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"Clementine Churchill": CSC to 'Streetie', 1933-05 - 1939-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCHL 5/1/78

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

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 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

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