Political papers, correspondence and reports of David Marquand

Title

Political papers, correspondence and reports of David Marquand

Shelfmark

MS. 21332/18

Summary

Comprises:

Papers and campaign speeches relating to the Warrington by-election, 1981. Includes Social Democratic Party (SDP) paper "Warrington By-Election 1981", draft speech on the economy by Roger Liddle, speech on youth unemployment, and transcript of a speech given by Roy Jenkins at an SDP meeting in Warrington.

Reports relating to the Warrington by-election, 1964-1981. Includes a report containing the Warrington Constituency General Election results from 1964-1979, the Warrington Constituency County Council Election results from 1981, draft speech on employment and economic policy, and background papers on Warrington industrial base, employers and unemployment.

Correspondence and meeting notes relating to the A1 Liberal Alliance meetings, 1983-1984. Correspondents include Michael Carver and Andrew Phillips, among others.

Liberal Democrats General Election Goals draft policy statement, 1990.

Correspondence and papers, 1983-1984. Correspondents include David Owen, among others. Includes David Owen's comments to the Liberal Parliamentary Association (1984), newspaper cuttings, and the Limehouse Group Manifesto (1981)

Alliance Think Tank correspondence with David Owen and Dick Taverne, 1983.

Correspondence, notes and papers mostly relating to Barry Constituency Labour Party, 1961-1964, 1996. Correspondents include Elinor Shaffer, Fred Jarvis, Tony Benn, and Rex Walford, among others. Includes photographs relating to David Marquand, general election campaign pamphlets for Raymond Gower for the Barry Division of Glamorgan (1964), manifesto of the Status of Women Committee, and papers relating to the National Federation of Old Age Pensions Associations.

Correspondence mostly relating to the High Peak Liberal Party, 1980-1982. Correspondents include David Steel, A.J Hunter [president of the High Peak Liberal Party], and R. Bickerton [Secretary of the High Peak Liberal Party], among others.

Manifesto Group paper "Economic Situation" by David Marquand, c.1974-1975. Includes multiples copies of "The Economic Situation", and tables and draft note for the paper.

Minutes and reports mostly relating to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Policy Committee and SDP Parliamentary Committee, 1982, 1988. Includes Consultative Assemblies report and progress report for the first meeting of the Council for Social Democracy (1982), Social & Liberal Democrat paper "Setting the Agenda" (1988), correspondence between David Marquand and Archy Kirkwood and notes relating to "Setting the Agenda".

Date

1961-1996

Language

English

Welsh

Physical extent

1 box