Original file of corres. and other pprs. Contents incl. : ballot ppr. for District...

Original file of corres. and other pprs. Contents incl. : ballot ppr. for District President election, 1933 Nov (MSS.289/4); notice of mtg. of Riley shop stewards, 1934 Jul (MSS.289/6); picture post card of Coventry No.12 Branch dinner, Bull's Head Inn, 1935 Mar (MSS.289/9); photographs of Nat. Cttee. and Rules Revision mtgs. 1935 Jun (MSS.289/10-11); notice of Riley shop steward's mtg., 1936 Aug (MSS.289/14); MS. draft "A statement to all Riley Co. employees of our attempt to secure recognition of shop stewards", 1936 Oct (MSS.289/15); proceedings of negotiating conferences with EEF at which WHS was present, 1936 Jul - 1937 Mar (MSS.289/17-19 and MSS.289/24-25); Coventry District wage rates, 1936 Jul (MSS.289/20); TS. memo re system of payment at Leyland [Motors], 1936 Dec (MSS.289/22); TS. memo. on motor mfg. in Coventry, prepared for AEU conf. re motor manufacture, 1936 Feb (MSS.289/23); 1trs. of support from lay officers of AEU, received in connection with Divisional Organiser election, 1936 Nov-1937 Jan (MSS.289/26-36) [MSS.289/30 is WHS's 1tr. requesting support with reply written at the foot]; 1tr. Informing WHS of his election as DO, 1937 Mar (MSS.289/38); 1tr. from J.C. Little of Newcastle on Tyne re international trade union movement, particularly [IFTU?] conf. in Brussels on 17 Nov 1939, (MSS.289/47); WHS's notes on conversation with Harry Pollittre CP policy towards war with Germany and CP's desire that WHS should seek election to AEU EC, 1940 Feb (MSS.289/48); MS. notes on the effect of the Coventry blitz on the organisation of the AEU and how other districts might avoid such disorganisation by advance arrangements, [1940 Nov] (MSS.289/51); MS. copy of a 1tr. from WHS to Jack Tanner re growing influence of CP in "...unofficial shop stewards movement...", 1941 Nov (MSS.289/58); speaking notes re trade union organisation and shop stewards, 1949 Feb (MSS.289/62); MS. note from W. Hannington to C. Berridge re election of chairman of [AEU?] officials "...I suggest that you should collect the ballot papers...and destroy them.", 1949 Aug (MSS.289/64); 1tr. re delegation to Yugoslavia, 1950 Jun (MSS.289/69); MS. copy of 1tr. from WHS to R. Openshaw re WHS's search for employment and decision to accept offer from Armstrong-Siddeley, 1954 Nov (MSS.289/77); Coventry District information handbook, 1955 Sep (MSS.289/78); article on Old Age Pensions by WHS from AEU Journal, 1969 Jul (MSS.289/92); photograph of WHS's exhibit at AEU Fellowship hobbies exhibition, Coventry, 1970 Nov (MSS.289/93).

<p>See also MSS.180/AE/1/1</p>