Churchill archive, Imperial War Museum, 1900-08 - 1945-08
Scope and Contents
Mainly general footage of the First World War and [?] Boer War, and footage from the 1920s and 1930s, but also includes: Winston Churchill’s visit to Bristol, Apr 1941; German film on 1945 General Election; Laurence Olivier reading from Churchill’s Finest Hour speech; Churchill at the victory parade, Berlin, 1945, and the Potsdam Conference; Churchill and his staff at Shoeburyness, Essex, watching a rocket demonstration, Jan 1941; part of broadcast on first ten weeks of war, Nov 1939; visiting the troops in the Western desert, Egypt, Aug 1942.
Dates
- Creation: 1900-08 - 1945-08
Creator
- From the Fonds: Soames, Mary, Dame, 1922 - 2014 (née Churchill, writer, wife of Baron Soames) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Access copies must be requested in advance.
Extent
1 cassette(s) (1 tape) : video tape
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
H81886
Date information
DateText: The actual tape dates from c 1990.
Finding aid date
2017-10-25 16:42:49+00:00
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 336087
archives@chu.cam.ac.uk