Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)
Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1965
Found in 4519 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 03 Jan 1943
Letter from WSC to the Turkish Ambassador Huseyin Rauf Orbay thanking him for the gift of some boxes of cigarettes Signed.
(Untitled), 29 Jan 1943
Letter from WSC (Cairo, Egypt) to Adelard Godbout thanking him for the gift of a box of chocolates Signed.
(Untitled), 13 Feb 1943
Letter from WSC to Robert Graves thanking him for a copy of his new book "Wife of Mr Milton" Signed.
(Untitled), 13 Feb 1943
Letter from WSC to Edward, [10th] Duke of Devonshire [earlier Lord Hartington, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Colonies informing him of his pleasure at becoming the possessor of the lion (a gift from the Duke) and joking that he had no need for it yet at Downing Street or Chequers and that if all else fails the Duke could personally receive the lion at Chatsworth House [Derbyshire]. Annotated copy.
(Untitled), 17 Feb 1943
Letter from WSC to Lord Lovat thanking him for sending him a copy of the "Life of your father" Signed.
(Untitled), 17 Feb 1943
Letter from WSC to 17th Lord Derby [earlier Sir Edward Stanley] declining an invitation to lunch with the Pilgrim's [Society]. Initialled. Annotated "P S I have a heady cold, sore throat and a temperature and am lying up".
(Untitled), 07 Mar 1943
Letter from WSC to Dr Pieter Gerbrandy [Prime Minister of the Netherlands] thanking him for his letter and his gift of a bottle of Dutch gin Signed.
(Untitled), 10 Sep 1943
Letter from WSC to Senator Carter Glass (United States Senate, Washington D C, United States) thanking him for forwarding the gift of cigars from Samuel Kaplan and for his kind words of address Signature in typescript. Copy.
(Untitled), 30 Sep 1943
Letter from WSC to J R Cairns, Town Clerk of Dover, Kent, informing him that he is greatly honoured by the proposal to grant him Honorary Freedom of the Borough of Dover, but asking if it would be possible for the conferment of it to take place after the end of the war as he has postponed his installation as Lord Warden until then and adding that he has declined a number of similar offers in the area Signed.
(Untitled), 30 Sep 1943
Letter from WSC to Lieutenant Colonel C Woodward informing him that he has received with thanks the ivory hammer sent by the people of Vancouver, Canada Signed.
(Untitled), 03 Oct 1943
Letter from WSC to Baron de Cartier de Marchienne [Belgian Ambassador to Great Britain] asking him to thank Monsieur Ryckmans for his gift of cigars and thanking him for sending them to him Signed.
(Untitled), 07 Oct 1943
Letter from WSC to [1st] Lord Ebbisham [earlier Sir George Blades, Chancellor of the Primrose League] informing him that he accepts his invitation to become Grand Master of the Primrose League and stating that he has no objection to being so described on the League's headed paper Signature in typescript.
(Untitled), 05 Nov 1943
Letter from WSC to Peter Beresford thanking him for sending a print of the John, 1st Duke of Marlbrough Signed.
(Untitled), 30 Jun 1943
Letter from WSC to Jonkheer E Micheals Van Verduynen [Dutch Ambassador in London] thanking him for sending Dr van den Tempel's "Keep the Lamps Burning" Signed.
(Untitled), 03 Jul 1943
Letter from WSC to Sir Samuel George Joseph the Lord Mayor of London thanking him for the great honour done to him at the Guildhall and the Mansion House on June 30th [Freedom of the City of London].
(Untitled), 05 Jul 1943
Letter from WSC to Herbert Evatt [Attorney General and Minister for External Affairs, Australia] thanking him for the gift of a stuffed Duck-billed Platypus called "Splash" and a book about its life and habits given on behalf of the people of Australia Initialled.
(Untitled), 05 Jul 1943
Letter from WSC to Professor Harold Laski [Professor of Political Science at the University of London] thanking him for his letter and stating that although in his speech at the Guildhall referred only to the wrongs Hitler had inflicted upon the people of the Sovereign States he never forgets the sufferings of the Jews and is constantly thinking of ways in which he can alleviate them Initialled.
(Untitled), 23 Jul 1943
Letter from WSC to Ormond A Blyth (Chairman of the Devonshire Club) informing him that he would be delighted to be present at the Devonshire Club to accept his portrait painted by Frank Salisbury Signed.
(Untitled), 31 Jul 1943
Letter from WSC to J S Hill, Lord Mayor of Manchester, thanking him for a recent letter which conveyed that he was now a Freeman of Manchester and that he looks forward to visiting the city for the ceremony at the earliest opportunity. Signature in typescript.
(Untitled), 04 Aug 1943
Letter from WSC to Henry Wall the Lord Mayor of Bristol accepting his offer of the Freedom of the City but stressing that it may not be possible for him to come to Bristol to receive this honour before the end of the war Initialled.
(Untitled), 05 Dec 1943
Letter from WSC (Casey Villa, Cairo) to King Peter of Yugoslavia [later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia] thanking him for sending a birthday present and asking him to convey his congratulations to Svetozar Puric on the work he has produced Initialled in typescript. Copy.
(Untitled), 31 Aug 1943
Copy of a letter from R Fontelle (Vatican City, Canon of St Peter [Italy]) to Sir D'Arcy Osborne [later 12th Duke of Leeds] stating that he was deeply moved by WSC's speech in Quebec [Canada] and remarking on the example set by Great Britain of "dignity, tenacity and patience" during this war. Signature in typescript.
(Untitled), 10 Nov 1943
Telegram from Peter Fraser [Prime Minister of New Zealand] to WSC marked "Personal" congratulating him on his speech which "Breathes the spirit of our Commonwealth and our cause" Initialled.
(Untitled), 05 Jun 1943
Letter from John Martin [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] to Michael Foot (The Evening Standard) thanking him on WSC's behalf for the original David Low cartoon Initialled.
(Untitled), 28 Jun 1943
Draft of a telegram from WSC [to Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes, Conservative MP for Portsmouth [Hampshire] thanking him for his book Initials in typescript.