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Political: Constituency, Epping [Essex]: correspondence Ec-Ey., 09 Aug 1940 - 30 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 7/70A-B
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Sir Will Spens, Regional Commissioner for Civil Defence, Eastern Region, on a local rocket attack; Sir James Hawkey [Vice-Chairman of Epping Division Conservative Association and Mayor of Wanstead and Woodford] (7); representatives of Epping's Roman Catholics (5); H S Eyers (5).Subjects include: local War Weapons, Warship and Wings for Victory Weeks; local ARP [warnings and building shelters]; Roman Catholics and the Education Bill; granting of the King's Badge.Also...
Dates: 09 Aug 1940 - 30 Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency, Epping [Essex]: correspondence Ha., 28 Sep 1939 - 27 Jul 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 7/76A-B
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: C M Campbell [Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for War, from 1944 known as Mrs C M Charlton] (7); Sir James Hawkey [Vice-Chairman of Epping Division Conservative Association and Mayor of Wanstead and Woodford] (9); E A Baker [secretary at Ministry of Food] (6); Sir Robert Renwick on opposition to the Minister of Supply [Leslie Burgin], including a memorandum on the Ministry of Supply (1939) and on the French process of aluminium production.Other...
Dates: 28 Sep 1939 - 27 Jul 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency, Epping [Essex]: correspondence Ro-Ru., 25 Sep 1940 - 25 Jul 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 7/91A-B
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Sir Sydney Walter Robinson; Sir James Hawkey [Vice-Chairman of Epping Division Conservative Association and Mayor of Wanstead and Woodford] (6); Duncan Sandys [Financial Secretary of the War Office]; Royal Wanstead School (6); R A Butler [Minister of Education] on the liability of teachers for military service.Other subjects include: RAF engineers' training; length of overseas service; bomb damage claims; air raid shelter prices; local gunpowder and small arms...
Dates: 25 Sep 1940 - 25 Jul 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency, Epping [Essex]: correspondence Sp-Sw., 01 Nov 1939 - 16 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 7/95
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Correspondents include: M R J Stacey (5); Sir James Hawkey [Vice-Chairman of Epping Division Conservative Association and Mayor of Wanstead and Woodford] (10).Subjects include: billeting of evacuees; use of clergy as teachers; repairs of bomb damage; rehousing bombing victims; internment of aliens.

Dates: 01 Nov 1939 - 16 Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency, Epping [Essex]: correspondence Wan., 17 Aug 1940 - 24 Jul 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 7/100
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Anthony Bevir [Private Secretary to WSC] (5); Sir James Hawkey [Vice-Chairman of Epping Division Conservative Association and Mayor of Wanstead and Woodford] (14).Subjects include: camouflage for hospitals and schools; public school bursaries; funding for Air Training Corps; shortage of ARP equipment; evacuation; famine relief for Europe; foreign policy towards Spain; Sea Cadet insurance; local War Savings campaign.Also includes: cuttings from local papers on Air...
Dates: 17 Aug 1940 - 24 Jul 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: North West Manchester, 1904 - 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 4
Scope and Contents This class of papers covers WSC's time as Liberal MP for North West Manchester (1906 to 1908).The papers contain correspondence between WSC's office and local officials discussing standard constituency affairs (such as arrangements for WSC's visits to Manchester; his support for various local associations and events; and recommendations for positions as magistrates).However, the predominant national topics of the period (the Aliens Bill, Free Trade, the Education Bill, the Licensing Bill,...
Dates: 1904 - 1908
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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Political: Constituency: North West Manchester., Feb 1907 - Nov 1907

