Circulars issued to constituency association chairmen by the Party Chairman [Successively:- Lord Hailsham (1957-1959); RA Butler (1959-1961); Iain Macleod (1961-1963); Lord Poole (1963); Lord Blakenham (1963-1965); Edward du Cann (1965-1967); and Anthony Barber (1967-1970), Mar 1958-Dec 1967
File
CCO 20/6/2
Subjects include:-
- United Nations' resolution on disarmament, Mar 1958
- 1959 General Election result/1960 local elections/Conservative trade unionists, Dec 1959
- Party organisation/the Budget, Apr 1960
- Young Conservatives' national membership campaign, July 1960
- Economic situation/The Common Market/International situation, Aug 1961
- Army reserves and temporary extension of National Service/immigration controls, Nov 1961
- National Membership Campaign for 1962, Nov 1961
- Economic policy/current legislation/foreign affairs, Jan 1962
- By-election results and Liberal revival, Mar 1962
- Cabinet re-shuffle/Common Market/Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference/Ministerial speaking campaigns, July 1962
- Nassau Agreement/Unemployment/Common Market negotiations/Liberal advances, Jan 1963
- Appointment of Lord Poole as Joint Party Chairman/Economic upturn/Local elections/Appointment of Harold Wilson as leader of the Labour Party, Apr 1963
- Article by TE Utley published in The Spectator dated 10/05/1963, entitled 'Eleven years of Tory rule'
- Canvassing/Replacement of Macmillan by Douglas-Home, Nov 1963
- Local elections/General Election/CPC publications, Jan 1964
- Postponement of General Election until the Autumn/Lack of clarity over Labour Party policies, Apr 1964
- Launch of General Election campaign, Oct 1964
- New Leadership selection procedures/Socialist propaganda/Balance of payments problem, Mar 1965
- Changes in the relationship of the CPC with the Conservative Party, Mar 1965
- Policy groups set up by Douglas-Home under Edward Heath/Members of the Shadow Cabinet, Apr 1965
- Local elections, Apr 1965
- Local elections, May 1965
- Swinton College's annual course for constituency agents [including programme], May 1965
- Resignation statement by Sir Alec Douglas-Home, July 1965
- Leadership election, July 1965
- Chelmer Committee's recommendations on the recruitment, training and employment of Agents, Aug 1965
- Fundraising campaign by the National Union's Executive Committee, Sep 1965
- Revised salary scales for constituency Agents, Sep 1965
- Party Conference/New policy document, Putting Britain Right Ahead, Oct 1965
- Extract from speech by Edward du Cann concerning Erith by-election success, 12/11/1965
- Macleod Report on the Young Conservatives, Dec 1965
- Pre-General Election briefing, Mar 1966
- Encouraging opinion polls, Mar 1966
- General Election defeat, Apr 1966
- Annual Local Government Conference, 10-11 Mar 1966
- Retirements of Sir William Urton, General Director, and Rex Bagnall, Chief Organisation Officer; Appointment of Susan Walker as Vice Chairman - Organisation and Richard Webster as Director of Organisation, May 1966
- Swinton College's annual course for constituency Agents [including programme], June 1966
- Appointment of Joan Varley as Deputy Director of Organisation, June 1966
- Appointment of JR Rathbone as Chief Publicity Officer, Sep 1966
- Appointment of Russell Lewis as Director, Conservative Political Centre, Sep 1966
- Opposition to the London Government Bill which would postpone the London borough elections from 1967 to 1968, Oct 1966
- Labour Government divisions/Local elections/Briefings by Members of the Parliamentary Party in the Areas/Progress of the CPC's new 'Three-Way Contact' programme, Mar 1967
- GLC Elections, Apr 1967
- Local elections, May 1967
- Swinton College's annual course for constituency Agents, May 1967
- Request for 2 guinea donation towards paying for the cost of the commemorative bust of Sir Winston Churchill, Dec 1967
Dates
- Creation: Mar 1958-Dec 1967
Extent
1 file
Language of Materials
- English
Conditions Governing Access
Closed.
Shelfmark
CCO 20/6/2
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk