Acts of the Privy Council of England. Colonial Series,
1613-1783 MCD
1504
Excellent primary source material on the administration and history
of British colonies. Other series of published records of the
Council
cover earlier and later periods, but this one reveals the large
share the Council played in the work of colonial administration.
These
records of transactions of the Council fall into three parts:
(1)chronological accounts of the proceedings written by one of the
clerks;
(2)The "Plantation Register", bound separately, in which from 1677
to 1806, with certain gaps, are recorded various colonial laws
passed or approved by the Council, the instructions issued to
Governors, and certain formal letters written to them; and (3)a
large mass
of unbound papers consisting mainly of petitions and reports issued
to the Council by the Board of Trade.
Annual Reports of the Labour Party, 1900-1960
MFM 774
Reports, beginning with the inaugural conference, include lists of
officers and Executive Committee, reports of Executive Committee,
party's annual balance sheet, conference proceedings, and appendix.
In 1907 a Parliamentary Report was added and since 1930 this
included a special section on the Labour Group in the House of
Lords. An index (not always reliable) was added in 1906. These
reports portray the changing moods of the Labour Party and reveal
the main antagonists and differing opinions for which they stand.
Appendices contain the constitution, standing orders, manifestoes,
lists, and reports of negotiation.
Annual Reports of the Trades Union Congress,
1869-1982 MFM 773
Reproduces reports of the proceedings of the congresses. Many of
the same issues were discussed at this congress and the Labour
Party Conferences (see MFM 774 above).
Archives of the British Labour Party, The Women's Labour
League, 1906-1918 MFE 4347
Miscellaneous correspondence, minutes, account books, list of
subscribers, committee minutes, etc. of the League. See also MFE
4346 (entry # 224).
Archives of the Parliamentary Labour Party
[1906-1968] MFE 3629
Includes all the minutes of the weekly meetings of the PLP for 62
years, from its Edwardian origins in 1906 through years which saw
the party's landslide victory of 1945, the challenges of the 1950's
and the divisions within the party following the 1951 defeat.
Archives of the Trades Union Congress; General Council
Minutes MFE
924
The private minute books of the General Council, the executive body
of the Trades Union Congress, 1921-1946. The General Council
was first constituted in 1921 to replace the old Parliamentary
Committee and to give centralized leadership to the whole trade
union
movement. Originals are at Congress House, London. See also MFM
683 for Committee Minutes.
British and Foreign State Papers (v.1-138,
1812-1934) MFE 228
Documents in the history of Great Britain and international
relations from 1373-1934. Includes treaties and correspondence on
foreign
affairs, constitutions of foreign countries and similar organic
laws, significant government documents, and Hertslet's commercial
treaties.
British Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons
MFE 4480
The Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) from 1980-1990. See MPT 22
(entry # 66) for earlier years.
British Parliamentary Papers, House of Lords
MFE 4481
Parliamentary debates (Hansard) from 1980-1990. See MPT 22 (entry
# 66) for earlier years.
British Sessional Papers; House of Commons, 1731-1800
and 1801-1848
MPT 24
"Sessional Papers" refers to the Parliamentary Papers arranged in
sessional sets. The Abbot Collection, 1731-1800, comprises 111
folio
volumes of separately printed papers which had been gathered and
bound by Charles Abbot into three groups - bills, reports, accounts
and papers - each in chronological order, with an index. Since
1801, at the end of each session the papers which have been before
Parliament are bound into volumes to form a series which has become
known as the bound sets of sessional papers. Each session's
papers are arranged in four groups - bills, reports of committees,
reports of commissioners and accounts and papers - the papers
within
each group being bound in alphabetical subject order.
Cabinet Reports from Prime Ministers to the
Crown MFM 385 and MFM
497
A reproduction of letters from the "Series of Manuscript Letters"
preserved in the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle. Until the
formation of the Cabinet Secretariat in December, 1916, no minutes
were kept of proceedings at Cabinet meetings. The only record
of Cabinet decisions was contained in the letters written by Prime
Ministers to the Sovereign after each meeting. These letters vary
from brief statements of subjects discussed to more detailed
accounts of arguments made and decisions reached. MFM 497 covers
the
years 1837-1867 and MFM 385 covers 1868-1916.
Diplomatic Correspondence of British Ministers to the
Russian Court - 1704-
1776 MFE 578
Collection of correspondence of British ministers accredited to the
Russian Court at St. Petersburg, 1704-1776. A primary source for
information about the relations of two of the major powers of
Europe during the eighteenth century. Collection is reproduced
from
15 volumes of the Publications of the Imperial Russian
Historical Society issued between 1867 and 1916.
