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Correspondence with and concerning Harold Macmillan, Jan 1948-Aug 1954

 File
CCO 20/1/3

Correspondents include:-

  1. Chapman-Walker, Mark, Chief Publicity Officer, Conservative Central Office
  2. Churchill, Sir Winston, Party Leader
  3. Macmillan, Harold, Minister of Housing and Local Government (1951-1954)
  4. Piersenne, Sir Stephen, General Director, Conservative Central Office
  5. Rankin, CWB, Private Secretary to the Lord Chancellor
  6. Seddon, JC, (Recipient), Lord Chancellor's Office
  7. Sidney, William, 6th Baron De L'Isle, Treasurer's Department, Conservative Central Office
  8. Woolton, Frederick James Marquis, 1st Earl of, Party Chairman (1946-1955)

Subjects include:-

  1. Restructuring of the Shadow Cabinet, 1945; 1948
  2. Nationalisation, 1949
  3. Convention that the Minister for Local Government abstains from direct intervention in local government elections, Feb 1952
  4. Appointment of Justices of the Peace in County Durham, Aug 1954

Includes:-

  1. Memorandum by Macmillan concerning the inadequacy of the Shadow Cabinet for policy-making, and urging the creation of a smaller 'managing committee', Jan1948
  2. Memorandum by Macmillan concerning possible election policy, [20pp], 18/01/1949
  3. Newspaper cuttings from the Daily Herald concerning Macmillan's admission during a speech at Newport that nationalisation of gas, water, and gas were 'suitable to national ownership and control', Mar 1949
  4. Memorandum from Macmillan to Lord Woolton concerning the Liberal vote, 02/03/1950 Memorandum by Macmillan entitled, 'Principles', [7pp], 29/06/1950

Dates

  • Creation: Jan 1948-Aug 1954

Extent

1 file

Language of Materials

  • English

Conditions Governing Access

Closed.

Shelfmark

CCO 20/1/3

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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