British Labour local authority archives, 1983-1987.
Collection Number: 6799

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
British Labour local authority archives, 1983-1987.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
6799
Abstract:
Includes documentation of his work for The Centre for Local Economic Strategies, a non-profit membership organization of Labour local governments; writing for the Local Economic Development Information System of The Planning Exchange, based in Glasgow; and government and non-profit agency documents describing local and regional economic development efforts.
Creator:
Meyer, Peter B.
Quanitities:
12 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Peter Meyer is professor emeritus of Urban Policy and Economics at the University of Louisville. In the 1980s, he did research in Britain on comparing local economic development strategies in Leeds, Cardiff, and Glasgow. The Centre for

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes documentation of his work for The Centre for Local Economic Strategies, a non-profit membership organization of Labour local governments; writing for the Local Economic Development Information System of The Planning Exchange, based in Glasgow; and government and non-profit agency documents describing local and regional economic development efforts.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:

British Labour local authority archives, #6799. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

SUBJECTS

Subjects:
Economic development -- Great Britain.
Urban policy -- Great Britain.
City planning -- Great Britain.

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1
Wales
1981-87
Box 1 Folder 1
Welsh Development Agency: Wales
1981-87
Box 1 Folder 2
Welsh Development Agency: Land authority for Wales
1986
Box 1 Folder 3
Welsh Development Agency: Trade Union Council report
1977
Box 1 Folder 4
Welsh Development Agency: Wales - industrial development initiatives in England and Wales: the role of the district councils
1988
Box 1 Folder 5-7
Welsh Development Agency: Reports
1983-91
Box 1 Folder 8
Welsh Development Agency: Wintech
1980
Box 1 Folder 8
Wales
1980
Box 1 Folder 9-10
Sheffield: Labor
1986-90
Box 1 Folder 11
Sheffield: Employment
1982-86
Box 1 Folder 12
Sheffield: Technology
1985
Box 1 Folder 13
Sheffield: Economic policy
1985-86
Box 1 Folder 14
Sheffield: Industry and government policy
1985
Box 1 Folder 15
Sheffield: City Council
1984-85
Box 1 Folder 16
Sheffield: Analysis
1983-85
Box 1 Folder 17
Sheffield: Media clips
1984-86
Box 1 Folder 18
Manchester: Economic development and industry strategy
1994
Box 1 Folder 19
Manchester: City council
1984-86
Box 1 Folder 20
Manchester: Economic and planning bulletins
1985-86
Box 1 Folder 21
Manchester: Planning department
1983-85
Box 1 Folder 22
Manchester: Privatization
1984
Box 1 Folder 23
Manchester: Analysis
1984
Box 1 Folder 24
Lancashire: Enterprises
1985-90
Box 1 Folder 25
Lancashire: Businesses
1990-91
Box 1 Folder 26-27
Leeds: Business ventures
1980-87
Box 1 Folder 28
Leeds: City Council
1985
Box 1 Folder 29
Leeds: Urban Development Corp.
1991
Box 1 Folder 30
Leeds: Economics industry and estates
1984-87
Box 2 Folder 1
Leeds: Economics industry and estates
1984-87
Box 2 Folder 2
Leeds: Analysis of strategy
1983-84
Box 2 Folder 3
Leeds: Economy data
1980-84
Box 2 Folder 4
Cardiff: Planning
1993
Box 2 Folder 5
Cardiff: Development
1988-91
Box 2 Folder 6
Cardiff: Docklands
1983-90
Box 2 Folder 7
Cardiff: Data
1985
Box 2 Folder 8
Cardiff: Urban policy conference
1991-93
Box 2 Folder 9
Cardiff: Chamber of Commerce
1986
Box 2 Folder 10
Cardiff: Misc. policy
1983-86
Box 2 Folder 11
Cardiff: City Council
1983-86
Box 2 Folder 12
Cardiff: Enterprise
1984-91
Box 2 Folder 13
South Glamorgan
1981-86
Box 2 Folder 14
Coventry
1991
Box 2 Folder 15
Tyne and Wear UDC
N/A
Box 2 Folder 16
Yorkshire: Development Association policy
1984-86
Box 2 Folder 17
Yorkshire: West Yorkshire Enterprise Board and Yorkshire Enterprise Ltd. (WYEB/YE)
1984-87
Box 2 Folder 18
Yorkshire: Metro County Council
1980-85
Box 2 Folder 19-20
Yorkshire: West Yorkshire Metro County Council (WYMCC) analysis
1980-85
Box 2 Folder 21
Teeside
1989
Box 3 Folder 1
Kent Training and Enterprise Council
1995-99
Box 3 Folder 2
Barnsley - S. Yorkshire
[1985]
Box 3 Folder 3
Beaver-Leda County
