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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 367 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 29 Apr 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/26/59-61
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Letter from Cardinal Arthur Hinsley [Archbishop of Westminster] to WSC accepting the nomination to the Board of Trustees of the British Museum; encloses a joint declaration by himself, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Archbishop of York [Cosmo Lang and William Temple] and the Moderator of the Free Church Federal Council [Walter Armstrong] accepting Pope Pius XII's Five Peace Points calling for unity and a peace based on Christian values. [Printed].

Dates: 29 Apr 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Mar 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/28/13-14
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Letters from [John] Walton Newbold to WSC and Anthony Bevir [Private Secretary to WSC] protesting at unchristian behaviour towards Catholics in Northern Ireland and workers on Good Friday, and about Quakers. [Copies].

Dates: 29 Mar 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Feb 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/53A/47
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Letter from WSC to Archbishop of York [William Temple] recommending him for the Archbishopric of Canterbury.

Dates: 11 Feb 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 04 Nov 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/54B/196-197
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Letter from WSC to the Archbishop of Canterbury [William Temple] explaining the delay in acting upon the ultimatum issued to the German Government hoping that prisoners of war may be exchanged.

Dates: 04 Nov 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 17 Dec 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/54C/272
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Letter from WSC to the Archbishop of Canterbury [William Temple] allowing the ringing of church bells only on Christmas Day.

Dates: 17 Dec 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Oct 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/54B/136
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Letter from WSC to the Archbishop of Canterbury [William Temple] asking that Convocation be restrained from discussing certain topics [undisclosed].

Dates: 14 Oct 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 03 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/48/20
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Letter from 8th Lord Granard to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] on the shortage of Roman Catholic chaplains in the Royal Navy, and the possibility that Catholics could be told by the Church not to join the Navy as a result.

Dates: 03 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 05 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/48/21
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Minute from W L Taylor, Admiralty, to the First Lord's Private Office, on the numbers that each Roman Catholic chaplain and each Anglican chaplain were responsible for in the fleet, showing that each Catholic chaplain had a cure of 1182 souls and a Church of England chaplain 1135.

Dates: 05 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 30 Jun 1917

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/129/30
Scope and Contents Letter from Shane Leslie (St Johnsbury, Vermont [United States]) to Aunt Jane [Lady Randolph Churchill] marked "private" in which he promises to sell her pictures for her; asks her to help [Reverend William Hemmicks] who has been sent by Cardinal James Gibbons to investigate the morals of Catholics in the American Army on the Western Front; comments on the indifference of Americans to World War I and the plight of Great Britain and reports that he was protected by police when he spoke about...
Dates: 30 Jun 1917
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Dec 1894

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/58/69
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Letter from E Maddock (The Gospel Mission and Childrens' Christian Work (83 South Street, Princes Park, Liverpool) to Lord Randolph Churchill expressing sympathy on his illness and advising him to turn to Jehovah.

Dates: 29 Dec 1894
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.
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(Untitled), 24 Feb 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/7/51-53
Scope and Contents Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Benares [India]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: his opinions of Benares which he describes as "the most distinctly Hindoo city I have yet seen"; his opinion of bathing in the Ganges, the cremation of the dead and religious beliefs; a party given by the Maharajah which was attended by "Baboos"; general observations on his visit to India; and his intervention in a conflict between the police and water carriers about which he asks her to inform...
Dates: 24 Feb 1885
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.
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(Untitled), [16] [Jan] [1874]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/4/6-8
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Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Eno Park [Portarlington, Leinster, Ireland]) to [Jennie Jerome, later Lady Randolph Churchill] asking her to tell him about the Elysee Ball and discussing the funeral of Lady Portarlington and the difficulties created by the fact that she was Roman Catholic.

Dates: [16] [Jan] [1874]
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.
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(Untitled), 30 Dec 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/197B/121
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Letter from Joseph Garner [Senior Secretary to the United Kingdom High Commissioner in Canada] (Office of the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom, Earnscliffe, Ottowa [Canada]) to Leslie Rowan [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] commenting on the visit to Canada by reverend Bryan Green, and particularly about the "great nuisance" he made of himself over the arrangements for his return trip. Signed typescript.

