The Papers of Leopold Amery

Correspondence, mainly with James Hamilton, Secretary of the International Magna Carta Day Association, on establishing a Magna Carta Day, with other correspondents including: Arthur Bryant; Alan Don [Chaplain and Secretary to the Archbishop of Canterbury] (2); Nugent Hicks, Bishop of Lincoln; 11th Lord Lothian [British Ambassador to the United States, earlier Philip Kerr] on moving a copy of the Magna Carta to the Library of Congress, and on American neutrality; Vincent Massey, High Commissioner for Canada (2); [Alfred] Duff Cooper [Minister of Information, later 1st Lord Norwich] on a proposal to give a copy of the Magna Carta to the United States; Brendan Bracken [Minister of Information] (2); 1st Lord Trenchard; Gervas Huxley, Adviser to Ministry of Information on Empire Publicity; Paul de Labilliere, Bishop of Westminster; Eleanor Emery [Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for the Dominions]; Richard Rendall, Controller, Talks Division, BBC; Gordon Cawston, National President of the International Magna Carta Day Association (4).

Also includes: pamphlets issued by the International Magna Carta Day Association.