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Lady Churchill's letters to Sir Winston including telegrams from Russia, 1945-02 - 1945-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CSCT 1/29

Scope and Contents

Subjects include: the journey to the Yalta Conference; the death of Admiral Sir William Goodenough; public concern at conditions in France and Clementine's suggestion that Churchill could influence the Americans to release transport for food and coal distribution; Churchill's success at Yalta [Soviet Union]; a V-2 rocket attack on part of the Fulmer Chase Maternity Home for officers' wives [of which Clementine was Chairman]; Clementine's journey to the Soviet Union for the Red Cross Aid to Russia Fund; a stop-off in Cairo [Egypt] with Sir Edward Grigg [Minister Resident in the Middle East, later 1st Lord Altrincham], particularly the zoo and a visit to the local YWCA branch; Clementine's reception in the Soviet Union and hospital tour; Jack [John S Churchill]'s heart attack.

Dates

  • Creation: 1945-02 - 1945-07

Conditions Governing Access

From the Series:

CSCT 1 has been fully digitised. If you would like to access the digital copy, please ask ahead of your visit or you can request files to be sent to you via our remote service/reprographics service, at /archives.chu.cam.ac.uk/copies-and-research/>.

Extent

1 file(s)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

C/WSC/45

Related Materials

Letters from CSC to WSC, can also be found in Sir Winston Churchill's papers, for 1945-1947, reference GBR/0014/CHUR 1/41, for 1947-1948 reference GBR/0014/CHUR 1/44, for 1949 reference GBR/0014/CHUR 1/46, for 1950-1951 reference GBR/0014/CHUR 1/47 and for 1951 reference GBR/0014/GBR/CHUR 1/49. See also CSCT 5/11 for an album on the Red Cross Aid to Russia Fund.

Finding aid date

2004-03-24 14:47:34.827000+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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