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General political correspondence; letters to the press, 1942, 1949, 1963-1999

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MS. Eng. c. 7299
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(fols. 1-177) general political correspondence, 1942, 1963-99, including letters to

  1. (fols. 41-2) Michael Hicks-Beach, 2nd Earl St Aldwyn
  2. (fols. 97-8) Bertram Boyer, 2nd Baron Denham, concerning the 1990 Conservative Party leadership election
  3. (fol. 71) Edward Boyle, Baron Boyle
  4. (fols. 137-138) Peter Brooke
  5. (fols. 39-40) Peter Carrington, 6th Baron Carrington
  6. (fol. 133) Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde
  7. (fol. 131) Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury
  8. (fols. 24-27, 72-23) Edward Heath
  9. (fols. 8-9) Charles Hill, Baron Hill of Luton
  10. (fol. 112) Michael Howard
  11. (fols. 48-51, 55, 65, 175) Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon
  12. (fol. 128) Douglas Hurd
  13. (fols. 33-34) Sir Keith Joseph
  14. (fols. 119-122) John Major
  15. (fol. 2) Sir Martin Redmayne concerning Carr's nominations for Harold Macmillan's successor as Prime Minister
  16. (fol. 58) Margaret Thatcher
  17. (fols. 102-103) Charles, Prince of Wales,
  18. (fols. 28, 115-118) William Whitelaw, Viscount Whitelaw
  19. (fol. 134) Janet Young, Baroness Young

and letters from

  1. (fol. 109) Richard Adrian, 2nd Baron Adrian
  2. (fols. 15-16, 69-70) Edward Boyle, Baron Boyle
  3. (fol. 136) Peter Brooke
  4. (fols. 3-4, 5) Sir Andrew Cohen
  5. (fol. 79) David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles
  6. (fo. 135) Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury
  7. (fol. 12) Raymond Gunter
  8. (fol. 21) Sir Alexander Haddow
  9. (fols. 7, 43, 68, 74, 75, 76, 105) Sir Edward Heath
  10. (fol. 10) Charles Hill, Baron Hill of Luton
  11. (fols. 52-3, 66, 94) Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon
  12. (fols. 37, 130) Douglas Hurd
  13. (fol. 100) Sir Robert Rhodes James
  14. (fol. 38) Roy Jenkins
  15. (fol. 35) Sir Keith Joseph
  16. (fol. 11) Philip Lister-Cunliffe, 1st Earl of Swinton
  17. (fols. 125-7) Toby Low, 1st Baron Aldington
  18. (fols. 99, 104, 129) John Major
  19. (fols. 13-14) John Spencer, Viscount Althorp
  20. (fols. 56-7) Margaret Thatcher
  21. (fol. 101 ) Charles, Prince of Wales,
  22. (fol. 29) William Whitelaw
  23. (fols. 123, 124) Shirley Williams, Baroness Williams

(fols. 178-251) letters to the press, 1949, 1974-96

Dates

  • Creation: 1942, 1949, 1963-1999

Extent

251 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Conditions Governing Access

Some material is closed.

Shelfmark

MS. Eng. c. 7299