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StorageSiteUCL Special Collections
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Reference Number GAITSKELL/C/92
TitleArticles, speeches and related correspondence
Date1953
DescriptionArticles and writings:
Foreword to a new edition of Evan Durbin's 'The Politics of Democratic Socialism': 6 typescript drafts (3 annotated), 3 proof copies (1 corrected) and correspondence (10) with Routledge & Kegan Paul and a note from Marjorie Durbin Mar-Oct 1953

Folder 2:
'Challenge to Britain: Foreign Economic Policy' for 'Social Commentary': typescript draft 20 Jul 1953
'Challenge to Britain - More Planning Please' for 'Leeds Weekly Citizen': drafts in MS and typescript (4) 20 Jul 1953
'No More Aid?' [1953]
'Fact': typescript drafts (4) and correspondence with Arthur Bax (2) Sep 1953
'New Commonwealth' on the Sydney Conference: 2 typescript drafts 21 Dec 1953
Script for the Productivity Council 17 Dec 1953
Note 'World Organization' [1953]

Speeches:
Speech on the death of Stafford Cripps 22 Apr 1953
'Financial problems of the Sterling Area', Liverpool: MS notes (5ff) [1953]
'The Sterling Area', LSE: MS notes (5ff) 24 Oct 1953
'The Christian Man and the Modern State', Salem Congregational Church: MS notes (2ff) [?1953]

Correspondence, 1953 unless otherwise stated:
Typescript copy of an anonymous letter about the situation in the Sudan [1953]
'SOCIALIST INTERNATIONAL' (Julius Braunthal) and Morgan Phillips. It includes a copy of 'Jewish Vanguard', dated 16 Jan 1953, (19) from Nov 1951
'SUNDAY PICTORIAL' (Hugh Cudlipp and Harold Barkworth), enclosing an extract from the 'Sunday Express' of an article by Gwyn Lewis 'Nay Nay Nye: Say some old Welsh friends', and including the typescript of an article by Gaitskell 'How to Fight the Slump' (4) May 1952
'REYNOLDS NEWS' (W.R.Richardson) (4) Dec 1952
'THE OBSERVER' (Charles Davy) (2)
'EVERYBODY'S' (John Hone) (3)
'JEWISH VANGUARD' (H.Pinner) (6)
'ROCHE, J.W. (Barnsley & District Holgate School) (3)
'DAILY TELEGRAPH' (Ivor Bulmer-Thomas), enclosing a cutting of an article by Francis Whitmore (8)
WENDEN, D.J. (University of Oxford Delegacy for Extra-Mural Studies) (2)
HAMPDEN-JACKSON, J.('Highway', WEA Journal), including 2 annotated drafts of Gaitskell's address at the Jubilee Rally of the WEA's Yorkshire North District, 25 Apr 1953 (7)
NOEL-BAKER, Francis ('Ross Features') (4)
'LABOUR'S VOICE' (Frank Allaun) including a short article by Gaitskell on 'Challenge to Britain' (3)
PANNELL, Charles (2)
FENDT, Dr Franz (2)
ROMEIKE & CURTICE LTD. Cutting only from the 'Suffolk Chronicle' of an article by Richard Stokes 'Labour Party Needs Young and Vigorous Leadership' 10 Jul 1953
CUDLIP, Percy, Gaitskell to
'FOREIGN AFFAIRS' (Hamilton Fish Armstrong) (5)
PRYCE-JONES, Alan ('Times Literary Supplement') (2)

Overseas correspondence and articles:
BETA KAPPA CHAPTER, Indiana (Mrs Morton J.Keedy) 1952
GAITSKELL, William (3)
THOMSON, J.Cameron (Northwest Bancorporation, Minnesota) (2)
WILSON, Elmo C. (International Public Opinion Research, New York) (2) SAMUEL, Ian (British Embassy, Damascus) (2)
PORTER, Paul R. (Office of the US Special Representative in Europe), enclosing his remarks before the Anglo-American Press Association, Paris (3)
BARON, Richard, Los Angeles
HELLER, Prof Walter, enclosing a copy exchange of letters between himself and Adlai Stevenson (6)
KISSINGER, Henry, enclosing details of the Harvard University International Seminar, summer 1953 (4)
BAILEY, David Algar, New Jersey (3)
ROWE, Mrs A.E., New Zealand (2)
SIMON, Joseph (American Embassy, Vienna) (2)
AUER, Dr Alexander, Wien, with a letter from Karl Czernetz and enclosing printed programmes and details of the International Summer Seminars of the Austrian College Society 1951-1953 (6)
KLENNER, Fritz (Austrian Federation of Trade Unions) (2)
KEATOR, Edward, Ohio, attaching a cutting from the 'Chicago Tribune' about landscaping of strip mining spoil banks in Illinois
PICO, Rafael (Puerto Rico Planning Board) (2)
CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION. Payment slip
PERRY, P.J., Winnipeg
SINGH, Indarjit (India Taxation Enquiry Commission),enclosing a printed questionnaire of the Commission (5)
MCGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY, New York
JAYEWARDINE, J.R.,Colombo, Gaitskell to
HOWARD, Robert, New Jersey (2)
BIEHLE, Martha (Friends International Centre), enclosing details of the American Friends Service Committee Conference, Switzerland (2)
CAMU, L. (Union Belgo-Britannique) (2)
ENSLEY, Grover (Congress of the United States Joint Committee on the Economic Report)
BROADLEY, Sir Herbert (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome) (2)
KRUSE, Prof Fr. Vinding, Copenhagen, Gaitskell to

List of Gaitskell's filing system codes [1953].

Note that some items have been affected by damp and the originals may not be produced. Please enquire for further details.
Extent2 folders
AccessStatusCertain restrictions apply
AccessConditionsThe papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking. Note that some items have been affected by damp and the originals may not be produced. Please enquire for further details.
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