File of papers relating to the work of the Tawney Society including:

• copy of letter circulated to SDP Area Convenors introducing the aims of the society, May 1982
• copy of paper prepared for the society by Tony Flower and Michael Young: `Should the SDP merge with the Liberals?', Jun 1983
• copy of notes made by Tawney Society parliamentary candidates on the General Election, Jul 1983
• memoranda and mailing list for SDPS freshers campaign 1982
• correspondence between Tawney Society members Peter Hall, Tony Flower and Inigo Bing, and David Owen concerning suggestion that a joint letter of appeal for Tawney Society members should be issued by David Owen and David Steel, May-Jun 1985
• copy minutes of the first meeting of the Youth Working Group, 20 Mar 1984, with memorandum of terms of reference of the Committee attached; letter from Tawney Society assistant general secretary Tim Rycroft suggesting a Tawney research project on South Africa

[A group of Tawney Society pamphlets and newsletters have been extracted from this file: see D 709 3/6 publications]