Papers of Samuel Schofield Hammersley (22.12.1892-28.3.1965), M.P. and Industrialist
1894-1965
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L34/1 POLITICAL PAPERS
L34/1/1 Tank Production correspondence, 1938-1945
L34/1/2 Tank Committee, Tank Board and the Tank Administration Organisation, 1940-1944
L34/1/3 Speeches made by S.S.H, 1939-1957
L34/1/4 Correspondence (concerning political matters), 1935-1957
L34/1/5 Articles and letters to the press, 1944-1955
L34/1/6 Political reports, 1929-1943
L34/1/7 Anglo-Israel Association, 1949-1962
L34/2 BUSINESS PAPERS
L34/2/1 Brunt Variable Speed Motors Ltd, 1947-1967
L34/2/2 'S.S. Hammersley- Cotton.', 1936-1954
L34/2/3 Cotton and Rayon Spinners Ltd., Royton, 1949-1964
L34/2/4 Delta Mill (1919) Ltd., Royton, 1948-1955
L34/2/5 Forsyth & Partners Ltd., Issuing House, 85 Gracechurch Street, E.C.3., 1938-1955
L34/2/6 J. Mandleberg & Co., Ltd., Pendleton, manufacturer of waterproof fabrics, 1946-1963
L34/2/7 London and Coastal Oil Wharves Ltd., 1939-1963
L34/2/8 Lily Mills Ltd., Shaw, 1948-1960
L34/2/9 Parker Wakeling Co. Ltd., 1957-1964
L34/2/10 Rex Mill (1919) Ltd. Middleton and Soudan Mill Co.,Ltd., Middleton, 1947-1952
L34/2/11 Roman Way Company, 1958-1959
L34/2/12 Rugby, Fernhurst, Lily, Delta and Soudan Mills, 1939-1943
L34/2/13 Soudan Mill Co. Ltd. & Soudan Mill Co. (Holding) Ltd., 1953
L34/2/14 S. Noton Ltd., 1928-1965
L34/2/15 The Wyndham Theatre Company, 1949-1965
L34/2/16 Travel Goods Ltd., Portarlington, 1949-1963
L34/2/17 Business overseas visits, 1950-1954
L34/3 PERSONAL (FINANCE & CORRESPONDENCE)
L34/3/1 Finance, 1939-1956
L34/3/2 General Correspondence, 1937-1964
L34/3/3 Newspaper cuttings, 1935-1951
L34/4 PAPERS OF J.S. HAMMERSLEY (FATHER OF S. .S. HAMMERSLEY), 1894-1936
Related Material:A biography 'A Little Bit Off The Top' (Bookcraft, 1998) by his daughter Barbara Jill Poloniecka is held in the Local Studies Library (942.734 Ha).
Title:
Papers of Samuel Schofield Hammersley (22.12.1892-28.3.1965), M.P. and Industrialist
Date of work:
1894-1965
Reference number:
GB127.L34
Level of description:
Fonds
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Custodial history:
Samuel S. Hammersley (S.S.H.), son of John S. Hammersley of Oldham, served with the East Lancashire Regiment during the First World War and was wounded at Gallipoli, later he served with the Tank Corps in France.
He was Unionist Member of Parliament for Stockport from 1924 to 1935 and for East Willesden from 1938. His connections with the cotton trade led him to specialise in industry and finance. In 1927, he was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Treasury. He represented the Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' Association on the Textile Mission to India in 1933.
During the Second World War, he worked on a voluntary basis on tank design and production for the Ministry of Supply from 1940 to 1943. He was also Chairman of an unofficial committee of M.Ps. concerned with tanks.
As Member for East Willesden Constituency, he was closely in touch with Jewish problems and in 1941, became joint secretary of the Parliamentary Palestine Committee which was concerned with the development of Palestine as a national home for Jews in accordance with the Balfour Declaration. From 1943 to 1945, he was Chairman of the Committee. After the formation of the state of Israel, he was closely concerned with the foundation of the Anglo-Israel Association and was the Executive Chairman from 1951 to 1963.
A letter of introduction on a business visit to Canada and the United States of America in 1951, describes S.S. Hammersley as 'Director of a large number of textile concerns and with wide industrial interests in rayon, water-proofs and travel goods' and as 'having special interests in international developments.' These various interests are represented in the papers deposited.
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Language:
English
Record number:
7181864
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