University of Essex

Anthony King Archive

Box 1 (Personalia/Early Life/Career/Later Awards)

Student essays: 5 binders containing essays on various historical and political topics; all undated except one dated Fall Session 1955. 2 further folders containing unbound essays [all undated]

Photographs: Family/personal photographs [including photograph of A.K.’s mother and first wife Vera?]

Letters to A.K. from his mother

Diplomas/Certificates: High School diplomas (1951 & 1952), Degree certificate, Queen’s University, Ontario (1956)

Newspaper cuttings: Ottawa Citizen, Summer 1954, Summer 1955 and Summer 1956

Folder of items (correspondence, newspaper cuttings, examination papers, etc.) relating to A.K.’s time at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario

Folder of items (correspondence, references, newspaper cuttings, congratulatory telegrams, etc.) relating to A.K.‘s Rhodes Scholarship, 1955

Folder of items relating to A.K.’s time at the University of Oxford (includes examination papers, copies of Clarion [Journal of the Oxford Labour Club], correspondence [including with E.J. Hobsbawm re talk to Recent History Group], text of talk on British Foreign Policy to the Lyly Club, Magdalen College, 6/11/58, University of Oxford BA degree certificate, 1958/9 and application for Fellowship of Magdalen College, 1961)

Two bound copies of A.K.’s D.Phil. thesis, University of Oxford, 1962 (Some aspects of the history of the Liberal Party in Britain, 1906-1914)

Typed list of A.K.’s books [undated]

Curriculum Vitae, December 1998 [two copies]

Awards:

1. Political Studies Association of the UK – The W.J.M. Mackenzie Book Prize for the Best Book Published in Political Science in 1995 – Joint Prize Winner: Professor Anthony King, joint author of The S.D.P. (published by Oxford University Press) [Light card certificate, 21 cm x 30 cm]

2. The Paddy Power Political Book Awards, 2014 – Winner of the Practical Politics Book of the Year: The Blunders of Our Governments, Anthony King & Ivor Crewe [Laser etched glass block, 10cm x 20cm x 4cm]

3. Political Studies Association Awards, 2015 – Sir Isaiah Berlin Prize for Lifetime Contribution to Political Studies: Professor Anthony King [Resin block, 14.5cm x 21cm x 3cm]

Tributes and letters of condolence on the death of A.K (12 January 2017) from former students, including John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House of Commons

Box 1 (A) Persons Known to A.K.

1. Robin Blackburn – Judgment of the London School of Political Science Appellate Tribunal in the case of Robin Blackburn v. The London School of Economics and Political Science, 19/8/69

2. Ivor Crewe – Miscellaneous documents and correspondence 3. Peter Hennessy – Transcripts of BBC radio broadcasts by Peter Hennessy on Prime Ministers

and cabinet government; also photocopies of scholarly articles and a pamphlet entitled The Blair Centre: A Question of Command and Control?

4. Shirley Williams – Transcripts of four lectures [1971] entitled (i) Ministers in their own Departments: the Personalities of the Departments, (ii) Relations between Ministers, (iii) The Relationship between Ministers and Parliament, (iv) [untitled] – Transcript of lecture by Shirley Williams at Aspen, Colorado, 8/8/78, entitled The Future of Democracy in Western Europe – Handwritten comments by Shirley Williams on book chapters by A.K. entitled “Members of Parliament” and “Estates of the Realm”; also advance copy of paper by A.K. entitled “How to strengthen legislatures – assuming that we want to”, to be delivered at a conference on The Role of the Legislature in Western Democracies, Selsdon Park, Surrey, June 1979

Box 2 (Teaching & Academic Administration)

University of Essex

Folder entitled “Legal advice for University, 1967” relating to disciplinary procedures, 1967-68. Includes handwritten opinion by Ronald Waterhouse BL

Document wallet entitled “University of Essex Troubles” containing letter from Bruce Douglas-Mann, Solicitor, dated 20/5/68, concerning counsel’s opinion, and correspondence with Reg Prentice, Secretary of State at the Department of Education and Science, April/May 1974, concerning growth of disruptive behaviour and decline in freedom of speech at British universities

