Baldwin Papers

Name: Baldwin Papers
Brand: Cambridge University Press
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A Conservative Statesman, 1908-1947

By: Philip Williamson (Editor), Edward Baldwin (Editor)

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Hardcover | 4 October 2004

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As Conservative party leader from 1923 to 1937 and three times prime minister, Stanley Baldwin was one of the pre-eminent public figures of interwar Britain. This edition of his letters, reports of his private conversations, and related documents and illustrations, has two purposes. It publishes sources giving considerable insight into the nature and conduct of Conservative politics and government, with inside accounts of such national events as the destruction of the Lloyd George coalition, the protectionist election, and the Abdication. It also provides a documentary life and portrait of an intriguing, much-liked but controversial statesman. The personal qualities of few modern politicians have aroused so much puzzlement and criticism as Baldwin's. This volume will therefore be indispensable for understanding his character and career, and for future studies of British politics and public life in the 1920s and 1930s.

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'Tom Jones, one of Baldwin's closest confidants, once told Vincent Massey that Baldwin had 'goodwill' but was hobbled by 'indecision and mental indolence'. These papers do not entirely acquit Baldwin of such charges but they show a man of generosity, decency and total integrity.' The Spectator '... magnificent volume ... this collection of letters, memos, notes and extracts from others do give a rounded picture of a thoroughly decent man - perhaps the most quintessentially English prime minister of the last century or more.' The House Magazine '... a fascinating collection of papers - put together with scholarship and presented in a most attractive format ...' The House Magazine '... an invaluable tool ... an interesting read ... gives a valuable insight into the Conservative perspective of events during the 1920s and 30s.' Open History 'This enjoyable selection well shows why Baldwin, as Churchill admitted in 1935, enjoyed 'a fund of personal goodwill and public confidence'. Cambridge University Press has done a great service to the memory of a much maligned figure'. Contemporary Reviews

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Preface
Introduction
Businessman-MP and junior minister 1908ûMarch 1921
The Coalition Cabinet, April 1921ûOctober 1922
Chancellor and prime minister, October 1922ûSeptember 1923
Protection and its aftermath, October 1923ûJanuary 1924
Leader of the opposition, JanuaryûOctober 1924
BaldwinÆs second government, November 1924ûJune 1929
The second opposition period, June 1929ûAugust 1931
The National government, August 1931ûJune 1935
Prime minister again, June 1935ûNovember 1936
The abdication crisis
Into retirement, December 1936ûMay 1937
Elder statesman, June 1937ûApril 1940
Last years, May 1940ûDecember 1947
Family trees
The People interview, 18 May 1924
PalmstiernaÆs memoir
The prime ministerÆs staff and daily routine
Baldwin collections
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Baldwin Papers

A Conservative Statesman, 1908-1947

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