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Worktown Collection (1937-40)
Box 50: Churchill and Chamberlain; War Talk Crisis 1938; Crisis 1939-40
50/A Churchill and Chamberlain
"Crisis", ts, 2pp, 18.3.39, CM, three point questionnaire about Chamberlain's speech, 20 replies
"Chamberlain's Speech", ts, 2pp, 18.3.39, GT, reactions to the speech, (15)
Untitled document, ts, 4pp, reactions to [Chamberlain's speech] (12)
"Crisis March", ts, 2pp, reactions to the crisis (17)
"Crisis", ts, 1p, 4.4.39, reactions to the crisis (2)
Untitled document, ts, 2pp 1.1.40, TH, a questionnaire to test methodological problems
"Crisis. Churchill. Bolton", ts, 3pp, 20.5.40, GT, 6 direct responses
"Crisis. Churchill. Bolton", ts, 9pp, 20.5.40, AH, 19 direct responses
"Bolton, Chamberlain, Direct", ts, 3pp, 3.7.40, BA, 3 responses
"Chamberlain: Bolton", ts, 4pp, 3.7.40, GT, 4 indirect responses
"Bolton Chamberlain", ts, 2pp, 3.7.40, BA, 2 direct responses
"Chamberlain: Manchester", ts, 2pp, 5.7.40, 2 indirect responses
50/B War barometer
"Worktown War Barometer", ts, 15pp, 1.11.39-3.12.39, GT, the effects of war: rationing; fish and chip shops; business activity; public houses; radio; black-out; religion; politics; morale; entertainment; household; Armistice Day
50/C Sir Philip Joubert
"Questionnaire: Joubert", ts, 1p, 5.7.40, GT, a 4- point questionnaire
"Joubert: Bolton", ts, 16pp, 5.7.40, GT/BA, 16 replies to the questionnaire
50/D Working-class war questionnaire
"Working-class War questionnaire", ts, 11pp, 20.11.39, JC, 21 replies, no questionnaire
50/E War talk
"War Talk", ts, 129pp, 3.11.39-1.8.40, GT/AH/BA, conversations, overheards and indirects relating to the war
Index cards (51) ts/ms, war talk (some are damaged), [1938 - includes reactions to Munich crisis]
50/F Crisis Bolton
"Crisis Bolton", ts, 135pp, 9.5.40 - 20.6.40, AH/BA, direct comments
"Crisis: Bolton", ts, 103pp, 31.5.40-5.7.40, GT/BA, indirect comments
50/G Crisis Bolton
"Bolton Crisis", ts, 103pp, 31.5.40-5.7.40, GT/BA, indirect comments
50/H Crisis Bolton
"Bolton Crisis", ts, 186pp, 1.6.40-7.7.40, BA, overheard comments