Royal Navy
Found in 1960 Collections and/or Records:
The Papers of Mr Ronald Thompson
Photograph albums and personal and career documentation.
The Papers of Peter Hill-Norton, Baron Hill-Norton
The collection of Hill-Norton's papers held at Churchill Archives Centre relate to the later part of Hill-Norton's career. It includes personal and official correspondence, letters to the press, speeches and articles covering defence and military issues and controversial political issues, such as the repeal of section 28 and the ordination of women.
The Papers of Rear-Admiral Clarence Howard-Johnston
Copies of letters by Howard-Johnston describing his wartime service, including his work as Director of the Anti-U-Boat Division, and as captain of HMS Bermuda, with the British Pacific Fleet (1947). Subjects include: Cabinet Anti-U-Boat meetings; difficulties with the lack of understanding at the Admiralty of anti-U-Boat operations; German success in evading Asdic; service with Admiral Sir Denis Boyd [Commander-in-Chief, British Pacific Fleet].
The Papers of Sir Archibald Hurd
The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
The Papers of Stephen Roskill
Papers comprising diaries, correspondence, manuscripts of books, articles, lectures, broadcasts, preparatory notes, copies of original papers used in research, card indexes, subject files for the official naval history of the Second World War, press cuttings, microfilms and photographs.
The Papers of Vice-Admiral Sir (Arthur) Francis Pridham
The papers consist of 5 volumes of his First World War diaries and 4 files relating to his memoirs.
The Papers of Vice-Admiral Sir Cecil Charles Hughes-Hallett
The papers include correspondence with naval historians and with colleagues on the Naval Review, some personal papers, reminiscences and records and also narratives from Japanese prisoner of war camps.
The Papers of Vice-Admiral Sir John Edelsten
The papers chiefly consist of correspondence, naval messages and photographs from Edelsten's time with the Mediterranean and Pacific Fleets.
The Papers of William F Clarke
The papers relate to the setting up of Room 40 and the Naval Intelligence's code-breaking activities in the First World War and to Clarke's service in the Government Code and Cypher School from 1922 to 1945.
The personal papers of Admiral Sir Sackville Hamilton Carden.
The collection contains papers and correspondence, mainly relating to the period of the First World War, and especially to Carden's involvement in the naval campaign at the Dardanelles.
"The supremacy of the navy", 10 Feb 1912
The War of 1739 to 1748
Annotated typescript texts of seven lectures given by Richmond at the Royal Naval College, Portsmouth [Hampshire] on the War of the Austrian Succession, concentrating on the naval aspects of the war between Britain, France and Spain.
"Their Finest Hour", 18 Jun 1940
Transcript of interview: Leslie Shiers, 1997
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Trenchard-Keyes Agreement and related correspondence, 1924-04 - 1924-07
Papers on the agreement between Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes [Deputy Chief of Naval Staff] and Trenchard over relations between the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, particularly on subjects including: giving naval commanders experience of air work; requirements of the Fleet Air Arm; radio and signal requirements; the status of air officers on board ship and of naval officers attached to the RAF; liaison between the Admiralty and Air Ministry.
Trends in Naval Propulsion Machinery, 1946-07
Text of lecture by Maclean.
(Untitled), 15 Jan 1913
Letter from WSC (Admiralty, Whitehall) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] concerning the influence of the Sea Lords over the promotion of Lieutenants with which he cannot interfere.
(Untitled), 10 Feb 1914
Letter from WSC (Admiralty, Whitehall) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] about the naval estimates which he describes as "past the danger point". He informs her that he has written to Sir E[dward] Grey about a consulship for "Hugh", and that Lady Blanche [Hozier] is better and that the children are well. In a postscript he makes comments on the poor health of [5th Lord] Rosebery. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 22 May 1942 - 08 Jul 1942
(Untitled), [Aug 1942]
Memorandum [submitted by Sir Edward Bridges, Secretary to the Cabinet] examining proposition by the Lord Privy Seal [Sir Stafford Cripps] for co-operation between the Services through an overall commander. [See CHAR 20/56B/129-134 for Cripps's proposition].
(Untitled), 04 Mar 1942 - 28 May 1942
(Untitled), 24 Nov 1942 - 26 Nov 1942
Memorandum by Professor A V Hill [Member, War Cabinet Scientific Advisory Committee] on Science and the U-boat War addressed by the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee to all MP's; includes covering note by Edward Salt, Deputy Chairman, Parliamentary and Scientific Committee.