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General Strike, 1926-05 - 1926-06
Includes: letter from LSA to his constituency (Sparkbrook, Birmingham [Warwickshire]), explaining why he could not leave London, and putting the Government position on the strike; issue of the British Gazette; issue of the Birmingham Central strike bulletin; issues of Punch, produced during and after the strike; Conservative and Unionist Central Office hints for speakers on the strike.
Newspapers published during the General Strike, 1926
Includes newspapers published during the General Strike.
Portfolio of newspapers from the General Strike, 1926-05
Includes the Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Daily Mirror and Sunday Pictorial, with a copy of King George V's message to the nation, issued after the end of the strike.
["The General Strike"], 1937
Draft proof of an article by WSC on the General Strike including: the railway strikes of 1911 and 1919; liaison with the Trade Unions; his decisions and concerns as Chancellor of the Exchequer; the Royal Commission; Ernest Bevin, Ramsay Macdonald and the Trade Union Congress; the press; Government organisation for the transport and distribution of food; the British Gazette and the end of the strike. Typescript proofs annotated with amendments and corrections in black ink by WSC.
Interview with Fred Ravey regarding the miners' strike of 1926, 1991 - 1992
The records include records (transcripts, video and audio tapes) of interviews with people regarding their (or their relatives') personal recollections of Sir Winston Churchill or their experiences of events related to Sir Winston's career (e.g. the bombing of Dresden). There are also files of transcripts of Sir Martin Gilbert's 'pieces to camera'.
Official: Cabinet: General Strike., 01 May 1926 - 17 Jun 1926
Copies of The Evening Standard, Evening Gazette, and Evening News all published during the General Strike, 1926-05-08 - 1926-05-11
Article by Kenneth Headlam-Morley on the miners’ strike and pit conditions in Durham, 1926-08
Public and political: newspapers relating to the General Strike., May 1926
General files on political issues, 1924-04 - 1948-08
(Untitled), 08 May 1926
Letter from Felix Rose (Reform Club, Pall Mall, [London]) to [WSC] suggesting that Sir John Simon's speech on the unlawfulness of the General Strike be posted on hoardings, and offering his services to carry out this task.
(Untitled), 07 May 1926
Letter from J Y Simpson (25 Chester Street, Edinburgh, [Scotland]) to WSC advocating the production and distribution of a leaflet shortly stating the case against the General Strike.
(Untitled), 07 May 1926
Edition of the "Times" with editorial and reports on the General Strike.
(Untitled), 08 May 1926
Edition of the "Times" with editorial and reports on the General Strike.
(Untitled), 07 May 1926
Edition of the "Evening News" containing news of the General Strike.
(Untitled), 08 May 1926
Edition of the "Daily Mirror" containing editorial and reports on the General Strike.
(Untitled), 08 May 1926
Edition of the "Daily Mail" with leading article and reports on the General Strike.
(Untitled), 09 May 1926
Edition of the "Observer" with leading article and reports on the General Strike.
(Untitled), [Apr] [1929]
Note by [? Sir William Joynson Hicks, later Lord Brentford] on part of Ernest Bevin's statement accusing WSC of preventing an agreement which would have averted the General Strike.
(Untitled), 26 Apr 1929
Letter from [WSC] to Thomas Naylor thanking him for pointing out that it was not the printers who refused to set up the "Daily Mail" article "for King and Country" on the eve of the General Strike. Carbon typescript copy.
(Untitled), 10 Jun 1927
Letter from WSC to H A Gwynne on the award of honours to printers and others who worked on the "British Gazette" during the General Strike and WSC's memories of the strike. Typescript copy.
(Untitled), 08 May 1926
Edition of the "Saturday Review" with leading article on the General Strike.
(Untitled), 25 Sep 1928
Letter from Lady Oxford and Asquith [earlier Margot Asquith] (The Wharf, Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire) to WSC congratulating him on his speech [in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire] attacking David Lloyd George's conduct during the General Strike.
(Untitled), [Apr] [1929]
Message to WSC asking whether he wishes to reply to a statement by Ernest Bevin accusing him of preventing an agreement between the Cabinet and the trade unions which would have averted the General Strike.
(Untitled), [Apr] [1929]
Reply by WSC to a statement by Ernest Bevin accusing him of preventing an agreement between the Cabinet and the trade unions which would have averted the General Strike. Annotated typescript. Another draft at CHAR 2/164/18-21. Final version at CHAR 2/164/23-27.