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 4/15
Scope and Contents Correspondence relating to WSC's support for local clubs and societies including the Salvation Army, Cheetham Amateur Swimming Association, the Secret League of Charity, Bellot Street Bowling Club and the Manchester Grammar School. Includes 8 letters from Fred Burn, Secretary of the Manchester Liberal Federation, advising WSC which associations he should support.Also includes material relating to liaison between [Reginald] McKenna [President of the Board of Education] and the Manchester...
Dates: Feb 1907 - Nov 1907
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: North West Manchester: Correspondence., May 1908 - Nov 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 4/17
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: 1st Lord Wolverhampton, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster concerning the appointment of Manchester magistrates (1); E Crosfield Pearson on his enjoyment of working as WSC's election agent and the difficulties of finding a suitable candidate for Manchester (2); Sir Edward Donner inviting WSC to be President of the Liberal Federation (1); William Royle, Chairman of the Manchester Liberal Federation (2); Arthur Newman on patents (2); Herbert Gladstone, Home Secretary...
Dates: May 1908 - Nov 1908
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: North West Manchester: Correspondence concerning Home Rule in Ireland and the Education Bill., 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 4/20
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: The Church Schools Defence League asking whether WSC will protect voluntary religious schools threatened by the Education Bill; Walter Runciman [President of the Board of Education] outlining his views on the Education Bill; Canon John Richardson discussing Catholic opposition to the Education Bill; Herbert Asquith [later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith, Prime Minister] and the United Irish League of Great Britain.Includes draft questions to WSC and his responses...
Dates: 1908
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: North West Manchester: Education Bill., Apr 1906 - Nov 1906

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 4/11
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Letters from WSC's constituents concerning the Education Bill proposed by Augustine Birrell. Several letters are from Catholic organisations objecting to the threat the bill would pose to voluntary Catholic schools and include letters from students at St Augustine's Catholic school (4) and Canon John Richardson (3). Organisations supporting the bill include the Manchester Liberal Federation and the Passive Resistance League.Also includes a newspaper cutting.

Dates: Apr 1906 - Nov 1906
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: North West Manchester: Education Bill., Dec 1906 - Apr 1907

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 4/14
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Includes newspaper cuttings of: a letter from William Royle [Chairman of the Manchester Liberal Federation] on the opposition of Catholics to the Education Bill [proposed by Augustine Birrel]; a letter from Canon John Richardson opposing the bill and WSC's reply and coverage of speeches made by William Joynson Hicks [later Lord Brentford] against the bill.

Dates: Dec 1906 - Apr 1907
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Oldham [Lancashire], 1900 - 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 3
Scope and Contents This class of papers covers WSC's time as Conservative MP for Oldham (1900 - 1906). The papers contain correspondence with local Conservative Association officers discussing constituency affairs. There are also large numbers of letters from constituents and local institutions asking WSC for his support and patronage.Oldham was WSC's first parliamentary seat and the papers include letters of congratulation from many of the prominent figures of the day (see CHAR 3/1). The single issue that...
Dates: 1900 - 1905
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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Political: Constituency: Oldham [Lancashire]: correspondence., 12 Feb 1903 - 25 Aug 1903

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 3/4
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: James Travis Clegg [Chairman of Oldham Conservative Association] (15); Samuel Smethurst [Vice Chairman of Oldham Conservative Association] (10); Sir Albert Stephenson [newspaper proprietor] (3); 6th Lord Londonderry [President of the Board of Education] (4).Subjects include: Free trade; WSC's relationship with local Conservative party and political clubs; patronage of Oldham churches; Oldham schools, particularly East Crompton National School and the Wesleyan...
Dates: 12 Feb 1903 - 25 Aug 1903
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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Political: Constituency: Oldham [Lancashire]: Correspondence., 08 Jul 1903 - 30 Dec 1903

