Churchilliana, 1969-10 - 1982-09
Scope and Contents
Correspondence relating to Sir Winston Churchill, with correspondents including: Sir John Colville [former Private Secretary to Churchill]; Lord Walston on Churchill's courage in supporting Josip Tito in Yugoslavia [later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia]; [James] David Niven on playing Sir William Stephenson in "A Man Called Intrepid" and his concerns about the film putting the blame for not defending Coventry from German bombing on Churchill; Anthony Seldon on interviewing CS about his time as Churchill's Parliamentary Private Secretary (4); Sir John Tilney, Chairman of the Sir Winston Churchill Memorial Statue Committee, on the remaining bronze maquettes of Churchill by Ivor Robert-Jones (2); [Theodore] Teddy Kollek, Mayor of Jerusalem, on naming a street after Churchill in Jerusalem; Sir Peter Ramsbotham, British Ambassador to the United States, on a Resolution passed by the House of Representatives and a dinner at the embassy commemorating the centenary of Churchill's birth (2). Also includes a copy of MS's speech at the inauguration of the Luxembourg Churchill Memorial, 1973.
Dates
- Creation: 1969-10 - 1982-09
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Extent
1 file(s)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
SOAM 7
Finding aid date
2018-12-13 09:00:06.367000+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
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