King/Proudman draft re structural reform of University [undated]

Correspondence with honorary graduates: Roy Jenkins, Oscar Arias Sanchez and John Bercow

Orations for honorary degrees of University of Essex, including draft orations by A.K. for John Tusa, Ivor Crewe and John Berkow

Oration by A.K. at Albert Sloman Memorial Tribute, 7 September 2012

Memorandum from A.K. to The Registrar re John Bowles, Director of Continuing Education, dated 14/8/87 [marked CONFIDENTIAL]

Memorandum from A.K. to David [Sanders] entitled “University-related thoughts”, dated 6/11/11

University of Essex, Department of Government

Includes:

Note on Staffing, from A.K., Jean Blondel and Ian Budge to Department [undated]

“Departmental policy Discussions: a comment”, by A.K. [undated]

Graduate Teaching Assistants monitoring reports

References

Report by A.K. to the Department on “Developments, 1970-1980”

Correspondence re GV100 assessment, 2002 [10 percent provision/rule]

File on Ian Neary [Head of Department] including memorandum from A.K. to Albert [Weale], David [McKay] and Joe [Foweraker] on Ian Neary’s performance as HoD, dated 20/11/02 (marked Confidential – very!); note from A.K. to Ian Neary on the latter’s proposal to change the name of the Department , dated 21/6/03; [draft?] letter from A.K. and former Government Hods to Vice-Chancellor on loss of confidence in Ian Neary [File unavailable for consultation until 1/8/2033]

File of documents relating to the maintenance of academic standards, 2002 (marked “Possibly confidential”)

File relating to attendance and progress of first year students, 2000/2001 (marked “Possibly confidential”)

File of documents relating to the Department’s organisation of teaching, 1990-97, including memoranda by A.K. dated 21/5/90 and 4/2/92 (marked “Possibly confidential”)

Folder entitled “Rene Linstadt” re GV100 syllabus

File entitled “Dept.” containing memorandum for A.K. to colleagues re “Department’s recruitment strategy”, 1/3/10 (marked “confidential”) and memorandum entitled “T. King’s thoughts and queries”, 11/7/10, outlining his views on Han Dorussen [HoD] , other colleagues and general direction of Department [File unavailable for consultation until 1/8/2040]

File containing early lecture notes (1960s & 1970s), including School of Comparative Studies, Common First Year

Box 3 (Teaching & Academic Administration)

University of Essex, Department of Government

Lecture notes, GV100 (Introduction to Politics)

Lecture notes, GV111 (Britain in the Modern World)

Box 4 (Teaching & Academic Administration)

University of Essex, Department of Government

Lecture notes, GV204 (Politics and Policy in Britain)

Lecture notes, GV315 (Seminar on Comparative Executives)

Lecture notes, GV319 (Major Writings in Political Science)

Lecture notes, GV319 (Women and Politics)

Lecture notes, GV904 (Advanced Seminar in British Government & Politics) (also GV319): Thatcher, Major and Prime Ministership

Lecture notes, GV904 (Advanced Seminar in British Government & Politics): Civil Service

Lecture notes, GV904 (Advanced Seminar in British Government & Politics): Media Effects

Lecture notes, GV904 (Advanced Seminar in British Government & Politics): General Elections, 1945-1997

Lecture notes, GV983 (Electoral Behaviour)

Richard E. Neustadt Seminars

Study Group [notes etc.]

