Letters from Clement Attlee to his brother Tom

This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 161 MSS. Eng. c. 4792-4
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1915-60
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 3 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

Letters from Clement Attlee, to his brother Tom, 1915-60.

Administrative / Biographical History

Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee (1883-1967) was Prime Minister of the 1945-51 Labour Governments. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography. Thomas Simons Attlee (1880-1960) was his brother. See Peggy Attlee With a quiet conscience: Thomas Simons Attlee 1880-1960 (London: 1995).

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Given to the Library in 1994.

Note

Collection level description created by Susan Thomas, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

Other Finding Aids

A description is available in the Library, where there is also a card index to unpublished catalogues.

Related Material

Papers of Clement Richard Attlee (MSS. Attlee Dep. 1-146).