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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/171
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Proofs of Chapter 21 "The Turn of the Tide", with notes by Lord Haig.

Dates: 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/172
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Proofs of Chapter 22 "The Teutonic Collapse", with notes by Lord Haig.

Dates: 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/173
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Proofs of Chapter 23 "Victory", annotated by WSC and Lord Haig.

Dates: 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/174
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Proofs of "Thoughts on a Naval Offensive", with comments by Sir Roger Keyes.

Dates: 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/175
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Proofs of Appendix: Comparison of Dreadnought Fleets, 1917 The Composition of the Munitions Council, 1917-18 Munitions Minutes and Letters War Memoranda Tank Minutes.

Dates: 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/176
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Proofs of Illustrations, maps and battle plans.

Dates: 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1924 - 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/185
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Notes and material - General Strategic, Diplomatic and Political Matters, including paper on Romania, 1914-16 by James Headlam Morley, Foreign Office; translations from German sources; Copies of War Cabinet Papers on the Present State of the War, the Future Prospects, 1917; and copies of memoranda by Sir Douglas Haig and Sir William Robertson.

Dates: 1924 - 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1923 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/186
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Notes and material - Jutland and sorties, 1916-1818, including notes by Sir Roger Keyes, cuttings, and articles on the battle.

Dates: 1923 - 1927
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1923 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/187
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Notes and material - The anti-submarine campaign.

Dates: 1923 - 1927
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1926 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/188
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Notes and material - comparative losses, including letters and papers by James Edmonds, Official Military Historian, Lord d'Abernon, British Ambassador, Berlin, Germany.

Dates: 1926 - 1927
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1926 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/189
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Notes and material - military operations, Verdun, Somme, Romania and 16 Apr 1917, including correspondence and papers by James Edmonds, Official Military Historian, including account of the First Day of the Somme.

Dates: 1926 - 1927
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1926 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/190
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Notes and material - military operations; Caporetto, Passchendaele, Cambrai, Palestine, 21 Mar 1918, Rheims, 8 Aug 1918 to the end of the War, including notes by James Edmonds, Official Military Historian.

Dates: 1926 - 1927
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1926 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/191
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Miscellaneous notes and material.

Dates: 1926 - 1927
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/194
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Reviews of The World Crisis Volume 3 from "The Army Quarterly" by Major-General Sir Wilkinson Bird; "The Quarterly Review" by Lord Sydenham, "The Naval Review", and The Nineteenth Century" by Arthur Pollen.

Dates: 1927
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: Thornton Butterworth: business correspondence., 04 Jan 1934 - 16 Dec 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/496
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Correspondents include: representatives of Thornton Butterworth Limited, Publishers, including Sir Tresham Lever, Director (12), on subjects including: "Thoughts and Adventures"; "The Great War"; "The World Crisis"; "Great Contemporaries"; "My Early Life"; and the memoirs of Sir Roger Keyes [Admiral of the Fleet].

Dates: 04 Jan 1934 - 16 Dec 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: Thornton Butterworth: business correspondence., 30 Jan 1935 - 31 Dec 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/515
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Correspondents include: representatives of Thornton Butterworth Limited, publishers, including Thornton Butterworth (10) and Sir Tresham Lever, Director (5) on the rights in "The World Crisis" and "The Great War".Also includes: the royalty statements for "Thoughts and Adventures", "The World Crisis" and "My Early Life".

Dates: 30 Jan 1935 - 31 Dec 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: Thornton Butterworth: business correspondence., 10 Jan 1936 - 22 Dec 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/537
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Correspondents include: representatives of Thornton Butterworth Limited, publishers, including Sir Tresham Lever, Director (5) and Thornton Butterworth (17); Harold Bourne (5).Also includes: royalty statements for "The World Crisis".

Dates: 10 Jan 1936 - 22 Dec 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: Thornton Butterworth: business correspondence., 31 Dec 1936 - 31 Jul 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/558
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Correspondents include: representatives of Thornton Butterworth Limited, publishers, including Sir Tresham Lever, Director and Thornton Butterworth (17) on "The World Crisis" and "Great Contemporaries"; G Payot on publishing "My Early Life" in France.Also includes: a list of the articles in "Great Contemporaries" numbered by word; notes on the future of Spain from the article "Alfonso XIII"; a list of when and where the articles were previously published; royalty statements for 1936.