Box 5

Correspondence

General correspondence, A-Z (by correspondent’s name)

Separate file of correspondence with politicians, A-Z. Includes letters from major political figures such as Anthony Crosland, Roy Hattersley, Edward Heath, Michael Heseltine, Roy Jenkins, Bill Rodgers and Harold Wilson

File of correspondence entitled “Journalists/editors/BBC/presenters”

File of correspondence entitled “RIPOSTES – Private papers (and probably best kept that way)” [Not available for consultation until 1/4/2029]

File containing references for A.K.’s students and academic colleagues. Also contains reports on academic progress of students [Not available for consultation]

Office Files: Professional & Personal

A-Z (by topic):

Nick Allen

British Academy [includes A.K.’s Fellowship certificate, 22 June 2010]

BBC

BBC Trust

Campaign for Democratic Socialism

Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford

Chile

China

Ditchley Park

Frederick the Great

Jennifer Hochschilt

Simon Hollis

Hubert H. Humphrey Award

India

Institute for Government

Japan

Rob Kemp

John V. Lindsay (Congressman)

R.T. McKenzie

Mexico

Richard E. Neustadt

Richard E. Neustadt: Legacy

Prime Ministership [proposed television series]

Projects

Public Administration Select Committee, 2013

Railway [art]

Seine [art]

Siena (Centre for the Study of Political Change)

Suffolk Villages Festival

Suffolk Villages Festival/YouGov

US souvenirs

Box 6

Office Files: General

N.B. These files contain little in the way of original content by A.K.

A-L (by topic):

Activists

Attlee Conspiracy

Big Beasts

Brexit

Cabinets

Career Politicians

Centre/Center

Change (Mostly Constitutional)

Charisma

Comp. Materials

Constitution: General

Civil Service, Misc.

Corbyn

Deconstruction

Deliberation (“Budge”)

Democracy

Democracy & Good Government

Devolution

Dilemmas

Drugs

Elite Interviewing

Episodes of Madness

Essex Man

Foreigners

Freedom of Information

“Gene Pool”

Great Divide

Human Rights

Ideas

Inheritance

Interests

Judges

Labour “Disappeared”

Leadership

Local Government

Box 7

Office Files: General

M-W (by topic):

Mandate

Mastery of Ministerial Brief

Media

Ministers

Muslims

Number of MPs

Number of Ministers

“None of the Above”

“Nordic Style”

Officials

Parliament

Plots & Conspiracies in British Politics

Politicians

Power Point

Prime Ministers

“Public Affairs”

Referendums

Reform

Responsiveness

Scotland

Scottish Election Commission

Special Advisers

Taxation

Trust

2000 (August)

Voters

Wales

What do Elections Decide?

Words

“Small” Office Files

A-W (by topic):

Attorney General

Barnett Formula

Britain & the EU

Civil Service

Constitution in General

Electoral System(s)

English Parliament

Executive – Judiciary Conflict

Freedom of Information

Home Office/Justice

House of Commons

House of Lords

Human Rights

Local Government

Local Government Finance

Monarchy/Royal Prerogative

Northern Ireland

PM, “Cabinet Government”

Referendums

Scotland

Scots/Welsh Westminster Representation

Special Advisers

New Supreme Court

Wales

Box 8

Research & Writings

Early Published Work [Articles, Reviews, Journalism] (1960s/1970s):

Socialist Commentary

Campaign

New Society

Observer

Spectator

The Economist

The Listener

Radio Programmes [Transcripts, etc.]:

Ten O’Clock

Talking Politics (Discussions)

Talking Politics (Personalities)

Talking Politics [American Presidency]

Other BBC broadcasts

Box 9

Research & Writings

Research interviews (1960s)

File entitled “British Politics, 1935-1966: Outline proposal + transcripts of interviews + ministers” [abortive book project]

Box 9 (A)

Research & Writings

Box file entitled “Notes on book project relating to: (a) Political leaders’ perception of the electorate, (b) Contents of major party manifestos up to 1966” [unfinished/unpublished?]

File containing reports on Labour Party Conferences, 1900-1967; especially in relation to the electorate

File containing list of political biographies and memoirs, also paper on differentiation between areas of policy of different politicians concerning the electorate, and two papers on the electorate

Civil Servants Dinners (1974)

Conservative Ex-Ministers Dinners (1974)

Labour Ex-Ministers Dinners (1974)

Box 10

Research & Writings

Later Published Work [Articles, Reviews, Journalism] (c1990-):

Observer

Daily Mail

Daily Telegraph

Various academic papers

Daedalus

Gallup/Daily Telegraph, Cuttings, 1989-1994

Book reviews, 1996-

“Souvenirs”, reviews, etc.

