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Part 1, 1977-79
Part 2, 1981
Part 3, 1982

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Henry Lewin (2); Basil Liddell Hart on an article by LSA on army reform; O Louwers, General Secretary of the Institut Colonial International, inviting LSA to join the institute (3); Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Secretary of State for War, on a suggested honour for Major-General Charles Luard [General Officer Commanding Forces in South China]; Harry Luke, thanking LSA for his appointment as Colonial Secretary of Sierra Leone; Joseph Lyons, Premier of Tasmania; 14th...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Henry Lewin, supporting LSA's position on tariffs (3); 1st Lord Lloyd on subjects including his disagreement with LSA on Indian constitutional affairs (4); [Herbert] Paul Latham, thanking LSA for his help in his election campaign; Sir Roderick Jones [Chairman and Managing Director of Reuters]; Sir Arthur Crosfield; Sir Robert Vansittart [Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]; Sir Samuel Wilson [Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies] on...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Sir Harold Nicolson on LSA's book "Thoughts on the Constitution" (2); Sir Ernest Oppenheimer (4); Caroline, Lady Oppenheimer; Lord Eustace Percy; Charles Ponsonby, thanking LSA for his speech to the Royal African Society; Sir Charles Rey on the recent South African elections and the success of the Nationalists; Paul Reynaud on dissolutions of Parliament (3); Juliet, Lady Rhys-Williams; Sir [Thomas] Ellis Robins (2); Sir James Ross, First Division Pensioners’...

Scope and Contents Correspondence, mainly with representatives of the United Central Africa Association, including John Wallace (5) and [Ferdinand] Stephen Joelson (2) on LSA's help in establishing an organization to support Britain's colonial interests and LSA's acting chairmanship of the United Central Africa Association. Other correspondents include: 1st Lord Trenchard; 6th Lord Winterton [earlier Lord Turnour]; Roy Welensky [Roland Welensky]. Also includes: foreword by LSA to a United...

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Correspondence concerning the Geodetic Survey of Rhodesia, including correspondence between D. Gill and Earl Grey on the initiation and general progress of the survey; a letter from the Acting Administrator, Salisbury, to Gill (fos 121-122), giving instructions for the primary triangulation to be carried out; correspondence with the Surveyor-General, Salisbury, 1897-1900 (fos 153-310); and correspondence with the British South Africa Company, 1897-1900 (fos 311-781).

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Correspondence on Lewanika's stay at the University of Swansea, and also on African affairs, particularly relating to Northern Rhodesia and Barotseland [later Zambia]. Other correspondents include Alan Lennox-Boyd [Secretary of State for the Colonies, later 1st Lord Boyd of Merton].

Scope and Contents Includes correspondence with: Alan Campbell QC; George Cardona (exchange of letters on Cardona’s departure from the Conservative Research Department, including a copy of MT’s handwritten reply, November 1978); Keith S Carmichael; Sir Robert Cary; Sir Frederick Catherwood (consists of copy of speech by Catherwood on overseas trade, 20 July 1977, only); George Cattell; and Sir Nicholas Cayzer (includes copy of handwritten letter to him from MT, November 1977) NB: file includes distressing...

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Correspondence with John Hutchinson, Professor of Industrial Relations, University of California at Los Angeles, on sanctions against Zimbabwe Rhodesia [consists mainly of copies of letters from Hutchinson to various politicians].

Scope and Contents Includes correspondence with: Kenneth Baker MP (consist of letter from Baker to MT on "The bureaucratic overload", April 1979); Lord (Anthony) Barber (consists of his letter to MT, forwarding his correspondence with Patrick Wall MP relating to Rhodesia [later Zimbabwe], March 1979); Joel Barnett MP (consists of his correspondence with Adam Butler MP, MT’s Parliamentary Private Secretary, February-March 1979, and a copy of a speech by Barnett on "Inflation and monetary policy", January 1979);...

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Includes correspondence with: Sir Frederic Bennett MP (includes his letter of congratulation to MT on her becoming Party Leader, circa February 1975; his report on his visit to South Africa, Rhodesia [later Zambia and Zimbabwe] and Kenya, August 1976; and a provisional guest list for the Bilderberg conference on 22-24 April 1977, 24 February 1977)

Scope and Contents Includes correspondence with: Norman Lamont MP (includes copy of his paper, "Changing the electoral system: advantages and disadvantages", circa October 1978); Jacqueline, Lady Killearn (widow of Miles Wedderburn Lampson (1st Baron Killearn); Arthur Latham MP; Michael Latham MP; Ivan Lawrence MP; Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (Earl of March and Kinrara); Jim Lester MP (includes report of his visit to Rhodesia [later Zambia and Zimbabwe] with Mark Carlisle MP, March-April 1978); correspondence...

