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Scope and Contents Approx. 384 outgoing letters from Buchanan-Smith, mostly to his mother, Christina Laura Buchanan (1852-1932), variously ‘Mumps’, ‘Mumpies’, ‘Mouse’ and ‘Mousie’, and father, James George Smith (1839-1915). There are occasional letters to his sister, Olive Mary Smith (1890-1965), variously ‘Oils’, and other siblings. The letters cover his colonial service in North Borneo and Nigeria, as well as military service during the First World War in the British Cameroons and German East Africa...

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Album containing silver prints of various sizes. The photographs depict Buchanan-Smith's outward voyage to the Seychelles in 1939 and also views in the Seychelles, mainly of scenery but including Government House. Other photographs relate to official and social activities.

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A collection of albums and loose prints, intermittently captioned. These albums relate to Buchanan-Smith's service in Nigeria.

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Album of prints, measuring 95 x 70 mm, presumably taken by Walter Buchanan-Smith during his service as a cadet under the British North Borneo Company. The captions have been used as titles and may contain offensive, inappropriate or outdated terms. They have been retained to reflect the context of their creation.

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A collection of uncaptioned glass plates relating to Buchanan-Smith's service in Nigeria, showing his official residence, duties and travel, and Nigeria’s people and landscape. Y3043ZZ/29 appears to be a Yoruba Oba (chief) from southern Nigeria. It may be possible to identify the images with reference to Buchanan-Smith's Nigerian photographs at Y3043U-Y.

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Album of various sized prints, concerned with Sir Walter Buchanan-Smiths service with the Nigeria Regiment in the Cameroons (plates 1-8) and in German East Africa (plates 159-201). The captions are difficult to read as they are written on dark brown paper in black ink.

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Correspondence with Donald Simpson, RCS Librarian.

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Got mail, poor Max, photography, will refer to himself as W.B. Smith rather than Buchanan-Smith to save confusion with a Buchanan-Smith in Singapore, bad weather, Christmas presents' list: handkerchiefs, socks, quinine Bi-Sulphate. 3 sheets, 12 pages.

Scope and Contents Includes MT’s handwritten notes and annotations Includes copy of the first draft, July 1976 (with comments from Nicholas Edwards MP, Ian Gilmour MP, Sir Peter Kirk MP, Sir Keith Joseph MP, Airey Neave MP, John Nott MP, Sally Oppenheim MP, James Prior MP, Francis Pym MP, Tim Raison MP, Alick Buchanan-Smith MP, Norman St John-Stevas MP, Lord (Peter) Thorneycroft and William Whitelaw MP) Also includes copy of the second draft, August 1976 (with comments from Humphrey Atkins MP and Alick...

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Mounted black and white photograph featuring J. P. K. Asquith, R. S. Waddell, R. T. Kingdon, A. Falcon, E. B. O. Sherlock, R. W. Goodall, J. W. Bushby, R. H. Malthouse, E. R. Crowe, J. T. Laws, A. Gilchrist, P. M. Taylor, A. L. Buchanan-Smith, J. A. Barnett, R. E. Tattersall, A. C. Beck and A. C. Butler.

Scope and Contents Correspondence and related papers. Also includes: progress recommendations of the Energy Select Committee; parliamentary statement; press releases; publication ‘Nuclear Info’ produced by the British Nuclear Forum. Correspondents include Peter Morrison MP, Cecil Parkinson MP, Michael Spicer MP, David Hunt MP, Alick Buchanan-Smith MP, Peter Walker MP, Friends of the Earth. Subjects include the privatisation of electricity, nuclear energy, coal. Arranged...

