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

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1874 - 1965

Found in 324 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

(Untitled), 21 Aug 1907

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/27/67-68
Scope and Contents

Letter from WSC (Colonial Office) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: the behaviour of the Tory Party about the Transvaal [South Africa] loan and the diamond; concern over the letting of a house; an appeal to help him with the management of [household] affairs; the progress of government business due to several late night sittings of Parliament; a meeting with [5th Lord] Rosebery; and the places he plans to visit with Gordon Wilson.

Dates: 21 Aug 1907
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 20 Oct 1887

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/29/2
Scope and Contents

Letter from "Jack" [John S Churchill] to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he and "Winny" [WSC] were invited to lunch with Aunt Cornelia [Lady Wimborne, formerly Lady Cornelia Churchill and Cornelia, Lady Guest] and asks her to send "Womany" [Elizabeth Everest] some money as "she is very low down indeed".

Dates: 20 Oct 1887
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 23 Sep 1922

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/144B/161-163
Scope and Contents

Letter from WSC (Colonial Office, Downing Street [London]) to W Bernau [of Cox and Company] discussing his purchase of Chartwell Manor including: his plans for rebuilding the house estimated to cost 8,000 pounds; arrangements to fund the purchase and improvements through his books; his mortgage; and a loan he would like from the bank. Signed typescript.

Dates: 23 Sep 1922
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Nov 1922

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/144B/172
Scope and Contents

Letter from H A Beckenham [Private Secretary to WSC] (The Royal Hotel, Dundee [Scotland]) to W Bernau of Cox and Company informing him that WSC has drawn a cheque for 4,500 for the purchase of Chartwell Manor [Westerham, Kent]. Signed typescript.

Dates: 11 Nov 1922
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 03 Oct 1907

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152B/209
Scope and Contents

Letter from WSC (The Palace, Malta) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he discusses [the letting of a house in Bolton Street to Robert Sievier] and agrees that Mrs Scrivings should have a holiday and describes his visit to Malta. Signed manuscript.

Dates: 03 Oct 1907
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Dec 1923

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/169/42-43
Scope and Contents

Letter from Nicholl, Manistry and Company (1, Howard Street, Strand, London) to WSC asking him for a cheque to cover the ground rent of 7, Sussex Mews East and enclosing an order form [not present] to send to Lloyds Bank to pay the rent quarterly. They also ask, on behalf of the owner of the property, whether WSC obtained consent from the Paddington Trustees for alterations made to the property. Signed typescript with manuscript additions.

Dates: 14 Dec 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Apr 1924

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/173/4-6
Scope and Contents

Letter from A Luff & Sons, Landscape Gardeners, London, to WSC, estimate for work in the garden at Chartwell [annotated by WSC].

Dates: 11 Apr 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 16 Apr 1924

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/173/9-11
Scope and Contents

Letter from WSC to Philip Tilden, on work at Chartwell, particularly the water supply [carbon].

Dates: 16 Apr 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 25 Apr 1924

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/173/12
Scope and Contents

Letter from Philip Tilden to WSC, on work at Chartwell.

Dates: 25 Apr 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 08 May 1924

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/173/17-18
Scope and Contents

Letter from W J M Bray, Secretary to Philip Tilden, to WSC, enclosing schedule of payments made to Brown & Sons, Builders, Lamb & Sons, Electricians, Crowther & Sons, Antique Dealers, and Hope & Sons, for casement windows.

Dates: 08 May 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 09 May 1924

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/173/19
Scope and Contents

Letter from W J M Bray, Secretary to Philip Tilden to WSC, on accounts of Lamb & Sons, Electrical Engineers, and Benham & Sons, Heating Engineers, for work at Chartwell.

Dates: 09 May 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 07 May 1924

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/173/20
Scope and Contents

Letter from Henry Hope & Sons to WSC, on delivery of windows to Chartwell.

Dates: 07 May 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 12 May 1924

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/173/21
Scope and Contents

Letter from WSC to Henry Hope & Sons, on delivery of windows to Chartwell [carbon].

Dates: 12 May 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 20 May 1924

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/173/22-23
Scope and Contents

Letter from W J M Bray, Secretary to Philip Tilden to WSC, on accounts for Chartwell, enclosing receipt for £250.

Dates: 20 May 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 27 May 1924

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/173/24
Scope and Contents

Letter from W J M Bray, Secretary to Philip Tilden, to WSC, on accounts for Chartwell.

Dates: 27 May 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 05 Jun 1924

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/173/25
Scope and Contents

Letter from W J M Bray, Secretary to Philip Tilden to WSC, on work at Chartwell.

Dates: 05 Jun 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 16 Jun 1924

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/173/26
Scope and Contents

Letter from W J M Bray, Secretary to Philip Tilden, to WSC, on WSC's claim for additional tax relief in respect of repairs to Chartwell.

Dates: 16 Jun 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 28 Jun 1924

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/173/27-28
Scope and Contents

Letter from W Arthur Robinson, Secretary to Ministry of Health, to WSC, on the possibility of WSC obtaining a grant from Sevenoaks Rural District Council to build a cottage at Chartwell.

Dates: 28 Jun 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 04 Jul 1924

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/173/29-34
Scope and Contents

Letter from F H Vibert, Sevenoaks Rural District Council, to WSC, on the possibility of WSC obtaining a grant from the council to build a cottage at Chartwell, enclosing forms and leaflet on the 1923 Housing Act.

Dates: 04 Jul 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 02 Jul 1924

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/173/35-36
Scope and Contents

Letter from John Leaning & Sons, Chartered Surveyors, to WSC, on cost of building work at Chartwell.

Dates: 02 Jul 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 04 Jul 1924

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/173/37-38
Scope and Contents

Letter from WSC to John Leaning & Sons, Chartered Surveyors, on cost of building work at Chartwell, particularly the charges of Brown & Sons, Builders [carbon].

Dates: 04 Jul 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 07 Aug 1924

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/173/39
Scope and Contents

Letter from WSC to Brown & Sons, Builders, on fire insurance at Chartwell [carbon].

Dates: 07 Aug 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 26 Sep 1924

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/173/43
Scope and Contents

Letter from John Leaning & Sons, Chartered Surveyors, to WSC, on accounts for work at Chartwell.

Dates: 26 Sep 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Nov 1924

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/173/44
Scope and Contents

Letter from WSC to John Leaning & Sons, Chartered Surveyors, asking for report and accounts for building work at Chartwell [carbon].

Dates: 06 Nov 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 12 Nov 1924

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/173/45-50
Scope and Contents

Letter from John Leaning & Sons, Chartered Surveyors, to WSC, enclosing account for work at Chartwell.

Dates: 12 Nov 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open