| Churchill/WLAW contains: |
| 1 |
Important certificates and awards presented to Whitelaw |
| 2 |
Report on Whitelaw's visit to USSR, as Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Labour, accompanied by other officials from the Ministry of Labour |
| 3 |
Personal messages received by Whitelaw on being appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, March 1972, and on his return from Northern Ireland, November-December 1973 |
| 4 |
Personal messages received by Whitelaw on the award of Companion of Honour, January 1974 |
| 5 |
Personal messages received by Whitelaw on his appointment as Home Secretary, May 1979 |
| 6 |
Personal messages received by Whitelaw on his elevation to a Viscounty, June 1983 |
| 7 |
Personal messages received after Whitelaw's illness in December 1987 |
| 8 |
Personal messages received after Whitelaw announced his resignation from the government, January 1988 |
| 9 |
Personal messages received after the announcement that Whitelaw was to be admitted to the Order of the Thistle, November-December 90 and June-July 1991 |
| 10 |
Miscellaneous personal and political papers and correspondence |
| 11 |
Speeches delivered by Whitelaw (mainly "social" rather than "political"), 1984 & ca. 1992-97 |
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The Papers of Viscount Whitelaw of Penrith
| Title |
Personal messages received after Whitelaw announced his resignation from the government, January 1988 |
| Reference |
WLAW 8 |
| Covering Dates |
January 1988– |
| Extent and Medium |
1 bundle in folder |
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| Content and context |
Includes letters from Kenneth Baker MP, Leon Brittan MP, Peter Brooke MP, [Vice-President] George Bush, Sir Robin Butler, Lord [John] Boyd-Carpenter, Paul Channon, MP, Kenneth Clarke MP, Colin Cowdrey, Sir Brian Cubbon, Norman Fowler MP, Lord [Denis] Greenhill of Harrow, Edward Heath MP, Quintin Hogg (Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone), Sir Nicholas Henderson, Lord Home of the Hirsel, Patrick Jenkin MP, Tom King MP, Nigel Lawson MP, Sir Patrick Mayhew MP, Nicholas Ridley MP, Malcolm Rifkind MP, Margaret Thatcher MP, Lord [Peter] Thorneycroft and Jeremy Thorpe |
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