BBC TV, Churchill, 1941-08 - 1950-08
Scope and Contents
American footage of Winston Churchill, some uncut, including: the "Iron Curtain" speech, Fulton [United States], Mar 1946 (frequent gaps); various meetings between Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt, President of the United States, particularly 2nd Quebec Conference, Canada, 1944 and Atlantic Charter meeting, 1941, plus Churchill visiting Roosevelt’s grave, 1946; ? Pearl Harbor (no audio); embarking at a naval harbour, c 1950s (no audio); arriving at Wolfe’s Cove, Canada, for the 2nd Quebec Conference (no audio); Churchill in Leghorn [Livorno], Italy, Aug 1944, including speaking to the US 34th Division (audio speeded up); at Fort Jackson [United States], Jun 1942, reviewing the troops and watching a paratroop jump (no audio); the Malta and Yalta Conferences, Jan-Feb 1945; on holiday, including at a racecourse, c 1950s, arriving at New York and swimming at the Lido in Venice, 1945.
Dates
- Creation: 1941-08 - 1950-08
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
H111975
Date information
DateText: The actual tape dates from 12 Oct 1989.
Finding aid date
2017-10-26 08:59:06.233000+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