Robert Malcom Deryck Davies: Correspondence and Papers
Scope and Contents
Box 1: 15 subject files, mainly concerning Davies's works as an M.P. - Parliamentary Labour Party, local government, bills, correspondence, etc. Box 2: Planning, 11 files - Guildhall, traffic and roads, University development, etc. Box 3: Housing, Rating, Public Health, and Education, 11 files. Box 4: Correspondence, etc. Only files 7 and 8 (Planning) and 11 (Cambridge City Labour Party) are open to readers. Box 5: Various committees, etc., 6 files and printed items - local government reform, sewage and drainage, traffic, roads, etc. Box 6: Printed documents, with annotations by Davies - County Development Plan, local government, traffic, car parking, etc. Box 7: Printed documents, 40 items - industry, employment, communications, traffic, public utilities, redevelopment, parking, the Town and County Planning Act (1947), etc.
Dates
- Creation: 1947-1968 (Circa)
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
7 archive box(es) (7 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by Mrs Katharine Davies, widow of Robert Davies, 1974.
Subject
- Labour Party (Organization)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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