Scope and Contents Correspondence, mainly from the general public, on JEP's speech in the House of Commons (November 1953) on the Suez Crisis [Egypt] and the anti-Empire policies of the United States. Correspondents include: Sir Herbert Williams; John Biggs-Davison; Norris Kenyon; Alfred Guillaume, Professor of Arabic, University of London; Admiral Sir Arthur Palliser; Geoffrey Finsberg; John Bruce Lockhart; Tufton Beamish [later Lord Chelwood]; Leo Amery. Also includes: copy of pamphlet Constructive...

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Photo shows WSC at the University of Zurich delivering his speech. Three young women wearing traditional bonnets sit in front of the lectern.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The most interesting items in the collection are the diaries, interleaved with letters and papers, which Lord Gordon-Walker kept throughout his political career and which shed fascinating light upon his fellow Members of Parliament and Cabinet Ministers and upon the events and personalities involved in international -and especially Commonwealth - affairs. There are numerous articles and speeches by Lord Gordon-Walker together with notes and reviews pertaining to his book ‘The Cabinet’ and a...

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Two drafts of speech notes by LSA.

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Papers by LSA on tariff reform and Imperial Preference, including: press-cuttings of Times articles and letters to the Times written by LSA; pamphlet, The Case for Tariff Reform; text and notes for speeches by LSA on fiscal reform and Imperial policy; notes on tariff reform and constructive policy; notes on the Trade Union Tariff Reform League.

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Speech notes for WSC's speech (Ritz-Carlton Hotel, New York [United States]) at a dinner given by Henry Luce of Life Magazine including: communism, the Cold war, and the threat posed by the Soviet Union; and the likelihood of the Soviet Union obtaining atomic weapons. Typescript draft speaking notes heavily annotated with changes by WSC in black ink and ?also in blue ballpoint. Some sections are laid out in "psalm" style to aid delivery.

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Draft speech notes for WSC's speech (City Banquet, New York) on the effect of his speech entitled "The sinews of peace" including: his confidence in the speech, the solidarity of the United Nations, his admiration for the Soviet Union, and the importance of the relationship between Great Britain and the United States. Typescript draft notes heavily annotated with changes and edits by WSC in blue-black ink and ?also in pencil.

Scope and Contents Final version of speaking notes for WSC's broadcast to the United States ([United States National Broadcasting Company]) on the need for the democracies, including the United States, to unite against the dictatorships. At the start of the speech WSC says that it may not be possible to broadcast to the US in future because "The stations are closing down; the lights are going out". Issues covered include: the consequences of the "abandonment" of Czechoslovakia [later Czech Republic and...

Scope and Contents Two copies of a pamphlet including the text of WSC's broadcast to the United States (16 October 1938, [United States National Broadcasting Company]) on the need for the democracies, including the United States, to unite against the dictatorships. At the start of the speech WSC says that it may not be possible to broadcast to the US in future because "The stations are closing down; the lights are going out". Issues covered include: the consequences of the "abandonment" of Czechoslovakia...

Scope and Contents Speech notes for WSC's speech (House of Commons) on subjects including: the unique division of the world into nuclear Communist and non-Communist sides; WSC's prediction of the power of nuclear energy in 1931; nuclear development in Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union; the lack of defence against the hydrogen bomb; difficulties in fair disarmament; defence through deterrents, including the ability to paralyse Soviet airfields, industrial targets and submarine bases; the power of...

Scope and Contents Notes for WSC's speech covering subjects including: reflections on the differences between the present war and the First World War including weapons, casualty numbers and the increased importance of science and strategy; Britain's aptitude for the new forms of warfare; the decision to enforce a strict blockade on Germany, Italy and France and food supplies and distribution in Europe; review of the war situation; air warfare and the Battle of Britain including the threat of German bombing,...

Scope and Contents Speech notes for WSC's speech (7 May, The Hague [The Netherlands]) at the Congress of Europe entitled "The grand design" including: the progress of European integration and support from the United States for the Marshall Plan; the origins of European unity and the “Grand Design” of King Henry IV of France; the importance of “forgetting the hatreds of the past”, of mutual economic and military aid, closer political unity and maintaining progress; the speech he made at Zurich [entitled "The...

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Notes for WSC's speech (County Hall, London) on: civil defence forces in London and Civil Defence Review [in Hyde Park]; conditions in London; the German bombing of London; the prospects for the future; improvements to defence and shelters; and British bombing of Germany.Typescript laid out in "psalm style" with manuscript annotations in black ink and red crayon by WSC, and with pencil notes of changes suggested by Herbert Morrison [Home Secretary].

