Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)
Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1965
Found in 156 Collections and/or Records:
Speeches: speech notes and source material., 16 Jan 1934 - Apr 1934
Speeches: speech notes and source material., 19 Mar 1934 - 24 Jul 1934
Speeches: speech notes and source material., 01 Nov 1934 - 04 Dec 1934
Speeches: speech notes and source material., 02 Jan 1935 - 22 Feb 1935
Speeches: speech notes and source material., 02 Mar 1935 - 12 Nov 1935
(Untitled), 26 Dec 1931
Letter from Colonel Stuart Graham (Bangalore, India) to WSC, expressing pleasure at reading "My Early Life", and reminiscing about his own service, particularly in India, and on present day conditions in India, suggesting that Mohandas Gandhi and his supporters should be deported to "some out of the way spot like St Helena" and not allowed any communication with India; includes visiting card.
(Untitled), [Jul] [1925]
(Untitled), 27 Aug 1905
Letter from Sir Arthur Godley (the Big House, Manfield, Darlington, [County Durham]), to WSC on proofs of WSC's life of Lord Randolph Churchill and the need for only one war minister in the Viceroy's Council in India.
(Untitled), 06 Dec 1922
Letter from 2nd Lord Lytton (Governor's Camp, Bengal, [parts of Bangladesh and India]) to WSC commiserating with him on his illness and election defeat, congratulating him on his achievements, reporting that the break-up of the Coalition came as a surprise in India, wondering what WSC, 1st Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith] and David Lloyd George will do now, reporting that although he is enjoying his work in India he gets home-sick, and inviting WSC to visit him.
(Untitled), 12 Apr 1931
Letter from [WSC] to Sir [John] Mark Hunter [Secretary of the Indian Empire Society] describing his intention of publishing his speeches on India, suggesting that further meetings on the matter should be delayed a little and that 1st Lord Brentford [earlier Sir William Joynson-Hicks] should be asked to address other Indian Empire Society meetings, where he might be joined by 1st Lord Lloyd. [Carbon typescript copy].
(Untitled), 02 Feb 1931
Letter from Sir [John] Mark Hunter, Secretary of the Indian Empire Society (28 Alfred Place, [London]) to WSC reporting that he has sent a telegram to 1st Lord Rothermere [earlier Sir Harold Harmsworth] on the success of the Society's meeting in Manchester and that he will bring the proposal for a meeting in the Albert Hall [London] before members of his committee, who are pleased with the Manchester meeting. Wishes WSC's speech there had been reported verbatim and broadcast.
(Untitled), 20 Mar [1898]
Letter from WSC (Peshawar, 4th Hussars, India) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he comments on his appointment as orderly officer to Sir William Lockhart; discusses his duties; comments on a recent "skirmish"; describes Peshawar and its climate; recommends that Jack should write down his impressions of India; comments on a virulent plague of which 400 people a day in Bombay have been dying; and describes Colonel [John] Broadbent as a "stupid old man - but amiable". Signed manuscript.
(Untitled), 30 Jan 1935
Letter from Sir Louis Stuart, Honorary Secretary, Indian Empire Society, to WSC with congratulations on his broadcast speech of 30 January ["India: the Betrayal", arguing against Indian Home Rule].
(Untitled), 30 Mar 1935
(Untitled), 10 Jan 1935
Letter from [Violet Pearman] Private Secretary to WSC, to David Woodford, [Press and Information Officer, India Defence League]; suggesting that one of WSC's articles on India for the Daily Mail be reused in the Bristol Evening World. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 04 Aug [1896]
(Untitled), 14 Oct [1896]
(Untitled), 21 Oct [1896]
Letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses the legal action to be taken over a fraud [perpetrated on them by James Cruickshank], comments on [Henry Dupre] Labouchere and [James] Welldon's opinions [about a scandal in the 4th Hussars in which WSC was implicated], describes his daily routine at Bangalore and says that he is looking forward to a shooting expedition with Hugo [Baring].