Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)
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- Existence: 1874 - 1965
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Literary: "The Second World War", Volume 2 "Their Finest Hour": Chapter 20 "United States Destroyers and West Indian Bases"., 23 Mar 1947 - 04 Dec 1948
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/166
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 20 entitled "United States Destroyers and West Indian Bases", annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various individuals including: WSC, William Deakin, Charles Wood, Denis Kelly, [?] 1st Lord Cherwell [earlier F A Lindemann], George [Gordon] Allen, CSC and Jo Sturdee [later Lady Onslow] and Elizabeth Gilliatt, WSC's secretaries.
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23 Mar 1947 - 04 Dec 1948
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Literary: "The Second World War", Volume 2 "Their Finest Hour": Chapter 28 "Lend-Lease"., 17 Apr 1947 - 17 Oct 1948
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/174
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 28 entitled "Lend-Lease", annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various individuals including: WSC, William Deakin, Charles Wood, Denis Kelly, [?] 1st Lord Cherwell [earlier F A Lindemann], 1st Lord Ismay and CSC.Some source material is also present in the file, including: Treasury memoranda on Overseas Finance and Exchange Control, and the United States side of Lend-Lease.Also includes: a letter from Sir Edward Bridges...
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17 Apr 1947 - 17 Oct 1948
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Literary: "The Second World War", Volume 2 "Their Finest Hour": Miscellanea., 18 Sep 1939 - 22 Mar 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/201A-C
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Includes various typescript and galley proofs from: the title pages, preface and contents table for Volume 2; Chapter 1 "The National Coalition"; Chapter 3 "The Battle of France. The Second Week. [General Maxime] Weygand"; Chapter 5 "The Deliverance of Dunkirk"; Chapter 6 "The Rush for the Spoils" (provisionally entitled "The Italian Campaign Against France"); Chapter 8 "Home Defence. June"; Chapter 9 "The French Agony"; Chapter 12 "The Apparatus of Counter- Attack. 1940"; Chapter 13 "At...
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18 Sep 1939 - 22 Mar 1950
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Literary: "The Second World War", Volume 2 "Their Finest Hour": 'Superseded' proofs., 01 Mar 1948 - 27 Aug 1948
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/186
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Includes galley proofs from: Chapter 12 "The Apparatus of Counter-Attack. 1940"; Chapter 16 "The Battle of Britain"; Chapter 19 "The Wizard War"; Chapter 20 "United States Destroyers and West Indian Bases"; Chapter 21 "Egypt and the Middle East"; Chapter 23 "September Tensions"; Chapter 25 "Mr Eden's Mission" [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon, Secretary of State for War]; Chapter 27 [Benito] "Mussolini Attacks Greece"; Chapter 28 "Lend-Lease"; Chapter 30 "Ocean Peril" (provisionally...
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01 Mar 1948 - 27 Aug 1948
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Literary: "The Second World War", Volume 3 "The Grand Alliance": Chapter 2 "The Widening War"., 08 Jan 1941 - 16 Jan 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/204
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 2 entitled "The Widening War" (provisionally entitled "The German Move Against the Balkans"), annotated with notes and corrections by various individuals including: WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, Charles Wood, 1st Lord Ismay, CSC, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], Sir Edward Marsh and Jay Gold.Also includes proofs of: Chapter 1 "The Desert and the Balkans".The file...
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08 Jan 1941 - 16 Jan 1950
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Literary: "The Second World War", Volume 3 "The Grand Alliance": Chapter 7 "The Battle of the Atlantic: The Western Approaches"., 31 Mar 1948 - 06 Nov 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/209A-C
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 7 entitled "The Battle of the Atlantic: The Western Approaches", annotated with notes and comments by various individuals including: WSC, Denis Kelly, Charles Wood, Sir Edward Marsh, William Deakin, Jay Gold, CSC, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], Lieutenant- General Sir Henry Pownall and George [Gordon] Allen.Also includes: galley proofs of Chapter 8 "The Battle of the Atlantic: American Intervention"...
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31 Mar 1948 - 06 Nov 1949
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Literary: "The Second World War", Volume 3 "The Grand Alliance": Chapter 8 "The Battle of the Atlantic: American Intervention"., 02 Jul 1948 - 06 Nov 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/210
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 8 entitled "The Battle of the Atlantic: American Intervention" (provisionally entitled "The Battle of the Atlantic 1941: The Ocean"), annotated with notes and comments by various individuals including: WSC, Denis Kelly, Charles Wood, Sir Edward Marsh, William Deakin and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Also includes: galley proofs of the contents table and title pages for Volume 3.
