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Found in 458 Collections and/or Records:

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Literary: Sunday Dispatch articles by WSC: 3., 12 Apr 1942 - 10 May 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/704
Scope and Contents Includes cuttings from the Sunday Dispatch for: "The other Winston Churchill" on WSC's correspondence and meetings with his namesake, the American author; "Primrose Day" on the influence of [Benjamin] Disraeli [Lord Beaconsfield and Lord Hughendon], and the founding of the Primrose League by Lord Randolph Churchill and Sir Henry [Drummond] Wolff; "Life under the microscope" on cells and the blood (also on the same page is an article on "Press and the Censor" by Brendan Bracken [Minister of...
Dates: 12 Apr 1942 - 10 May 1942
Conditions Governing Access: Open.
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Notebook, 1972 - 1973

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/GLAD 3/1/54
Scope and Contents

Notes on subjects including the Liberal Group in Europe and a visit to the United States, October 1972.

Dates: 1972 - 1973
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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Official: Colonial Office: correspondence, mainly on South African affairs., 01 Jan 1906 - 31 Jan 1906

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 10/7
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Israel Zangwill; Sidney Greville [Private Secretary to HM Queen Alexandria] on King Edward VII's approval of a critical article about WSC; Sir Arthur Havelock [former Governor of Madras, India, and Natal, South Africa]; Henry Massingham (2); 9th Lord Elgin and Kincardine [Secretary of State for the Colonies] (5) including one letter on the experiences of Elgin's father as Governor-General of Canada; Jan Smuts (2); Frederic Tatham, member of the Legislative Assembly,...
Dates: 01 Jan 1906 - 31 Jan 1906
Conditions Governing Access: Open.
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Papers on defence, 1979 - 1985

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/GLAD 1/2/30
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence with Michael Vyvyan, Lord Brockway [Co-Chairman, World Disarmament Campaign] and Baroness Young, and notes on the Nuclear Freeze, Liberal defence policy and the visit to Britain by Mikhail Gorbachev.

Dates: 1979 - 1985
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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Passages from diaries, 1931-03 - 1934-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/HOBE 1/1
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Passages from diaries, typed and annotated by Hore-Belisha's Secretary, Miss Hilde Sloane, incorporating press cuttings, notes and correspondence and covering the disintegration of the Liberal Party and Hore-Belisha's manifesto to [James] Ramsay Macdonald [Prime Minister] of 18 September, 1931.

Dates: 1931-03 - 1934-06
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Individual closures of files are indicated in the catalogue.
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Political: Constituency: Dundee: Accounts:., 01 Jan 1920 - 31 Dec 1920

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 5/23
Scope and Contents

Accounts for WSC's constituency expenses.

Dates: 01 Jan 1920 - 31 Dec 1920
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Dundee By-Election: Letters of congratulation on WSC's victory., 10 May 1908 - 20 May 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 5/2
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Correspondents include Cornelia, Lady Wimborne; Sir Algernon West; Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson; Lord Tweedmouth; J A Spender; Charles Guthrie; Frederic Macarness MP; Sir Francis Hopwood [later Lord Southborough]; Lewis Harcourt; William Joynson Hicks [later Lord Brentford]Ian Hogg; Edward Hemmerde MP; Lord James of Hereford; Anthony Hope Hawkins; Sir Francis Channing; Lord George Hamilton; Alexander Shaw [later 2nd Lord Craigmyle]; Lady Lyell and James Welldon.

Dates: 10 May 1908 - 20 May 1908
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Dundee By-Election: Letters of congratulation on WSC's victory., 10 May 1915 - 12 May 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 5/3
Scope and Contents

Mainly from Liberal Associations and supporters.

Dates: 10 May 1915 - 12 May 1915
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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.
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Political: Constituency: Dundee By-Election: : Letters of congratulation on WSC's victory., 29 Apr 1908 - 14 May 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 5/4
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Mainly from Liberal Associations and individual supporters Also includes pre-election letter from the Master of Elibank [later 1st Viscount Elibank] on WSC's candidacy.

Dates: 29 Apr 1908 - 14 May 1908
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Dundee By-Election: notes and correspondence:., 30 Apr 1908 - 12 May 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 5/1
Scope and Contents

Correspondence on WSC's candidacy in the Dundee By Election.Correspondents include Thomas Gibson Bowles [who stood down as Liberal Candidate to make room for WSC]; Havelock Wilson MP; The Master of Elibank [later 1st Viscount Elibank] and R Macaulay Smith.Also includes signed letter from WSC to the Electors of Dundee and postcard of ?WSC as "Cock of the North" in Highland Dress.

Dates: 30 Apr 1908 - 12 May 1908
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Dundee: Constituency: Accounts:., 01 Jan 1922 - 31 Dec 1922

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 5/30
Scope and Contents

Accounts for WSC's constituency expenses.

Dates: 01 Jan 1922 - 31 Dec 1922
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Dundee: Correpondence:., 12 May 1908 - 31 Dec 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 5/5
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Correspondents include John Sinclair [later Lord Pentland], Sec of State for Scotland; Prof Patrick Geddes; Constituency Chairman George Ritchie and Agent P F Husband Subjects include the Education (Scotland) Bill; The British Medical Association; The Town Planning Bill; a possible "Pageant of Dundee" in 1909; the Canadian Cattle Trade; dissatisfaction with Sheriff Campbell Smith; and Socialist and Labour movements in Scotland.

Dates: 12 May 1908 - 31 Dec 1908
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Dundee: Correspondence., 01 Jan 1912 - 31 Dec 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 5/14
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Correspondents include Sir George Ritchie (Consituency Chairman); The Women's Freedom League (Dundee Branch); Herbert Samuel (Postmaster General).Subjects include the possibility of giving Admiralty work to Dundee shipbuilders; Female suffrage; Irish Home Rule; Post Office Telephones and Telegraphs.

