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Literary: "The Aftermath", Volume 4 of "The World Crisis"., 1920s
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/264
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Bibliographies on the League of Nations, education, the British empire, capitalism, India, war, and Czechoslovakia [later Czech Republic and Slovakia].
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1920s
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Literary: "The Aftermath", Volume 4 of "The World Crisis"., 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/265
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Newscuttings of reviews from various publications including an article by Leon Trotsky criticising WSC's portrayal of Lenin.
Dates:
1929
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Literary: "The Creed of Failure"., [1929]
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/266
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WSC's notes for a book [not published] on Socialism including chapter outlines on "Our Island Home" and the strength of the British empire.
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[1929]
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Literary: "The Eastern Front" [Volume 5 of "The World Crisis"]., 1931
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/305
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Galley proofs, maps and lists of names and notes in WSC's hand.Filing sheet annotated "Typical example of Mr Churchill's proofs of "The Eastern Front" (to be kept carefully for auction after his death).".
Dates:
1931
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Literary: "The Great War" [based on "The World Crisis"]: correspondence., 01 Jan 1934 - 04 Dec 1934
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/488
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Correspondents include: representatives of George Newnes Limited, Publishers, on the serialisation of "The Great War", and the possible serialisation of "Marlborough: his life and times".
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01 Jan 1934 - 04 Dec 1934
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Literary: "The Other World of Winston Churchill", a film of "Painting as a Pastime"., Mar 1964 - Jan 1965
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/457A-B
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Correspondence and papers on film "The Other World of Winston Churchill", including correspondence between Anthony Montague Browne, Private Secretary to WSC and John (Jack) Le Vien (Producer) (9); Lou Stoumen, (Director) (2); Anthony Moir, and John McCracken, Fladgate & Co., Solicitors, (14) on rights and permissions, correspondence with Field Marshal Lord Montgomery of Alamein on permission to film his Churchill paintings; text of script by Caryl Brahms, with extensive comments by...
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Mar 1964 - Jan 1965
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Literary: "The Reign of King George V": outline of film., 1935
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/525
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Summary of characters and episodes from "George V" [London Film Productions]; film outline on subjects including the Home Rule Bill (1910), building up the navy (1909-1912), the accession of George V, the Agadir Crisis of 1914 [Morocco] and the Curragh Episode (1914); summary of the reign.Also includes: notes by Anthony Asquith.
Dates:
1935
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Literary: "The Reign of King George V": scenario., 1935
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/526
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Scenario of "George V" [London Film Productions].
Dates:
1935
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Literary: "The Reign of King George V": scenario (carbons)., 1934 - 1935
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/527
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Carbon copies of the scenario for "George V" [London Film Productions].
Dates:
1934 - 1935
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Literary: The River War., 01 Jan 1899 - 24 Apr 1902
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/4
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Manuscript of Chapter III "The Fate of Gordon", [published as "The Fate of the Envoy"].Proof copy revised, one-volume edition, 1902.
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01 Jan 1899 - 24 Apr 1902
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Literary: The Scaffolding of Rhetoric., c 1897
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/13
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Typescript of unpublished article by WSC on the power of oratory and the variety of techniques that can enhance a speaker's art. Includes observation that "Sometimes a slight and not unpleasing stammer or impediment has been of some assistance in securing the attention of the audience." Annotated in manuscript with changes by WSC, apparently at various stages.
Dates:
c 1897
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Literary: The Second World War., 1939 - 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/393
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Material: First Lord of the Admiralty and Prime Minister's Minutes, Sep 1939 - Sep 1942.Folder A: (Items 1-15) First Lord's Minutes, Sep 1939-May 1940, annotated for publication by WSC and Denis Kelly.Folder B: (Items 16-30) Prime Minister's Personal Minutes, June-Dec 1940, annotated for publication by WSC and Denis Kelly.Folder C: (Items 31-41) Prime Minister's Personal Minutes, Jan - Dec 1941, annotated for publication by WSC and Denis Kelly.Folder D: (Items 42-48) Prime Minister's...