Great Britain. Calendar of State Papers (v.1-38,
1202-1675) MFE 229 and
MCD 1506
MFE 229 contains state papers and manuscripts relating to English
Affairs, existing in the archives and collections of Venice and
other
libraries of Northern Italy. See MCD 1506 for Calendar of State
Papers, Colonial Series, v. I-XL, 1574-1733, preserved in the
Public
Record Office.
Great Britain. Foreign Office. General
Correspondence MFM 173
Reproduces parts of records from FO 27, 65, and 352 which contain
foreign office correspondence with France and Russia 1828-1830,
Stratford-Canning Papers, and General Correspondence.
The Hamond Naval Papers, 1766-1825 MFM 26
This collection from the University of Virginia Library contains
the papers of Captain Andrew Shape Hamond (1766-1783) and those
of his son, Admiral Graham Eden Hamond (1799-1825). A.S. Hamond's
papers are primarily concerned with British naval operations
during the American Revolutionary War and G.E. Hamond's papers are
primarily concerned with British naval operations in the
Napoleonic era, particularly in the Mediterranean theater.
Hansard's Debates MPT 22
The Debates are the official records of things said in
Parliament. They are substantially verbatim. Originally published
as a private venture by William Cobbett and designed to form a
continuation of The Parliamentary History from 1066 to
1803. Thomas Curson Hansard was a printer who took over the
projects in 1812 when Cobbett sold his interests. From 1829
Hansard printed on the title page of the Debates Hansard's
Parliamentary Debates. They became commonly - and since
1943 officially - known as Hansard. Todd Library has
microprint copies of: 1- Hansard's Debates; Cobbett's
Parliamentary History of England; 1066-1830: 2- Hansard's
Parliamentary Debates; 1830-1891: 3- Hansard's
Parliamentary Debates; House of Commons; 1909-1980: 4-
Hansard's Parliamentary Debates; House of Lords; 1975-
1980.
Journals; House of Commons; 1547-1900 MPT
23
The Journal is the official record of the proceedings of the House,
compiled each day in the Journal Office from Votes and Proceedings
and the minute books of the clerks. The first Journal, known as
the Seymour Journal, was written in 1547. It is not drawn up in
the
form of minutes, but in a more explanatory narrative form,
recording fully and formally a number of things which used to be
done
but which are now taken for granted. Therefore, on matters of
precedent it is an unsafe guide to anyone not familiar with its
conventional language. However, it is the most accessible record
of the activities of Parliament for over four centuries and is
therefore
a mine of information.
Papers of Sir James Graham MFM 795
Graham (1792-1861) served as First Lord of the Admiralty under Earl
de Grey and Lord Aberdeen and as Home Secretary during the
Chartist disturbances in the premiership of Sir Robert Peel. Todd
Library has Part One, General Files for 1820-1860, from his papers,
which provide excellent source material on British and social
history.
State Papers (Foreign) MFM 499 and MFM 500
MFM 500 reproduces the manuscripts during the reign of Edward VI,
1547-1553 (6 reels) and MFM 499 reproduces those of Mary
I, 1553-1558 (5 reels).
State Papers of Queen Anne, 1702-1714 MFM
495
These State Papers, arranged chronologically and identified and
cross-referenced by subject area, provide much source material to
help
explain the growing ties between the English state and the English
public during the reign of Queen Anne. Topics covered include
the War of Spanish Succession (1702-1713) and England's union with
Scotland (1707) with their many connections with trade and
finance; five national elections; the Sacheverell Affair
(1708-1710); the emergence of administrative professionalism and
the cabinet
system; and the notable increase of involvement with private
citizens.
Women's Labour League-Labour Party Women's
Organization MFE 4346
Founded in 1906, the Women's Labour League was a broadly based
feminist pressure group in England drawing members and support from
the Labour
Party, Trade Unions, and similar organizations. The ideals of the
League were for socialism and equality for all, but they focused
their efforts on achieving
equality for women. To achieve wider scope and a greater measure
of support the Women's Labour League disappeared as a separate
affiliated
organization in 1918 and became an integrated section of the Labour
Party as the Labour Party Women's Organization. The Conference
Proceedings
and Annual Reports (71 fiche) cover 1906-1977. The
League Leaflet, and Continuations (including The Labour
Woman)
(176 fiche) covers 1911-1971. See also MFE 4347 (entry # 211).
