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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 506 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 13 Nov 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/229/81-86
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Letter from Orme Sargent, Foreign Office, to WSC, thanks for sending advance copy of his BBC broadcast on the series "The Causes of War", enclosing notes, querying passages suggesting that Germany was plotting a war of aggression in the immediate future "I am inclined to doubt whether this is Hitler's purpose, and to look somewhat further and deeper for the causes of war in the Europe of today".

Dates: 13 Nov 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 16 Aug 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/229/99-100
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Letter from Sir John Reith, BBC, Broadcasting House, London, to WSC, reporting that the long deferred series of talks on India would be initiated before the end of the year. Asking if he would be willing to contribute to the series, which would be "conducted on controversial lines" and which would "take the form a critique of the Report of the Joint Select Committee".

Dates: 16 Aug 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 25 Aug 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/229/101-103
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Letter from WSC, Chateau de l'Horizon, Golfe Juan, France, to Sir John Reith, BBC, accepting invitation to broadcast on India. Making suggestions for amendments to the draft programme, and asking for opponents of Government policy to be given equal representation. Stating that in the draft programme the Government had the first and last word, and eight out of ten speakers [carbon].

Dates: 25 Aug 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 16 Feb 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/234/66-67
Scope and Contents Letter from Otto Pickhardt (117 East 80th Street, New York [United States]) to WSC, congratulating both him on his broadcast on India on 29th January, and also Randolph Churchill [on his stand, supported by WSC, as an anti-India Bill Conservative candidate in the Wavertree, Liverpool, by-election]. Pickhardt wonders if a lunch WSC had in New York with himself and others, including William Travers Jerome, when they discussed Jerome's political experiences, inspired some of WSC's ideas for the...
Dates: 16 Feb 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 16 Oct 1938

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/608B/121
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Letter from Marshall Davis Hogan (Boonton, New Jersey and Dover, New Jersey [United States]) to WSC in which he says he enjoyed and appreciated WSC's broadcast to the United States and hopes WSC will be able to "awaken our peoples to arm themselves against brute force." Signed manuscript.

Dates: 16 Oct 1938
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 16 Oct 1938

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/608B/136
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Letter from Oswald Veblen (58 Battle Road, Princeton, New Jersey [United States]) to WSC in response to WSC's broadcast to the United States. He says that he agrees that "decent people everywhere should unite" against [Nazi Germany] but feels that many Americans do not have faith in the present British government because they have not opposed fascism and the outrages in Manchuria [part of China], Ethiopia, Spain and Czechoslovakia [later Czech Republic and Slovakia]. Signed manuscript.

Dates: 16 Oct 1938
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 17 Oct 1938

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/608B/175
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Letter from W D Anthony (Registrar, Potomac State School of West Virginia University, United States) to WSC thanking him for his broadcast to the United States; wishing that Britain and France had acted to prevent Hitler acquiring "such formidable power"; commenting on the failure of President Woodrow Wilson's policy of a "peace without victory" [at Versailles]; and expressing good wishes for WSC. Signed typescript.

Dates: 17 Oct 1938
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 17 Oct 1938

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/608B/179
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Letter from G D Kirkland (683 West Monroe Street, Jacksonville, Florida [United States]) to WSC in response to his broadcast to the United States. She says that she considers WSC "guiltless" for Great Britain's failure to pay its debts and for [the Duke of Windsor earlier King Edward VIII and Edward, Prince of Wales] "being driven out as an exile for preferring an American wife [Wallis Simpson]" and that many Americans feel that WSC belongs with them. Signed typescript.

Dates: 17 Oct 1938
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 19-20 Oct 1938

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/609A/2A-2B
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Letter from John Hemingway [United States] enclosing a press cutting (see CHAR 2/609A/2a) on anti-British sentiment in the United States and the need for Britain to pay her debts and the low opinion of the Churchills held by those who have read Thackery. Signed typescript. Includes a cutting from an American newspaper of an article by George Rothwell Brown on resentment at WSC's broadcast to the United States.

Dates: 19-20 Oct 1938
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 19 Oct 1938

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/609A/26
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Letter from George E Bailey (New York [United States]) to WSC in response to WSC's broadcast to the United States. He says that he would not like the US to play a part in another European war, since Americans are still paying taxes to make up for unpaid loans, and feels that Great Britain should have prevented the German occupation of the Rhineland to prevent the Dictator [Adolf Hitler] becoming so powerful. Signed manuscript.

