Papers of Sir Neil Marten

The papers of Sir Neil Marten served a dual function: they were the private papers of a major protagonist of opposition to Britain's membership of the EEC and the working papers for a projected book. The papers consist of:  

• Correspondence and papers relating to organizations opposed to Britain's membership of the EEC
• Files of correspondence on various political topics, relating to the EEC, arranged by subject
• General correspondence mainly relating to opposition to the EEC, but including letters relating to Vietnam and Rhodesia, arranged chronologically
• Printed material
• Newspapers

Sir Neil Marten (1916-1986) was Conservative MP for Banbury, 1959-83, and Chairman of the National Referendum Campaign, 1975. Sir Neil was a leading opponent of Britain's membership of the European Economic Community (EEC). After his retirement as Conservative MP for Banbury in 1983, he planned to write a book on the topic, but he died before work could begin.

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/specialcollections).

In general post-1975 material is not yet available.

The collection was given to the Library in 1987.

Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

A draft catalogue is available in the Library.