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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 8/92
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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 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 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
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Literary:correspondence with Eyre and Spottiswoode (Publishers) Limited (6 Great New Street, London) regarding publication of WSC's "History of the English-Speaking Peoples" and a new edition of "The River War"., 11 Jun 1931 - 30 May 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/815
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Correspondents include: Douglas Jerrold of Eyre and Spottiswoode (8) and Brendan Bracken (1).

Dates: 11 Jun 1931 - 30 May 1934
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.