Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)
Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1965
Found in 4519 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), [02] [May] [1889]
Letter from WSC ([Harrow School, Middlesex]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he informs her that he has moved into [James] Welldon's house, describes his room and various items he would like "Woom" [Elizabeth Everest] to send to him. Envelope present.
(Untitled), [03] [May] [1889]
Letter from WSC ([Harrow School, Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] informing her that he is "happy and quite well" and asking her to allow [Elizabeth] Everest to buy items for his room. Envelope present.
(Untitled), [Nov] [1890]
Letter from WSC (Reverend James Welldon's, Harrow School [Middlesex]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he is not "off reports" and that he hopes that she will visit him on his birthday. Envelope at CHAR 28/18/27.
(Untitled), [21] [Jan] [1891]
Letter from WSC (The Head Master's, Harrow School [Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he describes skating on "Ducker" [the swimming pool at Harrow], reports that he has been congratulated [?on passing the Preliminary examination for the army] and asks her to visit him. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 06 Aug [1883]
Letter from [Clara Jerome] (18 Chapel Street, Park Lane [London]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: the date of her sea crossing to the United States; her hope that [Lady Randolph] will benefit from taking the waters; discussion of London society; praise for Elizabeth Everest; and discussion of "Jack's" [John S Churchill] recent illness and message to WSC.
(Untitled), 22 Dec [1884]
(Untitled), 06 Aug 1888
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Tarbes [France]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including his impressions of the area, his hope that she may be able to see [Marquis de] Breteuil in Egham [Surrey] at the end of August and a request that she should send his love to [WSC and John S Churchill].
(Untitled), 17 May 1887
Letter from "Winny" [WSC] (29 & 30 Brunswick Road, Brighton [Hove, East Sussex]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] thanking her for her "epistle" and reporting that he has seen [Frances, Duchess of Marlborough].
(Untitled), [20] [May] [1887]
Letter from "Winny" [WSC] ([29 & 30 Brunswick Road, Hove, East Sussex]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] discussing arrangements to see her on the following Monday. Envelope present.
(Untitled), [Mar] [1898]
Letter from WSC to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he lists some of the mistakes he has noticed in the proofs [of "The Story of the Malakand Field Force"], describes his objections to alterations made by Moreton Frewen and says that he hopes that the mistakes have not been printed in the final version. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 01 Dec 1891
Letter from "Jack" [John] S Churchill (Elstree School, Hertfordshire) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he asks her to allow him to see "Winney" [WSC] during the holiday and to write to him.
(Untitled), 13 Dec 1891
Letter from "Jack" [John] S Churchill (Elstree School, Hertfordshire) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he asks her whether "Winney" [WSC] will have to go to France during the holidays; asks her to let him see him and to send him some money; and discusses arrangements for his return home.
(Untitled), [1889]
Letter from "Winny" [WSC] ([Harrow School, Middlesex]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] describing the extent of an outbreak of measles at school and asking her to allow him to return home, commenting "I should have imagined that as 300 mamas & 300 papas like to have their 'offsprings' home you would like to have me".
(Untitled), [1889]
Letter from WSC to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] informing her that he and "Jack" [John S Churchill] have arrived safely and that "Jack" felt tired and attributed it to a fishbone which he had swallowed six months previously and describing a visit to a landslip.
(Untitled), 21 Oct 1889
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Moulton Paddocks, Newmarket [Suffolk]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] describing a meeting with [Frances, Duchess of Marlborough] and Henry Fowler and his success at fishing. He says that he hopes to see her in London the following week, speculates on the success of various racehorses, and comments on a "capital letter" sent to him by WSC.
(Untitled), 08 Nov 1894
Letter from "Jack" [John] S Churchill (Harrow [School, Middlesex]) to "Papa" [Lord Randolph Churchill] including: his intention to stay with "Grandmama" [Frances, Duchess of Marlborough] and WSC at Branksome Dene; his intention to be confirmed the following year and WSC's progress at Sandhurst.
(Untitled), 29 Sep 1906
(Untitled), 25 Oct [1897]
(Untitled), 02 Nov [1897]
Letter from WSC (4th Hussars [Bangalore], India) to "Uncle Bill" [Lord William Beresford] discussing financial affairs and a horse called "Lily of the Valley", his desire to return to the frontier, the difficulties of [George] Brasier-Creagh, his own good luck at not being shot, discussion of the merits of rifles compared to revolvers and the determination of the Simla authorities that he should not be attached to a regiment.
(Untitled), [Nov] [1897]
(Untitled), 02 Nov [1897]
Letter from WSC (4th (The Queen's Own) Hussars, Bangalore [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] asking her to suggest to [Thomas] Lister that he should join the 4th Hussars and for advice on how to address [Albert Edward, Prince of Wales]. Envelope present.
(Untitled), [1889]
Letter from "Jack" [John S] Churchill (St George's Terrace, Herne Bay [Kent]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he is well, that he has received a letter from "Winnie" [WSC] and that he misses her.