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02 Jul 1948 - 06 Nov 1949
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 3 "The Grand Alliance", Chapter 23 "My Meeting with [President Franklin] Roosevelt"., Apr 1948 - Mar 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/225A-B
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 23 entitled "My meeting with Roosevelt". Annotated with notes and suggestions by various people including: WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, Charles Wood, [George] Gordon Allen, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, ?1st Lord Alanbrooke [earlier Field Marshal Alan Brooke], and Sir Edward Marsh.Also includes some correspondence from individuals including: Sir Alexander Cadogan [Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United...
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Apr 1948 - Mar 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 3 "The Grand Alliance", Chapter 33 "A Voyage amid World War."., Apr 1949 - Nov 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/234
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 33 entitled "A Voyage amid World War" (provisionally entitled "Christmas at the White House" and "My voyage to Washington [United States]"). Annotated with notes and suggestions by various people including: WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, Charles Wood, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, 1st Lord Ismay, [George] Gordon Allen, Sir Edward Marsh and Randolph Churchill.
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Apr 1949 - Nov 1949
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 3 "The Grand Alliance", Chapter 36 "Anglo American Accords"., Apr 1948 - Jan 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/237A-B
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 36 entitled "Anglo American Accords". Annotated with notes and suggestions by various people including: WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, Charles Wood, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, Sir Edward Marsh and 1st Lord Ismay.Also includes sections from a chapter entitled "Arcadia and Florida [United States]".
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Apr 1948 - Jan 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 11 "The shipping stranglehold"., 1941 - Nov 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/263
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 11 "The shipping stranglehold" annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, Sir Edward Marsh, 1st Lord Ismay, [George] Gordon Allen, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall and Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz].Also includes source material: sections of Chapter 7 "The U Boat Paradise"; a...
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1941 - Nov 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 14 "American naval victories. The Coral Sea and Midway Island."., Mar 1949 - Aug 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/266
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 14 "American naval victories. The Coral Sea and Midway Island." (provisionally entitled "The Pacific Theatre") annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], [George] Gordon Allen, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Also includes source material...
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Mar 1949 - Aug 1950
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Literary: The Second World War: Volume 6 "Triumph and Tragedy" Book 2 "The Iron Curtain", Chapter 28 "The Climax: Roosevelt's Death"., Apr 1952 - Aug 1953
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/368
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Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 28 "The Climax: Roosevelt's Death" annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin and Charles Wood With copies of "The Times" 13 and 14 Apr 1945 on the death of Franklin Roosevelt, notes by Kelly, and copies of official telegrams on the death of Roosevelt.
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Apr 1952 - Aug 1953
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Literary: typescript proofs and draft copies [some annotated by WSC] of WSC's article entitled "One Way to Stop a Third World War"., 1946
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/71
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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.
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1946
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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
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/72
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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.
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1947
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Literary: various articles by WSC., May 1941 - Dec 1941
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/689
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Includes cuttings from Liberty for: "U-Boat Menace" on the war on the Western Front during World War I, the Dardanelles [Turkey] campaign, the German U-boat campaign, and the role of the Royal Navy in defeating it; "Tank Tactics" on the development of the tank, its initial rejection, WSC's intervention, and its use in action at the Battles of the Somme and Cambrai [France]; "Our Friendship with America" on misunderstandings with the United States, a history of Anglo-American conflicts,...
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May 1941 - Dec 1941
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Literary: WSC's articles for Collier's Magazine., 1932
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/318
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Proofs and offprints of articles including: "Thoughts on Prohibition" (including research notes by Shane Leslie); "Are we too clever?" on economic depression and overproduction; and "Defence in the Pacific" on the policy of the United States towards the Philippine Islands (including notes from Colin Coote and Shane Leslie).
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1932
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Literary: WSC's articles for Collier's Magazine., 1933
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/340
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Proofs and cuttings of articles by WSC: "America and unemployment" in which WSC defends the principle of unemployment insurance; "Land of corn" on WSC's opinion that food in the United States is inferior to British food, his objections to prohibition and his experiences of travel in the United States; an article on Anglo-American economic relations including notes on British economic policy by Aylmer Valance; and "The problem of liquor control" on prohibition.
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1933
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Official: Prime Minister: correspondence between WSC and President Dwight D Eisenhower [President of the United States]., 29 Jan 1953 - 31 Mar 1955
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 6/3A-C
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ff 1- 139 are copies of letters and telegrams from WSC to President Dwight D Eisenhower, 07 Feb 1953 - 31 Mar 1955.ff 140 - 214 are copies of letters from President Dwight D Eisenhower to WSC, 02 Feb1953 - 29 Mar 1955.ff 215 - 282 are copies of correspondence between WSC and President Dwight D Eisenhower, 29 Jan 1953 - 24 Mar 1955. Includes original letters from Dwight D Eisenhower, James D Moffett (2nd Secretary, United States Embassy in Britain) and Winthrop Aldrich (United States...