Dates: 30 Dec 1944
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Jan 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/197B/122
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Letter from Leslie Rowan [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to Joseph Garner [Senior Secretary to the United Kingdom High Commissioner in Canada] thanking him for his letter, stating that he has not yet seen the reverend Bryan Green, and informing him that if Green complains about the High Commissioner's Office or the Canadian Government he will reply in "moderately unecclesiastical language". Initialled carbon.

Dates: 09 Jan 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Jun 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/34/65
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Letter from Lady Dorothy Howard (Pudsey, [Yorkshire]) to WSC disassociating herself from the "rowdyism" of the Women's Freedom League and describing the gloomy prospects for the Liberals in the Pudsey by-election. Refers to a sermon by a High Church parson on the need to carry the Athanasian creed to the blacks of central Africa.

Dates: 14 Jun 1908
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Sep 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/44/169
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Letter from James Caird (Roseangle, Dundee, [Angus, Scotland]) to WSC enclosing a further £1000 [not present] to help the cause of Free Trade. Hopes to hear an account of WSC's holiday and notes with reference to the death of Professor William James that religious experience is useful in life but not in death. Refers to his visit to the Dublin Horse Show [Ireland].

Dates: 06 Sep 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Oct 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/57/50-52
Scope and Contents Letter from [the 9th Duke of Marlborough] (Blenheim Palace) to WSC: praises his work at the Admiralty; refers to F E Smith [later 1st Lord Birkenhead] and "politicians who clothe the results of calculation in the language of enthusiasm"; cites the religious wars in sixteenth-century France as a warning against provoking religious passion in Ulster [Ireland]; complains about having to assess the site value of his land; describes his efforts to re-house his labourers through a co-operative and...
Dates: 01 Oct 1912
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 07 Dec [1896]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152A/75-76
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] on subjects including: thanks for his letter; his wounded kneecap which was caused by a "sequel to a bearfight" at a dinner the previous evening with instructions not to tell [James] Welldon about the incident "he would be bound to view it with stern disapproval - never having...come into contact with the slightly elevated and inebriated subaltern"; his opinion of hypocrisy within the clergy and of religion; his progress with...
Dates: 07 Dec [1896]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), c 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152A/77-82
Scope and Contents Transcript of a letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] on subjects including: thanks for his letter; his wounded kneecap which was caused by a "sequel to a bearfight" at a dinner the previous evening with instructions not to tell [James] Welldon about the incident "he would be bound to view it with stern disapproval - never having...come into contact with the slightly elevated and inebriated subaltern"; his opinion of hypocrisy within the clergy and of religion; his...
Dates: c 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 16 Dec [1896]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152A/83-84
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Letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] on subjects including: thanks for his letter; a letter he has received from [James] Welldon about the Christian missions; a copy of his proposed reply [see CHAR 28/152A/85-86] which he asks him to keep confidential as "everyone is at heart a gossip"; his proposed trip to the Calcutta races and his intention to go to Egypt. Signed manuscript. Envelope present.

Dates: 16 Dec [1896]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 16 Dec 1896

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/152A/85-86
Scope and Contents Draft of a letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to [James] Welldon in which he explains his reasons for deprecating missionary work; discusses the evolution of various religions and the cost "deluges of blood and floods of theological controversy" of one religion superseding another; and explains that he believes that Christianity is "best adapted to the spiritual needs of the European inhabitants of the North Temperate Zone". In a postscript he asks Welldon whether he should read Macaulay...
Dates: 16 Dec 1896
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 13 Nov 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/2B/102-103
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Letter from WSC to the Archbishop of York [William Temple] on the resignation of Henry Woollcombe as Bishop of Selby [Yorkshire]. [Carbon].

Dates: 13 Nov 1940
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 22 Nov 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/2B/115
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Letter from WSC to the Archbishop of Canterbury [Cosmo Lang] on the proposed resignation of the Bishop of Ely [Bernard Heywood]. [Carbon].

Dates: 22 Nov 1940
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Dec 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/2B/141
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Letter from WSC to Reverend Alan Don offering him the vacant canonry of Westminster [London] and the Rectory of St. Margaret, Westminster. [Carbon].

Dates: 09 Dec 1940
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 17 Dec 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/2B/159
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Letter from WSC to Reverend Alan Don on his appointment to the Canonry of Westminster [London] and Rectory of St Margaret, Westminster. [Carbon].

Dates: 17 Dec 1940
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open