Public: Admiralty, 1906 - 1915
Scope and Contents
Includes: correspondence, mainly with other members of the Board of Admiralty, flag officers and the Cabinet, on naval business, particularly the naval estimates and the feud between Admiral Lord Charles Beresford and Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Fisher, 1st Sea Lord; papers and correspondence relating to the inquiry on Admiral Beresford; intelligence reports by Sir [Arthur] Trevor Dawson and other papers on the German battleship programme; Admiralty correspondence relating to the 1910 General Election.
Dates
- Creation: 1906 - 1915
Creator
- From the Fonds: McKenna, Reginald, 1863 - 1943 (politician) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Extent
9.5 archive box(es)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Please note that there is a detailed calendar to MCKN 3/2-15, derived from 3/1.
Finding aid date
2005-09-28 11:35:09.013000+00:00
Subject
- Cecil, James Edward Hubert Gascoyne (1861-1947, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, politician) (Person)
- Royal Navy (Organization)
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
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