| Description | Fourteen letters written by James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937), MP and Prime Minister (1929-1935) to James Leatham containing several references to MacDonald's political career and the state of British politics in the late 1920s - early 1930s. This includes a letter defending his decision to serve in the coalition government of 1933 (MS 2776/16/7), and his decision to refuse an earldom for political service (MS 2776/16/12). |