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Williams/Gaitskell Papers
Catalogue reference: WILLIAMS
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This record is about the Williams/Gaitskell Papers dating from 1910-1982.
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- WILLIAMS
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Title (The name of the record)
- Williams/Gaitskell Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1910-1982
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Description (What the record is about)
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Research papers of Philip Williams for his biography of Hugh Gaitskell, including manuscript notes arranged by chapter, typescript drafts of chapters and annotated proofs; a limited amount of original Gaitskell material including a manuscript notebook entitled 'Journey to Israel' with shorthand notes at the back, photographs of Gaitskell and offprints of articles by Gaitskell; photocopies of original Gaitskell papers including his diaries and correspondence; transcripts of interviews with Gaitskell's family, friends and colleagues and related correspondence; correspondence including with Gaitskell's family and with publishers; press cuttings and photocopies of press cuttings relating to Gaitskell; press cuttings including reviews and publicity for the biography; papers relating to the publication of Gaitskell's diary and photocopies of papers and diaries of Gaitskell's political contemporaries.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Original order.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- London University: University College London (UCL) Special Collections
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Williams, Philip M (d 1984) labour economist and industrial relations expert
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 13 boxes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Restricted access. Please contact the Archives for further information.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- Received from Nuffield College, Oxford, 1999.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Philip Williams read history at Trinity College, Oxford, graduating in 1940; he was a member of the Labour Party at 16 and a member of the Oxford anti-Fascist movement in the 1930s; active in the Campaign for Democratic Socialism and a 'confirmed Gaskellite'; labour economist and industrial relations expert at Nuffield College, Oxford; published a biography of Gaitskell in 1979; died, 1984. Publications: 'Hugh Gaitskell: A Political Biography' (1979, second edition 1982)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/21a02c90-8a8b-4817-bb6c-5bd806ccdaf0/
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Williams/Gaitskell Papers