Layton, Sir Walter Thomas, (1884-1966), 1st Baron of Danehill, economist

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Alternative name(s):	Danehill (Also known as)
Surname:	Layton
Pretitle:	Sir
Forenames:	Walter Thomas
Gender:	Male
Date:	1884-1966
Title:	1st Baron of Danehill
History:	Economist, editor and newspaper proprietor. Published 'An Introduction to the Study of Prices' (1920). Editor of 'The Economist' (1922-1938). Chief adviser on programmes, Ministry of Production, 1941-1943. Head, Joint War Production Staff, 1942-1943.
Biography:	ODNB link for Layton, Walter Thomas (1884-1966) 1st Baron Layton, economist
References:	DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P275171 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P152418 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1939-1945: Ministry of Production: Ministers' and Officials' Papers	The National Archives, Kew	BT 87
2	corresp and papers	Cambridge University: Trinity College Library		See Accessions to Repositories 1984 1987
3	1915: report on the work of Department of Munitions Requirements and Statistics	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MS Addison dep c 58	NRA 42344
4	1934-64: corresp with Lord Beaverbrook	Parliamentary Archives	BBK C/215	NRA 19284 Aitken
5	1936-40: letters (14) to David Lloyd George	Parliamentary Archives	LG	NRA 15700
6	1931-1934: corresp with Lord Lothian	National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)	GD40	NRA 10737 Kerr
7	1909-46: letters to the Manchester Guardian	Manchester University: University of Manchester Library	Guardian archives	NRA 18162 Guardian
8	1926-28, 1951: corresp with B Seebohm Rowntree and others rel to General Strike	Joseph Rowntree Foundation Library	BSR	NRA 32299 Rowntree