Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)
Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1965
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Literary: correspondence concerning "My Early Life"., Oct 1946 - Sep 1951
Literary: correspondence on permission to quote extracts from various of WSC's works including speeches, "Great Contemporaries", "Liberalism and the social problem", "London to Ladysmith", "Lord Randolph Churchill", "Marlborough: His Life and Times", "My African Journey", "My Early Life", "Thoughts and Adventures", "The River War", "Secret Session Speeches", "Savrola", the war memoirs ["The Second World War"], and "The World Crisis"., Dec 1949 - Jan 1963
Literary: miscellaneous correspondence., Nov 1942 - Dec 1951
(Untitled), 21 Apr 1897
Letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] informing her of his decision to go to Brindisi [Italy] as a special correspondent on the war between Turkey and Greece. He asks her to use her influence with the King of Greece and to obtain him a position as special correspondent and discusses financial affairs. Includes envelope.
(Untitled), 29 Aug [1897]
Letter from WSC ("In the train near Dhond" [India] on the notepaper of the 4th Hussars) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he has received a letter from Sir Bindon Blood and is joining the Malakand Field Force as a correspondent. He discusses: his plans; the seriousness of the trouble; his novel ["Savrola"]; his future political career and financial affairs Part of the letter is written in pencil and one section is badly faded. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 05 Sep [1897]
Letter from WSC (Malakand Camp [Pakistan]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] enclosing letters [not present] for the Daily Telegraph and discussing the terms of his engagement, his keenness to sign the letters and achieve publicity, and financial affairs. He also considers the fighting and the likelihood that he may be killed or wounded, and his destiny, about which he comments "I have faith in my star - that is that I am intended to do something in this world".
(Untitled), 02 Dec [1897]
(Untitled), 18 Mar [1898]
(Untitled), 13 Apr [1898]
(Untitled), [Jul] [1898]
Instructions [from WSC to Lady Randolph Churchill] regarding financial, literary and political affairs and the possibility that his orders may be revoked by the War Office.