Sport
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 283 Collections and/or Records:
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Rugby Football: centenary dinners of London Welsh and Cross Keys Clubs, 1986-04 - 1986-06
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 19/2/24
Scope and Contents
Includes rough speech notes.
Dates:
1986-04 - 1986-06
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Fonds
Rugby Union Football Club, 1924-[1957]
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0269/DCCS/3/5
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Management Group:
Records of Association Football, Boat, Cricket, Hockey, Rugby Union, Squash and Tennis Clubs, with occasional papers relating to University clubs.
Dates:
1924-[1957]
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Management Group:
More recent records may be closed under GDPR.
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Shooting, 1970-08 - 1984-01
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SOAM 11/26
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on shooting parties, with correspondents including: John Loudon (6); Jean-Louis, Marquis de Ganay; Rocco Forte (2); 4th Lord Ashcombe [earlier Henry Cubitt] (4); 6th Lord Carnarvon [earlier Lord Porchester]; "Sunny" [11th Duke of Marlborough, earlier Lord Blandford]; Sir Alexander Douglas-Home [earlier 14th Lord Home, later Lord Home of the Hirsel].
Dates:
1970-08 - 1984-01
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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Shooting: tally cards, 1970-12 - 1985-01
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SOAM 11/27
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Subjects include: CS's family history; his war record; his health and various operations, particularly his heart bypass operation, 1976; CS's sporting interests, particularly his racehorses; Sir Winston Churchill; private and business-related entertaining and travel.
Dates:
1970-12 - 1985-01
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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Sir Winston Churchill's horses and racing interests, 1958-08 - 1984-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SOAM 11/21
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, with some copies of letters from Churchill to CS, on subjects including: Churchill's and CS's racing colours; Churchill's membership of the Jockey Club; Churchill's racehorses, including Colonist II and High Hat; figures for his stud at the time of his death.
Dates:
1958-08 - 1984-08
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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Sir Winston Churchill's letters to Lady Churchill, 1927-01 - 1927-02, 1927-09 - 1927-11
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CSCT 2/20
Scope and Contents
Subjects include: Churchill's Mediterranean cruise with 'the Rabbit' [Randolph Churchill] and Jack [John S Churchill], January 1927, work on the proofs [of "The World Crisis"] and his relief that the book was finished; impressions of Italy under the Fascist regime; the value of the Lawrence books [? "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" by T E Lawrence, also T E Shaw, 'Lawrence of Arabia']; finding another school for Diana Churchill [later Diana Bailey and Diana Sandys]; seeing the excavations at...
Dates:
1927-01 - 1927-02; 1927-09 - 1927-11
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
With the exception of the staff wages books in CSCT 9/1, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Sir Winston Churchill's letters to Lady Churchill, 1954-04 - 1954-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CSCT 2/42
Scope and Contents
Subjects include: various speeches, May 1954; Clementine's treatment [for neuritis]; a weekend at Chequers [Buckinghamshire], May 1954; the health of Clarissa Eden [earlier Clarissa Churchill, later Clarissa, Lady Avon], Churchill's agreement with [Robert] Anthony Eden [Foreign Secretary, later 1st Lord Avon] over the Geneva conference [on Indochina and Korea] and hopes for a ceasefire, while also avoiding a break with the United States; a debate on MPs' pay and a row in the Conservative...
Dates:
1954-04 - 1954-12
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
With the exception of the staff wages books in CSCT 9/1, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Series
Speeches and broadcasts, 1914 - 1982
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/NBKR 8
Scope and Contents
Notes for speeches and lectures on various subjects including international affairs (including law), the Labour Party, disarmament, sports and athletics, the London School of Economics and the League of Nations.
Dates:
1914 - 1982
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
With the exception of two files which are still closed, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Speeches: House of Commons: Speech notes., 09 Feb 1927 - 06 Jul 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/79
Scope and Contents
Speech notes for WSC's statement (9 February), for the debate on the address on the programme of Government legislation, the Trade Unions Bill, the situation in China and Britain's attitude to the Soviet Union. Published: Complete Speeches IV pp 4140 - 4148.Speech notes for WSC's Budget statement (11 April), on the effects of the General Strike and coal dispute, revenue (1926-1927) and expenditure (1926-1928), post-war Government departments, the National Debt, war debts, the sinking fund,...
