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KENT, Nicholas, fl 1970-1999, Vice-Chairman of the Tory Reform Group


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0097 KENT

Held at: British Library of Political and Economic Science

Title: KENT, Nicholas, fl 1970-1999, Vice-Chairman of the Tory Reform Group

Date(s): [1970]-1999

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 20 boxes

Name of creator(s): Kent | Nicholas | fl 1970-1999 | Vice-Chairman of the Tory Reform Group

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Born in Norfolk and educated in Surrey; spent a year in the civil service; studied Modern History at Kingston University; worked in House of Commons as a research assistant; left in 1992 to join a public affairs company; now runs his own consultancy firm; Chief Executive of Conservative Mainstream.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of Nicholas Kent, [1980]-1999, including papers of the Tory Reform Group relating to policy; papers of the Conservative Student Affairs Research Group, [1980-1989]; papers of the All-Party Research Assistants Association, [1980-1989]; and material relating to youth movements of the Conservative Party, [1970-1999], notably the Young Conservatives and the Federation of Conservative Students; material, mainly comprising press reports, relating to the Falklands War, the Gulf War and defence.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Unsorted.

Conditions governing access:

Closed until listed.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright retained by the depositor and their heirs.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Unlisted.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Expected.

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Deposited by Nicholas Kent in 1999.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Sources: Tory Reform Group website at http://www.toryreformgroup.tory.org.uk/. Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Nov 2000


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Falklands War (1982) | Wars (events)
Gulf War (1990-1991) | Wars (events)
War | International conflicts
Youth movements | Social movements
Government

Personal names
Kent | Nicholas | fl 1970-1999 | Vice-Chairman of the Tory Reform Group

Corporate names
All-Party Research Assistants Association
Conservative Party
Conservative Student Affairs Research Group
Federation of Conservative Students
Tory Reform Group
Young Conservatives

Places
Australia | Oceania
Asia and the Pacific