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- 1960-1997 (Creation)
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263 boxes
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Born 1923; educated George Watson's, Edinburgh, King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth, Daniel Stewart's, Edinburgh, High School, Stirling, and Glasgow University; spent three seasons with Shakespeare Memorial Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1948-[1951]; spent three years with the BBC Repertory Company; became famous for playing the part of Jet Morgan in the BBC radio drama Journey into Space; appeared in 37 films and many TV and radio performances; Council Member, British Actors' Equity, 1966-1969; Labour MP, Smethwick, 1966-74, and Warley East, 1974-97; Parliamentary Private Secretary to John Thomson Stonehouse as Minister of State for Aviation, 1967, Minister of Technology, 1967-68, and Postmaster General, 1968-69; Opposition spokesman for the Arts, 1970-73, and 1979-82; Founder, and Chairman, British Parliamentary Association for Euro-Arab Cooperation, 1974-97; Co-Chairman, All-Party Parliamentary Heritage Group, 1974-97; Member, House of Commons Works of Art Committee, 1970-97; Member, British Delegation to Council of Europe and Western European Union, 1975-80, and 1987-97; Executive Committee, GB China Centre, 1976-97; Executive Committee, Inter-Parliamentary Union, (British Section), 1983-97; Executive Committee, Franco-British Council, 1978-88; retired 1997; died 2000.
Archival history
Deposited by Andrew Faulds in 1999.
GB 0097 FAULDS 1960-1997 collection 263 boxes Faulds , Andrew Matthew William , 1923-2000 , MP and actor
Born 1923; educated George Watson's, Edinburgh, King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth, Daniel Stewart's, Edinburgh, High School, Stirling, and Glasgow University; spent three seasons with Shakespeare Memorial Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1948-[1951]; spent three years with the BBC Repertory Company; became famous for playing the part of Jet Morgan in the BBC radio drama Journey into Space; appeared in 37 films and many TV and radio performances; Council Member, British Actors' Equity, 1966-1969; Labour MP, Smethwick, 1966-74, and Warley East, 1974-97; Parliamentary Private Secretary to John Thomson Stonehouse as Minister of State for Aviation, 1967, Minister of Technology, 1967-68, and Postmaster General, 1968-69; Opposition spokesman for the Arts, 1970-73, and 1979-82; Founder, and Chairman, British Parliamentary Association for Euro-Arab Cooperation, 1974-97; Co-Chairman, All-Party Parliamentary Heritage Group, 1974-97; Member, House of Commons Works of Art Committee, 1970-97; Member, British Delegation to Council of Europe and Western European Union, 1975-80, and 1987-97; Executive Committee, GB China Centre, 1976-97; Executive Committee, Inter-Parliamentary Union, (British Section), 1983-97; Executive Committee, Franco-British Council, 1978-88; retired 1997; died 2000.
Deposited by Andrew Faulds in 1999.
Andrew Faulds
Political papers of Andrew Matthew William Faulds, [1965-1997], mainly relating to his career as Labour MP for Smethwick (1966-1974) and Warley East (1974-1997). Comprises files relating to Parliamentary and constituency matters, foreign affairs, and the arts. There are also a number of audiotapes of Faulds' speeches, mostly in the House of Commons and the Council of Europe.
Duplicates have been removed.
Copies of Hansards, files regarding Faulds' personal life (e.g. house, travel) and reports and magazines regarding the arts have been weeded. Where such publications relate to the file the items have been kept.
No further accruals are expected.
The papers were sorted by Faulds following his retirement, and are in sections as follows:
FAULDS/1 - Arts
FAULDS/2 - Constituency
FAULDS/3 - Foreign Affairs
FAULDS/4 - Parliamentary
FAULDS/2, FAULDS/3 and FAULDS/4 have been sorted into sub-sections during the cataloguing stage as follows:
FAULDS/2 -
FAULDS/2/1 - Constituency Correspondence - casework regarding various subjects (Closed under data protection),
FAULDS/2/2 - Immigration - correspondence, mostly with constituents regarding immigration (Closed under data protection),
FAULDS/2/3 - Local Issues - correspondence regarding various subjects such as employment, education and housing (mostly open),
FAULDS/2/4 - Constituency Labour Party - papers and correspondence mostly regarding Warley East (mostly open)
FAULDS/3 -
FAULDS/3/1 - Europe,
FAULDS/3/2 - Middle East,
FAULDS/3/3 - Asia,
FAULDS/3/4 - Africa,
FAULDS/3/5 - South America,
FAULDS/3/6 - North America,
FAULDS/3/7 - Australia / New Zealand
FAULDS/4 -
FAULDS/4/1 - General parliamentary papers and correspondence - particularly relating to foreign affairs, immigration and the arts, FAULDS/4/2 - Notices of Motions (signed by Faulds), FAULDS/4/3 - Parliamentary Questions (asked by Faulds),
FAULDS/4/4 - Inter-Parliamentary Union,
FAULDS/4/5 - Commonwealth Parliamentary Association,
FAULDS/4/6 - Legislation,
FAULDS/4/7 - Labour Party,
FAULDS/4/ 8 - Committees and Groups,
FAULDS/4/ 9 - Letters, speeches and articles
There are three further series of papers from a later accession. These are:
FAULDS/5 - Personal Papers mostly correspondence with friends and acquaintances Faulds met on travels abroad,
FAULDS/6 - Desk Diaries,
FAULDS/7 - Audiotapes comprising speeches by Faulds mostly in the House of Commons and at the Council of Europe
There is a great deal of overlap in subject across each series and in particular FAULDS/4 contains a large amount of correspondence and papers regarding both the arts and foriegn affairs. Users are advised to search the online catalogue if they are researching a specific subjects. Please conatct the Archivist if you would like further assistance.
