Public and Political: General: Various: Public Correspondence., 1908 - May 1955
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Richard Greville, Sir Stephen Pierssene, General Director, and Gerald O'Brien, Press Officer, of the Conservative and Unionist Central Office; John MacLeod, M P for Ross and Cromarty [Scotland]; Evelyn Campbell (10); Willy Sax [supplier of paints to WSC]; Mrs Roy McCaughey of the Social Committee of the New South Wales [Australia] Society for Crippled Children (3); Terence Grady [Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary]; [Rodney] Graham Page, M P for Crosby [Liverpool]; Admiral Sir Edward Parry; and members of the public.Also includes notes and copies of correspondence from Doreen Pugh, Grace Hamblin, "Jo" Sturdee [later Lady Onslow], Elizabeth Gilliatt, Gwen Davies, Gillian Maturin [Secretaries to WSC] and David Pitblado, David Stelling and Peter Oates [Private Secretaries to WSC], newspaper cuttings (including one dating to 1908 announcing WSC's engagement to Lady Dorothy Howard), photographs, pamphlets, postcards and sheet music.Subjects covered in the file include: requests for photographs of WSC or for his autograph and WSC's resignation.Most of the material in the file dates to January-May 1955.
Dates
- Creation: 1908 - May 1955
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Extent
3 file(s) (3 files (430 loose folios))
Language of Materials
English
External Documents
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
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