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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Public and Political: General: Gifts M-O., 1955 - 1958
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/437
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Correspondents (concerning gifts to WSC) include: Pierre Dupuy, Canadian Ambassador to France; Fernande Letourneau (3); Terence Grady and John Graham [Assistant Private Secretaries to Foreign Secretary]; William McAdam, Agent General for British Columbia; Fritz Meili (3); Robert Lusty, Vice-Chairman of Michael Joseph Limited; Wallace Nesbitt; and Walter Noble (3).Also includes copies of correspondence from WSC to the individuals mentioned above and to [6th] Lord Nelson; postcards; pamphlets;...
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1955 - 1958
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Public and Political: General: Gifts M-Z., Jul 1947 - Dec 1947
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/375
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Correspondents (on gifts to WSC) include: Ernest Marples, on gift of book; Reginald Maudling on gift of cognac; Sir Richard Pim on gift of woodcock; A L Rowse, on gift of book "The End of an Epoch"; Sir Arthur Salter on gift of book, "Personality and Politics"; George Scorer on gift of printed Harrow School list, Apr 1890 (retained); S Paul Shipley on gift of booklet "Bristol's Bombed Churches"; Sir William Rootes on gift of turkeys; Sir Francis Beane, on gift of brandy from George Taylor;...
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Jul 1947 - Dec 1947
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Public and Political: General: Gifts M-Z., 27 May 1949 - 19 Oct 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/384
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Correspondents (concerning gifts to WSC) include: [Kenneth] Michael Wilford [Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary] on a gift from Madriano Madrazo; Sir Simon Marks, Chairman and Managing Director of Marks and Spencer Export Corporation Limited regarding a bronze head of WSC by Benno Elkan; Commander Douglas Marshall; Ernst Muller; Walter Nightingall [WSC's racehorse trainer] on a gift of hay to Colonist II; Dickson and Singleton, solicitors, on a gift of a watch from Joe McHenry to WSC...
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27 May 1949 - 19 Oct 1949
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Public and Political: General: Gifts M-Z., 23 May 1950 - 16 Dec 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/386
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Correspondents (concerning gifts to WSC) include: A J Mallet regarding the Battle of the Flowers in Jersey and gifts to WSC (15); Eugene Meyer [Chairman of the Board, the Washington Post Company]; B Mundy (3); [William Jordan] High Commissioner for New Zealand; Gerald O'Brien; George Peel (with a pamphlet on Sir Robert Peel); Cecil Roberts; James de Rothschild; Mary, Lady de Rougetel; James Dance; Arthur Kellas, 1st Secretary at the Helsinki [Finland] Legation regarding a gift from Aarre...
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23 May 1950 - 16 Dec 1950
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Public and Political: General: Gifts M-Z., [1934] - Apr 1951
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/390
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Correspondents (on gifts to WSC) include: Sir Alfred Munnings; Odette Pol Roger; John Rodgers; Frederic Roe; "Willy" Sax [supplier of paints to WSC]; Sir Alfred Brown, Legal Advisor to the High Commissioner in Germany; Edward Shrapnell-Smith; Colonel Douglas Clifton-Brown [later 1st Lord Ruffside]; George Benson; Sir Jasper Ridley, Chairman of the Trustees of the Tate Gallery; and Sir Francis Beane, Chairman of the Bank of British West Africa Limited.Also includes copies of correspondence...
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[1934] - Apr 1951
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Public and Political: General: Gifts N-Z., 1944 - Jul 1947
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/373
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Correspondents (on gifts to WSC) include The New Zealand Federation of Women's Clubs, on gift of £447 19s 10d, allocated to St Mary's Hospital, London W2., with letter from Lord Moran on the gift, 1946; The Foreign Office, on request to copy manuscript letters of Lord Palmerston, given to WSC by Albert Johnson in 1944; Racher and Co., Switzerland, on gift of easel, 1946; Talens and Sons Ltd., on gift of "Rembrandt" oil paints, with colour charts, 1946; Cecil Roberts, on gift of book, "And So...
