| Level | Collection |
| Ref_No | DALTON |
| Title | Dalton; Edward Hugh John Neale (1887-1962); Baron Dalton; politician |
| Date | 1916-1964 |
| Description | The Dalton papers consist of diaries, correspondence, speeches, personal papers, photographs and printed material, covering subjects such as foreign policy (particularly Anglo-German relations and the progress of the Second World War), economic reform, political and Labour Party issues, defence policy and production, Dalton's honours and offices (including his posts in the Foreign Office, the Special Operations Executive, the Ministry of Economic Warfare, the Board of Trade and the Treasury). There are also annotated copies of Hansard and various Labour Party pamphlets. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Extent | 44 boxes |
| Admin History | Hugh Dalton was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge. He won the Winchester Reading Prize at Cambridge in 1909 and the Hutchinson Research studentship at LSE 1911 - 1913. He became a Barrister-at-law in 1914, and it was also in this year that he married Ruth Fox.
During World War I, Dalton served in the RASC and the Royal Artillery in France and Italy, and was attached to the Ministry of Labour for special investigations in 1919. After the war he returned to a career in economics. He became a lecturer at LSE in 1919, Sir Ernest Cassel Reader in Commerce at the University of London, 1920 - 1925, and a Reader in Economics at the University of London, 1925 - 1936.
He entered politics in 1924, becoming the Labour MP for Peckham 1924 - 1929, and Bishop Auckland 1929 - 1931 and 1935 - 1959. He became Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs 1929-1931, Chairman of Labour Party National Executive Committee 1936 - 1937, Minister of Economic Warfare 1940 - 1942, President of the Board of Trade 1942 - 1945, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1945 - 1947, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1948 - 1950 and Minister of Town and Country Planning 1950 - 1951. He was created Baron Dalton of Forest and Frith in 1960. |
| Arrangement | The Dalton papers are divided into three parts; diaries, papers, and printed material:
Part I DIARIES, 1916 - 1960
Part II PAPERS, 1929 - 1960
1. Foreign Office papers, 1929 - 1930
2. Economic reform, 1932 - 1938
3. Political and Labour Party papers, 1936 - 1940
4. Defence policy and production, with particular reference to the Royal Air Force, 1936 - 1940
5. Correspondence, 1932, 1935 - 1940
6. Speeches, 1929 - 1940
7. Political papers and speeches, 1940 - 1945
8. Political and general correspondence, 1940 - 1945
9. Political papers and correspondence, 1945 - 1955, 1960
10. Letters of congratulation etc, 1947 - 1957
11. Letters from Ruth Dalton, 1948 - 1952
12. Writings, 1919, 1950 - 1961
13. Address and engagement books, 1959 - 1961
14. Honours and offices, 1918, 1940 - 1960
15. Financial records, 1919 - 1964
16. Various undated papers, 1919 - 1964
17. Cartoons and photographs
18. Papers found after the completion of the list (mostly concerning the Special Operations Executive, the Ministry of Economic Warfare, and the Board of Trade), 1940 - 1942
19. Additions (family ephemera), 1936 - 1965
PART III PRINTED MATERIAL, 1918 - 1959
Press cuttings relating to Dalton, plus annotated copies of Hansard and Labour Party pamphlets. |
| Copyright | No material may be published without the prior permission of both the copyright holder and the Library. All applications for publication must be made to the Archivist in the first instance, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user. |