Conservative Party
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Found in 923 Collections and/or Records:
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Speeches: speech notes and source material., 24 Jun 1933 - 17 Nov 1933
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/106
Scope and Contents
Notes for WSC's speech (12 July, Clarke Hall Fellowship address) on Sir William Hall and penal reform.Rough notes for WSC's speech (7 July, Epping [Essex]) on the India White Paper. Source material includes notes for WSC's speech (24 June, Gloucester) on subjects including the National Government and the economy. Part published: Complete Speeches V pp 5279-80.Notes for WSC's speech (12 August, Theydon Bois [Essex]) entitled "Europe's hour of danger" on subjects including the National...
Dates:
24 Jun 1933 - 17 Nov 1933
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Speeches: speech notes and source material., 16 Jan 1934 - Apr 1934
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/109
Scope and Contents
Notes for WSC's speech (16 January, BBC broadcast) entitled "Whither Britain?" on world affairs, Britain's role and the British Empire. Also includes cutting from the Listener containing the text of WSC's speech. Part published: Complete Speeches V pp 5319-20.Notes for WSC's speech (9 February, Caxton House, National Unionist Meeting) on Conservative policy and India.Notes for WSC's speech (15 February, Portsmouth [Hampshire]) in support of Sir Roger Keyes at the Portsmouth by-election, on...
Dates:
16 Jan 1934 - Apr 1934
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Speeches: speech notes and source material., 01 Nov 1934 - 04 Dec 1934
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/111
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Notes and draft press statement for WSC's speech (1 November, Woodford Bridge [Essex], Constituency meeting) on subjects including the need for Conservatives to be ready for the next general election, the National government, India and air defence against Germany. Part published: Complete Speeches V pp 5389-90.Notes and drafts for WSC's speech (16 November, BBC broadcast) entitled "The Causes of War" on German domestic policy, and the German threat to Europe and Britain. Also includes galley...
Dates:
01 Nov 1934 - 04 Dec 1934
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Speeches: speech notes and source material., 02 Jan 1935 - 22 Feb 1935
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/114
Scope and Contents
Draft press statement by WSC (2 January) responding to a broadcast by Sir Samuel Hoare [later 1st Lord Templewood, Secretary of State for India] on Indian constitutional reform.Notes for WSC's speech (?25 January, Bristol, India Defence League meeting) on the government of India debate and Randolph Churchill's campaign at Liverpool [Wavertree by-election]. Part published: Complete Speeches V pp 5465-6.Notes for WSC's speech (30 January, BBC broadcast) entitled "India: the Betrayal", arguing...
Dates:
02 Jan 1935 - 22 Feb 1935
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Speeches: speech notes and source material., 02 Mar 1935 - 12 Nov 1935
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/115A-B
Scope and Contents
Notes for WSC's speech (21 March, Albert Hall, London, India Defence League Demonstration) entitled "Dead as Mutton" on the Government of India bill and his misgivings about the National Government. Part published: Complete Speeches V pp 5557-8.Notes for WSC's speech (26 September, City Carlton Club Luncheon, London) on German rearmament, Italian designs in Abyssinia [Ethiopia], and the League of Nations. Also includes: letter of support from Sir Austen Chamberlain. Published: Complete...
Dates:
02 Mar 1935 - 12 Nov 1935
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Speeches: speech notes and source material., 31 May 1937 - 20 Nov 1937
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/126
Scope and Contents
Notes for WSC's speech (31 May, Caxton Hall [Westminster, Conservative Party meeting]), moving the motion for Neville Chamberlain's [Prime Minister] election to the Conservative Party leadership and praising his achievements as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Published: Complete Speeches VI pp 5856-7.Notes for WSC's speech (11 June, [London] Australia Club Dinner) proposing a toast to the Prime Minister of Australia, Joseph Lyons, and commenting on naval security in the Far East and Singapore....
