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Eden, Robert Anthony, 1897 - 1977 (1st Earl of Avon, statesman)

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Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

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Anthony Eden, The majority of folios date from 1952-53.

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CSCT 3/89
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Correspondence, mainly with [Robert] Anthony Eden [Foreign Secretary, later 1st Lord Avon] and his wife, Clarissa Eden [earlier Clarissa Churchill, later Clarissa, Lady Avon], on subjects including their engagement and wedding, a stay to convalesce at Chequers [Buckinghamshire], June 1953 and Eden's medical treatment in the United States. Other correspondents include Timothy Eden and Beatrice Eden.

Dates: The majority of folios date from 1952-53.
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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Articles and lectures, 1979 - 1992

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ROBT 13/3
Scope and Contents Pamphlets, conference papers, articles and correspondence with historians on subjects including: the memoirs of Henry Kissinger; FR's piece on 1st Lord Strang for the Dictionary of National Biography; the political and economic state of Britain, particularly regarding Europe; Anglo-Soviet relations; NATO and European defence; America and Europe, partners or rivals; FR's memories of [William] Averell Harriman; the Cold War; Winston Churchill and the possible reunification of Germany in 1953;...
Dates: 1979 - 1992
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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Correspondence with Sir Anthony Eden and his wife, Clarissa, 1938 - 1962

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/HAIS 4/11
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: 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: 1938 - 1962
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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Various correspondence, 1960 - 1962

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CSCT 3/110
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Elise Aeschimann [Clementine's Swiss governess] (2); Clarissa, Lady Avon [earlier Clarissa Churchill and Clarissa, Lady Eden] on a stay in the West Indies, February 1960 and heart trouble suffered by 1st Lord Avon [earlier Sir (Robert) Anthony Eden]; 1st Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Max Aitken] sending Clementine flowers in tribute to her "indomitable courage" and composure; Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, on Churchill having a fall, November 1960; Pamela Churchill...
Dates: 1960 - 1962
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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[Visit of Sir Winston Churchill to Bermuda, 1953], 1953-12-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011XX/47
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Showing the British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill and Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden descending the gangway of their aircraft and being greeted by the Governor, Lieutenant General Sir Alexander Hood.

Dates: 1953-12-02
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Visit of Sir Winston Churchill to Bermuda, 1953], 1953-12-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011XX/49
Scope and Contents

Showing Sir Winston Churchill greeting the French Premier, Monsieur Joseph Laniel, at the airport. M. Georges Bidault, French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Eden, and the Governor are also in the group.

Dates: 1953-12-03
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Visit of Sir Winston Churchill to Bermuda, 1953], 1953-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011XX/55
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Showing a group taken at an evening function, probably the Government House Dinner; in the foreground are the Governor, French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Monsieur Bidault, Sir Winston Churchill, U. S. Secretary of State, John Foster Dulls, Mr Eden, President Eisenhower, and Monsieur Laniel.

Dates: 1953-12
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Visit of Sir Winston Churchill to Bermuda, 1953], 1953-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011XX/57
Scope and Contents

Dinner, with Sir Winston Churchill and the Governor on the top table and Raynor on the right.

Dates: 1953-12
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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Bermuda (dependent state) 4
Europe (continent) 4
North and Central America (continent) 4
United Kingdom (nation) 4
Soviet Union 1