General papers on home affairs
MS. Callaghan 196
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
General papers on home affairs
Shelfmark
MS. Callaghan 196
Summary
Comprises:
Folder labelled "1493: H: 68" containing notes, correspondence and press cuttings regarding capital punishment and violent crimes. Includes copy of a letter from Albert Pierrepoint. 1968-1984
Folder labelled "1494: H: 68-69" containing press cuttings, correspondence, notes, speeches and articles regarding prisons. Also includes photograph of Callaghan in Coldingley Prison. 1968-1984
Folder labelled "1495: H/Misc" containing notes, press cuttings, correspondence regarding Callaghan's time as Home Secretary, the Channel Islands, the structure of the Home Office, and Northern Ireland. Also includes correspondence regarding and transcript of Home Office Bicentennial lecture given by Callaghan and transcript of an interview between Callaghan and David Frost. 1968-1984
Folder labelled "1496: H: 70" containing press cuttings, reports, notes, extracts from Hansard regarding drugs. 1969-1983
Folder labelled "1497: H/PP: 68-70" containing command papers, press cuttings, articles, reports and extracts from Hansard regarding House of Lords Reform, the proposed creation of a Ministry of Justice, local government reform, and the reduction of the voting age from 21 to 18. 1969-1984
Folder labelled "1498: H/Misc: 68-69" containing speech notes for an address at the ceremony for laying the foundation stone of the Royal Mint decimal coinage factory, transcript of a speech given to the Liverpool Council of Social Services, and notes regarding the Gaming Board. 1968-1970
Date
1968-1984
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (6 folders)
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Collection contents
Home affairs and social policy
General papers on home affairs
