Introduction
KJ 1 The arts,
1975-6
KJ 2 Bow Group,
n.d.
KJ 3 West Woolwich,
1975
KJ 4 Civil Service,
1975-8
KJ 5 Common Market,
1975-7
KJ 6 Community Land Act,
1976
KJ 7 Company Law Reform,
1975-6
KJ 8 Correspondence,
1975-8
KJ 9 Devolution,
n.d.
KJ 10 Economics,
1973-8
KJ 11 Education,
1975-6
KJ 12 Electoral Reform,
1975-6
KJ 13 Fisheris and Agriculture,
1975-7
KJ 14 Foreign Affairs,
1975-6
KJ 15 Government,
1970-8
KJ 16 Home Office,
1975-8
KJ 17 Trade and Industry,
1974-8
KJ 18 Committee Papers and Correspondence,
1974-9
KJ 19 Letter Books,
1975-8
KJ 20 Policy,
1975-6
KJ 21 National Union,
1975
KJ 22 Northern Ireland,
1975-6
KJ 23 Universities, Outside Helpers and Experts,
1975-8
KJ 24 Miscellaneous Issues for Discussion,
1975
KJ 25 General Political,
1975-7
KJ 26 Policy,
1975-7
KJ 27 Regional Policy,
1976
KJ 28 Scotland,
1975-8
KJ 29 Social Services,
1969-78
KJ 30 Speeches,
1969-75
KJ 31 Training,
1975-7
KJ 32 Transport,
1976
KJ 33 Wales,
1975-7
KJ 34 Young People,
1975-6
| Abstract: Papers of Keith Joseph, Secretary of State for Health and Social Services (1970-74) and Chairman of the Centre for Policy Studies (1974-9), 1969-79 |
Shelfmarks: KJ 1-34
Extent: 131 shelfmarks
Keith Sinjohn Joseph, Baron Joseph (1918-1994) was Secretary of State for Health and Social Services, 1970-74, and founded the Centre for Policy Studies with Margaret Thatcher in 1974, acting as Chairman, 1974-9. Details are given in Who Was Who.
Closed without permission from Conservative Central Office.
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Conservative Party Archive [followed by shelfmark, e.g. KJ 1/1].
KJ 1: The arts, 1975-6
| KJ 1/1 | The arts, 1975-6 Memorandum by Capt. Jeremy Elewes on future policy for eduction, the arts, crafts, heritage, design and leisure. Sent to Keith Joseph 1975. Letter from Keith Joseph to Norman St. John - Stevas on NFFC's future, 1976 | 1975-6 |
KJ 2: Bow Group, n.d.
| KJ 2/1 | Bow Group, 1975 Suggestion by Keith Joseph for Bow Group to undertake studies on Overseas Aid and the Post Office Monopoly | n.d. |
KJ 3: West Woolwich, 1975
| KJ 3/1 | West Woolwich By-Election, 1975 Additional comments on ORC survey report by James Douglas, CRD, and a brief on social services in West Woolwich | 1975 |
KJ 4: Civil Service, 1975-8
| KJ 4/1 | Civil Service policy | 1975-8 |
KJ 5: Common Market, 1975-7
| KJ 5/1 | Common Market (first report from Select Committee on direct elections to the European Parliament, July 1976; Papers on community steel industry, 1975-7) | 1975-7 |
KJ 6: Community Land Act, 1976
| KJ 6/1 | Community Land Act | Jan. 1976 |
KJ 7: Company Law Reform, 1975-6
| KJ 7/1 | Company Law Reform | 1975-6 |
KJ 8: Correspondence, 1975-8
| KJ 8/1 | General Correspondence | Mar.-Nov. 1975 |
| KJ 8/2 | General Correspondence | Nov. 1975-Apr. 1976 |
| KJ 8/3 | General Correspondence | May-Nov. 1976 |
