Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)
Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1965
Found in 263 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 07 Dec [1896]
(Untitled), c 1945
(Untitled), 09 Feb 1899
(Untitled), c 1945
(Untitled), 17 Feb 1943
Letter from WSC to 17th Lord Derby [earlier Sir Edward Stanley] declining an invitation to lunch with the Pilgrim's [Society]. Initialled. Annotated "P S I have a heady cold, sore throat and a temperature and am lying up".
(Untitled), 18 Feb 1942
Telegram from General Sir Archibald Wavell [Supreme Commander, South West Pacific] to WSC regarding military command in Burma [later Myanmar]: feels disturbed at the "lack of real fighting spirit" shown by troops in Malaya [later Malaysia] and Burma, and lists some causes; comments on Lieutenant-General Thomas Hutton [General Officer Commanding, Burma] and proposal to replace him with General Harold Alexander; refers to own rapid recovery.
(Untitled), 29 Jun 1942
Letter from WSC to Sir Charles Wilson [President, Royal College of Physicians, later 1st Lord Moran] thanking him for accompanying WSC to Washington [United States] at short notice.
(Untitled), 23 Feb 1942 - 27 Feb 1942
Notes by Anthony Bevir and John Martin [Private Secretaries to WSC] on contacting Sir Charles Wilson [President, Royal College of Physicians, later 1st Lord Moran]; includes correspondence between Bevir and Wilson.
(Untitled), 28 May 1942 - 11 Jul 1942
(Untitled), 17 Feb 1945
(Untitled), 17 Feb 1945
(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), 26 Jun 1899
(Untitled), 13 Oct [1893]
(Untitled), 03 Aug [1894]
Letter from WSC (Hotel Brittanique, Bruxelles [Brussels, Belgium] on the notepaper of 50 Grosvenor Square) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] describing his journey, Count [Charles] Kinsky's kindness to "Jack" [John S Churchill] and himself and his impressions of Brussels. He expresses relief at the news that [Lord Randolph Churchill] is better but concern that she is unhappy and says that he has got a photograph of her wearing a star in her hair.
(Untitled), 20 Nov [1893]
Letter from WSC (Royal Military College, Yorktown, [Sandhurst] Camberley, Surrey) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he thanks her for giving him o2, reports that he has seen [Leonie Leslie, formerly Leonie Jerome], Count [Charles] Kinsky, "Grandmamma" [Frances, Duchess of Marlborough], [Lilian, Duchess of Marlborough, later Lady William Beresford] and John Brabazon and that he is suffering from boils.
(Untitled), 13 Feb [1894]
Letter from WSC (Royal Military College [Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he reports that his boils are getting better, asks her to send him items with which to furnish his room and says that he has received a letter from "Papa" [Lord Randolph Churchill].
(Untitled), 15 Feb [1894]
Letter from WSC (Royal Military College [Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses a visit [to London], reports that his acne is better, asks about an announcement concerning the engagement of [Sir Egbert Sebright and Frances Guest] and reminds her to give him money and items to furnish his room.
(Untitled), 19 Feb [1894]
Letter from WSC ([Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he complains of toothache, discusses domestic arrangements and lists the items he would like her to send him to furnish his room.
(Untitled), 08 Mar [1894]
Letter from WSC (Royal Military College, Sandhurst, [Camberley, Surrey]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses arrangements for coming [to London] and complains of a cold.
(Untitled), 18 May [1894]
Letter from WSC (Royal Military College, Sandhurst [Camberley, Surrey]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he has been put into hospital as he is suffering from headaches and asks her to write to him.
(Untitled), 19 May [1894]
Letter from WSC (Royal Military College, Sandhurst [Camberley, Surrey]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he thanks her for writing and sending him a cheque, discusses his ill health which he suspects may have been caused by his liver and describes the hospital.
(Untitled), 31 Jul [1894]
Letter from WSC (50 Grosvenor Square [London]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses the wedding of Francis Guest, describes his stay with the [Spender-] Clays, details his plans for his visit to Switzerland with "Jack" [John S Churchill] and expresses his pleasure at the news that "Papa" [Lord Randolph Churchill] is better.
(Untitled), 12 Aug [1894]
Letter from WSC (Hotel du Bar, Grindelwald [Switzerland]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] describing his impressions of the scenery, reporting that he and "Jack" [John S Churchill] are being economical and that the rules for the Sandhurst entrance examination have been changed. He asks her to write and tell him how "Papa" [Lord Randolph Churchill] is and says that he is looking forward to her return.