Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)
Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1965
Found in 537 Collections and/or Records:
Speeches: speech notes and source material., 02 Mar 1935 - 12 Nov 1935
Speeches: speech notes and source material., 24 Sep 1936 - Dec 1936
Speeches: speech notes and source material., 28 Feb 1933 - 03 Jul 1933
Speeches: speech notes and source material [1936 unless otherwise indicated]., 1936 - 1937
Speeches: speech notes (by WSC as First Lord of the Admiralty) and other material., 20 Jan 1940 - 29 Feb 1940
Speeches: speech notes (some by WSC as First Lord of the Admiralty) and other material., 08 Aug 1939 - 24 Jan 1940
Speeches: speech notes (some by WSC as First Lord of the Admiralty) and other material., 30 Mar 1940 - 01 Oct 1940
"The Grand Design", 07 May 1948
"The International Situation", 30 Nov 1950
"The International Situation", 14 Dec 1950
The Papers of Nina, Lady Onslow
The collection chiefly compiles Lady Onslow's personal letters written to her parents and sister "Jim" from her travels in Churchill's service. They provide first hand evidence of her experiences and include lively recollections of Churchill, descriptions of her work and colleagues, and descriptions of journeys, accommodation and surroundings. The letters are supplemented by a small number of photographs and other mementos.
(Untitled), 20 Mar 1914 - 22 Mar 1914
Press cutting from the Globe, praising a speech by WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, on the Naval Estimates; includes extract on the theft of funds by an Admiralty employee. [Typescript copy].
(Untitled), Apr 1901
Leaflet advertising WSC's lecture, The [Boer] War as I Saw It, in the Assembly Rooms, Jarratt Street, Hull, on 24 April, containing biographical notes on WSC; a synopsis of the lecture; and extracts from reports in the national press on the lecture.
(Untitled), 19 Nov 1905
Card from John Seely [later 1st Lord Mottistone], Bath Club, Dover Street, London, to WSC, on WSC's election to the Bath Club, and on his speech at Pontypridd on 17 November.
(Untitled), 18 Feb 1901
Letter from Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman MP, to WSC, congratulations on maiden speech in the House of Commons.
(Untitled), 18 Feb 1901
Card from John Cumming Macdonald MP, Palace Chambers, Westminster, to WSC, congratulations on maiden speech in House of Commons.
(Untitled), 20 Feb 1901
Letter from George Buckle, (Editor of The Times) to WSC, on report of WSC's maiden speech in The Times.
(Untitled), 20 Feb 1901
Letter from Lord Rosebery, 38 Berkeley Square, London, to WSC, declining invitation to preside at WSC's lecture in St James' Hall, and offering congratulations on maiden speech in the House of Commons.
(Untitled), 27 Feb 1901
Letter from Lord Cromer to WSC, congratulations on maiden Speech in the House of Commons.
(Untitled), 13 Mar 1901
Letter from Arthur Balfour, (First Lord of the Treasury) to WSC, on the Rev A Redman's claim to the living of Leesfield, Lancs, (in the gift of the Crown), and offering congratulations on House of Commons speech.
(Untitled), 24 Mar [1943]
Letter from Randolph Churchill (North Irish Horse, BNAF) to WSC, praising his broadcast of 21 March on post-war planning "technically the best speech I have ever heard...You spoke a good deal faster than usual - which was good - and your voice sounded young, eager and vigorous", also commenting on the political situation in North Africa, which had improved since Giraud had been persuaded to take a more liberal line.
(Untitled), 21 May 1940
Letter from Edward, Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, Foreign Secretary] to WSC congratulating him on a recent broadcast; asks if he would see [1st] Lord Trenchard.
(Untitled), [May] 1915
Statement by WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the House of Commons on the resignation of Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Fisher as 1st Sea Lord over differences arising from the Dardanelles campaign. WSC goes through the stages of the campaign, Fisher's grounds for resigning and states his own position as First Lord. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 22 Dec 1903
Letter from J.H. Whitley to WSC, congratulations on speech on the fiscal campaign at Halifax [Yorkshire].
(Untitled), 04 Nov 1931
Telegram from WSC to Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated] on his proposed lecture tour of the United States, offering five lectures before Christmas, and a further twenty between mid-January and mid-February, possibly returning in the autumn of 1932 if all went well. [Copy and draft].