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British Naval Intelligence Papers, mainly of Donald McLachlan and Patrick Beesly.
The collection includes: McLachlan's papers for "Room 39"; Beesly's papers for "Very Special Intelligence" and for "Very Special Admiral"; and papers of Commander Lloyd Hirst, an intelligence officer.
Day files of Sir Malcolm Robertson, Chairman of the British Council 1942-5
The correspondence reveals Sir Malcolm's close contact with the Foreign Service, Parliament and University circles as well as depicting something of the daily routine of the British Council. The range of British Council activities is clearly illustrated as is its contribution towards the war effort.
Memoirs of the Preparation of the Home Office War Book by Ronald Wells
Wells describes his role in the compilation and maintenance of the Home Office War Book. He also relates anecdotes about key figures such as Warren Fisher as well as staff including Sir Joseph Ball and Lawrence Burgis.
Metals Society
British Intelligence Objectives Sub-committee and Combined Intelligence Objectives
Sub-committee reports on German and Japanese war industry.
Microfilm copies of "ULTRA" signals
Consisting of intelligence from intercepted enemy communications, forwarded from the Admiralty to Allied Commands, "Cairo Series", June 1942-September 1943.
Generally being decrypts from the Government Code and Cipher School at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, using the Enigma machine. The Enigma signals were given a special security classification, "MSS" (Most Secret Source) or "ULTRA".
Notes of Two Conversations with Lord Brimelow
Papers of Admiral Sir Algernon U. Willis
Includes material relating to Willis' naval career, including material relating to World War Two
Papers of Douglas E Ritchie and Noel Newsome
Papers relating to their work in European Service of the BBC during World War II.
Personal Papers of Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Galloway
This collection consists of correspondence with colleagues from the Eighth Army, historians and key figures from World War II.
Photographs from World War II
Official wartime British photographs, including the Quebec, Cairo and Teheran Conferences and Chiang Kai Shek.
Reminiscences of Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Gretton
Unpublished memoirs of Admiral Gretton, based on his occasional diaries, photo albums, naval papers and family histories, and particularly concentrating on the earlier and later years of Gretton's career.
"Scottish Soldier": the Autobiography of Major-General Douglas Wimberley
Churchill Archives Centre holds excerpts from volume one and a complete copy of volume two of the autobiography. Subjects covered include Wimberley's service in the First World War, between the wars and during the Second World War.
Sir Arthur Pedder's Memoirs of World War II
The Autobiography of Captain Hank Rotherham
This autobiography is typed with some handwritten annotations. Rotherham deals with his early years in the opening pages and briefly summarises his life after leaving the navy in the last pages. The core of his autobiography is about his life in the British Royal Navy.
The Bickersteth War Diaries and the Papers of John Burgon Bickersteth
The 17 volumes cover both World Wars and comprise letters home from the front, accounts of particular events by individual family members, photographs and postcards as well as newspaper clippings and telegrams. They provide a unique perspective on the war years both from those who fought abroad and those who remained at home in Canterbury.
The papers of John Bickersteth are photocopies of correspondence and reports to Maurice Hankey on Canadian affairs (1932 - 1940).
The Conference Diaries of Flight Sergeant G. Green
This collection consists of notebooks containing diaries of the Atlantic Meeting, Washington, Quebec, Cairo and Yalta conferences. Green tends to record events from his own day but when relevant these include encounters with Churchill and other key figures.
The Diaries of Fedor Minorsky (alias Theodor Harris)
These files mostly consist of drafts, in French and in English, of Minorsky's account of his escape in 1942.
The Journal of Major H. A. Fowle
The Memoirs of Admiral Sir Manley Power
Annotated typescript covering Power's career, particularly on his work with Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, Admiral Sir John Cunningham [Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, from 1943] on the invasion of Sicily and Italy, his work with Admiral Sir Philip Vian and with Admiral 1st Lord Mountbatten. Includes further notes on Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham.
The Memoirs of Stanley J Sime
Naval memoirs, 1928-46
The Memoirs of the Reverend Evelyn Chavasse
The Memoirs of Vice-Admiral Sir William Robson
"My naval life", with photocopies of photographs of Robson's family and the ships he served on
The Naval Radar Trust Associated Papers
These are papers and photographs which were created and collected by those associated with the Naval Radar Trust.
The Papers of A V Alexander
The papers of A V Alexander include personal papers; parliamentary and political papers and correspondence; material relating to the Protestant movement and the Co-operative movement; literary material (including speech notes), plus film and photographic material.
The Papers of Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
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- Davies, Geralt Wyn (b ? 1943,) 1
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- Ditcham, Anthony G F, 1923 (sailor) 1
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- Eade, Charles Stanley, 1903 - 1964 (journalist and newspaper editor) 1
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- Edward, VIII, 1894 - 1972 (King of Great Britain and Ireland, afterwards Duke of Windsor) 1
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- Lloyd, Blanche Isabella, 1880 - 1969 (née Lascelles, wife of 1st Baron Lloyd of Dolobran) 1
- Lloyd, George Ambrose, 1879 - 1941 (1st Baron Lloyd of Dolobran) 1
- MacDougall, George Donald Alastair, Sir, 1912 - 2004 (Knight, economist) 1
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- Megaw, Eric Stanley, 1908 - 1956 (physicist, developer of the magnetron) 1
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