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WISER Social Sciences, 25th February 2008:
Conservative Party Archive
Modern Political Papers Section,
Dept of Special Collections & Western
Manuscripts
IntroductionIntroduction
• Created at the Bodleian as a source for academic study in 1978
• Complements existing holdings of private papers of prominent Conservatives such as Disraeli and Macmillan
• Also a worthy resource in its own right, and preserves the thinking behind the party’s policy-making
Contents of the Contents of the Conservative Party Archive: Conservative Party Archive:
11
Party Leader
Elected:Shadow Cabinet, 1945-present
Whips’ Office, 1923-19511922 Committee, 1922-present
Voluntary:National Union, 1867-presentArea Offices, 1886-present
Professional:Conservative Central Office &
CCO Departments, 1911-presentCons. Research Dept, 1918-present
Contents of the Contents of the Conservative Party Archive: Conservative Party Archive:
22 Key departments of Conservative Key departments of Conservative
Central Office:Central Office: Chairman’s Office 1940-1997Chairman’s Office 1940-1997 Local Government 1953-1992Local Government 1953-1992 Conservative Political Centre 1947-1973Conservative Political Centre 1947-1973 Women’s Organisation 1928-1991Women’s Organisation 1928-1991 Public Opinion Research 1948-1983Public Opinion Research 1948-1983 Education 1944-1990Education 1944-1990 Youth 1906-1985Youth 1906-1985 International Office 1945-1976International Office 1945-1976
Conservative Research Department Conservative Research Department 1918-present1918-present
Contents of the Contents of the Conservative Party Archive: Conservative Party Archive:
33Sample subject-based files from Conservative Sample subject-based files from Conservative Central Office & the Conservative Research Central Office & the Conservative Research
DepartmentDepartmentParty mattersParty mattersParty Agents, 1920s-1966Party Agents, 1920s-1966 Cinema vans, 1920s-1950Cinema vans, 1920s-1950 Party membership, 1956-1971Party membership, 1956-1971Party fundingParty funding By-elections;By-elections; Party colours, 1949-1967Party colours, 1949-1967Political educationPolitical education Honours 1930s-1954Honours 1930s-1954 Conservative trade unions, 1940s-1975Conservative trade unions, 1940s-1975Propaganda, broadcasting & the Press, 1940s-1986 Propaganda, broadcasting & the Press, 1940s-1986 Political rumours, 1940s-1952Political rumours, 1940s-1952Recruitment campaigns, 1946-1966Recruitment campaigns, 1946-1966 Party reorganisation, 1946/7, 1966Party reorganisation, 1946/7, 1966Second World War and the Party truce Second World War and the Party truce Political partisanship of BBC, 1930sPolitical partisanship of BBC, 1930s
Domestic AffairsDomestic AffairsPost-War reconstructionPost-War reconstruction Rationing, 1940s-1958Rationing, 1940s-1958 Equal pay for Women 1940s-1966Equal pay for Women 1940s-1966Communism in the UK, 1949-1974Communism in the UK, 1949-1974 Wales, 1949-1981Wales, 1949-1981 Scottish devolution, 1975-1981Scottish devolution, 1975-1981Housing, 1919-1975Housing, 1919-1975 Electoral reform, 1948Electoral reform, 1948 Northern Ireland, 1971-1981Northern Ireland, 1971-1981Industry & industrial policy, 1927-1970Industry & industrial policy, 1927-1970 Anti-semitism, 1940s-1961Anti-semitism, 1940s-1961Crime, 1961-1966Crime, 1961-1966 Terrorism, 1974-1979Terrorism, 1974-1979 Capital punishment, 1956-1969Capital punishment, 1956-1969Economics & Finance, 1930-1989Economics & Finance, 1930-1989 Health, 1930-1966Health, 1930-1966 Nationalisation & de-nationalisation, 1940s-1966Nationalisation & de-nationalisation, 1940s-1966Child welfare, 1940s-1954Child welfare, 1940s-1954 Railways, 1955-1959Railways, 1955-1959 Protection and tariffs, 1923-1936Protection and tariffs, 1923-1936Education 1929-1986Education 1929-1986 Agriculture & agricultural policy, 1930-1989Agriculture & agricultural policy, 1930-1989Aviation, 1930-1964Aviation, 1930-1964 Immigration, 1954-1984Immigration, 1954-1984 New towns, 1950-1966New towns, 1950-1966Unemployment, 1929-1966Unemployment, 1929-1966 Vivisection, 1954-1961Vivisection, 1954-1961 Planning & the environment, 1946-1964Planning & the environment, 1946-1964
Contents of the Contents of the Conservative Party Archive: Conservative Party Archive:
44Sample subject-based files from Conservative Sample subject-based files from Conservative Central Office & the Conservative Research Central Office & the Conservative Research
DepartmentDepartmentCommonwealth AffairsCommonwealth AffairsImperial & colonial policy, 1932-1966Imperial & colonial policy, 1932-1966 New Zealand 1940s-1966New Zealand 1940s-1966 Guyana, Guyana,
1957-19641957-1964Lesotho, 1966-1968Lesotho, 1966-1968 Rhodesia, 1961-1973 Rhodesia, 1961-1973 India 1930sIndia 1930sAden & Yemen, 1967Aden & Yemen, 1967 Australia, 1940s-1961Australia, 1940s-1961 Suez, 1956-1964Suez, 1956-1964Canada 1940s-1961Canada 1940s-1961 Kenya, 1950-1964Kenya, 1950-1964 South Africa 1940s-1970South Africa 1940s-1970Nigeria, 1968-1970Nigeria, 1968-1970 Tanzania, 1965-1969Tanzania, 1965-1969
