Personnel
Found in 120 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 20 Oct 1887
Letter from "Jack" [John S Churchill] to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he and "Winny" [WSC] were invited to lunch with Aunt Cornelia [Lady Wimborne, formerly Lady Cornelia Churchill and Cornelia, Lady Guest] and asks her to send "Womany" [Elizabeth Everest] some money as "she is very low down indeed".
(Untitled), 22 Feb 1942 - 15 Jul 1942
Copy of a letter from John Colville [pilot, RAFVR, former Private Secretary to WSC] to CSC with impressions of South Africa and criticisms of the Empire Air Training Scheme; with correspondence between WSC, Sir Archibald Sinclair [Secretary of State for Air, later 1st Lord Thurso] and 1st Lord Cherwell [Personal Assistant to WSC, earlier F A Lindemann] enquiring about the efficiency of the scheme, and Colville's progress.
(Untitled), 16 Sep 1942 - 11 Feb 1943
Correspondence on John Colville [former Private Secretary to WSC] being found unfit for a pilot's commission; includes letters between John Martin [Private Secretary to WSC], WSC, Sir Archibald Sinclair [Secretary of State for Air, later 1st Lord Thurso] and Ronald Melville [Private Secretary to Sinclair] on the inconvenience to WSC of releasing Colville, his progress in training, and the limitations of training in South Africa.
(Untitled), 17 Jul 1925
Letter from Knight, Frank & Rutley to Joseph Martin, Chartwell Farm, on WSC's decision to give up his cows, and stating that he would therefore have no further use for Martin's services [copy].
(Untitled), 25 Apr 1926
Letter from [Clarice Fisher], P.S. to WSC, to J. Martin, Stockman, Chartwell, on his move to Oak-Hyrst Grange Farm, Caterham, also on WSC's willingness to provide a him with a testimonial [carbon].
(Untitled), 26 Apr 1926
Letter from [Clarice Fisher], P.S. to WSC, to C Barker, on J Martin's move from Chartwell to Oak-Hyrst Grange Farm, Caterham [carbon].
(Untitled), [Apr 1926]
Letter from J Martin, Stockman, Chartwell, to WSC, on his move from Chartwell to Oak-Hyrst Grange Farm, Caterham, also asking for reference.
(Untitled), 04 May 1926
Letter from Marjorie Street, P.S. to WSC, to C Barker, on J Martin's move from Chartwell to Oak-Hyrst Grange Farm, Caterham [carbon].
(Untitled), 27 Apr 1926
Letter from C Barker to Clarice Fisher, on his willingness to allow J. Martin to remain at Chartwell after 1 May.
(Untitled), 27 May 1926
Testimonial from WSC, for Joseph Martin, Stockman at Chartwell from 19 Jan 1925 to 27 May 1926 [carbon].
(Untitled), [May 1926]
Note from [WSC] to Edmund Waterhouse, Gardener, Chartwell, instructions for work for himself, Harding and Martin until 10 October [carbon].
(Untitled), 08 Nov 1908
Letter from Jack [Shane] Leslie(19 Rue Juste Lipse, Louvain, Belgium) to Aunt Jane [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he is writing partly "because I have your housemaid's resignation on my conscience", compliments her on her book ["The Reminiscences of Lady Randolph Churchill"] and describes his surroundings as "austere".
(Untitled), [1876]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill](Paris [France]) to [Lord Randolph Churchill] in which she discusses a table which she would like to buy and arrangements to have furniture transported; expresses pleasure at the news that their house has improved; says that she is looking forward to seeing him and that she is pleased with her maid.
(Untitled), 18 Jan [1875]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill] to [Lord Randolph Churchill] including: advice that he should not pursue a quarrel; discussion of the possibility of going to Nice [France] with [WSC]; lodgings for the cook and references for Kate.
(Untitled), [1877]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill] to "R" [Lord Randolph Churchill] including: the engagement of [Lady] Rosamund [Churchill, later Lady Fellowes and Lady De Ramsey] to [William] Fellowes [later 2nd Lord De Ramsey]; her concern about the attitude of [Frances, Duchess of Marlborough] to the engagement; the behaviour of the Duke of Connaught [and Strathearn]; and discussion about servants.
(Untitled), [1877]
(Untitled), [1877]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill] to [Lord Randolph Churchill] in which she says that her cold has got worse since she has stopped taking snuff; discusses the death of Lord Shrewsbury and its effect on the social calendar of [Lord] Castlereagh [later 6th Lord Londonderry]; promises to pay the coachman and says that she does not want to go to Constantinople [Istanbul, Turkey].
(Untitled), [1877]
(Untitled), 06 Dec [1876]
Part of a letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill] to [Lord Randolph Churchill] in which she says that she has accepted an invitation to Muckross [County Cork, Ireland] on WSC's behalf; discusses financial affairs and the payment of servants' wages and says that she hopes that Cornelia [Lady Guest, later Lady Wimborne, earlier Lady Cornelia Churchill] will not object to her bringing Marie.
(Untitled), [1876]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill] to [Lord Randolph Churchill] in which she discusses the servants and the payment of their wages and says that she is going to see the Ashburtons [4th Lord Ashburton and Lady Ashburton].
(Untitled), [1876]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill](Vice Regal Lodge, Dublin [Ireland]) to [Lord Randolph Churchill] including: a possible visit from "Papa" [Leonard Jerome]; her progress at painting; the dismissal of Mrs Britton and the search for a new cook and a visit to Dublin where she met [5th Lord] Clonmel.
(Untitled), [Jun] [1877]
(Untitled), [1877]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill] to [Lord Randolph Churchill] in which she says that she will be glad when he returns, discusses finding a new cook, a visit from Sir Maurice [FitzGerald] and the arrival of "Papa" [Leonard Jerome].
(Untitled), [1877]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill] (Vice Regal Lodge, Dublin [Ireland]) to [Lord Randolph Churchill] including: a description of an unpleasant train journey during which Thomas [the footman] had been involved in a fight; a report of WSC and [Elizabeth] Everest ; observations on the illness suffered by the maid of Clara [Jerome, later Clara Frewen] which had attracted "much scandal"; the new cook and the dismissal of Mrs Britton; and news of the ending of "PB's" affair.
(Untitled), 07 [Sep] [1883]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill] (2 Connaught Place [London]) to [Lord Randolph Churchill] including: the arrival of flowers from Pontresina [Switzerland] which were sent to her by [Lord] Blandford [later George, 8th Duke of Marlborough]; news that the Rothschilds had suffered financial losses; an operation on "the Sprite"; and a new footman.