Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)
Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1965
Found in 1265 Collections and/or Records:
Literary: The Second World War: Volume 6 "Triumph and Tragedy" Preface and Contents Tables., Oct 1952 - Jul 1953
Typescript and galley proofs of Preface and Contents Tables, annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly; Lt-General Sir Henry Pownall, Commodore [George] Gordon Allen.With notes from Pownall (2) to Kelly on maps for Vol. 6.
Literary: "The Unrelenting Struggle": correspondence regarding publication of a second collection of WSC's speeches in the United Kingdom and around the world., 07 May 1941 - 11 Jun 1947
Correspondents include: H Aubrey Gentry [Director of Cassell and Company Ltd] (35); Anthony Eden [later Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] (1); Edward Carter (1); Charles Eade (13); Sir Edward Marsh (8).
Literary: The World Crisis., 1923 - 1927
Lists of recipients of complimentary copies of "The Word Crisis", [mainly typescript, with handwritten annotations by WSC].
Literary: The World Crisis: Material., 25 Oct 1911 - 1923
Typescripts of correspondence between WSC and Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, 1911-1918.
Literary: The World Crisis: Material., 26 Oct 1911 - 1923
Typescripts of correspondence between WSC and Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, 1911-1915, with handwritten annotations by WSC.
Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 1., 1923
Marked proofs of Chapter 7 "The North Sea Front", annotated by WSC.
Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 1., 1923
Marked proofs of Chapter 16 "The Channel Ports", with handwritten drafts of three letters from WSC to Sir John French [later Lord Ypres], Oct 1914.
Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 1., Jan 1923
Preface to Volume I, 1911-1914 [typescript, with ms annotations by WSC].
Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 1., 1921 - 1923
Notes and materials from the outbreak of War to the end of Dec, 1914, including WSC's account of his first meeting with Lord Kitchener in 1898, and Kitchener's appointment as Secretary of State for War, 1914, Official Report on Antwerp Operations, Oct 1914 [printed]; extract from Official History of the Great War on Antwerp; letter from James Edmonds, Official Historian, attaching note on the Serbian Theatre of War, 1914; notes on Sir Julian Corbett's Official History of the War at Sea.
Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1926
Proofs of Chapter 18 "The Climax", annotated by WSC and Lord Haig.
Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1926
Proofs of Chapter 20 "The Unfought Campaign", annotated by WSC. See also CHAR 8/170/42-60.
Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1926
Proofs of Chapter 23 "Victory", annotated by WSC and Lord Haig.
Literary: Thornton Butterworth: business correspondence., 30 Jun 1937 - 31 Dec 1937
Correspondents include: representatives of Thornton Butterworth Limited, publishers, including Thornton Butterworth (20) on "Great Contemporaries" and overseas rights; representatives of Butler and Tanner Limited, printers, on "Great Contemporaries" (6).Also includes: account statements from Thornton Butterworth Limited and Butler and Tanner Limited; royalty statements from Butterworths; an addendum to the 1931 contract between Butterworths and WSC.
Literary: Thornton Butterworth Limited: business correspondence., 14 Dec 1937 - 31 Dec 1938
Literary: Thornton Butterworth Limited: business correspondence., 13 Dec 1938 - 08 Dec 1939
Literary: Thornton Butterworth Limited: business correspondence., 24 Dec 1939 - 30 Dec 1940
Literary: Thornton Butterworth Limited: business correspondence., 19 Dec 1940 - 21 Jul 1941
Literary: "Thoughts and Adventures."., 1932
Literary: Tit-Bits articles by WSC., Oct 1939 - Nov 1939
Literary: typescript proofs and draft copies of the "Secret Session Speeches" containing WSC's speeches: "Britain Fights Alone" (20 June 1940), "Parliament in the Air Raids" (17 September 1940), "The Battle of the Atlantic" (25 June 1941), "The Fall of Singapore" (23 April 1942), and "Admiral [Jean] Darlan and the North African landings" (10 December 1942), with minor annotations by individuals including WSC and ?Charles Eade., Jan 1946 - Sep 1946
Also includes notes and copies of correspondence from WSC's secretary Jo Sturdee ("N S") [later Lady Onslow].Other subjects include: Dutch serialisation rights.Also includes: a note from Martin Gilbert (1963); details of word counts for speeches; cuttings from Life magazine serialisation; copies of Ons Vrije Nederland [Dutch magazine] containing the speeches.WSC's notes and source material for these speeches can be found in files CHAR 9/140-1, 147, 156, 174, 179, 184 and 187.
Literary: typescript proofs and draft copies [some annotated by WSC] of WSC's article entitled "One Way to Stop a Third World War"., 1946
First published in Collier's magazine, on the aftermath of World War II, the roles of France, the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union with regard to Europe, the United Nations, the need for a Council of Europe, and the atomic bomb.
Literary: typescript proofs and draft copies [some annotated by WSC] of WSC's article entitled "The new American policy towards Greece and Turkey" [first published in Life magazine] on his speech at Fulton [United States, 5 March 1946], the spheres of influence developing between the Soviet Union and the western powers, United States policy in the Mediterranean and Middle East, Greek affairs including the communist uprising and elections, Soviet aspirations concerning the Bosphorus Straits [Karadeniz Bogazi, Turkey] and Persia [later Iran], and Britain's role in world affairs., 1947
Also includes: notes and annotations by WSC's secretaries "N S" [Jo Sturdee, later Lady Onslow] and "L M M" [Lettice Marston, later Lettice Shillingford]; letter and notes from Anthony Eden [later 1st Lord Avon] on the article.Other subjects include: the publication of the article in the Daily Telegraph.