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Public and Political: General: Patronage: correspondence, H-Q., Feb 1943 - Feb 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/485
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Correspondents include: Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] congratulating WSC on his speech at Harvard, Cambridge [United States]; James Conant, President, (2) and Jerome Greene, Secretary to the Corporation, of Harvard University and Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, British Ambassador to the United States] (2) on WSC receiving an honorary degree from Harvard; Victor Goodman [Chief ARP and Security Officer of the Palace of Westminster] and [Douglas] Clifton-Brown...
Dates:
Feb 1943 - Feb 1944
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Public and Political: General: Personal Office correspondence, R-S, many congratulating WSC on becoming Prime Minister and praising his leadership and speeches, Apr 1908 - Dec 1940. [Please note that almost the whole file dates from 1940].
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/398
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Correspondents include: Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay on his knighthood; Sir Eugene Ramsden on Conservative support for WSC; Whitelaw Reid [London correspondent] of the New York Herald Tribune [United States]; [Sir] Robert Renwick sending on memoranda on French banks (by "Birch"), demolition in London, and Albania (by Renwick) (4); [David] Waley [Principal Assistant Secretary] (Treasury) and Philip Allen (Ministry of Home Security) on Renwick's memoranda; Paul Reynaud, French Minister of...
Dates:
Apr 1908 - Dec 1940. [Please note that almost the whole file dates from 1940].
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Public and Political: General: Political: Correspondence H-L., May 1947 - Dec 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/83A-B
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Correspondents include: Arthur Henderson [later Lord Rowley, Secretary of State for Air] on war graves (2); James Thomas [later 1st Lord Cilcennin, Vice-Chairman of Conservative and Unionist Party] (2); Stephen Pierssene [General Director, Conservative and Unionist Central Office]; Major George Herbert (2); Humphry Berkeley, Conservative Political Centre; Lord Hinchingbrooke [later 10th Lord Sandwich and Victor Montagu] on estimates; Christopher Hollis and Sir James Hawkey, Chairman of...
Dates:
May 1947 - Dec 1949
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Public and Political: General: Political: Correspondence H - O., 30 Jul 1951 - 22 Sep 1961
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/129A-B
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Correspondents include: Sir Stephen King-Hall, Chairman, the Hansard Society for Parliamentary Government, asking WSC to be the society's president (2); Roy Harrod on not standing as a Conservative candidate (2); 1st Lord Woolton [earlier Frederick Marquis], Chairman, Conservative and Unionist Central Office, on subjects including a vote of confidence in Lord Hinchingbrooke [later 10th Lord Sandwich and Victor Montagu] as MP for South Dorset, local election strategy and WSC's General...
Dates:
30 Jul 1951 - 22 Sep 1961
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Public and Political: General: Political: Correspondence I-O., Dec 1947 - Jan 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/69A-B
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Correspondents include: Michiels van Verduynen [Netherlands Ambassador to the United Kingdom]; 4th Lord Powis; 1st Lord Kemsley [earlier Sir James Berry, Editor in Chief, Sunday Times] on Commonwealth journalists; Michael Joy [Private Secretary to the Permanent Under-Secretary of State]; Sir David Maxwell Fyfe [later 1st Lord Kilmuir]; 5th Lord Salisbury [earlier Robert Gascoyne Cecil and Lord Cranborne]; 1st Lord Swinton [earlier Philip Lloyd Greame and Philip Cunliffe Lister]; 1st Lord...
Dates:
Dec 1947 - Jan 1949
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Public and Political: General: Political: Correspondence P-R., Jan 1948 - Dec 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/70A-B
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Correspondents include: Habib Rahimtoola, High Commissioner for Pakistan, on the supply of military stores by India; Patrick Buchan-Hepburn [later 1st Lord Hailes, Conservative Chief Whip] (5); Douglas Clifton Brown [later 1st Lord Ruffside, Speaker of the House of Commons] (6); Nigel Colman, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations; Baronne Pessonne de Sennevoy on [Marshal Henri] Petain; Victor Raikes on basic petrol abolition; 1st...
Dates:
Jan 1948 - Dec 1949
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Public and Political: General: Political: Correspondence T-Z., Nov 1947 - Dec 1948
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/72A-B
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Correspondents include: Iain MacLeod, Conservative Parliamentary Secretariat, on the position of graduate teachers (2); Emanuel Shinwell, Secretary of State for War, (2) and Arthur Henderson [later Lord Rowley], Secretary of State for Air, (2) on recruitment for service auxiliaries and reserves; James Thomas [later 1st Lord Cilcennin, Vice- Chairman of Conservative and Unionist Party] (2); Colin Thornton-Kemsley (2); Reginald Maudling; 6th Lord De L'Isle and Dudley [earlier William Sidney,...