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1944 - Jul 1947
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Public and Political: General: Gifts O-R., Dec 1952 - Dec 1953
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/412
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Correspondents (concerning gifts to WSC) include: Roden Orden; Joan, Lady Portal; Henry Pratt Boorman; Sir Carol Reed and [Penelope], Lady Reed; Juliet, Lady Rhys Williams (with notes on taxation); John Tilney; Nellie Romilly [earlier Nellie Hozier]; [6th] Lord Rosebery [earlier Albert Primrose]; Esmond [2nd Lord] Rothermere [earlier Esmond Harmsworth]; Sir William Farren, President of the Royal Aeronautical Society; and Sir Ivison Macadam, editor of the Annual Register of World Events.Also...
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Dec 1952 - Dec 1953
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Public and Political: General: Gifts O-R., 1908 - 1955
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/419
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Correspondents (concerning gifts to WSC) include: John O'Donnell (3); Sir Esmond Ovey; Dato Paglar (3) regarding a gift of cigars; Richard Pape (4) regarding his escape from the Netherlands during World War II and the presentation of spoons to WSC; Desmond Crawley [Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations]; Terence Grady [Assistant Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary]; Alan Hodge, editor of History Today; A Pratt (3); [Mary] Irene, Lady Ravensdale...
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1908 - 1955
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Public and Political: General: Gifts P-R., 1858 - Dec 1952
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/404
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Correspondents (concerning gifts to WSC) include: Andre Deutsch, Chairman and Managing Director of Andre Deutsch Limited; Odette Pol Roger; John Pudney, Director of Evans Brothers Limited; Cyril Conner, Head of Commonwealth and Foreign Relations at the BBC; Habib Rahimtoda, Director Hodder and Stoughton Limited; Patrick Reid; Paul Reynaud; Colin Coote [Managing Editor of the Daily Telegraph and Morning Post]; and A L Rowse.Also includes copies of correspondence from WSC and CSC to the...
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1858 - Dec 1952
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Public and Political: General: Gifts P-S., 01 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/525
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Correspondents (on gifts to WSC) include P Pipinelis, Greek Legation to Poland, on gift of book; Lt-General M Kukiel, Polish Minister of Nationa Defence, on gift of book on Polish Armed Forces; W L Rubin, General Cigar Company, New York, on gift of cigars and humidor; King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, on gift of sword; Sir Leslie Scott (2), on gift of book "Letters to Malaya" by Martyn Skinner; Captain C Serreulles, on gift of book on England "Angleterre", clandestinely published in Paris,...
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01 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1944
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Public and Political: General: Gifts P-S., 1812 - 1958
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/438
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Correspondents (concerning gifts to WSC) include: C Albert Paine (5) regarding songs he has sent to WSC; Miss St Clair Conway Poole (3); Brian Goddard, Secretary of the Winston Churchill 80th Birthday Presentation Fund; Hubert Gladwyn-Jebb, British Ambassador to France; Evan Maude [Principal Private Secretary to Chancellor of the Exchequer]; R Morley of the Northern Transport Agency (5); Rachel, Lady Stuart; James Rosenberg (4); Terence Grady [Assistant Private Secretary to Foreign...
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1812 - 1958
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Public and Political: General: Gifts P-Z., 15 Aug 1951 - 31 Jan 1952
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/397
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Correspondents (concerning gifts to WSC) include: Reginald Paget on the release of German commanders including [Field Marshal Fritz von] Manstein; Frederick Leishman [Assistant Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary]; Sarah Beauchamp [earlier Sarah Churchill and Sarah Oliver, later Sarah, Lady Audley]; "Willy" Sax [supplier of paints to WSC]; Barney Seale; [John] Kennedy Thompson, Attache for Colonial Affairs; Ella Sprott (4); Sir Ronald Storrs; Lowell Thomas; [Cyril] George Toogood;...
