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SDP Archives - Papers and correspondence of Douglas Eden |
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Douglas Eden
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Back to the Special Collections Menu Box 1 Social Democratic Alliance (SDA) and Campaign for Labour Victory (CLV) papers
Notes prepared by Douglas Eden on his SDP papers. Please note that the box numbers in Douglas Eden’s list do not necessarily coincide with those of
this outline list. Where relevant, cross references are given to the main sequence of SDP papers, as listed on the Albert Sloman Library web site (http://libwww.essex.ac.uk/Archives/SDP_Archives/sdpoutline.htm)
The SDA papers: a narrative for the Archive, by Douglas Eden The SDA: statement of aims, October 1979 SDA constitution, 24.7.75 SDA newsletters and press releases, August 1975 – December 1980 Two letters (31.8.78) and (April 1979) to The Prime Minister (James Callaghan) London Social Democrats: GLC election campaign, April – May 1981 Campaign for Labour Victory, papers and publications, 1977 – 1980 Box 2 Douglas Eden: SDP correspondence and papers, 1981 – 1989
File includes:
More about the future of social democracy, by D.E., January 1984 SDP housing aim is choice for everyone, by D.E., July 1984 The structure of the SDP: is the party politically top heavy? by G. Pridham and P. Whiteley [May 1985] Box 3 SDP correspondence and publications 1989 – 1990, Copy of a letter, 27.2.89, from David Owen to Paddy Ashdown; reply, 27.2.89 Box 4 SDP
Council for Social Democracy membership
Area Party membership Key contacts European Parliamentary Panel, 1982 Box 5 Area Party circulars, 1981 – 1987
National Committee elections, 1984 – 1986
Steering Committee papers, September – October 1981 (Main sequence: boxes 1 – 4) SDP constitution Box 6 Avon County / Bristol Area Correspondence and newspaper cuttings, 1982 – 1985 Box 7 Organisation Sub-Committee papers, 1981 – 1982 (Main sequence: boxes 11 - 13) Box 8 Defence and East West relations (Main sequence: boxes 37 and 38)
Defence and Disarmament Working Party papers, November 1984 – June 1985
Policy documents 3 and 5 (Defence and disarmament in Europe) Transcripts of six speeches by David Owen (7 April 1983; 19 October 1983; 30 October 1983; 9 May 1984; 24 October 1984; 28 February 1985)
Papers of the East-West Relations Group, 1982 – 1983
Correspondence: members of the East-West Relations Group, December 1982 – June 1985 Defence and disarmament in Europe, SDP green paper no 8 Transcript of a speech by David Owen, 8.11.82, on the politics of Central Europe Box 9 Trade Union reform; Housing; Education & Health; Airports policy (Main sequence boxes 41 and 43)
Minutes and papers, January – May 1982
Correspondence 1981 – 1982 ASDTU (Association of Social Democratic Trade Unionists) papers Prices and incomes policies: SDP paper no 1 (March 1982)
Minutes of the Housing Working Party, February 1984 – October 1986
Draft white paper on housing Draft of green paper on housing (A strategy for housing) Comments on the drafts Housing: SDP issues paper no 2 (March 1982)
Transcript of a speech by David Owen, 16 May 1985, on pensions
Airports Policy Working Group file includes: Minutes, June – July 1985 Draft response to Airports Policy white paper Box 10 1984 European Parliament election in South Yorkshire
Douglas Eden: biographical, election material; and correspondence; press cuttings
Candidates’ briefings, March 1984 – June 1984 Candidate’s handbook Candidate’s campaign manual Fact sheets on the European Parliament Box 11 Haringey SDP
File includes election leaflets, circulars and constituency correspondence
File includes:
Papers of SDP Working Party on the GLC, July 1984 - June 1985 Drafts of SDP paper ‘An outline for the government of London’ Drafts of SDP paper ‘A policy for the government of Greater London Transcript of a speech by David Owen, 9 February 1985, to the SDP London Assembly Box 12 London region SDP and London (SDP) Regional Council (Main sequence: Area Party Papers, London Regional Council)
Minutes, correspondence and circulars. March 1984 – January
1990, including a file on the end of the London region SDP following ballot to
merge with the Liberals
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