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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 185 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 09 Feb 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/53A/40-42
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Letters from WSC to Sir Herbert Cunliffe and 1st Lord Hailsham [earlier Sir Douglas Hogg] declining the invitation to become an Honorary Bencher of Lincoln's Inn.

Dates: 09 Feb 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Jun 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/53C/266
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Letter from WSC to the Lord Provost of Aberdeen [Thomas Mitchell] declining the freedom of the city. [See CHAR 20/54B/191 for further reply].

Dates: 06 Jun 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Nov 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/54B/191
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Letter from WSC to Lord Provost of Aberdeen [Thomas Mitchell] agreeing to consider the offer of the freedom of the city as open. [See CHAR 20/53C/266 for original reply].

Dates: 01 Nov 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 07 Nov 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/44/126
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Letter from George Adam Smith, Principal of the University of Aberdeen, to WSC, informing him of his election as Rector of the University. [Annotated and initialled by WSC].

Dates: 07 Nov 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 07 Nov 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/44/127
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Telegram from WSC to the University of Aberdeen, accepting the post of Rector of the University, undertaking to represent the students to the best of his ability. [Hand-written copy].

Dates: 07 Nov 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 07 Nov 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/44/128-133
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Telegram from Robert Forgan and Gilbert Rose, University of Aberdeen Liberal Association, and Archibald Hyslop and Bernarde Davis, University of Aberdeen Unionist Association, to WSC, informing him of his election as Rector of the University. [3 copies].

Dates: 07 Nov 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 03 May 1907

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/75/22-23
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Card from King Edward VII (Hotel Bristol, Paris [France]) to Mrs West [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he would be glad to receive WSC as a P[rivy] C[ouncillor] and comments that WSC is hard working and ambitious. Envelope present.

Dates: 03 May 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), 07 Apr 1945 - 08 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/214/29
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Telegram from WSC to CSC (Moscow [Soviet Union]) marked "personal" stating that Feodor Gousev [Soviet Union Ambassador in Britain] has informed them that the Soviet Government would like to give her the Order of the Red Banner of Labour for her activities as Chairman of the Red Cross Aid to Russia Fund. Despatched on 8 April.

Dates: 07 Apr 1945 - 08 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 08 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/214/40
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Telegram from WSC to CSC (Moscow [Soviet Union]) stating that King George VI has approved [her receiving the Order of the Red Banner of Labour]; and asking about her visit [to the Soviet Union].

Dates: 08 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 19 Dec 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/138B/218-220
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Copy of a letter from WSC to King George VI in which he thanks the King for offering to give him the Order of the Garter but suggests that the honour might come to him on his retirement; suggests that [Anthony] Eden [later 1st Lord Avon] and Lord Cranborne [later 5th Lord Salisbury] might be awarded the Order of the Garter and that Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham might be awarded the Order of the Thistle; and thanks the King for awarding an Earldom to David Lloyd George. Carbon typescript.

Dates: 19 Dec 1944
Conditions Governing Access: Open