File of correspondence and papers relating to the organisation and activities of the SDP Devon Area Party, including:

• Copy of paper presented to the Council for Social Democracy Devon Supporters Group Steering Committee, on `structure and organisation of the Social Democratic Party' Mar 1981
• Correspondence with Devon Area Party secretary Stephen Mennell concerning various aspects of policy and organisation of the area party, including the formation of the area party, running of general, local and by-election campaigns, progress of electoral agreements with the local Liberal Party etc. Also includes copy of paper by Stephen Mennell: 'On Social Democratic Ideology' [Nov 1982] with MS annotations by David Owen
• Correspondence with representatives of the Liberal Party Devon and Cornwall Region concerning attempts to reach electoral agreement with the Devon Area SDP, Aug-Oct 1981; also with letter from William Rodgers to David Owen, 23 Jul 1981, requesting advice on target seats in Devon constituencies, with copy of David Owen's reply; memorandum issued by Maggie Smart on 'bargaining units', 29 Oct 1981; copy of news cutting from local paper concerning negotiations, 10 Sep 1981

Originally part of reference filing system