General political papers of Douglas Jay

Title

General political papers of Douglas Jay

Shelfmark

MS. 6745/37

Summary

Comprises:

Labour Party papers, including notes for a speech made by Jay in the 1946 Battersea North by-election campaign, memoranda on post-war finance and employment policy, correspondence with Herbert Morrison regarding propaganda and memorandum regarding election propaganda, note on future nationalisation policy, and a memorandum on coal prices. 1943-1951

Political papers, including minutes of a meeting of the Labour Common Market Safeguards Committee, Trades Union Congress memorandum on William Beveridge and full employment, notes on meetings of the XYZ Club, correspondence regarding railway season tickets and defence training and Dartmoor, lists of engagements, notes, letter from Tony Benn, photocopy of the conclusions of a Cabinet meeting held on 19 August 1931, letter regarding membership of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, and memorandum on the privatisation of the National Giro Bank . 1944-1951, 1963-1989

Correspondence regarding Jay's retirement from the House of Commons. Correspondents include Alan Thompson, Nigel Spearing, Alfred Dubs, Catherine Jay and John Silkin, among others. 1983

Papers relating to pensions, including Fabian Society discussion paper, correspondence, press cuttings, and copies of Hansard. 1994-1995

Date

1943-1995

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box (4 folders)