| Title |
Literary |
| Reference |
KNNK 24 |
| Covering Dates |
1983–1992 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 archive box |
|
| Content and context |
Includes: correspondence and corrections from NK on Robert Harris's biography, "The Making of Neil Kinnock"; texts and correspondence on various reviews and forewords by NK to books by other people; notes and correspondence on Michael Leapman's book "Kinnock's Britain". |
| Churchill/KNNK 24 contains: |
|
1
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Leader biography. Letter from Robert Harris on his biography of NK, "The Making of Neil Kinnock". Also includes biographical information on NK for Parliamentary Profiles.
1 file. |
Dec 1983-May 1986 |
|
2
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"The Making of Neil Kinnock". Uncorrected proof copy of Robert Harris's biography of NK with some annotations.
1 file. |
c 1984 |
|
3
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"The Making of Neil Kinnock". Correspondence with Robert Harris on his biography of NK, with corrections and page proofs.
1 file. |
Jun 1984 |
|
4
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"The Making of Neil Kinnock". NK's corrections to Robert Harris's biography of him.
1 file. |
c Jun 1984 |
|
5
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"The Micro Revolution Revisited". Text and drafts of NK's foreword to Peter Large's book, with correspondence and a proof copy.
1 file. |
Jan 1984 |
|
6
|
Rugby Football and the Football Association. Includes: corrected galley proofs and notes of reviews by NK for the Times Literary Supplement on rugby books; correspondence on apartheid and a tour of Wales by a South African rugby team, with correspondents including Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister; general correspondence on rugby and football.
1 file. |
Nov 1979-Jan 1984 |
|
7
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NK Books. Letters from Penguin Books Limited suggesting that NK might write a Penguin Special or publish his speeches; text of review by NK for the Times Literary Supplement on rugby books (copy of review in KNNK 24/6).
1 file. |
Jan 1984-Dec 1985 |
|
8
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Michael Leapman. Includes: briefing for NK's interview with Leapman for "Kinnock's Britain", mainly on the miners' strike and also reselection of Parliamentary candidates and one member one vote (OMOV); correspondence with Leapman and Penguin Books Limited; synopses for Leapman's book and other publications on the Labour Party; proposal by Stephen Kelly for a book on the 1987 election campaign.
1 file. |
Nov 1985-Apr 1986 |
|
9
|
Introduction [?] by NK to a pamphlet by Fenner Brockway on Keir Hardie.
1 file. |
c Apr 1988 |
|
10
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John Garrett. Text of an overview chapter from a book by Garrett on Parliamentary reform [? "Westminster"], with a letter from NK giving his response for Garrett to quote.
1 file. |
Jan 1992 |
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