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 3/5
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: James Travis Clegg [Chairman of the Oldham Conservative Association] (18); Samuel Smethurst [Vice-Chairman of the Oldham Conservative Association] (7); Sir William Walrond [later 1st Lord Waleran, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster] regarding the creation of magistrates for Waterhead [Lancashire]; Alfred Emmott [later 1st Lord Oldham, Liberal MP for Oldham] regarding an industrial dispute on the railways; 6th Lord Londonderry [President of the Board of Education]...
Dates: 08 Jul 1903 - 30 Dec 1903
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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Political: Constituency: Oldham [Lancashire]: correspondence., 05 Jan 1905 - 27 Oct 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 3/9
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Correspondents include: Samuel Smethurst (1).Subjects include: the citizen rights of postmen; a sheet of typed questions relating to the 1902 Education Act and marked Oldham Evangelical Church Council; an invitation from the Oldham branch of the Tariff Reform League to WSC to attend a debate with John Hargreaves; an invitation from the Shaw [Lancashire] PSA Society to WSC to attend their Sale of Work.

Dates: 05 Jan 1905 - 27 Oct 1905
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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Political: Constituency: Woodford [Essex], 1943 - 1965

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 3
Scope and Contents This class of papers covers WSC's time as Conservative MP for Woodford, where he served from 26 July 1945 to 15 October 1964. His earlier years as MP for Epping [Essex] are covered in the pre-1945 Chartwell Papers at CHAR 7.The vast majority of the papers consists of correspondence handled by WSC's office and local officials, particularly representatives of Woodford Division Conservative Association, including the Honorary Secretaries and Agents Frederick Mummery, and later W Hubert...
Dates: 1943 - 1965
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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Political: Constituency: Woodford [Essex]: Correspondence., 02 Oct 1953 - 23 Dec 1959

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 3/104A-B
Scope and Contents Includes correspondence on constituency affairs by individuals including: representatives of Woodford Conservative Association including W Hubert Barlow-Wheeler, Honorary Secretary and Agent (20), John Harvey, Chairman [1954 - 56] (9) and Donald Forbes, Vice-Chairman, later Chairman [1956 - 61] (6), on constituency affairs including finances, meetings, office holders, Barlow-Wheeler's future employment and the 1959 General Election; F J Matthews, Chairman, Industrial Life Insurance Offices,...
Dates: 02 Oct 1953 - 23 Dec 1959
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Woodford [Essex]: Correspondence., 25 Nov 1959 - 31 May 1962

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 3/105A-B
Scope and Contents Includes correspondence on constituency affairs by individuals including: representatives of Woodford Conservative Association including W Hubert Barlow-Wheeler, Honorary Secretary and Agent (13), Donald Forbes, Chairman [1956 - 61] (9), and Doris Moss, Chairman [from 1961] (5), on constituency affairs including finances, meetings, office holders, WSC's successor as MP and Barlow-Wheeler's future employment; "Rab" [R A Butler], Chairman, Conservative Party and Home Secretary, on subjects...
Dates: 25 Nov 1959 - 31 May 1962
Conditions Governing Access: Open, except for folio 124, closed until 2036 on Cabinet Office instructions.
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Political: Constituency: Woodford [Essex]: Correspondence., 21 Dec 1959 - 14 Dec 1963

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 3/106A-B
Scope and Contents Includes correspondence on constituency affairs by individuals including: representatives of Woodford Conservative Association including W Hubert Barlow-Wheeler, Honorary Secretary and Agent (19), Doris Moss, Chairman (8) and R T Prout, Honorary Treasurer (4) on constituency affairs including finances, meetings, office-holders and WSC's retirement as member for Woodford; Peter Mountfield, Private Secretary to the Financial Secretary to the Treasury; John Harvey [MP for Walthamstow East,...
Dates: 21 Dec 1959 - 14 Dec 1963
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Woodford [Essex]: correspondence about the general election., Aug 1951 - Nov 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 3/10
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Sir James Hawkey, Chairman of Woodford Conservative Association (3); Oswald Silberrad. Also includes notes and copies of correspondence from: secretaries Elizabeth Gilliatt, ?Richard Greville (Honorary Secretary), Jane Portal [later Lady Williams of Elvel], "Jo" Sturdee ("N S") [later Lady Onslow], and Chips Gemmell; [Prime Minister's Private Secretaries] Anthony Bevir and Edward Cass; CSC (President of Woodford Conservative Association); and from WSC to some of those...
Dates: Aug 1951 - Nov 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Woodford [Essex]: Correspondence with or on behalf of constituents, A - B., 16 Oct 1951 - 23 Dec 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 3/75
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: representatives of Woodford Conservative Association including Sir James Hawkey, Chairman and W Hubert Barlow-Wheeler, Honorary Secretary and Agent (12); Brian Robson, Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary of State of Air (2); [Margaret] Barbara Sloman, Assistant Principal, Treasury (2); P M Ibbotson, Private Secretary, Ministry of Health (7); John Leeming, Private Secretary to the Chairman, HM Customs and Excise; George Moseley, Private Secretary to the...
Dates: 16 Oct 1951 - 23 Dec 1953
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Woodford [Essex]: Correspondence with or on behalf of constituents, A - B., 12 Jul 1954 - 06 Dec 1956

