Correspondence, bulk: Bulk, 1935-1986, 1935-1984, 1996-2003
File
Shelfmark: MS. CRA. 41
Held in our offsite storage facility
Folder 1:
- Letters of congratulations to Clement Attlee on his appointment to the Privy Council, June 1935. Attached is a list of names from whom letters were received.
Folder 2:
- Letter from Rhys Hopkin Morris to Clement Richard Attlee asking whether he will accept an honorary degree from the University of Wales, 15 Dec 1948
- Booklet from the University of Glasgow with speech and note regarding the honorary degree ceremony for Clement Attlee, 21 Jun 1951
- Letter from King George VI to Clement Attlee regarding the award of the Order of Merit, 1 Nov 1951
- Letters regarding the ceremony for the granting of the Order of Merit to Clement Richard Attlee, 2 Nov 1951 (= closed)
- Letter from the Australian Prime Minister, R. G. Menzies on confering the Jubilee Medallion from the Australian Government, 17 Dec 1951
- Letter from Queen Mary to Clement Attlee expressing her displeasure at not being able to attend the ceremony in Leeds, Dec 1951
- Letter detailing the order of the day for the conferment of the freedom of the City of London upon Clement Richard Attlee with attached speech delivered at the ceremony and newspaper clippings, 1953
- Correspondence regarding the elevation of Clement Attlee to the House of Lords, 1955-1956
- Letter with order of service for the honorary degree ceremony for Clement Attlee, 2 Jul 1956
- Invitation for Clement Attlee and Violet Attlee to lunch with The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor Castle, 26 Nov 1956. (=closed)
- Letter regarding the admittance of Clement Attlee as an honorary member of the American Political Science Honor Society, 11 Jan 1957
- Telegram from Queen Elizabeth II from family of Clement Attlee, 8 Oct 1967 (=closed)
- Collection of letters of condolences to the Attlee family in light of the death of Clement Attlee, 1967. (=partially closed)
- Collection of letters to the Attlee family in light of the death of Clement Richard Attlee from overseas. 1967
Folder 3:
- Letter from the British Embassy in Paris to Martin Attlee about a memorial service held for his father and a report on it and a copy of what seems to have been the speech given (in French)
- Letter and booklet from the Attlee Memorial Appeal asking benefactors for donations in memory of the charity work Clement Attlee had done as a younger man in the East End of London, Jan 1968
- Letter from Harold Wilson to the Martin Attlee regarding the former residence of Clement Attlee, and further correspondence relating to that, 1974
- Letter from the National Museum of Labour History regarding a telegram between Charles and Richard Attlee dated October 1860, 25 May 1976. Also includes an advert and donation request from the National Museum of Labour History
- Hand-written note by Anne Attlee on the donation of a period hat which Violet Attlee wore. Also includes a receipt from the Victoria and Albert Museum, 27 Sep 1982
- Letters and plans regarding a wreath laying ceremony at Westminster Abbey in honour of Clement Attlee in memory of the centenery of his birth, Jan-Feb 1983. (=partially closed.)
- Invitation to an exhibition for the centenary of Clement Attlee's birth, 14 Aug 1983
- Letter to Anne Attlee regarding the reforms enacted by the Attlee Ministry, 16 Nov 1984
- Pamphlet from the Stanmore Forum including a letter to Anne Attlee, 23 Jul 1996
- Letter discussing an article by Tony Noakes, 2 Nov 1996
- Correspondence between the Attlee family and Robert Cornish regarding an article written by Robert Cornish containing an appraisal of Clement Attlee's life, 3 Nov 2003
- Notable names of those who sent condolence letters after the death of Clement Attlee, n.d.
- Selection of letters to Clement Attlee on his award of the Order of Merit, various dates.
- Letters of congratulations on the receipt of the Most Noble Order of The Garter for Clement Attlee, various dates.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1935-1986
- Creation: 1935-1984, 1996-2003
Extent
1 box (3 folders)
Language of Materials
- English
- French
Conditions Governing Access
Some material is closed.
Shelfmark
MS. CRA. 41
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