"Winston S. Churchill. His Memoirs and His Speeches", 1964
Scope and Contents
Issued by Decca.
In a black presentation slipcase, with an illustrated booklet.
Comprising twelve 33rpm 12" records.
Record 1, side 1: Winston Churchill reflects upon the hour of the Armistice, 11 November 1918; and Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", 1919 to 1929, "The Follies of the Victors".
Record 1, side 2: Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", 1919 to 1929, "The Follies of the Victors"; "The Lurking Dangers"; and the rise to power of "Adolph Hitler".
Record 2, side 3: Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", 1931 to 1935, "The Locust Years"; "England", Royal Society of St George, London, 24 April 1933; and Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", 1934 to 1935, "Air Parity Lost".
Record 2, side 4: Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", 1934 to 1935, "Air Parity Lost"; "The Causes of War", broadcast from London, 16 November 1934; and Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", 1936, "The Loaded Pause".
Record 3, side 5: Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", 1937, "The Loaded Pause"; and "Mr Eden's Resignation".
Record 3, side 6: "Tradition and Novelty in Art", Royal Academy Banquet, London, 30 April 1938; Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", "Munich Winter"; "Defence of Freedom and Peace", broadcast to the United States from London, 16 October 1938; Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", "The Soviet Enigma" and "War"; and "The First Month of the War", broadcast from London, 1 October 1939.
Record 4, side 7: "Ten Weeks of War", broadcast from London, 12 November 1939; "Battle of the River Plate", broadcast from London, 18 December 1939; and "The War Situation: 'A House of Many Mansions'", broadcast from London, 20 January 1940.
Record 4, side 8: "The Navy is Here!", luncheon for the crewmen of HMS Exeter and Ajax at the Guildhall in London, 23 February 1940; Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", 1940, "Before the Storm"; "A Hideous State of Alarm and Menace", broadcast from London, 30 March 1940; and Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", "Narvik" and "Frustration in Norway".
Record 5, side 9: Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", 1940, "The Fall of the Government" and "The National Coalition".
Record 5, side 10: Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", 1940, "The National Coalition"; "Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat", House of Commons, 13 May 1940; "Arm Yourselves and Be Ye Men of Valour", broadcast from London, 19 May 1940; and Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", "The Battle of France" and "The March to the Sea".
Record 6, side 11: Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", "The Battle of France" and "The March to the Sea"; "The Fall of Belgium", House of Commons, 28 May 1940; and Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", "The Deliverance of Dunkirk".
Record 6, side 12: "Wars Are Not Won by Evacuations", House of Commons, 4 June 1940; Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", "The Deliverance of Dunkirk"; "The News From France is Very Bad", broadcast from London, 17 June 1940; and Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", "Back to France".
Record 7, side 13: "Their Finest Hour", House of Commons, 18 June 1940; and Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", "Home Defence".
Record 7, side 14: Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", "French Agony" and "Admiral Darlan and the French Fleet"; "War of the Unknown Warriors", broadcast from London, 14 July 1940; and Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", "At Bay".
Record 8, side 15: "The Few", House of Commons, 20 August 1940; "Every Man to his Post", broadcast from London, 11 September 1940; and Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", "The Battle of Britain".
Record 8, side 16: "Parliament in Wartime", House of Commons Secret Session, 17 September 1940; Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", "Desert Victory"; "Give Us the Tools", broadcast from London, 9 February 1941; and "Westward Look, the Land is Bright", broadcast from London, 27 April 1941.
Record 9, side 17: "Our Solid, Stubborn Strength", Dominion High Commissioners and Allied Countries' Ministers Conference in London, 12 June 1941; "The Old Lion", broadcast to the United States from London on receiving an Honorary Degree, 16 June 1941; "The German Invasion of Russia", broadcast from London, 22 June 1941; and "The Grit and Stamina of London", County Hall, London, 14 July 1941.
Record 9, side 18: "War Production", House of Commons, 29 July 1941; a joint declaration by Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt at their meeting, 14 August 1941; and "The Atlantic Charter", broadcast from London, 24 August 1941.
Record 10, side 19: "The War Situation", House of Commons, 9 September 1941; "These Are Great Days", Harrow School, 29 October 1941; and "Resolved to Go Forward", the Guildhall at Hull, 7 November 1941.
Record 10, side 20: "War With Japan", House of Commons, 8 December 1941; "A Strange Christmas Eve", broadcast from Washington DC, 24 December 1941; and "Some Chicken! Some Neck", joint session of the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa, 30 December 1941.
Record 11, side 21: "Prime Minister for Two Years", broadcast from London, 10 May 1942; "A New Experience - Victory", Lord Mayor's luncheon at the Mansion House in London, 10 November 1942; and "To the US Congress", Washington DC, 19 May 1943.
Record 11, side 22: "Before the Autumn Leaves Fall", on receiving the Freedom of the City of London at the Guildhall, 30 June 1943; and "The Quebec Conference", broadcast from Quebec, 31 August 1943.
Record 12, side 23: "Anglo-American Unity", Harvard University, Boston, 6 September 1943; and "A Sense of Crowd and Urgency", House of Commons, 28 October 1943.
Record 12, side 24: "Review of 1944", Lord Mayor's luncheon at the Mansion House in London, 9 November 1944; "Thanksgiving Day", Royal Albert Hall in London, 23 November 1944; "The End of the War in Europe", broadcast from London, 8 May 1945; and "This is Your Victory", Ministry of Health in London, 8 May 1945.
Dates
- Creation: 1964
Conditions Governing Access
Access copies available for: Record 3, side 6, "Tradition and Novelty in Art", Royal Academy Banquet, London, 30 April 1938; Record 6, side 12, "Wars Are Not Won by Evacuations", House of Commons, 4 June 1940; Record 8, side 15, "The Few", House of Commons, 20 August 1940.
Extent
1 archive box(es)
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Copies
Unedited versions of these recordings are available at WCHL 12/19.
Finding aid date
2004-08-04 11:04:23.200000+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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