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Public and Political: General: Gifts I-K, 1897 - 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/410

Scope and Contents

Correspondents (concerning gifts to WSC) include: Anne, Lady Islington; "Pug" [1st] Lord Ismay and Kathleen, Lady Ismay; Eliahu Elath, Israeli Ambassador to Great Britain; Herbert Jerichow, Managing Director of Tuborg Breweries; Robert Lusty, Deputy Chairman of Michael Joseph Limited; 1st Lord Kemsley [earlier Sir James Berry, Editor in Chief Sunday Times]; James Armstrong, Agent-General for Ontario [Canada]; [William] Stephen King-Hall; William Kirk (3); Professor [George] Wilson Knight; Willy Sax, supplier of paint to WSC; Frederick Leishman [Assistant Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary]; and Sir Alfred Munnings.Also includes copies of correspondence from WSC and CSC to the individuals mentioned above and to Sir Alexander Korda and Terence Grady [Assistant Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary]; newspaper cuttings; poems; birthday cards; a map of Meriden [United States]; a coin (1897); a tie pin; and notes and copies of correspondence from Elizabeth Gilliatt [Secretary to WSC], Lettice Marston [later Lettice Shillingford, Secretary to WSC], R McHale [Secretary to WSC], Peter Oates [Private Secretary to WSC], Christopher Soames [Parliamentary Private Secretary to WSC] and Anthony Montague Browne [Private Secretary to WSC].Most of the material in the file dates to 1953.

Dates

  • Creation: 1897 - 1953

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Extent

1 file(s) (141 loose folios)

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Existence and Location of Copies

Folio 127: Copyright holder (Alfred Munnings) has withheld permission for online publication. Available at Churchill Archives Centre.

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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