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

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Dates

  • Existence: 1874 - 1965

Found in 263 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 20 Dec 1894

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/48/27-29
Scope and Contents Letter from Albert Edward [Prince of Wales](Marlborough House [London]) to Lady Randolph [Churchill] in which he thanks her for a letter and expresses concern about [Lord] Randolph [Churchill's] health; comments that [Alexandra] Princess [of Wales, later Queen Alexandra] will be away for Christmas and that he is going to Sandringham; says that he hopes [WSC and John S Churchill] may be able to come and see her and that he is sorry that she was not able to see more of India. Envelope...
Dates: 20 Dec 1894
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), 24 Dec 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/145/95
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Letter from WSC (The Waldorf Astoria, New York [United States]) to W Bernau of Lloyds Bank in which he discusses the injuries inflicted [by an accident with a car] and says that he intends to "be in full activity" by the middle of January and to stay in New York longer. Signed typescript.

Dates: 24 Dec 1931
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 04 Jan 1932

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/145/98
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Telegram from WSC (Nassau [New York, United States]) to W Bernau of Lloyds Bank informing him that the doctors consider that he will not be able to resume his lecture tour before February and that his "total disablement" continues until then.

Dates: 04 Jan 1932
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Jan 1932

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/145/105-106
Scope and Contents Copy of a letter from W Bernau of Lloyds Bank to WSC in which he discusses WSC's articles for the Daily Mail [about his car accident] and the possibility that they may jeopardise his entitlement to compensation for being "totally disabled" from his insurance company. He informs WSC that he has persuaded W B Thomson of the Phoenix Assurance Company to continue paying compensation as the articles were dictated and writing them "was actually conducive to your more rapid and complete recovery"....
Dates: 14 Jan 1932
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 26 Jan 1932

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/145/109
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Letter from WSC (The Waldorf Astoria, New York [United States]) to W Bernau of Lloyds Bank thanking him for all the trouble he has taken over his insurance; expressing his opinion that the dictation of articles ought not to affect the cover; and informing him that he intends to resume his lecture tour on the 28th, earlier than advised. Signed typescript.

Dates: 26 Jan 1932
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 03 Feb 1893

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152A/23
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Letter from WSC (50 Grosvenor Square [London]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] including: thanks him for his long letter; his illness and the possibility that he may go to Brighton [Sussex]; news of various friends; a new Chemistry notebooks and an alteration in the period of history to be studied for the Sandhurst examination; and a promise to send money. Signed manuscript.

Dates: 03 Feb 1893
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Nov [1894]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152A/31
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Letter from WSC (Royal Military College, Sandhurst [Camberley, Surrey]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] thanking him for a present, discussing arrangements to visit Harrow, and informing him that [Lord Randolph Churchill and Lady Randolph Churchill] are returning [from Japan] to Monte Carlo as [Lord Randolph] has been advised to have "perfect quiet". Signed manuscript. Typed transcripts at CHAR 28/152A/32-33.

Dates: 29 Nov [1894]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), c 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152A/32-33
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Transcript of a letter from WSC (Royal Military College, Sandhurst [Camberley, Surrey]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] thanking him for a present, discussing arrangements to visit Harrow, and informing him that [Lord Randolph Churchill and Lady Randolph Churchill] are returning [from Japan] to Monte Carlo as [Lord Randolph] has been advised to have "perfect quiet". Typed. 2 copies. Original letter at CHAR 28/152A/31.

Dates: c 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Nov [1894]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152A/34
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Letter from WSC (Royal Military College, Sandhurst [Camberley, Surrey]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] informing him that [Lord Randolph Churchill and Lady Randolph Churchill] are returning [from Japan] to Monte Carlo and commenting on [Lord Randolph's] health "if he keeps perfectly quiet he may yet get well- though he will never be able to go into Politics." Signed manuscript. Typed transcripts at CHAR 28/152A/35-36.

Dates: 29 Nov [1894]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), c 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152A/35-36
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Transcript of letter from WSC (Royal Military College, Sandhurst [Camberley, Surrey]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] informing him that [Lord Randolph Churchill and Lady Randolph Churchill] are returning [from Japan] to Monte Carlo and commenting on [Lord Randolph's] health "if he keeps perfectly quiet he may yet get well- though he will never be able to go into Politics." Typed. 2 copies. Original letter at CHAR 28/152A/34.

Dates: c 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 21 Feb [1895]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152A/37-39
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Letter from WSC (4th Hussars, Aldershot [Surrey]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] on subjects including: his arrival at Aldershot and a dinner as a guest of the mess on the first night which put him at ease; the "terribly severe business" of the riding school and the pain he is suffering; details of his daily routine, responsibilities and his servant; and news that he has been gazetted and will receive 120 pounds per year pay. Signed manuscript. Typed transcript at CHAR 28/152A/40-45.

Dates: 21 Feb [1895]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), c 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152A/40-45
Scope and Contents Transcript of a letter from WSC (4th Hussars, Aldershot [Surrey]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] on subjects including: his arrival at Aldershot and a dinner as a guest of the mess on the first night which put him at ease; the "terribly severe business" of the riding school and the pain he is suffering; details of his daily routine, responsibilities and his servant; and news that he has been gazetted and will receive 120 pounds per year pay. Typed. 2 copies. Original letter at CHAR...
Dates: c 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Mar [1895]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152A/53
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Letter from WSC (4th Hussars, Aldershot [Surrey]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he discusses [Thomas] Walden sending a photograph to Harrow; informs him of his accident in a steeplechase; discusses games of "Fives"; and informs him that he was in charge of the squadron "rather dull - but a lot of things to arrange and sign". Signed manuscript.

Dates: 15 Mar [1895]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 07 Dec [1896]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152A/75-76
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] on subjects including: thanks for his letter; his wounded kneecap which was caused by a "sequel to a bearfight" at a dinner the previous evening with instructions not to tell [James] Welldon about the incident "he would be bound to view it with stern disapproval - never having...come into contact with the slightly elevated and inebriated subaltern"; his opinion of hypocrisy within the clergy and of religion; his progress with...
Dates: 07 Dec [1896]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), c 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152A/77-82
Scope and Contents Transcript of a letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] on subjects including: thanks for his letter; his wounded kneecap which was caused by a "sequel to a bearfight" at a dinner the previous evening with instructions not to tell [James] Welldon about the incident "he would be bound to view it with stern disapproval - never having...come into contact with the slightly elevated and inebriated subaltern"; his opinion of hypocrisy within the clergy and of religion; his...
Dates: c 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Feb 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152B/168
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC (4th Hussars, India) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] on subjects including: thanks for his letter; his progress at writing and his desire for information; a message for "Frankie" [Frank] Rhodes about a manuscript he has sent and a request that Rhodes should try and get the Sirdar [Sir Herbert Kitchener] to write him a private letter; instructions to visit Omdurman [Sudan] and obtain a map of the battlefield; and news that he has wounded his shoulder and will not be able to play...
Dates: 09 Feb 1899
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), c 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152B/169-174
Scope and Contents Transcript of letter from WSC (4th Hussars, India) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] on subjects including: thanks for his letter; his progress at writing and his desire for information; a message for "Frankie" [Frank] Rhodes about a manuscript he has sent and a request that Rhodes should try and get the Sirdar [Sir Herbert Kitchener] to write him a private letter; instructions to visit Omdurman [Sudan] and obtain a map of the battlefield; and news that he has wounded his shoulder and will not be...
Dates: c 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 10 Jan [1883]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/98/32-34
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Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill](2 Connaught Place [London]) to [Lord Randolph Churchill] discussing the possibility that she may meet him in Monte Carlo [Monaco]; expressing concern about the expense; saying that she will be glad to see him; the opinion of Dr Laking about her recovery [from typhoid]; the possibility that Mrs [Lily] Langtry may divorce; and a pantomime which WSC and "Jack" [John S Churchill] visited during which a poodle was introduced as "Lord Randolph Churchill".

Dates: 10 Jan [1883]
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), 16 Jan [1883]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/98/38-39
Scope and Contents Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill](2 Connaught Place [London]) to [Lord Randolph Churchill] in which she apologises for not having written; discusses the improvement in her health and the fact that she has been forbidden to wear her stays; Dr Laking's decision not to allow her to travel and advice that WSC should go to Herne Bay [Kent]; the news that she has had typhoid; the possibility that she may travel with the Roxburghes [7th Duke of Roxburghe, earlier Lord Bowmont and Anne, Duchess...
Dates: 16 Jan [1883]
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), 09 Jan 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/99/1-2
Scope and Contents Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill] to [Lord Randolph Churchill] including: her age; thanks for his letter which amused [WSC and John S Churchill]; the possibility of selling their house and problems with the house; an invitation to a ball from Cornelia [Lady Wimborne, earlier Cornelia, Lady Guest and Lady Cornelia Churchill]; WSC's health; and comments on [Joseph] Chamberlain's speech about the riots at Aston [Birmingham] which has created problems in the Cabinet. Also includes filing...
Dates: 09 Jan 1885
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), 30 Jan [1885]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/99/10-11
Scope and Contents Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill] to [Lord Randolph Churchill] including: discussion of the progress of the Nile Expedition in Egypt; the anxiety of Lady Charles Beresford for the safety of Charles Beresford; electoral affairs in Birmingham and the "radical ruffians"; a note [not present] from "Joe" [Joseph Chamberlain] which suggests that he has been criticised for mentioning the riots at Aston [Birmingham]; political affairs and opposition to [William] Gladstone; [Lord Randolph's]...
Dates: 30 Jan [1885]
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), 17 Dec [1884]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/99/23
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Letter from Charlotte Thomson (29 Brunswick Road [Brighton, Sussex]) to Lady Randolph Churchill concerning an incident at school during which WSC was struck with a knife and asking whether she would like the other boy involved to be punished with expulsion. Covering letter at CHAR 28/99/20-22.

Dates: 17 Dec [1884]
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), c 1876

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/102/12-14
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Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill](Blenheim Palace) to [Lord Randolph Churchill] in which she discusses the sale of a house in Charles Street; reports that "Mama" [Clara Jerome] is to remain in Paris [France] with Clara [Jerome, later Clara Frewen]; discusses plans to travel to Paris with him;and discusses the health of the baby [WSC].

Dates: c 1876
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), 24 Sep 1894

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/109/9
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Letter from [Frances, Duchess of Marlborough] (Grand Hotel, Scarborough [Yorkshire]) to [Lord] Randolph [Churchill] in which she says that she is unsure where to send letters to him; says that she thinks that "Jack" [John S Churchill] has enjoyed spending time with her; recommends that he should advise WSC about "diligence & hard work...economy & self denial" and expresses anxiety about his health.

Dates: 24 Sep 1894
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), 04 Nov 1894

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/115/42-44
Scope and Contents Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (50 Grosvenor Square [London]) to Rowlands in which he comments on his poor health which has been caused by overwork; informs him of his intention to take a world tour with Lady Randolph Churchill; discusses the success of a speech by [Joseph] Chamberlain and comments on [5th] Lord Rosebery's poor public speaking and on political affairs. Manuscript in the hand of Lord Randolph Churchill. Includes a filing slip and a note to the effect that Miss G M...
Dates: 04 Nov 1894
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.