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Eirene White papers
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Education research

The file comprises miscellaneous materials assembled by Lady White in the general field of education, among them papers relating to the Newsom Report, 1964, the Education Reform Bill, 1987, and the Further and Higher Education Bill, 1991.

Education: public and independent schools

The file comprises letters, reports, memoranda and draft policy documents concerning Labour Party policy on secondary education, mainly in relation to public and independent schools, the supply of teachers and entrance examinations to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. The file includes letters from Shirley Williams, 1963-1964.

Williams, Shirley, b. 1930

Education: proposals, debates and speeches

The file comprises memoranda, reports, Labour Party policy documents and issues of Hansard relating to discussion and evolution of the Party's policy on secondary education.

Labour Party (Great Britain)

Education: general file

The file comprises materials, mainly printed, some typescript, on the general theme of education. Most of the papers concern higher and university education in England and Wales, some relate to the work of the University Grants Committee and governmental policy on university development.

Education: correspondence

The file consists of a run of letters, mainly to or from Eirene White, together with enclosures, relating to Labour Party policies and attitudes on higher education. There are also fairly detailed manuscript notes by Eirene White on visits to Leicestershire, 17 February 1961, and to Coventry, 3 March 1961, to discuss educational policy and the 'Leicestershire plan'.

Labour Party (Great Britain)

Education Bill, 1993

The file consists of correspondence and papers concerning mainly the 1993 Education Bill which embodied the government's proposals for teacher training and student union reform. There is also material on the government's proposed introduction of a student loan scheme.

Education

The section consists of papers, 1928-1997, relating to educational life, mainly higher and university education, the University of Wales, the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, and Coleg Harlech.

Dr Thomas Jones CH Papers at the National Library of Wales

The file comprises correspondence and papers relating to the custody and the use of the Dr Thomas Jones CH Papers in the National Library of Wales. They include a large number of requests from scholars and researchers seeking permission from Eirene White or Tristan Jones to consult their father's papers. There are also a few miscellaneous stray papers concerning the Thomas Jones Memorial Fund, the question of publishing material in the Jones Papers, the cataloguing of the papers by Dr Gwyn A. Williams, and a group of press cuttings containing reviews of the published diaries.

National Library of Wales

Dr Thomas Jones CH

The series comprises notebooks kept by Dr Thomas Jones, 1892-1901, letters from Thomas Jones, 1929-1954, letters to him, 1929-1953, miscellanea and press cuttings relating to him, together with papers, 1955-1994, concerning the use of the Thomas Jones Papers at the National Library of Wales, and to the writing and publication of his biography by Dr E. L. Ellis, 1974-1992.

Jones, Thomas, 1870-1955

Domestic politics

The series comprises correspondence and papers relating to political subjects, among them social services, the House of Lords, pensions, housing, regionalism and metrication. Several of the files relate to the Labour Party.

Doctor of Laws

The file consists of an embossed wallet containing the certificate awarded to Eirene White to mark the award of the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by the University of Bath, 28 June 1983.

Dictionary of National Biography

The file consists of correspondence and papers relating to an entry on Dame Florence May Hancock (1893-1974) compiled by Lady White for the Dictionary of National Biography.

Dictionary of National Biography

Diaries

The pocket diaries contain only brief notes of appointments and engagements. Some also have notes of names and addresses and other general notes by Lady White.

Devolution

The file consists of a group of printed items, circular letters, parliamentary papers and reports, press cuttings and a few personal letters relating to aspects of Welsh devolution. Some of the papers relate to the proceedings of the Kilbrandon Commission.

Kilbrandon Commission

Development Board for Rural Wales

The file consists of mainly printed items relating to the work of the Development Board for Rural Wales. There are also a few papers concerning Holidays Wales and travelling.

Development Board for Rural Wales

Death of Tristan Jones

The file comprises correspondence and papers relating to the death of Tristan Jones in June 1990. There is a number of sympathy letters addressed to Lady White, together with photocopies of the obituary notice published in The Observer, 17 June 1990.

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