| Reference Number | DSCAM/5/4/35-39 |
| Title | Correspondence relating to Dudley's lunacy and receivership |
| Description | DSCAM/5/4/35: Correspondence (1942) concerning Thomas Dudley's behaviour, his stay at Coton Hill Hospital, Stafford, escape attempts etc.; detailed account of his father's condition, actions and behaviour by T.E. Dudley. |
| DSCAM/5/4/36: Correspondence (1943), principally with Messrs Tamplin, Joseph and Flux, solicitors, 52 Bishopsgate, London EC2 and Dudley and members of his family (especially T.E. Dudley, 91 St James's Road, Dudley), also with companies in which he holds shares, O.L. Bergendorff, solicitor, Chaddesley House, Wolverhampton Street, Dudley, and William Lloyd and Co., accountants, Priory Chambers, Priory Street, Dudley, concerning the state of Dudley's mental health (at St Andrew's Hospital, Northampton), moves to appoint a receiver, legal and financial aspects, management of his affairs; medical opinions and reports; includes various copy letters forwarded. |
| DSCAM/5/4/37: Correspondence (1944) as above, including with Messrs Shakespeare and Vernon, solicitors, 83 Colmore Row, Birmingham 3; return home of Dudley, attempts to obtain a discharge, meddling in the business and receivership, etc. |
| DSCAM/5/4/38: Correspondence (1945) as above; includes copy letter of 23 Apr. from Col. Gibbons (MP for Bilston), The Beam House, Tettenhall, Staffordshire to Sir David Maxwell Fyffe, the Solicitor-General giving a resume of Thomas Dudley's affairs and the disputes between Dudley and his wife and sons over the conducting of the business; also de-requisitioning of property (Lanrick House, Rugeley). |
| DSCAM/5/4/39: Correspondence (1946) as above; mainly concerning discharge of receivership and winding up the financial aspects. |
| Date | 1942-1948 |
| Physical Description | to be sub-numbered |
| Format | Typescript |
| AccessConditions | DSCAM/5/4/35-39 closed to 1 Jan 2020. Now open. |
| AccessStatus | Restricted |
| Extent | 5 bundles |
| Level | Item |