Dates:
31 May 1937 - 20 Nov 1937
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Tariffs Committee, 1930-12 - 1931-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 1/5/64
Scope and Contents
Report of the Tariffs Committee of the Conservative Research Department, recommending a three-rate tariff and a Tariff Commission, and examining Parliamentary procedure for adopting their proposals.
Dates:
1930-12 - 1931-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Tariffs Committee report, 1931
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 1/5/32
Scope and Contents
Report of the Conservative Research Department's tariffs committee, chaired by Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton], particularly on an emergency protective tariff on imports and tariffs on manufactured foodstuffs.
Dates:
1931
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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The Cost of the Conservatives, 1992-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 2/1/190
Scope and Contents
Final draft of paper on failed Conservative economic policies.
Dates:
1992-02
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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"The Franchise Question: Memorandum by the Chancellor of the Exchequer", 08 Mar 1927
Unknown
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/155/119
Scope and Contents
Printed memorandum by WSC marked 'secret' in which he argues against the extension of the franchise. He discusses the extension of the franchise over the last century, arguing that its negative impact on the Conservative vote has been masked by the withdrawal of Irish votes and the splitting of the anti-Conservative vote. He urges caution in extending the franchise at the present time for "the good of the nation", arguing that there is no forceful public support for further extension of the...
Dates:
08 Mar 1927
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
Fonds
The Papers of 1st Viscount Margesson of Rugby
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MRGN
Scope and Contents
Lord Margesson appears to have preserved very few personal papers. As John Hill put it "I found it extremely difficult to come across any record by or about him since almost all his whole political activity as Chief Whip was done on a verbal basis for fairly obvious reasons and no records were kept." (letter to Correlli Barnett, 28 February 1984). The small collection of Margesson's papers comprises correspondence and biographical material.
Dates:
1924 - 1979
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
Fonds
The Papers of Baron Soames
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/SOAM
Scope and Contents
The papers include: political correspondence relating to Soames's ministerial career and with his Conservative colleagues; papers from his diplomatic postings in Paris, Brussels and Rhodesia; articles and speeches; photographs; appointment diaries; personal correspondence with friends; recordings and transcripts of interviews with CS which were to be used in his memoirs, which were never completed; some papers on his personal interests, including horseracing; some videos, particularly...
Dates:
1921 - 2006
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
Fonds
The Papers of Enoch Powell
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the personal and public papers of Enoch Powell. The papers include: personal correspondence, literary and academic material and some wartime papers, 1922-1998; diaries, 1946-1995; political papers, including some ministerial and shadow cabinet papers, election material, subject files on a wide range of political issues, papers from Powell's various constituencies and letters from the public on various issues, and also papers from Powell's long-running...
Dates:
1650 - 2023
Conditions Governing Access:
The majority of the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please see individual files for details.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
Fonds
The Papers of John Biffen
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/BIFF
Scope and Contents
Personal and political papers, including, correspondence, press cuttings, campaign material, drafts of memoir, administrative, articles, speeches and appointment diaries. The collection covers his early life, university life and political career.
Dates:
1940 - 2008
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is closed until catalogued.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
Fonds
The Papers of Julian Amery
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ
Scope and Contents
The collection held at Churchill Archives Centre includes: personal and family papers, including correspondence with other members of the Amery family, financial and household papers; some papers from Amery's wartime service; Amery's personal and general correspondence; political correspondence and papers, including copies of ministerial papers and election material; a large amount of constituency correspondence, from Amery's Preston and Brighton seats; papers on foreign affairs, including...
Dates:
1891 - 1997
Conditions Governing Access:
The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
Fonds
The Papers of Leopold Amery
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL
Scope and Contents
The collection held at Churchill Archives Centre consists of a broad range of material and includes: public and political correspondence with a range of individuals on a variety of subjects; political papers; speeches and broadcasts; literary material (articles by Amery and correspondence and papers relating to his publications); press cuttings; photographs; material relating to Amery's extensive travels and tour of the British empire; and diaries and personal papers (including family...
