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Items relating to military service and exemption from military service, incl.: certificate of exemption (MSS.289/2); trade card (MSS.289/3); leave pass (MSS.289/5); demobilization certificate (MSS.289/9); payment book for out-of-work donation (MSS.289/10); 3rd class military return ticket for rail travel, London to Coventry, n.d. (MSS.289/13)

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Miscellaneous biographical items, incl.: election address of WHS as "The Trade Union Candidate" for Hearsall Ward, 1926 (MSS.289/3); driving licences, 1926-40 (MSS.289/4 MSS.289/5); mortgage repayment book, 1939-45 (MSS.289/7); war-time trade union official pass, 1940 (MSS.289/8); ephemera re action in the event of an invasion, 1941 (MSS.289/10-13); identity card, 1943 (MSS.289/15); passport, 1968 (MSS.289/24); visiting cards, n.d. (MSS.289/30-32)

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Autobiographical notes : 8 pages, dated 1967-71 (MSS.289/1); single page items, undated (MSS.289/2-5); photograph of WHS [aged about 10] with parents and 9 brothers and sisters (MSS.289/6).

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Pocket diary. First entry: "January... 1. 1st up. Foreman myself quarrel over work (speed). Rec. post c. from Francis (New Years Card)".

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Loose items found in the above.

Incl.: toothpick marked "Geisha Caf Coventry" (MSS.289/lvii).

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Pocket diary.

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Pocket diary.

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Loose items found in the above.

Incl.: income tax receipt (MSS.289/3iii).

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Pocket diary.

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Loose items found in the above.

Incl.: holiday landladies' business cards (MSS.289/4iii-v); material requisition form, company not named (MSS.289/4ii).

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Pocket diary.

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Pocket diary.

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Dried pressed flower on thorny stem, found in the above.

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Pocket diary. No entries after 27 Jun.

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Loose item found in the above.

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Pocket diary.

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Photographs of crowd [at public mtg?] near bandstand.

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Pocket diary.

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Loose items found in the above.

Incl.: ticket for mtg. addressed by R. Coppock, 20 Mar (MSS.289/9iii); ballot ppr. for AEU District President, WHS a candidate (MSS.289/9iv); Great Yarmouth bus or tram tickets (MSS.289/9vii-viii).

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Pocket diary.

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Loose item found in the above.

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Pocket diary.

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Loose items found in the above.

Incl.: Austin Workers Strike Cttee. leaflet re strike (MSS.289/11iii); Friends of Soviet Russia leaflet re election of an Austin wkr. to a delegation going to USSR (MSS.289/11iv).

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Pocket diary. Few entries after 5 Jun.

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Pocket diary.

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Loose items found in the above.

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Pocket diary. First entry on 19 Jun.

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Pocket diary.

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Small piece of fern found in the above.

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Pocket diary.

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Pocket diary.

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Pocket diary.

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Pocket diary.

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Press-cutting found in the above.

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Pocket diary. [Damaged before receipt by MRC].

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Pocket diary.

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Loose items found in the above.

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Pocket diary.

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Pocket diary.

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MS. notes found in the above.

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Pocket diary.

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Schedule of women's wages found in the above.

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Pocket diary.

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Pocket diary.

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Press-cutting found loose in the above.

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Pocket diary.

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Pocket diary. Contains entries re visit to USA and Canada.

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Loose items found in the above.

Incl. pressed flowers (MSS.289/28ix).

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Pocket diary. Contains entries re visit to Yugoslavia.

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Loose items found in the above.

Incl.: passport portrait photograph of WHS (MSS.289/29iv-v); Mersey Tunnel ticket (MSS.289/29ix); Automobile Association membership card (MSS.289/29xii).

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Pocket diary.

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Loose items found in the above.

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Pocket diary.

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Loose items from the above.

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Pocket diary. Contains entries re visit to USA and Canada.

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Loose items found in the above.

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Pocket diary.

