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Political: Constituency: Woodford [Essex]: correspondence with or on behalf of constituents, H-Z., Jan 1946 - Feb 1947

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 3/33

Scope and Contents

Correspondents include: [Thomas] Williams, Minister of Agriculture; Frederick Mummery, Assistant Secretary, Woodford Conservative Association (4); J H Hughes of the Air Ministry (7); [Arthur] Peterson [Principal Private Secretary to the Home Secretary]; [Harold] Copeman, Private Secretary to the Financial Secretary, HM Treasury (2); Iain MacLeod, Conservative Parliamentary Secretariat. Also includes notes and copies of correspondence from secretaries Christine Taylor, Elizabeth Gilliatt, Lettice Marston [later Lettice Shillingford], and Jo Sturdee ("N S") [later Lady Onslow].Subjects covered by the file include: comments by constituents on various national issues, including animal welfare, and government policies concerning health, pensions, and children; appeals by constituents in a variety of areas, including pensions, demobilisation and national service, housing, rationing, post-war credits, the fire service, post-office workers evacuated to Morecambe [Lancashire], employment, war damaged property, entertainment for British troops in Germany, and telephone provision; the burning of an oat stack in Loughton [Essex]; requests for WSC to attend or support events; an application for House of Commons tickets.Also includes: a 1945 circular letter from [1st] Lord Ashfield [earlier Albert Stanley, Chairman], London Passenger Transport Board; Fire Brigades Union Executive Council's report, October 1946; Wanstead [Essex] Branch of the United Nations Association flyer.

Dates

  • Creation: Jan 1946 - Feb 1947

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Extent

1 item(s) (1 file (232 loose folios))

Language of Materials

English

Subject

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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