1986-87
Box 3 Folder 4
Birmingham
1984-87
Box 3 Folder 5
Bristol Development Corp.
1991
Box 3 Folder 6
Huntington City
[1985]
Box 3 Folder 7
Edinburgh
1986-91
Box 3 Folder 8-10
Mersyside Development Corp.
1985-90
Box 3 Folder 11
Norwich
1985
Box 3 Folder 12
Scotland: Economic development and industry strategy
1985
Box 3 Folder 13
Scotland: Local enterprise trusts
1986
Box 3 Folder 14
Scotland: Community enterprise
1987
Box 3 Folder 15-16
Scotland: Community business
1982-91
Box 3 Folder 17
Scotland: Inverclyde Initiative
1985-86
Box 3 Folder 18
Scotland: Cooperatives development
1985
Box 3 Folder 19
Scotland: Development agencies
1978-88
Box 3 Folder 20-23
Scotland: Enterprise development strategy
1979-91
Box 3 Folder 24
Scotland: Employment and training
1989-90
Box 3 Folder 25
Scotland: Data
1986
Box 3 Folder 26
Strathclyde: Economic development and industry strategy
N/A
Box 3 Folder 26
Strathclyde: Regional Council
1982-85
Box 3 Folder 27
Strathclyde: Analysis
1989
Box 3 Folder 28
Strathclyde: Policy projects
1983-84
Box 3 Folder 29-30
Strathclyde: Community businesses
1985-89
Box 3 Folder 31
Strathclyde: Data
1986-89
Box 3 Folder 32
Clydeside
1985-86
Box 4 Folder 1
Clydeside Case Study
1984-85
Box 4 Folder 2
Glasgow: Community Business News
1984-91
Box 4 Folder 3
Glasgow: Distribution Trades Council
1985
Box 4 Folder 4
Glasgow: Analysis
1982-88
Box 4 Folder 5
Glasgow: Opportunities
1985-86
Box 4 Folder 6
Glasgow: Chamber of Commerce
1985
Box 4 Folder 7
Glasgow: Govan Initiative
1986
Box 4 Folder 8
Glasgow: GEAR policy
1986
Box 4 Folder 9
Glasgow: Glasgow action policy
1975-87
Box 4 Folder 10
Glasgow: City council economic policy
1981-87
Box 4 Folder 11
Glasgow: Data
1986
Box 4 Folder 12-13
West Midlands: Enterprise boards
1986-89
Box 4 Folder 14
West Midlands: Economic Development Review
1982-86
Box 4 Folder 15
West Midlands: Studies
1984-87
Box 4 Folder 16
West Midlands: Technology
1984-86
Box 5 Folder 1
West Midlands: Industry
1985-87
Box 5 Folder 2
London: Financial strategy
1983-86
Box 5 Folder 3-4
London: Labor issues
1984-87
Box 5 Folder 5
London: Early warnings
1984
Box 5 Folder 6
London: Contract compliance
1984-86
Box 5 Folder 7
London: Labor analysis
1985
Box 5 Folder 8
London: LSPU
1986-87
Box 5 Folder 9
London: Economic development
1983-90
Box 5 Folder 10
London: Industrial development
1983
Box 5 Folder 11-13
London: GLC strategy demise
1985-87
Box 5 Folder 14
London: Restart
1987
Box 5 Folder 15
London: Local employee initiatives
1982-90
Box 5 Folder 16
London: Data
1984-87
Box 6 Folder 1
National industrial policy
1984-88
Box 6 Folder 2
UK government intervention
1984-89
Box 6 Folder 3
Reagan and Thatcher Comparison
1983-89
Box 6 Folder 4
U.K. national economic policy
1986-88
Box 6 Folder 5
Urban development corporations: US/UK Comparison
1988-91
Box 6 Folder 6
Canada: Regional development
1984-86
Box 6 Folder 7
Canada: Unemployment
1985
Box 6 Folder 8
Europe 1992
1989-91
Box 6 Folder 9
Europe
1983-87
Box 6 Folder 10
Europe: Thatcherism
1984-87
Box 6 Folder 11
Europe: Employment
1987
Box 6 Folder 12
Europe: Employment conference in Leeds
1985-86
Box 6 Folder 13
Europe: Info tech
1987
Box 6 Folder 14
Europe: Planning
1986
Box 6 Folder 15
Europe: Employee initiatives
1985-87
Box 6 Folder 16
US/UK comparative studies
1990-91
Box 6 Folder 17
US economy
1986-87
Box 6 Folder 18
US industrialization
1988-89
Box 6 Folder 19
US urban growth and decline
1984-86
Box 6 Folder 20
US high tech
1988
Box 6 Folder 21
US: Misc. reports
1990
Box 6 Folder 22
London Boroughs- economic development: Newham
1986
Box 6 Folder 23
London Boroughs - economic development: Southwark
1986
Box 6 Folder 24
London Boroughs - economic development: Islington
1987
Box 6 Folder 25
London Boroughs - economic development: Wandsworth
1985-86
Box 6 Folder 26
London Boroughs - economic development: Hammersmith & Fulham
1985-87
Box 6 Folder 27
London Boroughs - economic development: Capital for Transportation
1986
Box 6 Folder 28
London industrial studies
1983-91
Box 7 Folder 1
London Docklands: LDDC policy
1983-91
Box 7 Folder 2
London Docklands: Data
1983-87
Box 7 Folder 3-4
London Docklands: London Docklands
1983-90
Box 7 Folder 5
London Docklands: Media clips
1988-90
Box 7 Folder 6
London Docklands: Policy commentary
1984-86
Box 7 Folder 7
London Docklands: Alternate policies
1983-91
Box 7 Folder 8
