"Clementine Churchill": correspondence with 1st Lord Montgomery of Alamein, 1944-66, 1944-01 - 2000-08
Scope and Contents
Mainly copies of letters from Montgomery to CSC, on subjects including: CSC's account of a picnic in the Atlas Mountains with Montgomery while staying at Marrakech [Morocco]; MS's ATS [Auxiliary Territorial Service] battery and having Winston Churchill with Montgomery during the Battle of the Rhine; the importance of Churchill's health (1952); thanks for the Churchills' hospitality on various occasions; Montgomery's health (1954); Suez and Hungary, 1956; Montgomery's concerns about Sir Arthur Bryant's edition of 1st Lord Alanbrooke's diaries, "The Turn of the Tide"; Churchill's health (1958); MS's holiday in Scotland and disapproval of Montgomery repeating a private conversation with Churchill to the press (1962); Churchill's and CSC's health (1963); Montgomery having his prostate removed.
Dates
- Creation: 1944-01 - 2000-08
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
Finding aid date
2015-11-18 11:21:51.120000+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
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