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Press cuttings and proofs of articles and letters by LSA for the Times and the Covenanter on Home Rule for Ireland, with annotated texts of speeches on the Home Rule bill, and a photograph of LSA with Sir Edward Carson, [?] 6th Lord Londonderry [earlier Lord Castlereagh], James Craig [later 1st Lord Craigavon and Percy Clive.

Also includes: letter from Sir Ulick Alexander, recalling a meeting with LSA in 1914.

Scope and Contents Speech notes WSC's speech (House of Commons) on subjects including: the continuing threat from the Soviet Union since the disbanding of the Allied armies; hopes for a settlement while the United States still has a superior atomic stockpile, and the need to keep building up Western forces; Soviet proposals for a 4-Power conference; the advance into Korea by China, and its possible use in a Sino-Soviet conspiracy as a distraction from the danger to Europe; the burden borne by the United States...

Scope and Contents Speech notes for WSC's speech (House of Commons) subjects including: the importance of keeping up relations with the United States, and the reluctance of the Prime Minister [Clement Attlee] to do so, particularly over Korea; the advantage of maintaining a fortified line in Korea; the need to censor the despatches of the United Nations war correspondents from Korea; appeasing from strength, not weakness; the lack of consultation with Britain by the United States over its atomic weapons; the...

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The collection chiefly compiles Lady Onslow's personal letters written to her parents and sister "Jim" from her travels in Churchill's service. They provide first hand evidence of her experiences and include lively recollections of Churchill, descriptions of her work and colleagues, and descriptions of journeys, accommodation and surroundings. The letters are supplemented by a small number of photographs and other mementos.

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Issued by the Gramophone Company Ltd on the His Master's Voice [HMV] label.
In a black presentation box.
Comprising three 78rpm records in a bound blue slipcase labelled "The Progress of the War. Broadcast Speeches by the Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill MP. Volume Six June 1942 to November 1942":
"Warning to Italy", 29 November 1942, parts 1-6 on three records (reference: C.3325, C.3326 and C.3327).

Scope and Contents Issued by the Gramophone Company Ltd on the His Master's Voice [HMV] label. In a black presentation box labelled "Wartime Broadcasts". Comprising four 78rpm records in a bound blue slipcase labelled "The Progress of the War. Broadcast Speeches by the Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill MP. Volume Seven December 1942 to March 1943": "Postwar Planning", 21 March 1943, parts 1-8 on four records (reference: C.3341, C.3342, C.3343 and...

Scope and Contents Issued by the Gramophone Company Ltd on the His Master's Voice [HMV] label. In a blue presentation box labelled "With Care - Gramaphone Records. Mrs Churchill, Chequers". Comprising seven 78rpm records in a bound blue book labelled "The Progress of the War. Broadcast Speeches by the Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill MP May to September 1940": "In a Solemn Hour", 19 May 1940, parts 1-2 on one record (reference: C.3198). "Their...

Scope and Contents Issued by the Gramophone Company Ltd on the His Master's Voice [HMV] label. In a blue presentation box. Comprising six 78rpm records in a bound blue book labelled "The Progress of the War. Broadcast Speeches by the Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill MP. Volume Two October 1940 to February 1941": "Frenchmen - Rearm Your Spirits", 19 May 1940, parts 1-2 on one record (reference: C.3220). "To the Peoples of Italy", 23 December 1940,...

Scope and Contents Issued by the Gramophone Company Ltd on the His Master's Voice [HMV] label. In a blue presentation box. Comprising eight 78rpm records in a bound blue book labelled "The Progress of the War. Broadcast Speeches by the Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill MP. Volume Three March 1941 to August 1941": "Westward, Look, the Land is Bright", 27 April 1941, parts 1-6 on three records (reference: C.3248, C.3249 and C.3250). "The German Invasion of...

Scope and Contents Issued by the Gramophone Company Ltd on the His Master's Voice [HMV] label. In a blue presentation box. Comprising nine 78rpm records in a bound blue book labelled "The Progress of the War. Broadcast Speeches by the Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill MP. Volume Four September 1941 to December 1941": "Japanese Treachery in the Pacific", 8 December 1941, parts 1-4 on two records (reference: C.3274 and C.3275). "Address to the Congress of the...

Scope and Contents Issued by the Gramophone Company Ltd on the His Master's Voice [HMV] label. In a blue presentation box. Comprising five 78rpm records in a bound blue book labelled "The Progress of the War. Broadcast Speeches by the Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill MP. Volume Five January 1942 to May 1942": "Steady Through the Storm", 15 February 1942, parts 1-4 on two records (reference: C.3292 and C.3293). "On Towards the Ridge", 10 May 1942,...

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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.