UK: Regional policy
1984-87
Box 7 Folder 9
UK: Final regions
1983-85
Box 7 Folder 10
UK: GB regional economic development
1967-86
Box 7 Folder 11
UK: ITeCS
1985
Box 7 Folder 12
UK: Rural development
1984-86
Box 7 Folder 13
UK: Confederation of British Industries
1985-86
Box 7 Folder 14
UK: Association of British Chambers
1983-85
Box 7 Folder 15
UK: Plant closings
1986
Box 7 Folder 16
UK: Financial aid to industries
1983-85
Box 7 Folder 17
UK: BSC industry
1986-87
Box 7 Folder 18
UK: Industry-manufacturing
1985
Box 7 Folder 19
UK: Local economic development
1990-91
Box 7 Folder 20
UK: Socio-economic classification
N/A
Box 7 Folder 21
UK: Social Audit Network
1990
Box 7 Folder 22
UK: Environment
1986
Box 7 Folder 23
UK: Abstracts
1989-91
Box 7 Folder 24
UK: Corporate scoreboard
1991
Box 7 Folder 25
UK: Industrial Development Bonds
1983-90
Box 7 Folder 26
UK: Conference of Socialist Economists
1984-85
Box 7 Folder 27
UK - taxation and finance: Community organization funding
[1985]
Box 7 Folder 28
UK - taxation and finance: Public/private enterprise
1984-86
Box 7 Folder 29
UK - taxation and finance: Investing
1986
Box 7 Folder 30
UK - taxation and finance: Local government
1986-88
Box 7 Folder 31
UK labor: Employment article
1985
Box 7 Folder 32
UK labor: Direct labor organizations
1980-87
Box 7 Folder 33
UK labor: Unemployment
1984-88
Box 8 Folder 1
UK labor: Routes into work
1986-87
Box 8 Folder 2
UK labor: Job creation
1987
Box 8 Folder 3
UK labor: Unemployment-national responses
1981-87
Box 8 Folder 4
UK labor: Trade unions: misc. local alternate proposal
[1985]
Box 8 Folder 5
UK labor: Trade unions: research unit publications
1984-86
Box 8 Folder 6
UK labor: Worker control
1984-86
Box 8 Folder 7
UK labor: Co-ops
1985
Box 8 Folder 8
UK community businesses: Zoning
[1992]
Box 8 Folder 9
UK community businesses: Research and evaluation
1982-86
Box 8 Folder 10
UK community businesses: Co-op
1985-88
Box 8 Folder 11
UK small businesses: Minority
N/A
Box 8 Folder 12
UK small businesses: Local enterprise agencies
1984-86
Box 8 Folder 13
UK politics, government intervention and economic development: Economy
1985-90
Box 8 Folder 14
UK politics, government intervention and economic development: Cities
1991
Box 8 Folder 15
UK politics, government intervention and economic development: Local/central government relations
1987-89
Box 8 Folder 16
UK politics, government intervention and economic development: Widdicombe local government
1987-89
Box 8 Folder 17
UK politics, government intervention and economic development: Urban development corporations and agencies
1987-91
Box 8 Folder 18
UK politics, government intervention and economic development: Urban movements
1985-86
Box 8 Folder 19
UK politics, government intervention and economic development: Local authorities
1987-91
Box 8 Folder 20
UK politics, government intervention and economic development: Public sector
1991
Box 8 Folder 21
UK politics, government intervention and economic development: Urban policy
1987-90
Box 8 Folder 22
UK politics, government intervention and economic development: Enterprise zones
1991
Box 8 Folder 23
UK politics, government intervention and economic development: Urban renewal
1983-91
Box 8 Folder 24
UK politics, government intervention and economic development: Monitoring
1985-86
Box 8 Folder 25
UK politics, government intervention and economic development: Employee statistics
N/A
Box 8 Folder 26
UK politics, government intervention and economic development: Local economic development
1984-88
Box 8 Folder 27
UK politics, government intervention and economic development: Planning
1973-91
Box 8 Folder 28
UK: Replan (Adult unemployed)
1984-87
Box 8 Folder 29
UK: In communities on business
1981-88
Box 8 Folder 30
UK: "Business in the city"
1984-87
Box 8 Folder 31
UK: Local initiatives in Great Britain
1982
Box 8 Folder 32
UK: Decentralized planning
1986
Box 8 Folder 33
UK: Inner cities
1986
Box 8 Folder 1
CLES: Reports
1985-91
Box 9 Folder 1
CLES: Reports
1985-91
Box 9 Folder 2
CLES: Local economic news
1986
Box 9 Folder 3
CLES: Enterprise Boards
1985-86
Box 9 Folder 4-5
CLES: Local work
1986-90
Box 9 Folder 6
CLES: Briefings
1986-87
Box 9 Folder 7
CLES: Utilities
1979-86
Box 9 Folder 8
CLES: LEPU
1987
Box 9 Folder 9-18
US magazine: Working Papers for Social Research, later changed to Working Papers
1973-83