Dates:
1858 - 2007
Conditions Governing Access:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
Fonds
The Papers of Lord Jenkin of Roding
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/JENK
Scope and Contents
Private and political papers, including: election material; political and personal correspondence; press cuttings and memorabilia; policy issue and legislation files, including papers from the House of Lords; articles and lectures; diaries.
Dates:
1951-08 - 2005-08
Conditions Governing Access:
The papers are closed for cataloguing and conservation.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
Fonds
The Papers of Michael Wolff
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/WLFF
Scope and Contents
The papers consist chiefly of political files (many of which are marked as containing information relating to Edward Heath), with a few personal papers and a quantity of papers relating to Michael Wolff's work as Randolph Churchill's Research Assistant. There is also a considerable volume of correspondence with the Solicitors who were engaged to settle Randolph Churchill's estate.
Dates:
1962 - 1975
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
Fonds
The Papers of Patrick George Buchan-Hepburn, 1st Baron Hailes of Prestonkirk
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/HAIS
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...
Dates:
1928 - 1973
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Individual closures of files are indicated in the catalogue.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
Fonds
The Papers of Sir George Harvie-Watt
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/HARV
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises Sir George's reports to Sir Winston Churchill as his Parliamentary Private Secretary. The reports cover the business of the House of Commons and Harvie Watt's observations on the mood of the Members of the House and reactions to WSC's speeches, policies, and the events of the Second World War. They have been annotated in red by Sir Winston Churchill. Also includes a small amount of correspondence.
Dates:
1941 - 1945
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
Fonds
The Papers of Sir John Nott
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/NOTT
Scope and Contents
The papers chiefly relate to Sir John Nott's time in Margaret Thatcher's government, particularly his tenure as Secretary of State for Defence during the Falklands War. They include: papers relating to Nott's search for employment, 1975; papers collected for the production of Sir John's memoirs, including annotated drafts, original correspondence and dictation tapes; personal correspondence and other papers, 1982-1998; papers relating to his career with Lazards, mid 1980s onwards; material...
Dates:
1936-08 - 2004
Conditions Governing Access:
Most of this collection is open for consultation by readers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
Fonds
The Papers of Sir Julian Ridsdale
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/RIDS
Scope and Contents
The papers mainly consist of a numbered series of scrapbooks including invitations, press cuttings, photographs, correspondence and other ephemera relating to Julian Ridsdale's political career and personal life with his family.
Dates:
1949 - 2000
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
Fonds
The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR, CHUR and CHAQ
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of original documents accumulated by Sir Winston Churchill throughout his life (1874-1965). They have been divided into three sections: the Chartwell Papers (CHAR) and the Churchill Papers (CHUR), with some additional material (CHAQ). Together, the three sets of papers cover the following major areas:
Personal (CHAR 1, CHUR 1 and CHAQ 1/1 and 2/1), 1884-1965
The papers of Churchill as a private person. They include correspondence with or about his...
Dates:
The majority of files date from the 1870s to 1965.
Conditions Governing Access:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
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Transcript of CS's interviews with Martin Meredith, 1985 - 1985-04
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SOAM 10/19
Scope and Contents
Almost complete copy. Subjects include: the Conservatives in the 1960s; becoming British Ambassador to France; CS's relationship with Margaret Thatcher; the Conservatives in the 1950s; the Civil Service strike, 1981; early negotiations for entry into Europe, 1960-64; CS's view of Sir Winston Churchill and [Maurice] Harold Macmillan [later 1st Lord Stockton]; CS's visit to the Soviet Union,1964; becoming British Ambassador to France; the Soames Affair, 1969; negotiations on entry into...
Dates:
1985 - 1985-04
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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(Untitled), 25 May 1904
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/42/34
Scope and Contents
Letter from Captain Reginald Barnes, Snowdon, Simla, India, to WSC, advising him not to leave the Conservative Party.
Dates:
25 May 1904
Conditions Governing Access:
Open