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Isobel and Stafford Cripps general correspondence, speeches and papers, 1931-1976

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MS. 9661/112
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Comprises:

  1. 'Letters from outside the Constituency' - letters from the public, including a letter laying out the principles of economic relativity, 1931-1932
  2. Letter from Roger Eatwell donating papers to Maurice Shock (1976); letter to Isobel Cripps regarding a research request; schedule of meetings at Chatham House; copy of the Petition for Unity (1939); photocopy of publication Unity: True or Sham; memorandum on the deterioration of the political situation in 1939; letter between Clement Attlee and Harold Laski concerning disaffiliations from the party; Ronald Searle cartoon of Cripps; congratulatory correspondence on victory at Bristol, 1935-1940, 1959, 1972-1973, 1976
  3. Correspondence relating to current affairs: the Hoare-Laval pact; Rooseveltism; poems written by Flora MacDonald; speech for unity against fascism and pamphlets on the unity petition, 1933-1935, 1939, 1941
  4. 'Central Hall' - speech notes (13 Jan 1935); report on lunch with the US President (17 Apr 1935); correspondence between Cripps and Lord Parmoor, 1933-1935

Dates

  • Creation: 1931-1976

Extent

1 box (4 folders)

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. 9661/112

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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