Armed forces
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Series
Papers: army reform, 1896 - 1920
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/ESHR 16
Scope and Contents
Includes: papers of the Military Education Committee; papers on the employment of Royal Engineers in the construction of barracks, etc; papers of the War Office Reconstruction Committee; papers of the Committee of Imperial Defence; Allied propaganda and military intelligence from the First World War; papers of the Army in India Committee.
Dates:
1896 - 1920
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Series
War Office, 1937 - 1940, 1959
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/HOBE 5
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection, though small, is interesting as no other papers appear to have been left by Hore-Belisha. It comprises letters, diaries, some photographs and documents (mainly copies) covering most of Hore-Belisha's career but concentrating on his most important position as War Minister from 1937-1939 and particularly the events surrounding his dismissal by Neville Chamberlain.
Dates:
1937 - 1940; 1959
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Individual closures of files are indicated in the catalogue.