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Found in 152 Collections and/or Records:

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Papers relating to C P Snow, 1930 - 1999

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SEAG 3
Scope and Contents

Papers relating to Anne Seagrim's relationship with Snow, including: her memoir "Partners and Lovers" and other recollections of her life with him; Snow's letters to her; Snow's diary, 1971-72; the typescript of Snow's novel "Last Things"; recordings of Snow from the University of Louisville, Kentucky; other correspondence and papers relating to Snow; correspondence after Snow's death on possible biographies of him and on Anne Seagrim's papers relating to him.

Dates: 1930 - 1999
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Papers relating to science, October 1976-November 1978, 1976-10 - 1978-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/THCR 2/6/1/220
Scope and Contents

Consisting mainly of papers of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee

Dates: 1976-10 - 1978-11
Conditions Governing Access: Opened in November 2003 It may be possible to access a digital version of the file in PDF format at Churchill Archives Centre. Advance notice is essential so please contact us to make a request.
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Papers relating to the Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Initiative (WiSETI), 1993 - 2007

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Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/WiSETI
Scope and Contents WiSETI has its origins in 1993 when the University joined the Opportunity 2000 Campaign. Opportunity 2000 aimed to maximise the potential of female employees and improve their recruitment and retention prior to the start of the new millennium. WiSETI was formally created in 1999 with support from the Human Resources Division, funding from the Vice-Chancellor and oversight of an Advisory Board, to address the under-representation of women in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET)....
Dates: 1993 - 2007
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: The University Archives are generally freely available to the holder of a reader's ticket for the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR. Restrictions on access are imposed on certain categories of sensitive record: financial, governmental and personal, by order of the originating body or under data protection legislation. Access information, including opening hours and how to obtain a reader's ticket, appears as part of the Library's web site (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Personal: Business correspondence., Nov 1948 - Apr 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 1/20
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: representatives of Miles-Martin Pen Company on the pen WSC used to annotate "The Second World War" (4); Christopher Hewer on WSC's medical bill; Robert MacKenna on WSC's medication (2); Douglas Parbury on fish at Chartwell [Kent] (6); John Baber and his wife offering WSC a stay at their home in Portofino [Italy]; Herbert Gfroerer of the Soundscriber Corporation (10), James Killian, President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [United States], and George...
Dates: Nov 1948 - Apr 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Photographs, 1939 - 1967

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CKFT 26
Scope and Contents

This series includes photographs of apparatus, laboratories, scientists, award ceremonies and visits abroad.

Dates: 1939 - 1967
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Policy Review: Productive and Competitive Economy group, 1988-10 - 1989-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 2/2/12
Scope and Contents

Papers from group meetings, on subjects including: promoting industrial research and development; science for the citizen; harnessing the information technology revolution; science strategy for the 1990s; high-tech investment; urban and regional policy; social ownership and regulation.

