Silkin, John Ernest, 1923 - 1987 (politician)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1923 - 1987
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Fonds
The Papers of John Ernest Silkin
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/SLKN
Scope and Contents
The papers held at Churchill Archives Centre cover Silkin's Parliamentary and Ministerial career, and his other public interests, including the Channel Tunnel, the E.E.C. and the dairy industry. There is material of particular interest on Silkin's difficulties with his Constituency Party in Deptford, and on the Labour Party Leadership and Deputy Leadership elections in 1980 and 1983.
Dates:
1950 - 1987
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Closures of individual files are noted in the paper catalogue, please ask staff for further details.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre