Public and Political: General: Patronage: La-Lib., 1949 - 1960
Scope and Contents
File includes correspondence with: The Defenders of Ladysmith Association, on message to Diamond Jubilee Reunion, 1960; The Association of Lancastria Survivors, on appointment as Patron, 1956-60; The Law Society, T G Lund, Secretary (3) and Sir Hartley Shawcross (5) on speech to American Bar Association Annual Convention, London, 1957, with notes for WSC's speech by George Christ, Conservative and Unionist Central Office; The Lord Mayor and Corporation of Leeds, on award of Freedom of the City, 1949-53, with text of WSC's speech, letter from General Sir Leslie Hollis, letters from James Milner MP (later Lord Milner of Leeds) (4), Lord Swinton, and Clement Attlee, press cuttings on award of freedom to WSC and Clement Attlee, 1948; The French Foreign Legion Veterans Association, 1958; The Legion of Honour, particularly General d'Armee George Catroux,Grand Chancellor, invitation to be Patron of Congress to be held in Brussels, 1958 (declined); South West Leicester Conservative and Unionist Association, on naming of new premises "Chartwell House", 1955; Dr Otto Pickhardt, on message for centenary of Lenox Hill Hospital, New York [where WSC was treated following his motor accident in 1931], 1957; Lethbridge School District, Alberta Canada, on naming of Winston Churchill High School, 1960; General Charles de Gaulle, Sir Ian Jacob (BBC), Sir Gladwyn Jebb (later Lord Gladwyn), British Ambassador, Paris, Odette Pol Roger (2), Jean Chauvel, French Ambassador, London, Morag, Lady Duke, and others on visit to Paris, and award of the Croix de la Liberation, 1958, with office correspondence on arrangements for visit.
Dates
- Creation: 1949 - 1960
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Extent
1 file(s) (1 unbound file, 304 items)
Language of Materials
English
External Documents
Repository Details
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