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Newspaper cuttings, 1922-1960

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Shelfmark: MS. CRA. 14
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Folder 1:

  1. Cutting regarding a wedding in Silchester, n.d.
  2. Two cuttings from The Times, one of which compares Attlee to his opponents and has an extract of Sir William Pierce's election slogan, also includes other clippings relating to Attlee's early career 1922
  3. Cuttings relating to the birth of Clement Attlee's daughter, Janet, 1923
  4. Article written by Clement Attlee attacking Ramsay MacDonald and the National Government, 14 Dec 1933
  5. Report on a debate between Clement Attlee and Sir Henry Croft on the merits of free trade and tariffs, 14 Dec 1932
  6. Article praising the Opposition led by George Lansbury and the growth of ability shown by Clement Attlee, 22 Jul 1933
  7. Article discussing the future of Labour and Britain, 6 Aug 1932
  8. Two pages from Punch magazine with cartoons of Clement Attlee, Dec 1933
  9. Article with two political cartoons. Discusses an upcoming mass protest against the current economic climate and George Lansbury, 4 Feb 1933
  10. Article defending Attlee's colleague Sir Stafford Cripps against what Clement Attlee calls attacks on his character, 24 Jan 1934
  11. Political cartoon of Clement Attlee in Punch magazine, 10 Oct 1934
  12. Article on the resignation of George Lansbury and the ascension of Clement Attlee to post of the Labour Party Leader, 9 Oct 1935
  13. Article by Clement Attlee highlighting issues with re-armament policy undertaken by the government, accusing them of old fashioned thinking, 9 Mar 1936
  14. Rebuttal by Lord Londonderry regarding claims made by Clement Attlee over his stance on aerial bombing. Alongside this is an article written by Clement Attlee the next day defending his claims over Lord Londonderry's stance on aerial bombing, 30-31 Dec 1935
  15. Articles regarding defence and Clement Attlee's stance on issues of the day, 14 Feb 1936
  16. Article written by Clement Attlee regarding the creation of a Pan-America's League and its effects on the League of Nations and world diplomacy, 13 May 1936
  17. Page of Punch magazine with a political cartoon regarding Clement Attlee as Leader of the Opposition, 29 May 1935
  18. Cartoon which portrays the contrast between Lloyd George's new deal and Labours policies of the time, 16 Jan 1935
  19. Two articles written in the run up to the General Election on Clement Attlee and the Labour Party, 13 Mar, 5 Nov 1935
  20. Political cartoon showing Clement Attlee as an advocate of the nationalisation of the banks, 20 Nov 1935
  21. Cuttings relating to the 1935 General Election
  22. Article by Clement Attlee rebuking several writers' attacks on socialism, topics range from economics, war and social structure, 9 Feb 1936
  23. Article written by Clement Attlee in reaction to the German re-militarisation of the Rhineland, 30 Mar 1936
  24. Article by Clement Attlee arguing the case for nationalisation, 9 Jun 1936
  25. Article arguing against the Popular front government as a viable government for Britain, 24 Sep 1936
  26. Political cartoon with Clement Attlee as part of "The Labour Lads". Also featured is Anthony Eden and other contemporary figures, 19 Dec 1936
  27. Political cartoon referencing Labour's abandonment of opposition to rearmament, 14 Oct 1936
  28. Article by Clement Attlee wherein he discussing world economic patterns and shortfalls due to the capitalist system, n.d.
  29. Cuttings and articles relating to the publishing of Clement Attlee's book The Labour Party in Perspective, 1937
  30. Article on the suffering in the Spanish Civil War, includes pictures of Clement Attlee addressing troops and other images of the war, 1937
  31. News-sheet which contains article by Clement Attlee upon his return from Spain. Also included are various pictures of Clement Attlee and the war alongside another article by Philip Noel Baker M.P, 1937
  32. Article on Clement Attlee's speech at the 25th anniversary of the Local Trades Council and Labour party, in which he congratulates successes in the London County Council elections and discusses rearmament, 8 Mar 1937
  33. Photographs of a luncheon during the Imperial conference attended by King George VI. Also included is an article on said conference, 8 May 1937
  34. Article in the BBC's German News Bulletins, reproduced from German into English, 18 Jan 1937
  35. Article on the attack of Denmark and Norway by the Nazis, 18 Apr 1940
  36. Speech to the nation regarding the conduct and causes of war, 19 Oct 1939
  37. Published broadcast justifying the new 1940 Emergency Powers Bill, 30 May 1940
  38. Newspaper article discussing the advantages, disadvantages and future of public schooling, 25 Mar 1940
  39. Editorial regarding Clement Attlee's life at home, mentioning that as Leader of the Opposition he earned £2,000 annually. Many photographs and a brief early biography, 18 May 1940
  40. Cuttings taken from the Daily Herald, concerning the upcoming serialisation of Clement Attlee's As It Happened and several extracts from the autobiography. Includes photograph of Clement Attlee, 1954
  41. Reviews of Clement Attlee's As It Happened, sourced from several newspapers, 1954
  42. Newspapers cutting concerning the Labour Party Conference in Scarborough, 1954
  43. Three newspaper cutting reporting the unveiling of memorials to Stafford Cripps by Clement Attlee, 18 Jan-29 May 1954
  44. Three sets of newspaper articles on the Labour Party delegation to Russia and China, 10 Aug-17 Sep 1954
  45. Two newspaper cuttings of Violet Attlee's return to the Labour Party delegation in Singapore, 7 Sep 1954
  46. Six newspaper cuttings concerning Clement Attlee's visit to China during the Labour Party delegation to the socialist Far East, Jul-Aug 1954
  47. Two newspaper cuttings concerning Clement Attlee's view on German re-armament, 22 Jul 1954

