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Haig, Douglas, 1861 - 1928 (1st Earl Haig, Field Marshal)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1861 - 1928

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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Articles, 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SPRS 7/19
Scope and Contents

Typescript and manuscript texts and drafts on subjects including: the mutinies of French soldiers in 1917; the career of Sir Winston Churchill; relations between Britain and France over Syria and Lebanon during the war; the Arab world today; Major-General Sir John Davidson’s book on 1st Lord Haig, "Haig Master of the Field"; the danger of politicians being over-swayed by public opinion.

Dates: 1953
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Letters from Dorothy, Lady Haig and 1st Lord Haig , 1935-01-09, 1926-11-15

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/HSBR 6/7
Scope and Contents

Includes a proof copy of "Douglas Haig his letters and diaries", volume 1, edited by his wife.

Dates: 1935-01-09; 1926-11-15
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Letters to Duff Cooper about his official biography of 1st Lord Haig, 1936-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DUFC 5/9
Scope and Contents Correspondents commenting on the biography or thanking Duff Cooper for copies, include: Cyril Alington; 1st Lord Allenby; 1st Lord Askwith; Katharine, Lady Oxford and Asquith; Stanley Baldwin; Maurice Baring (2); Lord Osborne Beauclerk [later 12th Duke of St Albans]; Hilaire Belloc; General Sir [James] Noel Birch (2); Brigadier-General Arthur Blair; Brigadier-General William Braithwaite; John Buchan [later 1st Lord Tweedsmuir] (2); Lord Richard Cavendish; [Arthur] Neville Chamberlain; Edmund...
Dates: 1936-05
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.

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First World War (1914-1918) 1
Lebanon 1
Syria 1