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Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick, (1903-1995), Baron Home of the Hirsel, statesman

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Alternative name(s):
  • Hirsel (Also known as)
Surname: Douglas-Home
Forenames: Alexander Frederick
Gender: Male
Date: 1903-1995
Title: Baron Home of the Hirsel
History: Politician and statesman. Cons and Union MP for South Lanark 1931-45, Lanark 1950-51, Kinross and West Perthshire 1963-74; disclaimed peerage in 1963; Sec of State for Foreign Affairs, 1960-63; Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury 1963-64
Biography: ODNB link for Home, Alexander Frederick Douglas- (1903-1995) Baron Home of the Hirsel, statesman
References: Who's Who 1990; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P274819 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P140181 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1973: Sir Alec Douglas-Home Interview - Lagos 1973
The National Archives, Kew
2
1963-1964: Visit by Sir Alec Douglas-Home to Ottawa and Washington
The National Archives, Kew
3
1963: Sir Alec Douglas-Home, 19 Oct 1963 (Conservative)
The National Archives, Kew
4
1964: Sir Alec Douglas-Home (Conservative): part 2
The National Archives, Kew
5
1963-1964: Copies of messages from Prime Minister (Sir Alec Douglas-Home) to US President Lyndon...
The National Archives, Kew
6
1964: British Prime Minister in Nigeria (Sir Alec Douglas-Home) 1964
The National Archives, Kew
7
1967 Jan 01-1968 Dec 31: Visit of Sir Alec Douglas Home to Rhodesia
The National Archives, Kew
8
1964 Feb-Apr: Visit by Sir Alec Douglas-Home to Nigeria
The National Archives, Kew
9
1923-2007: Foreign Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Private Offices: Various Ministers' and Officials' Papers
The National Archives, Kew
10
papers in private possession
See information in published source
See Hazlehurst, Whitehead & Woodland, Guide to the papers of British cabinet ministers 1900-1964, 1996
11
1958-1967: corresp with Lord Avon
University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections
NRA 28779 Eden
12
1956-1960: corresp with Lord Monckton
Oxford University: Balliol College Historic Collections
NRA 20879 Monckton
13
c1957-1985: corresp with Lord and Lady Tweedsmuir
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
NRA 29245 Buchan
14
corresp with Sir Roy Welensky
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
NRA 39191