Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)
Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1965
Found in 4519 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 17 Jun 1943
Letter from WSC to J S Hill, Lord Mayor of Manchester, stating that he is honoured to hear that the Freedom of the City of Manchester might be conferred upon him but regrets that he could not attend the ceremony until the war is over Initialled.
(Untitled), 21 Jun 1943
Letter from WSC to Sir Alfred Webb Johnson accepting his offer to become an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Signed.
(Untitled), 30 Jun 1943
Letter from WSC to Jonkheer E Micheals Van Verduynen [Dutch Ambassador in London] thanking him for sending Dr van den Tempel's "Keep the Lamps Burning" Signed.
(Untitled), 03 Jul 1943
Letter from WSC to Sir Samuel George Joseph the Lord Mayor of London thanking him for the great honour done to him at the Guildhall and the Mansion House on June 30th [Freedom of the City of London].
(Untitled), 05 Jul 1943
Letter from WSC to Herbert Evatt [Attorney General and Minister for External Affairs, Australia] thanking him for the gift of a stuffed Duck-billed Platypus called "Splash" and a book about its life and habits given on behalf of the people of Australia Initialled.
(Untitled), 05 Jul 1943
Letter from WSC to Professor Harold Laski [Professor of Political Science at the University of London] thanking him for his letter and stating that although in his speech at the Guildhall referred only to the wrongs Hitler had inflicted upon the people of the Sovereign States he never forgets the sufferings of the Jews and is constantly thinking of ways in which he can alleviate them Initialled.
(Untitled), 23 Jul 1943
Letter from WSC to Ormond A Blyth (Chairman of the Devonshire Club) informing him that he would be delighted to be present at the Devonshire Club to accept his portrait painted by Frank Salisbury Signed.
(Untitled), 31 Jul 1943
Letter from WSC to J S Hill, Lord Mayor of Manchester, thanking him for a recent letter which conveyed that he was now a Freeman of Manchester and that he looks forward to visiting the city for the ceremony at the earliest opportunity. Signature in typescript.
(Untitled), 04 Aug 1943
Letter from WSC to Henry Wall the Lord Mayor of Bristol accepting his offer of the Freedom of the City but stressing that it may not be possible for him to come to Bristol to receive this honour before the end of the war Initialled.
(Untitled), 20 Oct 1940
Letter from WSC to Neville Chamberlain on bombing of Downing Street, also suggests, with King George VI's approval, that Chamberlain should continue to see telegrams and papers of special interest. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 22 Nov 1940
Letter from WSC to the Secretary to the Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh [Scotland] thanking him for his admission as an Honorary Member. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 10 Dec 1940
Letter from WSC to Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands thanking the Dutch East Indies [later Indonesia] for their generous gift. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 11 Dec 1940
Letter from WSC to 1st Lord Ebbisham [earlier Sir George Blades] accepting the Vice Grand-Mastership of the Primrose League. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 26 Dec 1940
Letter from WSC to Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands thanking him for the birthday gift of one thousand pounds from the Dutch East Indies [later Indonesia]. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 21 Feb 1941
Letter from WSC to the Town Clerk, Auckland City Council [New Zealand] thanking him for the gifts sent on behalf of the Maori race.
(Untitled), 23 Feb 1941
Letter from WSC to Frank E Beresford [artist] thanking him for the portraits of the Royal Family.
(Untitled), 14 Mar 1941
Letter from WSC to A E Somers [Sterling Armament Company Limited] thanking him for the first Lanchester Sub-Machine Gun made by his company.
(Untitled), 24 Mar 1941
Letter from WSC to the President of the Royal Society [Sir Henry Dale] accepting the proposal of nomination to the society.
(Untitled), 30 Mar 1941
Letter from WSC to Lucien Pissarro thanking him for the gift of his father's picture "Anse des Pilotes, Le Havre", which will be donated to the National Gallery [London].
(Untitled), 20 Aug 1941
Letter from WSC to John Bartholomew [Chairman and Cartographical Head of Geographical Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland] thanking him for the maps.
(Untitled), 04 Sep 1941
Letter from WSC to Luke Fawcett [President, Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers] thanking him and [Ernest] George Hicks [former General Secretary, Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers] for the gift of a wallet sent on behalf of their Union.
(Untitled), 10 Dec 1941
Letter from WSC to Miguel Quevedo [Cuba] thanking him for the cigars and the copy of the paper Bohemia.
(Untitled), 10 Dec 1941
Letter from WSC to 1st Lord Reith thanking him for the Duke of Marlborough medallion.
(Untitled), 14 Jul 1941
Letter from Louise Cross to WSC on her journey to the United States; reports the success in Canada of his speech of 10 June; thanks him for hospitality during their stay in Britain; includes filing note.
(Untitled), 19 May 1941
Letter from Joseph Davies, Chairman of the President [Franklin Roosevelt, President of the United States]'s Committee on War Relief Agencies, to WSC expressing admiration for WSC's speeches and commending the work being done by Roosevelt to bring about national unity of purpose; with telegram from Davies.