Dates:
Nov 1947 - Dec 1948
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Public and Political: General: Political: correspondence T-Z., Jun 1956 - Aug 1964
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/513
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Correspondents include: Sir Charles Taylor, MP regarding a message from WSC to Eastbourne [Sussex]; Peter Thomas MP regarding Colonel David Price White; Josip Tito, President of Yugoslavia [later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia]; Antony Acland, Assistant Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary on subjects including the visit of Shigeru Yoshida (3); [Alfred] Ernest Marples, Minister of Transport, on subjects including traffic in London...
Dates:
Jun 1956 - Aug 1964
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Public and Political: General: Political: various Conservative Party papers., Jul 1946 - Feb 1953
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/17
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Includes copies of: papers on road, rail, and London Transport, the European Recovery Programme, trade, and the 1953 conference location; Conservative "Weekend Talking Points" on prices, unemployment, the liberal vote, and the cost of living; propaganda flyers; public opinion summary; galley proofs of "We shall win through" (October 1952) on the economy, domestic and foreign policy, and defence; Weekly News Letters.Also includes correspondence from: Patrick Buchan-Hepburn [later 1st Lord...
Dates:
Jul 1946 - Feb 1953
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Questions asked of Mr Arnold relative to his specification of his father's timekeeper, 1805-07-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/25: 265-270
Scope and Contents
With Arnold's answers.
Dates:
1805-07-08
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Receipt for payment of £20 by Dr Thomas Young, 1829
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 229
Scope and Contents
Sent to William Richardson.
Dates:
1829
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Remarks made by Charles Young, 1805
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/27: 291-308b
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Printed paper by Earnshaw with annotations by Young. The paper is preceded by a letter to Young from Sir Joseph Banks.
Dates:
1805
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Remarks made by Edward Troughton, 1805
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/27: 270-289b
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Printed paper by Earnshaw, preceded by a letter to Troughton from Sir Joseph Banks [RGO 14/27: 271]. Troughton's comments on the paper (and on a paper by Arnold) are outlined in the letter at [RGO 14/27: 272-273].
Dates:
1805
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Remarks made by John Barwise, 1805
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/27: 22-39b
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Printed paper by Earnshaw with annotations by Barwise. The paper is preceded by a letter to Barwise from Nevil Maskelyne.
Dates:
1805
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Remarks made by John Grant, 1805
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/27: 60-77b
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Printed paper by Earnshaw with annotations by Grant. The paper is preceded by a letter to Grant from Nevil Maskelyne.
Dates:
1805
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Remarks made by Miles Brockbank, 1805
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/27: 41-58b
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Printed paper by Earnshaw with annotations by Brockbank. The paper is preceded by a letter to Brockbank from Sir Joseph Banks. It also includes an envelope addressed to E.J. Stone at [RGO 14/27: 51b].
Dates:
1805
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Remarks made by Mr Molyneux, 1805
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/27: 156-173
Scope and Contents
Printed paper by Earnshaw with annotations by Molyneux. The paper is preceded by a letter to Molyneux from Sir Joseph Banks.
Dates:
1805
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Remarks made by Peter Grimaldi, 1805
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/27: 79-96b
Scope and Contents
Printed paper by Earnshaw with annotations by Grimaldi. The paper is preceded by a letter to Grimaldi from Nevil Maskelyne.
Dates:
1805
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Remarks on a report concerning the establishment of the Cape Observatory, 1820
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 212-213
Scope and Contents
Sent to Captain Kater.
Dates:
1820
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Reports on London Region to the Minister of Home Security from Ernest Gowers [Senior Regional Commissioner], 1941-07 - 1945-03-31
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/PRKR 2
Scope and Contents
These regular reports include regular sections on attacks by the enemy; civil defence; fire services; preparations for invasion; preparation of plans for attack; lessons from raids; and movement of population.
Dates:
1941-07 - 1945-03-31
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Requests from James Preston for assistance, 1824 - 1825
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/12: 422-426
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Miscellaneous petitions and memorials making requests of the Board of Longitude.
Dates:
1824 - 1825
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Reuters telegrams, 1866-1885
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/E2
Scope and Contents
Printed and manuscript copies of telegrams, principally from London, mainly despatched by Reuters. The telegrams are divided roughly into those regarding commerce and those regarding European politics.
Dates:
1866-1885
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
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Review of 'Worms' 'Bazaar': [1 col], 1881-11-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 226.1: 21
Scope and Contents
Printed; by Anon; written at London?
(Printed)
Dates:
1881-11-02
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Part:
High Risk material. Access restricted due to fragility.
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Review of 'Worms' 'Bookbuyer': [2 cols], 1881-11-01
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 226.1: 24
Scope and Contents
Printed; by Anon; written at London?
(Printed)
Dates:
1881-11-01
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Part:
High Risk material. Access restricted due to fragility.
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Rhinoceros sweats profusely from extreme terror, 1871-06-28
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 189: 57r
Scope and Contents
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1871-06-28
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From the Class:
Very fragile material - access may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please seek guidance.