Public and Political: General: Patronage G-Han., 1945 - Apr 1952
Scope and Contents
File includes correspondence with: Gray's Inn, (WSC was an honorary Bencher), particularly Sir Hubert Wallington, Treasurer, 1946 (5) on opening of rebuilt Library and Common Room, with notes on the history of the Inn, and dinner invitation, Arthur Polland, invitation to address Gray's Inn Debating Society, 1947, T J F Hobley, Managing Editor "Graya" Magazine, enclosing copy of No.25, Easter Term 1947, Sir Arnold McNair, Treasurer, 1947, invitation to Guest Night, David Maxwell Fyfe (later Lord Kilmuir), Treasurer, 1949, invitation to Guest Night; printed list and rules of membership of Grillions Club; The Vereeeniging Voor Internationale Rechsorde [The United Nations Association of the Netherlands], on presentation of the Grotius Medal, at The Guildhall, London, under the auspices of the United Nations Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including drafts of programme and of WSC's acceptance speech, 1949; The Guards Club, London, accepting honorary membership; Sir Archibald McIndoe, invitation to annual dinner of the "Guinea Pig" Club, 1949; The Old Vic Theatre, London, asking if he would act as distinguished patron of production of "Hamlet" at Elsinore, Denmark, 1950 (accepted); Stephen King-Hall (22), on patronage of the Hansard Society as an Honorary Founder Member, also commenting on King-Hall's constant support for WSC between 1938 and 1945, and WSC's letter to the electors of Ormskirk, Lancashire, saying that he did not wish to see King-Hall returned to Parliament, and the assumption of the "less intelligent members of the electorate" that this was due to "something particularly disreputable about my private life", with copy of WSC's reply stating that the letter was purely political, and that on personal grounds "I much regret your absence from Parliament", with copy of Journal "Parliamentary Affairs", Vol 1 No.1, Winter 1947.
Dates
- Creation: 1945 - Apr 1952
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Extent
1 file(s) (1 unbound file, 176 items)
Language of Materials
English
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