Churchill family memorabilia, 1941 - 1978
Scope and Contents
Includes: photograph of Mary Churchill [later Mary Soames], kneeling in a boat, 1946; details of LM’s salary plus note from Grace Hamblin [secretary to Clementine Churchill] on Churchill paying the secretaries' national insurance; various passes and invitations, including cards for Churchill’s investiture ceremony with the Médaille Militaire, 1947, the Congress of Europe, 1948, the funeral procession for King George VI, 1952, [?] Churchill's final speech in the House of Commons, 1963, and for his Lying in State; letter from André de Staercke advising LM on a plant; letter of thanks from Lewis Douglas for three copies of “Painting as a Pastime”; note between LM and Clementine on LM having a dachshund puppy; letter of thanks from Diana Sandys [earlier Diana Churchill and Diana Bailey] for arranging a journey; press and Air Ministry photographs of Churchill visiting [? 615 Squadron at RAF Biggin Hill, Kent, June 1951]; letter of sympathy from Clementine on LM’s illness, January 1952; catalogue to the archives, 1952; notes from LM on dealing with gifts to Churchill, 1953; notes and telegram from Churchill and Clementine on LM’s wedding, 1953, with wedding photographs and letters from Mary Soames apologising for missing it and from Christopher Soames on LM’s possible resignation now that she was married; letter from Grace Hamblin on LM’s regular summary of letters, 1954; letter of thanks from Clementine to LM for taking on some of Grace’s duties while she was away, 1954; registration papers for Gabriel the Siamese cat, 1954; letter of thanks from Clementine for LM’s sympathy on the death of her sister Nellie Romilly [earlier Nellie Hozier], 1955; letters and telegram between LM and Elizabeth Gilliatt [personal secretary to Churchill] on their work over the General Election, 1955; letters of sympathy from Clementine and Mary on LM’s miscarriage, 1955; letters from Doreen Pugh [personal secretary to Churchill] about their stays at Cap d'Ail and Roquebrune-Cap Martin in the south of France, including work on the war memoirs and Toby the budgerigar, 1955-58; letters from Clementine on subjects including LM adopting Gabriel, her having glandular fever, LM ending her work for them following Churchill's resignation as an MP and the first posthumous anniversary of his birth, 1956-66; copy of Churchill’s letter to Doris Moss, Chairman of Woodford Conservative Association, on his decision to resign as an MP, 1963; letters between MS and Randolph Churchill on the book ["Struggle for Survival"] by Churchill's doctor 1st Lord Moran [earlier Charles Wilson], 1966 and LM's memory of how Churchill coped following his first stroke in 1949; copies of Clementine’s funeral and memorial service sheets, 1977-78, with letter of thanks from Mary after Clementine's death; lists of Churchill’s medals, organisations to which he was connected and notable dates, probably for the funeral; letter from Grace [?] at the time of LM's miscarriage, on Churchill's sorrow at the news and his gentleness in old age; drawing of LM’s dachshund; assorted gift tags, postcards, envelopes etc; print of the Walter Stoneman standing photograph of Churchill, 1941; postcards of Churchill paintings.
Dates
- Creation: 1941 - 1978
Creator
- From the Fonds: Shillingford, Lettice Mary Irene, 1919-1988 (née Marston, personal secretary to Winston Churchill) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Extent
2 file(s)
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 336087
archives@chu.cam.ac.uk