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29 Jan 1953 - 31 Mar 1955
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Personal: Business: correspondence with Associated American Artists, Hallmark Cards, Soho Gallery Limited on reproducing WSC's paintings as Christmas cards and postcards., 1947 - 1960
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 1/26A-B
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Correspondents include: representatives of the Soho Publishing Company (Soho Gallery) (21); representatives of Fladgate and Company, particularly Anthony Moir [WSC's solicitor] (101); representatives of Associated American Artists (3); [William] Surrey Dane of Odhams Press Limited (2); representatives of Hall Brothers Incorporated (Hallmark Cards), including its President, Joyce Hall (some in a private capacity) (33); representatives of Foote, Cone and Belding Limited, public relations (12);...
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1947 - 1960
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Personal: Family etc.: correspondence A - Churchill, Lady C (CSC)., 26 Oct 1951 - Apr 1955
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 1/50A-B
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Correspondents include: Consuelo Balsan [earlier Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough] on her memoirs, "The Glitter and the Gold", including her criticism of Henry Asquith [1st Lord Oxford and Asquith] and Margot Asquith [Margot, Lady Oxford and Asquith] (9); Cass Canfield, Chairman of Harper and Brothers, Publishers (2); Sarah Beauchamp, "Mule" [earlier Sarah Churchill, then Sarah Oliver, later Sarah, Lady Audley], on subjects including Oscar Nemon's sculpture of WSC, the death of Queen Mary...
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26 Oct 1951 - Apr 1955
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Personal: Financial: income tax and surtax correspondence., 06 Mar 1940 - 22 Oct 1958
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 1/7
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Correspondents on WSC's tax, financial, and investments position include: representatives of Fladgate and Company, particularly Anthony Moir [WSC's solicitor], (20); representatives of Lloyds Bank, particularly Geoffrey Mason, (29); representatives of Cassell and Company, including a Director, Desmond Flower, (2); Andrew Heiskell, [General Manager] of Life Magazine; John Wood of Wood, Willey, and Company [WSC's accountants] (50); Henry Luce [owner of Time magazine]; William Whitney, London...
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06 Mar 1940 - 22 Oct 1958
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Personal: Financial: Lloyds Bank, First National Bank of New York [United States]., Aug 1951 - Jun 1956
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 1/14A-B
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Includes correspondence from: representatives of Lloyds Bank, Cox's and King's Branch, London, including Geoffrey Mason, on managing WSC's accounts (188); Richard Griffiths [Assistant Secretary, Treasury]; representatives of Fladgate and Company, including Anthony Moir [WSC's solicitor] (9); Sverker Astrom [Counsellor at Swedish Embassy, London] on WSC's Nobel prize money; representatives of the First National Bank (4). Also includes notes and copies of correspondence from secretaries Jo...
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Aug 1951 - Jun 1956
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Political: Constituency: Woodford [Essex]: correspondence with Woodford Conservative Association branches at Aldersbrook, Buckhurst Hill, Loughton, Monkhams, Snaresbrook, and Wanstead [all Essex]., Aug 1952 - Jun 1956
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 3/18
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Correspondents include: Sir James Hawkey, Chairman [until 1952], and W Hubert Barlow-Wheeler, Honorary Secretary and Agent, (4) of Woodford Conservative Association. Also includes notes and copies of correspondence from: secretaries Lettice Marston (Lettice Shillingford), Grace Hamblin, H [?Wood], Gillian Maturin, and Anthony Montague Browne; CSC (President of Woodford Conservative Association).Subjects include: organising visits to the Houses of Parliament; a message of sympathy for Queen...
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Aug 1952 - Jun 1956
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Public and Political: General: Correspondence., 17 Nov 1936 - 26 Feb 1937
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/294
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Correspondents include: 1st Lord Cecil of Chelwood [President, League of Nations Union, earlier Lord Robert Cecil] on signatories to [?] a declaration by the union; Marie Belloc Lowndes [Marie Lowndes] on the effect of the press campaign by William Randolph Hearst on behalf of the Duke of Windsor [earlier King Edward VIII and Edward, Prince of Wales] and Wallis, Duchess of Windsor [earlier Wallis Simpson] during the Abdication Crisis; Yvonne de Rothschild, asking WSC to support an appeal for...
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17 Nov 1936 - 26 Feb 1937
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