Political papers, correspondence and transcripts of David Marquand

Title

Political papers, correspondence and transcripts of David Marquand

Shelfmark

MS. 21332/23

Summary

Comprises:

High Peak general election material, including candidacy, campaigning and correspondence on local issues, 1974-1983. Includes a press statement made by David Marquand regarding Social Democratic Party (SDP)'s challenge to local Conservative and Labour Parties, David Marquand's handwritten notes, pages of clubs and organisations in High Peak, labelled map of High Peak, papers detailing the outcome of the 1979 High Peak Borough Council election, papers regarding the 1974 election for the Liberal Party, and a paper detailing the High Peak Electorate breakdown.

Correspondence with Nova Scott mostly regarding High Peak, and press cuttings covering funding for Buxton Festival, 1981-1982.

Lectures by David Owens and press cuttings, 1986-1987. Includes lectures "The Social Market Economy" (1986) and "Economic Federalism", and press cutting of article "The Survival of the SDP" (1987).

Newsletters, reports and correspondence relating to The Tawney Society, 1983-1986. Includes The Tawney Society pamphlet "Policy Research for the Social Democrats", copies of the Tawney Newsletter No. 4 (March 1983), Tawney Briefing "Up the Hill to Cowley Street - Views of Tawney members on SDP policy" (1982), and notes, minutes and reports on The Tawney Society's meetings.

Political Philosophy Forum meeting notes and policy papers for discussion, 1984-1987. Also includes chapter "Natural Law and the Invisible Hand", chapter "The Empirical Tradition", paper "Is ownership important? and is there a distinction to be made between the personal ownership of property and the private or public ownership of industry?", Social Democratic Philosophy seminar paper "Facts, Values and the 'Enabling State" by Nick Bosanquet (1986), copy of book Extending Choice for Mentally Handicapped People: The Case for Service Credits by Nick Bosanquet (1984), paper "A Summary of 'A Theory of Justice'", and paper "Paradigm Shift and Political Philosophy" by Mike Bell (1987).

Speech by David Owen on the SDP/Liberal Alliance given to the launching conference of the Young Social Democrats, 26 June 1982.

Date

1974,-1987

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box