Foreign AffairsForeign AffairsLeague of Nations, 1930sLeague of Nations, 1930s United Nations, 1946-1966United Nations, 1946-1966 Palestine and Israel, 1949Palestine and Israel, 1949Foreign Affairs, 1937-1964Foreign Affairs, 1937-1964 Suez, 1955-1958Suez, 1955-1958 West Germany, 1961-1966West Germany, 1961-1966Spain, 1938-1940Spain, 1938-1940 Guatemala, 1956-1958Guatemala, 1956-1958 Vietnam, 1965-1970Vietnam, 1965-1970US Presidential elections, 1949-1958US Presidential elections, 1949-1958 Europe & NATO, 1959-1968Europe & NATO, 1959-1968 Hungary, 1956-Hungary, 1956-
19581958Greek elections, 1946Greek elections, 1946 Portugal, 1970sPortugal, 1970s Middle East, 1966-1973Middle East, 1966-1973EEC, 1946-1975EEC, 1946-1975 Central African Federation, 1960-1964 Latin America, 1972Central African Federation, 1960-1964 Latin America, 1972Co-operation with right-wing parties, 1949-1961Co-operation with right-wing parties, 1949-1961
Contents of the Contents of the Conservative Party Archive: Conservative Party Archive:
55 Library of Published & Printed Material:Library of Published & Printed Material:
printed Party literature printed Party literature ManifestosManifestos press releasespress releases speech transcriptsspeech transcripts
Election posters: Conservative, Labour and Election posters: Conservative, Labour and Liberal, c1886-2007Liberal, c1886-2007
Photographs: Senior Party figures and events, Photographs: Senior Party figures and events, c1903-2007c1903-2007
Audio-visual material: Party election broadcasts Audio-visual material: Party election broadcasts and recordings of Party Conferences, c1980s-and recordings of Party Conferences, c1980s-20072007
Podcasts: oral history interviewsPodcasts: oral history interviews ThesesTheses
Recent areas of Recent areas of postgraduate study: postgraduate study:
Race relations policies in Race relations policies in Britain, 1945-1970Britain, 1945-1970
Opposition to the Falklands War Opposition to the Falklands War & its influence on the 1983 & its influence on the 1983 General ElectionGeneral Election
Labour and Conservative Party Labour and Conservative Party organisational reformorganisational reform
British relations with Europe, British relations with Europe, 1956-19631956-1963
Government policy towards road Government policy towards road development and the promotion development and the promotion of carsof cars
British national identity and British national identity and opposition to membership of opposition to membership of Europe, 1961-1963Europe, 1961-1963
Decline of the Labour Party and Decline of the Labour Party and rise of the Conservative Party in rise of the Conservative Party in Wales c1960s-1970s and its Wales c1960s-1970s and its opposition to devolutionopposition to devolution
Conservative Party policy Conservative Party policy towards Germany 1933-1936towards Germany 1933-1936
Political rhetoric of the 20th Political rhetoric of the 20th centurycentury
Collaboration and resistance by Collaboration and resistance by local authorities over major local authorities over major changes in housing policy, 1971-changes in housing policy, 1971-19831983
Anglo-American relations during Anglo-American relations during the Rolls-Royce Lockheed crisis of the Rolls-Royce Lockheed crisis of 1970-19711970-1971
The rise of neo-liberal politics in The rise of neo-liberal politics in the US & UK in the post-War the US & UK in the post-War period, using housing, economic period, using housing, economic strategy, social security as case strategy, social security as case studiesstudies
Radical Right activism and the Radical Right activism and the transformation of the transformation of the Conservative Party, 1910-1924Conservative Party, 1910-1924
The Campaign to abolish capital The Campaign to abolish capital punishment in Britain, 1955-1969punishment in Britain, 1955-1969
Conservative Backbench pressure, Conservative Backbench pressure, the Macmillan Government and the Macmillan Government and the Congo Crisis, 1960-1963the Congo Crisis, 1960-1963
Perceptions of finance capital Perceptions of finance capital between 1918 and 1944: between 1918 and 1944: ideological criticisms of banking ideological criticisms of banking in the inter-war yearsin the inter-war years
Access restrictionsAccess restrictions
Material dated up to Material dated up to 31 December 31 December 19771977 is available for research. is available for research.
Material from Material from 1 January 1978 to 1 January 1978 to 31 December 199231 December 1992 can be viewed can be viewed only with permission from only with permission from Conservative Campaign Conservative Campaign Headquarters Headquarters
Material dated after Material dated after 31 December 31 December 19921992 is closed. is closed.
Using the Conservative Using the Conservative Party ArchiveParty Archive
Consulted in Room 108, Special Collections Reading Consulted in Room 108, Special Collections Reading Room in the New BodleianRoom in the New Bodleian
Online catalogue:Online catalogue: www.conservativepartyarchive.orgwww.conservativepartyarchive.org
For advice and to request files in advance:For advice and to request files in advance:Jeremy McIlwaine, Conservative Party ArchivistJeremy McIlwaine, Conservative Party ArchivistTel: (01865) 277 181Tel: (01865) 277 181Email: [email protected]: [email protected]
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