| KJ 8/4 | General Correspondence | Nov. 1976-May 1978 |
| KJ 8/5 | General Correspondence | June-Nov. 1978 |
| KJ 8/6 | Correspondence with John Biffen on Energy | Feb.-Aug. 1976 |
| KJ 8/7 | Correspondence with CCO | Apr. 1975-Nov. 1977 |
| KJ 8/8 | Correspondence with James Douglas | May 1975-July 1977 |
| KJ 8/9 | Correspondence with Sir Michael Havers (Bill of Rights) | Mar. 1975-June 1976 |
| KJ 8/10 | Correspondence with Michael Heseltine | Mar. 1975-June 1976 |
| KJ 8/11 | Correspondence with Sir Geoffrey Howe | Aug. 1975-Sept. 1977 |
| KJ 8/12 | Correspondence with Patrick Jenkin on Energy | Oct. 1975-Feb. 1976 |
| KJ 8/13 | Correspondence with Angus Maude | Dec. 1975-June 1978 |
| KJ 8/14 | Correspondence with MPs and Peers | July 1975-Feb. 1978 |
| KJ 8/15 | Correspondence with Chris Patten | Dec. 1975-June 1978 |
| KJ 8/16 | Correspondence with James Prior | June 1975-Feb. 1978 |
| KJ 8/17 | Correspondence with Francis Pym | Mar.-Apr. 1977 |
| KJ 8/18 | Correspondence with Timothy Raison | July 1975-Nov. 1977 |
| KJ 8/19 | Correspondence with Nicholas Ridley | Feb. 1976-Mar. 1978 |
| KJ 8/20 | Correspondence with Norman St. John-Stevas | Mar. 1975-June 1978 |
| KJ 8/21 | Correspondence with Mrs. Thather's office | Aug. 1975-Feb. 1977 |
| KJ 8/22 | Correspondence with Mrs. Thatcher | Aug. 1975-June 1978 |
| KJ 8/23 | Correspondence with Lord Thorneycroft | Nov. 1975-Apr. 1977 |
| KJ 8/24 | Correspondence with Alec Todd (Communications) | Oct. 1975-Jan.1976 |
| KJ 8/25 | Correspondence with William Whitelaw | Sept. 1975-May 1977 |
KJ 9: Devolution, n.d.
| KJ 9/1 | Devolution, - extract from speech by T. Taylor to Bow Group | n.d. |
KJ 10: Economics, 1973-8
| KJ 10/1 | Earnings Rule for Pensioners | 1976 |
| KJ 10/2 | Economic Analysis reports | 1975 |
| KJ 10/3 | General Economic Policy | July 1973-Sept. 1975 |
| KJ 10/4 | Principles and Practice of Team Enterprise by George Copeman | 1975 |
| KJ 10/5 | General Economic Policy letters | May 1975-Aug. 1977 |
| KJ 10/6 | Economic Reconstruction Group | May-Nov. 1975 |
| KJ 10/7 | Economic Reconstruction Group | Dec. 1975-June 1977 |
| KJ 10/8 | 'Expenditure Cutting' project, 1976; The Free Economy, 1974-6 | 1974-6 |
| KJ 10/9 | Conservative Party Fundraising | 1975 |
| KJ 10/10 | ORC report on attitudes to the Governments pay and prices policies | Aug. 1975 |
| KJ 10/11 | Correspondence with Sir Geoffrey Howe on economic policy | May 1975-Dec. 1976 |
| KJ 10/12 | Prices and Consumer Affairs | 1976-7 |
| KJ 10/13 | Controlling Public Expenditure/Public Sector Group | June 1975-Feb. 1976 |
| KJ 10/14 | Controlling Public Expenditure/Public Sector Group | Feb. 1976-Feb. 1978 |
| KJ 10/15 | Public Sector manpower (correspondence with Kenneth Baker on) | 1976 |
| KJ 10/16 | Public Sector Policy Group minutes and papers | June-July 1975 |
| KJ 10/17 | Public Sector Policy Group minutes and papers | Oct. 1975-July 1977 |
