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Eden, Robert Anthony, (1897-1977), 1st Earl of Avon, prime minister
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| Surname: | Eden |
| Forenames: | Robert Anthony |
| Gender: | Male |
| Date: | 1897-1977 |
| Title: | 1st Earl of Avon |
| History: | Conservative MP 1923-1957. Foreign Secretary 1935-1938; Sec of State for the Dominions 1939; Sec of State for War 1940. Appointed Foreign Secretary and member of War Cabinet 1940-1945. Foreign Secretary 1951-1955; Prime Minister 1955-1957. |
| Biography: | ODNB link for Eden, Robert Anthony (1897-1977) 1st Earl of Avon, prime minister |
| References: | DNB; NCA Rules |
| Name authority reference: | GB/NNAF/P274829 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P147822 ) |
| Online related resources | Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Robert Anthony Eden |
| Number | Description | Held by | Reference | Further information |
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| 1 |
1935-1946: Foreign Office: Private Office Papers of Sir Anthony Eden, Earl of Avon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
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The National Archives, Kew
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FO 954
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1951: Resignation of Herbert Morrison and appointment of Anthony Eden as Foreign Secretary:...
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The National Archives, Kew
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FO 370/2124
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Papers of Sir Anthony Eden
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1955: Proposal by the King of Iraq to decorate Sir Anthony Eden, Sir Claude Pelly and Sir M...
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The National Archives, Kew
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FO 372/7354
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1957: Request by Sir Anthony Eden that his personal Downing Street and certain papers at FO be...
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The National Archives, Kew
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FO 370/2536
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corresp and papers
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University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections
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FO 954; AP
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NRA 28779 Eden
See Annual Return 2003 |
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1951-55: Foreign Office papers
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The National Archives
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FO 800/750-851
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1943-48: 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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| 9 |
1941-64: 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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| 10 |
1938-1962: corresp with Patrick Buchan-Hepburn
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Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre
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HAIS
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NRA 24830 Buchan-Hepburn
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| 11 |
1922-45: corresp with Lord Cecil
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 51083
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| 12 |
1943-57: corresp with Lord Cherwell
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Oxford University: Nuffield College Library
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CSAC 80.4.81
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NRA 16447
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| 13 |
1935-61: corresp with Lord Clark
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Tate Gallery Archive
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TGA 8812
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NRA 32463 Clark
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| 14 |
1943-1947: 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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| 15 |
1931-1944: corresp with Sir Henry Page Croft
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Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre
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CRFT
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NRA 15709 Croft
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| 16 |
1950-72: corresp (c75 items) with Desmond Donnelly
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National Library of Wales: Department of Collection Services
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Desmond Donnelly Papers/A38, A53, A77, A1039
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NRA 41723
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| 17 |
1934-65: corresp with PV Emrys Evans
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 58242
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| 18 |
1941-46: 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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| 19 |
1935-46: corresp with Sir Samuel Hoare
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Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
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Templewood Papers
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NRA 42205 Hoare
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| 20 |
1930-35: letters to Lord Howard of Penrith
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Cumbria Archive Centre, Carlisle
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DHW
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NRA 23774 Howard
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| 21 |
1940-41: corresp with Lord Keyes
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add MS 82373-82578
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NRA 13484
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| 22 |
1934-54: corresp with Sir BH Liddell Hart
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King's College London: Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
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KCLMA Liddell Hart B H
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NRA 19291
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| 23 |
1934-37: corresp with Lord Lothian
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National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)
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GD40
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NRA 10737 Kerr
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| 24 |
1945-54: corresp with David Low
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Yale University Libraries: Beinecke Library
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GEN MSS 96
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| 25 |
1956-1971: corresp with Oliver Lyttelton
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Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre
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CHAN
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NRA 19700
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| 26 |
corresp with Arthur Mann
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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See Report 1985-1993
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| 27 |
1947-1961: corresp with Lord Monckton
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Oxford University: Balliol College Historic Collections
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Dep Monckton
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NRA 20879 Monckton
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| 28 |
1933-58: corresp with Gilbert Murray
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MSS Gilbert Murray
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NRA 16865
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| 29 |
1936-1938: corresp with Sir Eric Phipps
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Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre
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PHPP
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NRA 19701
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| 30 |
1932-53: corresp with Lord Simon
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MSS Simon
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NRA 24981
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| 31 |
1938-1940: corresp with Sir Edward Spears
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Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre
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SPRS
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NRA 21961
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1952-1953: corresp of him and his wife with Lady Spencer-Churchill
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Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre
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CSCT
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NRA 43521
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1963-1971: corresp with Baron Strang
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Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre
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STRN
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NRA 24829 Strang
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1951-77: corresp with Sir RR Welensky and some misc papers
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MSS Welensky
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NRA 39191
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| 35 |
1944-55: corresp with Lord Woolton
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Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
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MSS Woolton
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NRA 21829
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| 36 |
1916-19: letters from the Front
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Warwickshire County Record Office
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CR 1886 Box 737/5, 835/175
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NRA 21669 Warwick Castle MSS
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| 37 |
1953-1977: publicity papers, material from Heads of Government Conference 1955, and papers on overseas visits
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Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre
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FICA
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| 38 |
1937-1955: corresp with Leo Amery
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Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre
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AMEL
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| 39 |
1937-1945: addnl papers
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University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections
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FO 954
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See Annual Return 2014
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| 40 |
1951-1955: papers
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University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections
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FO 800
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See Annual Return 2014
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| 41 |
c1930-1979: corresp and printed material originally intended for use in a proposed but unfinished biography of Eden
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University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections
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AP/41
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1950: Menu card for the fourteenth annual dinner of 'The BTH Overseas Association', held on 29 September 1950 in the Masonic Hall, Rugby
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University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections
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AELAdd/50
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See Annual Return 2020
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