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Bevin, Ernest (1881-1951), statesman and trade union leader
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The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.
| Surname: | Bevin |
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| Forenames: | Ernest |
| Gender: | Male |
| Date: | 1881-1951 |
| History: | General Secretary of the TGWU 1922-. Lab MP for Central Wandsworth 1940-1950, and for East Woolwich 1950-1951. Wartime Minister of Labour and National Service; member of War Cabinet 1940-1945. Foreign Secretary 1945-1951; Lord Privy Seal 1951. |
| Biography: | ODNB link for Bevin, Ernest (1884-1951) Statesman and Trade Union Leader |
| References: | DNB; NCA Rules |
| Name authority reference: | GB/NNAF/P274814 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P133455 ) |
| Online related resources | Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Ernest Bevin |
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Bevin, Ernest
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c1919-37: corresp and papers
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Warwick University: Modern Records Centre
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MSS.126/EB
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NRA 9878 Transport
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1932-45: corresp and papers
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Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre
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BEVN
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NRA 19698
See Hazlehurst, Whitehead & Woodland, Guide to the papers of British cabinet ministers 1900-1964, 1996 |
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1945-51: private office papers
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The National Archives
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FO800/434-522
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1940-50: corresp with Clement Attlee
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MSS Attlee
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NRA 27633
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| 6 |
1933-46: corresp with Lord Beaverbrook
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Parliamentary Archives
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BBK
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NRA 19284 Aitken
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| 7 |
1944-46: corresp with Duff Cooper
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Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre
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DUFC
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NRA 31392
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| 8 |
1939-49: corresp with Lionel Curtis
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MSS Curtis; Eng hist b 224, c 776-877
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NRA 21614
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| 9 |
1940-41: corresp with Hugh Dalton
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The National Archives
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CAB 127/209
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| 10 |
1945-46: corresp with Lord Halifax
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Borthwick Institute for Archives: University of York
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Halifax papers
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NRA 8128 Wood
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| 11 |
1930-50: corresp with Arthur Creech Jones
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MSS Brit Emp s 332 2/1 7/1 12/1 29/3 30/3 31/4
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NRA 14026
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| 12 |
corresp with Thomas Jones
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National Library of Wales: Department of Collection Services
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Class EE
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NRA 30994 Jones
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| 13 |
1947, 1950: letters to Albert Mansbridge
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 65253
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1937-43: corresp with B Seebohm Rowntree
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation Library
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BSR
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NRA 32299 Rowntree
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1942-46: corresp with 3rd Earl of Selborne
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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Selborne papers
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NRA 22802
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| 16 |
1942-45: corresp with AP Young
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Warwick University: Modern Records Centre
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MSS.242/C/1/68-94 C/9
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NRA 33301
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