Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)
Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1965
Found in 4519 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), [29] [Jun] [1891]
Letter from WSC (The Head Master's, Harrow School [Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he was not disappointed at not seeing her on Saturday, that he hopes to be permitted to attend her concert and that he has copied a letter from [Lord Randolph Churchill] for "Jack" [John S Churchill].
(Untitled), [03] [Jul] [1891]
Letter from WSC (The Head Master's, Harrow School [Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he entreats her to allow him to go to Lords cricket ground.
(Untitled), [14] [Jul] [1891]
Letter from WSC ([Harrow School, Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] concerning [James] Welldon's proposal that WSC should spend part of his holidays in France. WSC says that [Lord Randolph Churchill] considers the plan "utter nonsense" and argues that he should not be made to go to "a filthy den". In a postscript he comments "I feel less keen about the army every day. I think the church would suit me much better" and bids her to ask Count Kinsky about fireworks.
(Untitled), [19] [Jul] [1891]
Letter from WSC ([Harrow School, Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he asks her to write [concerning James Welldon's proposal that WSC should spend part of his holidays in France] and to send him some money, and reports that he has been made a Lance Corporal.
(Untitled), [Jul] [1891]
Letter from WSC ([Harrow School, Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he is looking forward to returning home and asks her to make arrangements for shooting at Banstead [Manor, Newmarket, Suffolk].
(Untitled), [19] [Sep] [1891]
Letter from WSC ([Harrow School, Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that [James] Welldon would like her to write to him to explain why WSC did not return to school until Thursday and asks her not to mention the theatre in her letter to Welldon.
(Untitled), [22] [Sep] [1891]
Letter from WSC (The Head Master's, Harrow School [Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] informing her that he has settled down well and that he has been permitted to study Chemistry instead of German and asking her to send him money.
(Untitled), [Sep] [1891]
Letter from WSC ([Harrow School, Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses purchasing a bull dog, asks her to make a doctor's appointment for him and to write to [James] Welldon to thank him for arranging private lessons for him.
(Untitled), [Oct] [1891]
Letter from WSC (Harrow on the Hill [Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] asking her to send him money and informing her that he is going to see "Jack" [John S Churchill].
(Untitled), [Oct] [1891]
Letter from WSC ([Harrow School, Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] asking her to reimburse him for money spent on a visit to the doctor's and detailing what he has spent.
(Untitled), [Nov 1891]
Letter from WSC (Harrow on the Hill [Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he explains that the money he had requested had been spent on journeys to [London] and defends his request to be sent ducks from Banstead [Manor, Newmarket, Suffolk] and asks her not to be "wrothful without cause".
(Untitled), [Nov] [1891]
Letter from WSC (Harrow on the Hill [Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he has visited "Jack" [John S Churchill] and asks her to allow them to attend the wedding of [Lady] Sarah [Churchill, later Sarah Wilson to Gordon Wilson], not to send him to a French family for his holidays and to send him some "filthy lucre" [money].
(Untitled), [Nov] [1891]
Letter from WSC (Harrow on the Hill [Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he thanks her for sending him money, asks her to allow him to attend the wedding of [Lady Sarah Churchill, later Sarah Wilson to Gordon Wilson] and begs her not to make him spend his holidays with a "nasty, fusty and beastly" French family.
(Untitled), [22] [Nov] [1891]
Letter from WSC (Harrow on the Hill [Middlesex]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] informing her of his safe return, asking her to allow [Elizabeth] Everest and "Jack" [John S Churchill] to visit him, and commenting on his bad luck in being obliged to leave [the wedding of Lady Sarah Churchill, later Sarah Wilson to Gordon Wilson] when he was "making an impression on the pretty Miss Weaslet".
(Untitled), [06] [Dec] [1891]
Letter from WSC (Harrow on the Hill [Middlesex]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] asking her not to send him to Paris [France] before Christmas warning her that if she does "the holidays will be one continual battle".
(Untitled), [09] [Dec] [1891]
Letter from WSC (Harrow on the Hill [Middlesex]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] concerning the possibility that she might send him to Paris [France] before Christmas, asking her to consider his happiness "There are other and higher things in this world than learning, more powerful agents than the Civil Service Commissioners".
(Untitled), [13] [Dec] [1891]
Letter from WSC (Harrow on the Hill [Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] concerning the possibility that she might send him to Paris [France] before Christmas. He asks her to write to [James] Welldon concerning the date he may return home commenting "Welldon; he is the cause of all my misfortunes" and on arrangements made with Baron [Moritz] H[irsch] "I expect this little French brute will spoil it all".
(Untitled), [16] [Dec] [1891]
Letter from WSC (Harrow on the Hill [Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] concerning her refusal to read his letter [see CHAR 28/16/52] on which he comments "I expect you were too busy with your parties and arrangements for Christmas". He discusses arrangements for her to meet "the Frenchman" and says that if she does not read his letter that he will not write to her in future.
(Untitled), [17] [Dec] [1891]
Letter from WSC (Harrow on the Hill [Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] asking her not to be unkind and to answer his letter and inform him about "the Frenchman".
(Untitled), [17-18 Dec 1891]
Letter from WSC (Harrow on the Hill [Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] informing her that [James] Welldon has given his permission for WSC to go home for Sunday and begging her to let him have additional days at home and not to be angry with his "silly letters".
(Untitled), [27] [Dec] [1891]
Letter from WSC ([Versailles, France]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] describing Christmas day, discussing plans to see Baron [Moritz] Hirsch, the Marquis de Breteuil and [W H] Trafford, reminding her that she promised to allow him an extra week's holiday and saying that he is counting the hours until he returns home.
(Untitled), [29] [Dec] [1891]
Letter from WSC ([Versailles, France]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] reproaching her for not writing to him and for forgetting him. Includes a card wishing her a happy new year illustrated with an ink drawing of a woman holding a menu.
(Untitled), [Jan] [1892]
Letter from WSC ([Versailles, France]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] thanking him for his letter and refusing his offer of money and describing toy soldiers which he has seen at the "Bon Marche".
(Untitled), [08] [Jan] [1892]
Letter from WSC ([Versailles, France]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] thanking her for her telegram, asking about arrangements for his return home and requesting that she should send his love to "Papa" [Lord Randolph Churchill].
(Untitled), [14] [Jan] [1892]
Letter from WSC ([Versailles, France]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] describing a visit to a morgue with Baron [Moritz] Hirsch and reminding her of her promise [to allow him an extra week's holiday].