Reviews of A.K. books

File entitled “Comments on publications” containing letters congratulating A.K on his various books

Lectures/Talks:

Essex County Council lectures [The Crisis in accountability in British Government, 4/7/00; Local government in the new constitution, 19/10/01; Regional government: cautious welcome or emphatic

rejection, 24/10/02. These lectures are presented as printed booklets published by Essex County Council]

Aspen/Bath [“Politics, Economics and the Future of British Government”, October 1982]

British Constitution lectures [“The British Constitution”, Hay, 28/5/08; “Reporting the Nations”, Cardiff, 11/10/12]

Coalition [Various lectures, 2010 and 2011]

“Contradictions”

Corruption, Funding of Politics [Includes “How should Political Parties be Legitimately and Adequately Funded”, Wilton Park, 11/6/02; “Myth of ‘Common’ Sense”, Birmingham, 15/9/99]

Valence Politics

Constitution

Thatcher [Includes “What Thatcher has done to Beer”, 7/10/86; Mrs. Thatcher: How Different is She?”, 13/2/87]

Sex, Money and Power [October 1985]

Learning from Defeat: the Conservatives since May Day [1998]

Is Britain a Well-Governed Country?

“Thinking Constitutionally” [Sunningdale, 1991]

Networks, Ladders and National Purposes [Tokyo, 19/9/86]

The Degeneration of the British Polity [September 1993]

Legislatures: their Critical Role in Democracy [Library of Congress, 12/7/89]

Do Prime Ministers Make a Difference? [Birmingham, 19/2/92]

Parliamentary Democracy and Party Politics [The Hague, 4/9/90]

Thatcher: Outsider (2)

Miscellaneous talks [Includes “Essex Man”, Burrows Lecture, 16/5/96; “Parliaments in the Modern World: what are they for?”, Berlin, 2000; “Big Beasts of the Political Jungle”, 12/10/99; “Land, Housing and Lloyd George”, 2/6/64]

Recent talks [Includes “Who Governs Britain?”, May 2015; “Executive Behaviours”, January 2009; Playing Politics with the NHS: Football or Rugby”, 26/9/13]

Reports on Manuscripts [Editorial work, refereeing and reviewing of manuscripts by A.K.]

Box 11

Research & Writings

Tenure of Cabinet Ministers, 1957-1990 (Sackings, Resignations, Tenure) [Research files: notes, articles and news cuttings on ministerial departures during the period in question]

The Prime Minister & Cabinet Government [miscellaneous files]

Box 12

Research & Writings

The British Prime Ministership Project:

Documents relating to ESRC funding

Contract/Expenditure/Receipts

Interviews

Interview Letters, 1990

Interviews/Questions/Scripts, 1990

Interview Notes, 1990

Bibliography

General Research Files [photocopied articles, book chapters, etc.]

Research files on Harold Macmillan & Alec Douglas Home

Box 13

Research & Writings

The British Prime Ministership Project (cont.):

Research files [photocopied articles, book chapters, etc.] on Harold Wilson (1st administration), Edward Heath, Harold Wilson (2nd administration), James Callaghan and Margaret Thatcher

Box 14

Research & Writings

The Blunders of Our Governments Project:

Outline/Summary/Overview

Lists of failures/blunders

Explanations/Thoughts

Appointment of Research Assistant

Interviews

ESRC Funding

REF Impact

Files on Publication Process (Agent, Publisher, Expenses, Blurbs/Publicity, Press Releases, Articles on & Reviews of BoG, Correspondence/Fan Mail)

Files on Papers, Talks, Seminars & Conferences associated with the BoG Project

Correspondence with Ivor Crewe on BoG

Box 15

Research & Writings

The Blunders of Our Governments:

A.K.’s “Chapter-by-Chapter” Files [Notes, Materials, Interviews, Text]

Box 16

Research & Writings

The Blunders of Our Governments:

A.K. “Chapter-by-Chapter” Files [Notes, Materials, Interviews, Text] Cont.

