Includes many handwritten notes for speeches which MacKinnon made about proposals for the re-organisation of local government and the actual re-organisation of 1974. There are some of his research notes. Also contains the essay 'The Heart of Chartism' by MacKinnon.
Accrual to the John Angus MacKinnon collection
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- ReferenceGB 206 MS 1978
- Dates of Creation26th Apr 1958 - 1979
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description2 envelopes manuscript papers, newspaper cutting, pamphlet
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Administrative / Biographical History
John A. MacKinnon, a Labour councillor for many years, was first elected to the former Normanton Urban District in 1947, then represented Normanton on Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. He was Founder President of Normanton Civic Society and Mayor of Normanton from 1978 to 1979. In 1977 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in recognition of his historical research. He died in 1981.
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Separated Material
See also MS 609, MS 610 and MS 611.
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Custodial History
Acquired in 2015.