Scope and Contents Includes correspondence with: John Lee MP; Jim Lester MP; Arthur Lewis MP; Susan Cunliffe-Lister (Lady Masham); Ian Lloyd MP; Lord (Rhys) Lloyd of Kilgerran (includes his letter of congratulation to MT on her election as Party leader, February 1975); John Loveridge MP (includes his letter of congratulation to MT on her election as Party leader, February 1975); and Richard Luce MP (includes his report on his visit to Rhodesia [later Zambia and Zimbabwe] and South Africa, December...

Scope and Contents Includes correspondence with: Jim Spicer MP; Michael Spicer MP; Iain Sproat MP; Keith Stainton MP; Ivor Stanbrook MP; John Stanley MP (includes copy of report by Stanley and Douglas Hurd MP on their visit to South Africa, Namibia, Zambia and Rhodesia [Southern Rhodesia, later Zimbabwe], 15-28 October 1978; and handwritten notes on "Foreign Affairs [Conservative Committee], July 25 [1978]"); Anthony Steen MP; Norman St John-Stevas MP; Michael Stewart MP; John Stokes MP; and William van...

Scope and Contents Includes correspondence with: Sir Brandon Rhys Williams MP (consists of exchange of letters with MT, October-November 1976); Lord (Henry) Wilson of Langside (consists of exchange of letters with MT, November 1977); Harold Wilson MP (consists of copy of an interview for "Weekend World" with Peter Jay, 11 May 1975, only); Michael McNair Wilson MP (includes letter congratulating MT on being electing Party leader, February 1975); Patrick McNair Wilson MP (includes report on his meeting with Joe...

Scope and Contents Includes MT's correspondence with Peter Blaker MP (enclosing a record of his meeting with Alan Reich, Assistant First Secretary US Department of Commerce, 28 July 1977), Winston Churchill MP (attaching a copy of his paper, "Britain's nuclear deterrence", circa June 1977) and Patrick Cosgrave (Special Adviser to MT), attaching a copy of a paper on "U.S. overseas bases: problems of projecting U.S. military power abroad" by Thomas Moorer and Alvin Cottrell), ca....

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Subjects include: visiting the United States for the launch of "Clementine Churchill by Her Daughter", and reaction to the book; CS's appointment as Governor of Southern Rhodesia; the Lancaster House Agreement; CS's fears for the future of Southern Rhodesia [later Zimbabwe]; sporadic violence; the elections; Robert Mugabe's victory.

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Manuscript of JA's diary and a typescript copy [not complete].

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Manuscript and typescript copy of JA's diary, including visiting Uganda and various mines in South Africa, Rhodesia [later Zambia and Zimbabwe] and the Congo, and meetings with the Oppenheimers and political leaders. Includes photographs of the Owen Falls hydro-electric plant, Uganda.

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Mainly papers and correspondence on MS's engagements and her work with children's charities.

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Correspondence, mainly with Sir Dougal Malcolm, President of the British South Africa Company, on conditions in South Africa and Rhodesia [later Zambia and Zimbabwe], particular relating to labour difficulties and Federation in Central Africa. Includes texts of speeches by Sir Godfrey Huggins, Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia [later 1st Lord Malvern] and other Southern Rhodesian ministers on Federation.

Scope and Contents Correspondence, mainly with Paul Emrys Evans, Christopher Hely-Hutchinson and Sir [Thomas] Ellis Robins, and also with others including Iain Macleod [Minister of Labour and National Service] in response to a query by JA about granting indefinite deferment of National Service to science and engineering graduates working in British owned mines overseas. Also includes the programme for JA's visit to Rhodesia [later Zambia and Zimbabwe] and South Africa in Jan 1955, and letters from friends...

Scope and Contents Prints of speeches, articles and broadcasts by LSA as President of the Association, on subjects including: the economic situation; Empire trade; electoral reform; inter-racial co-operation in East Africa; the modern Commonwealth; apartheid in South Africa; the strength of sterling; British responsibilities in the Middle East; the diamond jubilee of Southern Rhodesia [later Zimbabwe]; tribute to Jan Smuts; early Alpine guides; the English-Thinking World; the devaluation of sterling; trading...

Scope and Contents Correspondents on arrangements and invitations for LSA's tour include: R Laing, Manager of the Passenger Department, the Union Castle Mail Steamship Company Limited (4); representatives of the Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, on travel and accommodation (6); 1st Lord Stonehaven, Governor-General of Australia [earlier John Baird] (3); the Governor of New South Wales [Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair]; [Arthur] Cosmo Parkinson [Assistant Secretary, Colonial Office]; 14th Lord Lovat...

Scope and Contents Notes on the Empire Parliamentary Association made in connection with LSA's Empire Tour, including: letters from Sir Howard d'Egville and [Ernest] Owen Clough, Secretary of the Association's South Africa branch; notes by d'Egville on the work of the Association in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Southern Rhodesia [later Zimbabwe]; extracts from the journal of the Parliaments of the Empire on the Imperial Conference; reports of Parliamentary conferences in Australia, 1926;...