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

Part 1, 1979: includes MT's handwritten notes and annotations

Includes: "Number Ten" (which includes copy of handwritten letter from MT to 'Mr [Alcon] Copisarow', August 1977; briefing note to MT from Christopher Patten (Director General, Conservative Research Department) on "The future of the Research Department", August 1978; note to MT from 'Richard [Ryder] (her Political Secretary)' relating to "The Secretary to the Cabinet", 30 January [1979]; record by Adam Ridley (CRD) of a meeting to discuss personal staff for MT, the Research Department etc in Government (attended by MT), 7 February 1979; note for MT from Lord (Peter) Thorneycroft (Chairman, Conservative Party) on "Central Office after the election", 26 March 1979; note from Ridley on "Shadow contacts with Civil servants before the Election", 1 April 1979; notes by 'ANR [Ridley]' of a meeting at MT's house to discuss preparations for government, 1 April 1979; copy of a handwritten letter from MT to James Callaghan MP (Prime Minister) after the assassination of Airey Neave MP, [2] April 1979; briefing notes to MT from Sir John Hunt (Cabinet Secretary) on the Cabinet Office, 5 April 1979 and on "EEC: supervision of United Kingdom Policy", 10 April 1979; briefing note for MT from Kenneth Stowe (Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, James Callaghan MP) on the forthcoming retirement of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rt Rev Donald Coggan, April 1979; notes to MT from Richard Ryder on the organisation of No 10, 13 April 1979 and 2 May 1979; briefing paper for MT from Stowe "Notes for a new Prime Minister", 1 May 1979; and MT's handwritten notes on possible members of her first Government and copy of "Note to [future Government] colleagues by M.T.", circa early May 1979 (for later draft see THCR 1/5/3 part 1);

"New office at No 10", May-November 1979, includes copy of note from Stowe to all private Secretaries at No 10 relating to working arrangements at No 10, 1 June 1979, and Stowe's note for the record, "Prime Minister's speeches", June 1979; and papers relating to the threat of flooding from the Thames

"Summit meetings", circa 1975-78: includes material relating to the Downing Street Summit, 7-8 May 1977 (not attended by MT)

Part 2, 1980

Part 3, 1982

Part 1 opened in February 2010; part 2 in March 2011; and part 3 in March 2013

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