Dates: 31 Dec 1936 - 31 Jul 1937
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: Thornton Butterworth: business correspondence., 30 Jun 1937 - 31 Dec 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/559
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Correspondents include: representatives of Thornton Butterworth Limited, publishers, including Thornton Butterworth (20) on "Great Contemporaries" and overseas rights; representatives of Butler and Tanner Limited, printers, on "Great Contemporaries" (6).Also includes: account statements from Thornton Butterworth Limited and Butler and Tanner Limited; royalty statements from Butterworths; an addendum to the 1931 contract between Butterworths and WSC.

Dates: 30 Jun 1937 - 31 Dec 1937
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: Thornton Butterworth Limited: business correspondence., 14 Dec 1937 - 31 Dec 1938

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/605
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Representatives of Thornton Butterworth on book royalties, sales, publication rights abroad, corrections, quoting passages, etc.; representatives of Odhams Press Limited on a new abridged version of "The World Crisis" (5); copy letter from Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi on WSC recommending his book against totalitarianism.Other subjects include: for "Great Contemporaries": its publication in Braille; adding essays on Lord Fisher, 1st Lord Baden-Powell, Charles Parnell,...
Dates: 14 Dec 1937 - 31 Dec 1938
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: Thornton Butterworth Limited: business correspondence., 13 Dec 1938 - 08 Dec 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/636
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: representatives of Thornton Butterworth on subjects including an offer to publish a "second 'World Crisis'" at the end of the war; Christina Foyle of W and G Foyle Limited; John Baker, Managing Director of the Reader's Union Limited, on subjects including their edition of "Great Contemporaries" (3); representatives of Odhams Press Limited on their edition of "The World Crisis"; Pieter van der Valk on his Dutch translation of "Great Contemporaries"; George G Harrap and...
Dates: 13 Dec 1938 - 08 Dec 1939
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: Thornton Butterworth Limited: business correspondence., 24 Dec 1939 - 30 Dec 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/662
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: a representative of the BBC on a repeat broadcast of "Forever England" featuring an extract from "The World Crisis"; representatives of Thornton Butterworth (6); Brendan Bracken (2); representatives of Nicholl, Manisty and Company on matters arising out of Thornton Butterworth's bankruptcy and subsequent liquidation (4).Other subjects include: translating "Great Contemporaries" into Hebrew; publishing "Step by Step" in a Greek newspaper; type rent charges from Butler...
Dates: 24 Dec 1939 - 30 Dec 1940
Conditions Governing Access: Open.
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Literary: Thornton Butterworth Limited: business correspondence., 19 Dec 1940 - 21 Jul 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/685
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Ernest Wingfield of Fairbairn, Wingfield and Wykes, on matters arising from the liquidation of Thornton Butterworth Limited (10); representatives of Nicholl, Manisty and Company on legal matters concerning the liquidation and the re-assignment to WSC of the publishing contracts held by Thornton Butterworth (11); Thornton Butterworth on subjects including his personal problems and securing WSC's support for his new publishing venture (5).Other subjects include: the...
Dates: 19 Dec 1940 - 21 Jul 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open.
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Literary: "Thoughts and Adventures."., 1932

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/319
Scope and Contents Proofs and offprints of WSC's articles which were collectively published as "Thoughts and Adventures" including: "Winston Churchill described the Battle of Sidney Street" on his actions as Home Secretary; "In the air" on WSC's personal experiences of flying and his encouragement of the development of military aviation while First Lord of the Admiralty; "My own spy story" on espionage during World War I and WSC's experiences on the Western Front; "Plugstreet" on his posting to Ploegsteert...
Dates: 1932
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: Tit-Bits articles by WSC., Oct 1939 - Nov 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/654
Scope and Contents Includes cuttings from Tit-bits for: "I Was a Prisoner of War" (2 parts) on WSC's capture by the Boers, his subsequent escape from a prisoner of war camp, his experiences on the run, and his luck in seeking refuge in a British home; "I am a Prisoner in a Mine" on his experiences hiding in a mine; "My Nightmare Journey" on his escape on board a goods train bound for the Portuguese frontier; "It's Splendid to be Free" on his escape into Portuguese territory, his reception at the British...
Dates: Oct 1939 - Nov 1939
Conditions Governing Access: Open.