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Includes: note on the revision of the Common Fisheries Policy by Alick Buchanan-Smith MP (Minister of State, MAFF)

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Includes correspondence with Barry Henderson MP, Alexander Pollock MP, Alick Buchanan-Smith MP and Bowen Wells MP

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Consists of copy speeches by Robert Adley MP, John Biffen MP, Rhodes Boyson MP, Leon Brittan MP, Adam Butler MP, Edward du Cann MP, Mark Carlisle MP, 6th Lord (Peter) Carrington, Lynda Chalker MP, Paul Channon MP, Kenneth Clarke MP, Charles Fletcher-Cooke MP, Geoffrey Dodsworth MP, Tony Durrant MP, Nicholas Edwards MP, Nicholas Fairbairn MP, Russell Fairgrieve MP, George Gardiner MP, Anthony Grant MP, Hamish Gray MP, Edward Heath MP and Alick Buchanan-Smith MP

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Includes MT’s handwritten notes and annotations
Includes minutes of meeting to discuss preparations for the referendum campaign, 16 November 1978 (MT did not attend); correspondence with Alex Fletcher MP, James Hamilton MP, Russell Sanderson and Alick Buchanan-Smith MP; and note for MT from Adam Ridley (Conservative Research Department), "Job loses and the Treasury leak on Wednesday 28th February", 2 March 1979

Scope and Contents Comprising a toast at a dinner of the British Association in Norwich, 5 September 1961; correspondence about a speech at the Staff College in Camberley on 19 September 1961, 1958-61; a speech, about science and government, to the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen in Düsseldorf, 27 September 1961 (in English and German); a speech on Commemoration Day at Imperial College, London, 26 October 1961; "Science and Government", the 8th Fawley Foundation Lecture at...

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Includes handwritten notes by MT; and copies of MT's signed public statements on Conservative Scottish policy, 6 December 1976, and announcing the resignation of Alick Buchanan-Smith MP as Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, 8 December 1976
Also includes briefing notes on the Bill, including a paper by [Professor] D. P. [Daniel] O'Connell; and summary of earlier devolution proposals, 1973-76

Scope and Contents Includes correspondence with: Alick Buchanan-Smith MP (includes copy of MT’s handwritten note thanking him for his policy work in Scotland, 9 August [1976]; Sir Derek Walker- Smith MP (with his letter of congratulation to MT on her becoming Party Leader, February 1975); Dudley Smith MP; Geoffrey Johnson-Smith (with his letter of congratulation to MT on her becoming Party Leader, February 1975); Baroness (Patricia) Hornsby-Smith; Tim Smith MP; Keith Speed MP (includes his paper, "The reform...

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Includes correspondence with Sir (Charles) Henry Plumb (President, National Farmers' Union), George Cattell (Director General, NFU), Peter Mills MP, Tim Raison MP and Alick Buchanan-Smith MP
Also includes a paper for MT by James Prior MP proposing a Conservative Industrial Relations Department of Central Office, which appears to have been mis-filed, November 1975

Scope and Contents Mainly comprising letters from friends. Including a letter from Hinch [Victor Montagu], 10 June 1978; a letter from Sir James Pitman, 4 June 1978; a letter from Felicité Gwynne, undated; a letter from Sir Henry Studholme, 11 May 1978; a letter from Jack Simon, Baron Simon of Glaisdale, 12 May 1978; a letter from Fred Peart, Baron Peart, 16 May 1978; a letter from Sir Isaiah Berlin, 12 May 1978; a letter from Jack Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden, 14 May 1978; a letter from Ludovic Kennedy, 15...

Scope and Contents Includes correspondence with Julian Amery MP, Michael Ancram MP, Betty Harvie-Anderson MP, Baroness (Elaine) Burton, 1st Lord (David) Eccles, Nicholas Edwards MP (includes MT’s handwritten letter to Edwards of "Tuesday" [2 May 1978]), Russell Fairgrieve MP, Thomas Galbraith MP, Ian Gilmour MP, Hamish Gray MP, Eldon Griffiths MP, Jo Grimond MP, Sir Geoffrey Howe MP, Anthony Kershaw MP, Robert Alexander Lindsay (Earl of Crawford and Balcarres), Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas...

Scope and Contents Includes letters from Humphrey Atkins MP to MT on the timing and structure of the debate, December 1975; and from Quintin Hogg (Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone) to Airey Neave with Hailsham’s notes on a draft speech, January 1976 Includes report of the Study Group on Devolution headed by Alick Buchanan-Smith MP and Malcolm Rifkind MP, and copies of press releases by "Malcolm" [Rifkind] 23 November 1975, and statement by Michael Ancram, 24 November 1975 Also includes agenda...