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1964 General Election, 1964

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CCO 600/14/30-33

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Comprises:

  1. CCO 600/14/30 - Aids to Conservative and Unionist Candidates and Agents. Includes template designs for election address layouts with explanatory notes, car stickers and visiting cards, Jul 1964;
  2. CCO 600/14/31 - Memoranda and correspondence concerning the use of propaganda caravans by Conservative Central Office in seaside resorts during the election campaign. Includes photographs of the caravans and sample election literature, Jul 1964;

Also comprises CCO 600/14/32 - Area Publicity Officers' reviews of press and publicity during the election campaign, Oct 1964. Areas included:-

  1. Wales and Monmouthshire
  2. Greater London
  3. Northern
  4. North-West
  5. Yorkshire
  6. West Midlands
  7. East Midlands
  8. Eastern
  9. South-Eastern
  10. Wessex
  11. Western
  12. Scotland

Also comprises CCO 600/14/33 - Correspondence concerning the production of 200,000 disposable plastic gramophone discs for distribution during the election campaign entitled Songs for Swinging Voters, and subsequent legal dispute with the producers John Boyden (Recordings) Ltd over copyright and payment of Purchase Tax. Includes sample copy of the disc and transcripts of the songs included on the disc, 1964.

Dates

  • Creation: 1964

Extent

1 box (4 folders)

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

CCO 600/14/30-33

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom