Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)
Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1965
Found in 4519 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 09 Feb 1899
Letter from WSC (Jodpore [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he has injured himself and will not be able to play in the polo tournament.
(Untitled), 16 Feb 1899
Letter from WSC (Meerut [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he has been able to play in a polo tournament as his shoulder has recovered, that he is staying with Sir Bindon Blood, that he will discuss the title of a magazine with [James] Welldon and will write a preface for it.
(Untitled), 13 Jan 1899
Letter from C E Mallett (c/o J Nisbet & Co, 21 Berners Street, London) to WSC about a proposal that WSC should write a biography of [John, 1st Duke of] Marlborough.
(Untitled), 23 Feb 1899
Letter from WSC (Meerut [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] discussing: the publication of a magazine; his disapproval of the title of the "Anglo Saxon"; the format in which he would like "The River War" to be bound; the polo tournament and possible venues at which he hopes to speak. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 02 Mar 1899
(Untitled), 09 Mar [1899]
Letter from WSC (Manwar R[ailwa]y Station [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] discussing: the magazine she hopes to publish; financial affairs; and [James] Welldon's approval of ["The River War"].
(Untitled), 30 Mar 1899
Letter from WSC (Savoy Hotel, Cairo [Egypt) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he informs her that he has decided to stay in Egypt to research ["The River War"]; discusses his portrayal of the Sirdar [Sir Herbert Kitchener] and [Charles] Gordon; the expenses of conquest in Egypt; the progress of her magazine ["The Anglo-Saxon Review"] and his future speech at the Albert Hall Signed typescript.
(Untitled), 03 Apr 1899
(Untitled), 03 May 1899
(Untitled), 25 [Jun] [1899]
Letter from WSC ( [Oldham, Lancashire] on the notepaper of 35A Great Cumberland Place [London]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses the certainty of his success in winning [the Oldham election] and asks whether she and Pamela [Plowden, later Lady Lytton] will attend his opening address. He notes that his speech was enthusiastically received and that "There is practically no local society - only multitudes of workers".
(Untitled), 26 Jun 1899
(Untitled), 29 Jun 1899
(Untitled), 23 Jul 1899
Letter from WSC (35A Great Cumberland Place [London]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he asks her to keep his secrets and those of others, not to bet or play cards as it will bring "the most terrible misery" and to organise a political dinner for him.
(Untitled), 13 Aug [1899]
Letter from WSC (Blenheim Palace on the notepaper of 35A Great Cumberland Place) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he is busy correcting the proofs [of "The River War"]; discusses "spiteful" newspaper articles about her proposed marriage [to George Cornwallis-West] and the development of the Dreyfus case; and observes that the French are "a vile nation". Manuscript in the hand of WSC.
(Untitled), 16 Aug [1899]
Letter from WSC (Blenheim Palace on the notepaper of 35A Great Cumberland Place) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he is busy with ["The River War"] and walking with Pamela [Plowden, later Lady Lytton]; that he has received letters from [Robert, 3rd] Lord Salisbury and Lord Cromer; and that he, "Sunny" [Charles, 9th Duke of Marlborough] and Ivor [Guest, later Lord Ashby St Ledgers and 2nd Lord Wimborne] have spoken at a meeting of the Primrose League.
(Untitled), 22 Aug 1899
(Untitled), 03 Sep [1899]
(Untitled), 18 Sep 1899
Letter from WSC ([Blenheim Palace] on the notepaper of 35A Great Cumberland Place) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he has received a telegram from [Sir Alfred] Harmsworth [later Lord Northcliffe] asking whether he would go as correspondent to South Africa and that Oliver [Borthwick] has accepted WSC's terms to be correspondent to the Morning Post.
(Untitled), 02 Oct 1899
Letter from WSC (35A Great Cumberland Place [London]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] informing her of the date on which he leaves for [South Africa] and that he has almost finished ["The River War"] and speculating on the news that [James] Babington has been appointed over [John] Brabazon. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 06 Oct 1899
Letter from WSC (35A Great Cumberland Place [London]) to [3rd] Lord Chesham asking him to forward his application for a commission in the Royal Buckinghamshire H[ussa]rs, enclosing certificates [not present] and requesting that War Office reports about him should be considered in the absence of a certificate of moral character.
(Untitled), 07 Oct 1899
Letter from WSC (35A Great Cumberland Place [London]) to [3rd] Lord Chesham asking him to sanction his application [see CHAR 28/26/37] to join [the Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars] and to hasten his appointment if possible.
(Untitled), 25 Oct [1899]
Letter from WSC (RMS Dunotta Castle "en route") to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] speculating on the progress of the [Boer War] and on the publication of ["The River War"] and asking her to send copies to Pamela [Plowden, later Lady Lytton] and to [Charles, 9th Duke of] Marlborough. Manuscript in the hand of WSC.
(Untitled), 30 Oct [1899]
Letter from WSC (Cape Town, South Africa) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he outlines the words which he will use in telegrams to convey the progress [of the Boer War] and requests that his application to be a Yeomanry Officer should be forwarded and his letter to Lord Chesham [see CHAR 28/26/37-38] destroyed.
(Untitled), 31 Oct [1899]
Telegram from WSC (Cape Town [South Africa]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] requesting that his application to be a Yeomanry Officer should be forwarded to Captain Kikpatrick.
(Untitled), 03 Nov [1899]
Letter from WSC ("In the train near East London", South Africa]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] informing her that he is travelling to Natal with Captain [Alexander] Campbell and [John] Atkins from the Manchester Guardian. He observes that the Boer forces have been underestimated and that there will be "a fierce and bloody struggle" and expresses his hope that he is ahead of other newspaper correspondents.