Public and Political: General: Patronage Ge-Har., Apr 1952 - 1963
Scope and Contents
File includes correspondence with: Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, on election as Honorary Member, with photograph of presentation casket, 1952; Glasgow Unionist Association, on naming of their Headquarters "Churchill Hall", 1955; Gloucester Cathedral Fabric Appeal Fund, on support for appeal, 1955; Gray's Inn, on activities as a Master of the Bench, mainly dinner invitations, 1952-55; The Greek Earthquake Appeal, particularly Lady Norton, Organising Secretary (2) Sydney Butler, and Philip Noel-Baker MP, Chairman, on appointment as Vice Patron and support for appeal, 1953; The Corporation of London, particularly T Kingsley Collett, Chairman, City Lands Committee, Samuel Walker, City Lands Committee, and Paul Davie, Remembrancer, (6), Sir George Elliston and Lionel Denny, Chief Commoner, on unveiling of statue of WSC by Oscar Nemon at the Guildhall, with guest lists, and text of WSC's speech and that of the Lord Mayor, Sir Seymour Howard, 1955; St George's Society, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1955; Sir Stephen King-Hall, The Hansard Society, (5) asking for permission to publish WSC's remarks on the duties of an MP, at the opening of the Sir James Hawkey Hall, Woodford Green, and messages of support for the Society, 1955-57; The Borough of Harrow, Middlesex, on election as Honorary Freeman, 1955; Harrow School, particularly Ralph Moore (2) (1951) And Robert James, Headmasters, on WSC's visits for "Songs", (34) 1951-61, Anthony Royle MP and Charles Ian Orr-Ewing MP (2) on Old Harrovian Dinners in the House of Commons, 1956-60, Prince Hassan Ben L'Mehdi,Moroccan Ambassador, London, (2) on admission of two boys to Harrow, 1959, The Harrow Heraldry Committee on panels in the Speech Room, 1959, Nicholas Owen, asking for WSC's support for a Dance for the boys of Harrow and the girls of Francis Holland School, which had been banned by the Headmaster, 1956, poem by WSC "The Influenza" originally published in "The Harrovian", 1890; [typescript, annotated by WSC], with comments by Colin Coote, 1954; Leo Amery on article in "The Harrovian" by Sir Arthur Hort, on "Naughty Boys", referring to the childhood of WSC, 1954, Maurice Percival, Head of Art, Harrow School, asking WSC to give new oak Stool for the Art School, with copy of John Colville's reply that WSC had not studied painting at Harrow and had been discouraged from doing so it would not be appropriate, 1954; unpublished photograph (taken by a Master) of WSC speaking at Harrow in 1951; letters from Lord Lyle of Westbourne (2), suggesting Winston Churchill Scholarship for painting at Harrow, with copy of WSC's reply stating that it would not be of much use and that a prize for English prose, history or reciting by memory would be better, 1951.
Dates
- Creation: Apr 1952 - 1963
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Extent
1 file(s) (1 unbound file, 395 items)
Language of Materials
English
External Documents
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
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