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 3/91A-B
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: representatives of Woodford Conservative Association, including John Harvey, Chairman (6) and W Hubert Barlow-Wheeler, Honorary Secretary and Agent (5); Robert Armstrong [later Lord Armstrong of Ilminster], Private Secretary to the [Chancellor of the Exchequer]; Alexander Gordon-Brown, Private Secretary, Home Office (2); Norman Calvert [Assistant Principal], Ministry of Housing and Local Government (7); Duncan Sandys, Minister of Housing and Local Government; Stuart...
Dates: 12 Jul 1954 - 06 Dec 1956
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Woodford [Essex]: Correspondence with or on behalf of constituents, A - C., 04 Jan 1957 - 30 Dec 1959

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 3/98A-B
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: representatives of Woodford Conservative Association, including W Hubert Barlow-Wheeler, Honorary Secretary and Agent (11); David Hilary, Private Secretary, Home Office; Harold Watkinson, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation; Raymond Prosser [Private Secretary to the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation]; Richard Langridge [Assistant Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary] (3); Theodor Bader, constituent (7); Patrick Benner, Principal Private Secretary to...
Dates: 04 Jan 1957 - 30 Dec 1959
Conditions Governing Access: Open, except for folios 51-2, 60-5, 220-6 and 287-98, closed for 75 years until 2035 on data protection grounds due to the presence of sensitive and personal information on potentially living individuals.
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Political: Constituency: Woodford [Essex]: correspondence with or on behalf of constituents, A-J., Nov 1946 - May 1947

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 3/34A-B
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: A E Hine, Private Secretary, Ministry of Labour and National Service (4); Frederick Mummery, Assistant Secretary, Woodford Conservative Association (12); Sir Godfrey Thomas, Equerry to the Duke of Gloucester; [Theresa] Brewster, Private Secretary, War Damage Commission (8); Ralph Bury on Nigel Davies, prospective Conservative candidate for the Epping Division [Essex]; Lena Prescott of the Ministry of Health (8); Stuart Mallinson on Anglo-American goodwill; [Anthony]...
Dates: Nov 1946 - May 1947
Conditions Governing Access: Open, except for folios 42-50 which have been removed on grounds of data protection due to presence of sensitive personal information about a potentially living individual until 1 January 2046.
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Political: Constituency: Woodford [Essex]: Correspondence with or on behalf of constituents, A - J., 25 Jan 1950 - 08 May 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 3/56
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Percy Cohen, [Joint Director], Conservative Research Department (2); Sir William Wakefield on a proposed increase in London taxi fares; George Earle, Chairman, Association of Portland Cement Manufacturers Limited, on the nationalisation of the cement industry; J W Faulkner, Clerk of Chigwell [Essex] Urban District Council (5); Joan, Lady Davidson [later Baroness Northchurch], MP for [Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire]; Philip Moore [later Lord Moore of Wolvercote],...
Dates: 25 Jan 1950 - 08 May 1950
Conditions Governing Access: Open