Party leadership; general policy, particularly relating to Europe and the Middle East post-Suez; financial assistance for the Mahdi; an idea to help the French economy by raising gold prices;...
Dates: 1952-03 - 1960-04
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Drafts of speeches and articles, 1986-08 - 1989-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 7/1/69
Scope and Contents

Subjects include: tribute to 1st Lord Stockton [earlier Harold Macmillan]; a united Europe; self-determination for the countries of Eastern Europe; the reversal of Soviet influence in Africa and the situation in South Africa; the Commonwealth and Europe.

Dates: 1986-08 - 1989-08
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Letters from Catherine Amery to JA, 1956-08 - 1968-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 3/1/50
Scope and Contents

Subjects include: various medical treatments; JA going on a tour of the Far East while convalescing from an ulcer; the 1958 Conservative Party Conference; her poor health during a pregnancy; divisions in the Treasury over the 1956 Budget and the success of the Budget speech given by [Maurice] Harold Macmillan [Chancellor of the Exchequer, later 1st Lord Stockton].

Dates: 1956-08 - 1968-08
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Letters of sympathy sent to JA on the death of Harold Macmillan, 1986-12 - 1987-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 3/1/54
Scope and Contents

Correspondents sending condolences on the death of [Maurice] Harold Macmillan, 1st Lord Stockton, include: Keith Best; Winston Churchill; King Juan Carlos of Spain; Lord Chelwood [earlier Tufton Beamish]; [Leonard] James Callaghan; 9th Lord Granard [earlier Lord Forbes]; Prince Hassan of Jordan; Lord Holderness [earlier Richard Wood]; King Leka I of Albania; James Mancham; Richard Nixon; Antoine Pinay; Sir John Townley.

Dates: 1986-12 - 1987-02
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Miscellaneous papers and correspondence on the Macmillans' visit, 1961-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/HAIS 7/32
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...
Dates: 1961-03
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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Political correspondence, 1953-08 - 1957-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW V 1/12
Scope and Contents Includes: letters from 5th Lord Salisbury [Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Lords, earlier Lord Cranborne] on young blood being needed in the Cabinet and his own decision to make way for a younger man, and the shortage of senior ministers in the House of Lords (2); correspondence with [Maurice] Harold Macmillan [Minister of Housing and Local Government, then Prime Minister, later 1st Lord Stockton] on giving Sir [Robert] Anthony Eden [later 1st Lord Avon] a definite...
Dates: 1953-08 - 1957-08
Conditions Governing Access: Closed for review.
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Reports by Harold Macmillan on French affairs, 1943-02 - 1944-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DUFC 4/8
Scope and Contents Reports by [Maurice] Harold Macmillan, Resident Minister at Allied Headquarters in North-West Africa [later 1st Lord Stockton] on subjects including: recognition of the French authorities in North Africa by other governments; the decline of General Henri Giraud, Commander-in-Chief of French forces in North Africa; changes to the French Cabinet; reaction to the arrests of Pierre Boisson, Marcel Peyrouton and Pierre Flandin, Vichy French Leaders, by the Free French; the Lebanon; Charles de...
Dates: 1943-02 - 1944-01
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Russian diary, 1963-05 - 1963-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 4/1/14
Scope and Contents

Typescript diary of the British aviation delegation's visit to the Soviet Union, May-Jun 1963, led by JA. Also includes a note on the resignation of [Maurice] Harold Macmillan [later 1st Lord Stockton] as Prime Minister following the Profumo Affair, and the race to succeed him.

Dates: 1963-05 - 1963-10
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Scrapbook, 1940 - 1987

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SALM 1/1B
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Material largely relating to time working at Palace of Westminster. Includes letters signed by Prime Ministers, photographs of weddings, memorable visits in recess and material relating to charitable roles. Also includes 2 loose Royal Warrants for Henry Lennox Hopkinson, 1st Baron Colyton (1936 and 1944).

Dates: 1940 - 1987
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Speeches and articles, 1987-01 - 1987-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 7/1/67
Scope and Contents

Subjects include: tributes to 1st Lord Stockton [earlier Harold Macmillan]; the career of Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd of Merton; tribute to Neil "Billy" McLean; East-West relations; the 1987 General Election; the crisis in the Gulf; defence.

Dates: 1987-01 - 1987-12
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Transcript of CS's interviews with Martin Meredith, 1985 - 1985-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SOAM 10/19
Scope and Contents Almost complete copy. Subjects include: the Conservatives in the 1960s; becoming British Ambassador to France; CS's relationship with Margaret Thatcher; the Conservatives in the 1950s; the Civil Service strike, 1981; early negotiations for entry into Europe, 1960-64; CS's view of Sir Winston Churchill and [Maurice] Harold Macmillan [later 1st Lord Stockton]; CS's visit to the Soviet Union,1964; becoming British Ambassador to France; the Soames Affair, 1969; negotiations on entry into...
Dates: 1985 - 1985-04
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Transcript of interview: Sir Alan Campbell, 1996

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 2
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

Dates: 1996
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.
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Transcript of interview: Sir John Thomson, 2016 - 2017

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 154
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

Dates: 2016 - 2017
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.
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Transcript of interview: Sir Michael Palliser, 1999

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 37
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

Dates: 1999
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.
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Transcripts of CS's interviews with Martin Meredith, 1984-08 - 1985-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SOAM 10/13
Scope and Contents

Subjects include: CS's view of Edward Heath; his departure for Paris as British Ambassador to France, 1968; negotiations over Britain's entry into Europe, 1970-73; Queen Elizabeth II's state visit to Paris, 1972; the move to Brussels [Belgium], 1973; CS's relationships with Sir Winston Churchill, Sir [Robert] Anthony Eden [later 1st Lord Avon], [Maurice] Harold Macmillan [later 1st Lord Stockton], Henry Kissinger and Margaret Thatcher.

Dates: 1984-08 - 1985-08
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Typescript diary, 1985-08 - 1996-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 4/1/22
Scope and Contents

Subjects include: visit to Oman, Nov 1985; visit to South Africa, Jan 1986; visit to Saudi Arabia, Feb 1986; visit to the Gulf, Apr 1986; the funeral of 1st Lord Stockton [earlier Maurice Harold Macmillan] and JA's memories of him, Jan 1987; visit to South Africa, Jan 1987; a talk on Europe with Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister, Jun 1989; the Conservative leadership contest, Nov 1990; visits to Romania and Turkey, Apr 1992; the death of 9th Lord Granard [earlier Lord Forbes].

Dates: 1985-08 - 1996-01
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Visit by Harold Macmillan, 1960-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/GLAD 5/24
Scope and Contents

Photographs of [Maurice] Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister [later 1st Lord Stockton] planting a tree at [?] the British Embassy, Paris [France].

Dates: 1960-08
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.