Miscellaneous letters and memoranda, 1918-1920
File
MS. Asquith 33
Held at the Weston Library
- (fol. 1) Papers with statistics concerning the Maurice incident, apparently prepared for use in the General Election of Dec. 1918
- (fol. 23) Letters of regret at Asquith's defeat in the East Fife election; also one asking him to speak at a meeting of the National Brotherhood Council and another asking him to undertake translations for the Loeb Classical Library, Dec. 1918-Jan. 1919
- (fol. 98) Papers relating to Asquith's refutation of Lord French's charges concerning supplies of munitions in 1915, Feb.-June 1919
- (fol. 150) Letter, with enclosures, from Haig, rebutting certain statements made by French in his book 1914, Sept. 1919
- (fol. 153) Letters of thanks for copies of Asquith's address on Sir Henry Wotton, Sept-Oct. 1919
- (fol. 171) Letters of congratulation upon Asquith's victory in the Paisley bye-election, Feb.-Mar. 1920. (Only the more eminent writers are included in the index.) See also MS. Asquith 62, fols. 9-18. Also four letters of condolence upon his defeat in 1924, including one from Baldwin, Oct.-Nov. 1924
Dates
- 1918-1920
Extent
315 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Asquith 33
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk