IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0370 PP10
Held at: Queen Mary, University of London
Title: SHORE, Rt Hon Peter (David), Baron Shore (b1924)
Date(s): 1964-1997
Level of description: Collection (fonds)
Extent: c60 boxes
Name of creator(s): Shore | Peter | b1924 | Baron Shore of Stepney | Labour politician
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Peter Shore (b1924) was Labour Member of Parliament for Stepney, 1964-1974; Stepney and Poplar, 1974-1983, and Bethnal Green and Stepney, 1983-1997. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, 1965-1966; Joint Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Technology, 1966-1967; Privy Counsellor, 1967; Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, 1967-1969; Minister without Portfolio, 1969-1970; Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, 1969-1970; Opposition Spokesman on Europe, 1970-1974, on Foreign Affairs, 1979-1980, on Treasury and Economic Affairs, 1980-1983, and on Trade and Industry, 1983-1984; Secretary of State for Trade, 1974-1976, and the Environment, 1976-1979; Shadow Leader of the Commons, 1983-1987; Member of the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs, 1987-1997, and on Standards in Public Life, 1994-1997. On his retirement from the House of Commons he was created a life peer in 1997 becoming Baron Shore of Stepney.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Constituency papers of Peter Shore, 1964-1997, especially relating to his work with migrant communities in East London, and also including papers relating to his campaigning against the European Union.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English.
System of arrangement:
The papers are in the original order as deposited.
Conditions governing access:
The Archives are available for access in an Archives Reading Room located on the 2nd Floor of the Mile End Library. The Archives Reading Room is open Mon-Fri 9.30am to 4.45pm (closed 1-2pm for lunch). Users do not require an appointment before they visit but are advised to contact the Archives in advance, so that more information can be supplied concerning their area of research. Contact the Archives for more information: Archives, Mile End Library, QMUL, 328 Mile End Rd, London E1 4NS, telephone: 020 7882 3873, email: archives@qmul.ac.uk For more information about the Archives see the website: www.library.qmul.ac.uk/archives
Conditions governing reproduction:
Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist.
Physical characteristics:
Finding aids:
Uncatalogued
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
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Immediate source of acquisition:
Deposited by Peter Shore with Queen Mary and Westfield in 1998 following his retirement as an MP.
ALLIED MATERIALS
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Compiled by Janet Foster as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Sources: Who's Who.
Date(s) of descriptions: January 2001