Dates:
1939 - 1942
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Literary: The Second World War., May 1940 - Jul 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/394A-E
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Material - Prime Minister's Telegrams, May 1940-July 1945 File includes: A: Bound Volume "Prime Minister's Personal Telegrams May-December 1940", annotated and edited for publication by WSC, Denis Kelly and others (4 copies) [printed].B: Bound Volume "Prime Minister's Personal Telegrams 1941, annotated and edited for publication by WSC, Denis Kelly and others (2 copies) [printed].C: Bound Volume "Prime Minister's Personal Telegrams 1942, annotated and edited for publication by WSC, Denis...
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May 1940 - Jul 1945
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Literary: The Second World War., May 1941 - Jul 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/395A-E
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Material - Prime Minister's Directives 1941-45 File includes: A: List of PM's Directives 1940-45, with proofs of Directives, Mar-Dec 1941.B: Proofs of Prime Minister's Directives, Jan-Dec 1942.C: Proofs of Prime Minister's Directives, Jan-Jun 1943.D: Proofs of Prime Minister's Directives, Jan-Dec 1944.E: Proofs of Prime Minister's Directives, Jan-Jul 1945.
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May 1941 - Jul 1945
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Literary: The Second World War., 1940 - 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/396A-B
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Material: Official:Prime Minister's Telegrams, May 1940 - Dec 1941, Mar-Apr 1943, Oct-Dec 1943, Oct-Dec 1944, Jan-Feb 1945, Apr-May 1945, annotated for publication by WSC and others, telegrams to Anthony Eden (later Lord Avon) are flagged.
Dates:
1940 - 1945
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Literary: The Second World War., 1940 - 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/397A-F
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Material: Official: Prime Minister's Personal Minutes, May 1940 - Jul 1945, annotated for publication by WSC and others, telegrams to Anthony Eden (later Lord Avon) as Secretary of State for War and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs are flagged Folder A - Personal Minutes May-Dec 1940 Folder B - Personal Minutes, Jan-Dec 1941 [see CHAR 20/36] Folder C - Personal Minutes, Jan-Dec 1942 Folder D - Personal Minutes, Jan-Dec 1943 [closed: see CHAR 20/104] Folder E - Personal Minutes, Jan-Dec...
Dates:
1940 - 1945
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Literary: The Second World War., 1939 - 1946
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/398A-F
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Material - Official: Air Ministry: Air Scientific Intelligence Reports by R V Jones, with covering notes by Jones File includes: ASI Report No 1, "The Hitler Waffe", 11 Nov 1939, giving the story behind Hitler's "Secret Weapon" speech of 19 Sep 1939 ASI Report No 10, "The X-Gerat", 12 Jan 1940, telling the intelligence story behind the X-apparatus ASI Report No 7, "The Edda Revived", 17 Jul 1940, giving account of how R V Jones concluded that the Germans had radar, and that "Wotan" was the...
Dates:
1939 - 1946
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Literary: The Second World War., 1939 - 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/399A-B
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Miscellaneous material including: List of code words used in connection with the main operations of the war, 1939-45 Allied Force Headquarters Combined Weekly Intelligence Summary, 4 Sep 1945 Printed pamphlet "Defeat", published by US Army Air Forces, Mediterranean Theater of Operations, Intelligence Section, Jan 1946 Volume "Fuehrer Conferences on Naval Affairs, 1939" English translation compiled by The Admiralty, Aug 1947 Royal United Service Institution Journal, Feb 1947 US Government...
Dates:
1939 - 1945
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Literary: "The Second World War": miscellanea., 1947 - 1951
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/401
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Includes: contents list of WSC's "Secret Box No II"; unidentified extract on the Soviet Union; details of "missing" telegrams for 1941, 1942, and 1945; lists of WSC's speeches, 1935-44, and messages, 1943 and 1944; copies of February 1942 telegram from President Franklin Roosevelt and WSC's reply on Lend-lease; the Times reprint of WSC's broadcast (dated 22 March 1943; [broadcast on 21 March]) entitled "A Four Years' Plan for Britain" [for WSC's original notes see CHAR 9/161]; printed tables...
Dates:
1947 - 1951
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Literary: "The Second World War": preface for the abridged [one-volume] edition [eventually incorporated into the published version as "An Epilogue on the Years 1945 to 1957"] covering WSC's speeches at Fulton [United States] (March 1946) and Zurich [Switzerland] (September 1946), tensions with the Soviet Union, the founding of NATO, the Berlin [Germany] blockade, the European Movement, the atomic bomb, Stalin's death, Indian independence, the Korean War, the creation of Israel, and the United Nations., Feb 1957
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/400A-C
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Includes proofs, drafts, corrections, and notes annotated by "A H" [Alan Hodge], ?[William Deakin], "A M B" [Anthony Montague Browne], WSC, "D K" [Denis Kelly], and Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], and file covers [added by Martin Gilbert].
