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Papers comprising diaries, correspondence, speeches, articles, personal papers, press cuttings and photographs.
With press cuttings relating to his father, William Thompson Fyfe, 1906-7.

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Collection of orders of the House of Lords regulating procedure, 1626-1792. Two hands. fos 1v, 2: 'Sir [William] Robert Sydney' [d. 1866], with bookplate inside front cover. fos 64v-89, 97-8: blank.

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Transcript of rolls of parliament rolls 1-9 Richard II [1377-1386].

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Includes: minutes and papers of the Parliamentary Affairs committee, on reform of the House of Commons; background papers on a Bill of Rights, including extracts from Hansard and report of a House of Lords select committee; papers on regional government; Treasury and Civil Service committee Next Steps report on Civil Service reform; notes on the House of Lords.

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Comprising correspondence with MPs, the BBC, embassies, and others; papers; and reports relating to parliamentary reform, including the proposals for a Parliamentary viewing hall, ['look-listen' chamber] 1961-1964. Also includes a copy of 'The case for televising parliament' by Robin Day and a copy of 'The Listener and BBC television review' 1963.

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The press cuttings up to 1950 were mounted in volumes previously used by Lord Kilmuir for notes on cases in which he was involved as Solicitor-General and Attorney-General (reference: KLMR 2/2-24 and 3/1-4).
Includes press cuttings relating to Lord Kilmuir's time as Solicitor-General, the Nuremberg Trials, and other political subjects.

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Comprising correspondence, reports, photographs and pamphlets relating to King-Hall's public life, including his work at the Ministry of aircraft production, the parliamentary delegation to Russia, the establishment of the Hansard Society in 1944, and parliamentary reform.

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fo. 497: a note in English. inside front cover: 'A M V' ( in 18th cent. hand). ownership inscriptions at fo. 2. fos 1, 231v-233, 496, 497v-499: blank.

Scope and Contents This is a recording of a documentary made in May 2015 by Parliamentary Radio in which Jowell and her Labour Cabinet colleagues talk about their achievements in government for Labour. Jowell is interviewed by journalist Jackie Ashley and reflects on women in Parliament and #SureStart and #Olympics2012. Jowell passed away on 12 May 2018 after a heroic struggle with a brain tumour during which she fought for better treatment for cancer patients. The Government said that they would double brain...

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Transcripts from rolls of parliament for 5-9 Edw. II. Ryley signs his name at the completion of each year's transcript. fos i, 19v, 20, 185-6, 233-4, 284-6, ii: blank. inside front cover: 'No. 68' (in 18th cent. hand).

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Transcripts from rolls of parliament for 4-18 Edw. III Ryley signs his name at the completion of each year's transcript. fos 67v, 68, 81-2, 114, 151v, 152, 186, 228v-230: blank. on label inside front cover: 'No. 69' (in 18th cent. hand).

Scope and Contents Subjects include: an offer from George Cornwallis-West [Churchill's stepfather] to return to Lady Randolph Churchill [Jennie Cornwallis-West, earlier Jennie Jerome]; an argument between Churchill and 6th Lord Winterton [earlier Lord Turnour] in the House of Commons; a visit to the Gaiety Theatre; David Lloyd George [Chancellor of the Exchequer] elbowing Churchill out of his Unemployment Insurance scheme; difficulties caused by the Prime Minister [Herbert Asquith, later 1st Lord Oxford and...

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Includes correspondence with the Hansard Society for Parliamentary Government and lists of MPs voting for and against the measure.

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Note from John Wakeham, the chairman of the Select Committee on televising procedures.

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Papers comprising diaries, correspondence, speeches, articles, personal papers, press cuttings and photographs.
With press cuttings relating to his father, William Thompson Fyfe, 1906-7.

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Personal and political papers relating to European and parliamentary affairs, including correspondence; working papers and press cuttings on European Economic Community (EEC) and European Union (EU) organisation, policies, and procedures; campaign materials, including papers connected with the Belgrano Action Group; and Spearing's own publications, speeches, and other parliamentary contributions.

Scope and Contents BULL 1 - 10 is made up of diaries kept faithfully by William (or Paul, as he was known to his family and close friends) Bull from 1878, when he was thirteen years old until some three weeks before his death in January 1931. The earlier diaries were illustrated and all the diaries are interleaved with letters, press cuttings, menus, theatre programmes and photographs relating to the events they describe. Twice yearly, in June and December, Bull compiled a 'Retrospect' of the past six months...

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The main body of the collection is a series of personal scrapbooks collated and kept by Vanda Salmon about her life and career. These are supplemented by her own unpublished writings and memoir.

Scope and Contents Elizabeth Crawford was asked to read from her book, 'Enterprising Women: The Garrett's and their Circle'. Elizabeth discusses politics, education, the home and culture of the Garrett family. The book, tells the story of the Garrett family, who in the second half of the nineteenth century and the early years of the twentieth changed the position of women in Britain forever. They pioneered access to education at all levels and involved themselves in politics. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Emily...

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Includes letters from Stanley Baldwin, 1924.

Scope and Contents A series of commonplace books entitled 'Notions', containing numbered paragraphs on current affairs, the majority appearing to be extracts from speeches in Parliament. The collection includes volumes 1, 3-10, 13-18, 20-23 and 25. Each volume has a list of contents. In MSS.Add.4381-4383 many of the paragraphs are dated and the speaker's name is occasionally pencilled in. Lying in MS.Add.4397 is a visiting card of Wm. Ed. Fiott. This identifies the writer as the brother of John Lee (formerly...