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040-002002808

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SIR WILLIAM ASHLEY PAPERS., Vol. VII (ff. 565):-

(i) Papers relating to the Working Classes Cost of Living Committee appointed by the Treasury; March-Nov. 1918. ff. 1-14, 16-428, 432-434.

(2) Papers relating to the Committee on Farming Costs and Cost of Living appointed by the Agricultural Wages Board; March 1918-March 1919. ff. 15, 65-70, 429-431, 435-565.

Prices: Papers of Sir W. J. Ashley rel. to committees on prices: 1915-1919.

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f. 1 Andrew Bonar Law, Prime Minister: Correspondence with Sir W. J. Ashley: 1918-1923.
ff. 15, 65-70, 429-431, 435-565 Agriculture: Papers of Sir W. J. Ashley rel. to: 1915-1924.
ff. 15, 65-70, 429-431, 435-565 Agricultural Wages Board: Papers of Sir W. J. Ashley rel. to the Farming Costs Committee appointed by: 1918-1919.
ff. 16-385 passim John Stewart Eagles, Secretary to the Working Classes Cost of Living Committee: Letters to Sir W. J. Ashley: 1918.: Mostly typwritten and signed.
ff. 20-25, 283-285, 411-414 Royal Society: Papers of Sir W. J. Ashley rel. to the Food (War) Committee of: 1915-1919.
ff. 28-397 passim John Stewart Eagles, Secretary to the Working Classes Cost of Living Committee: Memoranda, etc., by: 1918.: Typewritten.
f.46 Sir Walter Morley Fletcher, KBE; of the Medical Research Council: Letters to Sir W. J. Ashley: 1915-1918.: Typewritten. Signed.
ff. 58, 249 Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree, sociologist; Chairman of Rowntree and Co., Ltd: Letters to J. S. Eagles: 1918.: Typewritten copies.
ff. 66, 68, 70 Captain Richard George Proby, JP 1923; Private Secretary to the Farming Costs Committee of the Agricultural Wages Board: Correspondence with J. S. Eagles: 1918.: Typewritten copies.
f. 89 J. M. Marks, of Bayliss, Jones and Bayliss, Ltd: Letter to Sir W. J. Ashley: 1918.: Typewritten. Signed.
ff. 128-137, 211-213, 340-346, 393 Arthur Lyon Bowley, Professor of Statistics, London University: Memoranda on the increase in the cost of living: 1918.: Typewritten.
ff. 257, 269, 282 Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree, sociologist; Chairman of Rowntree and Co., Ltd: Correspondence with Sir W. J. Ashley: 1918.
ff. 260,377,379 John Andrew Hamilton, Baron and (1927) Viscount Sumner: Letters to Sir W. J. Ashley: 1918.
f. 262 Thomas Harris Spencer, KBE 1918: industrialist. Correspondence with Sir W. J. Ashley: 1917, 1918.: Typewritten. Signed.
f. 264 Sir Hubert Douglas Henderson, economist: Letter to J. S. Eagles: 1918.: Typewritten copy.
f. 268 M. S. Thomas, Principal Woman Adviser to the Local Authorities and Rations Division of the Ministry of Food: Letter to Sir W. J. Ashley: 1918.: Signed.
ff. 273, 297 Arthur Pugh, Knight 1935; Secretary to the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation: Letters to J. S. Eagles: 1918.: Typewritten copies.
ff. 283, 284 Ernest Henry Starling, Professor of Physiology at London University: Letters to W. B. Hardy and Sir W. J. Ashley: 1918.: typewritten copy.
f. 306 John William Mackail, OM 1935: Letter to J. S. Eagles: 1918.: Typewritten copy.
f. 325 b Aubrey Vere Symonds, KCB 1919: Notes exchanged with J. S. Oxley: 1918.
f. 325b John Stewart Oxley, CBE 1918: civil servant. Notes exchanged with A. B. Symonds: 1918.
ff. 325, 336 Aubrey Vere Symonds, KCB 1919: Correspondence with J. S. Eagles: 1918.: Typewritten, copy and signed.
f. 337 William E. Bolton, Secretary to the Blue Coat School, Birmingham: Letter to Sir W. J. Ashley: 1918.: Typewritten. Signed.
f. 339 John Hingeley, Mason's Orphanage, Birmingham: Letter to Sir W. J. Ashley: 1918.: Typewritten. Signed.
f.384 Richard James Curtis, KBE 1919: of Birmingham. Letter to Sir W. J. Ashley: 1918.: Typewritten. Signed.
f. 389 Frederick R. Stead, Assistant Secretary to the Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society: Letter to Sir W. J. Ashley: 1918: Typewritten. Signed.
ff. 429, 431, 525 Sir Robert Henry Rew, KCB; agricultural economist: Letters to W. J. Ashley: 1916-1918.
f. 432 Arthur Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister: Letter to Sir W. J. Ashley: 1918.: Typewritten. Signed.
f. 436 Russell E. Stanley, Assistant Secretary to the Agricultural Wages Board: Letter to Sir W. J. Ashley: 1918.: Typewritten. Signed.
f. 505 Captain Richard George Proby, JP 1923; Private Secretary to the Farming Costs Committee of the Agricultural Wages Board: Letter to Sir W. J. Ashley: 1918.

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Add MS 42242-42256 : SIR WILLIAM ASHLEY PAPERS. Official papers of William James Ashley (knt. 1917; d. 1927), Professor of Commerce at the…

Add MS 42248 : SIR WILLIAM ASHLEY PAPERS., Vol. VII (ff. 565):- (i) Papers relating to the Working Classes Cost of Living Committee appointed by…

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1918

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1919

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1918-1919

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Agricultural Wages Board
Bolton, William E., Secretary to the Blue Coat School, Birmingham
Bowley, Arthur Lyon, Professor of Statistics, London University
Chamberlain, Arthur Neville, Prime Minister, 1869-1940
Curtis, Richard James, KBE 1919
Eagles, John Stewart, Secretary to the Working Classes Cost of Living Committee
Fletcher, Walter Morley, Knight, physiologist and administrator, 1873-1933
Hamilton, John Andrew, Baron and (1927) Viscount Sumner
Henderson, Hubert Douglas, economist
Hingeley, John, Mason's Orphanage, Birmingham
Law, Andrew Bonar, businessman and prime minister, 1858-1923
Mackail, John William, OM 1935
Marks, J. M., of Bayliss, Jones and Bayliss, Ltd
Oxley, John Stewart, CBE 1918
Proby, Richard George, Captain; JP 1923; Private Secretary to the Farming Costs Committee of the Agricultural Wages Board
Pugh, Arthur, Knight 1935; Secretary to the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation
Rew, Robert Henry, KCB; agricultural economist
Rowntree, Benjamin Seebohm, sociologist; Chairman of Rowntree and Co., Ltd
Royal Society, 1660-
Spencer, Thomas Harris, KBE 1918
Stanley, Russell E., Assistant Secretary to the Agricultural Wages Board
Starling, Ernest Henry, Professor of Physiology at London University
Stead, Frederick R., Assistant Secretary to the Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society
Symonds, Aubrey Vere, KCB 1919
Thomas, M. S., Principal Woman Adviser to the Local Authorities and Rations Division of the Ministry of Food