Churchill, Movietone footage, 1932 - 1945
Scope and Contents
Footage of Winston Churchill including: crossing the Rhine, Mar 1945; the wedding of Diana Churchill [later Diana Bailey and Diana Sandys] to John Bailey, 1932; receiving the freedom of the City of London, Jun 1943; returning from Quebec [Canada] aboard the Queen Mary, 1943; receiving an honorary degree from Harvard, Sept 1943; Lord Mayor’s Luncheon, 1943; Home Guard review, London; voyage to the United States on HMS Duke of York, Dec 1941; visit to Leeds [Yorkshire], [?] May 1942; speech on the Battle of Alamein, Lord Mayor’s Banquet, Nov 1942; Teheran Conference, Nov-Dec 1943; the death of Franklin Roosevelt, President of the United States, Apr 1945; General Dwight Eisenhower receiving the Freedom of the City, June 1945; speech to Congress, May 1943; visit to the Home Fleet, and receiving the Freedom of Edinburgh, Scotland, Oct 1942; visit to France, Jan 1940; VE Day broadcast and celebrations, May 1945.
Dates
- Creation: 1932 - 1945
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
H103429
Date information
DateText: The majority of footage covers 1940-45. The actual tape dates from c 1990.
Finding aid date
2017-10-25 16:51:24.640000+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