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Public and Political: General: Gifts A-H., Jan 1948 - Aug 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/376

Scope and Contents

Correspondents (on gifts to WSC) include: Dorothy Allhusen, gift of marble paperweight formerly belonging to Benjamin Disraeli, Lord Beaconsfield, with photograph; Ava, Lady Anderson, later Lady Waverley, gift of bottle of maple syrup; Janet, Lady Beveridge, gift of book "India Called Them"; James Boddy on gift of 18th century leaf from a Koran, taken from the battlefield of Omdurman; Marcel Boussac, on gift of champagne, after his horse had won the Winston Churchill Stakes at Hurst Park; Colon Coote, on gift of book "Maxims and Reflections", Sir Stafford Cripps (2), Chancellor of the Exchequer, on duty and purchase tax charged on unsolicited gifts sent to distinguished public persons; Villiers David on gift of champagne; Sir Robert Staples, Harvey Briggs (Refrigeration) Ltd, on gift of portrait of Lord Randolph Churchill; Sir Alan Herbert on gift of book,.

Dates

  • Creation: Jan 1948 - Aug 1948

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Extent

1 file(s) (1 unbound file, 259 items)

Language of Materials

English