Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)
Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1965
Found in 122 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 18 Dec 1899
Letter from Verena [Lady] Churchill (Rolleston, Leicester) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] congratulating her on WSC's conduct, commenting that Victor [Lord Churchill] and her "took a tremendous liking to him" and wishing her success with the hospital ship Maine.
(Untitled), 17 Nov 1899
Letter from Mrs Waddington (Heywood House, Oldham [Lancashire]) to Lady Randolph Churchill in which she expresses anxiety about WSC, comments on the news that Lady Randolph is considering founding a Ladies Kennel Association and wishes her success [with the hospital ship Maine].
(Untitled), [1899]
Letter from Rose [?] Mandly (57 Hillmarton Road, Camden Road [London]) to Lady Randolph Churchill congratulating her on WSC's conduct and expressing anxiety about his safety and wishing her success [with the hospital ship Maine].
(Untitled), 17 Nov [1899]
Letter from Gilbert Burgess (Devonshire Club, St James' [London]) to Lady Randolph Churchill congratulating her on WSC's conduct and expressing anxiety about his safety.
(Untitled), [1899]
Letter from Robert Mahaffy (10 Queen Anne's Gate [London]) to Lady Randolph Churchill expressing sympathy at WSC's capture by the Boers and explaining that he had visited her house to try and inform her before she read the news in the papers.
(Untitled), [1899]
Letter from [Count Franz de Paula] Deym (Austro-Hungarian Embassy, 18 Belgrave Square [London]) to Lady Randolph Churchill expressing sympathy for her anxiety WSC's capture by the Boers.
(Untitled), 17 Nov 1899
Letter from Cyril Davenport (British Museum, London) to Lady Randolph Churchill expressing sympathy for her anxiety WSC's capture by the Boers.
(Untitled), 17 Nov 1899
Letter from Behrens (Tring Park, Tring [Hertfordshire]) to Lady Randolph Churchill expressing sympathy for her anxiety about [ WSC's capture by the Boers].
(Untitled), 18 Nov 1899
Letter from Ian (Tring Park, Tring [Hertfordshire]) to Lady Randolph Churchill congratulating her on WSC's conduct in Natal [South Africa] and expressing sympathy for her anxiety about WSC's capture by the Boers.
(Untitled), 17 Nov 1899
Letter from Vincent Caillard (National Bank of Egypt, London Agency, 92 Cannon Street, London) to Lady Randolph Churchill enclosing an article [not present] about WSC, congratulating her on WSC's conduct and expressing sympathy for her anxiety about WSC's capture by the Boers.
(Untitled), Nov 1899
Letter from [Reverend] Frederick Searle [former schoolmaster to WSC] (Grove Hotel, Harrow on the Hill [London]) to Lady Randolph Churchill congratulating her on WSC's conduct and expressing sympathy for her anxiety about WSC's capture by the Boers.
(Untitled), [Nov] [1899]
Letter from Sidney Low (2 Durham Place, Chelsea [London]) to Lady Randolph Churchill in which he congratulates her on WSC's conduct, expresses sympathy for her anxiety about WSC's capture by the Boers, suggests that she may like to postpone a meeting about the Anglo Saxon Review and expresses admiration for WSC's book "The River War".
(Untitled), [Nov] [1899]
Letter from [Sir] Evan [Charteris] (Hewell Grange, Redditch [Worcestershire]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he congratulates her on WSC's conduct, expresses sympathy for her anxiety about WSC's capture by the Boers and says that WSC "is born to do well".
(Untitled), 17 Nov 1899
Letter from Lawrie Oppenheim (40 Great Cumberland Place [London]) to Lady Randolph Churchill in which he asks for news of WSC and says that he was at Harrow with WSC and was also a correspondent with him on the Indian frontier.
(Untitled), 21 Nov 1899
Letter from [Lord] Charles Beresford (2 Lower Berkeley Street, Portman Square [London]) to Lady Randolph Churchill congratulating her on WSC's conduct [in the Boer War].
(Untitled), 21 Nov 1899
Letter from the editor of the Daily News Weekly (67 Fleet Street [London]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] asking her whether she would be prepared to write a few lines to illustrate a sketch depicting "the gallantry of WSC".
(Untitled), 22 Nov [1899]
Letter from [Henry, 5th Lord Lansdowne, Secretary of State for War](Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square [London]) to Lady Randolph Churchill including a transcription of a telegram from [Sir Redvers] Buller to the effect that WSC has been reported missing and that he is thought to be in Pretoria [South Africa].
(Untitled), 26 Nov [1899]
Letter from Jameson (National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place [London]) to WSC in which he discusses WSC's similarity to Lord Randolph Churchill and the progress of the Boer War and predicts a great future for WSC. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 10 [Mar] 1900
Poem by J W Grisdale (16 Lake Road, Keswick [Cumberland]) about WSC's escape from the Boers and heroic spirit. Printed. Additional copy at CHAR 28/69/82.
(Untitled), 10 [Mar] 1900
Poem by J W Grisdale (16 Lake Road, Keswick [Cumberland]) about WSC's escape from the Boers and heroic spirit. Printed. Additional copy at CHAR 28/69/82A.
(Untitled), 29 Mar 1900
(Untitled), 03 Apr 1900
Letter from "Jack" [John] S Churchill (Ladysmith [South Africa]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] including a description of the unpleasantness and monotony of camp life; the news that WSC has gone to join [1st] Lord Roberts; a request that she should pay a bill on his behalf; the news that she received a great reception in Cape Town; conditions [on the hospital ship] Maine and the reaction to WSC's telegrams about the treatment of the Boers.
(Untitled), 02 Jul 1900
Letter from "Jack" [John S Churchill] (Standerton [South Africa]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that despite skirmishes with the Boers and the Free Staters the regiment is "very bored and tired", reports that Olive Guthrie saw some fighting at Blomfontein, and comments on WSC's escape.
(Untitled), 10 Jul 1900
Letter from "Jack" [John S Churchill] (Standerton [South Africa]) to WSC in which he says that he has decided to remain in South Africa until the [Boer War] is over; discusses dissatisfaction with the lack of coverage of the actions of the Natal Field Force and lack of credit given to [Redvers] Buller; describes the action against the Boers in which the SALH [South African Light Horse] have participated and comments on the popularity of WSC's book.
(Untitled), [1900]
Letter from "Jack" [John S Churchill] (Helvetia, Second Cavalry Brigade [South Africa]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: [1st] Lord Roberts' kindness towards him; a meeting with a man who helped WSC escape; the fighting which he had witnessed; the terrible sight of the wounded and the dead and his hopes that the war is almost at an end. Four typed copies of the letter at end of file.