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Papers relating to Anatomy of Britain (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1962)

MS. Sampson dep. 65

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Title

Papers relating to Anatomy of Britain (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1962)

Shelfmark

MS. Sampson dep. 65

Summary

Comprises:

(fols. 1-35) research material, including press cuttings, off-prints and notes from interviews.

(fols. 36-241) correspondence, pre-publication, relating to requests for interviews, interview notes and permission to quote, with (fol. 43) a list of interviewees, and the dates of their interviews, 1960-1962, including correspondence with, or notes on:

(fols. 44-48) Aitken, William Maxwell, Lord Beaverbrook, 1961

(fol. 49) Armstrong, Robert Temple, Principal Private Secretary to the Treasury, 1961

(fols. 51-52) Boyle, Edward C.G., retired Rear-Admiral, 1961

(fol. 58) Buchan, Alastair Francis, Director of the Institute for Strategic Studies, interview notes, 1961

(fol. 59) Butler, Richard Austen, Home Secretary, interview notes, 1961

(fols. 60-61) Carr-Saunders, Alexander, academic administrator, 1961

(fols. 64-68) Gascoyne-Cecil, Robert A.J., Lord Salisbury, politician, 1961

(fol. 69) Chapman, Ronald Ivelaw, air force officer, interview notes, 1961

(fols. 70-73) Cotton, Jack, property developer, interview notes, 1961

(fols. 74-79) Devlin, Patrick Arthur, judge, 1961

(fols. 80-81) Douglas, Sholto, Chairman of British European Airways, 1961

(fol. 82) Dunnett, James, Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, 1961

(fols. 83-85) Eccles, David McAdam, Minister of Education, 1961

(fol. 87) Fleck, Alexander, retired Chairman of ICI, 1960

(fols. 88-92) Franks, Oliver Shewell, Chairman of Lloyds Bank, interview notes, 1961

(fols. 93-94) Fraser, Lionel, merchant banker, interview notes, 1960

(fols. 95-100) Fyfe, David Patrick Maxwell, Lord Kilmuir, Lord Chancellor, letter and interview notes, 1961

(fol. 101) Gaitskell, Hugh, leader of Labour Party in opposition, interview notes, 1961

(fol. 104) Haley, William J., editor of The Times, 1961

(fols. 105-108) Hambro, Jocelyn Olaf, Managing Director of Hambros Bank Ltd., letter and interview notes, 1960

(fols. 109-111) Harcourt, William Edward, director of Morgan Grenfell bank, letter and interview notes, 1960-1961

(fols. 112-14) Hare, John Hugh, Minister of Labour, 1961

(fol. 115) Heath, Edward, Lord Privy Seal, Foreign Office, 1961

(fols. 118-119) Heyworth, Geoffrey, retired Chairman of Lever Brothers, 1960

(fols. 125-126) Jay, Douglas P.T., politician, 1961

(fols. 127-131) John, Caspar, 1st Sea Lord, letter and interview notes, 1961

(fols. 134-135) Keith, Kenneth Alexander, merchant banker, interview notes, 1960

(fols. 136-137) Kindersley, Hugh Kenyon Molesworth, Chairman of Lazard Brothers & Co., interview notes, 1960

(fols. 142-144) Lyttelton, Oliver, Lord Chandos, 1960

(fol. 145) Macleod, Iain, politician, 1961

(fols. 146-153) Macmillan, Harold, Prime Minister, typescript answers, 1961

(fol. 154) Makins, Roger, Chairman of the UK Atomic Energy Authority, 1961

(fols. 155-157) Marquis, Frederick James, Earl of Woolton, politician, 1961

(fols. 158-160) Maudling, Reginald, Colonial Secretary, 1961

(fols. 161-162) Mills, Percy Herbert, Paymaster-General, 1961

(fols. 163-166) Monckton, Walter Turner, director of Midland Bank, letter and interview notes, 1960

(fols. 167-169) Montagu, David C.S., merchant banker, 1961

(fol. 170) Morris, John William, judge, 1961

(fols. 171-172) Mountbatten, Louis, Chief of Defence Staff, 1961

(fols. 173-174) Pakenham, Francis Augier, Lord Longford, Chairman of the National Bank, interview notes, 1960

(fols. 175-176) Parker, Hubert Lister, judge, 1961

(fols. 179-182) Pike, Thomas Geoffrey, Chief of the Air Staff, interview notes, 1961

(fol. 183) Playfair, Edward Wilder, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence, 1961

(fols. 184-186) Poole, Oliver, Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, 1961-1962

(fols. 187-188) Powell, Richard R., Permanent Secretary of the Board of Trade, 1961

(fol. 189) Profumo, John Dennis, Secretary of State for War, 1961

(fols. 190-192) Renwick, Robert Burnham, partner of W. Greenwell & Co., 1961

(fol. 193) Trevor-Roper, Hugh, historian, interview notes, 1961

(fol. 195) Rowan, Thomas Leslie, finance director at Vickers, 1960

(fol. 198) Samuel, Harold, businessman, 1961

(fols. 202-203) Smieton, Mary Guillan, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education, 1961

(fol. 204) Snow, C.P., writer, 1960

(fols. 207-209) Strang, William, former Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office, 1961

(fols. 210-213) Thomson, George Ewart, Chairman of Lloyds, letter and interview notes, 1961

(fols. 218-219) Todd, Alexander Robertus, chemist, 1961

(fol. 220) Trustam, Charles Frederick, retired Chairman of the British Insurance Association, interview notes, 1961

(fols. 221-222) Turner, Ronald Mark, Chairman of Mercantile Credit Co. Ltd, interview notes, 1960

(fols. 224-229) Warburg, Siegmund George, banker, interview notes and 2 letters, 1960-1961

(fols. 233-234) Wilson, Harold, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1961

(fols. 235-236) Winnifrith, Alfred John Digby, Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1961

(fols. 239-240) Zuckerman, Solly, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, 1960

(fols. 242-373) correspondence, post-publication, containing both praise for the work and notification of errors, 1962-1963, including letters from:

(fols. 248-249) Bernstein, Sidney Lewis, founder of Granada Television, [?1963]

(fol. 252) Chancellor, Christopher John Howard, Chairman of Bowater Paper Corporation, 1962

(fols. 254-260) Cole, Margaret, author, 1962-1963

(fols. 261-265) Crossman, R.H.S., politician, 1962

(fol. 282) Huddleston, Trevor, Bishop of Masasi, 1962

(fols. 287-291) King, Cecil, Chairman of the Mirror Group, 1962

(fols. 292-293) Lane, Allen, publisher, 1962

(fols. 295-297) Lusty, Robert Frith, Managing Director of Hutchinson Publishing Group, 1962

(fols. 319-320) Pevsner, Nikolaus, architectural historian, 1963

(fols. 324-325) Rose, Richard, Professor in Government, University of Manchester, 1962

(fols. 335-336) Sunley, Bernard, property developer, 1962

(fols. 344-347) Wagner, Anthony Richard, herald, 1962

(fols. 350-351) Weiss, Eric, businessman, 1963

(fols. 356-359) Wills, John Spencer, Managing Director of British Electric Traction Co. Ltd., 1962

(fols. 360-362) Wolfenden, John Frederick, Vice-Chancellor of Reading University, 1962

(fols. 363-365) Wootton, Barbara, economist, 1962

Date

1960-1963

Language

English

Physical extent

374 Leaves

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Archive of Anthony Sampson

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