Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1965
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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Literary: Articles: Collier's Weekly., Sep 1934 - Jul 1935
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/521
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Annotated proofs and press cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "Why Not Dictatorship" on democracy and dictatorship; "Are the Wars Ended?" on the drift towards war, the risk from Germany and Japan, disarmament, the advantages of a peace keeping role for Britain and the United States, and the need for action from the League of Nations; "Charlie Chaplin's Contribution" on Chaplin's career, his future in serious roles and the universality of pantomime; "The Future of Publicity" on the...
Dates:
Sep 1934 - Jul 1935
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Open
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Literary: correspondence on film, television and radio offers., Aug 1945 - Jun 1951
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/8
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Correspondents include: George Barnes, Director of the Spoken Word, BBC; Sir William Haley [Director-General of the BBC]; Sarah Beauchamp [earlier Sarah Churchill and Sarah Oliver, later Sarah, Lady Audley] (2); Edward Morrow, European Director of Columbia Broadcasting System; John Steele, London and European Representative of Mutual Broadcasting System; Anthony Moir of Fladgate and Company [WSC's solicitor]. Also includes notes and copies of correspondence from secretaries Jo Sturdee ("N...
Dates:
Aug 1945 - Jun 1951
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Open
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Literary: correspondence on the foreign rights in WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War") and other works, mainly with Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], Q-Z., Jan 1946 - Apr 1955
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/12A-B
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Other correspondents include: Anthony Moir of Fladgate and Company [WSC's solicitor]; William Deakin (3); [William] Surrey Dane of Odhams Press Limited (3); Robert McAlpine [Assistant Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary]. Also includes notes and copies of correspondence from: secretaries Jane Portal [later Lady Williams of Elvel], Elizabeth Gilliatt, Lettice Marston [later Lettice Shillingford], Chips Gemmell, Jo Sturdee ("N S") [later Lady Onslow], and Anne Hipwell; [literary...
Dates:
Jan 1946 - Apr 1955
Conditions Governing Access:
Open