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Loose items found in the above.

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Pocket diary. Note the entries in this diary are generally similar to but briefer than those in MSS.289/2/33i above. Why WHS kept 2 diaries for 1955 is not known.

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Pocket diary.

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Pocket diary.

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MS. Note found in the above.

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Pocket diary.

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Pocket diary. Entries consist primarily of notes of engagements and appointments.

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Loose items found in the above.

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5 year desk diary.

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Loose items found in the above.

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5 year desk diary.

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Loose items found in the above.

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5 year desk diary.

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Loose items found in the above.

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5 year desk diary.

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Loose items found in the above.

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Book-keeping : day books

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Book-keeping : invoicing [1 page only used]

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Book-keeping : ledgers

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Commercial English. Incl. re postal and telegraph services.

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Photograph of Wymans' Bookstall [at which WHS worked], 1904. Found in above exercise book.

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Commercial English. Grammatical exercises.

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Commercial English. Incl. re correspondence and abbreviations.

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Commercial English. Grammar

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Practical mathematics, also contains some shorthand.

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Shorthand.

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Lock-out in Coventry. Incl. : Daimler Co.'s proposals for wage reductions, 8 Apr 1921 (MSS.289/2); Daimler Co.'s premium bonus proposals, n.d. (MSS.289/4); AEU District Cttee. circular, 9 Mar 1922, annotated by WHS (MSS.289/5); resolutions for District Cttee., n.d. (MSS.289/7); statement by AEU EC, 3 Jun 1922 (MSS.289/8i-iii).

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General Strike in Coventry : local strike bulletins and MS. notes, mainly re distribution of bulletins.

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General Strike : handbills and bulletins issued in Birmingham, London and Oxford. Incl. : summary of radio news, 10 am., 5 May 1926 (MSS.289/19); "Special strike news", G.F. Hadly, Birmingham, 8 May 1926 (MSS.289/25); Birmingham Central Strike Bulletin, 8 May 1926 (MSS.289/26); Oxford Workers' Strike Bulletin, 9 May 1926 (MSS.289/27).

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General Strike : newspapers and newspaper cutting. Incl. issues of British Gazette, British Worker, Daily Herald, Daily Mail and New Leader.

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Minute book of Midland Bureau of NMM, MS. signed mins. Address list at front.

Related Material

Note a photocopy of this volume was made by the MRC some time before the original was acquired. The copy was held at MSS.81/1/1/1.

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Minute book of Coventry District Cttee. of NMM, MS. signed mins. List of sections and cttees. at back of vol.

Related Material

Note 1 The previous minute book of this cttee., 1925 Feb-Nov is held in the MRC at MSS.180/NMM/1/1.

Note 2 a photocopy of this volume was held at MSS.81/1/2/1.

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Research notes on card, found in the above vol.

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Stokes' corres. and pprs. as Secretary of Coventry District and Midland Bureau of NMM. Contains MS. notes on mtgs. and pr. ephemera re Tom Mann. Correspondents incl. Tom Mann, Harry Pollitt, Shapurji Saklatvala and J.R. Scott.

Contents incl. : notes on mtg., 28 Sep 1929 (MSS.289/11); notes on mtg., 27 Oct 1929 (MSS.289/12); list of NMM members in Coventry Co-op., 1929 (MSS.289/13); ltr. of resignation, J.H. Ward (MSS.289/16); ltr. from J.R. Scott re NMM activity in AEU, partic. preparation of election address of WHS for General Secretaryship (MSS.289/21); photograph of outdoor demonstration [1925?] (MSS.289/23).

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1927 NMM Conference : pr./dupl. agenda and conf. ephemera; WHS's MS. notes. Contents incl. : notice of NEC mtg. prior to conf., with WHS's notes on reverse (MSS.289/1); agendas for NMM Metal Section mtg. at conf., with WHS's notes re conf. on reverse (MSS.289/7-8).

