Reference number
  • COO
Date
  • 1962-1975
Level
  • Collection
Description
  • This collection contains correspondence with constituents and subject files dating mainly from 1970-1974, including papers relating to Coombs's proposals for a political settlement in Northern Ireland.
Extent
  • 39 boxes
Admin history
  • Derek Coombs was born in 1937. Initially a political journalist, he was also Conservative MP for Birmingham Yardley from 1970 to 1974. Reference: Chris Cook, Jane Leonard and Peter Leese, 'Sources in Contemporary British History 2: Individuals', (Longman, 1994).
Access status
  • Open