Scope and Contents Includes: typescript plans of a book presented to WSC and CSC by their children, illustrating individual roses from their Golden Wedding gift of a rose avenue at Chartwell [Kent]; photographs of each rose in the book, drawn by artists including: Cathleen Mann; John Armstrong; Mary Potter; Ivon Hitchens; Paul Maze; Duncan Grant; Vanessa Bell; Cecil Beaton; John Nash; Augustus John; R A Butler; John Aldridge; Oliver Messel.Also includes: letters from Randolph Churchill on the book (3); a...

Scope and Contents Correspondence on black swans, kangaroos, a platypus and a lion ("Rota") presented to WSC, correspondents including: Alan Davidson, British Embassy, the Hague [the Netherlands]; George Cansdale, Superintendent, Zoological Society of London (3); William Kitson, Agent-General for Western Australia (4); Brendan Bracken (1st Lord Bracken) (4); Ross McLarty, Premier of Western Australia (3); CSC; Phyllis Barclay-Smith, Editor, the Avicultural Magazine; 4th Lord Wrottesley; Geoffrey Vevers,...

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Includes albums from the Dardanelles, the Arab war, India and Egypt.

Scope and Contents Photographs and press cuttings of WSC, CSC and Mary Churchill's [later Mary Soames] visit to The Netherlands, May 1946 [31 items].Photographs and cuttings of WSC, Mary and Randolph Churchill's visit to Luxemburg, Jul 1946 [61 items].Photographs of WSC and CSC taken by Lord Cherwell on aircraft flying from Marrakech, Morocco, to London, Jan 1948 [3 items].Photographs of WSC [? at Reid's Palace Hotel, Funchal, Madeira], Jan 1950 [4 items].Photograph of WSC laying a wreath at the Peace Tower,...

Scope and Contents Photographs of WSC receiving the Freedom of the Borough of Kensington, Summer 1949 [10].Photographs of WSC receiving the Freedom of Manchester, 1947 [6].Photographs of WSC receiving the Freedom of Woodstock, Oxfordshire, and addressing open air meeting at Blenheim Palace, 4 Aug 1947 [4].Photographs of WSC receiving the Freedom of Portsmouth, Dec 1950 [25].Album of photographs of WSC's receiving the Freedom of Ayr, May 1947, photographed and compiled by Scottish Illustrations, Dalmellington...

Scope and Contents Photographs of WSC receiving Honorary Membership of the Institution of Naval Architects from Lord Chatfield, Mar 1947 [2].Photographs of WSC receiving Albert Gold Medal of the Royal Society of Arts, Oct 1945 [5].Photgraphs of WSC's visit to Leeds before 1950 General Election [3].Photographs of presentation of gift from Churchill League, Gisborne, New Zealand, to WSC by WJ Jordan, High Commissioner, Nov 1946 [4].Photographs of dedication of plaque to mark the birthplace of Jennie Jerome...

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Photograph of WSC speaking at Oldham [Lancashire], 1950.Photographs of Churchill Exhibition at Manchester Central Library, 1947-48, including the Freedom Scroll and Casket [now at Chartwell] [4].Photographs of WSC speaking at election meeting, Albert Hall, Manchester, Feb 1950, [3].Photographs of WSC campaigning in Epping and Woodford [Essex], 1950 [8].Photographs of WSC campaigning [in South Wales, 1950] [Western Mail copyright photos] [13].

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Arnold Carey Foster on stud affairs, WSC's racehorses and breeding interests (28); Christopher Soames; "Jackie" [1st Lord] Astor; Anthony Moir of Fladgate and Company [WSC's solicitor] on the purchase of cottages for stud employees (3); [Frederick, 9th Duke of] Richmond [earlier Frederick Gordon-Lennox] inviting WSC to Goodwood [West Sussex]; and Thomas Gosling, jockey (3).Also includes: notes and copies of correspondence from CSC, Anthony Montague Browne [Private...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Christopher Soames on WSC's race horses and racing activities (5); Frank Mellor (4); Colonel Frank Clarke on the display of WSC's racing colours at the National Museum of Racing in Montreal [Canada] (5); Walter Nightingall, WSC's trainer on various issues including details of the successes of WSC's horses, of prize money won and his regret at WSC's decision to end his racing interests (55); and Arnold Carey Foster (8). Also includes copies of correspondence and notes...

Scope and Contents Correspondents on WSC's race horses and racing activities include: Kathleen Taylor, Private Secretary to Christopher Soames (3); Christopher Soames (13) on subjects including the finances of the stud, names for foals, the gift of a pony to Emma [Soames, later Emma MacManus], family news and naval estimates; Vera Pullinger of the Chartwell Estate Office (3); and Walter Nightingall [WSC's trainer].Also includes copies of correspondence and notes from Anthony Montague Browne [Private Secretary...

