Liberal Party
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Speeches - Non House of Commons., Sep 1913 - Nov 1913
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/47
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Presscuttings, manuscript notes and typescript for speeches on Federalism and Irish Home Rule, Dundee, Sep-Oct.Typescript and manuscript notes for speech on Ireland, the Land Problem, and the Naval estimates, 18 Oct, Liberal Federation Meeting, Free Trade Hall, Manchester Published Complete Speeches II, pp.2168-82 (under the title "An Offer to Germany").Press cutting - report of speech on Naval Developments, 10 Nov, Lord Mayor's Banquet, Guildhall, London Published Complete Speeches II,...
Dates:
Sep 1913 - Nov 1913
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Speeches: Non House of Commons: Speech notes., Jan 1908 - Dec 1908
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/31
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Typescript of speech by WSC (23 January 1908, Birmingham Town Hall) entitled "Social Policy" on free trade and social policy. Published: Complete Speeches I, pp 883 - 8.Typescript of speech by WSC (2 April 1908, Sun Hall, Liverpool) entitled "Tariff Reform and Unemployment" on taxation and unemployment. Published: Complete Speeches I, pp 921 - 9.Manuscript and typescript notes for Election addresses by WSC in Manchester, including (14 April, Grand Theatre, Manchester) on subjects including...
Dates:
Jan 1908 - Dec 1908
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Speeches: Non House of Commons: Speech notes and source material., 07 Jul 1943 - 31 Aug 1943
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/195
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Broadcast by WSC (14 July) to the Polish forces on the death of General [Wladyslaw] Sikorski, former Prime Minister of Poland. Also includes correspondence from Sir Owen O'Malley, British Ambassador to Poland; Anthony Eden [later 1st Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] and notes and copies of correspondence from Francis Brown [Assistant Private Secretary to WSC], John Peck [Assistant Private Secretary to WSC] and John Martin [Private Secretary to WSC]. Published: Complete Speeches VII, pp...
Dates:
07 Jul 1943 - 31 Aug 1943
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Speeches: Non-House of Commons: Speech notes and source material., 11 Feb 1950 - 24 Feb 1950
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 5/32A-C
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Press Association transcript and press cutting from the Sevenoaks News reporting WSC's election address (11 February, Sevenoaks [Kent] Constitutional Club) on the Labour threat to the economy and the Empire. Also includes transcript of comments by Ness Edwards [Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Labour and National Service] on WSC's responsibility for sending in troops during the miners' strike at [Tonypandy, Glamorgan, Wales, 1910]. Part published: Complete Speeches VIII pp 7935 -...
Dates:
11 Feb 1950 - 24 Feb 1950
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Speeches: Non-House of Commons: Speech notes and source material., 14 Oct 1951 - 23 Oct 1951
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 5/44A-B
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Speech notes and typescript for WSC's election address (15 October, Huddersfield Town Hall [Yorkshire]) on subjects including: the decision by the Colne Valley [Yorkshire] Conservatives to support a Liberal candidate to stop Labour from winning the seat; the duty of all Conservatives and Liberals to combine against Labour; a tribute to Lady Violet Bonham-Carter [earlier Violet Asquith and Violet Lady Bonham- Carter, later Violet, Lady Asquith of Yarnbury], Liberal candidate for Colne Valley;...
Dates:
14 Oct 1951 - 23 Oct 1951
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Speeches: Non-House of Commons: Speech notes and source material., 06 Oct 1951 - 09 Oct 1955
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 5/58A-C
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Speech notes and typescript for WSC's election address (16 May 1955, Sir James Hawkey Hall, Woodford [Essex]) on subjects including: WSC's resignation as Prime Minister and his appointment of Sir Anthony Eden [later 1st Lord Avon] as his successor; the Government's record on the economy, employment, social services, housing and the reduction of economic controls; the threat of a return to Socialism; the support of Clement Attlee [leader of the Labour Party] for the hydrogen bomb and Western...
Dates:
06 Oct 1951 - 09 Oct 1955
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Speeches: Non House of Commons: Speech notes and typescript., 20 Jan 1922 - 11 Nov 1922
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/66A-B
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Speech notes for WSC's speech (20 January, National Liberal Council, Central Hall, Westminster, London) on the Government's standing, the strength of the Liberal and Conservative coalition, the need for stability and the preservation of liberal principles against the threat of Socialism. Published: Complete Speeches III pp 3159 - 3165.Speech notes for WSC's speech (27 January, Kenya Dinner, Hotel Victoria, London) on colonial policy in Kenya and Uganda, compared to the French policy in North...
