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Elizabeth Nel (née Elizabeth Layton), c 1980-90

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHOH 3/NEL

Scope and Contents

Recording by Elizabeth Nel about her service as one of Winston Churchill's personal secretaries, 1941-45.

Side 1, subjects include: a typical working day; Churchill's method of dictation for speeches and broadcasts; where he liked to work; the siren suit; the cigars; weekends at Chequers [Buckinghamshire], Ditchley [Oxfordshire] and Chartwell [Kent]; Churchill's attitude to his staff; Smoky the cat; accompanying Churchill for various overseas conferences.

Side 2, subjects include: visit to the United States, September 1943, including listening to Churchill give his speech at Harvard; staying in Cairo [Egypt], November 1943; Moscow [Soviet Union], October 1944; Athens [Greece], December 1944; Yalta, February 1945; V E Day; the 1945 General Election and its aftermath; Churchill's physical appearance and his relationship with Clementine Churchill.

Dates

  • Creation: c 1980-90

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Series:

Access copies available.

Extent

1 cassette(s)

Related Materials

Further interviews with Elizabeth Nel at WCHL 15/3/30, WCHL 15/4/79 and BREN 1/2.

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

Contact:
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
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