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"Air and aviation", 1964-10 - 1965-05
Letters from RSC to CSC, 1921-01 - 1967-05
(Untitled), 15 Aug 1911
Transcript of a letter from Sir William Granet (General Manager's Office, Midland Railway, Derby) to WSC marked "secret" enclosing information about money coming from abroad [to fund the strike in Liverpool] via a German agent called Bebel who has distributed the money amongst various unions. Manuscript in the hand of Edward Marsh. See CHAR 12/10/76.
General correspondence, 1984-12 - 1985-12
Official: Cabinet: papers 201 - 234., 28 Jan 1926 - 10 Jun 1926
(Untitled), 19 May 1926
Letter from [WSC] to Lord Linlithgow arguing against a snap general election and in favour of a ballot being required before a strike can be considered legal. Carbon typescript copy headed with the instruction that Edward Marsh is to write it out in his own writing.
(Untitled), 28 May 1926
Letter from Sir Douglas Hogg [later 1st Lord Hailsham] (Carter's Corner Place, Hailsham, [Sussex]) to [WSC] advising against a libel prosecution [of the "New Statesman" for publishing an article alleging that WSC urged the use of the military during the General Strike]. Carbon copy at CHAR 2/147/94.
Speeches and articles, 1974-06 - 1975-02
Subjects include: a tribute to Desmond Donnelly; economic policy; the philosophy of Toryism; Britain's place in Europe; the [? Oct 1974] General Election; foreign policy; Cyprus; defence; Northern Ireland; the miners' strike.
Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1902 - 1948
Colonial Office papers, on subjects including: LSA's appointment as Secretary of State; speeches relating to the Empire; LSA's Empire Tour of 1927-28; a claim against the Canadian Government over the contract to build the Georgian Bay Canal; the administration of central and eastern Africa; other issues such as the trade outlook, pension policy and the General Strike.
"Clementine Churchill": family correspondence, 1926, 1926 - 1967
Letters (mainly copies) from Randolph Churchill and Diana Churchill [later Diana Bailey and Diana Sandys] to CSC and to Winston Churchill. Subjects include the General Strike and Diana's visit to Paris [France].
Correspondence with Winston Churchill, 1910-08 - 1911-09
Correspondence with Churchill, Home Secretary, on subjects including: a complaint from Churchill's brother-in-law, Lieutenant William Hozier, against his captain and requests for advancement from others of Churchill's friends or relatives; the German construction programme; the effects of a general strike on the Admiralty coal supply; the food supply in time of war.
Official: War Cabinet: various papers., 02 Apr 1918 - 26 Apr 1918
(Untitled), 01 Sep 1911
Letter from J Freeth (Cardiff [Glamorgan, Wales]) addressed to "My dear General" about the possibility of a general strike in the coal industry over the issue of minimum wages which he thinks will take place in October, and which would threaten the coal supply to the Admiralty. Signed manuscript.
(Untitled), [1910]
Copy of a letter from [WSC, Home Office] to the Adjutant General concerning the presence of the Metropolitan Police in South Wales. As there is no sign of resolution in the strike it is proposed that the infantry force should be strengthened so that the police may be removed. WSC asks whether the War Office will be prepared to supply further infantry forces if Major-General [Cecil] Macready [Director of Personal Services, War Office] should require them. Unsigned typescript.
Semi-official letters from Yokohama to Hong Kong, 7 Jan. 1922-30 Dec. 1922
General correspondence, 1955-12 - 1956-06
(Untitled), 04 Jul 1942
Official: Cabinet: papers 360 - 379., 21 Jun 1926 - 09 Nov 1926
Speeches: Non House of Commons: Speech notes, typescript and press cuttings., 02 Jul 1926 - 08 Dec 1926
Private and personal letters A - Z, 1911-08 - 1912-12
(Untitled), 11 Jul 1911
Miscellaneous collection 2, 1897 - 1981
(Untitled), 09 Mar 1944
(Untitled), 1944
Letter from Colonel George Paynter (Eaton Grange, Grantham) [former General Staff Officer Home Guard North Midland District] to WSC informing him of the difficulties of the miners in the Home Guard and explaining why they are on strike and commenting that it is impossible due to the rapid change in command, for the Home Guard officer to appreciate local conditions and that as they are only there for a short space of time they are keen to get on with training Signature in typescript. Copy.
Speeches and articles, 1974-05 - 1975-03
Subjects include: Conservative policies, including notes from JA sent to Edward Heath, Leader of the Conservative Party [see also AMEJ 6/49]; foreign policy; Rhodesia [later Zambia and Zimbabwe]; the economic crisis; the need for the cruiser HMS Invincible; the Oct 1974 General Election; the philosophy of Toryism; the miners' strike; Northern Ireland; defence; the Conservative Party leadership contest.
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