Dates: 1988-10 - 1989-04
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Political: Constituency: Woodford [Essex]: correspondence with or on behalf of constituents, A-J., Jun 1947 - Oct 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 3/44
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Frederick Mummery, Honorary Secretary and Agent, Woodford Conservative Association (14); Reginald Maudling of Conservative Parliamentary Secretariat; John Boyd-Carpenter; J T Williams, Private Secretary, War Damage Commission (7); H J Backwell, Deputy Regional Petroleum Officer, Ministry of Fuel and Power (5); Lena Prescott, Private Secretary, Ministry of Health (4); W Brennan, Housing Manager, Chigwell Urban District Council [Essex] (5); constituent E T Craft (7);...
Dates: Jun 1947 - Oct 1948
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Public and Political: General: Correspondence., Jun 1936 - 30 Mar 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/295
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: William Ormsby-Gore [Secretary of State for the Colonies, later 4th Lord Harlech] on the Peel Commission [into Britain's Palestine Mandate]; "Harold R" [1st Lord Rothermere, earlier Sir Harold Harmsworth] on Randolph Churchill's interview with General Franco for the Daily Mail, and Franco's sensible policies; Oliver Locker-Lampson; 4th Lord Camden, President, Kent Council of Social Service; Philip Guedalla [Honorary Director, Ibero- American Institute of Great...
Dates: Jun 1936 - 30 Mar 1937
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Public and Political: General: Correspondence., 10 Jan 1935 - 30 Jun 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/296A-B
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Carl Bechhofer Roberts on subjects including his biography of WSC, and particularly the Abdication Crisis [of King Edward VIII, earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, later Duke of Windsor] (2); Ivy, Lady Chamberlain; Cosmo Lang [Archbishop of Canterbury]; Anthony Eden [later 1st Lord Avon], Foreign Secretary, on a speech by WSC in a foreign affairs debate, and his tribute to the Foreign Office; 1st Lord Cecil of Chelwood [President, League of Nations Union, earlier Lord...
Dates: 10 Jan 1935 - 30 Jun 1937
Conditions Governing Access: Open.
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Public and Political: General: Correspondence., 01 Oct 1937 - 30 Dec 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/299
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Shane Leslie; Sir Hubert Young [Governor and Commander- in-Chief of Northern Rhodesia, later Zambia]; General Sir Ian Hamilton on claims by Margot, Lady Oxford and Asquith [earlier Margot Asquith] on the resignation of 1st Lord Haldane [as Lord Chancellor, 1915] (2); Marshal of the RAF 1st Lord Trenchard on meeting the German Official Air Mission; Bernard Freyberg; 1st Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Sir Max Aitken] on the Privy Councillorships of F E Smith [1st Lord...
Dates: 01 Oct 1937 - 30 Dec 1937
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Public and Political: General: Correspondence., 12 Dec 1938 - 27 Feb 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/357A-B
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Laura, Lady Lovat (3); Bernard Baruch (3); Ian Roy, Private Secretary to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs; 1st Lord Hailey [former Director of the African Research Survey]; "Edward" [Lord Halifax, earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, Foreign Secretary] on a meeting of the Focus in Defence of Freedom and Peace (2); Sir Henry Fildes; Vice-Amiral Paul Guepratte; Hugh Fraser; Vice-Admiral Kenneth Dewar on his book "The Navy from Within" (5);...
Dates: 12 Dec 1938 - 27 Feb 1939
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Public and Political: General: Defence., 06 Nov 1936 - 20 Jan 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/371A-B
Scope and Contents Correspondents on defence issues include: Sir Thomas Inskip [Minister for Co-ordination of Defence, later 1st Lord Caldecote]; Harry Sellar, Private Secretary to Inskip (2); Leslie Hore-Belisha, Secretary of State for War, on subjects including the arming of the Guards Battalions; Sir Kingsley Wood, Secretary of State for Air, on showing WSC [air construction graphs]; 1st Lord Swinton [former Secretary of State for Air, earlier Philip Cunliffe-Lister and Philip Lloyd-Greame] on the formation...
Dates: 06 Nov 1936 - 20 Jan 1942
Conditions Governing Access: Open.
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Public and Political: General: Defence: Inventions and suggestions., Nov 1935 - 31 Jul 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/278
Scope and Contents Correspondents on defence inventions and suggestions from the general public include: Richard Powell [Assistant Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty] (3); Desmond Morton [Director, Industrial Intelligence Centre]; Sir Christopher Bullock [Permanent Secretary], Air Ministry; Ralph Assheton [later 1st Lord Clitheroe]; Colonel George Turner [former Superintendent, Design Department, Royal Arsenal]; Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Thoroton on the advantages of Admiralty control of the...
Dates: Nov 1935 - 31 Jul 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Public and Political: General: Defence: Inventions and suggestions., 03 Dec 1937 - 23 Dec 1938

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/342
Scope and Contents Correspondents on defence inventions and suggestions from the general public include: Laurence Boutwood [Secretary to 3rd Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy]; Wing Commander William Elliott [Assistant Secretary], Committee of Imperial Defence (11); Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Henderson [3rd Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy]; Rowland Jerram [Secretary to 1st Sea Lord]; [Thomas] Graham Charlton, Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for War.Subjects include: schemes for munitions;...
Dates: 03 Dec 1937 - 23 Dec 1938
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Public and Political: General: Oxford University By-election: F A Lindemann's candidature., 10 Jul 1936 - 27 Dec 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/288
Scope and Contents Correspondents on the by-election include: F A Lindemann [later 1st Lord Cherwell] on subjects including gaining Parliamentary support for his candidature, other candidates for the seat and a speech given by WSC on his behalf (8); Alan Lennox-Boyd [later 1st Lord Boyd of Merton] (2); Sir Nicholas Grattan-Doyle; [Sydney] Frank Markham; [?] 2nd Lord Melchett [earlier Sir Henry Mond]; Randolph Churchill on support for Lindemann and attempts to find other candidates.Also includes: prints and...
Dates: 10 Jul 1936 - 27 Dec 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Public and Political: General: Patronage: Churchill College, Cambridge: correspondence on special subjects, A-K., May 1958 - Nov 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/570A-B
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Harold Taylor, Secretary General of the Faculties of Cambridge University; John Morrison, Senior Tutor, Churchill College, on admissions to the College (3); Major-General John Hamilton, Bursar of Churchill College (5); McCormack Smith, Tutor for Advanced Students, Churchill College (4); G Horsley on the exhibition of an illuminated scroll (5); Francis Humphrys, Secretary of the Churchill College Trust Fund (11); Stephen Roskill suggesting that the Churchill Papers,...
Dates: May 1958 - Nov 1964
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Public and Political: General: Patronage: Churchill College, Cambridge: correspondence on special subjects, L-Z and miscellaneous., Mar 1958 - Jul 1963

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/571A-B
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Major-General John Hamilton, Bursar of Churchill College (17); 1st Lord Tedder, Chancellor of Cambridge University (3); Sir John Cockcroft, Master of Churchill College (7); Anthony Phelps, Private Secretary to the Prime Minister; Sir Shane Leslie; Robert Tollast (7) on arrangements to paint a portrait of WSC from photographs (7); Alexander Fleck, Chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) Limited (3); 1st Lord Weeks; Sir Alexander Todd; Brian Downs; 1st Lord...
Dates: Mar 1958 - Jul 1963
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Public and Political: General: Patronage: Churchill College, Cambridge: Executive Committee., Jun 1958 - Dec 1958

