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British Library of Political and Economic Science

General Election 1997

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0097 GENERAL ELECTION 1997

Held at: British Library of Political and Economic Science

Title: General Election 1997

Date(s): 1997

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 21 boxes

Name of creator(s): BLPES

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Requests for donations of election ephemera were sent out by the BLPES to candidates of all parties throughout the United Kingdom during the 1997 general election campaign, and major deposits were received. Material was also collected by BLPES staff and students.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Material relating to the 1997 General Election, including addresses, leaflets, posters and other ephemera from throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, representing all political parties, including the Conservative Party, the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru, the Scottish National Party, the Green Party, the Natural Law Party, and a range of parties from Northern Ireland.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

The ephemera has been listed by party.

Conditions governing access:

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Most documents may be photocopied.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

On-line catalogue available.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

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Archival history:

Compiled by British Library of Political and Economic Science.

Immediate source of acquisition:

ALLIED MATERIALS

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.