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Communist Party, particularly WHS's suspension from CP for insisting on contesting AEU Divisional Organiser election in 1937.

Contents incl. : 1tr. from C. Berridge re election of AEU Rules Revision delegates, 1934 Jun (MSS.289/2); candidates' addresses for election of AEU General Secretary, 1935 Nov (MSS.289/3); results of election of AEU Coventry District Secretary, 1936 Jun (MSS.289/4); 1tr. notifying decision of CP Secretariat re AEU DO election, 1936 Sep (MSS.289/9); WHS's appeal against CP decision, 1936 Oct (MSS.289/10); notes on mtg. with J.R. Campbell re AEU DO election, 1936 Dec (MSS.289/22); 1tr. from CP Secretariat seeking "...an understanding..." and WHS's reply, 1937 Mar (MSS.289/29-30); MS. analysis of votes cast in AEU DO election (MSS.289/34); candidates' addresses for election of DO, 1937 Jan (MSS.289/35); MS. circular issued by WHS's Election Cttee. to [Coventry District] shop stewards (MSS.289/37); TS. copy of 1tr. from J. Cohen, Secretary, Coventry CP Cttee. to S. Stringer re "...meeting of the lads in your union...", 1947 Apr (MSS.289/40).

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Original file of corres. and other pprs. Contents incl. : ballot ppr. for District President election, 1933 Nov (MSS.289/4); notice of mtg. of Riley shop stewards, 1934 Jul (MSS.289/6); picture post card of Coventry No.12 Branch dinner, Bull's Head Inn, 1935 Mar (MSS.289/9); photographs of Nat. Cttee. and Rules Revision mtgs. 1935 Jun (MSS.289/10-11); notice of Riley shop steward's mtg., 1936 Aug (MSS.289/14); MS. draft "A statement to all Riley Co. employees of our attempt to secure recognition of shop stewards", 1936 Oct (MSS.289/15); proceedings of negotiating conferences with EEF at which WHS was present, 1936 Jul - 1937 Mar (MSS.289/17-19 and MSS.289/24-25); Coventry District wage rates, 1936 Jul (MSS.289/20); TS. memo re system of payment at Leyland [Motors], 1936 Dec (MSS.289/22); TS. memo. on motor mfg. in Coventry, prepared for AEU conf. re motor manufacture, 1936 Feb (MSS.289/23); 1trs. of support from lay officers of AEU, received in connection with Divisional Organiser election, 1936 Nov-1937 Jan (MSS.289/26-36) [MSS.289/30 is WHS's 1tr. requesting support with reply written at the foot]; 1tr. Informing WHS of his election as DO, 1937 Mar (MSS.289/38); 1tr. from J.C. Little of Newcastle on Tyne re international trade union movement, particularly [IFTU?] conf. in Brussels on 17 Nov 1939, (MSS.289/47); WHS's notes on conversation with Harry Pollittre CP policy towards war with Germany and CP's desire that WHS should seek election to AEU EC, 1940 Feb (MSS.289/48); MS. notes on the effect of the Coventry blitz on the organisation of the AEU and how other districts might avoid such disorganisation by advance arrangements, [1940 Nov] (MSS.289/51); MS. copy of a 1tr. from WHS to Jack Tanner re growing influence of CP in "...unofficial shop stewards movement...", 1941 Nov (MSS.289/58); speaking notes re trade union organisation and shop stewards, 1949 Feb (MSS.289/62); MS. note from W. Hannington to C. Berridge re election of chairman of [AEU?] officials "...I suggest that you should collect the ballot papers...and destroy them.", 1949 Aug (MSS.289/64); 1tr. re delegation to Yugoslavia, 1950 Jun (MSS.289/69); MS. copy of 1tr. from WHS to R. Openshaw re WHS's search for employment and decision to accept offer from Armstrong-Siddeley, 1954 Nov (MSS.289/77); Coventry District information handbook, 1955 Sep (MSS.289/78); article on Old Age Pensions by WHS from AEU Journal, 1969 Jul (MSS.289/92); photograph of WHS's exhibit at AEU Fellowship hobbies exhibition, Coventry, 1970 Nov (MSS.289/93).

