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Philip Williams read history at Trinity College, Oxford, graduating in 1940; he was a member of the Labour Party at 16 and a member of the Oxford anti-Fascist movement in the 1930s; active in the Campaign for Democratic Socialism and a 'confirmed Gaskellite'; Labour economist and industrial relations expert at Nuffield College, Oxford; published a biography of Hugh Gaitskell in 1979; died, 1984.
Publications: Hugh Gaitskell: A Political Biography (1979, second edition 1982)
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Deposited in Nuffield College, Oxford, by Philip Williams. Transferred to UCL in 1999.
GB 0103 WILLIAMS [1910-1982] Collection (fonds) 13 boxes Williams , Philip M , d 1984 , Labour economist and industrial relations expert
Philip Williams read history at Trinity College, Oxford, graduating in 1940; he was a member of the Labour Party at 16 and a member of the Oxford anti-Fascist movement in the 1930s; active in the Campaign for Democratic Socialism and a 'confirmed Gaskellite'; Labour economist and industrial relations expert at Nuffield College, Oxford; published a biography of Hugh Gaitskell in 1979; died, 1984.
Publications: Hugh Gaitskell: A Political Biography (1979, second edition 1982)
Deposited in Nuffield College, Oxford, by Philip Williams. Transferred to UCL in 1999.
Received from Nuffield College, Oxford, 1999.
Research papers of Philip Williams for his biography of Hugh Gaitskell,
including manuscript notes arranged by chapter, typescript drafts of chapters and annotated proofs; a limited amount of original Gaitskell material including a manuscript notebook entitled 'Journey to Israel' with shorthand notes at the back, photographs of Gaitskell and offprints of articles by Gaitskell; photocopies of original Gaitskell papers including his diaries and correspondence; transcripts of interviews with Gaitskell's family, friends and colleagues and related correspondence; correspondence including with Gaitskell's family and with publishers; press cuttings and photocopies of press cuttings relating to Gaitskell; press cuttings including reviews and publicity for the biography; papers relating to the publication of Gaitskell's diary and photocopies of papers and diaries of Gaitskell's political contemporaries.
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Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Political Studies (1985). XXXIII, pp. 179-180. 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. Sep 2008; updated July 2018 Biographies Prose Literary forms and genres Literature Political leaders Internal politics Political parties Gaitskell , Hugh Todd Naylor , 1906-1963 , statesman Williams , Philip M , d 1984 , Labour economist and industrial relations expert Labour Party
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Received from Nuffield College, Oxford, 1999.
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Research papers of Philip Williams for his biography of Hugh Gaitskell,
including manuscript notes arranged by chapter, typescript drafts of chapters and annotated proofs; a limited amount of original Gaitskell material including a manuscript notebook entitled 'Journey to Israel' with shorthand notes at the back, photographs of Gaitskell and offprints of articles by Gaitskell; photocopies of original Gaitskell papers including his diaries and correspondence; transcripts of interviews with Gaitskell's family, friends and colleagues and related correspondence; correspondence including with Gaitskell's family and with publishers; press cuttings and photocopies of press cuttings relating to Gaitskell; press cuttings including reviews and publicity for the biography; papers relating to the publication of Gaitskell's diary and photocopies of papers and diaries of Gaitskell's political contemporaries.
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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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