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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 1265 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 31 Mar [1897]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152A/107-108
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Letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he discusses Jack's Greek friend and advises him to appreciate enthusiasm as "it is the sort of madness that wins great battles and performs great actions", giving examples of achievers "whom you would call 'cracked'" including Garibaldi, Wilberforce, [Lord] Byron, and Raphael. Signed manuscript. Envelope present. Typed transcript at CHAR 28/152A/109-112.

Dates: 31 Mar [1897]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Acquired Papers / Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to John S Churchill.
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(Untitled), c 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152A/109-112
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Transcript of a letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he discusses Jack's Greek friend and advises him to appreciate enthusiasm as "it is the sort of madness that wins great battles and performs great actions", giving examples of achievers "whom you would call 'cracked'" including Garibaldi, Wilberforce, [Lord] Byron, and Raphael. Typed. 2 copies. Original letter at CHAR 28/152A/107-108.

Dates: c 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Acquired Papers / Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to John S Churchill.
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(Untitled), 10 Nov 1897

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152A/115
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC (4th Hussars, India) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he promises to tell Jack about his experiences, commenting "After all my efforts - and risks I feel that I have deserved the medal and clasps..."; expresses pleasure that Jack appreciated his letters in the Daily Telegraph and discusses his intention to write "The Story of the Malakand Field Force" and dedicate it to Sir Bindon Blood; comments on Jack's use of the French construction in his letters; and offers to...
Dates: 10 Nov 1897
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Acquired Papers / Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to John S Churchill.
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(Untitled), c 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152A/116-121
Scope and Contents Transcript of a letter from WSC (4th Hussars, India) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he promises to tell Jack about his experiences, commenting "After all my efforts - and risks I feel that I have deserved the medal and clasps..."; expresses pleasure that Jack appreciated his letters in the Daily Telegraph and discusses his intention to write "The Story of the Malakand Field Force" and dedicate it to Sir Bindon Blood; comments on Jack's use of the French construction in his letters;...
Dates: c 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Acquired Papers / Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to John S Churchill.
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(Untitled), 27 Jan 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152A/137
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Letter from WSC (4th Hussars, India) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he discusses the publication of ["The Malakand Field Force"] by Longmans; comments on the stupidity of the songs in a play [performed at Blenheim Palace]; comments on a reconnaissance mission he is to accompany and a polo tournament; and expresses regret that the son of Madame de Jancourt is unlikely to visit him in India. Signed manuscript. Typed transcript at CHAR 28/152A/133-140 and CHAR 28/152B/141-143.

Dates: 27 Jan 1898
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Acquired Papers / Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to John S Churchill.
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(Untitled), c 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152A/138-140
Scope and Contents Transcript of a letter from WSC (4th Hussars, India) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he discusses the publication of ["The Malakand Field Force"] by Longmans; comments on the stupidity of the songs in a play [performed at Blenheim Palace]; comments on a reconnaissance mission he is to accompany and a polo tournament; and expresses regret that the son of Madame de Jancourt is unlikely to visit him in India. Type. Additional copy at CHAR 28/152B/141-143 and original at CHAR...
Dates: c 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Acquired Papers / Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to John S Churchill.
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(Untitled), c 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152B/141-143
Scope and Contents Transcript of a letter from WSC (4th Hussars, India) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he discusses the publication of ["The Malakand Field Force"] by Longmans; comments on the stupidity of the songs in a play [performed at Blenheim Palace]; comments on a reconnaissance mission he is to accompany and a polo tournament; and expresses regret that the son of Madame de Jancourt is unlikely to visit him in India. Type. Additional copy at CHAR 28/152A/138-140 and original at CHAR...
Dates: c 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Acquired Papers / Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to John S Churchill.
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(Untitled), 03 May 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152B/149
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Part of a letter from WSC (4th (The Queen's Own) Hussars, Bangalore, India) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he expresses sorrow that "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] has not written to him, asks Jack to find out why she is "so unkind", and says that the mistakes in ["The Malakand Field Force"] have caused him "acute pain". Manuscript.

Dates: 03 May 1898
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Acquired Papers / Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to John S Churchill.
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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
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Acquired Papers / Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to John S Churchill.
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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
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Acquired Papers / Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to John S Churchill.
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(Untitled), 31 Jul 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152B/189-195
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC (35 A, Great Cumberland Place [London]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] including: news that [Sir Ernest] Cassel would like Jack to return; the marriage of "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] to George Cornwallis West, about which he comments "the whole of the Churchill family from Sunny [Charles, 9th Duke of Marlborough] downwards was drawn in a solid phalanx and their approval ratified the business"; discussion of financial affairs; his decision to contest Oldham [Lancashire]...
Dates: 31 Jul 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Acquired Papers / Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to John S Churchill.
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(Untitled), 24 Aug 1902

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152B/196
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Letter from WSC ([Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire] on the notepaper of 105 Mount Street) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he says that he has heard from "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] that Jack is better, discusses his progress on his [biography of Lord Randolph Churchill] and says that by the end of the following week "there will remain nothing but to flesh the skeleton" and reports on a car accident involving Sunny [Charles, 9th Duke of Marlborough]. Signed manuscript.

Dates: 24 Aug 1902
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Acquired Papers / Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to John S Churchill.
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(Untitled), 15 Jun 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152B/221
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC (Blenheim Palace [Oxfordshire]) to [John S Churchill] in which he says that he has been thinking about [the possibility of his regiment being sent to the Somme] and advises him to "confine yrself strictly to your duties"; comments on the "marvellous devotion and heroism of the troops"; says that he hopes to earn 10-12,000 pounds in the next 6 months and that his salary "beats all records in journalism"; expresses frustration at not being given a position and not being able to...
Dates: 15 Jun 1916
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Acquired Papers / Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to John S Churchill.
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(Untitled), c 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152B/222-227
Scope and Contents Transcript of a letter from WSC (Blenheim Palace [Oxfordshire]) to [John S Churchill] in which he says that he has been thinking about [the possibility of his regiment being sent to the Somme] and advises him to "confine yrself strictly to your duties"; comments on the "marvellous devotion and heroism of the troops"; says that he hopes to earn 10-12,000 pounds in the next 6 months and that his earnings "beats all records in journalism"; expresses frustration at not being given a position and...
Dates: c 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Acquired Papers / Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to John S Churchill.
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Winston Churchill: Great Nobel Prizes, 1970

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/WLFF 1/1/2
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Manuscript of book on Churchill as a winner of the Nobel prize for Literature, (Edito-Service, Geneva, 1970).

Dates: 1970
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Michael Wolff / Personal Papers / Writings

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