Dates:
09 Feb 1927 - 06 Jul 1927
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Speeches: House of Commons: Speech notes and prints., 15 Apr 1929 - 23 Dec 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/87
Scope and Contents
Speech notes and a print for WSC's Budget statement (15 April) on a review of the past 5 years, the Gold Standard and cost of living, the National Debt, surplus funds (1928 - 1929), expenditure (1929), revenue, import duties, the betting tax, the Road Fund, de-rating and taxation. Published: Complete Speeches V pp 4574 - 4603.Speech notes for WSC's speech (19 December), entitled "Coal Mines Bill" on the arguments against the bill, a new form of taxation, cuts in miners' working hours,...
Dates:
15 Apr 1929 - 23 Dec 1929
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Speeches: House of Commons: Speech notes and typescript., 02 Jul 1926 - 08 Dec 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/76
Scope and Contents
Speech notes and typescript for WSC's statement (2 July), entitled "Emergency Power", on the coal dispute, the 8 Hours Bill, wages, the Labour Party's vote of censure against the Government, the miners' refusal to come to terms, and the results of the strike. Published: Complete Speeches IV pp 4014 - 4024.Speech notes for WSC's statement (15 July), entitled "Finance Bill (Betting Duty)", on the expected revenue from the tax, and different rates for racecourses and betting offices. Published:...
Dates:
02 Jul 1926 - 08 Dec 1926
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Speeches: House of Commons: Speech notes, source material, print and press cutting., 03 Apr 1926 - 10 Jun 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/75A-B
Scope and Contents
Speech notes for WSC's statement (3 April) on the choice between an indefinite coal subsidy or a General Strike, and maintaining essential services in a strike. Source material includes a note from [Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister] on [Ramsay MacDonald, Leader of the Labour Party]'s attitude to the subsidy, a copy of a letter from Walter Citrine, Secretary, Trades Union Congress General Council, on the distribution of essential foodstuffs, and a press cutting reporting a statement by Arthur...
Dates:
03 Apr 1926 - 10 Jun 1926
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Speeches: House of Commons: Speech notes, source material, prints and press cuttings., Dec 1926 - 25 Apr 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/83A-B
Scope and Contents
Speech notes for WSC's statement (14 February 1928), entitled "Social Policy" on local services and the Road Fund. Published: Complete Speeches IV pp 4350 - 4358.Speech notes for WSC's statement (16 March 1928), entitled "Racecourse Betting Bill" on the Government's attitude to the bill, the status of horseracing and the effect of the Totalisator. Source material includes: a note from Donald Fergusson [Private Secretary]; a draft of the bill; a memorandum on the bill by the Jockey Club...
Dates:
Dec 1926 - 25 Apr 1928
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Speeches: Non House of Commons: Speech notes, press cuttings and source material., [Jan] [1928] - 03 Apr 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/85
Scope and Contents
Speech notes for WSC's speech (3 February 1928, Town Hall, Birmingham), entitled "Liberal Party Economic Policy" on the next General Election, the Government's economic record, criticism from Philip Snowden [former Chancellor of the Exchequer], cuts in the Fighting Services, the betting tax and Ramsay MacDonald [Leader of the Opposition]'s views on it, income tax and Liberal economic policy. Source material includes press cuttings from the Times reporting Arthur Henderson's [later Lord...
Dates:
[Jan] [1928] - 03 Apr 1929
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Speeches: Non House of Commons: Speech notes, source material and press cuttings., 27 Nov 1926 - 06 May 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/80
Scope and Contents
Print of the speeches (3 January, Wolfe Society Bicentenary Dinner, Savoy Hotel, London), including a speech by WSC, entitled "Canada" on changes in the constitution of the Empire and Canada's part in the Empire. Also includes speeches by Edward, Prince of Wales [later Edward VIII, then Edward, Duke of Windsor], Sir Charles Warde, President of the society, Peter Larkin, High Commissioner for Canada, 7th Lord Stanhope, Vice-President of the society, and a telegram from MacKenzie King, Prime...