File entitled: “Tony’s Copies of Part I” [word processed/typescript drafts of Chapters 1 to 4]

File entitled: “CC 1-3” [Early Drafts of Chapters 1 to 3]

Editorial Comments [by M.H.] on Manuscript of BoG

Research files entitled: “An Assortment of Blunders (2)” and “An Assortment of Successes (3)” [Files contain Briefing Papers along with photocopies of Parliamentary Papers and other grey literature]

Box 17

Research & Writings

The Blunders of Our Governments

Research Files [Photocopied articles and Official Publications, grouped by Topic/Chapter Title]

Box 18

Research & Writings

The Blunders of Our Governments

Research Files [Photocopied articles and Official Publications, grouped by Topic/Chapter Title] Cont.

Box 19

Research & Writings

Other A.K. books:

1. The British Constitution (2007) Research materials, draft chapters, correspondence with publisher (O.U.P), general notes, readers’ comments, reviews and mentions

2. The Founding Fathers v. The People (2012) Contents and general observations. Correspondence and contract with publisher (Harvard University Press)

3. Leaders’ Personalities and the Outcomes of Democratic Elections (2002) Correspondence with publisher (O.U.P.). Reviews

4. Does the United Kingdom Still Have a Constitution? (2001) “The Hamlyn Lectures” Correspondence with publisher (Sweet & Maxwell). Reviews

5. Who Governs Britain? (2015) Correspondence and agreement with publisher (Pelican), general outline proposal, reviews, comments, publicity and events

6. SDP: the Birth, Life and Death of the Social Democratic Party (1995) [with Ivor Crewe] Three folders of interview transcripts; includes lengthy interviews with Shirley Williams and Bill Rodgers [transcribed from tapes listed in Box 27 (A)?]. Also, files containing correspondence and contract with OUP concerning publication of the book; reviews; comments on manuscript by academic colleagues; letters about book from, among others, Robert Maclennan and Ian Gilmour

Box 20

Research & Writings

Unfinished/Unpublished/Posthumous Work

1. The Job at the Top [Unfinished book on Prime Ministers and the office of Prime Minister] – Research materials, notes by A.K., draft introduction and preface

2. “Ministerial turnover in Great Britain – and its consequences” [Unfinished paper by A.K.] – Draft version of text; also survey, tables, lists, notes and bibliography

Box 21

Committee on Standards in Public Life

File containing correspondence relating to A.K.’s membership of the Nolan/Neill Committee

File entitled “Nolan: Membership” [includes correspondence re A.K.’s appointment to the Committee and group photograph of members of the Committee]

File entitled “Nolan: Souvenirs” [correspondence, press clippings, photographs, etc.]

File entitled “Nolan: Minutes” [3/11/94 to 2/7/98, incomplete]

File entitled “Nolan: Accountability”

File entitled “Nolan: Cuttings”

File entitled “Nolan: Bartle” [containing summary of press clippings on allegations of improper conduct in public life, January 1990 to January 1995, compiled by John Bartle, University of Essex]

File entitled “Nolan: Talks”

File entitled “Nolan: COGEL [includes documents relating to A.K.’s speech on behalf of the Nolan Committee to the Council on Government Ethics Laws, USA, also A.K.’s speech to the Lunar Society, Birmingham, 15/9/99]

Miscellaneous reports and papers produced by the Committee. Please note that this file of documents contains no original comments or content by A.K.

