Colville, John Rupert, Sir, 1915 - 1987 (Knight, civil servant)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1915 - 1987
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Series
Diaries, 1939-09-10 - 1957
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CLVL 1
Scope and Contents
Diaries covering Colville's time as Assistant Private Secretary to Prime Ministers Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill, and Clement Attlee.
Dates:
1939-09-10 - 1957
Conditions Governing Access:
Open except for CLVL 1/10.
Fonds
The Papers of Sir John Colville
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CLVL
Scope and Contents
The material held at Churchill Archives Centre mainly consists of Colville's diaries. They provide an insight into the decision-making of three Prime Ministers and the meetings held with other top officials, as well as the lives of key figures during World War II, and its aftermath.
Dates:
1939 - 1987
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
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- Subject: Second World War (1939-1945) X
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