Janus: The Papers of Baroness Thatcher LG., OM., FRS.

Churchill/THCR 2/6/1 contains:
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183	Papers relating to the administration of Margaret Thatcher's office, January 1975-March 1978
184	Papers relating to the administration of Margaret Thatcher's office, April 1978-April 1979
185	General file relating to Margaret Thatcher's office, March 1975-March 1979
186	Expenses and accounts of Margaret Thatcher's office, May 1977-June 1979
187	Papers relating to Margaret Thatcher's "new office", November 1974-March 1979
188	Papers relating to opinion polls, March 1975-April 1978
189	Papers relating to opinion polls conducted by Opinion Research Centre, February 1975-May 1978
190	Papers relating to overseas aid, November 1975-October 1977
191	Papers relating to Parliamentary procedures, February 1975-November 1978
191A	Papers removed from THCR 2/6/1/191 by the cataloguing archivist in November 2003, relating to honours and appointments, 1975-6
192	Papers relating to pay and allowances of Members of Parliament, May 1976-March 1979
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The Papers of Baroness Thatcher LG., OM., FRS.

Title	Papers relating to opinion polls, March 1975-April 1978
Reference	THCR 2/6/1/188
Covering Dates	March 1975-April 1978
Extent and Medium	1 bundle in folder

Content and context

Includes copy of analysis of October 1974 General Election, including analysis of Conservative Party performance at elections from 1964-October 1974, undated (but immediately after October election), with covering note from Lord (Michael) Fraser of Kilmorack, 25 March 1975

Also includes briefing notes by James Douglas (Conservative Research Department), "Public Opinion [based on 4 polls]", 21 October 1976; and by Keith Britto (CRD), "Latest [Gallup] public opinion poll", 22 August 1977, Britto's letter to Richard Ryder of MT's office on a Marplan poll for Capital Radio, "Speak for yourself", 27 February 1978, and forwarding details of a "Gallup Poll [for Sunday Telegraph, "Women want a woman premier, 26 March 1978]", 4 April 1978

Also includes letter to MT from John Clemens (Chairman, Marplan Europe) attaching notes following Marplan polls for the Sun on: cricket (with papers on "The state of the game", "The England test team" and "The Kerry Packer controversy"), circa 3 June 1977; "The Saffron Walden bye- election", circa 27 June 1977; and on trade unions and incomes policy (with papers on "The future of incomes policy", "Strikes, picketing and the Closed Shop" and "Trade Union power in Britain today"), circa 18 July 1977

Access and Use

Opened in November 2003

A digital version of the file in PDF format is available at Churchill Archives Centre

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