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Sandys, Duncan Edwin Duncan (1908-1987, Baron Duncan-Sandys, politician)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1908 - 1987

Admin / Family structure

Son-in-law of Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

 Fonds

The Papers of Lord Duncan-Sandys

Reference Code: GBR/0014/DSND
Scope and Contents

The material covers much of Lord Duncan-Sandys public life. Papers, reports and correspondence document the ministries in which he served and there are also constituency correspondence, speeches, publications, press cuttings and photographs. A number of papers exist relating to his involvement in the campaign to restore Capital Punishment, the European Movement and the Civic Trust.

Dates: 1656 - 1975
Conditions Governing Access: The majority of the papers are open to researchers. Information about closures can be obtained from Churchill Archives Centre.
 Item

"The wedding of Diana to Mr Duncan Sandys at St Ethelburga's, Bishopsgate", 1935-09-16

Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW V 3/3/16
Scope and Contents

Photograph, taken from above, of Duncan Sandys and Diana Sandys [earlier Diana Churchill and Diana Bailey], at their wedding, amid a crowd of people, some with cameras. They are both looking to the side, and smiling, Duncan Sandys wearing a dark jacket, and Diana in a white dress and close white hat with appliquéd white leaves round the brim. Beside them, a policeman trying to hold back the crowd.

Dates: 1935-09-16
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Digital copies are available, to protect the fragile original
 Item

"The wedding of Diana to Mr Duncan Sandys at St Ethelburga's, Bishopsgate", 1935-09-16

Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW V 3/3/17
Scope and Contents

Photograph of Duncan Sandys and Diana Sandys [earlier Diana Churchill and Diana Bailey], amid a crowd of people at the door of the church. They are both looking to the side, and smiling, Duncan Sandys wearing formal dress, with a dark jacket, light coloured waistcoat and silk tie, with a white flower in his buttonhole, and Diana in a white dress and close white hat with appliquéd white leaves round the brim.

Dates: 1935-09-16
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Digital copies are available, to protect the fragile original
 File

Transcript of interview: Denis Doble, 2004

Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 84
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

Dates: 2004
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.