UK Parliamentary Archives

Two manuscript letters from Charles R Fox to Lord John Russell, a personal friend, regarding Russell's literary and political career.

These papers relate to the creation of Baron Williams of Ynyshir.

Letters to Sir Miles Mattinson from 1884 to 1896. Correspondents include Lord Randolph Churchill (MAT/1/1-6) and Speaker William Court Gully (MAT/2/1-3). There are also letters regarding Mattinso...

This file contains letters from Jennie Lee, as well as press cuttings from "Punch" and "The Times".

This collection consists of a letters patent creating Baron Goodman of Westminster and a grant of arms of the City of Westminster.

The collection contains various minute books and papers relating to meetings of the Parliamentary Group for World Government and One World Trust (PWG/1-9), with two series relating to the Education...

Common-Place Book containing proceedings from several Parliaments under James I and Charles I.

The papers include autograph letters, election posters and diaries, newspaper cuttings, family history research (records date from 1826), business and personal letters. The collection also comprise...

The papers of Airey Neave consist of constituency papers, subject files and personal papers. They include files relating to his posts as Opposition Spokeman on Northern Ireland Affairs, 1975-79 (A...

The collection contains a file of letters received by Ernest Brown and political papers.

Notebooks used by Lord Reid in hearing appeals in the House of Lords and Public Courts

Material relating to Balfour's involvement in politics at the time of the Second World War and to his relationship with Lord Beaverbrook.

The collection consists predominantly of Cadogan's personal papers, including political and family material. Much is correspondence with political figures and relatives, but there are also invitati...

Handwritten transcripts of Parliamentary speeches during the reign of Charles I "A journal or diarie of the most material passages and matters propounded or discussed amongst the Assemblie of the L...

Diaries, correspondence, press-cuttings, photos, literary and miscellaneous papers relating to the life and work of Sir Percy Harris, from 1900 to 1951.

Drafts and proofs with own corrections of "Letters and Leaders of My Day", Healy's autobiography published 1928.

The papers of Lord Renton consist of subject files and constituency correspondence.

This collection consists of a photocopy of and correspondence relating to a corrected transcript of an interview given by Arthur Bottomley, MP to the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in Delhi in J...

This collection consists of papers, press cuttings and photographs concerning the House of Commons Yacht Club and the Alfred Bossom Challenge Cup.

Files of Sir John Biggs-Davison, MP, which relate to many different subjects, but the main topics include: abortion; Africa; Chigwell and Ongar Conservative Association; Christianity; the Common Ma...

Letters Patent of Baron Burghclere of Walden

Bound volumes containing autographs of members of the House of Lords and the House of Commons. In this collection, there are also volumes of autographs of the Archbishops and Bishops of England and...

Committee Papers relating to the Anti-discrimination Bill of 1972; the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments 1973 and the Regulation of Prices of the Tranquillising Drugs Order of 1973, of which...

Working papers from Morris' career in the House of Lords, predominantly on select committees. Includes correspondence, copies of Bills, reports, memoranda and notes.

Notes made by Lady Melville, who recorded anything she felt to be important about Bonar Law, such as his comments after a cabinet meeting or remarks about letters received.

These are rough holograph notes in pencil for his speech on the 'Agadir' crisis at the Mansion House on 21 July 1911; also includes other memoranda.

This sub-series comprises letters from Peers offering books to the Library; also contains letters asking the Librarian to purchase specific books and requesting information.

And other dinners, signed by R.A. Butler, J.B. Priestly and others. Also, a card for the presentation of the parliamentary Press Gallery to Sir Winston Churchill (unsigned) to mark his 80th birthday.

Booklet presenting the order of service of prayer and remeberance for Jo Cox MP, 22nd June 1974 - 16th June 2016. The service was held on Monday 20th June 2016 at 4:00 pm, in St Margaret's Church, ...

Featuring a cartoon of Eden and Emanuel Shinwell sitting on scaffolding erected around Big Ben with a number of waiters bringing up a large meal to them. Signed by Eden, Shinwell, Clarissa Eden, W....

Notebook used by Derek Rommel Hudson, with extracts from Parliamentary proceedings and other works, in preparation for his book "Poet in Parliament. Life of Winthrop Mackworth Praed, 1802-1839" pub...

Weedon informs Hackett that his petition is to be read in the Commons on the '26th instant'. Advises Hackett to obtain a copy of the polls from the Sheriff, Mr Hart, as precedents have been set by ...

Contemporary report of two speeches delivered by Fox in the House of Commons on 11 and 18 Feb 1784, being part of his attack on the ministry of William Pitt. In his first speech (11 Feb) he discuss...

Although this manuscript is dated 1607, the hand resembles more a 19th century one. It could have been copied from the House of Commons Journal by Joseph Conder. This is a manuscript extract of a p...

This autograph letter is entirely about Wellington's views on the Reform Bill, then in progress through Parliament, and especially concerning the tactics used by those who opposed it. He is of the ...

Although this letter was written in 1931, it relates to the intrigue surrounding the fall of the Asquith government in 1916. Chamberlain refers to his own position and denies that there was any int...

Papers relating to the Aylesbury election including the appointment of agents for the Aylesbury election by Austen Henry Layard and Sir Richard Bethell; also includes a warrant addressed to the El...

In this Order, Hatsell enpowers the Sheriffs of London to recover the "Poll Books if that cannot be done that they do apply to the Cheque Clerks of each candidate for the Books kept by them". The ...

Letter concerning the vacant seat of Weobley, Herefordshire, and the representation for this borough of the Hon. Thomas Thynne, eldest son of Lord Weymouth.

Concerning the non-attendance at Westminster of Richard Hopkins MP

This volume consists of private jottings, and is divided in two parts. The first part (folios 1-15) bears the heading "On the late decision of the House of Commons on the case of the Middlesex ele...

Diary of Henry Bennet, from 22 January to 11 July, the day that Parliament was prorogued. It chronicles Bennet's attendance in the House of Commons and records events there as well as speeches tha...

Declaration made by George Berkeley regarding his nephew Viscount Dursley. Berkeley states that he had recommended Dursley as his replacement as MP for Gloucestershire. However, he claims that th...

This is an autograph note in the third person, written accross House of Commons writing paper, relating to the formation of a Select Committee to enquire into the letters quoted by "The Times" in a...