Related Material

See also MSS.180/AE/1/1

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Report of proceedings...Final Appeal Court... July...August... 1932. contains proceedings on WHS's appeal against expulsion for NMM activities in the union.

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Report of Executive Council and resolutions...to...National Committee...1935. Annotated by WHS as Nat. Cttee. member.

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Credential card and MS. notes found in the above.

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Rules, Steam Engine Makers' Society, 1845 and 1915.

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Rules, Amalgamated Society of Engineers, 1854, 1907 and 1913.

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Rules, AEU, 1920, 1930, 1946 and 1948.

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Regulations...re building section, 1936. See also MSS.289/1/2/7 above.

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MRB agendas and mins., dupl.

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MRBI dupl. mins. of mtgs. 17-63 (missing mtgs. 18, 19, 35, 36, 43 and 62)

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MRB Executive Cttee. agendas and mins., 1941 Jul - Aug. Also contains memo. re powers of Regional Boards, (MSS.289/10).

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Mins. and agendas of mtgs. of chairmen of Regional Boards, mtgs. 1,3,12,17,32 and 35 only. Also some related corres. and MS. notes.

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MRB/MRBI Miscellanea, incl. : photograph of Board mtg., 1949 Feb (MSS.289/11).

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MRBI. Pprs. sent to WHS as chairman. Subjects incl. : activities of other Regional Boards; and trades' holiday weeks.

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File re industrial rehabilitation of Coventry, incl. internal rpts. drawn up by government departments

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"Marshall Aid background notes", dupl, ERP [Economic Recovery Program] Information Office, nos.1-17.

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NPAC agendas and mins., dupl.

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NPAC agendas and mins., dupl.

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NPAC agendas and mins., dupl., and WHS's MS. notes on mtgs.

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NPAC, later Nat. Production Advisory Council on Industry, agendas and mins., dupl., and WHS's MS. notes on mtgs.

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TS. minutes of ISC

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MS. summary of WHS's activities

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WHS's MS. daily notes on his own activities and those of ISC, incl. extensive notes on mtgs. and conversations with other Corporation members. Also related memoranda, cuttings, etc. :

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Various pprs., apparently set aside by WHS as being particularly important. Incl. : MS. memo. "Iron Steel Corporation. A few thoughts to date" which concerns ISC/BISF relations and other matters, 1950 Nov 11 (MSS.289/2-5); MS. note "limits on investment for the public sector of the Iron Steel Industry...", 1952 Jan (MSS.289/6); MS. memo. "The development of the Iron Steel Industry... from Corp. to Board".

Concerns role of government, location of the industry, investment, pricing and policy and development of the industry following de-nationalisation, 1953 Mar 24 (MSS.289/7-24); carbon copy of ltr. to Capt. Leighton Davies re alleged "unwarranted intervention" in Steel Co. of Wales, 1953 Feb 25 (MSS.289/15); various corres. (mainly farewell ltrs.) with officials, Corporation members and others, 1953 Jun-Aug (MSS.289/16-27).

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File "Personal correspondence". Contains : a series of essays on the steel industry written as "...a private citizen..." by S.S. Wilson, a civil servant and subsequently Secretary of ISC, and addressed to the Chairman Elect in Feb 1950 [WHS's notes show that he read the essays in Oct 1950], 2 copies (MSS.289/10-36 and MSS.289/37-63); corres. with Miss M.A. Pickering re employment for herself and for women generally in the steel industry, 1951 Mar-May (MSS.289/73-75).

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Misc. press cutting found at rear of MSS.289/10/8/1-81 above.

