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Frank Oswald Hooley was born in Birmingham in November 1923. He attended Birmingham University, then began a career as an administrator in higher education. He was an Administrative Assistant at the University of Birmingham (1948-1952), and Assistant Registrar and then Senior Assistant Registrar at the University of Sheffield (1952-1966). He contested the Skipton constituency for Labour in 1959 and then Sheffield Heeley in 1964, a seat which he subsequently won in March 1966 and held until June 1970. He then resumed his administrative career as Senior Administrative Assistant at Manchester Polytechnic (1970-1971) and Chief Administrative Officer at Sheffield City College of Education (1971-1974). He was re-elected to Sheffield Heeley in February 1974, and remained MP there until 1983, when he contested and lost Stratford-upon-Avon. He was particularly interested in environmental matters, and foreign affairs, especially in relation to developing countries, and was at one time a member of the executive of the United Nations Association. Frank Hooley died on 21 January 2015.

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This small collection contains files relating to Frank Hooley's period as MP for Sheffield Heeley (1968-1970) and to his work with the United Nations Association.