Williams / Gaitskell Papers
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0103 WILLIAMS |
Held at | : University College London Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/special-coll › |
Full title | : Williams / Gaitskell Papers |
Date(s) | : [1910-1982] |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 13 boxes |
Name of creator(s) | : Williams | Philip M | d 1984 | Labour economist and industrial relations expert |
Detailed catalogue | : Click here to view repository detailed catalogue |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Philip Williams read history at Trinity College, Oxford, graduating in 1940; he was a member of the Labour Party at 16 and a member of the Oxford anti-Fascist movement in the 1930s; active in the Campaign for Democratic Socialism and a 'confirmed Gaskellite'; Labour economist and industrial relations expert at Nuffield College, Oxford; published a biography of Hugh Gaitskell in 1979; died, 1984.
Publications: Hugh Gaitskell: A Political Biography (1979, second edition 1982)
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Research papers of Philip Williams for his biography of Hugh Gaitskell, including manuscript notes arranged by chapter, typescript drafts of chapters and annotated proofs; a limited amount of original Gaitskell material including a manuscript notebook entitled 'Journey to Israel' with shorthand notes at the back, photographs of Gaitskell and offprints of articles by Gaitskell; photocopies of original Gaitskell papers including his diaries and correspondence; transcripts of interviews with Gaitskell's family, friends and colleagues and related correspondence; correspondence including with Gaitskell's family and with publishers; press cuttings and photocopies of press cuttings relating to Gaitskell; press cuttings including reviews and publicity for the biography; papers relating to the publication of Gaitskell's diary and photocopies of papers and diaries of Gaitskell's political contemporaries.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Original order.
Conditions governing access:
Restricted access. Please contact UCL Special Collections for further information.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Normal copyright restrictions apply.
Finding aids:
Box list.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Deposited in Nuffield College, Oxford, by Philip Williams. Transferred to UCL in 1999.
Immediate source of acquisition:
Received from Nuffield College, Oxford, 1999.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Political Studies (1985). XXXIII, pp. 179-180.
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:
Sep 2008; updated July 2018
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