Obituaries, eulogies and biographical notes, including some by Douglas Jay
MS. 6745/157
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Obituaries, eulogies and biographical notes, including some by Douglas Jay
Shelfmark
MS. 6745/157
Summary
Includes drafts and copies of obituaries and eulogies for, and biographical notes on John Pumphrey, Herbert Hart, Major Patrick George Craigie, Alan Jay [Jay's brother], Christopher Cox, Stafford Cripps, Douglas Jay, Goronwy Rees, Norman Craven Brook, Edward Bridges, Julius Salter Elias, Christopher Hinton, Ron Leighton, Leo Amery, Thomas Balogh, John Burns, Mary Webb, John Sparrow and Nicholas Kaldor.
Also includes related correspondence, invitations sent to Mary Jay, letter to Douglas Jay, letter of condolence on Douglas Jay's death to Mary Jay from Isiah Berlin, orders of service for memorial services for Hugh Gaitskell, Helen and Francis Hope, Neil Marten, William Donaldson Clark, William Hayter, Keith Joseph, Jonathan Pumphrey and Herbert Hart, and flyer for a commemoration event for Helen Forman at the National Film Theatre.
Date
1963-1993
1902-[c. 1930s], 1963-1993, 2001
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (1 folder)
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Collection contents
Articles, speeches and books by Douglas Jay, and press cuttings belonging to Douglas Jay
Obituaries, eulogies and biographical notes, including some by Douglas Jay
