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"Clementine Churchill": letters to Sydney Cockerell, 1963 - 1982

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCHL 5/1/20

Scope and Contents

Transcripts of letters to Cockerell from CSC's mother, Lady [Henrietta] Blanche Hozier on subjects including: her houses in Batsford Park [Gloucestershire] and Bloomfield Terrace [London]; the Blunt family; her memories of Henry Butler, Master of Trinity College, University of Cambridge; CSC staying at Overstrand [Norfolk] in 1914; the internment of German servants; her health; her daughter Nellie Romilly [earlier Nellie Hozier] and her journey to Egypt; Winston Churchill being in the Cabinet, and also being chased by young women; the published diaries of Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, and Churchill's annoyance at being mentioned in them; her meetings with Oscar Wilde; the Churchills' expenses; Churchill's painting; memories of Monte Carlo; Churchill buying Chartwell [Kent].

Dates

  • Creation: 1963 - 1982

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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

Extent

1 file(s)

Language of Materials

English

Existence and Location of Originals

Originals given to the Fitzwilliam Museum by MS in 1982.

Date information

DateText: The original letters dated from 1916-24.

Finding aid date

2015-10-07 11:32:35.753000+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

Contact:
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 336087