Papers of Lord Butler

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
92 General political by subject File 1963
94 General, including Russian visit July 1964, 1964 Election, RAB's retirement from politics 1965. Several complete newspapers File 1964–1965
100 Scrapbook 'Volume III. 1935-1937' File 1935–1937
103 Scrapbook 'May 1943 - Dec 1947' File 1943–1947
109 Scrapbook '1959-1961' File n.d. and 1959–1961
111 Scrapbook '1.6.62 to 29.6.64' File 1962–1964
115 Press cuttings on the sale of Gatcombe Park Gloucestershire, by RAB to the Queen for Princess Anne, criticism of purchase from some M.P.s etc. Also original press announcement and letter from the Queen's Press Secretary File 1976
1 Personal correspondence for period of Private Secretaryship at Ministry of Labour. Arranged by P [Personal] numbers given at date of filing, therefore roughly chronological, but with back correspondence. No index, incomplete number sequence, some un-numbered File 1933–1938
2 Correspondence concerning various relatives File 1935–1945
13 Miscellaneous correspondence File 1957–1960
18 Personal correspondence 1963 File 1962–1963
19 Official and public correspondence 1963 File 1963
1 Certificates from school to Cambridge M.A., postcards, odd notes, cartoons; embroidered badge, Pembroke College, Cambridge; incomplete engagement calendars for 1921, 1928, 1931; prescriptions and list of exercises; RAB's engagement and wedding notices; typescripts of political sketches by a constituent c.1930 File n.d. and 1918–1931
13 Cambridge University Conservative Association: Minutes of meetings and reports, papers from Imperial Conference of Students at Cambridge, July 1924, organised by RAB File 1923–1924
16 Nine issues of Granta, containing appreciation of RAB File 1924–1925
17 The Pem, with May Week supplement containing Ode to the Pem by RAB File 1924
21 World tour: financial accounts, itineraries, texts of speeches, diary of meetings etc. File 1926-c.1927
23 Reports of Courtaulds Ltd general meetings for 1935 and 1947, letter re George Courtauld's marriage settlement to RAB as trustee File 1935–1947
25 Volume of typescript copies of tributes paid to the Right Hon. Sir Michael Herbert Rudolf Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne (d.23 Feb 1939) and copies of his cable and letter to RAB on being invited to be godfather to Samuel James Butler. Original letter to Doreen, Lady Brabourne to RAB File 1937–1939
30 Ernest Cassel Educational Trust: Agenda and papers for trustees meeting of 18 July 1956, largely applications for grants from the trust fund. Copy of c. Jan 1933 of original trust deed of 11 Feb 1919. File 1933–1956
32 Glasgow University: Rectorial installation and address, Feb 1958, letters re student disturbances, University Union, Glasgow charities appeal File 1957–1959
4 General political correspondence File n.d. and 1932
8 General political correspondence File 1937–1938
14 General political correspondence File c.1942–1945 [1963]
16 General political correspondence File 1944
17 General political correspondence File 1942–1945
22 General political correspondence File 1950
25 General political correspondence File n.d. and 1952
26 General political correspondence File 1952
29 General political correspondence File n.d., 1955–1958