Edward Heath, c.1959-1990s
File
Shelfmark: MS. 12738/41
Held in our offsite storage facility
Comprises:
- 1. Broadstairs Christmas Carol Concerts, 1973-1992, folder includes: correspondence concerning the setting up and administration of a Christmas Carol Fund, with a large donation from American Ambassador, Walter Annenberg, to raise money for charitable causes at the Broadstairs Carol Concert, hosted annually by the Prime Minister, and organised by 'Our Carol Party'. Also includes an earlier Carol Concert song sheet, 20 Dec 1959.
- 2. Christmas cards from Edward Heath, one with a photograph of himself with the Duke of Kent on St. George's Day, 1971, and eight cards featuring artwork from Edward Heath's private collection, n.d. [c.1970s-1980s]
- 3. Photographs, c.1969-1990s, folder includes: press cutting from The Daily Telegraph 7 May 1979, together with the original photograph, showing a picture of Edward Heath arriving at Lord and Lady Aldington's home for the May Bank Holiday; photograph of Edward Heath gazing up at the statue of Winston Churchill, at its unveiling at the House of Commons, 1969; photograph of Edward Heath 'on the hills above Chequers', taken by Lord Aldington, 1971; two photographs of Lord and Lady Aldington at Edward Heath's birthday party, Jul 1998; three photographs taken at a dinner event, c.1990s.
- 4. Five audio cassette tapes. British Insurance Brokers' Association, dinner speeches [given by Edward Heath?], 25 Apr 1985, two tapes marked 'A' and 'B'. Radio programmes featuring Edward Heath, three tapes: BBC Radio 4, 31 Dec 1974; 'His Own Man', BBC Radio 4, 6 Feb 1975; 'Start The Day', 9:10 a.m., 21 Nov 1976. [The latter three tapes were originally labelled First National City Bank, 'The Sound of The Economy'.] [Closed]
Dates
- Creation: c.1959-1990s
Extent
1 box (4 folders)
Language of Materials
- English
Conditions Governing Access
The audio cassettes are closed.
Shelfmark
MS. 12738/41
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