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15 Aug 1951 - 31 Jan 1952
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Public and Political: General: Gifts S., 1899 - Dec 1952
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/405
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Correspondents (concerning gifts to WSC) include: [Kenneth] Michael Wilford [Assistant Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary]; [Charles] Evelyn Shuckburgh [Principal Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary]; Frank Salisbury; Monica, Lady Salmond; Diana Sandys [earlier Diana Churchill, later Diana Bailey] and Duncan Sandys; Willy Sax (3); "Top" [3rd Lord Selborne, earlier Lord Wolmer]; Colonel Ronald Sherbrooke-Walker; Colin Coote [Managing Editor of the Daily Telegraph and Morning Post];...
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1899 - Dec 1952
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Public and Political: General: Gifts S., 1900 - 1953
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/413
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Correspondents (concerning gifts to WSC) include: Colonel Sir Harold Mitchell; Diana Sandys [earlier Diana Churchill, later Diana Bailey] and Duncan Sandys; "Willy" Sax [supplier of paints to WSC]; Dudley Senanayake, Prime Minister of Ceylon [later Sri Lanka]; Charles Vignoles, Chairman of Shell-Mex and British Petroleum Limited; Arnold Silcock; Evelyn Shuckburgh, Foreign Office; Frederick Snow; Anthony Gafftey-Smith, Chairman of the Southern Rhodesia [later Zambia and Zimbabwe] Currency...
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1900 - 1953
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Public and Political: General: Gifts S., 1707 - 1954
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/420
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Correspondents (concerning gifts to WSC) include: Terence Grady [Assistant Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary]; Frank Salisbury; Consuelo Balsan [earlier Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough]; Ronald Belcher of the Commonwealth Relations Office; [Kenneth] Michael Wilford [Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary]; John Priestman [Assistant Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary]; A Smalley (4) with poems; John Walker, Keeper of Coins and Medals, British Museum; Ella Sprott (4); and Andrew...
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1707 - 1954
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Public and Political: General: Gifts T-Z., 01 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/526
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Correspondents (on gifts to WSC) include Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, British Ambassador, Brussels, on gift from A Taets, of book of British songs, published clandestinely under the occupation (attached); William Tainish, on poem on the fourth anniversary of the war, with copies of correspondence between John Curtin, Prime Minister of Australia and Sir Ronald Cross, Australian High Commissioner, London; G M Treveylan, on gift of book "English Social History"; Major General A C Wedemayer,...
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01 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1944
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Public and Political: General: Gifts T-Z., 1908 - Dec 1952
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/406
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Correspondents (concerning gifts to WSC) include: Robert Taylor; Gerald Taylor (3); "Tommy", Charles Thompson [former Personal Assistant to WSC]; Marigold, Lady Thurso [earlier Marigold, Lady Sinclair]; Colonel John Astor [Chief Proprietor of] the Times; William McAdam, Agent-General for the province of British Columbia [Canada]; Leonard Elgood, Director of the Distillers Company Limited; Ava, Lady Waverley [earlier Ava, Lady Anderson and Ava Wigram]; William Weech; Chaim Weizmann; [Edward]...
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1908 - Dec 1952
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Public and Political: General: Gifts T-Z., 1953
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/414
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Correspondents (concerning gifts to WSC) include: Charles Taylor and Constance Taylor; Myron Taylor; Warren Tute; Sig Unander, State Treasurer of the State of Oregon [United States]; Sir Stanley Unwin, Chairman of George Allen and Unwin Limited; Sir Harold Mitchell; J Arthur Walker with details of an astrological chart for WSC (5); Earl Warren, Governor of California [United States]; Frederick Leishman [Assistant Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary]; Nancy, Duchess of Westminster;...
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1953
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Public and Political: General: Gifts T-Z., 1954
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/421
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Correspondents (concerning gifts to WSC) include: John Priestman [Assistant Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary], Evelyn Shuckburgh, Foreign Office, Peter Kitcatt [Assistant Private Secretary to Secretary of State for the Colonies], Louis Petch [Private Secretary to Chancellor of the Exchequer], and Terence Grady [Assistant Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary] on the acceptance of gifts by WSC; Colonel John Astor, [Chief Proprietor of] the Times; Josip Tito; Vladimir Velebit,...