Dates: 01 Jan 1912 - 31 Dec 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Dundee: Correspondence., 01 Jan 1913 - 31 Dec 1913

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 5/15
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Correspondents include Herbert Samuel, Postmaster General (3); Dundee Women's Suffrage Society; Dundee Liberal Association; The Independent Labour Party (Dundee Branch).Subjects include Female suffrage; telegraph links with Dundee; the strike of Leven textile workers; the claims of Dundee over Aberdeen for the site of new wireless station; the Scottish Temperance Bill.

Dates: 01 Jan 1913 - 31 Dec 1913
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Dundee: Correspondence., 01 Jan 1914 - 31 Dec 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 5/16
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Correspondents include Herbert Samuel, Postmaster-General (and others) on Post Office staff wage claim (6); P F Husband, Liberal Agent, on Party organisation and expenses in the constituency (4).Other subjects include duties of Sub-Postmasters; Labour Exchanges; the need for a second Liberal Candidate in the constituency; arrangements for presbyterian chaplaincies at Dundee and Ardrossan submarine bases.

Dates: 01 Jan 1914 - 31 Dec 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Dundee: Correspondence:., 01 Jan 1919 - 31 Dec 1919

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 5/21
Scope and Contents

Correspondents include: Sir George Ritchie (5) on Liberal Party and constituency affairs; Frederick Guest (2), on speaking engagement in Dundee.

Dates: 01 Jan 1919 - 31 Dec 1919
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Dundee: Correspondence:., 01 Jan 1920 - 31 Dec 1920

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 5/22
Scope and Contents

Correspondents include: Sir George Ritchie (5) on Liberal Party, constituency affairs, honours and patronage; Dundee City Council (2) and the Ministry of Labour on unemployment among ex-serviceman in the city, including paper of Cabinet Committee on unemployment.

Dates: 01 Jan 1920 - 31 Dec 1920
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Dundee: Correspondence:., 01 Jan 1921 - 31 Dec 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 5/24
Scope and Contents

Correspondents include: Sir George Ritchie (9), on Liberal Party, constituency affairs and unemployment in Dundee; The City of Dundee Territorial Force Association and the War Office on the amalgamation of the 4th and 5th Black Watch.

Dates: 01 Jan 1921 - 31 Dec 1921
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Dundee: Correspondence., 01 Jan 1909 - 31 Dec 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 5/6
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Subjects include allegations that WSC was "not at home" to Dundee delegations.

Dates: 01 Jan 1909 - 31 Dec 1909
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Dundee: Correspondence:., 02 Jan 1911 - 07 Oct 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 5/12
Scope and Contents Correspondents include P F Husband (Consituency Agent); Sir George Ritchie; (Constituency Chairman) Dundee Town Council and The Dundee Lunacy Board.Subjects include, the drop in his majority in the General Election of Dec 1910; complaints that he had not spent enough time in the constituency; Sunday drinking on pleasure steamers operating on the River Tay; The Spirits Act, 1906 passed by the Commonwealth of Australia and its effect on sales of Scotch Whisky; The Dundee Harbour and Tay...
Dates: 02 Jan 1911 - 07 Oct 1911
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Dundee: General Election., 03 Oct 1922 - 14 Nov 1922

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 5/28A-B
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Correspondence with J C Robertson (President, Dundee Liberal Association, see CHAR 5/28A/20-30); James Allison (Liberal Agent); D J MacDonald (fellow Liberal candidate); Sir Alfred Mond (later Lord Melchett) (2) and others on the General Election campaign. Subjects include Ireland; the Government's Eastern policy; taxation; unemployment and Temperance.

Dates: 03 Oct 1922 - 14 Nov 1922
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Dundee: General Election December 1910., 01 Nov 1910 - 31 Dec 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 5/11
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Election correspondence and literature, including signed copy of Election Address, and letter to Sir George Ritchie on the constitutional crisis.

Dates: 01 Nov 1910 - 31 Dec 1910
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency: Dundee: General Elections., Jan 1910 - Dec 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 5/10
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Election literature including Liberal Party Campaign Notes and WSC's Election Address (mainly on reform of the House of Lords), daily canvass returns, and Election expenses.Mainly relating to Election of Jan 1910, but also containing his letter of thanks to electors following victory in Dec 1910.

Dates: Jan 1910 - Dec 1910
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency, Epping [Essex]: correspondence U-Z., 26 Jan 1939 - 20 Dec 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 7/60A-B
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Philip L Wheeley (5); Lieutenant Colonel Sir Arnold Wilson (2).Subjects include: Waltham Abbey's evacuation status; local poor relief; car tax; Clubs Registration Bill; local Conservative criticism of WSC; WSC in reply to Dinah Pratt [Honorary Secretary of Epping Division Conservative Association] on Neville Chamberlain having "now come into line with me" over a Grand Alliance [with France and other League of Nations countries], and WSC's attitude to his local...
Dates: 26 Jan 1939 - 20 Dec 1939
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency, Epping [Essex] Election: correspondence., 02 Mar 1929 - 29 May 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 7/106A-B
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Mary, Lady Blandford [later Mary, Duchess of Marlborough]; 2nd Lord Hamilton of Dalzell, on the bookmakers' opposition to the Conservatives because of the Tote Bill; Stanley Baldwin; John Walton Newbold; Arthur Duffes on Liberal wrecking tactics; Sir Percy Girouard.Other subjects include: the sale of the Casino and Hotel Napoleon, St Raphael [France]; Chingford [Essex] telephone system; recollections of Sir Henry Hozier; David Lloyd George's disappointing performance...
Dates: 02 Mar 1929 - 29 May 1929
Conditions Governing Access: Open

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