Folder 2:

  1. Two cuttings concerning migration and the state of the economy in Malta, 5 Jan 1954. The articles show thanks to the British Conservative government for financial aid given
  2. Women's Page article in the News Chronicle, including article My Week by Violet Attlee on her week with family members and friends, 14 Jun 1954
  3. Cutting on the overrepresentation of public schools among ministers from both the Labour and Conservative parties, 30 Jul 1954
  4. Three cuttings, celebrating Clement Attlee's personality, leadership and accomplishments, 5 Jan-3 Jun 1954
  5. Cutting analysing A. J. P. Taylor's denunciation of the Socialist Party, and contending the influence of Clement Attlee in helping to ensure victory in the Second World War, 30 Jun 1954
  6. Two cuttings of tributes to Clement Attlee celebrating his personality, achievements and leadership, 20 Feb, 20 Apr 1954
  7. Two cuttings of pictures from newspaper articles: one of Clement Attlee at Jim Griffiths' daughter's wedding, the other in the Public Rooms at St. Austell, one cutting from Clement Attlee's May-Day speech, and a dinner menu from a New Zealand Labour Party dinner, 3 May-15 Sep 1954
  8. Five cuttings (two identical) on Clement Attlee's opinion of the threat of the H-bomb to British peace and security, and also on the difficulties of American foreign policy, 6 Apr-3 Dec 1954
  9. Ten articles on Clement Attlee's opinions on the threat of the H-bomb, his stance being the advocating of total nuclear disarmament. Includes an article on a Russian gunman invading the British Embassy, 1954-1956
  10. Cutting containing Clement Attlee, Herbert Morrison, Aneurin Bevan and Hugh Gaitskell's attacks on Richard Butler's Budget, emphasising the class division within it, and also criticising the whole economic policy of the Conservative government, 1955
  11. Two articles written by Clement Attlee expressing his opinion against the conquest of space, Apr 1959
  12. Articles containing Clement Attlee's opinion on the upcoming election and his judgments on the actions of, and personalities in, the current executive, 1959
  13. Three cuttings from The Observer: the first an article by Clement Attlee giving his opinion of the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima; the second and third are letters written in to the newspaper contrasting and criticising this, 6, 7, 13 Sep 1959
  14. Two articles: the first containing Clement Attlee's opinion as to the influence of Lord Alanbrooke on Winston Churchill's success; the second on Randolph Churchill's book The Rise and Fall of Sir Anthony Eden, 21 Jun-1 Nov 1959
  15. Two articles (both identical) concerning the home life, travelling and reading habits of Clement Attlee, 28 Apr 1959
  16. Three articles written by Clement Attlee in the Observer: the first is Clement Attlee's view on the role of the monarchy; the second on Lord Woolton and Fred Marquis; the third on General George Marshall, 23 Aug-2 Oct 1959
  17. Two articles containing interviews with Clement Attlee in the News Chronicle. The first is Clement Attlee's opinions on the leading figures of Asia; the second concerning Anthony Eden and the Suez Canal, 21-22 Apr 1959
  18. Two articles of interviews with Clement Attlee The first is an account of Parliament in which he criticises MPs, the second an interview in which he expresses opinions on several individuals including Truman, Eisenhower, Morrison and Eden, 13, 19 Jan 1959
  19. Three cuttings concerning Clement Attlee The first is a celebration of Clement Attlee's modesty and popularity; the second is on Clement Attlee's experiences in the House of Lords; the final article on relations with Herbert Morrison, 21 Mar, 8 May 1959
  20. Four cuttings either written by or concerning Clement Attlee, on subjects including the House of Lords, communism, learning to live through reading books, and giving up the right to make war, 1959
  21. Cutting of an article on Harry S. Truman, celebrating the years Clement Attlee had gotten to know him and discussing Truman's book Year of Decisions, 4 Dec 1955
  22. Three cuttings concerning the leadership of the Labour Party, including articles on Hugh Gaitskell succeeding Clement Attlee as Leader, and a cartoon of what appears to be Clement Attlee going off into the sunset, 14-15 Dec 1955
  23. Cuttings concerning Clement Attlee and his family. Includes articles on the weddings of Alison Attlee and Felicity Attlee, and information about a minor stroke Clement Attlee suffered, Mar 1952-Aug 1955
