Five letters from and to Frederick James Marquis, 1st Earl of Woolton
Comprises:
- (fol. 54) letter from Lord Woolton to F.E. Dodgson, 27 Oct 1931, with a later postscript (dated 12 Sep 1947) explaining that the letter refers to Dodgson's manuscript 'World Depression is Lowenstein Opportunity for World Leadership'
- (fols. 55-57) letter from Lord Londonderry to Lord Woolton, 6 Mar 1947, with carbon copy reply from Lord Woolton, 11 Mar 1947
- (fol. 58) letter from David Maxwell Fyfe to Lord Woolton, 13 Jul 1948
- (fol. 59) letter from Winston Churchill to Lord Woolton, 10 Aug 1948
Dates
- Creation: 1931, 1947-1948
Extent
6 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. c. 650, fols. 54-55].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. c. 650, fols. 54-59
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 22845
Abstract
Five letters from and to Frederick James Marquis, 1st Earl of Woolton
Biographical / Historical
Frederick James Marquis (1883–1964), 1st Earl of Woolton, was a politician and businessman.
Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart (1878–1949), 7th Marquess of Londonderry, was a politician.
David Patrick Maxwell Fyfe (1900-1967), Earl of Kilmuir (1900–1967) was a politician and lawyer.
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was Prime Minister, 1940-1945 and 1951-1955.
For further details see the Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from Conservative Party Archives, 1985.
Topical
- Title
- Five letters from and to Frederick James Marquis, 1st Earl of Woolton
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2023 by Marion Lowman
- Date
- EAD version 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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