Moonman, Eric (b 1929) (MOONMAN) ©Bishopsgate Institute Catalogued by Meirian Jump May 2010 Table of Contents Table of Contents p.2 Collection Level Description p.3 MOONMAN/1: Constituency correspondence p.6 MOONMAN/2: Press Cuttings p.8 MOONMAN/3: Policies, campaigns and committee work p.9 MOONMAN/4: Printed material p.22 MOONMAN/5: Judge Buckee [investigation into Moonman's conduct in a constituent's court hearing] p.24 MOONMAN/6: Election ephemera [promotional material] p.25 2 MOONMAN Moonman, Eric (b 1929) 1965-1984 Name of Creator: Moonman, Eric (b 1929) politician and academic Extent: 6 boxes Administrative/Biographical History: Eric Moonman was born in Liverpool in April 1929. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Billericay 1966-70 and Basildon 1974-9. Moonman was educated at Liverpool and Manchester Universities and became a senior research fellow in the Department of Management Science at Manchester University. He was a councillor on Stepney Borough Council, serving as Council Leader until 1965, and on the London Borough of Tower Hamlets from 1964. Moonman contested Chigwell in 1964 without success and was elected for Billericay in the 1966 general election, losing the seat four years later. He then was elected for Basildon at the February 1974 election, but again lost his seat at the 1979 general election. In the 1980s, he joined the short-lived Social Democratic Party (SDP). Since then, he has pursued an academic career, and is currently Professor of Management at City University, London and Senior Fellow, University of Liverpool. Custodial History: Deposited with Bishopsgate Institute by Eric Moonman, 11 June 2009. Scope and Content: Papers of politician and academic Eric Moonman, including: general papers, correspondence and press cuttings regarding mental health, industry, local constituency issues, the Laker Skytrain and the Middle East, 1975-1979; press cuttings regarding Moonman's local and national political activities, 1968-1972; election ephemera, 1974-1979; papers regarding the energy crisis and oil policy, 1973-1974; constituency correspondence, 1976-1978. System of Arrangement: The Eric Moonman Archive is divided into the following six sections: MOONMAN/1: Constituency correspondence MOONMAN/2: Press Cuttings MOONMAN/3: Policies, campaigns and committee work MOONMAN/4: Printed material MOONMAN/5: Judge Buckee [investigation into Moonman's conduct in a constituent's court hearing] MOONMAN/6: Election ephemera [promotional material] Language/scripts of material: English 3 Access conditions: OPEN Copying conditions: Documents cannot be photocopied at present. Digital photography (without flash) is permitted for research purposes on completion of the Library's Copyright Declaration form and with respect to current UK copyright law. Finding Aids: Copy of handlist available in researcher’s area. Rules and 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. 4 MOONMAN Moonman, Eric (b 1929) 1965- 1984 Papers of politician and academic Eric Moonman, including: general papers, correspondence and press cuttings regarding mental health, industry, local constituency issues, the Laker Skytrain and the Middle East, 1975-1979; press cuttings regarding Moonman's local and national political activities, 1968-1972; election ephemera, 1974-1979; papers regarding the energy crisis and oil policy, 1973-1974; constituency correspondence, 1976-1978. APPLY TO ARCHIVIST 5 MOONMAN/1 Constituency correspondence 1975- 1978 Correspondence between Moonman, his constituents, legal professionals, Members of Parliament, central government and local council departments and other bodies on a range of local and national issues raised by his constituents, with related papers attached (1975-1978). CLOSED MOONMAN/1/1 Constituency correspondence (March-May 1976 1976) Letters between Moonman, his Basildon constituents and others on issues, including immigration and the National Health Service, raised by the local electorate, with related papers attached (March-May 1976). CLOSED MOONMAN/1/2 Constituency correspondence 1976 (September-October 1976) Letters between Moonman, his Basildon constituents and others on issues, including education and social security, raised by the local electorate, with related papers attached (September-October 1976). CLOSED MOONMAN/1/3 Constituency correspondence (November- 1976 December 1976) Letters between Moonman, his Basildon constituents and others on issues, including the social contract, housing and television, raised by the local electorate, with related papers attached (November-December 1976). CLOSED MOONMAN/1/4 Constituency correspondence (October 1975-1978 1975-June 1978) Letters between Moonman, his