Political papers, 1918-1938
File
Shelfmark: MS. CRA. 9
Held in our offsite storage facility
Folder 1:
- Selection of statistics and notes regarding politics, including a list of government appointments under Clement Attlee, National Executive Committee and results of ballots, n.d.
- List of speeches made by Clement Attlee, referenced by name/subject only. Includes running total of lengths, n.d.
- Selection of hand drawn maps by Clement Attlee, possibly for election purposes, n.d.
- Collection of materials pertaining to the contesting of the London County Council and Clement Attlee becoming mayor of Stepney, 1918-1919
- List of new Labour MPs elected in 1922 alongside a proposed cabinet if they were to be in power, 1922
- Recommendations made by the National and Imperial Defence Committee, 1923
- Report on National and Imperial defence by the National and Imperial Defence Committee, 1924
- Analysis and recommendations on the organisation of staff under various commands, May 1924
- Papers regarding a lawsuit against the members of the electricity board, 1926
- Invitation and seating plan to a dinner held in the honour of the Royal Commission, 5 Mar 1928
- Pamphlet inviting information relating to the commissions duty in India, 6 Mar 1928
- Summary of where the commission would be touring in India, with dates and travel time, 1928
- Minutes likely from the Indian Statutory Commission regarding Indian officers in the British Army 10 Mar 1928
- Items relating to Clement Attlee's time on the Indian Statutory Commission, including a shopping list, a business card and eight receipts from various places including a drapers and a hotel, 1928
- Economic summary apparently concerning the UK, most likely by Clement Attlee, n.d.
- Essay on the state of capitalism in regards to debt, the working classes and the British Empire, 1933
- Document arguing for The League of Nations to possess war planes, n.d.
- Piece outlining the position of the British Labour party in relation to other left wing parties in Europe and its relations with the Soviet Union, 1935
Folder 2:
- Documents on negligent cultivation and badly farmed land, for Conference on Control of Cultivation held 28 Nov 1929, including Badly farmed land - results from the conference held 28 Nov 1929, Control of cultivation by E.L. Mitchell, Control of cultivation by E.L. Raffety, Re-conditioning land, 1929-1930
- Report on the possibility of a united federal Europe, excluding the British Empire, Feb 1930
- Secret Cabinet papers: a memorandum by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on The Problems of British Industry, Jul 1930
- Secret Cabinet paper from the Cabinet Office regarding domestic agricultural policy. Personal note from R. H. Franklin ensuring Clement Attlee received a copy of the document, Jul 1930
- Secret departmental report on Imperial trade. Discussing topics regarding bulk purchases of provisions and raw materials, Aug 1930
- Report by the committee regarding the state of Imperial trade. Includes imports and exports across the Empire, Sep 1930
- Secret document published for the Imperial Conference relating to production and trade of the Empire, Sep 1930
Folder 3:
- Statistic relating to inter-imperial trade, Sep 1930
- Content of tables regarding economic statistics published for the Imperial Conference 1930, Oct 1930
- Tables of world production of certain staple commodities, 2 Oct 1930
- Memorandum for the Prime Minister for the meeting of the Imperial Conference to discuss inter-imperial trade, 10 Oct 1930
- Collection of statistical information regarding individual fruit and vegetable production on a country-by-country basis, 1930
- Documents concerning the Imperial Conference at Ottawa including the possible setting up of a Wheat Marketing Board; Import Board Policy, The Revival of Wheat Production, Memorandum on Benefit from the Quota by Minister of Agricultute and Fish, Memorandum on the case for assisting British Agriculture regarding the Wheat Quota, Importation of Bounty Fed Cereals, Note on amendment to the Agricultural Marketing Bill, Clause 1(2) and the British Sugar Industry (Assistance) Bill, 1930-1931
- Page from Clement Attlee's memoir discussing the fall of the Labour government and the rise of the National government, 1931
- Proposal outlining a central planning force within Britain and further nationalisation, n.d.
- Record of a conversation between Clement Attlee and Megan Lloyd George, 23 Apr 1932
- Draft of a book Clement Attlee wrote as part of a wider series called Labour shows the way, 1935
- Select Committee on the Civil List - Response from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to their questions, Mar 1936
- Report of the debates regarding King George V. Includes a speech by Clement Attlee and the draft of that speech, 23 Jan 1936
- Monthly bulletin put out by the Limehouse Labour party to keep members informed. Includes discussion of Blackshirts and Fascism, Sep 1936
- List of places Clement Attlee visited as part of the 1935 General Election, includes crowd estimates and distance travelled, 1935
- Labour party document regarding the Far East and future policy in regards to the region, Jan 1937
- Photocopy of a drawing of Clement Attlee for his lobby journalists' luncheon, 2 Mar 1937
- Scrap notes, 1937
- Cartoon showing Neville Chamberlin and Lord Halifax on the road to Rome with a banner of appeasement, 20 Dec 1938
- Strategic discussion of Hitler, Russia and Europe, outlining possibility of the war
Dates
- Creation: 1918-1938
Extent
1 box (3 folders)
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. CRA. 9
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk