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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 4519 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 31 Oct 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/394/15
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Letter from [Kathleen Hill, Secretary to WSC] to the Local Food Office, Sevenoaks [Kent], applying for a permit for sugar for feeding the bees at Chartwell. [Carbon].

Dates: 31 Oct 1944
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 02 Jun 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/394/16
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Note from Kathleen Hill [Secretary to WSC] to WSC, confirming that A E Hill [Gardener, Chartwell, Kent] had received a full ration of sugar for the bees at Chartwell.

Dates: 02 Jun 1943
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 05 May 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/394/17
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Minute from WSC to the Private Office, on the ration of sugar for the bees at Chartwell [Kent].

Dates: 05 May 1943
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 03 May 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/394/18
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Minute from Leslie Rowan [Private Secretary to WSC] to WSC, on the ration of sugar for the bees at Chartwell [Kent].

Dates: 03 May 1943
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 27 Mar 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/394/33-35
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Hire agreement between WSC and Sevenoaks and District Electricity Company, for two water heaters and an electric cooker, for Bailiff's Cottage, Chartwell [Kent].

Dates: 27 Mar 1942
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 30 Apr 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/397B/182-183
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Draft contract between WSC and the Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated, for the delivery of 45 lectures in the United States between 15 October and 15 December 1931, signed by Louis Alber, President of the Association and Elmer Wickes, Secretary.

Dates: 30 Apr 1931
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [Jun] 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/397B/190
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Note on terms of WSC's contract with Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated] for his lecture tour of the United States.

Dates: [Jun] 1931
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 30 Apr 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/397B/195-196
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Draft contract between the Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated and WSC, for 45 lectures in the United States between 15 October and 15 December 1931, at a fee of 50,000 dollars, signed by Louis Alber, President of the Association.

Dates: 30 Apr 1931
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 19 Feb 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/397B/204
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Telegram from Bernard Baruch to WSC, recommending Louis Levy as an attorney to deal with WSC's lecture tour of the United States.

Dates: 19 Feb 1931
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [Apr 1931]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/397B/206
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Memorandum containing proposed amendments to WSC's contract with Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated] for his lecture tour of the United States.

Dates: [Apr 1931]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Apr 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/397B/207-208
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC to James Grigg [Chairman, Board of Inland Revenue], on the tax situation of lecturers, arguing that lecturing was an entirely different activity to writing, "the art of delivering a lecture is not literary but histrionic in its character. It is a physical and psychic exertion of which most literary men or journalists would be incapable", concluding that a hypothetical individual would be ill advised to undertake a lecture tour as the receipts would raise the rate of tax on...
Dates: 15 Apr 1931
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Apr 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/397B/210
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Telegram from WSC to Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated] on the contract for his lecture tour of the United States, stating that 90 minutes was too long for a lecture, suggesting 60 minutes, with a 15 minute introduction. [Copy].

Dates: 15 Apr 1931
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [Apr 1931]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/397B/211-212
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Note by WSC on the contract with Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated] for his lecture tour of the United States.

Dates: [Apr 1931]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 18 Mar 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/397B/216
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Letter from Captain W W Galbraith, Naval Attache, United States Embassy, London, to WSC, passing on an invitation from Ralph Earle, President of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, to speak at the Institute during his lecture tour of the United States.

Dates: 18 Mar 1931
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 16 Feb 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/397B/224
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Cutting from the Hartford Daily Times, announcing that WSC would speak in Hartford, Connecticut on 17 October, during his lecture tour of the United States.

Dates: 16 Feb 1931
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 13 Feb 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/397B/229
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Telegram from Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated] to WSC, on the announcement of his lecture tour of the United States, asking him to mention the name of the Alber-Wickes Agency, to state that he would be covering the whole country from Boston to Los Angeles, and say something about the lecture subjects.

Dates: 13 Feb 1931
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Feb 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/397B/233
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Telegram from WSC to Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated], suggesting subjects for his forthcoming lecture tour of the United States: "The Destiny of the English Speaking Peoples"; the "Foundation of World Peace"; "How the Great War Came"; "Great Britain and Indian Progress"; Youth and Adventure". [Copy, marked "draft"].

Dates: 06 Feb 1931
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Feb 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/397B/236
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Telegram from WSC to Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated], on the contract for his lecture tour of the United States, stating that he would not accept lower terms than those already offered, but agreeing that if after 45 lectures, Alber could prove a loss, he would give a further five lectures free of charge. [Copy].

Dates: 01 Feb 1931
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Feb 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/397B/237-238
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Telegram from Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated] to WSC, on the terms of the contract for WSC's lecture tour of the United States, stressing the depth of the financial depression in the United States, and asking if he would be prepared to accept a lower fee of 45,000 dollars for 45 lectures.

Dates: 01 Feb 1931
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Jan 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/397B/240
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Telegram from Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated] to WSC on the terms of the contract for WSC's lecture tour of the United States, suggesting limiting WSC's liability to 10,000 dollars if the contract was voided after 1 June.

Dates: 09 Jan 1931
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 08 Jan 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/397B/241
Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC to Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated] on the terms of the contract for his lecture tour of the United States: stating that he had every intention of fulfilling the contract when signed, that he would know the political situation by June, and was willing to pay a substantial forfeit if forced to cancel, but asking for his liability to be limited in case of a sudden General Election, or being asked to undertake "exceptional...
Dates: 08 Jan 1931
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 20 Dec 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/397B/242-243
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Letter from Louis Alber, President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated, to WSC on the contract for WSC's lecture tour of the United States, stating that he was willing to pay 50,000 dollars for the two months, 15 Oct - 15 Dec 1931, and giving WSC the right to cancel up to 1 June, but that there should be no cancellation clause after this date.

Dates: 20 Dec 1930
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 23 Dec 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/397B/244
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Telegram from WSC to Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated], stating that only a General Election, or appointment to ministerial office in October or November 1931 would cause him to cancel his lecture tour of the United States, but insisting on a figure limiting his liability if he was forced to cancel at short notice.

Dates: 23 Dec 1930
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 16 Dec 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/397B/247-248
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Telegram from Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated] to WSC, on the contract for his lecture tour of the United States.

Dates: 16 Dec 1930
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Dec 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/397B/251
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Letter from R Halford Forster, (Times Building, New York) to WSC, on his contract with Louis Alber [President, Affiliated Lecture and Concert Association Incorporated] for a lecture tour of the United States.

Dates: 01 Dec 1930
Conditions Governing Access: Open