Basildon constituents and others on issues, including road closures, rates and rent, raised by the local electorate, with related papers attached (October 1975-June 1978). CLOSED 6 MOONMAN/1/5 Evelyn Moore 1975-1976 Letters between Moonman, the Community Health Council, Department of Health and Social Security and Moore regarding her case at the Medical Appeal Tribunal (June 1975- June 1976). CLOSED MOONMAN/1/6 Cases referred to E. Edwards, Son and 1977-1978 Noice Solicitors Letters between Moonman, various constituents and E. Edwards, Son and Noice Solicitors regarding cases referred, including those on employment, real estate and divorce (August 1977-October 1978). CLOSED 7 MOONMAN/2 Press cuttings 1965- 1984 Press cuttings from the local and national press relating to Moonman, his career and his family, with particular focus on his work as a Member of Parliament (1965-1984). OPEN MOONMAN/2/1 Press cuttings (October 1968-May 1969) 1968-1969 Mounted press cuttings relating to Moonman's work as a Member of Parliament (October 1968-May 1969). OPEN MOONMAN/2/2 Press cuttings (May 1969-March 1974) 1969-1974 Mounted press cuttings relating to Moonman, with the majority covering his work as a Member of Parliament for the year May 1969- May 1970 (May 1969-March 1974). OPEN MOONMAN/2/3 Press cuttings (July 1965-April 1984) 1965-1984 Loose press cuttings relating to Moonman's family, his election in 1974 and his role as Chairman of the Islington District Health Authority (July 1965-April 1984). OPEN 8 MOONMAN/3 Policies, campaigns and committee 1966- work 1978 Correspondence and related papers on various aspects of Moonman's work, with particular focus on his role as a Member of Parliament, including his membership of parliamentary committees, support for campaigns and areas of policy expertise (1966-1978). OPEN MOONMAN/3/1 The All Party Disablement Group 1978 Includes: - minutes of a meeting of the All Party Disablement Group, 20 June 1978, regarding issues including taxation and motability, with covering letter from John Hannam, Secretary of the All Party Disablement Group, to Moonman, 23 June 1978 (5pp) (1978) - minutes of a meeting of the All Party Disablement Group, 18 May 1978, regarding issues including employment and training, with covering letter from Hannam to Moonman, 18 May 1978 (3pp) (1978) OPEN MOONMAN/3/2 The British Film Institute 1978 Includes: - copy of letter from Sir Basil Engholm, Chair of the British Film Institute's (BFI) Board of Governors, to Edmund Dell MP on Sir Harold Wilson's Interim Action Committee on the Film Industry (1p) (5 July 1978) - copy of letter from Moonman to Michael Foot MP regarding film presentation in the House of Commons (1p) (26 April 1978) - copy of letter from Moonman to the Resident Engineer at the House of Commons regarding the BFI's assistance and advice on film equipment at the House of Commons (1p) (10 May 1978) - letter from the Privy Council Office to Moonman regarding film presentation at the House of Commons (1p) (8 May 1978) OPEN 9 MOONMAN/3/3 The energy crisis and oil 1973-1974 Includes: - 'Energy Condensates' Issue No.12 (10pp) (24 November 1973) - annotated notes for a speech on energy in the House of Commons (13pp) (1974) - press cuttings and extracts from academic journals relating to energy (44pp) (1973- 1974) - copy of letter from Lord Taylor of Gryfe to Ronald Brown MP regarding Moonman's pamphlet on oil entitled 'Oil: Alternatives and a Strategy' (1p) (23 January 1974) - letter from Michael Ebert to Moonman regarding Moonman's pamphlet on oil (3pp) (1 March 1974) - 'Middle East Information Series' XXIII (49pp) (May 1973) - typed text of Lord Avebury's presidential address to the Conservation Society entitled 'The Energy Crisis: Growth, Stability or Collapse?' (8pp) (16 November 1973) - copy of letter from Moonman to Ron Brown MP regarding the Committee for a Sane Oil and Energy Policy (1p) (20 November 1973) - copy of letter from Moonman to Stephen McAdden MP regarding the Committee for a Sane Oil and Energy Policy (1p) (21 November 1973) - copy of letter from Moonman to Eric Lubbock MP regarding the Committee for a Sane Oil and Energy Policy (1p) (22 November 1973) - copy of letter from Moonman regarding his manuscript for a broadsheet on oil (1p) (26 November 1973) - letter from Tony Benn MP to Moonman regarding Moonman's pamphlet on oil (1p) (29 January 1974) - letter from Patrick Jenkin MP to Moonman regarding Moonman's pamphlet on oil (1p) (25 January 1974) - copy of letter from Moonman regarding the use of published charts in his pamphlet on oil (1p) (8 December 1973) - letter from McAdden to Moonman regarding Moonman's manuscript (1p) (4 December 1973) - letter