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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 22 Jan 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/200/29
Scope and Contents Letter from Major General Sir Edward Spears [Conservative MP for Carlisle, Cumberland] (164, St Stephens House, Westminster, London, SW1) to WSC marked "personal" stating that the Chairman of the Men's Branch of the Conservative Association in his constituency has written to him regarding "the harm that is being done by some unpleasant comments in the papers, two of which I attach, together with a copy of his letter" [see CHAR 20/200/26-28], and reminding WSC that he had asked for a personal...
Dates: 22 Jan 1945
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 Jan 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/200/32
Scope and Contents Minute from WSC to Chairman of the Conservative Party [Ralph Assheton, later 1st Lord Clitheroe] marked "indexed" stating that he should see the letter from "Sir Louis Spears" [Major General Sir Edward Spears, Conservative MP for Carlisle, Cumberland] and WSC's reply [see CHAR 20/200/29-30]. "We do not want to lose the Seat. The matter is entirely confidential" [Carbon] With note in the hand of Leslie Rowan [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] explaining that Spears letter was about...
Dates: 28 Jan 1945
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), 23 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/197B/160-163
Scope and Contents Typescript copy of letter from Major John d'Henin Hamilton [later 3rd Lord Hamilton of Dalzell] (5 Battalion Coldstream Guards, B.L.A.) to "Uncle Gavin" [2nd Lord Hamilton of Dalzell] thanking him for books, commenting on the continuing fighting and explaining his reluctance to come home "until things get a bit quieter". He states that he has written to Mr Cranna (the Conservative Secretary in Glasgow) and expresses hope that the Motherwell Association can wait a little longer. He refers to...
Dates: 23 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 23 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/197B/164
Scope and Contents Letter from Major John d'Henin Hamilton [later 3rd Lord Hamilton of Dalzell] (5 Battalion Coldstream Guards, B.L.A.) to "uncle Gavin" [2nd Lord Hamilton of Dalzell] thanking him for books, commenting on the continuing fighting and explaining his reluctance to come home "until things get a bit quieter". He states that he has written to Mr Cranna (the Conservative Secretary in Glasgow) and expresses hope that the Motherwell Association can wait a little longer. He refers to exasperation of...
Dates: 23 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 30 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/197B/168
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Typescript note from John Colville [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to WSC giving background information about the nephew of 2nd Lord Hamilton of Dalzell, Major John d'Henin Hamilton [later 3rd Lord Hamilton of Dalzell], commenting on Major Hamilton's letter to his uncle, and stating that he is submitting a draft reply from WSC to 2nd Lord Hamilton [see CHAR 20/197B/169]. Initialled.

Dates: 30 Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Jun 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/11/90-93
Scope and Contents Letter from Neville Chamberlain [Lord President of the Council] (Privy Council Office) to WSC agreeing to withdraw his objection to [David] Lloyd George being included in the War Cabinet, on two conditions: 1) Lloyd George's personal assurance that "he will drop his personal feud and prejudice against me and will work with me for the national interest" and; 2) that the anti-Conservative campaign being carried out in the Daily Herald, in the News Chronicle and by some members of Parliament...
Dates: 06 Jun 1940
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 11 May 1894

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/103/1
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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.

Dates: 11 May 1894
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), 01 Sep 1903

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/117/7-8
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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.

Dates: 01 Sep 1903
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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