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Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1874 - 1965

Found in 4519 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

(Untitled), [1921]

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/150/69
Scope and Contents

Draft of WSC's Children's Settlement Trust.

Dates: [1921]
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: Legal: Wills and Settlements: Correspondence and papers.
 Item

(Untitled), [1921]

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/150/70-71
Scope and Contents

Note by Nicholl, Manisty & Co., Solicitors, on suggested changes to WSC's will.

Dates: [1921]
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: Legal: Wills and Settlements: Correspondence and papers.
 Item

(Untitled), [1921]

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/150/72
Scope and Contents

WSC's will [draft].

Dates: [1921]
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: Legal: Wills and Settlements: Correspondence and papers.
 Item

(Untitled), [1921]

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/150/73-76
Scope and Contents

Statement of the effect of the dispositions contained in WSC's draft will.

Dates: [1921]
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: Legal: Wills and Settlements: Correspondence and papers.
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(Untitled), 28 Jan 1921

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/138/7
Scope and Contents

Letter from WSC to Sir Austen Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, disclosing his investment in South African stock, (mainly in gold mines), and asking if he should sell them because of his appointment as Colonial Secretary.

Dates: 28 Jan 1921
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: Correspondence and papers.
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(Untitled), 01 Feb 1921

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/138/8-9
Scope and Contents

Letter from Sir Austen Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to WSC, stating that in his opinion WSC's South African investments would not conflict with his duties as Colonial Secretary, but advising him to leave the investments unaltered during his tenure of office (annotated by WSC, that he had shown the letter to the Prime Minister, who had agreed with Chamberlain).

Dates: 01 Feb 1921
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: Correspondence and papers.
 Item

(Untitled), 03 Feb 1921

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/151/4
Scope and Contents

Letter from Lumley & Lumley, Solicitors, to WSC on the Garron Towers estate.

Dates: 03 Feb 1921
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: Legal: Garron Towers Estate: Correspondence and papers.
 Item

(Untitled), 16 Feb 1921

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/151/5-13
Scope and Contents

Letter from Lumley & Lumley, Solicitors, to WSC, on the sale in 1907 of certain heirloom jewels from the Garron Towers Estate by Lord Herbert Vane Tempest to the 6th Lord Londonderry.

Dates: 16 Feb 1921
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: Legal: Garron Towers Estate: Correspondence and papers.
 File

Volume of papers relating to the state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill, 1965-01

Reference Code: GBR/0014/SEAG 2/4
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Papers relating to Anne Seagrim's work as secretary to Lord Alexander, including correspondence with and on the Alexanders, a programme for their visit to Canada in 1967, and papers relating to the funerals of Lord Alexander and Sir Winston Churchill.

Dates: 1965-01
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/SEAG, The Papers of Anne Seagrim / Papers relating to Field Marshal 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis
 Unknown

"Wars are not won by evacuations", 04 Jun 1940

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/140A/9-28
Scope and Contents Typescript copy of notes for WSC's speech on the fall of Belgium and surrender of King [Leopold] of Belgium; the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk [France]; the successes of the RAF; losses of men and weaponry; military development and the possibility of German invasion. Speech includes the phrase "We shall fight on the beaches . . . We shall never surrender".Carbon typescript copy with some manuscript annotations in ink [not by WSC] laid out in "psalm style" apart...
Dates: 04 Jun 1940
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Speeches / Speeches: House of Commons: speech notes and other material.
 File

Winston Churchill, 1945-10 - 1947-05

Reference Code: GBR/0014/DUFC 4/18
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with Churchill and others on subjects including: a proposed visit by Churchill to Strasbourg [France] (1947); Duff Cooper’s visit to Rabat [Morocco] in 1940, to see former French ministers in exile; Churchill’s visits to Paris (1945 and 1946); the results of the French elections; the current political situation.

Dates: 1945-10 - 1947-05
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/DUFC, The Papers of Alfred Duff Cooper (1st Viscount Norwich) / Algiers and Paris, 1944-47
 File

Winston Churchill: Great Nobel Prizes, 1970

Reference Code: GBR/0014/WLFF 1/1/2
Scope and Contents

Manuscript of book on Churchill as a winner of the Nobel prize for Literature, (Edito-Service, Geneva, 1970).

