Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)
Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1965
Found in 4519 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 18 May 1921
Letter from Philip Magor to WSC, on sale of polo pony "Hindoo" for £200, with Veterinary Examination certificate by E. Middleton Percy MRCVS, Wimbledon.
(Untitled), [1922]
Note - Dissertation on Dining Room Chairs, on the need for 20 new dining room chairs of comfortable and compact design [by WSC] [carbon].
(Untitled), 04 Jan 1922
Letter from CSC, 2 Sussex Square, London, to WSC, on her health, and that of the children, asking him not to open a letter written to him on "Black Monday" [2 January].
(Untitled), 27 Jan 1922
Letter from CSC, Hotel Mont-Fleury, Cannes to WSC, on her holiday at Cannes.
(Untitled), [29 Jan 1922]
Letter from CSC, Hotel Mont-Fleury, Cannes, France, to WSC, on her holiday at Cannes, also criticising him for his speech attacking the behaviour of the Liberals "in peace as well as in War", commenting that the "Liberals (nearly all) behaved splendidly in the War, which is more credit to them than it is to the Tories who revel in slaughter".
(Untitled), 03 Feb 1922
Letter from CSC, Hotel Mont-Fleury, Cannes, France, to WSC, on success in Cannes tennis tournament, and on her decision to tell her mother and Venetia Montagu about her pregnancy, also on building work at 2 Sussex Square, and account of conversation with Lord Derby on Lord and Lady Curzon, describing Curzon as a "fat sneak".
(Untitled), 10 Feb 1922
Letter from CSC to WSC, on her holiday in the South of France, particularly on tennis tournament at Nice, also commenting on the Irish situation.
(Untitled), 13 Feb 1922
Letter from CSC to WSC, on her holiday in the South of France, particularly on tennis tournament at Nice, on the Strike at the Paris Daily Mail, and Lord Northcliffe's inability to control "his own little kingdom", WSC's success in House of Commons debate with Sir Oswald Moseley, Egyptian affairs and the decoration of the Studio at 2 Sussex Square.
(Untitled), 21 Jul 1922
Letter from CSC to WSC, on his Dissertation on Dining Room Furniture [CHAR 1/157/83-84], and on his election prospects in Dundee.
(Untitled), 04 Aug 1922
Letter from CSC to WSC, on family holiday at Frinton, and the possibility of buying a house there; his departure for France, and Sarah and Diana Churchill's examination results.
(Untitled), 08 Aug 1922
Letter from CSC to WSC, on the possibility of buying a house at Frinton; the imminent arrival of the new "kitten" [Mary Churchill, later Lady Soames] and WSC's stay in France.
(Untitled), 14 Aug 1922
Letter from CSC to WSC, on WSC's stay in France; French politics and the death of Arthur Griffith and its effect on Irish politics.
(Untitled), 17 Aug 1922
Letter from CSC to WSC, on the possibility of buying a house in Frinton, and on Diana and Randolph's booby prize in the Frinton tennis tournament.
(Untitled), 12 Sep 1922
Letter and telegram from CSC to WSC, wedding anniversary greetings; on the possibility of buying a county house, with account of visit to her aunt, Mary Hozier.
(Untitled), [09 Nov 1922]
Letter from CSC to WSC, on the election campaign in Dundee.
(Untitled), 11 Nov 1922
Letter from WSC to Nicholl, Manisty & Co. sending cheque for £4,500 for the completion of payment on Chartwell Manor [carbon].
(Untitled), 04 Nov 1922
Letter from [Sir Edward Marsh] to Nicholl, Manisty & Co., stating that WSC had no objection to the owner of the Butler's cottage at Chartwell having a right to the water supply of the Gardener's cottage [carbon].
(Untitled), 08 Nov 1922
Letter from Nicholl, Manisty & Co. to WSC., acknowledging receipt of cheque for £152 18s for stamp duty on purchase of Chartwell, and for the outside effects purchased by WSC, enclosing inventory and valuation of the outside effects taken over by WSC, listing the contents of the Boat House, Gardens, Woodhouse, Outhouses, Toolhouse, Carpenter's Shop, Hayloft, and Loose Boxes etc., total value £102, 18s.
(Untitled), 02 Jun 1922
Letter from Knight, Frank & Rutley, Estate Agents, to Edward Marsh, Private Secretary to WSC, on timber at Chartwell.
(Untitled), 15 Sep 1922
Letter from WSC to Knight, Frank & Rutley, Estate Agents, offering £4,800 for the Chartwell Estate [ms and ts copy].
(Untitled), 20 Sep 1922
Letter from Knight, Frank & Rutley to WSC, accepting his offer of £5,000 for the Chartwell Estate.
(Untitled), 20 Sep 1922
Letter from WSC to Knight, Frank & Rutley, offering £5,000 for the Chartwell Estate [ts copy].
(Untitled), 24 Sep 1922
Letter from A J Campbell-Colquhoun to WSC, on sale of Chartwell Estate to WSC, hoping that WSC would be able to employ the gardener and coachman.
(Untitled), 25 Sep 1922
Letter from WSC to A J Campbell-Colquhoun, on purchase of Chartwell, and his willingness to employ Colquhoun's gardener, Waterhouse [carbon, with ms annotations by WSC].
(Untitled), 26 Sep 1922
Letter from Knight, Frank & Rutley to WSC, on shooting and grazing at Chartwell [annotated by WSC].