Letters to G.H. Hall from various persons

This material is held atHull University Archives, Hull History Centre

  • Reference
    • GB 50 U DX84/3
  • Dates of Creation
    • 16 May 1924-15 Dec 1965
  • Physical Description
    • 41 items

Scope and Content

Letters from:

1) Frank Hardy, 16 May 1924

2) Thomas Richards, Cardiff, 30 May 1924

3) Ramsay MacDonald, 24 Aug 1931 - about the resignation of the government

4) Marion Hyde (on behalf of the Queen), 26 Jul 1941 - passing on the Queen's sympathy [for the loss of his son]

5) J.S. Middleton, Transport House, 05 Jan 1942 - about the potential for reforms in the Colonies

6) A.C.C. Parkinson, Colonial Office, 04 Feb 1942 - about his leaving the Colonial Office and going to the Admiralty

7) A. Creech Jones, 08 Feb 1942 - about leaving the Colonial Office

8) Lord Moyne, 10 Feb 1942 - about leaving the Colonial Office

9) Winston Churchill (with copy reply from G.H. Hall), 21 May 1942 - about putting his name forward to be a member of the Privy Council

10) Sol Bloom, United Nations, 10 May 1945

11) Clement Attlee, 26 May 1945

12) Anthony Eden, 08 Jun 1945

13) Winston Churchill, 18 Jun 1945 - about a proposed knighthood

14) D.R. Prosser, Western Mail & Echo, 04 Oct 1946 - congratulations on his elevation to the peerage

15) Lord Mountbatten, 22 Nov 1946

16) 'Christopher', 26 Nov 1947 - about the National Service and Statistics of Trade Bills

17) Lord Citrine, 10 Jul 1947

18) J. Chuter Ede, 30 Mar 1947

19) Clement Attlee (2), 22 May 1951 - about his retirement from ministerial office

20) Andrew (Lord) Cunningham, 22 May 1951 - about his retirement

21) Claud B. Barry, Director of Dockyards, 26 May 1951 - about his retirement

22) Emmanuel Shinwell, 28 May 1951 - about his retirement

23) Winston Churchill (with copy reply from G.H. Hall), 29 May 1951 - about his retirement

24) David Lloyd, 30 May 1951 - about his retirement

25) (Admiral Sir) Guy Russell, 31 May 1951 - about his retirement

26) (Sir) Alan Lascelles (on behalf of the King), 08 Nov 1951 - about his retirement

27) Vernon Young, 16 Jun 1955 - about the possibility of building nuclear power plants

28) Malcolm MacDonald, 29 Oct 1955

29) Anthony Eden, 28 Mar 1960 - mentions troubles in Africa

30) David Maxwell - Fyfe, 22 Nov 1961 - congratulations on his 80th birthday

31) Dr. W.J. Roche, Cork (3), 13 Mar 1961-17 Jun 1961; enclosing copies of letters relating to his research work on Miners' Nystagmus (6), 1932-1933

32) Lord Attlee, 02 Sep 1965

33) Lord Avon (Anthony Eden) to 2nd Lord Hall, 15 Dec 1965 - about his father's death

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Part of a collection of photocopies of papers of G.H. Hall, 1st Viscount Hall, deposited at Nuffield College, DX84/1-12