Dates: 1970
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/WLFF, The Papers of Michael Wolff / Personal Papers / Writings
 File

Winston Churchill Memorial Lectures, 1973 - 1974

Reference Code: GBR/0014/GLAD 1/3/56
Scope and Contents

Includes GJ's 'Europe - Dreams and Realities' and Martin Gilbert's 'Winston Churchill - The Search for his Character'.

Dates: 1973 - 1974
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/GLAD, The Papers of 1st Lord Gladwyn / Correspondence, notes and official papers / Correspondence and notes on Europe
 File

"With Channel Cruiser Squadron", 1914 - 1915

Reference Code: GBR/0014/WMYS 7/11/1
Scope and Contents Written from Cowley House in Uxbridge, Admiralty House in Devonport, H.M.S. Charybdis, H.M.S. Euryalus and H.M.S. Diana. Subjects include German plans regarding territory, Italy's possible neutrality, Wemyss' own hopes for an end to the use of submarines, mines and military air ships in warfare, Wemyss' view of Sir Winston Churchill's abilities, the Dardanelles campaign, the repulsion of the Germans from Warsaw by the Russians and Wemyss' difficulty in feeling glad at German...
Dates: 1914 - 1915
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/WMYS, The Papers of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Wester Wemyss / Lord Wester Wemyss's letters to his wife / Letters to Lady Wester Wemyss, "Codda", "Puss Cat", "Cat"
 File

'Working for Mr Churchill'

Reference Code: GBR/0014/SALM 2/1
Scope and Contents

Manuscript

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre. Researchers wishing to publish excerpts from Miss Salmon's own writings must obtain prior permission from Churchill Archives Centre, as Churchill College is the copyright holder.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/SALM, The Papers of Miss Vanda Salmon / Personal Writings
 Unknown

Writ and Claim for libel issued by WSC against the Daily Mirror, 25 Oct 1951

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/221/64
Scope and Contents

Includes transcript of published articles including "Whose Finger?" about WSC's words on the possibility of nuclear war and that "only Russia or America was in a position to pull the trigger" and a series of articles about on WSC's possible policy of issuing a peace ultimatum to Stalin.Printed pamphlet.

Dates: 25 Oct 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Churchill Papers / Public and Political: General / Public and Political: General: Private and Personal: Proposed libel action against the Daily Mirror.
 File

WSC's history notebook., c 1892

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/11
Scope and Contents

Contains accounts and maps of the First Duke of Marlborough's campaigns and general notes on eighteenth and nineteenth century history.

Dates: c 1892
Conditions Governing Access: Open.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal
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WSC's speech for the debate on the address, 06 Nov 1951

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 5/45A/6-52
Scope and Contents Speech notes WSC's speech (House of Commons) for the debate on the address, on subjects including: the political divisions in the country; the charge of war-mongering laid against the Conservatives, and the need for steady government; the restoration of university representation in Parliament; the repeal of the Iron and Steel Nationalization Act; future parliamentary business, including the defence debate; keeping the Minister of Education out of the Cabinet, and Welsh representation in...
Dates: 06 Nov 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Churchill Papers / Speeches / Speeches: House of Commons and Non-House of Commons: Speech notes and source material.
 Unknown

WSC's tribute to President Roosevelt, 17 Apr 1945

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/167/206-207
Scope and Contents Printed copy from Hansard recording WSC's tribute on the death of President Roosevelt covering: the start of his friendship with Roosevelt when the President invited WSC to correspond with him; their correspondence of over 1,700 messages, 9 meetings and 120 days of close physical contact; his admiration and affection for Roosevelt; Roosevelt's courage about his physical affliction and 'agony' at the fall of France; a letter from Roosevelt brought to WSC by Wendell Wilkie in which Roosevelt...
Dates: 17 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Speeches / Speeches: House of Commons.

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