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Public and Political: General: Private and Personal: Correspondence with and on Lord Camrose., 30 Sep 1951 - 17 Oct 1962

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/213

Scope and Contents

Correspondents include: "Bill", 1st Lord Camrose [earlier Sir William Berry, Editor-in- Chief, Daily Telegraph] on subjects including a loan to WSC (8); Douglas Rees, Private Secretary to Camrose (6); 2nd Lord Camrose, earlier [John] Seymour Berry, on subjects including his father's death (4); "Molly", [Mary] Lady Camrose (3). Also includes notes and copies of correspondence by Anthony Montague Browne, WSC's Private Secretary, and Doreen Pugh, "N S" [Jo Sturdee, later Lady Onslow], Elizabeth Gilliatt, and Jane Portal [later Lady Williams of Elvel], WSC's secretaries.Other subjects include: taxation for rearmament.Also includes: press cutting from the Cape Times, reproducing an alleged letter from Hermann Goering to WSC, 1946, on the defeat of Germany and the rise of Communist Asia; issue of the Daily Telegraph, with an article on WSC's meeting with Dwight Eisenhower, President of the United States (1954); speech notes for WSC's tribute to Camrose on unveiling his memorial; order of service for unveiling the memorial.

Dates

  • Creation: 30 Sep 1951 - 17 Oct 1962

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Extent

1 item(s) (1 file (66 loose folios))

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Repository Details

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