Miscellaneous correspondence
MS. 12110/20
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Miscellaneous correspondence
Shelfmark
MS. 12110/20
Summary
Comprises:
Folder 1: 'Special letters to keep', mostly single letters, 1936, 1950, 1961, 1963, 1965, n.d.
Folder 2: 'Treasures. Very interesting letters', 1952-1981, including letters (mostly single) from James Callaghan, Winston Churchill and Duncan Sandys. With Royal Aero Club gliding certificate (1948), national registration card (1951), Freedom of the City of London (copy, parchment, 1958), diplomatic identity cards for Ghana (1962) and Kenya (1964), visa and customs declaration for trip to USSR (1968), and photographs of Geoffrey de Freitas.
Folder 3: 'Letters from MPs', 1950-1962, including letters from Tony Benn, Bob Boothby (Lord Boothby), George Brown, Barbara Castle, Winston Churchill, James Chuter Ede, Dora Gaitskill, Hugh Gaitskill, David Gibson-Watt, Antony Head, Lord John Hope, Jomo Kenyatta, Robert 'Bob' Mellish, Philip Noel-Baker, Anthony Royle, Duncan Sandys, Michael Stewart, Jeremy Thorpe (with related photogaph) and Harold Wilson.
Folder 4: 'Some [Privy Council] congratulations', 1966-1967.
Date
1936-1981
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (4 folders)
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Collection contents
Archive of Sir Geoffrey de Freitas
Correspondence and papers
Miscellaneous correspondence
Miscellaneous correspondence
