David G. Nunnerley (#174)

An Inventory of His Personal Papers
1969-1971
In the John F. Kennedy Library
National Archives and Records Administration

Administrative Information
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
List of Series
Description


Administrative Information

Abstract
Papers 1969-1971
Author, President Kennedy and Britain  (1972). Research materials: transcripts, notes, and records of interviews with American and British policy makers of the Kennedy and Macmillan years.

Access
Open.

Usage Restrictions
According to the deed of gift signed November 2004, copyright of these materials has been assigned to the United States. Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.

Copyright
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Provenance
Received from David Nunnerley of London, England, in September 1973 (Acc. 1973-52); and in November 2004 (Acc. 2005-046).

Extent
About 600 items (5 linear inches; 0.5 cubic foot).

Withdrawn Items
Selected folders may contain withdrawal sheets where three (3) documents, in accordance with the donor's deed of gift, were removed from the collection. These include documents which may be used to injure or harass any living person. All withdrawn documents have been placed under seal and upon request the Kennedy Library will review any material which has been closed for a period of not less than 2 years for the purpose of opening items which no longer require restrictions. Researchers should consult the reference staff to obtain the appropriate form(s). Two (2) documents have been opened due to the expiration of the donor’s deed restrictions.

Items Separated
Tweny-five (25) 3.50 inch audio tapes (MR 2005-021) at 1 7/8 speed have been separated and transferred to the Audiovisual Unit.

Date Opened
June 1974.
Two (2) transcripts opened in December 2004.

Processed by
Nancy Williams

Revisions
Finding aid updated in December 2004, by Timothy M. Fitzpatrick.

Encoded by
James M. Roth

The Personal Papers of David Nunnerley(1947-  )

Biographical Note
David (Gould) Nunnerley was born October 29, 1947, in Shrewsbury, England. He attended Sevenoaks School, 1963-65; University of Kent, B.A. (honors), 1968, Ph.D., 1972. In 1973 he served as a tutor at the Open University, London, England. His Ph.D. dissertation deals with American and British policy makers of the Kennedy and Macmillan years and was published as, President Kennedy and Britain , by Martin’s Press, 1972.

Collection Overview
The collection consists of David Nunnerley’s interviews with officials of the Kennedy and Macmillan administrations as a part of the research for his PhD. dissertation on Anglo-American relations during the Kennedy administration. Nunnerley’s was to identify and explain the “special” Anglo-American relationship through the Berlin crisis, Cuban missile crisis, Britain’s entry into the Common Market, disarmament, Skybolt, Polaris, and the Nassau Agreement. Materials consist of taped interviews, transcripts, and excerpts taken by David Nunnerley, as well as some correspondence.

List of Series
Series 1. Transcripts
Series 2. Excerpts

Collection Description

Series 1. Transcripts.
About 500 items.
Arrangement: alphabetical by surname.

This series contains transcripts of interviews conducted by David Nunnerley for his dissertation, published as President Kennedy and Britain , by Martin’s Press, 1972. Most folders contain two clean copies of the transcripts with very minor differences, however, some interviews have one transcript with editing marks and one clean copy of the transcript.
  

Series 2. Excerpts.
About 100 items.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by surname.

This series contains excerpts of interviews conducted by David Nunnerley for his dissertation, published as President Kennedy and Britain , by Martin’s Press (1972), and a transcript of a television discussion between Harold Macmillan and Lord Harlech concerning the Cuban Missile Crisis, aired on BBC-2, January 1969.