| Repository | Lambeth Palace Library |
| Level | Item |
| Alt Ref No | Ramsey 208, ff.274-339 |
| Title | Moral Standards (part 1) |
| Date | 1971 |
| Description | Papers relating to moral standards in contemporary British society, including: proposal by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of York, for a manifestation of Christian concern and the possibility of revising the law on obscenity (ff.274-289); meeting between Hugh Whitworth, Edwin Barker of the Board for Social Responsibility and a Home Office official to discuss a decline in moral standards in entertainment and publications (ff.290-291); extracts on sexual ethics from a question and answer session with Archbishop Ramsey at the London School of Economics (f.292); discussion of the Unsolicited Goods and Services Bill and sale of pornographic literature (ff.293-305); preparations for Lord Longford's debate on pornography with a brief for Hugh Ashdown, Bishop of Newcastle (ff.306, 311-322, 325); letter from a member of the public challenging Archbishop Ramsey to 'take a stand' on moral standards (ff.307, 309-310); correspondence with Mrs. Mary Whitehouse and others about "Growing Up", a sex education film by Dr. Martin Cole, and comments by Archbishop Ramsey about the film to the British Council of Churches (ff.323-324, 326-339). |
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| 298 | Coggan; Frederick Donald (1909-2000); Baron Coggan; Archbishop of Canterbury | 1909-2000 |
| 11 | Ramsey; (Arthur) Michael (1904-1988); Baron Ramsey of Canterbury; Archbishop of Canterbury | 1904-1988 |
| DS/UK/6234 | Pakenham; Francis Aungier (1905-2001); 1st Baron Pakenham and 7th Earl of Longford; politician, writer, and philanthropist | 1905-2001 |
| DS/UK/4707 | Ashdown; Hugh Edward (1904-); Bishop of Newcastle | 1904- |
| GB/109/11104 | Whitehouse; Mary (1910-2001); campaigner, National Viewers' and Listeners' Association | 1910-2001 |
| GB/109/11106 | Cole; Martin John (fl.1968-1992); sex educationalist | fl.1968-1992 |
| DS/UK/3615 | British Council of Churches; 1942-1990 | 1942-1990 |
| GB/109/11107 | Whitworth; Hugh Hope Aston (1914-1996); Lay Assistant to the Archbishop of Canterbury | 1914-1996 |
| GB/109/8084 | Church of England; General Synod; Board for Social Responsibility; 1970-2001 | 1970-2001 |