Diary, 1944-06-07 - 1944-11-05
Scope and Contents
Subjects include: news of D-Day; V1 bombing raids; 481 battery moving from Hyde Park [London] to Kent; distress caused by Randolph Churchill; Randolph being in a plane crash (copy of his letter describing it enclosed); Churchill's pleasure in the exploits of MS's guns (telegram enclosed, Aug 1944); the 5th anniversary of the outbreak of war.
Also includes photographs of Churchill visiting MS's battery.
Dates
- Creation: 1944-06-07 - 1944-11-05
Creator
- From the Fonds: Soames, Mary, Dame, 1922 - 2014 (née Churchill, writer, wife of Baron Soames) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Also available in a digital format, and as an edited transcript. Please contact the Archives Centre for further information.
Extent
1 volume(s)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Fragile
Finding aid date
2015-03-26 10:24:46.280000+00:00
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
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