Dates: 19 Oct 1938
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 21 Oct 1938

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/609A/80
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Letter from Benjamin H Kizer (Old National Bank Building, Spokane, Washington [United States]) to WSC expressing approval for his broadcast to the United States and commenting that WSC's phrase "recuperative power of the democracies" reminds him of a phrase used by Benjamin Franklin. Signed typescript.

Dates: 21 Oct 1938
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 16 Oct 1938

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/132/94-110
Scope and Contents Draft speaking notes for WSC's broadcast to the United States([United States National Broadcasting Company]) entitled "The defence of freedom and peace" on the need for the democracies, including the United States, to unite against the dictatorships. At the start of the speech WSC says that it may not be possible to broadcast to the US in future because "The stations are closing down; the lights are going out". Issues covered include: the consequences of the "abandonment" of Czechoslovakia...
Dates: 16 Oct 1938
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 16 Oct 1938

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/132/114-119
Scope and Contents Printed proofs of WSC's broadcast to the United States (16 October 1938, [United States National Broadcasting Company]) entitled "The defence of freedom and peace" on the need for the democracies, including the United States, to unite against the dictatorships. At the start of the speech WSC says that it may not be possible to broadcast to the US in future because "The stations are closing down; the lights are going out". Issues covered include: the consequences of the "abandonment" of...
Dates: 16 Oct 1938
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 21 Mar 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/193A/85-116
Scope and Contents Draft copy of speech notes for WSC's broadcast on post war plans including: his illness; India; the difficulty of forecasting post war expenditure; anticipation of victory against Germany and Japan; the need for a 4 year plan; the Beveridge report; WSC's conviction of the need for social reform; agriculture; public health; education; unemployment. Extracts from the draft [unused] notes include criticism of Gandhi's fast and of the Beveridge report. Carbon typescript with annotations by...
Dates: 21 Mar 1943
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [Aug] [1926]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/147/133
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Telephone message from the Managing Director of the BBC [John Reith, later Lord Reith] stating that Havelock Wilson has not approached the BBC [about broadcasting an appeal for industrial peace] and that Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland does not think such an appeal desirable.

Dates: [Aug] [1926]
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.
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(Untitled), 26 Aug 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/147/134
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Telegram from WSC to the Managing Director of the BBC [John Reith, later Lord Reith] asking him to accede to the request of Havelock Wilson to broadcast an appeal for industrial peace. Typescript copy.

Dates: 26 Aug 1926
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.
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(Untitled), Aug 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/147/135-138
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Telegram from Havelock Wilson to WSC asking him to help in getting the BBC to allow Wilson to broadcast an appeal for industrial peace.

Dates: Aug 1926
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.
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(Untitled), 04 Mar 1928

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/157/54
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Letter from Herbert Vivian (Hotel Sola, Arles-sur-Tech, Pyrenees Orientales, France) to WSC explaining that he is setting up a Royalist International and an international anti-Bolshevik newspaper and plans to use the radio for propaganda purposes, and offering to send WSC a copy of his book on secret societies.

Dates: 04 Mar 1928
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.
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(Untitled), 22 Mar 1932

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/190/1
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Letter from Charles Siepmann, BBC Director of Talks (Savoy Hill, London) to WSC on WSC's dissatisfaction with the fee he has been offered for making a broadcast.

Dates: 22 Mar 1932
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.
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(Untitled), 28 Mar 1932

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/190/2
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Letter from [WSC] to Sir John Reith [later Lord Reith] offering to give a broadcast on the general political situation in the United States and Britain. Carbon typescript copy.

Dates: 28 Mar 1932
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.
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(Untitled), [17] [Mar] [1932]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/190/3
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Telegram from Sir John Reith [later Lord Reith] to WSC inviting him to broadcast about his trip to the United States. Typescript copy.

Dates: [17] [Mar] [1932]
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.
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(Untitled), 21 Mar 1932

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/190/4
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Telegram from WSC to Sir John Reith [later Lord Reith] asking what fee he would receive [for broadcasting about his trip to the United States] and how long the talk would be. Typescript copy.

Dates: 21 Mar 1932
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.
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(Untitled), [Mar] [1932]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/190/5
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Note from [Violet Pearman] to WSC explaining why the BBC's fee for a broadcast is lower than that for a written article.

Dates: [Mar] [1932]
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.
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(Untitled), 22 Mar 1932

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/190/6
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Telegram from Sir John Reith [later Lord Reith] offering a fee of fifty guineas for a broadcast of two thousand words.

Dates: 22 Mar 1932
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.