Churchill Press Photographs

Fonds

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHPH

Scope and Contents

Photographs of WSC throughout his career.

Dates

Creation: 1874 - 1968

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers wishing to obtain copies of the photographs must obtain prior permission from the copyright holder and should seek advice from Archives Centre staff.

Biographical / Historical

A biographical history of Sir Winston Churchill (WSC) is available as part of the introduction to Sir Winston's own papers.

Extent

18 archive box(es) : photograph

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The photographs are mainly arranged by year, with most years taking up two files.

Other Finding Aids

Copies of this catalogue are available for consultation at Churchill Archives Centre, at the National Register of Archives, London, and on the JANUS website http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Churchill Press Photographs were acquired by Churchill College in January 1972.

Related Materials

Churchill Archives Centre holds the papers of Sir Winston Churchill (references GBR/0014/CHAR and GBR/0014/CHUR) plus a range of related archive collections. These include the papers of Churchill's wife, Clementine Spencer-Churchill, press cuttings, and the Broadwater Collection of Churchill family photographs and albums. There are also a large number of photographs of Churchill and Clementine Spencer-Churchill in the papers of Oscar Nemon, at GBR/0014/NEMO 5.

Churchill Archives Centre also has a microfilm copy of Churchill's Prime Ministerial Office papers, 1940-1945 (Public Record Office classes PREM 3 and PREM 4) and holds the papers of several people whose careers were closely linked with Churchill, such as Sir John Colville, Sir George Harvie-Watt, and Sir John Martin. A list of these collections is available at: http://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/archives/collections/classified/Churchill.shtml.

General

This collection description and catalogue was complied by Katharine Thomson at Churchill Archives Centre from July-August 2005, using information from an existing catalogue.