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Asquith, Herbert Henry, 1852 - 1928 (1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, statesman)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1852 - 1928

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Sir Winston Churchill's letters to Lady Churchill, 1915-05 - 1915-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CSCT 2/8
Scope and Contents Subjects include: Churchill’s departure for Paris to take part in negotiations on Italy’s part in the war, May 1915; the Dardanelles campaign; a successful engagement by the Royal Naval Division, May 1915; Churchill’s instructions to Clementine regarding his finances and papers in the case of his death; being offered command of a brigade by Field Marshal Sir John French [Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Forces in France, later 1st Lord Ypres], November 1915; the prospects of going...
Dates: 1915-05 - 1915-12
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: With the exception of the staff wages books in CSCT 9/1, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Sir Winston Churchill's letters to Lady Churchill, 1916-01 - 1916-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CSCT 2/9
Scope and Contents Subjects include: Churchill’s frustration with the direction of the war; the importance of Clementine keeping up relations with David Lloyd George [Minister of Munitions]; Churchill’s new battalion, the 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers, with ‘Archie’ [Archibald Sinclair, later 1st Lord Thurso] as his second in command; Churchill’s disillusionment with Herbert Asquith [Prime Minister, later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith]; slow progress on ‘the caterpillars’ [tanks] recommended by Churchill in his...
Dates: 1916-01 - 1916-05
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: With the exception of the staff wages books in CSCT 9/1, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.

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  • Subject: First World War (1914-1918) X

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