  24. Six cuttings on the Formosa Agreement, including articles referring to Clement Attlee's calls to keep Formosa out of America's defence circle, and exiled Chinese political leader Chiang Kai-shek, 1955
  25. Two cuttings discussing the Big Four talks, 1955
  26. Article written by Clement Attlee on the organisation Independent Television (ITV) set up by R. A. Butler. Discusses Conservative policy, and the effect of commercial television on class divisions, 1955
  27. Several cuttings all on the 1955 General Election, 1955
  28. Article discussing the outfits of the wives attending the Blackpool Labour Party Conference. Praises Violet Attlee as best dressed; also discusses Dora Gaitskell, Barbara Castle and Edith Summerskill, 1955
  29. Three cuttings detailing public appearances by Clement Attlee. Includes the opening of the rebuilt Haileybury Club, a ceremony celebrating post-war housing achievement and a dinner to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Daily Herald, Jan-Mar 1955
  30. Three cuttings, discussing Clement Attlee's retention of the Leadership, Jun 1955
  31. Four articles and one manuscript of an article, all written by Clement Attlee on the topic of the visit by Russian leaders Nikita Krushchev and Nikolai Bulganin. Clement Attlee holds a positive outlook on the visit, 8 Apr-18 May 1956
  32. Ten cuttings on various topics, ranging from Cabinet salary to foreign affairs, 30 Jan-4 Sep 1956
  33. Speech contained in BBC publication, The Listener, called The Testing Time Ahead, 6 Jan 1944
  34. Article written after Attlee had gone to the Palace to submit his Cabinet nominations to the King for approval. Comments that the Cabinet will consist of four ex-members and one woman, Ellen Wilkinson, 3 Aug 1945
  35. Articles discussing issues facing post-war Britain and Truman's decision to drop the bomb on Japan, 24 May 1945, 1960
  36. Four articles discussing American press and power politics within the Labour Party, including Laski on the 1945 Election, 1945
  37. Article regarding Attlee and Bevin flying to Potsdam for Berlin Conference, 28 Jul-2 Aug 1945
  38. Articles discussing movements within the political sphere, including one article describing how impressive and influential Violet Attlee is, May-Jun 1945
  39. Three newspaper articles: one written by Clement Attlee on socialism, reform and change; the second on Clement Attlee's unexpected appearance at the Labour Party annual dinner; the third on the Russian satellite Sputnik. Also booklet from Clement Attlee's presidential address on The Development of the Commonwealth, 14 Oct-6 Nov 1957
  40. Four cuttings: two regarding The Fateful Years by Hugh Dalton, and two regarding the Future of Parliament, written by Clement Attlee, 15 Mar-11 Apr 1957
  41. Six miscellaneous articles detailing Clement Attlee's work and family affairs, including a visit to Denmark. 1956
  42. Three cuttings concerning the death of Mary Attlee, Clement Attlee's sister, 1956. Mentions her social work in South Africa
  43. Six cuttings concerning Attlee's visit to India, written by Clement Attlee and one welcome speech dedicated to Clement Attlee by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay, 11 Oct-21 Nov 1956
  44. Seven cuttings on the matter of Clement Attlee's governmental campaign for increased production, 4 Mar 1946
  45. Article on Clement Attlee's method of appointments, article entitled 50 Years of Change, on class division and social change, four articles from Milwaukee papers on Clement Attlee's policy advocation, including changes to the United Nations, and various other articles March 1947 - Dec 1958 but mostly Oct-Dec 1958
  46. Article by Clement Attlee on the need for summit talks, article by Clement Attlee on honours, titles and appointments, and article from Political Quarterly on the attitude of MPs and Lords towards politics and commitment, 1958
  47. Three cuttings concerning the achievements in teaching and psychology of Janet and Felicity Attlee, Clement Attlee's two older daughters, 1946
  48. Eleven cuttings from various newspapers, reporting on Clement Attlee's request for harder work from all in order to mend the post-war economy and boost shrinking supplies, 11 Feb-11 Aug 1947
  49. Twelve pages of articles concerning the nature of Clement Attlee's visit to Ireland, 16-18 Aug 1948

Dates

  • Creation: 1922-1960

Extent

1 box (2 folders)

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. CRA. 14

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