Edward, Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, 1894 - 1972 (Duke of Windsor, formerly Edward VIII, King of Great Britain and Ireland)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
File
Notes and correspondence on the staff appointment of the Duke of Windsor [earlier King Edward VIII] as a Major-General serving in France, 1939-09-14 - 1939-10-03
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/HOBE 5/71
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection, though small, is interesting as no other papers appear to have been left by Hore-Belisha. It comprises letters, diaries, some photographs and documents (mainly copies) covering most of Hore-Belisha's career but concentrating on his most important position as War Minister from 1937-1939 and particularly the events surrounding his dismissal by Neville Chamberlain.
Dates:
1939-09-14 - 1939-10-03
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.
File
Sir Winston Churchill's letters to Lady Churchill, 1912-06, 1913
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CSCT 2/6
Scope and Contents
Subjects include: the atrocious behaviour of Smart [Churchill's chauffeur/valet] during a house party with the Lyttons at Knebworth [Hertfordshire, June 1912]; plans for a dancing club; the sentencing of 'Mrs P' [Emmeline Pankhurst], April 1913; moving to Admiralty House; Churchill's concerns about events in the Adriatic and sympathy for Montenegro; a speech by Churchill in Dundee [Scotland], January 1913; his suffering from nerves; worries about parcel bombs from the suffragettes; naval...
Dates:
1912-06; 1913
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
With the exception of the staff wages books in CSCT 9/1, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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