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RSC family correspondence, 1953-01 - 1953-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/RDCH 1/3/13

Scope and Contents

Correspondence with WSC, CSC, RSC's son Winston and Pamela Churchill [earlier Pamela Digby, later Pamela Hayward and Pamela Harriman] on subjects including RSC's son being invited to be a page at Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation, RSC's marriage settlement, his book "Fifteen Famous English Homes", a lecture by RSC on Lord Randolph Churchill and a stroke suffered by WSC. Includes some modern photocopies, draft notes from RSC's biography on his dislike of [Robert] Anthony Eden [later 1st Lord Avon] and the offer of a peerage to WSC on his resignation as Prime Minister in 1955, and a letter from David Guthrie-James on publishing correspondence between WSC and 1st Lord Roberts in his biography of Roberts.

Dates

  • Creation: 1953-01 - 1953-12

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. The catalogue includes details of some material in the collection which is currently too fragile to be produced and researchers should seek advice from Archives Centre staff about accessing this material.

Extent

1 file(s)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from Randolph Churchill, June 2011.

Finding aid date

2012-10-05 10:13:42.670000+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

Contact:
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