Introduction
A
Diaries, journals, address and notebooks,
1919-80
A.1 Pocket diaries,
1931-69
A.2 Pocket diaries and address books,
1971-4
A.3 Loose-leafed
diaries and
journals; fragments and books,
1923-70
A.4 Notebooks,
1919-80
B
Correspondence and papers,
1860-1980
B.1 General and political correspondence,
1894-1980
B.2 Printed material,
1894-1980
B.3 Financial papers,
1919-75
B.4 Newspaper cuttings,
1897-1980
B.5
Photographs,
1860-1970s
B.6 Ephemeral
items
| Abstract: Personal and political papers of Irene Ward, Baroness Ward of North Tyneside (1895-1980). |
Irene Ward (1895-1980) was MP for Wallsend, 1931-45, and Tynemouth, 1950-74. She was created Baroness Ward of North Tyneside in 1974. For further details see the Dictionary of National Biography.
Personal and political papers of Irene Ward, Baroness Ward of North Tyneside including correspondence and papers chronicling her career as one of the first women Conservative MPs, a campaigner for equal pay for women and renowned back-bench figure. Included are some family papers and photographs as well as miscellaneous printed memorabilia and ephemera.
Oxford, Bodleian Library [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. d. 3463, fols. 1-2].
| 1931 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3463 Extent: 124 leaves |
| 1932 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3464 Extent: 64 leaves |
| 1933 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3465 Extent: 122 leaves |
| 1934 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3466 Extent: 199 leaves |
| 1934 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3467 Extent: 92 leaves Scope and Content: Includes (fols. 1-2) photograph [Sir Cecil Cochrane?] and Automobile Association card. |
| 1935 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3468 Extent: 92 leaves |
| 1936 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3469 Extent: 67 leaves |
| 1937 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3470 Extent: 94 leaves |
| 1938 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3471 Extent: 174 leaves |
| 1939 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3472 Extent: 174 leaves |
| 1940 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3473 Extent: 122 leaves |
| 1941 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3474 Extent: 210 leaves |
| 1942 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3475 Extent: 174 leaves |
| 1943 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3476 Extent: 166 leaves |
| 1944 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3477 Extent: 102 leaves |
| 1945 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3478 Extent: 71 leaves |
| 1946 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3479 Extent: 100 leaves |
| 1947 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3480 Extent: 199 leaves |
| 1948 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3481 Extent: 70 leaves |
| 1949 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3482 Extent: 206 leaves |
| 1950 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3483 Extent: 64 leaves |
| 1950 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3484 Extent: 206 leaves |
| 1950 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3485 Extent: 72 leaves |
| 1951 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3486 Extent: 103 leaves |
| 1952 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3487 Extent: 202 leaves |
| 1954 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3488 Extent: 107 leaves |
| 1956 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3489 Extent: 106 leaves |
| 1957 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3490 Extent: 203 leaves |
| 1958 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3491 Extent: 207 leaves |
| 1959 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3492 Extent: 202 leaves |
| 1961 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3493 Extent: 200 leaves |
| 1965 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3494 Extent: 202 leaves |
| 1966 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3495 Extent: ii + 203 leaves |
| 1966-7 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3496 Extent: i + 131 leaves |
| 1967 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3497 Extent: 115 leaves |
| 1968 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3498 Extent: 202 leaves |
| 1969 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3499 Extent: 85 leaves |
| 1969 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3500 Extent: 202 leaves |
| 1971 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3501 Extent: 209 leaves |
| 1972 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3502 Extent: 210 leaves |
| 1973 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3503 Extent: 210 leaves |
| 1974 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3504 Extent: 212 leaves |
| Red (imitation lacquer) address book,
n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3505 Extent: 26 leaves |
| Red address book (with some
engagements), n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3506 Extent: 82 leaves |
| 'Where is it?' address book (with
several address cards and newspaper cuttings), n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3507 Extent: 76 leaves |
| Black (Wallsend) address book,
n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3508 Extent: 46 leaves |
| White address book, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3509 Extent: 24 leaves |
| Brown address book, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3510 Extent: 66 leaves |
| Blue address book, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3511 Extent: 66 leaves |
| Blue-black address book (with only
one entry), n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3512 Extent: 51 leaves |
| Diaries and miscellaneous papers,
1923,
1960s, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6959 Extent: 63 leaves Scope and Content:
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| Notebook diary, including account of
trip to Canada,
1925 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6960 Extent: 86 leaves |
| 'All British' desk diary,
Aug.-Sept. 1933 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6961/1 Extent: 58 leaves |
| Black travel diary,
Feb. 1946 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6961/2 Extent: 39 leaves |
| Boots desk diary (unused),
1970 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6962 Extent: xii + 120 pp |
| Poems,
1919 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3513 Extent: 72 leaves |
| Books read,
1923 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3514 Extent: 70 leaves |
| Books read, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3515 Extent: 28 leaves |
| Christmas present lists,
1922-32 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3516 Extent: 23 leaves |
| Christmas presents lists,
1933-53 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3517 Extent: i + 81 leaves |
| Christmas presents lists,
1954-67 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3518 Extent: 77 leaves |
| Visitors book,
1980 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3519 Extent: 78 leaves |
| 10 May 1894-17 Nov.
