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Letters from Duff Cooper to his son John Julius Cooper [later 2nd Lord Norwich], 1940-02 - 1941-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DUFC 14/35

Scope and Contents

Subjects include: living in London during the Blitz; the broadcast by the Prime Minister [Winston Churchill] to the people of France ["Dieu protège la France"], Oct 1940; staying at Ditchley Park, Oxfordshire, while Churchill was there; the difficulty of working with other Government departments in producing propaganda; being replaced as Minister of Information by Brendan Bracken; Cooper’s posting to Singapore; visiting Burma [later Myanmar], India, Australia and New Zealand, Oct-Nov 1941. Also includes: sketch by Rex Whistler of marching Romans (June 1941).

Dates

  • Creation: 1940-02 - 1941-11

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.

Extent

3 file(s)

Language of Materials

English

Finding aid date

2013-02-22 13:09:46.703000+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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