Dates:
1954
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Public and Political: General: Gifts T-Z., 1818 - 1958
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/439
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Correspondents (concerning gifts to WSC) include: Terence Grady and John Graham [Assistant Private Secretaries to Foreign Secretary]; Sidney Toy (3); Catherine Vesey-Fitzgerald; Vera Weizmann; "Orlo" [Orlando] Williams; Sir Edward Bridges, Permanent Secretary to the Treasury; Brigadier-General Sir Ormonde Winter; H Nishi, Japanese Ambassador to the United Kingdom; Shigeru Yoshida, former Prime Minister of Japan; and Sir Esler Dening, British Ambassador to Japan.Also includes: notes and...
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1818 - 1958
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Public and Political: General: Gifts: Winston Churchill Birthday Fund: Contributions., 1954 - 1955
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/429A-B
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Correspondents (concerning contributions to the Winston Churchill 80th birthday presentation fund) include: Robert Hankey, British Ambassador to Sweden; James Stuart; L Kent (3); Louisa, Lady Nash (4); and representatives of the Fund including Brian Goddard, Secretary (5), [2nd] Lord Moynihan, Treasurer, and Edward Martell, Chairman (4).Also includes copies of letters from WSC and CSC to the individuals mentioned above and to: Charles Forte of Forte and Company, Sir [Horace] Anthony Rumbold,...
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1954 - 1955
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Public and Political: General: Gifts: Winston Churchill Birthday Fund: various correspondence., 1954 - 1955
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/430
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Correspondents concerning the Winston Churchill 80th birthday presentation fund) include: John Colville, Private Secretary to WSC, with information about the total raised by the fund, and its operation; Edward Martell, Chairman of the Fund, on subjects including the establishment of the fund and suggested announcements to the press; Brian Goddard, Secretary of the Fund; [1st Lord] Bracken; 1st Lord Woolton [earlier Frederick Marquis], Chairman, Conservative and Unionist Central Office;...
Dates:
1954 - 1955
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Public and Political: General: Gifts: Winston Churchill Birthday Trust., 30 Sep 1954 - 19 Jan 1959
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/431A-B
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Correspondents (concerning the Winston Churchill birthday trust) include: Brian Goddard, Secretary of the Winston Churchill birthday fund; Edward Martell, Chairman of the Fund (and Editor of the Recorder) (10) on subjects including a register of donors and the amounts given; Anthony Moir of Fladgate and Company (WSC's solicitor) on subjects including investments, the establishment of the Trust and the presentation to WSC (23); A L Ball, Manager of Lloyds Bank (Cox's and King's branch) (4);...
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30 Sep 1954 - 19 Jan 1959
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Public and Political: General: Greetings: Birthday and Christmas greetings (and gifts correspondence)., 1955 - 1965
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/483A-G
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Correspondents include: Sir Richard Pim; Henry Laughlin; Nicholas Soames, Emma Soames, Jeremy Soames and Charlotte Soames; Julian Sandys; "Archie" [1st Lord Thurso [earlier Archibald Sinclair]; 10th Duke of Marlborough and Mary, Duchess of Marlborough; [1st Lord] Kilmuir [earlier David Maxwell-Fyfe]; Lord Ivor Spencer Churchill; Peter Thorneycroft; "Buck", 9th Lord de la Warr [earlier Lord Buckhurst]; Walter Monckton; Charles Rhys [later 8th Lord Dynevor] and Hope Rhys [later Hope, Lady...
Dates:
1955 - 1965
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Public and Political: General: Greetings: Birthday greetings., Nov 1945 - Dec 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/448
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Correspondents include: Baron Cartier de Marchienne, Belgian Ambassador to Great Britain; Charles, Prince Regent of Belgium; Sir William Collins, Chairman of Fortnum and Mason Limited; "Brookie" [1st Lord Alanbrooke, earlier Field Marshal Alan Brooke]; Sir Harry Lauder; Julian Sandys; Averell Harriman; Sir Richard Pim; Venetia Montagu [earlier Venetia Stanley]; Queen Mary; Ivan Maisky; Ralph Assheton [later 1st Lord Clitheroe] Chairman of the Conservative Party; Lady Lilian Grenfell [earlier...
Dates:
Nov 1945 - Dec 1945
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