Raymond Hervey Jolliffe, 5Th Baron Hylton (B 1932)
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Hylton 1 University of Bath Archives A catalogue of the papers and correspondence of Raymond Hervey Jolliffe, 5th Baron Hylton Title: Catalogue of the papers and correspondence of Raymond Hervey Jolliffe, 5th Baron Hylton (b 1932) Compiled by: Lizzie Richmond Description level: Fonds Date of material: 1945-2013 Extent of material: 37 boxes, c 754 items Deposited in: University of Bath Library Reference code: GB 1128 Hylton Collection 2018 Library, University of Bath. Hylton 2 Hylton 3 University of Bath Archives University of Bath Archives LIST OF CONTENTS Items Page GENERAL INTRODUCTION 4 SECTION A PERSONAL & BIOGRAPHICAL A.1-A.32 6 SECTION B PARLIAMENTARY WORKING PAPERS B.1-B.75 9 SECTION C HUMAN RIGHTS C.1-C.84 13 SECTION D ASYLUM & REFUGEES D.1-D.72 19 SECTION E CHILD PROTECTION, HUMAN TRAFFICKING E.1-E.66 24 & DOMESTIC SLAVERY NOT ALL THE MATERIAL IN THIS COLLECTION MAY YET BE AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION. SECTION F PEACE, ARMS CONTROL & TERRORISM F.1-F.47 28 ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN THE FIRST INSTANCE TO: SECTION G PRISONS & HOUSING G.1-G.73 32 THE ARCHIVIST SECTION H GENETIC MODIFICATION H.1-H.12 37 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF BATH SECTION J ISRAEL/PALESTINE & THE MIDDLE EAST J.1-J.134 39 CLAVERTON DOWN BATH BA2 7AY SECTION K EUROPE K.1-K.144 47 SECTION L AFRICA L.1-L.14 58 INDEX OF CORRESPONDENTS 60 Hylton 4 Hylton 5 University of Bath Archives University of Bath Archives GENERAL INTRODUCTION DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION PROVENANCE The material is presented in the order given in the contents list. It covers the period 1945 to 2013. As far as possible the arrangement of the Collection follows the original order imposed by Lord Hylton. The material was donated by Lord Hylton in two instalments in 2014 and 2016. The Collection includes a small amount of personal and biographical material but comprises mainly correspondence, reports, working notes and briefing papers covering a range of topics associated with BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE CAREER OF RAYMOND HERVEY JOLLIFFE, 5TH BARON HYLTON Lord Hylton's work. These include peace building and mediation, religious freedom, international criminal law, forced labour, refugees, asylum, domestic slavery, trafficking and prisons, as well as Raymond Hervey Jolliffe was born on the 13th June 1932, the elder son of William George Hervey individual cases of human rights infringement or violation. Joliffe, 4th Baron Hylton, and Perdita Rose Mary Joliffe (née Asquith), Lady Hylton. He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, and graduated from Trinity College, University of Oxford, with a The Collection contains material relating to Lord Hylton’s interests in the UK, but is global in scope, history degree in 1955. Between 1960 and 1962 he served as Assistant Private Secretary to the also documenting his involvement in international human rights enforcement and in developing Governor-General of Canada. He succeeded to the title of Baron Hylton in 1967. responses to dangerous or deteriorating situations in areas of persistent unrest such as Israel/Palestine, Iraq, Chechnya, North Korea and Pakistan. Lord Hylton has been an independent (cross bench) member of the House of Lords since 1982. He was one of 92 hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House Lord Hylton’s parliamentary activity - his questions, speeches and correspondence with MPs and fellow of Lords Act 1999. He is an active participator in parliamentary debate with a long-standing interest in members of the House of Lords - is well-represented. The Collection also contains material relating to conflict resolution, reconciliation and rehabilitation. He is a co-founder of the Ammerdown Centre, an his collaboration with campaigning groups and other organisations, charities, politicians and religious ecumenical Christian retreat and conference centre in Somerset, committed to dialogue for improved leaders in the UK and abroad. relations between the world faiths and for peace building through non-violent methods. Material relating to Lord Hylton’s involvement in the Northern Ireland peace process is held by the For more than five decades Lord Hylton has worked with a broad range of national and international Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool. non-governmental and charitable organisations to protect human rights around the world. He has travelled widely, forming connections with communities in areas affected by military, political, religious and ethnic conflict. He has also served on a number of All-Party Parliamentary Groups to further his ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS work and help shape relevant UK policy and legislation. We are grateful to Lord Hylton for making this material available. Lord Hylton’s family landholdings are mainly in