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Public and Political: General: Patronage: Williamsburg Award., 1955 - 1960

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/370

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and papers on presentation of the Williamsburg Award to WSC by the Trustees of Colonial Williamsburg.File includes album of presscuttings on announcement of award, Oct 1955; notes John Colville for WSC's speech at award ceremony, 7 Dec 1955; biographical notes on the Trustees of Colonial Williamsburg, Horace Albright, Armistead Boothe, Harvie Branscomb, Kenneth Chorley, Hector Escobosa, Wallace Harrison, Lewis Powell, Webster Rhoads, Winthrop Rockefeller, Henry Stryker and Vanderbilt Webb; correspondence with Winthrop Aldrich, United States Ambassador to London, (2) on presentation ceremony at the Drapers Hall, London, 1955-56; correspondence with Winthrop Rockefeller, (5) on presentation of Award, with request from WSC that the ceremony should be held in London, with text of Rockefeller's speech at presentation ceremony; bound copies (3) of order of proceedings, menu and guest list for presentation ceremony, Drapers Hall, 7 Dec 1955; Printed Report of the President of Colonial Williamsburg for the Year 1958.[Note the "Williamsburg Bell" presented to WSC was given to Churchill College, by Winston Churchill MP at the opening of the Churchill Archives Centre in 1974].

Dates

  • Creation: 1955 - 1960

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Extent

1 file(s) (1 unbound file, 114 items)

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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