Webb/MacKenzie papers

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0097 WEBB/MACKENZIE
Held at	: British Library of Political and Economic Science   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.lse.ac.uk/library ›
Full title	: Webb/MacKenzie papers
Date(s)	: [1889-1986]
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 16 boxes
Name of creator(s)	: MacKenzie | Norman | fl 1939-1986 | Professor | historian

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Norman MacKenzie was a student at LSE, 1939-1943. He became the Assistant Editor of the New Statesman, 1943-1962, and then the Director of the School of Education at the University of Sussex in 1962. MacKenzie edited The letters of Sidney and Beatrice Webb (Cambridge University Press, 1978), and went on to edit (with Jeanne MacKenzie) The diaries of Beatrice Webb (Virago, London, 1982-5). The letters were acquired from a variety of sources, mostly indicated in the collection.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Working papers for Professor Norman MacKenzie's edition of the Webb's letters, [1889-1986], published as The letters of Sidney and Beatrice Webb (Cambridge University Press, 1978), including transcripts and photocopies of original letters, whether used in the book or not, comprising general correspondence and correspondence between Sidney and Beatrice Webb; MacKenzie's draft transcripts and notes, with final draft copies of published volumes, including final transcripts of letters used. Correspondendents range from family to prominent social scientists.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Arranged in sections as outlined in the Scope and Content. The correspondence is arranged in alphabetical order.

Conditions governing access:

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright varies according to the author of the letter. Apply to Archivist for details.

Finding aids:

Unbound handwritten handlist available.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Given by Norman MacKenzie in 1986.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Allied Materials

Related material:

Publication note:

The letters of Sidney and Beatrice Webb (Cambridge University Press, 1978).

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Sources: Who's Who 1897-1996 (A & C Black, 1996); British Library On-Line Public Access Catalogue 97. Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
Mar 2001