Mainly open; some items closed
Some files are closed under data protection
Most items can be photocopied. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.
English
Online catalogue and handlist available
The BLPES also holds election ephemera relating to Faulds (Ref: Coll misc 0401/2/6 (1964) and 0712/712/6 (1979)), and correspondence in the papers of the Rt Hon John Parker (Ref: Parker/6/1).
The Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, York University, holds writings and speeches by Faulds on African politics and refugees and the Israel-Palestine problem (Ref: HIL L70).
Sources: Who's Who 1897-1996 (A & C Black, 1996); Historical Manuscripts Commission National Register of Archives; the Internet Movie Database. Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Modified by Becky Webster May 2008. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. May 2008 Arts England Europe Faulds , Andrew Matthew William , 1923-2000 , MP and actor Foreign relations Internal politics International relations Labour Party Parliament Political science Politics Smethwick Staffordshire UK Warley Western Europe London
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Andrew Faulds
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Scope and content
Political papers of Andrew Matthew William Faulds, [1965-1997], mainly relating to his career as Labour MP for Smethwick (1966-1974) and Warley East (1974-1997). Comprises files relating to Parliamentary and constituency matters, foreign affairs, and the arts. There are also a number of audiotapes of Faulds' speeches, mostly in the House of Commons and the Council of Europe.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Duplicates have been removed.
Copies of Hansards, files regarding Faulds' personal life (e.g. house, travel) and reports and magazines regarding the arts have been weeded. Where such publications relate to the file the items have been kept.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
The papers were sorted by Faulds following his retirement, and are in sections as follows:
FAULDS/1 - Arts
FAULDS/2 - Constituency
FAULDS/3 - Foreign Affairs
FAULDS/4 - Parliamentary
FAULDS/2, FAULDS/3 and FAULDS/4 have been sorted into sub-sections during the cataloguing stage as follows:
FAULDS/2 -
FAULDS/2/1 - Constituency Correspondence - casework regarding various subjects (Closed under data protection),
FAULDS/2/2 - Immigration - correspondence, mostly with constituents regarding immigration (Closed under data protection),
FAULDS/2/3 - Local Issues - correspondence regarding various subjects such as employment, education and housing (mostly open),
FAULDS/2/4 - Constituency Labour Party - papers and correspondence mostly regarding Warley East (mostly open)
FAULDS/3 -
FAULDS/3/1 - Europe,
FAULDS/3/2 - Middle East,
FAULDS/3/3 - Asia,
FAULDS/3/4 - Africa,
FAULDS/3/5 - South America,
FAULDS/3/6 - North America,
FAULDS/3/7 - Australia / New Zealand
FAULDS/4 -
FAULDS/4/1 - General parliamentary papers and correspondence - particularly relating to foreign affairs, immigration and the arts, FAULDS/4/2 - Notices of Motions (signed by Faulds), FAULDS/4/3 - Parliamentary Questions (asked by Faulds),
FAULDS/4/4 - Inter-Parliamentary Union,
FAULDS/4/5 - Commonwealth Parliamentary Association,
FAULDS/4/6 - Legislation,
FAULDS/4/7 - Labour Party,
FAULDS/4/ 8 - Committees and Groups,
FAULDS/4/ 9 - Letters, speeches and articles
There are three further series of papers from a later accession. These are:
FAULDS/5 - Personal Papers mostly correspondence with friends and acquaintances Faulds met on travels abroad,
FAULDS/6 - Desk Diaries,
FAULDS/7 - Audiotapes comprising speeches by Faulds mostly in the House of Commons and at the Council of Europe
There is a great deal of overlap in subject across each series and in particular FAULDS/4 contains a large amount of correspondence and papers regarding both the arts and foriegn affairs. Users are advised to search the online catalogue if they are researching a specific subjects. Please conatct the Archivist if you would like further assistance.
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Conditions governing access
Mainly open; some items closed
Some files are closed under data protection
Conditions governing reproduction
Most items can be photocopied. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The BLPES also holds election ephemera relating to Faulds (Ref: Coll misc 0401/2/6 (1964) and 0712/712/6 (1979)), and correspondence in the papers of the Rt Hon John Parker (Ref: Parker/6/1).
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Online catalogue and handlist available
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The Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, York University, holds writings and speeches by Faulds on African politics and refugees and the Israel-Palestine problem (Ref: HIL L70).
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English