Public and Political: General: Patronage L., 1943 - Apr 1952
Scope and Contents
File includes correspondence with The Sir Richard Hopkins and Lord Southborough, Civil Service Life-boat Fund and Sir Godfey Baring and others, Royal National Life-boat Institution on naming new Life-boat "Winston Churchill", 1948-50; Lord Scarborough, invitation to address Leeds Chamber of Commerce (declined), 1951; General Sir Robert Adam, Chairman, British Council, and Desmond Flower, Organising Secretary, (2) on loan of two pages of the manuscript of WSC's "Life of Marlborough" to exhibition "Le Livre Anglais" in Paris, France, 1951; The Ligue Universelle Du Bien Public, on award of the Grand Croix du Bien Public, 1950; The University of Liverpool, particularly Dr James Mountford, Vice Chancellor, (7) on award of honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, and the installation of Oliver Stanley as Chancellor, with programme and printed orations delivered at Conferment of Honorary Degrees, drafts of itinerary, notes on Liverpool's War Effort, corr with Oliver Stanley (3) on his installation as Chancellor, Lord Derby, on stay at Knowsley Hall, the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Alderman W T Lancashire, on visit to the City, British Railways, London Midland region, on travel arrangements for visit to Liverpool and Glasgow (5), 1948-49; Lloyds of London, invitation to dinner for Members of Parliament who were also Members of Lloyds, 1950; Major-General Colwyn Vulliamy, invitation to become Patron of London Territorial Army Ball, 1951; The University of London, particularly, Frank Horton, D Hughes Parry (3) and Lillian Penson, (3) Vice Chancellors, and Harold Claughton, Principal, (3) on award of honorary degree of Doctor of Literature, with letter from Sir Alan Lascelles, Private Secretary to the King, on award of honorary degree to Princess Elizabeth, (later Queen Elizabeth II), 1943-48.
Dates
- Creation: 1943 - Apr 1952
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Extent
1 file(s) (1 unbound file, 220 items)
Language of Materials
English
External Documents
Repository Details
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