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Eden, Clarissa Anne, 1920-2021 (nee Spencer Churchill, wife of 1st Earl of Avon)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1920 - 2021

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

 File

"Clementine Churchill": source material, copies from the Avon Papers, 1965-77, 2000-08

Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCHL 5/2/35
Scope and Contents

Copies of correspondence between CSC and 1st Lord Avon [earlier Robert Anthony Eden] and Clarissa, Lady Avon [earlier Clarissa Churchill], also including copies of letters from Anthony Montague Browne [former Private Secretary to Sir Winston Churchill].

Dates: 2000-08
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
 File

Correspondence with Sir Anthony Eden and his wife, Clarissa, 1938 - 1962

Reference Code: GBR/0014/HAIS 4/11
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...
Dates: 1938 - 1962
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Individual closures of files are indicated in the catalogue.