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StorageSiteUCL Special Collections
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Reference Number GAITSKELL/C/1
TitleCorrespondence and Papers: Personal, Constituency and Labour Party 1931-1953
Date1931-1953
DescriptionFOLDER 1: Photograph of a wedding (?Chatham) [1930's] . <br> Letters from Stafford Cripps (2) Dec 1932 & Jan 1933<br>
Letters from members of the Chatham LP, mainly Eric Cash, George Dexter and Charlie [Macey] concerning Gaitskell's nomination, meetings, cases, anti-Fascism campaign and committee, and the United Front. They include a letter of endorsement of Gaitskell's candidature by the National LP and a ticket for a meeting addressed by Stafford Cripps (41) 1932-1935<br>
Chatham DLP circulars (10) 1932-1935<br>
Chatham DLP election leaflets of Oliver Baldwin (Labour) and Park Goff (National and Conservative) (2) 1931<br>
Admiralty Regulations for the entry of apprentices in dockyards (annotated by Gaitskell) 1932
Shoreditch LP Annual General Meeting agenda 1933<br>
Paper 'The Conscription of Wealth' by a group of LP members 1939. <br> FOLDER 2: Correspondence mainly with George Murray (Gaitskell's agent), Leeds LP members and John Anson (Yorkshire Regional Organiser), concerning engagements and party meetings and some local LP circulars. Includes telegrams from Leeds LP supporting the release of the Rosenbergs 1953<br>
Correspondence with constituency members and organisations about constituency cases and engagements and resolutions by local organisations (subjects include Korea, British Guiana and Qibya as well as home affairs) 1953<br>
Includes:
British Fish Canners (C.W.Banks): correspondence with Geoffrey Hirst and the Ministry of Food; report 'The British Brisling and Sild Sardine Canning Industry' by C.W.Banks; reprints (2) of an article 'British Brisling and Sild Sardine Canning' from 'Food Manufacture' Dec 1952; British Fish Canners' leaflet about 'Rob Roy' sild; cutting from the 'Yorkshire Post'<br>
Incorporated Association of Headmasters (K.E.Sutcliffe): reply to the Statement on Secondary Education contained in LP's 'Challenge to Britain'<br>
Leeds Incorporated Chamber of Commerce: memorandum 'The Effect of Death Duties on Private or Family Businesses'<br>
Friends of Menston Hospital: statement about deficiencies in mental hospitals. Letter from 'Harold', Leeds 1946 .
Extent2 folders
AccessStatusOpen
AccessConditionsThe papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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