Edward, VIII, 1894 - 1972 (King of Great Britain and Ireland, afterwards Duke of Windsor)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1894 - 1972
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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Public and Political: General: Abdication of Edward VIII: American press cuttings., 12 Apr 1936 - 04 Dec 1936
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/265
Scope and Contents
Includes cuttings on the abdication of King Edward VIII [earlier Edward Prince of Wales, later Duke of Windsor] and his marriage to Wallis Simpson [later Wallis, Duchess of Windsor], from United States' and Canadian newspapers, including the New York Journal, the New York Post, the Los Angeles Examiner, the Kansas City Star, the Topeka State Journal and Hush.
Dates:
12 Apr 1936 - 04 Dec 1936
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Public and Political: General: Correspondence., 10 Jan 1935 - 30 Jun 1937
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/296A-B
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Carl Bechhofer Roberts on subjects including his biography of WSC, and particularly the Abdication Crisis [of King Edward VIII, earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, later Duke of Windsor] (2); Ivy, Lady Chamberlain; Cosmo Lang [Archbishop of Canterbury]; Anthony Eden [later 1st Lord Avon], Foreign Secretary, on a speech by WSC in a foreign affairs debate, and his tribute to the Foreign Office; 1st Lord Cecil of Chelwood [President, League of Nations Union, earlier Lord...
Dates:
10 Jan 1935 - 30 Jun 1937
Conditions Governing Access:
Open.
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Public and Political: General: telegrams on the abdication crisis, mainly supporting WSC's stance, several from the Dominions, and a celebratory calendar of King Edward VIII [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, later the Duke of Windsor]., 1936
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/599
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Louis Bromfield; Sir Reginald Banks on New Zealand opinion; [Marion] Cran; Lieutenant-Colonel [Augustus] Duke; Therese and [Walter] Richard Sickert.Other subjects include: suggestions that WSC broadcast on the crisis to Australia or the United States; Edward's health.
Dates:
1936
Conditions Governing Access:
Open