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Folder 1:

  1. Marriage certificate for Clement Attlee's parents, listing Henry Attlee as a solicitor. Officiated by Rev. Simmonds Attlee, 1870
  2. Number of Clement Attlee's school reports from his days at Haileybury, 1896-1901
  3. Official document making Clement Attlee 2nd lieutenant in the Volunteer Forces, as part of Boys Club work, 1906-1908
  4. Leaving card for Mary Attlee after her resignation as Superintendant of a girls school, 1908
  5. Order of service for Henry Attlee's funeral, 1908
  6. A lLParty, some pages annotated,1909
  7. Report of a children's care committee. Clement Attlee is mentioned as being secretary, Jan-Mar 1911
  8. Independent Labour Party Lecture programmes, 1911-1913
  9. Document commissioning Clement Attlee as a lieutenant in the infantry, Nov 1914
  10. Military orders from the First World War, 1914-1918
  11. Record of War Services of members of Merton College, Oxford, 1914-1916
  12. Commendation to Clement Attlee and his men for their actions on the 21st of September 1918 from the commander of the 166th Infantry Brigade, Sep 1918
  13. Papers relating to the demobilisation of Clement Attlee, Jan 1919
  14. Service card from Ellen Bravery Attlee's funeral with her birth and death dates, 22 May 1920
  15. Legal document giving Robert Attlee power of attorney over Ellen Bravery Attlee, 1920
  16. Auction pamphlet for the sale of Ellen Attlee's remaining estate, 1920
  17. Pamphlet for a dinner in honour of Lady Waddilove, n.d.
  18. Typed page of lecture notes entitled Lecture 2 - Central Departments of Government. Includes information on the Ministry of Health and the historical growth of such administrative offices, n.d.
  19. Two handwritten pages of lecture notes entitled Electoral Systems. Appears to include information on electoral procedures in borough and counties, as well as a chronological sequence of relevant acts and figures, n.d.
  20. Two typed pages of lecture notes by Clement Attlee which appear to be on the British administration in general. Includes headings such as Work of Ministry of Health, Departmental Committees and Orders under Milk and Dairies Acts, n.d.
  21. Two handwritten pages of lecture notes entitled The Judiciary, n.d.
  22. Two handwritten sides of notes by Clement Attlee, one side entitled Lecture 17 ... Justice, and the reverse entitled The London School of Economics and Political Science, The Common Rooms, n.d.
  23. Handwritten page of lecture notes with the title Central government. Includes a list of what could be lecture topics, including Parliament, legislation, administration, national finance and more, n.d.
  24. Four handwritten sides of lecture notes written by Clement Attlee, with titles including taxation, national debt and post office, n.d.
  25. Five handwritten sides, entitled The ministry exercising its powers and National Finance, n.d.
  26. Handwritten page of fluent speech on legislation and administration, n.d.
  27. Christmas card in young children's handwriting (from Martin, Felicity and Janet), 1928
  28. Birth certificate of Alison Attlee, Clement Attlee's fourth child, 14 Apr 1930
  29. Agreement drawn up between Clement Attlee and his neighbour regarding a strip of land in Stanmore, n.d.
  30. List of items stolen from the Attlee household in Stanmore, after 19 Nov 1932
  31. Note by Clement Attlee on subjects including debates on India, possible murders of the Social Democratic Party in Germany , and nationalism, 1933
  32. Note entitled prophecies filled with Clement Attlee's predictions for world events, 1933
  33. Agreement between Clement Attlee and the publishers regarding the publishing and editing of Clement Attlee's The Will and the Way to Socialism, enclosed in an envelope, 1934
  34. Seating plan for a Gaudy at Oxford University. Clement Attlee is seated next to the master, 21 Jun 1934
  35. Receipt for the repayment of a loan to the sum of £494 10s 10d, n.d.

Folder 2:

  1. Compilation of Clement Attlee's early poetry, including Limehouse, Sunday in the West, London River, Ten minutes impromptu on Stepper Point, Socialism, Labour March, The Civil Servant, What of the Land, Love the Lamplighter, Dissatisfied, Stepney, Lemnos, Morning at Helles, Before Action and Untitled, exists both in original and in a newer copy, 1906-1915
  2. Original cover of Clement Attlee's early poetry, also includes a letter from Attlee to Tom with Lemnos written on the back 1906-1915
  3. Two typed copies of The Mediterranean Creed, 1915-1916
  4. Several fragments of a projected parody, written by Clement Attlee, of the political satire Absolam and Achitophel by John Dryden, 1918
  5. Hand-written original poem The Ballad of Bashan by Clement Attlee. Also included is a typescript copy of the poem, 1918
  6. A typed copy of Arthur Mason's poem Anzac Day, post 1919
  7. Poem The Ode of Welcome to the Right Hon'rle Vernon Hartshorn M.P. and Major Attlee M.P. on behalf of The Labour Association of Bengal, 1928-1929
  8. Poem Lord Burnham visits the condemned cell, 1928-1929
  9. Two poems by A. C. Crossley, Conservative M.P. for Stratford in the 1930s: Peace with Honour and Filling up the gaps, typed out by Clement Attlee, 1930s
  10. Poem The Winston would a-wooing go, 1930s
  11. Poem Song for the Popular Front by Clement Attlee. Also included is a typescript copy of the poem from around the same time, 1930s
  12. Two typed copies of Rat Week by Osbert Sitwell, includes a note by Anne Attlee on authorship, 1936
  13. Two poems, written by Clement Attlee: Ten little Neville boys sitting in a line and Ten little Neville boys keeping up their pecker, 1938
  14. Poem Uthwatt Committee, 1942
  15. Handwritten original of poem A Beveridge Song by Clement Attlee. Also included is a photocopy of the original and typed versions, 1943
  16. Poem Mac-the Knife concerning the Cabinet reshuffle of the time, [1962]
  17. Photocopies of twenty four translations made by Clement Attlee of French and Italian poetry. Includes works by Charles d'Orleans, Clement Marot, Ronsard, A de Belloy, Lamartine, Leconte de Lisle, Ugo Foscolo, Benedetto Menzini and Tommaso Grossi, n.d.
  18. Typed copy of Attlee's limerick on his achievements: Few thought he was even a starter/There were many who thought themselves smarter/But he ended PM/CH and OM/An earl and a Knight of the Garter, n.d.

Folder 3: (Bound items)

  1. Sketchbook belonging to Clement Attlee, n.d.
  2. List [of the men serving in Clement Attlee's cadet unit] with addresses, ages, dates joined and left, trades and ranks, 1906-1908
  3. A rollbook for "B" Company, most likely Clement Attlee's company, 1914

Dates

  • Creation: 1870-[1962]

Extent

1 box (3 folders)

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. CRA. 7

Repository Details

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