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Treasury: Papers of Lord Keynes
Catalogue reference: T 247
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T 247
The collection from Lord John Maynard Keynes' private office. They relate to his second period of service in the Treasury from 1940 until his death in 1946. These papers stem from his membership of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Consultative...
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- T 247
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Title (The name of the record)
- Treasury: Papers of Lord Keynes
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1938-1949
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Description (What the record is about)
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The collection from Lord John Maynard Keynes' private office. They relate to his second period of service in the Treasury from 1940 until his death in 1946. These papers stem from his membership of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Consultative Committee and cover the whole range of economic policy particularly in relation to overseas finance.
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Arrangement
Original numerical sequence has been followed
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- OF file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or 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)
- Keynes, John Maynard, 1883-1946
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 130 file(s)
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1977 Treasury
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No future accruals expected
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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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Lord Keynes, the eminent economist, first entered the Treasury in 1915 but resigned in 1919 following disagreement with official policy on reparations.
In June 1940 the Chancellor of the Exchequer asked Lord Keynes to become a member of his Consultative Council of eminent authorities who were to advise him on questions of policy, and a room was provided at the Treasury. He was not a civil servant and drew no salary. Lord Keynes was leader of the British Delegation which negotiated the American Loan in Washington in September/December 1945, and in February 1946 was appointed a Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
He died on 21 April 1946.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13984/
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Treasury: Papers of Lord Keynes