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"Clementine Churchill": letters from MS to CSC and Winston Churchill, 1945, 1945-01 - 1945-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCHL 5/1/116

Scope and Contents

Letters written mainly while MS was in Belgium and Germany with her ATS unit [Auxiliary Territorial Service]. Other subjects besides MS's ATS work include: a visit to Paris [France]; driving through the wreck of Hamburg; visiting the site of Belsen; reaction in the forces to the General Election campaign; the Potsdam Conference; the success of CSC's visit to the Soviet Union; an inspection by Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery; the loss of the General Election; buying 27 Hyde Park Gate [London]; the strength of the relationship between CSC and Churchill.

Dates

  • Creation: 1945-01 - 1945-10

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

Existence and Location of Copies

Further copies at MCHL 5/7/29, 5/7/31 and 5/8/32.

Related Materials

See also MS's diary at MCHL 1/1/14.

Finding aid date

2015-11-11 11:34:57.887000+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