Public and Political: General: correspondence from the general public on the abdication crisis, L-Z, mainly supporting WSC's stance., Dec 1936
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: ?[Oliver Locker-Lampson] sending on a letter; [John] Walton Newbold; [Arthur] Nicholson on the constitutional position; Stephen Taylor offering to stand in north Lambeth [London] for WSC and the King [Edward VIII, earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, later the Duke of Windsor]; [Harold] Hamel Smith, Editor of Tropical Life and Stockfarming, sending on a letter from him to the Daily Mirror on comments by the Archbishop of Canterbury [Cosmo Lang].Other subjects include: general criticism of the government; criticism of press coverage of the crisis.Also includes: various press cuttings sent with letters.
Dates
- Creation: Dec 1936
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Extent
2 file(s) (2 bound files (257 folios))
Language of Materials
English
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Repository Details
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