Dates:
20 Jan 1922 - 11 Nov 1922
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Speeches: Non House of Commons: Speech notes, press cuttings and source material., [Jan] [1928] - 03 Apr 1929
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/85
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Speech notes for WSC's speech (3 February 1928, Town Hall, Birmingham), entitled "Liberal Party Economic Policy" on the next General Election, the Government's economic record, criticism from Philip Snowden [former Chancellor of the Exchequer], cuts in the Fighting Services, the betting tax and Ramsay MacDonald [Leader of the Opposition]'s views on it, income tax and Liberal economic policy. Source material includes press cuttings from the Times reporting Arthur Henderson's [later Lord...
Dates:
[Jan] [1928] - 03 Apr 1929
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Speeches: Non House of Commons: Speech notes, press cuttings and source material., 23 Jun 1928 - 28 Nov 1928
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/86
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Speech notes for WSC's speech (23 June, Conservative Meeting, Hale Park, Widnes, Lancashire), entitled "Six Different Oppositions", on the Government's record, the state of industry, rating reform, Liberal and Labour splits, petrol tax and the development of coal. Also includes a press cutting from the Liverpool Post and Mercury, reporting the speech. Published: Complete Speeches V pp 4445 - 4447.Press cutting from the Yorkshire Herald reporting WSC's speech (26 June, Central Council,...
Dates:
23 Jun 1928 - 28 Nov 1928
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Speeches: Non House of Commons: Speech notes, prints and source material., 03 Jan 1920 - 30 Apr 1920
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/61
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Speech notes, a print and a report from the Times on WSC's speech (3 January, Victoria Hall, Sunderland, County Durham), entitled "The Agony of Russia" on the general situation in Britain, Russia and Eastern Europe, and the risks of party politics. Published: Complete Speeches III pp 2917 - 2927.Speech notes for WSC's speech (30 January, Territorial Forces Associations Meeting, County Council Office, London), on the post-war organisation of the Territorial Force. Published: Complete Speeches...
Dates:
03 Jan 1920 - 30 Apr 1920
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Speeches: Non House of Commons: Speech notes, source material, typescript and press cuttings., 04 May 1923 - 03 Nov 1924
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/70A-B
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Speech notes for WSC's speech (2 July 1924, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Centenary dinner, Hotel Cecil, London). Source material includes notes on the founding of the service, modern lifeboats, typical rescues and funding. Published: Complete Speeches IV p 3463 (part).Speech notes for WSC's speech (17 July 1924, Association of Advertising Clubs of the World Convention, Wembley, London), on the cause of depression in trade and consumption, and the need for advertising to strengthen...
Dates:
04 May 1923 - 03 Nov 1924
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Speeches: speech notes., 04 Feb 1950 - 09 Feb 1950
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 5/31A-D
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Speech notes for WSC's election address (4 February, Town Hall, Leeds [Yorkshire]) including: criticism of the Labour government's economic policy and manifesto; party politics and the numbers of candidates fielded by the Liberal Party; quotes by [Clement] Attlee [Prime Minister] on socialism; the rejection of socialism in Canada, Australia and New Zealand; nationalisation and its effect on the coal industry; the planned nationalisation of the steel industry; the continuation of rationing;...
Dates:
04 Feb 1950 - 09 Feb 1950
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The Papers of 1st Lord Gladwyn
Reference Code: GBR/0014/GLAD
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The material at Churchill Archives Centre begins with Lord Gladwyn's school and college notebooks, and runs to his final articles, but with the exception of his personal and family correspondence, was chiefly created after Lord Gladwyn's retirement from the Diplomatic Service. A large proportion of the papers consists of notes, reports, articles, speeches and correspondence amassed from Lord Gladwyn's work as the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Lords and Liberal spokesman...
Dates:
1875 - 2002
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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The Papers of Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso
Reference Code: GBR/0014/THRS
Scope and Contents
The collection held at Churchill Archives Centre includes correspondence (including general, official, political, constituency, parliamentary and family correspondence); speeches; Liberal Organisation and Scottish Liberal organisation and Federation material; press cuttings; business papers; and Scottish Office, Scottish Board of Health and Secretary of State for Scotland material.
