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Speeches and assorted papers, 1901-1953

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MS. CRA. 26
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Folder 1:
  1. Speech transcripts by Clement Attlee spanning 1939 to 1950, also includes undated speeches. Some handwritten, some typed, many annotated. One in Italian.

Folder 2:
  1. Business card for the Yellow Cab Company, an American taxi firm. Possibly a memento Clement Attlee kept from his short visit to the USA between 1901-1910
  2. Four dinner cards from Old Haileyburian Society dinners Clement Attlee attended in 1902, 1903, 1905 and 1928, and eleven dinner cards from Oxford University College dinners Clement Attlee attended in 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1913 and 1920
  3. Function cards, including for the Lobby Journalists' luncheon to the Leader of His Majesty's Opposition, Mar 1937; a dinner in honour of Clement Attlee and Violet Attlee by the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth, Jul 1956; a dinner in honour of Air Vice-Marshall Scarlett, Dec 1927; an Old Haileyburian dinner, Mar 1928; a House of Commons dinner (the menu of which contains various signatures), 1939; the Sixth Annual Re-union Dinner by the Prince of Wales' Volunteers, Jan 1931, 1927 – 1956, n.d.
  4. 1933 Annual Report of the Mile End Divisional Labour Party, 1933. Also includes a cover letter for the Limehouse Labour Party chairman's report, 1932
  5. Note regarding the sending of an article to L. D. Davies, 20 May 1934
  6. Dinner card for a dinner Clement Attlee attended at the Belgian Embassy in London, 17 Nov 1937
  7. Programme for a demonstration at Woody's Down Farm, 25 Jul 1941
  8. Order of service booklet for a service of thanksgiving at St. Paul's Cathedral for the success granted to the Royal Air Force in the Battle of Britain, 26 Sep 1943
  9. Order of service at St. Paul's Cathedral, a ticket for the opening of Parliament, a dinner card for a garter luncheon at Windsor Castle, a book of speeches in honour of Harry Truman, a dinner card for a state banquet at Buckingham Palace and a royal wedding breakfast card at Buckingham Palace among others. 1945-1958
  10. Order of service for a form of thanksgiving and dedication, to be used by Members of the House of Commons following the victorious conclusion of the Second World War, Aug 1945
  11. Transcript of a transmission made by Violet Attlee thanking the Home Service for their effort and commitment. 20 Jan 1946
  12. Autographs of the England Cricket Team of 1946-1947, during their tour in Australia and New Zealand, 1946-1947
  13. Two lists: one listing cards received on Clement Attlee and Violet Attlee's silver wedding anniversary, and the other listing presents received, Jan 1947

Folder 3:
  1. Booklet for the unveiling of the national memorial statue of the late King George V in Westminster, 22 Oct 1947
  2. Travel timetable for Clement Attlee and Violet Attlee on their travels to Europe, and Clement Attlee's list of foreign travel throughout his life. 3 Nov 1947, n.d.
  3. Order of service for planting of trees in Flushing on the island of Walcheren, Netherlands, 4 Nov 1947
  4. Order of service booklet for, and a newspaper article reporting the wedding of Clement Attlee's daughter Janet to Harold Shipton at Ellesborough Church in Buckinghamshire, 15 Nov 1947
  5. Order of service for the awarding of the freedom of the borough to Clement Attlee in the borough of Stepney, 21 Dec 1948
  6. Photocopy of last will of Violet Attlee, 1949
  7. Order of service for the burial of Queen Mary, held at the Chapel of St. George. There is also a hymn booklet for a service at Westminster Hall. 29-31 Mar 1953
  8. Dinner card from a dinner held at the Mitre Hotel, Hampton Court, by Sir John Lienhop and Sir Denys Lowson. The dinner was given to the Australian and East Molesey cricket teams, 26 Apr 1953
  9. Booklet detailing the congregation for the conferment of Honorary Degrees at the University of Nottingham in which Clement Attlee received Doctor of Laws, 22 May 1953
  10. Dinner card for a Dominion Day dinner held at the Savoy Hotel. The guest of honour attending was the Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey, Governor General of Canada, 1 Jul 1953
  11. Souvenir booklet from the 70th annual Durham Miners' Association Gala, 18 Jul 1953
  12. Order of service booklet for the unveiling of the Lowestoft Memorial by Sir Rhoderick McGrigor. 7 Oct 1953
  13. Information booklet on the Pilgrims of Great Britain, a British-American society, also including an invitation for their dinner and a series of notes of Attlee's timetable around the day of the dinner. Some drawings and notes are enclosed at the back of the booklet, 1953

Dates

  • Creation: 1901-1953

Extent

1 box (3 folders)

Language of Materials

  • English
  • Italian

Shelfmark

MS. CRA. 26

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