1924, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6963 Extent: 312 leaves |
| 5 Jan. 1925-24 Dec.
1929, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6964 Extent: 186 leaves |
| General Election and award of C.B.E. ,
5 Jan.-25 July 1929, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6965 Extent: 158 leaves |
| 4 Mar. 1930-17 Nov.
1935 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6966 Extent: 179 leaves |
| General Elections,
8 Apr. 1930-25 Nov. 1935, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6967 Extent: 209 leaves |
| General Election telegrams,
13-20 Nov. 1935, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3520 Extent: 138 leaves |
| 18 Nov. 1935-20 Sept.
1941 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6968 Extent: 210 leaves |
| 17 Feb. 1942-2 Dec.
1949, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6969 Extent: 177 leaves |
| 22 Feb. 1950-9 June
1955 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6970 Extent: 269 leaves |
| 9-30 June 1955,
n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6971 Extent: 322 leaves |
| 1 July 1955-25 July
1958 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6972 Extent: 236 leaves |
| 28 July 1958-25 Mar.
1959 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6973 Extent: 223 leaves |
| 26 Mar. 1959-15 Dec.
1959 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6974 Extent: 217 leaves |
| 16 Dec. 1959-9 Feb.
1960 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6975 Extent: 219 leaves |
| 10 Feb. 1960-31 Dec.
1963 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6976 Extent: 237 leaves |
| 7 Nov. 1963-18 Mar.
1965 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6977 Extent: 223 leaves |
| 19 Mar.-4 Aug.
1965 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6978 Extent: 212 leaves |
| 5 Aug.-18 Oct.
1965 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6979 Extent: 255 leaves |
| 23 Oct. 1965-10 May
1966 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6980 Extent: 253 leaves |
| 11 May-15 June
1966 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6981 Extent: 205 leaves |
| 16 June 1966-7 Mar.
1967 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6982 Extent: 218 leaves |
| 13 July 1967-23 May
1968 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6983 Extent: 281 leaves |
| 23-4 May
1968 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6984 Extent: 304 leaves |
| 25-8 May
1968 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6985 Extent: 337 leaves |
| 29 May-30 Aug.
1968 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6986 Extent: 261 leaves |
| 9 Sept.-13 Nov.
1968 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6987 Extent: 289 leaves (fols. 19-21) removed to MS. Photogr. c. 147/7, fols. 703-5 |
| 14 Nov.-31 Dec.
1968 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6988 Extent: 318 leaves |
| 1 Jan.-29 June
1969 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6989 Extent: 255 leaves |
| 1 July-31 Dec.
1969 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6990 Extent: 273 leaves |
| 3 Jan.-Feb.
1970 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6991 Extent: 205 leaves |
| 2 Mar.-31 July
1970 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6992 Extent: 191 leaves |
| 1 Aug.-16 Sept.
1970 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6993 Extent: 224 leaves |
| 17 Sept. 1970-31 July
1972 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6994 Extent: 258 leaves |
| 1 Aug. 1972-3 Jan.
1973 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6995 Extent: 236 leaves |
| 4 Jan.-5 June
1973 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6996 Extent: 219 leaves |
| 6 June 1973-26 June
1974 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6997 Extent: 224 leaves |
| 15 July 1974-30 Oct.
