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Sir Leslie Scott Papers
Catalogue reference: MSS.119
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This record is about the Sir Leslie Scott Papers dating from 1893-1951.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MSS.119
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Title (The name of the record)
- Sir Leslie Scott Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1893-1951
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Description (What the record is about)
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Several hundred letters to; engagement diaries. Subjects include: rural land use, Liverpool Exchange Constituency, India. Correspondents include prominent legal and political figures.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Section 1 Subject files
Section 2 Personal correspondence
i) general (chronological order)
ii) individual correspondents
Section 3 Personalia
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Warwick University: Modern Records Centre
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Scott, Sir, Leslie Frederic, 1869-1950, Knight, judge, politician</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3 series, 8 sub-series
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
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Preferred citation : Sir Leslie Scott Papers (MSS.119), Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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The collection was deposited with the Centre in 1976 by Lady Alan Pim, Sir Leslie Scott's sister.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Photocopies of correspondence between Scott and Oliver Wendell Holmes form part of this collection - the originals are held at Harvard University's Law School Library. In exchange for this material, copies of those originals held by the Centre were sent to Harvard.
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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Catalogued by Richard Storey, February 1978
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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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Sir Leslie Frederic Scott (1869-1950) was educated at Rugby and New College, Oxford. As a barrister, he specialised in commercial cases and had a particular concern for international maritime law. He was Conservative MP for Liverpool Exchange, 1910-1929, and Solicitor General for a short period in 1922. From 1935 to 1948 he was a Lord Justice of Appeal. Amongst his many interests was a keen concern for the well-being of rural England, and he was a founder member of the Council for the Preservation of Rural England. As Chairman of the Committee on Land Utilisation in Rural Areas, his eventual report laid the foundations of the 1947 Town and Country Planning Act.
Reference: Finding aid for MSS.119
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- <span class="wrapper"><p>The following works, making use of or relating to the Scott Papers, may be noted:</p> <p>P.J. Waller, Democracy and sectarianism. A political and social history of Liverpool 1868-1939 (Liverpool, 1981)</p> <p>E. Green & M. Moss, A business of national importance : the Royal Mail Shipping Group, 1902-1937 (London, 1982)</p> <p>J. Campbell, F.E. Smith, First Earl of Birkenhead (London, 1983).</p></span>
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/30cce039-9475-4d92-a4ed-00c94f1668e5/
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Sir Leslie Scott Papers