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/576A-B
Scope and Contents Includes agenda papers and minutes of meetings of the College Executive Committee on subjects including: financial information on the College Trust Fund and on the progress of fund-raising; the site and design of the college; the selection of an architect to design the College and the drafting of the architect's brief; information about the Trustees; the administrative structure of the college; education policy; appointments and admissions; the statutes of the College; and obtaining...
Dates: Jun 1958 - Dec 1958
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Public and Political: General: Patronage: Churchill College, Cambridge: Executive Committee., Jan 1959 - Aug 1959

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/577
Scope and Contents Includes agenda papers and minutes of meetings of the College Executive Committee on subjects including: financial information on the College Trust Fund and on the progress of fund-raising; the College statutes and ordinances; the appointment of the bursar; scholarships and the election of Fellows.Also includes correspondence from Francis Humphrys, Secretary of the Churchill College Trust Fund (5) and notes and copies of correspondence from Anthony Montague Browne, Private Secretary to...
Dates: Jan 1959 - Aug 1959
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Public and Political: General: Patronage: Churchill College, Cambridge: general and technical correspondence., Jan 1956 - Dec 1958

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/568A-B
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: "Jock" Sir John Colville (24); 1st Lord Leathers; 1st Lord Adrian, Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University (5); 1st Lord Tedder, Chancellor of Cambridge University (4); Harold Taylor, Fellow of Clare College; Oliver, 1st Lord Chandos [earlier Oliver Lyttelton]; 1st Lord Godber (3); Alexander Fleck, Chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) Limited; Sir John Cockcroft; Brian Downs (4); Sir Alexander Todd (3); 1st Lord Weeks (4); 2nd Lord Knollys (4); Neil...
Dates: Jan 1956 - Dec 1958
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Public and Political: General: Patronage: Churchill College, Cambridge: Statutes and Ordinances., Nov 1958 - Jun 1959

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/580
Scope and Contents Includes various copies of the College's draft statutes (on aspects of the College's administration including the positions of the Master, Vice-Master and the Bursar, the structure of the College, the fellowships, and the finances); a copy of the petition made to Queen Elizabeth II asking her to recognise the College's charter and ordinances; and a copy of the statutes submitted for her approval.Also includes copies of correspondence and notes from Anthony Montague Browne, Private Secretary...
Dates: Nov 1958 - Jun 1959
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Public and Political: General: Patronage: Churchill College, Cambridge: Trust Fund, correspondence and papers., Apr 1958 - Sep 1960

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/572A-B
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: [2nd Lord] Knollys (5); 1st Lord Tedder, Chancellor of Cambridge University; Francis Humphrys, Secretary of the Churchill College Trust Fund (3); Charles Pannett on his bequest to Churchill College; Major-General John Hamilton, Bursar of Churchill College (9); Henry Heald, President of the Ford Foundation; "Jock" [Sir John Colville]; and George Drew, High Commissioner for Canada.Also includes: notes and copies of correspondence from Anthony Montague Browne [Private...
Dates: Apr 1958 - Sep 1960
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Public and Political: General: Patronage: Churchill College, Cambridge: Trust Fund, correspondence and papers., Jan 1961 - Aug 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/573A-B
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: [2nd Lord] Knollys (5); Francis Humphrys, Secretary of the Churchill College Trust Fund; Major-General John Hamilton, Bursar of Churchill College (3); Charles De Gaulle on his gift of a tapestry; W Kalhorn (3), Managing Director, and Joyce Hall of Hallmark cards on funds raised by the sale of greetings cards; "Jock" [Sir John Colville] (10); Sir John Cockcroft, Master of Churchill College; [Willard] Garfield Weston; Jacques de Thier [Belgian Ambassador to Great...
Dates: Jan 1961 - Aug 1964
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Public and Political: General: Patronage: Churchill College, Cambridge: Trustees Committee and Finance Committee., May 1958 - Dec 1959

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/574
Scope and Contents

Includes agenda papers and minutes of meetings of the College Trustees and the Finance Committee on subjects including: the selection of an architect to design the College; appointments and salaries; fund-raising; the schedule of events; and the statutes, charter and ordinances of the College.Also includes correspondence from Francis Humphrys, Secretary of the Churchill College Trust Fund (4) and 1st Lord Weeks.

Dates: May 1958 - Dec 1959
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Public and Political: General: Patronage: Churchill College, Cambridge: Trustees Committee and Finance Committee., Jan 1960 - Feb 1965

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/575
Scope and Contents

Includes agenda papers and minutes of meetings of the College Trustees and the Finance Committee on subjects including: the progress of construction work; the College statutes; appointments; fellowships; fund-raising and finance; gifts to the college and the chapel.Also includes correspondence from Major-General John Hamilton, Bursar of Churchill College.

Dates: Jan 1960 - Feb 1965
Conditions Governing Access: Open