Punch Cards and Postcards

• Reference:GB 254 MS 257/4/1
• Dates of Creation:c1968-1979
• Name of Creator:
  J. M. Bochel
• Physical Description:
  1 Box

• Scope and Content

  Punch Cards, some unmarked and punched; Postcards with summaries of responses to individual, numbered, questions. Persons interviewed were Trade Unionists and activists involved in the selection of a Labour candidate for the Dundee East constituency. No date, but the content suggests the run-up to a general election in which an attempt would be made to unseat Gordon Wilson of the SNP. Highly confidential.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  J. M. Bochel was a lecturer in politics at the University of Dundee. Together with Professor Frank Bealy (University of Aberdeen), Professor J. Cornford (University of Edinburgh) and J. Brand (University of Strathclyde) they organised the 'Scottish Cities Project', a comparative study of the political systems in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow in 1968. The study was concerned with examining how local government works, relations between electorate and local government, and how the differences between the four cities relate to their political histories and social and economic structures.

• Access Information

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• Note

  J. M. Bochel was a lecturer in politics at the University of Dundee. Together with Professor Frank Bealy (University of Aberdeen), Professor J. Cornford (University of Edinburgh) and J. Brand (University of Strathclyde) they organised the 'Scottish Cities Project', a comparative study of the political systems in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow in 1968. The study was concerned with examining how local government works, relations between electorate and local government, and how the differences between the four cities relate to their political histories and social and economic structures.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  Paper

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Josef van de Brug

• Conditions Governing Use

  Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

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• Additional Information

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