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Political: Constituency: Woodford [Essex]: correspondence with or on behalf of constituents, M-Z., May 1949 - Dec 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 3/54

Scope and Contents

Correspondents include: Frederick Mummery, Honorary Secretary and Agent, Woodford Conservative Association (6); Percy Cohen [Joint Director] of the Conservative Research Department (2); Marjorie Palfrey on St John's Christmas Fair, Loughton [Essex] (4); Frank Foster certifying a statement; [Derek] Stephen [Assistant Principal] War Office. Also includes notes and copies of correspondence from secretaries Penelope Wall, Lorna Cowper, and [Lettice] Marston [later Lettice Shillingford].Subjects covered by the file include: appeals and complaints by constituents in a variety of areas, including housing and building licences, rubbish, pensions, employment, petrol allowances, emigration, medals, war damaged property, grants to counties, business rents, and council requisitioned property; comments by constituents on various national and international issues, including military pay, PM's and MPs' salaries, leasehold reform, contraceptive vending machines, transport, the Justices of the Peace Bill, and food content; requests for WSC or CSC to support or attend local events; requests to visit the House of Commons.Also includes: St John's Christmas Fair programme; copies of HM Inspectors' Report on the Royal Wanstead School (sites in Essex and Hertfordshire); cuttings of electricity advertisements; member's ticket for WSC for Woodford Rugby Football Club.

Dates

  • Creation: May 1949 - Dec 1949

Conditions Governing Access

Open, except for folios 46-55 and 70-4 which have been removed on grounds of data protection due to presence of sensitive personal information about potentially living individuals until 1 January 2033 and 1 January 2025.

Extent

1 item(s) (1 file (219 loose folios))

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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