Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1965
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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Literary: Business Correspondence concerning "The World Crisis" and its sequel "The Aftermath" [published as Volume 4]., 25 Sep 1923 - 15 Jun 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/207
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with representatives of Curtis Brown Limited concerning: negotiations with Charles Scribner on the publication of an American edition; negotiations with Thornton Butterworth Limited; world-wide serialisation of the books; contracts; financial agreements on advances and commission to be paid to WSC; and sales figures for "The Aftermath".Includes material on the disruption caused by the General Strike.
Dates:
25 Sep 1923 - 15 Jun 1939
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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(Untitled), [Aug 1907]
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/27/64-66
Scope and Contents
Part of a letter from WSC (12 Bolton Street [London]) [to Lady Randolph Churchill] including: discussion of financial affairs; his involvement in a strike in Manchester; a tree house he has constructed at Salisbury Hall; his success in securing o5 million for the Transvaal railway [South Africa] and o2 for the Nigerian railway and in making the Cabinet agree with his opinion about [Louis] Botha's diamond; "Lulu" [Lewis] Harcourt's success in land legislation; and his advice about excluding...
Dates:
[Aug 1907]
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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