1979 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6998 Extent: 235 leaves |
| 2 Nov. 1979-3 May
1980, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 6999 Extent: 172 leaves |
| Undated correspondence Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7000 Extent: 296 leaves |
| Constituency correspondence,
13 Oct. 1951-4 May 1966 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7001 = Res. Extent: 251 leaves |
| Constituency correspondence,
5 May 1966-1 Oct. 1969 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7002 = Res. Extent: 237 leaves |
| Constituency correspondence,
4 Oct. 1969-7 Aug. 1972 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7003 = Res. Extent: 251 leaves |
| Constituency correspondence,
23 Sept. 1972-24 Feb. 1980, n.d., with
executor's papers Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7004 = Res. Extent: 150 leaves Scope and Content:
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| Miscellaneous printed material,
10 May 1894-May 1966 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7005 Extent: 481 leaves |
| Miscellaneous printed material,
24 June 1966-27 Mar. 1968 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7006 Extent: 343 leaves |
| Miscellaneous printed material,
14 Nov. 1968-Oct. 1970, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7007 Extent: 309 leaves Scope and Content:
|
| Calling cards and Election
memorabilia,
10 Apr. 1894-28 Feb. 1974,
n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7008 Extent: 76 leaves Scope and Content:
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| Memorabilia,
21 Mar. 1894-1957 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3521 Extent: 93 leaves |
| Memorabilia,
19 July 1959-24 Jan. 1975,
n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3522 Extent: 96 leaves Scope and Content:
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| Programmes,
20 Dec. 1912-8 June 1980, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7009 Extent: 301 leaves (due to insert) Scope and Content:
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| Invitations,
16 Jan. 1916-8 June 1980, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7010 Extent: 62 leaves Scope and Content:
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| Menus,
1 May 1919-5 Dec. 1973, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3523 Extent: 89 leaves Scope and Content:
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| Christmas and Birthday cards and
pictures,
1928-74, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3524 Extent: 322 leaves (due to inserts) Scope and Content:
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| Postcards, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. e. 3380 Extent: 157 leaves |
| Miscellaneous printed
ephemera Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3525/1-41 Extent: 41 items Scope and Content: Includes
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|
Amenities Centre Whitley Bay, Consultants Report,
Gillinson Barnett and Partners,
Aug. 1968 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7011 Extent: 29 leaves |
| Outsized printed material,
1933-55, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. b. 2109 Extent: 7 items Scope and Content: Includes
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| Financial papers,
1919-75, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7012 Extent: 399 leaves Scope and Content: Comprises papers relating to
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| Newspaper cuttings book,
1905-July 1924 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3526 Extent: iv + 100 pp Pages 52-100 blank |
| Newspaper cuttings book,
1924-5 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. d. 3527 Extent: iv + 100 pp |
| Newspaper cuttings book relating to
the Historical Pageant of Newcastle,
July 1931 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. b. 2110 Extent: xxxiii + 14 leaves |
| Loose newspaper cuttings,
1897-5 Nov. 1935 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7013 Extent: 252 leaves |
| Loose newspaper cuttings,
6-16 Nov. 1935 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7014 Extent: 281 leaves |
| Loose newspaper cuttings,
17 Nov. 1935-?1936 Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7015 Extent: 227 leaves |
| Loose newspaper cuttings,
4 Nov. 1938-3 Oct. 1974, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7016 Extent: 284 leaves |
| Loose newspaper cuttings removed from
cuttings books,
19 Sept. 1929-13 June 1980,
n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7017 Extent: 238 leaves |
| 'Auto-Photo' album,
24 Dec. 1907, n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Photogr. e. 30 Extent: 7 leaves |
| Miscellaneous photographs with
newspaper cuttings relating to a visit with Thelma Cazalet-Keir, MP to Jamaica,
and other events,
1948 Shelfmark: MS. Photogr. c. 171 Extent: 38 leaves (fols. 10-38 blank) |
| Parliamentary Fisheries Sub-committee
visit to Humber fishing ports,
22-4 July 1959 Shelfmark: MS. Photogr. c. 172 Extent: 20 leaves |
| Delegation to unidentified South East
Asian country,
1950s Shelfmark: MS. Photogr. e. 31 Extent: 22 leaves |
| Framed and mounted photographs,
c.
1900-1960s Shelfmark: MS. Photogr. c. 172 Extent: 51 leaves (fols. 1-7) Framed (fols. 8-51) Mounted Scope and Content:
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| Framed and mounted photographs,
n.d. Shelfmark: MS. Photogr. c. 173 Extent: 54 leaves |
| Miscellaneous photographs (fols.
1-112),
1860-1954 Shelfmark: MS. Photogr. c. 174/1 Extent: 112 leaves Scope and Content:
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| Miscellaneous photographs (fols.
113-220),
1920s-30s Shelfmark: MS. Photogr. c. 174/2 Extent: 108 leaves |
| Miscellaneous photographs (fols.
221-363),
1930s-40s Shelfmark: MS. Photogr. c. 174/3 Extent: 143 leaves |
| Miscellaneous photographs (fols.
364-443),
1940s-50s Shelfmark: MS. Photogr. c. 174/4 Extent: 80 leaves |
| Miscellaneous photographs (fols.
444-577),
1950s-60s Shelfmark: MS. Photogr. c. 174/5 Extent: 134 leaves |
| Miscellaneous photographs (fols.
578-656),
1960s-70s Shelfmark: MS. Photogr. c. 174/6 Extent: 79 leaves |
| Miscellaneous photographs (fols.
657-753),
1970s Shelfmark: MS. Photogr. c. 174/7 Extent: 97 leaves |
| Outsized photographs Shelfmark: MS. Photogr. b. 33 Extent: 6 items Mainly portraits; including those by Lenare and Yevonde |
| Ephemeral items,
n.d. Shelfmark: Library's List 755 Extent: 4 items Scope and Content:
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