"Clementine Churchill": CSC to 'Streetie', 1933-05 - 1939-04
Scope and Contents
Letters from CSC to her former secretary, Margery Street on subjects including: Sarah Churchill's debut [later Sarah Oliver, Sarah Beauchamp and Sarah, Lady Audley] and her crashing CSC's car; Winston Churchill's work on the grounds at Chartwell [Kent]; CSC's affection for Sarah; amateur dramatics at Chartwell, Christmas 1933; MS's progress at riding and tennis; Sarah's stage career; Diana Bailey [earlier Diana Churchill, later Diana Sandys] and her engagement and marriage to Duncan Sandys; Stanley Baldwin's grudge against Churchill over the India controversy; visiting the West Indies with the Royal Commission into local conditions, 1939; CSC's pride in MS; her good opinion of Vic Oliver, Sarah's husband.
Dates
- Creation: 1933-05 - 1939-04
Creator
- From the Fonds: Soames, Mary, Dame, 1922 - 2014 (née Churchill, writer, wife of Baron Soames) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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 Copies
See copies at MCHL 5/7/2 (and also one original letter).
Finding aid date
2015-10-22 12:22:06.567000+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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