Scope and Contents Correspondents on WSC's race horses and racing activities include: Kathleen Taylor, Private Secretary to Christopher Soames (4); Christopher Soames (7) on subjects including the finances of the stud and names for foals; Thomas Gosling, a jockey, thanking WSC for gifts given due to him for his successful races with 'Vienna' (3); Walter Nightingall [WSC's trainer]; Tim Rogers (3) on his purchase of 'Vienna'; and representatives of Weatherby and Sons on subjects including the payment of amounts...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck; Gabriel White, Assistant Art Director, and William Williams, Secretary-General, of the Arts Council of Great Britain; Terence Grady [Assistant Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary]; Sir Charles McCann, Agent General and Trade Commissioner for South Australia; Charles Mansell, Managing Director of Balding and Mansell Limited (4); W S Shears of Batchworth Press Limited (4); Desmond Flower, Director of Cassell and Company (3);...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: various individuals welcoming WSC to Gibraltar [Spain], the Canary Islands, and the Greek islands including Jose Martinez; John Addis [Counsellor in the Foreign Office] on arrangements for the cruise; Sir Roger Allen [British Ambassador to Greece]; Arnold Carey Foster on the successes of WSC's racehorses; Konstantinos Karamanlis [Prime Minister of Greece]; Bernard Burrows [British Ambassador to Turkey]; and John Blakeway.Also includes notes and copies of...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Dr Jacques Vialle on adjustments to WSC's hearing aid (6); A Larenque of the Hotel du Helder on accommodation for members of WSC's staff (11); J Broc, General Manager of the Hotel de Paris (15) on accommodation for WSC and CSC; Enid, Lady Kenmare; and Alvide Lees-Milne with a photograph of Thomas Molesworth-Bridges.Other subjects covered by the file include: arrangements for supplies of Pol Roger champagne and requests for press photographs.Also includes: bills for...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: S Nicholson (14) and E Dixon (4) of the Overseas Section of Lloyds Bank, on travellers' cheques for WSC and his staff; Lord Moran [WSC's doctor] regarding a health allowance for WSC; G Watkins, Manager of Lloyds Bank (7) on WSC's banking arrangements; W Somerset Maughan on subjects including WSC's opinion of his books "A Moon and Sixpence" and "The Painted Veil" (3); Wolstan Weld-Forester, British Consul-General at Nice [France]; Stavros Niarchos; Aristotle Onassis on...

Scope and Contents Correspondents on WSC's visit to Marrakesh include: Marquis de Montesquiou-Fezensac, President of the Societe des produits d' Armagnac [France]; Clement Attlee [Prime Minister]; A-L Breugnot, L'Echo D'Algers [Algeria] (4); Francois Cogne, on his sculpture of WSC (5); Noel Barber, [Editor], Continental Daily Mail; H Valentine, Assistant Traffic Manager, Thomas Cook and Son Limited, on travel arrangements (13); Stanley Adams, Chairman, Thomas Cook and Son Limited; Sir Edward Bridges [Permanent...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection includes: papers and correspondence, photographs and press cuttings plus material on household and domestic administration. It contains the letters exchanged between Sir Winston (WSC) and Lady Churchill (CSC) from 1908, the time of their engagement, until 1963, shortly before Sir Winston's death (1965). This collection was used by Lady Soames in the writing of her mother's biography and it provides a splendid, detailed and often very moving record of a remarkable...

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Naval logs and photographs

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MacCurdy is shown standing in a comfortably furnished study with tea things on the table in front of him. This is probably at Corpus Christi College, where he was a Fellow.

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Photographs of JA, on subjects including his Second World War mission to Albania (some used in his book "Sons of the Eagle"), and official visits and ministerial photographs, particularly of JA as Secretary of State for Air, Minister of Aviation and Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The Plowden Papers include: engagement diaries (1947-93); a wide range of political and personal correspondence (1946-94); copies of speeches (1960-90); working papers and correspondence on Plowden's autobiography "An Industrialist in the Treasury"; a large amount of papers relating to public commitments such as atomic energy, Plowden's various committees, political groups and business interests, enquiries into the police, the review board on top salaries etc (1957-95); press cuttings and...

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Includes many photographs of WSC collected by RSC, partly for use in the official biography, photographs and other papers for use in RSC's autobiography "Twenty One Years" and other photographs of RSC throughout his career.

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Mainly press photographs, including portraits of NK, photographs of various visits and events, and photographs from the 1987 General Election campaign.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers include: material on Professor Meitner's many honours; diaries; notebooks, including laboratory notebooks, scientific memoranda, calculations and lecture notes; offprints of articles; correspondence, including general and miscellaneous correspondence and correspondence with family and colleagues; material on the Nobel Prize, mainly recommendations and descriptions of work by candidates; birthday greetings; photographs; personal papers, including school reports, official documents...