Public and Political: General: Patronage: A-Brisb., 1940 - 1948
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on patronage File includes: Lists of contents of "Patronage" Files, A-Z, 1940-46; correspondence with Thomas Mitchell, Lord Provost of Aberdeen on the Freedom of the City, 1942 (3) carbon copies); Aberdeen University Charities Campaign, 1947; Lord Duncannon [later 10th Earl of Bessborough], British Embassy, Paris, accepting invitation to join the French Academie de Marine, 1945; The Academie des Sciences, Morales et Politiques de l'Institute de France (6); The Academy of Political Science, New York, 1942, including letter from Sir Arthur Salter, sending membership scroll, and copy of proceedings conferring Honorary Membership on James Bryce (1913) (13); The Airborne Forces Security Fund, on Patronage of the Airborne Highland Ball, 1949 (4); Hamilton Kerr MP, on signed photograph for the Albion Club, Oldham, 1944-45 (8); Bernard Baruch, on presentation of United States Air Force Pilots' Wings, Madison Square Gardens, New York, 1948 (20); Camille Huysmans, Burgomaster of Antwerp, offering freedom of the City, 1945; The Army and Navy Club, London, accepting Life Membership, 1945; The Arts Club, London, accepting Honorary Membership, 1946; Lord Cornwallis, offering Honorary Life Membership of The Association of Men of Kent and Kentish Men, enclosing Journal "Kent", 1945; The Mayor of Athens, Greece, on election as Honorary Citizen, 1945; The Authors Club of New York, offering Honorary Membership; Lord Trenchard, The Battle of Britain Memorial, 1945 (10); The Duke of Beaufort, on naming the Winston Churchill Cup at the International Horse Show, 1947; The Academie Royale de Belgique, on election as Associate, with notes for WSC's speech, 1945 (13); General Sir Hastings Ismay, National Institute of the Blind, asking him to broadcast on behalf of the Wireless for the Blind Fund, 1946, Robert Grimston MP, offering Honorary Membership of Boodle's Club, St James's Street, London, with booklet of Members and Rules, 1946 (4); W H Barraclough, Lord Mayor of Bradford, on Freedom of the City (copy), 1944; The Institute of Brazilian Lawyers, offering Honorary Membership, 1943 (5); Reginald Halse, Bishop of Brisbane, on Church Community Centre named after him in Brisbane, Australia, 1948.
Dates
- Creation: 1940 - 1948
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Extent
1 file(s) (1 unbound file, 205 folios)
Language of Materials
English
External Documents
Geographic
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
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