Papers of John Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon

Papers of John Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon

Description

Title Proper Papers of John Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon
Date(s) 1930-1953
General material designation
This fonds contains 10 textual records.
Scope and content
This fonds comprises four series containing the following: Lord Simon's diaries and notebooks; correspondence related to Lord Simon; material related to Rudolph Hess, the inauguration of the Allied Governments' Maritime courts, the Vinerian Professorship of English Law at Oxford University, the General Election in 1945; copies of broadcasts titled "The Fifth Freedom" and "The Use of the Word Empire"; speeches, lectures, and broadcasts by Lord Simon; miscellaneous printed papers by Lord Simon; and a copy of Sir Alfred Denning's "The Spirit of the British Constitution."
Name of creator
Simon John Allsebrook created this archive from his career as a politician. This material was given to the Bodleian Library from 1979 to 1999.
Immediate source of acquisition
The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

Structure

Repository Bodleian Library

Metadata

Title

Papers of John Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon
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Terminology

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