Sir Winston Churchill's letters to Lady Churchill, 1920-01 - 1920-03
Scope and Contents
Subjects include: a holiday with General 1st Lord Rawlinson, March 1920, boar hunting, riding and painting at Bendor [2nd Duke of Westminster]'s estate in Mimizan, France; complaints against Britain by André Lefèvre, the French Minister of War; considering taking a house near Mimizan for the autumn; Churchill's view of the wars of the future; the helpful effect of a hostile speech by Herbert Asquith [later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith]; Churchill's admiration for F E Smith [later 1st Lord Birkenhead]; Churchill's dissatisfaction with his painting skills; Bendor's illness (quinsy); Churchill's concerns about the violence in Ireland; plans for a new edition of Churchill's biography of Lord Randolph Churchill; Churchill having to stay on at the Versailles Conference, January 1920 and the general drift and lack of decision over Russia; French ingratitude towards Georges Clemenceau [following his resignation as Prime Minister]; Churchill's meetings with French politicians at the house of Edward Spears [Head of British Military Mission, Paris].
Dates
- Creation: 1920-01 - 1920-03
Conditions Governing Access
With the exception of the staff wages books in CSCT 9/1, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Extent
1 file(s)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
WSC/C/20
Finding aid date
2004-03-31 10:25:16.123000+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
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