Public and Political: General: Gifts A-L., Dec 1950 - Apr 1951
Scope and Contents
Correspondents (on gifts to WSC) include: John Hay Beith [pen-name "Ian Hay"]; Frank Beresford; Anthony Berry, Director Berry Brothers and Rudd Limited; George Gordon Allen; Colin Coote, [Managing Editor] of the Daily Telegraph and Morning Post; Cameron Cobbold [Governor of] the Bank of England; James Duncan [Chairman and President] Massey Harris Company; General [Bernard] Freyberg; Amy Guest; Raymond Guest; Rebecca Hacher (4); Henry Heinz, President H J Heinz Company; Walter Graebner, London representative of Time-Life International; Andrew Heiskell; Violet Hoare; J Weaver, the Sansiena Company Limited (3); Nettie Knister (4); Desmond Flower, Literary Director of Cassell and Company Limited; Rom Landau; [?Marie] Lady Lathom; Frederick Lee; Major Robert Turton [later 1st Lord Tranmire]; and Sir James Lithgow.Also includes copies of correspondence from WSC and CSC to the individuals mentioned above and to Liquat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan; Hamilton Armstrong; Bernard Baruch; 1st Lord Cunningham of Hyndhope; 1st Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Max Aitken]; Sir James Dunn, Chairman and President of the Algoma [Canada] Steel Corporation Limited; Sir Robert Ho Tung; Sir Alexander Korda; Sir Man-kam Lo; copies of notes and correspondence from Elizabeth Gilliatt [Secretary to WSC], Jane Portal [later Lady Williams of Elvel, Secretary to WSC], "Chips" Gemmel [Secretary to WSC], Grace Hamblin [Secretary to WSC], Penelope Wall [Secretary to WSC], and Richard Greville [Honorary Secretary to WSC].Also includes: newscuttings on regarding WSC (including a visit to Harrow school); two portraits of WSC; and a bookmark depicting William Gladstone.Other subjects covered by the file include: the transport of gifts; a gift of butterflies to WSC; and WSC needing throat sweets in the House of Commons.
Dates
- Creation: Dec 1950 - Apr 1951
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Extent
1 item(s) (1 file (353 loose folios))
Language of Materials
English
External Documents
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
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