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File "Personal notes on the Iron Steel Industry". Contains : ltr. from B. Gardner re proposal that WHS should seek to become a Labour MP, 1953 Jun (MSS.289/2); MS. notes "future of the steel industry", 1952 Jan (MSS.289/4); TS. copy of direction to ISC issued by Minister of Supply, 1951 Nov (MSS.289/9); MS. notes re actions necessary to increase the effectiveness of ISC, particularly in respect of BISF, n.d. (MSS.289/10-11).

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File "Extract from Tribune". TS. copies of articles written by I. Mikado for Tribune re iron and steel nationalisation, with WHS's MS. notes.

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Hardie, S.J.L. Resignation of Hardie as Chairman of ISC on 21 Feb 1952, following imposition of higher steel prices by Minister of Supply. Also relates to levies charged on the production of steel in Britain and their use to subsidise imports of finished steel. Contains mins. of ISC, 1952 Jan 24 - Mar 5, notes on mtgs. corres. and memoranda.

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Industry Fund. Financing of Fund (which was administered by BISC) particularly changes in levies on materials and output, impact of levies on prices and use of levies to subsidise imports. Contains extracts from mins. of ISC, memoranda and WHS's MS. notes.

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Pricing policy. Contains WHS's MS. notes.

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Privatisation of ISC. Contains an ISC internal memo. consisting of copies of corres. btwn. Ministry of Supply and ISC chairman, annotated by WHS.

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Production. Investment programme, partic. in respect of Appleby Frodingham, Barrow and Margam works and blast furnace capacity. Contains memoranda, WHS's MS. notes and press cuttings.

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Production. Productivity, manpower, shortage of materials and shortfall of output. Contains : mins. of ISC mtg. 1952 Sep 24; dupl. rpt. of cttee. of [Government, ISC and BISF] officials re steel supply and demand, 1952 Oct; WHS's MS. notes; memoranda; BISF production statistics; BISF press digests.

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Profits. Also introduction of common accounting practices into publicy-owned co.'s and compilation of consolidated a/cs for ISC. Contains profit statements, memoranda and MS. notes.

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Public Relations Officer. Contains copies of applications received from 3 candidates for this post, with related pprs.

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Schuman Plan. Creation of European Economic Community. Contains dupl. memoranda and TS. notes on talk by Lincoln Evans.

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Shortages. Shortages of materials, shortfall of output and effects of re-armament on adequacy of steel supply. Contains memoranda and MS. notes.

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Subsidies. TS. memoranda supplied to WHS by ISC staff.

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Trostre Works,Llanelly. [An artificial file created by MRC staff.] Contains TS. memo. by WHS, 1951 Oct, and various pr. items connected with opening ceremony, 1952 Oct.

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Winding up of ISC. Contains : dupl. mins. of last ISC mtgs.; final a/cs; MS. notes; parliamentary bills and acts.

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Speaking Notes. MS. and TS. notes used by WHS when delivering speeches. May include some notes on talks heard rather than given. Includes some talks given as AEU DO. Principal subjects incl. post-war economic situation, need for higher production and investment.

File also contains : MS. notes on conversation with S.J.L. Hardie re his early business career; press cuttings, 1950-3.

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Circular letters to publicly-owned steel co.'s from ISC. Subjects incl. : financial matters; senior appointments in publicly-owned co.'s; relations btwn. ISC and BISF.

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Loose papers. Various pprs. found loose and placed in files by MRC staff. Items found together have been filed together

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Photographs of the ISC Board (1) and an unidentified steel works (6).

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Photograph of Joint Iron Council dinner, Guildhall, London

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Corres. btwn. WHS and S.J.L. Hardie following dissolution of ISC. Subjects incl. future national control of the industry.

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Various pprs. arising from WHS's employment as Personnel Manager. Contents incl. : notes on interviews in connection his appointment, 1954 Oct-Nov (MSS.289/2-9); ltr. of appointment, 1954 Nov (MSS.289/10); notes re withdrawal of company recognition from convener of shop stewards, Mr Dunn, 1958 Jan (MSS.289/21).

