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Bound pocket diaries detailing appointments and travel itineraries. 7 items.

Newspaper cuttings of articles primarily written by Mayhew relating to UK foreign policy and international political events. Cuttings include mention of German rearmament, 1954; the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); the war in Vietnam, 1955; the US national election, 1956; Anglo-Soviet relations; the Arab-Israeli War, 1956; the Suez Crisis, 1956; UK defence expenditure, 1957. 1 file.

Newspaper cuttings and journal articles relating to Mayhew as member of the Fabian Research Bureau, his speaking tour of the USA and as prospective Labour Party candidate for South Norfolk, 1938. Cuttings include mention of Mayhew's proposed policies for economic and agricultural reform in Norfolk; American reactions to the UK foreign policy of appeasement; his criticisms of Prime Minister Rt Hon (Arthur) Neville Chamberlain's policies concerning Czechoslovakia. 1 file.

Newspaper cuttings relating to Mayhew's domestic economic policies as a member of the Labour Party during World War Two and as subsequent Member of Parliament following the war. Cuttings include mention of Mayhew's candidacy for the South Norfolk constituency during the UK General Election, Jul 1945; his prospective agricultural, rural, and economic policies, including state control over food and clothing and a continuation of wartime rationing; Mayhew's election to President of the East Norfolk Labour Party, Apr 1946; the Labour cabinet shuffle in which Mayhew emerged as Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Oct 1946; the publication of Mayhew's Socialist Economic Planning (Fabian Society, London, 1947), in which he defends Labour economic policy. 1 file.

Newspaper cuttings regarding economic, cultural and social reform in the UK and relating to Mayhew's position as Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1946-1950, and his subsequent position as foreign affairs adviser to the Labour Party and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Cuttings relate to economic reconstruction in the UK; UK policy towards the Polish and Bulgarian general elections, 1946; proposals an independent state of India, 1947; Mayhew's call for a US recognition of the People's Republic of China, 1951; Mayhew's televisions series on race relations in South Africa, written and produced for the BBC programme 'International Commentary, 1952; Labour campaigning for 1959 General Election. 1 file.

Newspaper cuttings relating to Mayhew as Member of Parliament for South Norfolk, and to his position as Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1946-1950. Cuttings relate to UK policy on European defence, 1947-1950; US economic aid programmes to the UK, 1947-1949; criticisms over Mayhew's comments on UK economic recovery, 1949; on atomic testing in the Soviet Union and the detonation of that country's first atomic bomb, 1949. 1 file.

Newspaper cuttings relating to Mayhew as Member of Parliament for South Norfolk, 1948-1951, and to his election as Labour Party candidate for East Woolwich during the 1951 by-election. Cuttings relate primarily to the South Norfolk constituency; agricultural subsidization for Norfolk farmers; Mayhew's engagement and subsequent wedding to Cicely Elizabeth Ludlam, UK representative to the United Nations in Geneva, 1949-1950. 1 file.

Newspaper cuttings relating to Mayhew's televised experimentation with the hallucinogenic drug mescaline on 2 Dec 1955. Cuttings include article written by Mayhew for The Observer describing the experiment at length, 28 Oct 1956; letter from Mayhew to the Times, arguing that his experimentation was to prove no clear dividing line between mystical experiences induced by religious experience, mental illness and hallucinogenic drugs, 25 Jul 1967. 1 file.

Newspaper cuttings related to Mayhew's interest in mental health care in the UK and to his defence of the rights of mental health patients. 1 file.

Newspaper cuttings and journal articles relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict, including article written by Mayhew for The Sunday Times concerning his Parliamentary Mission to the Middle East, 16 Apr 1967; article written in The Guardian critical of Mayhew's pro-Arab stance during a BBC television broadcast of 'Your Witness', 17 Jul 1968; article in The Egyptian Gazette about Mayhew's visit with Egyptian president Gamal Abdul Nasser, 4 Feb 1969; editorial in the Jewish Chronicle critical of Mayhew's pro-Arab views and his alleged support for Arab terrorism in the Middle East, 15 Aug 1969; article in the Houston Chronicle relating to Mayhew's alleged statement that Israel is a racist nation, 28 Jan 1971; articles relating to the terror attack on the Israeli national Olympic team during the 1972 summer Olympic Games at Munich, West Germany, Sep 1972; articles from Arab and Middle Eastern newspapers relating to Mayhew's tour of the Middle East, Jan 1974; articles relating to Mayhew's association with Palestine Liberation Organization representative Said Hammami and the latter's subsequent death in London in 1978. 2 files.

Newspaper cuttings relating to Mayhew's opposition to commercial television and his call for the abolishment of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) television license scheme. Cuttings also relate to Mayhew's resignation as Labour Party broadcasting spokesman, which resulted from his opposition to recommendations calling for the reconstruction of the Independent Television Authority put forth by Sir Harry (William Henry) Pilkington, Chairman of the Committee on Broadcasting, Jul 1962. 1 file.

Newspaper cuttings relating to Mayhew's television production of the documentary 'Crime', 1960. Cuttings include reviews and criticisms of the BBC documentary on major crime in the UK, teenage crime, prison conditions, repeat offenders and the possibility of rehabilitation. 1 file.

Newspaper cuttings relating to Labour Party domestic and foreign policy, 1961-1970. Cuttings relate to the Mayhew's concerns over the weakness of the British Army on the Rhine, 1961; Mayhew's disapproval of the UK 'East of Suez' defence policy, which demanded a large presence of UK troops east of the Suez Canal, 1966; criticism and support for Mayhew's pro-Arab views during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. 1 file.

Newspaper and journal cuttings relating to Mayhew's objection to defence policy under the Labour government of Rt Hon (James) Harold Wilson, and specifically to its 'East of Suez' defence commitments and proposals to reduce UK aircraft carrier numbers, and to Mayhew's subsequent resignation as Minister of Defence (Royal Navy). 2 files.

Newspaper cuttings and journal articles relating to Mayhew's publication of Britain's Role Tomorrow (Hutchinson, London, 1967). Cuttings include reviews and criticisms of Mayhew's hypothesis prescribing a general withdrawal of all UK forces from positions east of the Suez Canal, including bases in Malaya, Singapore, and the Persian Gulf. 1 file.

Newspaper cuttings and journal articles relating to Mayhew's critical book on the Labour Party, Party Games (Hutchinson, London, 1969). Newspaper reviews include Times, 15 Sep 1969; New Statesman, 19 Sep 1969; The Economist, 20 Sep 1969; Punch, 1 Oct 1969; review by Rt Hon Quintin Hogg, MP, in Spectator, 4 Oct 1969. 1 file.

Newspaper cuttings relating to Liberal Party and Liberal Democratic Party domestic and foreign policy. Cuttings primarily relate to Mayhew's election as Liberal Party Member of Parliament for the constituency of Bath, 1974; the foundations of the 'Lib-Lab' Pact, 1978; Mayhew's calls for electoral reform of the UK and European parliamentary systems, 1974-1983; Liberal Party defence policy on deterrence and disarmament issues, 1976-1983; the formation of the 'Alliance' between the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party, 1983. 1 file.

Newspaper cuttings relating to Mayhew's criticisms of the UK and European parliamentary systems and his attempts to promote electoral reform. 1 file.

Newspaper cuttings relating to Mayhew's campaign as the Surrey Liberal candidate for the European Parliament, 1979. 1 file.