Public and Political: General: Patronage A-Be., 1946 - 1963
Scope and Contents
File includes correspondence with: George Rogers MP, accepting presidency of the Parliamentary Painting Group for amauteur artists, 1953; The Amateur Fencing Association, particularly Charles-Louis de Beaumont, Hon. Secretary, (4) on appointment as Honorary President, 1953, with printed Annual Report for 1952; Sir Harold Caccia, and Sir Roger Makins (later Lord Sherfield), British Ambassadors, Washington, Bernard Baruch, Harold Macmillan (later Lord Stockton), Foreign Secretary, 1955, Lord Kilmuir, (formerly Sir David Maxwell Fyfe), Lord Chancellor, 1955, and Governor Frank Clement, Tennessee, on possible election as an Honorary United States Citizen, 1954-58 [see also CHUR 2/539 for correspondence on this subject for 1962-64]; Clifford Benson, American Iris Society, asking for permission to name new iris "Chartwell", 1955 (refused); Sarah Beauchamp (formerly Sarah Churchill, later Lady Audley) on message to the American Zionist Council, at celebration of 4th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel, 1952; The National Aquarists Sociery, on honorary membership, 1953; The Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington, on election as Honorary Member, 1955; The Arts Theatre Club, London, on honorary membership, 1954-55; The Athenaeum, Pall Mall, London, particularly Sir Cecil Carr, (Chairman) on election as Life Member, with letter from Lord Cherwell, (formerly F A Lindemann), 1955; The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Association, on appointment as Patron, 1956; Robert Brown, Town Clerk of Ayr, Scotland, presenting copy of book "The Royal Burgh of Ayr", 1953; Peter Scarlett, Consul-General, Strasbourg, France, report on unveiling of War Memorial at Badonviller, France, at which he represented WSC, the "President of Honour", 1953; Balsall and Berkswell District Conservative Association, Warwickshire, on naming of new Headquarters "Churchill House", 1955; General Sir Richard O'Connor, (2), Anthony Head, Secretary of State for War and the Imperial War Graves Commission on unveiling of War Memorial at Bayeux, France, 1955; The Mayor of Belfast and the Mayor of Londonderry, Lord Brookeborough, (formerly Sir Basil Brooke) Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (6) on presentation of the Freedoms of Belfast and Londonderry, Northern Ireland, at the Mansion House, London, with prnted order of proceedings, table plan for luncheon, carbon copy of notes for WSC's speech, note by Christopher Soames, with suggestions by Willie Orr MP for WSC's speech, text of speeches by the Lord Mayor of Belfast and the Mayor of Londonderry, note by George Christ, Conservative and unionist Central Office on WSC's speech, letter from Lord Chandos (formerly Oliver Lyttelton), asking him to say something about unemployment in Northern Ireland in his speech of acceptance 1946-55 [presentation made Dec 1955]; The Belleville Public School Board, Ontario, Canada, on naming of Sir Winston Churchill Public School, 1954; Lord David Stuart (2)on Presidency of the Belted Galloway Cattle Society, 1956, with note by P W Cox, Manager of the Chartwell Estate; Admiral Sir Alexander Hood, Governor of Bermuda, and Oliver Lyttelton (later Lord Chandos), Colonial Secretary, (2)on loan of painting to the Bermuda Art Association, 1952.
Dates
- Creation: 1946 - 1963
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Extent
1 file(s) (1 unbound file, 279 items)
Language of Materials
English
External Documents
Repository Details
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