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Various pprs. relating to WHS's service as a part-time member of the Board. Note it is evident that WHS "recycled" many of his EMES reports, agendas, etc. by using their blank reverse sides for un-related notes and sketches.

Consists in large part of corres. re WHS's attempts to get himself appointed to EMEB. Also contains : pprs. re "Electrical quiz" CHAIRED BY WHS, incl. questions asked, 1953 Dec (MSS.289/17-34); ltr. of appointment to EMEB, 1958 Dec (MSS.289/49-50); TS. "Comments and impressions of first meeting", 1959 Jan (MSS.289/59).

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Speaking notes, notes on talks heard, corres. and related pprs.

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Pre-Retirement Cttee. mins., MS. notes on mtgs. and related pprs.

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Publications and press cuttings.

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Coventry Corporation preparation for retirement courses [WHS, course tutor]. Contains course programmes, MS. notes on talks and corres.

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Buxton, W.D. TS. account of sea voyage to New Zealand via South Africa and ltrs. from New Zealand re politics and trade union affairs.

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C.B.E. Letters and telegrams of congratulations received by WHS on his appointment as a Commander of the British Empire. With related press-cuttings. Correspondents incl. : Stafford Cripps (MSS.289/3); D. Jay (MSS.289/7); R.F. Dempster (AEU) (MSS.289/9); A.W. Weekes [EEF, Coventry] (MSS.289/37); D.L. Walker [FBI] (MSS.289/42); S.C. Robinson [AEU] (MSS.289/43); Ben Smith [Nat. Coal Bd.] (MSS.289/47); Sir N. Kipping [FBI] (MSS.289/48); C.J. Bartlett [Vauxhall Motors] 1. MSS.289/49); V. Tewson [TUC] (MSS.289/54); E.W. Hancock [Humber Ltd] (MSS.289/71); Reginald Rootes (MSS.289/74); M. Edelman, MP (MSS.289/76); S.S. Guy [Guy Motors] (MSS.289/85); Ben Gardner [AEU] (MSS.289/89); G.R. Strauss (MSS.289/90); Prof. T.U. Matthew (MSS.289/94); H. Gaitskell (MSS.289/99).

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Coventry Local Employment Cttee. : agendas; mins.; MS. notes.

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Magistrates. An original file re service of WHS as a JP, chairman of magistrates, 1966, and chairman of Licensing Cttee., 1964-9.

MSS.289/18/1 Corres. and MS. notes.

MSS.289/18/2 Memoranda re sentencing.

MSS.289/18/3 Photographs : group portraits of magistrates incl. one taken in St. Mary's Hall and one in old Cathedral; several depicting [opening of?] an unidentified pub.

MSS.289/18/4 Press-cuttings.

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Nursery objections. Objections made by WHS and other residents of Rochester Rd. to granting of planning permission for erection of houses on nursery garden at rear of their homes [now Beechwood Gardens]. Contains ltrs., circulars, MS. notes on mtgs. and related pprs.

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Old Age Pensions. Support from WHS for campaigns for a higher pension. Contains : speaking notes; corres. with MPs and others, incl. R.H.S. Crossman; pr. ephemera, incl. some issued by Nat. Fed. OAP Assocs.

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Probus Club. Social club for retired Rotarians in Coventry. Contains circulars and MS. notes on mtgs.

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Contents incl. : "Russian German Pact", 1939 Aug 24 (MSS.289/6-7); "War Organised Workers", 1939 Nov 3 (MSS.289/8-16); "Dilutees, the Industry the Trade Union". n.d. (MSS.289/17-18); Untitled, re role of USSR in struggle against fascism and policy of CP in Britain towards war, 1940 Jan 30 (MSS.289/19-25); corres. with Industrial and Social Order Council of the Society of Friends re speaking engagement, 1941 May (MSS.289/35-37).

