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Political: Constituency: Woodford [Essex]: correspondence with or on behalf of constituents, A-L., Apr 1949 - Aug 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 3/51

Scope and Contents

Correspondents include: Sir James Hawkey, Chairman of Woodford Conservative Association, on WSC sending a message on constituents' golden wedding; Reginald Maudling and Percy Cohen [Joint Director] of the Conservative Research Department; Lena Prescott, Private Secretary, Ministry of Health (4); constituent A H Curtis (4); Nigel Davies on a bus service to a speedway meeting (4); [Christopher] Fogarty [Principal] HM Treasury; [David] Nenk, Ministry of Education. Also includes notes and copies of correspondence from secretaries Elizabeth Gilliatt, Jo [Sturdee, later Lady Onslow], and Lorna Cowper.Subjects covered by the file include: comments by constituents on various national issues, including the Hairdressers' Bill; appeals and complaints by constituents in a variety of areas, including costs, national insurance, war losses abroad, war damaged property, a parking offence, local teachers' pay, health, rubbish, medals, employment, overdue pay, petrol allowances, national service, schools, trading, housing, and financial assistance; requests for WSC's autograph; requests for House of Commons tickets.Also includes: poem by a constituent on rationing; National Association of Justices' Clerks' Assistants petition; London Allowance Campaign Committee (teachers) material.

Dates

  • Creation: Apr 1949 - Aug 1949

Conditions Governing Access

Open (folio 84 opened 2022).

Extent

1 item(s) (1 file (218 loose folios))

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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