Political: Constituency: Woodford [Essex]: correspondence with or on behalf of constituents, A-J., Jun 1947 - Oct 1948
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Frederick Mummery, Honorary Secretary and Agent, Woodford Conservative Association (14); Reginald Maudling of Conservative Parliamentary Secretariat; John Boyd-Carpenter; J T Williams, Private Secretary, War Damage Commission (7); H J Backwell, Deputy Regional Petroleum Officer, Ministry of Fuel and Power (5); Lena Prescott, Private Secretary, Ministry of Health (4); W Brennan, Housing Manager, Chigwell Urban District Council [Essex] (5); constituent E T Craft (7); Sir David Robertson; [Lawrence] Sabatini [Assistant Private Secretary to Minister of Works]; [David] Nenk, Ministry of Education (2); [Patrick] Kinna, Foreign Office; [Anthony] Ridge, [Principal Private Secretary to the Postmaster General]; L D Baynes of the War Office (4). Also includes notes and copies of correspondence from secretaries Penelope Wall, Grace Hamblin, Chips Gemmell, and Jo Sturdee ("N S") [later Lady Onslow]; and from WSC to Postmaster-General Wilfrid Paling.Subjects covered by the file include: appeals and complaints by constituents in a variety of areas, including housing and property, medals, outstanding payments, war damage, entry into the UK, petrol allowances, health, employment, pensions and national insurance, trading, telephone provision, national service, a financial loss, a claim concerning naval research, and a borstal sentence; comments by constituents on various national and international issues, including the national health dental service and housing; a request for CSC to attend a ball; requests to visit the House of Commons.Also includes: Ministry of Pensions information; obituary from Nature for Dr E P Harrison.
Dates
- Creation: Jun 1947 - Oct 1948
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Extent
1 item(s) (1 file (340 loose folios))
Language of Materials
English
External Documents
Subject
- Army (Organization)
Topical
Repository Details
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