For the most part, the collection is made up of constituency, parliamentary and Liberal party...
Dates:
1814 - 1968
Conditions Governing Access:
With the exception of the fire-damaged material in section VI, 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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The Papers of Reginald McKenna
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCKN
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The collection includes: personal papers, particularly on McKenna's property and financial affairs; a small amount of material on the 1907 Education Bill; a large amount of correspondence and papers from McKenna's tenure as First Lord of the Admiralty; some Home Office correspondence; speeches and correspondence from McKenna's time as Chancellor of the Exchequer; correspondence with Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Fisher; papers on McKenna's career following his departure from politics,...
Dates:
1883 - 1994
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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The Papers of Sir Dingle Foot
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DGFT
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The material held at Churchill Archives Centre deals with Sir Dingle's career as a Liberal and then a Labour Member of Parliament, as well as with his distinguished position in the legal profession, particularly with regard to Commonwealth countries and with his literary skills.
Dates:
1909 - 1979
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open (except for a few files which are closed under data protection) for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of original documents accumulated by Sir Winston Churchill throughout his life (1874-1965). They have been divided into two sections: the Chartwell Papers (CHAR) and the Churchill Papers (CHUR). Together, the two sets of papers cover the following major areas:
Personal (CHAR 1 and CHUR 1), 1884-1965
The papers of Churchill as a private person. They include correspondence with or about his family and friends on non-public topics and papers relating to...
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.
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The Papers of Thomas Horabin
Reference Code: GBR/0014/HRBN
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee and other papers
Dates:
1939 - 1965
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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The Saunders Family Papers
Reference Code: GBR/0014/SAUN
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The Saunders Family Papers fall into three main groups: the correspondence of David Hogg Saunders; the letters and papers of his son, George, whose hostility towards German militarism is reflected in his private letters, providing a great deal of information about life and manners in contemporary Berlin; and a variety of letters and miscellaneous documents relating to members of the Saunders family. This third group comprises the correspondence between George’s sister, Margaret, his son,...
Dates:
1805 - 1945
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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(Untitled), 10 May 1905
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/50/21
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Letter from General Sir Bindon Blood, (Murree, Punjab, [India], to WSC, asking Lady Randolph Churchill to "befriend" the fiancee of the Rajah of Kapurthala's eldest son, also on WSC's decision to join the Liberal Party.
Dates:
10 May 1905
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(Untitled), [29 Jan 1922]
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/158/7
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Letter from CSC, Hotel Mont-Fleury, Cannes, France, to WSC, on her holiday at Cannes, also criticising him for his speech attacking the behaviour of the Liberals "in peace as well as in War", commenting that the "Liberals (nearly all) behaved splendidly in the War, which is more credit to them than it is to the Tories who revel in slaughter".
Dates:
[29 Jan 1922]
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(Untitled), [1927]
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/153/156-157
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Letter from [WSC] to Frederick Guest arguing that David Lloyd George's campaign fund is being used to split the anti-Socialist vote and arguing that the fund should be placed in the hands of trustees "representing a definite political party on a broad and public basis".
Dates:
[1927]
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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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(Untitled), 24 Jul 1926
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/147/126-128
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Letter from Lady Oxford and Asquith [earlier Margot Asquith] (44 Bedford Square, [London]) to WSC on: her approval of his policy on war debts to the United States; her request to him to write to [st Lord Oxford and Asquith, earlier Herbert Asquith] to cheer him up; the ignorance of the Liberal rank and file over party unity; David Lloyd George's leaning to the Labour Party and his betrayal of Lord Oxford and Asquith.
Dates:
24 Jul 1926
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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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(Untitled), 30 May 1926
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/149/10
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Edition of "Reynolds's Illustrated News" including article on WSC's supposed attempts to split the Liberal Party.
Dates:
30 May 1926
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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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(Untitled), 22 Feb 1910
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 12/2/6
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Letter from Sir Francis Knollys [Private Secretary to King Edward VII] (Buckingham Palace) to WSC thanking him on behalf of the King for his House of Commons letter and including the King's observation that "it is difficult to believe that the [Irish] nationalists would be so foolish as to turn out a government from whom they have almost certain expectations." Knollys adds that he has been asked by Lord Esher [earlier Reginald Brett] to send a copy of one of WSC's predecessor's [Lord...
Dates:
22 Feb 1910
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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