Scope and Contents This is a wide-ranging series, covering a large proportion of Cockcroft's career from his time at university until his death. Retaining Cockcroft's own arrangement, the series has been split into sections including: general correspondence with scientists; correspondence with particular individuals; correspondence arranged by subject; correspondence with and on the numerous people who asked for Cockcroft's help in finding various positions, after the Second World War; miscellaneous papers; and...

Scope and Contents Questions answered by NK on subjects including: Labour's decision making process, relating to non-nuclear defence and arms reduction; town planning and the reconstruction of inner cities; Soviet and American attitudes to nuclear disarmament and common security; making Labour more open, democratic and attractive; improving relations between the membership, leadership and trades unions; regional policy development; non-payment of the Poll Tax and Labour's proposed replacement for it; racism and...

Scope and Contents Cuttings, background papers and press releases on planning policy.

Scope and Contents Includes consultation document, "Planning a new agenda", by Clive Soley, housing spokesman, with comments, arrangements for the planning policy launch, and papers and correspondence between NK and Christopher Patten [Secretary of State for the Environment] on second home ownership.