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Literary: Various correspondence about "The World Crisis"., Mar 1927 - May 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/209
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: T E Shaw [T E Lawrence, "Lawrence of Arabia"] praising WSC as a writer and a historian (2); Sir Eugene Millington-Drake; [Joseph] Caillaux (2); Commandant Lanrezac (2); Peter Larkin [High Commissioner of Canada] on WSC's treatment of the Canadian troops (3); Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice including proofs of an article by him disputing facts cited by WSC.Includes 3 copies of a letter from WSC to [Geoffery Dawson] Editor of the Times defending the statistics...
Dates: Mar 1927 - May 1927
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: Various correspondence about WSC's book "The Aftermath" [Volume 4 of "The World Crisis"]., 05 Jun 1928 - 30 Nov 1928

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/217
Scope and Contents Includes correspondence with: Owen O Malley, WSC's researcher (3); Desmond Morton (1); Alexander Watt of A P Watt and Sons (5); Nevile Bland (1); [Brigadier General] James Edmonds [of the Military Branch of the Historical Section] 2); Sir Warren Fisher (1); James Headlam-Morley [Historical Advisor to the Foreign Office] on approving the contents of "The Aftermath"; "Archie" [Sir Archibald Sinclair, later Lord Thurso] criticising WSC's representation of the Bolsheviks as "utterly inhuman, the...
Dates: 05 Jun 1928 - 30 Nov 1928
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: Various correspondence about WSC's book "The Aftermath", Volume 4 of "The World Crisis"., 01 Jan 1929 - 31 Jan 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/222
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: [James] Headlam-Morley [Historical Advisor to the Foreign Office] on subjects including the blockade and starvation of Germany after the armistice (4); David Lloyd George on his role in negotiations in Ireland, and on policy regarding Greece and [Eleutherios] Venizelos, Turkey and Russia [the Soviet Union]; Lord Cecil of Chelwood; Lionel Curtis; Sir Maurice Hankey [Secretary to the Committee of Imperial Defence]; Hubert Carr-Gomm; Sir Archibald Sinclair [later 1st...
Dates: 01 Jan 1929 - 31 Jan 1929
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: Various Correspondence relating to Volume 3 of "The World Crisis"., Jan 1917 - Mar 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/208
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Jonathan Cape Limited on the possibility of WSC writing an introduction to Lord John Herbey's memoirs of the reign of King George II (2); Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice on the accuracy of WSC's citation of army statistics which were given to [David] Lloyd George (8); Brigadier General James Edmonds of the Military Branch of the Historical Section (3); General Debeney of the French Ministry of War; Professor F A Lindemann [later Lord Cherwell]; Admiral Sir Cecil...
Dates: Jan 1917 - Mar 1927
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: volume 4 of "Marlborough: His Life and Times": letters of congratulations and thanks for complimentary copies., 05 Sep 1938 - 23 Dec 1938

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/596
Scope and Contents Correspondents include (many commenting on contemporary foreign affairs): Maurice Ashley [WSC's researcher]; Consuelo [Balsan, earlier Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough]; Alfred Burne [Assistant Editor of the Fighting Forces]; Sir Bindon Blood; Edward Cadogan (2); 1st Lord Camrose [earlier Sir William Berry]; Hendrikus Colijn [Prime Minister of the Netherlands]; 1st Lord Craigavon [earlier James Craig]; Neville Chamberlain; Brigadier-General Sir James Edmonds; 2nd Lord Wimborne [earlier Ivor...
Dates: 05 Sep 1938 - 23 Dec 1938
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: "While England Slept": abridged edition., Feb 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/640
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Cuttings from February edition of Omnibook magazine containing abridged version of "While England Slept" [United States title of "Arms and the Covenant"], including a "Foreword to the Omnibook Edition" commenting on the foresight of WSC's speeches.

Dates: Feb 1939
Conditions Governing Access: Open.
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Literary: World Crisis Volume 1., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/112
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Corrected proofs of Chapter 3 "The Crisis of Agadir".

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: World Crisis Volume 1., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/113
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Corrected proofs of Chapter 4 "Admirals All".

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: World Crisis, Volume 2., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/79
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Chapter VI "The Action of the Dogger Bank" Annotated typescript.

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: World Crisis Volume 2., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/92
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Chapter 22 "The Ruin of the Balkans" Manuscript and annotated typescript.

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: World Crisis Volume 2., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/93
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Chapter 23 "The Abandonment of the Dardanelles" Annotated typescript.

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: World Crisis Volume 2., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/94
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Chapter 24 "The Consequences of 1915" Annotated typescript.

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: World Crisis Volume 2., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/95
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Appendix Annotated typescript.

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: World Crisis, Volume 2., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/77
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Chapter IV "The Story of Tanks and Smoke", originally titled "The Story of the Tanks" Manuscript and annotated typescript.

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: World Crisis, Volume 2., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/78
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Chapter V "The Choice" Manuscript and annotated typescript.

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/96
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 "The High Command" Chapter 2 "Jofre and the Offensive School" [unpublished] annotated typescript.

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/97
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Chapter 2 "The Blood Test" annotated typescript.

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/98
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Chapter 4 "Verdun" Manuscript and annotated typescript.

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/99
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Chapter 6 "Jutland: The Encounter" annotated typescript.

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/100
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Chapter 7 "The Battle of the Somme" annotated typescript.

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/101
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Chapter 10 "A Political Interlude" annotated typescript.

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/102
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Chapter 11 "General Nivelle's Experiment" annotated typescript.

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: WSC's articles for Collier's Magazine., 1932

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/318
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Proofs and offprints of articles including: "Thoughts on Prohibition" (including research notes by Shane Leslie); "Are we too clever?" on economic depression and overproduction; and "Defence in the Pacific" on the policy of the United States towards the Philippine Islands (including notes from Colin Coote and Shane Leslie).

Dates: 1932
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: WSC's articles for Collier's Magazine., 1933

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/340
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Proofs and cuttings of articles by WSC: "America and unemployment" in which WSC defends the principle of unemployment insurance; "Land of corn" on WSC's opinion that food in the United States is inferior to British food, his objections to prohibition and his experiences of travel in the United States; an article on Anglo-American economic relations including notes on British economic policy by Aylmer Valance; and "The problem of liquor control" on prohibition.

Dates: 1933
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: WSC's articles for the Daily Mail., 1933

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/339
Scope and Contents Proofs and cuttings of articles by WSC: "Gordon: a Christian hero's sacrifice" on the death of General Charles Gordon at Khartoum [Sudan] in defiance of government orders; "Ireland" on the electoral success of [Eamon] De Valera and Anglo-Irish relations; an article on the Soviet Union including comments on communism, food shortages and embargoes imposed by the British government; a review of J L Garvin's biography of Joseph Chamberlain; "August 4, 1914: a nation transformed" on the effect of...
Dates: 1933
Conditions Governing Access: Open