Box 22

Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords

Wallet containing correspondence relating to A.K.’s appointment to the Wakeham Commission, also photograph of the members of the Commission and copy of Reform of the House of Lords: a

consultation paper, March 1999. Also, copy of The Report of the Constitutional Commission on options for a new second chamber, chaired by Lord Mackay of Clashfern, 1999

Agendas, minutes and supporting papers for meetings of the Commission, 1/3/99 to 13/1/00

Separate evidence/submissions by the following bodies and individuals: Justice [The Judicial functions of the House of Lords, May 1999], The Conservative Party [A Stronger Parliament, n.d.], the Labour Party [Reforming the House of Lords for the new millennium, May 1999], Professor Vernon Bogdanor, Professor Michael Rush, and Chief Rabbi Professor Jonathan Sacks

“A Note on a possible future basis for the composition of the House of Lords”, by A.K., 12/7/99, revised and expanded 8/9/99

Various documents, correspondence and comments relating to A.K.’s drafting and revision of Chapters 1 to 3, 12 and 14

Various drafts of the Wakeham Report, 29/10/99 to 3/12/99 (including comments by A.K. on draft of 28/10/99)

Briefing pack, 18/1/00 relating to the launch of the Wakeham Report

Final published Report, A House for the Future, 2000 (also two copies of published summary of Report)

Photocopies of press coverage relating to the publication of the Wakeham Report (dated 21/1/00)

Commentaries on the Wakeham Report, by Vernon Bogdanor (in the Times Literary Supplement, 4/2/00) and Bernard Crick (in unpublished letter to The Times, dated 23/1/00)

Commentary on the Wakeham Report on the reform of the House of Lords, by Meg Russell and Robert Hazell, The Constitution Unit, School of Public Policy, University College London, February 2000

Conference papers: The Future of the House of Lords, 8/3/00, The Constitution Unit, School of Public Policy, University College London, April 2000

A.K.’s files relating to the Wakeham Commission:

1. Administration2. White Paper/Consultation Paper3. A.K’s notes & memos4. “Scrutiny”5. Legislation6. Constitution Unit

Box 22 (A)

Research Materials

Grey Literature [Official Publications, Offprints, Pamphlets, Photocopies, etc. not by A.K.]

By Topic:

1. Drugs2. House of Lords Reform3. Opinion Polls4. The Prime Minister & Cabinet5. Royal Prerogative

Box 23

Research Materials

Miscellaneous Unsorted Grey Literature [Official Publications, Offprints, Pamphlets, Photocopies, etc. not by A.K.]

Box 24

Research Materials

Grey Literature [Mainly Parliamentary Papers and Parliamentary Debates]:

1. Civil Service

Box 25

Research Materials

Grey Literature [Mainly Parliamentary Papers and Official Publications]:

1. Quality of Government2. Constitution/Quality of Government3. Ministers

Box 26

Research Materials

Grey Literature [Mainly Official Publications, Reports and Newspaper Cuttings] (2010s)

A-Z (by topic):

Army Reserve

Audit Commission

Bedroom Tax

Help to Buy

HS2

Immigration

“Lansley”

Legal Aid

Leveson

Olympics

Outsourcing

PIP

Probation

Quangos cull

Royal Mail

Tuition Fees

Universal Credit Reports

West Coast Mainline

Box 27

VHS Videotapes

35 videotapes, mostly unidentified, but including:

1. Target (Sky TV), Bruce Anderson, 11/6/91 & Shirley Williams, 17/2/912. Target (Sky TV), Professor Anthony King, 12/11/913. On the Record, Sunday 19/1/924. Yesterday’s Men (BBC, Panorama), 9/6/975. The Wilderness Years (BBC), episodes 1-3, 19956. Nolan Hearings, 25/2/957. Robin Day’s Book Talk (BBC 24 Hour News), episode 19, Alan Watkins, The Road to Number

10. Panel guests include A.K. [undated]8. Election 97 (BBC)9. Launch of the Social Democrats, 26/3/81 (+ Ways & Means, 27/3/81)10. BBC Euro-election programme [n.d.]11. This Week, Neil Kinnock interview, 9/2/89

12. Breakfast with Frost, 26/11/9513. Panorama – Should we join the Euro, 17/3/0214. With Friends Like These: Cowboys and Englishmen (BBC TV), 27/9/03

Box 27 (A)

Audio Recordings

Various, mostly unidentified, open reel tape recordings and audio cassettes including:

1. Four C90 audio cassettes labelled “W. Rodgers I, II, III” and “Bill Rodgers, 18/12/85” [interviews with Bill Rodgers?]