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Various talks re aspects of war-time production drive. Contents incl. : Untitled, re role of AEU, Empire Theatre, 1942 Apr 26 (MSS.289/1-2); "Production", Coventry, 1942 Nov 1 (MSS.289/8-14); "What's wrong with production?", Labour Party mtg., Coalville, 1942 Nov 15 (MSS.289/19-22).

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Contents incl. : TS. rpt. of mtg. of Coventry AEU members re Communist infiltration, 1943 Mar 24 (MSS.289/1); "C.P. Aff[iliation], to L.P.", 1943 Apr 6 (MSS.289/2-4); "shop stewards", 1943 Aug (MSS.289/5-6); "Collaboration with Organised Labour", Loughborough, Brush Co. foremen's conf. 1943 Nov 6 (MSS.289/7); "collaboration with Organised Labour", Rugby, BTH Works Executives, 1944 Feb 9 (MSS.289/12-15); "Opening of army exhibition", Birmingham, 1944 Mar 30 (MSS.289/17-19); "Methods and standards, of renumeration. Wages and wages problems", Wolverhampton and Staffs. Technical College, 1944 Dec 13 (MSS.289/20-30); "Full employment", 1947 Jan (MSS.289/37-46); "Contribution of the trade unions to society", n.d. (MSS.289/47-53); "Incentives to Production", Fabian Soc., Barford, 1947 Jun 8 (MSS.289/60-63).

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Contents incl. : "Employment prospects in Coventry", 1948 Mar 9 (MSS.289/2-4); Joint consultation, talk for BBC Talks Dept., 1948 Apr (MSS.289/7-8); "Employers responsibility to employees", IPM Leicester Branch, 1948 Dec 8 (MSS.289/9-12); "Better industrial relations", n.d. (MSS.289/27-28); "Joint consultation from trade union viewpoint", Coventry Technical College, course in personnel management, 1949 Feb 1 (MSS.289/30); "Joint consultation", "Moreton Paddox", 1949 Feb 18 (MSS.289/32-88); "Trade unions and personnel officers", Nottingham University, n.d. (MSS.289/44-48).

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Talks re iron and steel industry with a variety of related pprs.

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Contents incl. : Untitled, re ISC and its relationship to BISF and to private interests. Also concerns WHS's experiences as "Worker-Director", [1953 or 1954?] (MSS.289/1-11); memoranda re Coventry wage rates, 1955 Mar (MSS.289/14-20); "Human relations in industry", 1957 Feb (MSS.289/21); "Joint consultation in industry", Leicester, 1960 Mar 21 (MSS.289/28-31).

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Contents incl. : "In place of strife", 1969 Apr 13 (MSS.289/2).

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Dinners and banquets. Menus and other ephemera

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"General. Letters etc". An original file of miscellaneous pprs. Contents incl. : Elementary shorthand certificate, 1910 (MSS.289/4); ltr. from Dr [illeg.] to Nurse Anthony re Mrs Stokes' miscarriage, 1921 Feb 19 (MSS.289/8); corres. with Min. of Labour re allegation that WHS had made fraudulent expense claims, 1926 Feb (MSS.289/9-10); detailed schedule of assets of WHS, incl. domestic equipment and clothing, 1940 Oct 23 (MSS.289/18); corres. re purchase of 57 Rochester Road, Coventry and sale of 92 Lyndon Road, Olton, 1944 Oct (MSS.289/30-32); MS. notes "The war is over", 1945 May 7 (MSS.289/33); corres. re offer of part-time directorship of National Coal Board to WHS, 1949 Jan (MSS.289/35-38); request from J.A. Yates for help in compiling his book Pioneers to power, with WHS's reply, 1949 Nov (MSS.289/39-40); ltr. from WHS to Minister of Fuel and Power seeking employment, 1953 Jul 10 (MSS.289/46); ltr. from Sir John Black, 1954 Jan 16 (MSS.289/50); ltr. from Ben Gardner, AEU, re WHS's search for employment and other matters, 1954 Oct 26 (MSS.289/54); commentary by WHS on Leonidov, A., Line of historical development of British labour aristocracy, prepared at request of Sir H. Vaughan-Berry, 1956 Mar (MSS.289/57); corres. and other pprs. re preparation of history of Coventry in twentieth century by K.E. Richardson, 1967 Jun-Aug Nov (MSS.289/66-68 MSS.289/71); ltr. re donation of WHS's father's watchmaking tools to Coventry City Museums, 1975 May 5 (MSS.289/85).

