Correspondence with and concerning Harold Macmillan

Title

Correspondence with and concerning Harold Macmillan

Shelfmark

CCO 20/1/3

Summary

Correspondents include:-

Chapman-Walker, Mark, Chief Publicity Officer, Conservative Central Office

Churchill, Sir Winston, Party Leader

Macmillan, Harold, Minister of Housing and Local Government (1951-1954)

Piersenne, Sir Stephen, General Director, Conservative Central Office

Rankin, CWB, Private Secretary to the Lord Chancellor

Seddon, JC, (Recipient), Lord Chancellor's Office

Sidney, William, 6th Baron De L'Isle, Treasurer's Department, Conservative Central Office

Woolton, Frederick James Marquis, 1st Earl of, Party Chairman (1946-1955)

Subjects include:-

Restructuring of the Shadow Cabinet, 1945; 1948

Nationalisation, 1949

Convention that the Minister for Local Government abstains from direct intervention in local government elections, Feb 1952

Appointment of Justices of the Peace in County Durham, Aug 1954

Includes:-

Memorandum by Macmillan concerning the inadequacy of the Shadow Cabinet for policy-making, and urging the creation of a smaller 'managing committee', Jan1948

Memorandum by Macmillan concerning possible election policy, [20pp], 18/01/1949

Newspaper cuttings from the Daily Herald concerning Macmillan's admission during a speech at Newport that nationalisation of gas, water, and gas were 'suitable to national ownership and control', Mar 1949

Memorandum from Macmillan to Lord Woolton concerning the Liberal vote, 02/03/1950 Memorandum by Macmillan entitled, 'Principles', [7pp], 29/06/1950

Date

Jan 1948-Aug 1954

Language

English

Physical extent

1 file