Somerset. He has always taken a keen interest in the surrounding area, engaging with local housing, farming and rural land management bodies as well as parish and district councils. L. Richmond, University of Bath, 2018. Lord Hylton is a member of the University of Bath Court. Hylton 6 Hylton 7 University of Bath Archives University of Bath Archives SECTION A PERSONAL & BIOGRAPHICAL A.1-A.32 A.5 Weekly school essays and written work, nd c late 1940s. This section contains a small amount of personal and biographical material, ranging in date from 1945 A.6 Black and white photographic print endorsed ‘Ushers, John & Monica Hollis’ wedding, Prior Park’, nd c late 1950s. to 2011, relating to Lord Hylton and his family. A.7 Newspaper cutting announcing the marriage of the Hon Raymond Hervey A.1-A.14 EDUCATION & MISCELLANEOUS Joliffe and Miss Joanna de Bertodano, 1966. A.15-A.21 EARLY CAREER A.22-A.29 KILMERSDON & DISTRICT HOUSING ASSOCIATION A.8 Menu card entitled ‘Trinity College, 1952-1956’, 23 June 1967. A.30-A.32 MERSTHAM MANOR ESTATE A.9 Black and white photographic print showing a large group of people, including Lord Hylton, with Pope Paul VI, nd c late 1960s/early 1970s. A.1-A.14 EDUCATION & MISCELLANEOUS 1945-1983 A.10-A.13 Contents of untitled folder divided into four for ease of reference. This sub-section contains material relating to Lord Hylton’s education and Family deeds and associated papers relating to local property, trustees, academic studies. It also includes a small number of miscellaneous insurance, estate matters and copies of wills, 1968-1983. biographical and family documents. Four folders. A.1-A.4 Correspondence and reports relating to Lord Hylton’s progress at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, UK, 1945-1950. A.14 Newspaper cutting relating to Lord Hylton and the management of Ammerdown Park estate, 27 March 1977. A.1 1945-1946. A.15-A.21 EARLY CAREER c 1956-1966 A.2 1947. Lord Hylton served as Assistant Private Secretary to the Governor-General A.3 1948. of Canada, His Excellency Major General George P. Vanier, between 1960 and 1962. A.4 1949-1950. A.15-A.21 Tour schedules, programmes of visits by foreign dignitaries, press notes, invitations, speeches, publicity and photographic prints, relating to Lord Hylton’s employment in Canada, c 1956-1966. Seven folders. Hylton 8 Hylton 9 University of Bath Archives University of Bath Archives A.22-A.29 KILMERSDON & DISTRICT HOUSING ASSOCIATION 1967-2011 SECTION B PARLIAMENTARY WORKING PAPERS B.1-B.75 This sub-section contains material relating to Kilmersdon & District Housing This section contains working correspondence, papers, notes, draft speeches, briefings and press Association formed in April 1969 with the object of preserving the character of cuttings relating to a very wide range of local, national, international and global topics reflecting Lord the village of Kilmersdon in north Somerset while providing rented homes for local families. Lord Hylton, on whose land the village is sited, served as a Hylton’s ongoing interests and activities in the House of Lords. trustee of the Association. There is some overlap as Lord Hylton’s in-depth work in connection with particular long-standing issues is also documented in other sections of the Collection. Subject areas covered in this section include, A.22, A.23 Deeds, articles of association, papers and correspondence relating to the establishment and management of the Kilmersdon & District Housing but are not limited to, apartheid, religious persecution, overseas students, immigration, agricultural Association, 1966-1977. policy, truancy and anti-social behaviour, the use of military mercenaries, adoption, Europe, climate Two folders. change, hunting with dogs, piracy, Third World debt and education. Correspondents include MPs, government departments, fellow members of the House of Lords, charities and campaigners, ambassadors, religious groups, newspapers and private individuals. A.24 Draft Memorandum of Association of the Kilmersdon Rural Housing Association, 1996. Forming two series, the material covers the periods from 1977 to 1988 and from 1998 to 2012. The presentation is chronological and preserves as far as possible the filing system used by Lord Hylton. A.25 Kilmersdon Rural Housing Association Annual Report, 2003/2004. A.26-A.29 Minutes, papers and agenda, Kilmersdon Rural Housing Association, 2010- B.1 1977-1978. 2011. Four folders. B.2 1979. A.30-A.32 MERSTHAM MANOR ESTATE 1981-1989 B.3 1980. This sub-section contains material relating to Lord Hylton’s family B.4 1981. landholdings in and around Merstham, Surrey, UK. B.5 1982. A.30-A.32 Title deeds, accounts, maps and associated legal papers relating to the management of Merstham Manor Estates, Surrey, 1981-1989. Three folders. B.6 1983. Hylton 10 Hylton 11 University of Bath Archives University of Bath Archives B.7 1984. B.27, B.28 2002. Two folders. B.8-B.11 1985. Four folders. B.29-B.32 2003. Four folders. B.12 1986. B.33-B.37 2004. B.13, B.14 1987.