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Illnesses and treatments. Various pprs. removed from MSS.289/36/1-110 above.

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Press-cuttings. Various cuttings removed from MSS.289/36/1-110 above.

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Miscellaneous. Small quantity of apparently unrelated items, found loose. Incl. some visiting cards.

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Press-cuttings. An original file of cuttings, many of them from Coventry Evening Telegraph. Various subjects, incl. some interviews with WHS.

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Press cuttings re Joseph Goldstein's book Government of British trade unions, 1952. An original file.

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Portraits of WHS.

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Signing of agt. with Standard Motor Co. Group portraits incl. WHS, Jack Jones and Sir John Black

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[AEU delegation to USA]

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Captioned group portraits featuring WHS, also incl. E Bevin, A. Tiffin and H.V. Alexander.

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Uncaptioned group portraits featuring WHS, incl. series of 8 pictures taken in an unidentified tractor factory in some of which WHS does not appear.

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Misc., incl. 2 signed portraits of S.J.L. Hardie.

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Ephemeral publications connected with Coventry, incl.: Coventry Engineering Jt. Cttee Minimum rates of wages, 1915; Wallhead, R.C. [Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Coventry] Money v Men, Nat. Labour Press, [1917]; programme for visit by HRH Princess Elizabeth for formal opening of re-developed Broadgate, 1948; programme for unveiling of Lady Godiva Statue in Broadgate, 1949.

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Rulebooks of trade unions and similar bodies, incl.: "Altogether" Builders Labourers Constructional Workers Society, [1927] (MSS.289/1); Amal. Soc. Toolmakers Coventry Dist. Club Institute, 1918 (MSS.289/2); Coventry Dist. Engineering Jt. Cttee, 1919 1921 (MSS.289/3-4); Coventry Engineers Allied Trades Fed., 1906 (MSS.289/5); Daimler Co. shop stewards, 1920 (MSS.289/6); Fed. of Eng. Shipbldg Trades, 1917 (MSS.289/7).

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Various pubs. incl.: address by A. Bevan, MP, re production, 1946 (MSS.289/1); Guest, G., Introduction to English rural history, WEA, 1920 (MSS.289/2); Howitt, M. Birds of a feather, Frederick Warne, n.d. [Presented to Henry Stokes, Holy Trinity Boys' School, 1871] (MSS.289/3); Pitman's shorthand textbooks, n.d. (MSS.289/6-7); Walkingame, F. (comp.), Birkin, W. (revisor) Tutor's assistant....compendium of practical arithmetic..., Henry Mozley Sons, Derby, 1847 (MSS.289/8).

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Contents incl.: love letter from WHS, written on their wedding day, 1918 Jun 7 (MSS.289/1-2); p.c. from Geo. Hodgkinson at [Labour Party] conf., Liverpool, 1925 Sep 30 (MSS.289/3); diary, incl. entries re her participation in Anti-War Delegation to USSR, 1928 (MSS.289/4); ltrs. from "Mother" addressed to Mrs Stokes in Llandudno, 1935 Jun 17 Jul 4 (MSS.289/5-6); from Mrs Tipton, Llandudno, re holiday arrangements, 1941 Jun 15 (MSS.289/7); ltr. from "Aunty Mary", Williamsport, Pa, USA, 1943 Nov 16 (MSS.289/8).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received March 1988

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Essays written by W.H. Stokes for [Labour College?] courses on economics and economic history.