Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...

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The collection, though small, is interesting as no other papers appear to have been left by Hore-Belisha. It comprises letters, diaries, some photographs and documents (mainly copies) covering most of Hore-Belisha's career but concentrating on his most important position as War Minister from 1937-1939 and particularly the events surrounding his dismissal by Neville Chamberlain.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...

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Includes material relating to Willis' naval career, including material relating to World War Two

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection includes personal documents and honours (PJGG 1); general correspondence (PJGG 2 and 12); material relating to India including finance papers (PJGG 3), political papers (federation and defence) (PJGG 4), miscellaneous reports (PJGG 5), War Office papers about India (PJGG 8); Lady Grigg's correspondence (PJGG 6 and 7); War Office correspondence (PJGG 9); Committee papers (PJGG 10); literary material (PJGG 13-15).Perhaps the most interesting papers are those...

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Orders of services for royal marriages and ceremonies.

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Cuttings on the Royal visit to France by Queen Elizabeth II.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...

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Mainly photographs of various official events and visits undertaken by GJ as British Ambassador to France, and also some earlier photographs from GJ's service in Iran in the 1920s.

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The material covers much of Lord Duncan-Sandys public life. Papers, reports and correspondence document the ministries in which he served and there are also constituency correspondence, speeches, publications, press cuttings and photographs. A number of papers exist relating to his involvement in the campaign to restore Capital Punishment, the European Movement and the Civic Trust.

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The collection comprises press photographs of the Royal Family; the Churchill family; World War II including the liberation of the concentration camp at Belsen. Many of the photographs have caption information on the back plus press agency stamps.

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Footage of various sessions of Prime Minister’s Questions, with subjects including strikes by ambulance drivers, inflation, pay levels and incomes policy, the Poll Tax, the effect of high interest rates, football ID cards and the privatisation of PowerGen. Also includes a statement by Margaret Thatcher on the increase in the Civil List.

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Julian Amery's copy of the official programme of the procession for the Silver Jubilee of King George V.

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Official souvenir programme, with LSA's invitation to the ceremony, press cuttings and other papers.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...

Scope and Contents Correspondence with the general public on the Queen's role in the Commonwealth, particularly referring to an article and television interview by JEP. Correspondents include: Ivor Stanbrook; David Tudor-Pole (7); Timothy Eggar, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on allegiance owed to the Queen by Commonwealth citizens; Robert Fellowes [Deputy Private Secretary to the Queen]; Lord Simon of Glaisdale, congratulating JEP on his article about the Queen and...

Scope and Contents Correspondence, mainly with the general public, on JEP's speech during the debate on the Royal Titles Bill (3 March 1953), with correspondents including: Peter Marriott (6); Muriel Burton-Watkins (4); Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe [later 1st Lord Kilmuir], Home Secretary; [John] Harley Williams, Secretary-General of the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis (2); Iain Macleod; [Syed] Waris Ameer Ali; John Connell [Leader-writer, The Evening News]; Sir Percy McElwaine. Also...

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Includes later copies of speeches and writings by Sir Winston Churchill, as well as radio interviews and recordings of speeches by MS herself.

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, on Churchill's recovery [from pneumonia], March 1943, and on the good reports she had heard of Clementine's Fulmer Chase maternity hospital for officers' wives; Queen Elizabeth, on her and King George VI's gratitude to Churchill, following Clementine's thanks [draft enclosed] for a letter from the King to Churchill on the success of the North African campaign, May 1943, and inviting Churchill to lunch, June 1943, as with the King...

Scope and Contents Letters to Clementine from: Queen Elizabeth, inviting her to tea following the christening of the Duke of Gloucester's younger son [Richard] and thanking Clementine for her sympathy on the death of her father [14th Lord Strathmore] (2); Henry, Duke of Gloucester, on the christening; Mary, the Princess Royal [also Lady Harewood] thanking Clementine for her sympathy (letter enclosed) on the wounding and capture of her son, Lord Lascelles [later 7th Lord Harewood, see also CSCT 3/55]; Sir Alan...