| KJ 10/18 | The Self-Employed Policy Group - correspondence and interim report | 1975-8 |
| KJ 10/19 | Allocation of 'short money' for topping up salaries of Shadow Cabinet | 1975 |
| KJ 10/20 | Small Businesses | 1975-7 |
| KJ 10/21 | Taxation | 1974-5 |
| KJ 10/22 | Taxation | 1975-8 |
KJ 11: Education, 1975-6
| KJ 11/1 | Education | May-Dec. 1975 |
| KJ 11/2 | Education | Jan.-Oct. 1976 |
| KJ 11/3 | Approaches to foundations for funding for research into educaton and children | 1975 |
| KJ 11/4 | 'Paying for Schooling' typescript by TE Utley and J Udal | n.d. |
KJ 12: Electoral Reform, 1975-6
| KJ 12/1 | Electoral reform papers, 1975 (incld. 'Thinking aloud on electoral reform' by Samuel Brittan and comments on it by Norman Lamont) | 1975 |
| KJ 12/2 | ORC report on electoral reform, 'Public attidutes to Electoral Reform' | 1975 |
| KJ 12/3 | Alternative electoral systems by James Douglas, CRD | 1975 |
| KJ 12/4 | Conservative Action for Electoral Reform (CAER)- evidence or the Hansard Society's Commission of Inquiry into electoral reform under the chairmanship of Lord Blake | 1976 |
| KJ 12/5 | Proportional Representation | 1975-6 |
KJ 13: Fisheris and Agriculture, 1975-7
| KJ 13/1 | Fisheries and Agriculture | Nov. 1975-July 1977 |
KJ 14: Foreign Affairs, 1975-6
| KJ 14/1 | Foreign Affairs/Research/Aid Policy | 1975-6 |
| KJ 14/2 | Australian Government Management Plans (sent to PMs Office) | 1976 |
| KJ 14/3 | Papers sent to Keith Joseph by Chaim Herzog, Tel Aviv, 'The Malaise in Israel' | n.d. |
KJ 15: Government, 1970-8
| KJ 15/1 | Machinery of Government issues (including Parliamentary and Public Expenditure; decision-making in the Government) | 1970-8 |
| KJ 15/2 | Authority in Government- correspondence with Lord Carrington | 1975-6 |
KJ 16: Home Office, 1975-8
| KJ 16/1 | Home Office matters | 1975-6 |
| KJ 16/2 | Local Government issues | 1975-8 |
| KJ 16/3 | Rates and Housing | 1975-6 |
| KJ 16/4 | Correspondence with Michael Heseltine on rates, town and country planning, and environment | 1976-7 |
| KJ 16/5 | Repartriation/Immigration | 1975 |
| KJ 16/6 | Town Planning | 1975-6 |
| KJ 16/7 | Waste (Local Government and waste collection and disposal) | 1975 |
KJ 17: Trade and Industry, 1974-8
| KJ 17/1 | British Aerospace Industry | 1975-7 |
| KJ 17/2 | Contact with CBI | 1975-6 |
| KJ 17/3 | Correspondence on the Engineering Industry | 1975-6 |
| KJ 17/4 | Industrial Relations | June 1974-July 1975 |
| KJ 17/5 | Industrial Relations | Aug. 1975-Feb. 1978 |
| KJ 17/6 | Industry | 1975-8 |
| KJ 17/7 | Trade | 1975-6 |
KJ 18: Committee Papers and Correspondence, 1974-9
| KJ 18/1 | KJ Committee minutes | June 1975-Dec. 1976 |
| KJ 18/2 | KJ Committee minutes | Dec. 1976-July 1977 |
| KJ 18/3 | KJ Committee minutes | Oct. 1977-Mar. 1979 |
| KJ 18/4 | KJ Committee papers | Nov. 1974-Nov. 1976 |
