| Title |
'Revision of the treaty' (1922) |
| Reference |
JMK/RP |
| Covering Dates |
1918–1924 |
| Extent and Medium |
Approximately 1 box; paper |
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| Content and context |
This series consists of documents generated during the production of 'Revision of the treaty' by J.M. Keynes, including preparatory notes, correspondence, drafts and proofs. |
| King's/PP/JMK/RP contains: |
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1
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Research correspondence before publication.
3 items in envelope; paper. |
Sep. 1921-Dec. 1921 |
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2
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Autograph manuscript notes on reparations payments and negotiations since 1919. This file includes a typescript memorandum on the procedure prescribed by the Peace Treaty in case of default, undated; an autograph manuscript piece on the omission from the Peace Treaty of compensation for pensions, [1921] and an autograph manuscript draft of a letter to a French supporter of J.M. Keynes' recent article on Germany's capacity to pay [possibly 'New reparations settlement: can Germany pay?', 'Sunday Times' 21 August 1921].
7 items in envelope; paper. |
1920–1921 |
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3
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Printed items on reparations and international debt. This file contains newspaper clippings from the British and foreign press reporting on the work of the Reparation Commission, French economy and reconstruction, German reparation payments and negotiations over alternative schemes at successive conferences etc. 1920-2. It also contains several other printed sources relating to the issue of reparations: an address by R. McKenna to the Institute of Chartered Accountants, 'International Debts' 15 June 1921; 'Papers relating to the agreement between the French and German governments concerning the application of Part VIII of the treaty of Versailles regarding deliveries in kind', (HMSO, 1921); the French Chamber of Deputies budget report on reparations, 1918 and the Reparation Commission ultimatum to Germany, 3 May 1921.
c 100 items in envelope; paper. |
1918–1922 |
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4
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Critical correspondence and review cuttings after publication.
43 items in envelope; paper. |
Jan. 1922-Jan. 1924 |
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5
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Correspondence with Macmillan and Co. Ltd. concerning publication, with related papers. This file includes autograph manuscript lists of persons receiving complimentary copies of 'Revision of the treaty', 'Treatise on probablility' and possibly 'Economic consequences of the peace'.
47 items in envelope; paper. |
1919–1922 |
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6
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Correspondence with Harcourt, Brace and Co. Inc. concerning publication in the USA. This file also contains a typescript draft contract, 13 September 1921 and 2 typescript draft tables of contents, August and November 1921.
28 items in envelope; paper. |
June 1921-Mar. 1922 |
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7
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Correspondence with the Labour Publishing Company Ltd. Correspondence concerning the production of a cheap popular edition.
7 items in envelope; paper. |
Jan. 1922-June 1922 |
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8
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Correspondence concerning foreign editions and translations. This file includes information about translations into Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Roumanian, Russian, Spanish and Swedish.
c 100 items in envelope; paper. |
1921–1922 |
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9
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Correspondence concerning serialisation. This file includes correspondence with serials in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, South America, South Africa and the USA.
54 items in envelope; paper. |
1921–1922 |
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10
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Autograph manuscript draft. This file comprises 3 versions of the contents page, [August-September 1921]; chapter 1 'The state of opinion'; chapter 5 'The legality of the claim for pensions'; chapter 7 'The revision of the treaty and the settlement of Europe' and appendix documents 9A and 9B.
6 items in envelope; paper. |
Aug. 1921-Dec. 1921 |
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11
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Typescript draft. This file contains a contents page, with autograph manuscript amendments, and chapter 1 'The state of opinion'.
1 item in envelope; paper. |
Nov. 1921 |
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12
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Two sets of page proofs. This file comprises a 'Second Proof' of chapters 1-3, with typescript page insertions and autograph manuscript alterations to the printed text [possibly in the printer's hand], stamped 14 December 1921 and a possible third proof of chapters 1-'6' ('6' being chapter 7 as published), with typescript page insertions and autograph manuscript alterations to the printed text [possibly in the printer's hand].
2 items in envelope; paper. |
Dec. 1921 |
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