Dates:
Feb 1957
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Literary: "The Second World War", Volume 1 "The Gathering Storm": Appendices: Copy and provisional proofs., 20 May 1938 - 20 Feb 1948
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/112
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of the appendices to Volume 1 including: Appendix A "A Conversation with Count [Dino] Grandi" [Italian Ambassador to Britain]; Appendix B "A Note on the Fleet Air Arm"; Appendix D "My Statement on the Occasion of the Deputation of Conservative Members of Both Houses to the Prime Minister, July 28 1936"; Appendix F "Tables of Naval Strength, September 3 1939"; Appendix G "Minute of September 12 1939, Plan 'Catherine'"; Appendix H "New Construction and...
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20 May 1938 - 20 Feb 1948
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Literary: "The Second World War", Volume 1 "The Gathering Storm": Appendices etc.: Proofs for and notes by [George] Gordon Allen., 06 Nov 1947 - 25 Mar 1948
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/139A-B
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Includes typescript and galley proofs annotated with comments and suggestions by [George] Gordon Allen of the following appendices to volume 1: Appendix A "A Conversation with Count [Dino] Grandi" [Italian Ambassador to Britain]; Appendix B "A Note on the Fleet Air Arm"; Appendix C "Memorandum on Supply Organisation"; Appendix D "My Statement on the Occasion of the Deputation of Conservative Members of Both Houses to the Prime Minister, July 28 1936"; Appendix F "Tables of Naval Strength,...
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06 Nov 1947 - 25 Mar 1948
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Literary: "The Second World War", Volume 1 "The Gathering Storm": Book 1: Master copy proofs., 30 Jan 1948
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/119
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Includes galley proofs of: Chapter 1 "The Follies of the Victors, 1919 - 1929"; Chapter 2 "Peace at its Zenith, 1922 - 1931"; Chapter 3 "Lurking Dangers"; Chapter 4 "Adolf Hitler"; Chapter 5 "The Locust Years, 1931 - 1935"; Chapter 6 "The Darkening Scene, 1934"; Chapter 7 "Air Parity Lost, 1934 - 1935"; Chapter 8 "Challenge and Response, 1935"; Chapter 9 "Problems of Air and Sea, 1935 - 1939"; Chapter 10 "Sanctions Against Italy, 1935"; Chapter 11 "Hitler Strikes, 1936"; Chapter 12 "The...
Dates:
30 Jan 1948
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Literary: "The Second World War", Volume 1 "The Gathering Storm": Book 1: Proofs for and notes by [George] Gordon Allen., 01 Oct 1947 - 04 Apr 1948
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/135
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Includes typescript and galley proofs annotated with comments and suggestions by [George] Gordon Allen of the following chapters: Chapter 8 "Challenge and Response, 1935"; Chapter 9 "Problems of Air and Sea, 1935 - 1939" (provisionally entitled "Battleship Policy and the Fleet Air Arm" and "The Rebuilding of the Fleet"). Also annotated by various individuals including WSC, William Deakin and Denis Kelly.Also includes: galley proofs of unpublished letters on naval construction and Appendix B...
Dates:
01 Oct 1947 - 04 Apr 1948
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Literary: "The Second World War", Volume 1 "The Gathering Storm": Book 1: 'Various proofs'., 16 Jan 1947 - 16 Oct 1947
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/124A-B
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Includes galley proofs from: Chapter 2 "Peace at its Zenith, 1922 - 1931" (provisionally entitled "Mr [Stanley] Baldwin's Second Administration" and "The Economic Blizzard"); Chapter 3 "Lurking Dangers" (provisionally entitled "Germany Arms"); Chapter 4 "Adolf Hitler"; Chapter 5 "The Locust Years, 1931 - 1935"; Chapter 6 "The Darkening Scene, 1934"; Chapter 7 "Air Parity Lost, 1934 - 1935"; Chapter 8 "Challenge and Response"; Chapter 9 "Problems of Air and Sea" (provisionally entitled "Air...
Dates:
16 Jan 1947 - 16 Oct 1947
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