Dates:
27 Nov 1926 - 06 May 1927
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Speeches: Non House of Commons: Speech notes, typescript and press cuttings., 04 May 1923 - 08 Dec 1923
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/67
Scope and Contents
Typescript for WSC's speech (4 May, Aldwych Club luncheon, London), entitled "The political scene at a distance" on the Prime Minister, Andrew Bonar Law's breaking of the coalition, the risk of party strife letting in the Labour Party, the British constitution and the results of a Labour Government. Published: Complete Speeches IV pp 3381 - 3388. Speech notes at CHAR 9/70/124-147.Speech notes for WSC's speech (16 November, Free Trade Hall, Manchester), entitled "Free Trade", on the...
Dates:
04 May 1923 - 08 Dec 1923
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Speeches: Non House of Commons: Speech notes, typescript and press cuttings., 02 Jul 1926 - 08 Dec 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/77A-B
Scope and Contents
Typescript for WSC's speech (3 January, Wolfe Dinner, Westerham, Kent) on the achievements and prosperity of Canada.Speech notes and typescript for WSC's speech (20 January, Chamber of Commerce Dinner, Leeds, Yorkshire), entitled "National Finance", on the increase in national expenditure and necessity for cuts, particularly in education, on the changing funding system for local authorities, electricity development, the coal subsidy and averting a coal dispute, and the general improvement in...
Dates:
02 Jul 1926 - 08 Dec 1926
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Sport, 1987-01 - 1991-06
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 4/9
Scope and Contents
Papers and correspondence on sports policy, with correspondents including: Jack Dunnett, President of the Football League, on policy towards football; Jack Cunningham on the launch of a Sports Charter. Also includes: report of the Jockey Club working party on Sunday racing; proposal for establishing a Sports for Labour programme using sporting celebrities.
Dates:
1987-01 - 1991-06
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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Sport, 1989-05 - 1992-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 4/10
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and notes on Labour sports policy, including the launch of the Sports Charter, with correspondents including: Denis Howell [environment spokesman]; Juan Antonio Samaranch, President of the International Olympic Committee, on Manchester’s bid for the 1996 Games.
Dates:
1989-05 - 1992-02
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Series
Sport, 1912 - 1981
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/NBKR 6
Scope and Contents
Includes material relating to the Olympics, athletics and the International Council for Sport and Physical Education.
Dates:
1912 - 1981
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
With the exception of two files which are still closed, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Series
Sport, 1909 - 1972
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MLDK 5
Scope and Contents
These files relate to competitions and trophies in shooting (1929-1972); rowing (1909-1962); tennis (1933-1962); the Olympics (1936-1948); general sports (1935-1969).
Dates:
1909 - 1972
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The diaries and letter books (ref. MLDK 11) may only be seen with the permission of the family. The rest of the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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'Sporting Sonnets and Other Verses' by A. R. Haig-Brown, 1903
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Reference Code: GBR/1058/COL/11/2/BrownA/1
Scope and Contents
Published by George Allen, London.
Dates:
Publication: 1903
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Sports Charter: drafts and correspondence, 1990-08 - 1991-07
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 4/11
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Tom Pendry [sport and tourism spokesman] (2); Kate Hoey; Jack Cunningham. Also includes: notes; draft copies; comments and amendments; previous policy papers on sport; minutes of planning meetings.
Dates:
1990-08 - 1991-07
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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Transcript of CS's interviews with Martin Meredith, 1985 - 1985-04
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/SOAM 10/19
Scope and Contents
Almost complete copy. Subjects include: the Conservatives in the 1960s; becoming British Ambassador to France; CS's relationship with Margaret Thatcher; the Conservatives in the 1950s; the Civil Service strike, 1981; early negotiations for entry into Europe, 1960-64; CS's view of Sir Winston Churchill and [Maurice] Harold Macmillan [later 1st Lord Stockton]; CS's visit to the Soviet Union,1964; becoming British Ambassador to France; the Soames Affair, 1969; negotiations on entry into...
Dates:
1985 - 1985-04
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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(Untitled), 03 Dec 1923
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/126/81-83
Scope and Contents
Article by J F J Fitzpatrick (Royal Societies Club, St James's Street, [London]) recommending WSC to the electors of Leicester by praising WSC's courage during the Boer War and his continuing prowess at polo. Sent with CHAR 2/126/80.
Dates:
03 Dec 1923
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.