Press
Found in 460 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 23 Mar 1945
Letter from WSC to Sir Walter Citrine [later Lord Citrine, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress and President of the International Federation of Trade Unions] informing him of the decision taken by the War Cabinet not to modify their previous decision regarding the proposal that a representative of the Daily Worker should be accredited as a war correspondent [carbon].
(Untitled), 07 Apr 1945
Letter from WSC to Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten [later Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia] thanking him for arranging for a copy of "Phoenix" to be sent to him every week and congratulating everybody who has contributed to its production [carbon].
(Untitled), 14 Apr 1945
Letter from WSC to W L Andrews (The Yorkshire Post) thanking him for the reproduction of a book compiled by Yorkshiremen in Stalag Luft VI [carbon].
(Untitled), 12 Jun 1945
Letter from WSC to Clement Attlee [Leader of the Labour Party] informing him that Ernest Bevin's "repeated charges of bad faith in regard to the circumstances of our unhappy separation force me to present to the public the actual facts of what took place" and stating that he is enclosing a communication which will be given to the newspapers at 3pm [not attached] [carbon].
(Untitled), 21 Jun 1916
Letter from WSC (41 Cromwell Road [London]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he discusses the possibility that he may be offered [the position of Minister of] Munitions; comments that the press are "amazingly vicious" and that he hopes that the publication of the Dardanelles papers will alter this; discusses the death of "K" [1st Lord Kitchener] and efforts to secure a position for [Sir William] Birdwood in command of the Australian army. Manuscript signed with initial.
(Untitled), 26 Aug 1903
Copy of a letter from WSC (Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland [Scotland]) to [Alfred] Harmsworth [later Lord Northcliffe] marked private in which he says that he would like to have a discussion with him, comments on the "fine service" of the Daily Mail and suggests that Harmsworth should discuss the issue of a Central Government with "Lord R" [5th Lord Rosebery].
(Untitled), 01 Sep 1903
Copy of a letter from WSC (Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland [Scotland]) to [Alfred] Harmsworth [later Lord Northcliffe] marked private in which he predicts that the [Conservative] Government will be defeated by a landslide; discusses the treatment of the issue of taxation of manufactured goods [in the Daily Mail]; suggests that he should consider the Free Trade arguments and that a "great central Government neither Protectionist nor Pro-Boer" might be established.
(Untitled), 11 May 1894
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (House of Commons Library) to Lady [Mary] Jeune in which he comments on the effect on members of the [Conservative] Party of an "indiscretion" in the Times and asks her to relay the contents of his letter to the Times if the division in the House of Commons is unsatisfactory.
(Untitled), 16 Nov 1904
Letter from WSC (Dalmeny House, Edinburgh [Scotland]) to [Sir Alfred] Harmsworth [later Lord Northcliffe] in which he explains that his remarks about "Mammoth newspaper trusts" were not directed at Harmsworth but at [Sir Arthur] Pearson.
(Untitled), 04 Jul 1906
Copy of a letter from WSC to Lord Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] marked secret in which he refers to a newspaper cutting [not present] from the Evening News and asks him to investigate the source for the leaking of this information, explaining that it uses a secret code.
(Untitled), 13 May 1908
Copy of a letter from [Lord Northcliffe, formerly Alfred Harmsworth] (22 St James' Place [London]) to WSC in which he explains that he had nothing to do with a report in the Manchester Guardian and that he has never doubted WSC and informs him that he has made enquiries about the treatment of the Colonial Conference in the press.
(Untitled), 15 May 1908
Copy of a letter from [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC in which he says that he does not intend to discuss [WSC's action against] the Manchester Courier further and that he would like to avoid talking to F E Smith [later Lord Birkenhead] as Smith is acting against him.
(Untitled), 24 Jun 1908
Copy of a letter from WSC (Board of Trade) to [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] informing him that his libel action against the Manchester Courier has been settled.
(Untitled), 30 Aug 1908
Copy of a letter from WSC (Salisbury Hall, St Albans [Hertfordshire]) to [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] marked private in which he discusses the coverage of his speeches in the press [the Daily Mail and the Times].
(Untitled), 24 Nov 1908
Copy of a letter from WSC (Board of Trade) to [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] marked private in which he says that he will attempt to implement Northcliffe's suggestion and visit Canada and discusses the coverage of his speeches [in the Times] at Dundee [Angus, Scotland].
(Untitled), 14 Mar 1909
Copy of a letter from [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC discussing a letter which WSC sent to the press and recommending that he should send future letters solely to the Times to provoke comment.
(Untitled), 13 May 1909
Copy of a letter from WSC (Board of Trade) to [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] marked private informing him that he would like his forthcoming speech at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester about the [People's] Budget and [National] Insurance to be fully reported in the Times.
(Untitled), 27 Jul 1909
Copy of a letter from [Lord Northcliffe, formerly Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC in which he sympathises with [poor coverage given to WSC in the newspapers] due to [Louis] Bleriot, the "8" and the Test Match and comments that his newspapers "were much too busy reporting my own speeches to take notice of mere Cabinet Minister".
(Untitled), 30 Jul 1909
Copy of a letter from WSC (Board of Trade) to [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] marked private discussing the coverage of his speeches in the press, requesting that his speech at Saltburn [Yorkshire] should be covered and commenting on the favourable coverage he receives from the Times.
(Untitled), 11 Aug 1909
Copy of a letter from [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] (Elmwood, St Peters. Kent) to WSC in which he says that he was unable to talk to WSC in the House of Commons, says that he has spoken to the Times about the coverage of his speech at Saltburn [Yorkshire] but regrets that "we are now in such a tide of oratory that it is really impossible for any paper to do justice to it.".
(Untitled), 15 Dec 1910
Copy of a letter from [Lord Northcliffe, formerly Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC in which he expresses concern at the inaccuracy in the press of discussions concerning the treatment of convicts and asks whether WSC would give permission for a writer, artist and photographer to visit prisons to research a series of articles for his London magazine.
(Untitled), 09 Jan 1911
Copy of a letter from WSC (Home Office) to [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] discussing errors in an article in the Daily Mail entitled "London's Aliens" and the miscalculation of the increase in numbers of aliens. See CHAR 12/9/11-12 and CHAR 28/117/60-61.
(Untitled), 10 Jan 1911
Copy of a letter from Lord Northcliffe [earlier Sir Alfred Harmsworth] (the Daily Mail) to WSC explaining the reasons for errors made in an article by Mr Faulkner which quoted numbers of foreigners in London. Original letter at CHAR 12/9/11-12. See also CHAR 28/117/59 and CHAR 28/117/61..
(Untitled), 23 Jan 1911
Copy of a letter from WSC (Home Office) to [Lord] Northcliffe [earlier Sir Alfred Harmsworth] complaining of unfair treatment by the Times of his association with the Daylight Saving Bill.
(Untitled), 30 Jun 1911
Copy of a letter from WSC (Home Office) to [Lord] Northcliffe [earlier Sir Alfred Harmsworth] marked secret in which he says that he would like to discuss "the King's libel action" with him [Edward Mylius was prosecuted for criminal libel on King George V] as press coverage of the story is important.