2. Five C90 audio cassettes labelled “SW”; two dated 14/18/85 [interviews with Shirley Williams?]

3. Three Philips mini-cassettes labelled “SW” [interviews with Shirley Williams?]4. Six C90 audio cassettes labelled “Talking Politics”, August/September 1983 [four identified as

Gerald Kaufman, Leon Brittan, Nigel Lawson, Neil Kinnock]5. Chamberlain Lecture, 19/2/926. “Analysis – The Heart of Government”, presented by Peter Kellner, 15/1/987. The History of the Labour Party, narrated by Brian Cox, written & produced by Peta van den

Bergh8. Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-1964, edited and with commentary by

Michael R. Beschloss, Simon & Schuster, 1997 [4 audio cassette pack]9. Reaching for Glory: Lyndon Johnson’s Secret White House Tapes, 1964-1965, edited and with

commentary by Michael R. Beschloss, Simon & Schuster, 2001 [4 audio cassette pack]

Boxes 28, 29 & 30

Press Cuttings

1990s to 2010s

Also eight large, unboxed scrapbooks containing press cuttings 1980s to 1994

Box 31

SDP: Williams

Papers seeming acquired by A.K. from Baroness Williams of Crosby (Shirley Williams)

Early SDP [initially Council for Social Democracy] committee papers, including Steering Committee, 23/2/81 to 14/12/81. These papers don’t contain any holograph letters or documents unlikely to be represented in the SDP Archives

File of papers, dated 10/3/81 to 2/4/82, containing correspondence to and from Shirley Williams, concerning media/TV coverage of the SDP

SDP National Committee papers, 20/6/83 to 16/3/87; particularly in relation to seat allocation between the SDP and the Liberal Party for Westminster and European elections

SDP National Committee papers [Shirley Williams’s own – often annotated – copies], 17/2/86 to 7/3/88, mainly concerning relations with the Liberal Party. Contains original letter from Robert Maclennan to Shirley Williams, 24/6/87, concerning ballot arrangements; otherwise all copies

Separate file on David Owen’s Campaign for Social Democracy, September to November 1987. Includes original copies of letters between Shirley Williams, David Owen, and John Cartwright concerning differences of opinion on merger with the Liberal Party

Shirley Williams’s file of papers relating to merger with the Liberal Party, 1987. Includes original letters from Tim Clement-Jones and Des Wilson , Chair and President of the Liberal Party. Also includes original handwritten memorandum entitled “Relations between the SDP and the Liberal Party” [n.d.] and holograph letter to David Owen [unsent?], 16/6/87, concerning disagreement over mechanism for deciding on merger

Shirley Williams’s “David Owen” file. Includes original letters from David Owen to Shirley Williams, 9/1/84, 9/3/84, 30/12/85, 272/86, 19/5/86 and 11/11/86

Small File of letters to Shirley Williams on non-SDP related matters, December 1986 and November 1980

Box 32

SDP: King

File entitled “Park Hall”, detailing A.K.’s involvement (along with Ivor Crewe) in the SDP’s Election Strategy Group, 1981/82

The Social Democrat, 10/9/82 to 19/2/88 [complete run?]

Liberal News, 24/7/87 to 29/1/88

Social and Liberal Democrats News (incorporating Liberal News & The Social Democrat), 11/3/88

Various Tawney Society, Campaign for Social Democracy, SDP, SDP/Liberal Alliance and Social & Liberal Democrats publications; all represented in the University of Essex Library catalogue, with the possible exception of “The Launch of the SDP, 1979-83, A Witness Seminar to mark the tenth anniversary of the Limehouse Declaration”, Transcript [1991?]

Photocopies of various academic papers and articles on the SDP not by A.K.

Press cuttings relating to the SDP

Box 33

SDP Press Cuttings

Nigel CochraneJanuary 2018