Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1965
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Item
(Untitled), 04 Sep [1894]
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/20/34-36
Scope and Contents
Letter from WSC (Royal Military College [Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey] on the notepaper of 50 Grosvenor Square) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he is working hard for the riding prize and that he intends to discuss his wish to enter the cavalry with "Papa" [Lord Randolph Churchill] and describes a meeting with the Duke of Cambridge. He also says that "Grandmamma" [Frances, Duchess of Marlborough] "cares for nothing else in the world but news of & from him [Lord...
Dates:
04 Sep [1894]
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Churchill Archives Centre
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The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
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Chartwell Papers
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Acquired Papers
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Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to Lady Randolph Churchill. Includes material relating to WSC's time at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; Lord Randolph Churchill's displeasure over WSC's ill-treatment of his gold watch; and WSC's concern at his father's illness. All items are manuscript and signed unless otherwise described.