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Worktown Collection (1937-40)
Box 9: Municipal Politics
9/A Municipal politics
Untitled document, ts, 89pp and copy ts, 23pp
9/B Council publications
"List of attendance of members of the Town Council", 9.11.36 to 20.10.37, official document
"Minutes of the Council Meeting", 1.12.37, official document
Booklet: "Abstract of Proceedings of Public Assistance Committee", 5.1.38
Booklet: "Abstract of Proceedings of Education Committee", 5.1.38
Observer account
"Town Council Meeting", ts, 2pp, 5.1.[?], BB
9/C Graft in local politics
"Graft", ts, 1p, 14.5.37, conversation between Councillor Clarke and observer
"Cricket Club", ms, 2pp, 24.4.37, THH, references to graft
"Graft", ms, 1p, reference to an article in The People, 3.4.38 about graft and a copy of the article
Index cards (4) reference to graft
9/D Bolton councillors
"Councillors Questionnaire", ms, 1p
"Opinions on Councillors", ms, 13pp
Chart "Councillors' jobs", ms, 2pp,
Chart "What voter and non-voter think of Councillors", ms, 1p
"Opinions on Councillors Questionnaire", ms, 6pp (draft)
"Opinions on Councillors", ms, 5pp, 10.5.38, LT answers to questions
"Questions on Councillors", ms, 4pp, 12.5.38, LT
"Trinity Street", ms, 3pp, 13.5.38, BR, asking people's views on councillors
"Town Councillors", ms, 2pp, 2.6.38, LT, answers to questions about councillors
"Councillor Questions", ts, 1p, 3.6.38, LT, people's views on councillors
"Queens Park Bowling Green", ms, 3pp, 3.6.38, BR, people's views on councillors
"Enoch Bates ex-Labour Councillor", ms, 2pp, LT, 25.8.[38], discussion with observer about being a councillor
"Queens Park Bowling Green - Cabin", ms, 2pp, 4.6.38, BR, people's views on Councillor Ellis Clarke
Untitled document, ms, 1p list of numbers
Letter from E. Letchford to Tom Harrisson, ms, 1p, complaining about the Bolton Evening News refusing to publish previous letters, and enclosing a letter to be published in the Bolton Citizen about housing
Paper folder "Councillors names and addresses", contains list, ms, 7pp and 2 index cards
Paper folder "Opinions of Councillors on prospective Parl. candidate", contains "Labour Parliamentary Candidate, ms, 1p, and index card "Lab Candidate", ms
Paper folder "B.E.N. opinions of Councillors", contains "Labour Councillors elected November 1st 1887", ms, 4pp transcript of original [?]
9/E Bolton councillors
Paper folder "Cards on Councillors", 22 index cards,
"Analysis of Cards on Councillors", ms, 3pp, L - leisure-life, hobbies, habits and vices
"Analysis of Cards on Councillors", ms, 4pp, H - Anecdotes
"Councillors Hobbies", ms, 1p, analysis of data
Paper folder "Job of Councillors" contains list of councillors jobs, ms, 1p
Chart, "MONTH in the LIFE of a COUNCILLOR", ms, 1p, February 1938
"A month in the life of a Town Councillor", ts, 4pp, February 1938, by Councillor Clarke
Untitled document, ms, 16pp, February, by Councillor Vickers, a month's work
Paper folder containing details of the rateable values of councillors homes, no source cited
Paper folder containing details of the rateable values of ordinary homes, no source cited
Paper folder containing lists and charts giving details of the appearance of houses of councillors and political party members
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