| KJ 18/5 | KJ Committee papers | Mar. 1977-May 1978 |
| KJ 18/6 | KJ Committee papers | Sept. 1978-Mar. 1979 |
| KJ 18/7 | KJ Committee letter book | Nov. 1978-Jan. 1979 |
| KJ 18/8 | KJ correspondence | Mar. 1975-Apr. 1976 |
| KJ 18/9 | KJ correspondence | May 1976-Dec. 1977 |
| KJ 18/10 | KJ correspondence | Jan.-July 1978 |
| KJ 18/11 | KJ correspondence | Aug. 1978-Mar. 1979 |
| KJ 18/12 | Requests for articles; seminar details, etc. | Sept. 1974-July 1976 |
KJ 19: Letter Books, 1975-8
| KJ 19/1 | KJ letter book | Mar.-Aug. 1975 |
| KJ 19/2 | KJ letter book | Oct. 1975-Oct. 1976 |
| KJ 19/3 | KJ letter book | Mar.-Dec. 1976 |
| KJ 19/4 | KJ letter book | Jan. 1977-May 1978 |
KJ 20: Policy, 1975-6
| KJ 20/1 | Policy Group reports concerning London | 1975-6 |
| KJ 20/2 | Policy for London - correspondence with Geoffrey Finsberg | 1975-6 |
KJ 21: National Union, 1975
| KJ 21/1 | Correspondence with and about the National Union | 1975 |
KJ 22: Northern Ireland, 1975-6
| KJ 22/1 | Northern Ireland | 1975-6 |
KJ 23: Universities, Outside Helpers and Experts, 1975-8
| KJ 23/1 | Links with Universities | 1975 |
| KJ 23/2 | Offers from outside helpers | Jan. 1975-Jan. 1976 |
| KJ 23/3 | Relations with outside experts | Dec. 1975-Apr. 1978 |
KJ 24: Miscellaneous Issues for Discussion, 1975
| KJ 24/1 | Miscellaneous issues for discussion with Chris Patten | 1975 |
KJ 25: General Political, 1975-7
| KJ 25/1 | General Political (includes correspondence with public, CRD, etc.) | 1975-7 |
| KJ 25/2 | General Political | 1975-7 |
KJ 26: Policy, 1975-7
| KJ 26/1 | Further action file | Oct. 1975-Apr. 1976 |
| KJ 26/2 | Policy Group Lists | 1975-6 |
| KJ 26/3 | Policy correspondence file | 1975-6 |
| KJ 26/4 | General file on Policy Groups | Mar. 1975-Aug. 1977 |
| KJ 26/5 | Policy Preparation papers | 1975-7 |
| KJ 26/6 | Policy Preparation papers | 1975-7 |
| KJ 26/7 | Shadow Cabinet Policy Sub-Committee minutes and papers | 1975-7 |
KJ 27: Regional Policy, 1976
| KJ 27/1 | Regional Policy | 1976 |
KJ 28: Scotland, 1975-8
| KJ 28/1 | Scotland | 1975-8 |
KJ 29: Social Services, 1969-78
| KJ 29/1 | Correspondence with Norman Fowler on the NHS | 1969-76 |
| KJ 29/2 | Short term benefits | 1976-7 |
| KJ 29/3 | Social Security | 1975-8 |
| KJ 29/4 | Possible Opposition Commission on the disincentive effects of social security | 1975-6 |
| KJ 29/5 | Social Services | 1975-8 |
| KJ 29/6 | Correspondence on social services with Norman Fowler and Patrick Jenkin | June 1975-Feb. 1978 |
KJ 30: Speeches, 1969-75
| KJ 30/1 | KJ speeches (drafts) | 1969-70 |
| KJ 30/2 | KJ speeches | Sept. 1974-Dec. 1975 |
KJ 31: Training, 1975-7
| KJ 31/1 | Training | 1975-7 |
KJ 32: Transport, 1976
| KJ 32/1 | Transport | 1976 |
KJ 33: Wales, 1975-7
| KJ 33/1 | Welsh Policy | 1975-7 |
KJ 34: Young People, 1975-6
| KJ 34/1 | Young People | 1975-6 |