Egypt
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Subject Source: Local sources
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"A New Experience - Victory", 10 Nov 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/158/56-68
Scope and Contents
Typescript speaking notes for WSC's speech (Lord Mayor's Banquet, Mansion House, London) on victories in North Africa and successes under General Sir Harold Alexander as Commander in Chief Middle East and General Sir Bernard Montgomery as General Officer commanding the 8th Army; noting that the battles have been fought by forces from home and from the Dominions; the United States and the Battle of Egypt; policy towards Spain, Portugal and his hopes for General [Charles] de Gaulle and France;...
Dates:
10 Nov 1942
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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"Approach March": annotated draft of chapters 29-30 and 32, "The Egypt of the Pashas", "The Egyptian Triangle" and "Intervention in Higher Strategy", 1967-08 - 1968-05
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 8/3/35
Scope and Contents
Includes a copy of JA's article for Punch on Sir Miles Lampson [1st Lord Killearn, former British Ambassador to Egypt].
Dates:
1967-08 - 1968-05
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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"Approach March": annotated draft of chapters 29-31, "The Egypt of the Pashas", "The Egyptian Triangle" and "The Coup at Abdin", 1967-08
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 8/3/36
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This section of the archive includes some source material, notes, drafts, typescripts and proofs of JA's autobiography. It was written in the 1960s (though not published until 1973), after JA lost first his ministerial office and then his Parliamentary seat after the General Elections of 1964 and 1966. Asked by the publishers Hutchinson Limited to write his political memoirs, JA preferred instead to write about his earlier career (being unable to write about sensitive recent events, and...
Dates:
1967-08
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Australia, 1924-12 - 1926-03
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 2/4/1
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with 1st Lord Forster, Governor-General and with Stanley Bruce, Prime Minister, on subjects including: finding a successor to 3rd Lord Stradbroke [as Governor of Victoria]; communications between Governors and the Colonial Office; the proposed abandonment of the Australian naval construction programme; the Geneva Protocol and the risks of Britain signing a Security Pact with France, Belgium and Germany, without the other Dominion Governments; Forster's successor; the...
Dates:
1924-12 - 1926-03
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Birds-119 Note, 1809-01-01 - 1882-04-30
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 84.2: 172
Scope and Contents
Birds Sexual Selection / Swinhoes cases (if I understand) of certain Herons (& Blyth has case) which have adult plumage like the young of other species
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1809-01-01 - 1882-04-30
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
Fonds
Col. Bertram Romilly: Letters from Sudan and France
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9656
Scope and Contents
Letters written to Romilly's father describing his military experiences.
Dates:
1912-1915
Conditions Governing Access:
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Committee of Imperial Defence and Cabinet Prints: white papers, 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/FISR 8/41
Scope and Contents
Includes report on the military requirements of the empire as affected by Egypt and the Sudan.
Dates:
1909
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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Committee of Imperial Defence and Cabinet Prints: white papers, 1911
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/FISR 8/47
Scope and Contents
Subjects include: the defences of Hong Kong; defence of Egypt's eastern frontier; scale of a possible attack on Prince Rupert, Canada; scale of a possible attack on Australia; the international status of the dominions of Britain was at war. Includes papers for the 1911 Imperial Conference on matters of naval and military defence.
Dates:
1911
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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Committee of Imperial Defence and Cabinet Prints: white papers, 1911
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/FISR 8/49
Scope and Contents
Subjects include: local transportation and distribution of supplies in time of war; the situation in the Mediterranean; the defences of Malta, Egypt and Cyprus; maintenance of overseas commerce in time of war.
Dates:
1911
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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Copy of an unpublished memoir, 1922-46, 1926 - 1946
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CAVN 1/2
Scope and Contents
Comprising: Second Marriage and Poland: The Soldier as a Peacemaker; A Lame Staff Officer on a World Tour; Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms and Field Marshal; Three Cruises and Trips to India, Egypt and Italy; The Irish Guards; Some Links with the Liberals of Fifty Years Ago; The Guards Division: Lord Kitchener's Intentions Regarding It; Leadership (based on a talk given to soldiers in 1939); Two Valleys; London Duties; Some Thoughts on Disarmament as Affecting the Army;...
Dates:
1926 - 1946
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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Correspondence A - L, 1926-12 - 1927-12
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 2/1/13
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Sir Edward Grigg [Governor of Kenya, later 1st Lord Altrincham] on his visit home, settling a question of port handling in Kenya, and his health; Reginald Leigh [Assistant Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary] on LSA's invitation to join the Academie Diplomatique Internationale; 1st Lord Athlone [Governor-General of South Africa] on the good effect of LSA's visit to South Africa and reaching a compromise with [?] Senator Nicolas de Wet (2); Sir Robert...
Dates:
1926-12 - 1927-12
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Correspondence L - Z, 1925-12 - 1926-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 2/1/12
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: 1st Lord Lloyd, High Commissioner for Egypt and the Sudan, congratulating LSA on the negotiations over Mosul [Al-Mawsil, Iraq] and his difficulties with Saad Zaghlul Pasha [President of Egypt] and the weakened British position in Egypt; Beryl Lafone on the enforced retirement of her husband, Edgar Lafone [Chief Constable Metropolitan Police]; Edgar Lafone; Sir William Joynson-Hicks, Home Secretary [later 1st Lord Brentford]; 14th Lord Lovat [earlier Simon Fraser] (2);...
Dates:
1925-12 - 1926-12
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Correspondence on academic works, 1847 - 1850
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/465
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and papers on various academic works, including W.H. Stevenson's thoughts on hydrogen, gas and water; E.W. Brayley's injury to book bindings by gas; and R.S. Poole's places of the sun and moon's longitude in regard to ancient Egyptian chronology. There are papers by F. Coxworthy on the influence of electricity in regard to various scientific phenomena; M. Faraday's galvanic experiments; Airy's essays on the route of the Israelites during the Exodus; a small map of North Canada...
Dates:
1847 - 1850
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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Correspondence on foreign observatories, 1963
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 9/449
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding foreign observatories, including observatories in Turkey, Sweden, Egypt and Pakistan.
Dates:
1963
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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Correspondence with foreign observatories, 1964 - 1968
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 10/779
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with various overseas observatories, A-R, including the following items:Australia: papers concerning the 150-inch telescope proposal, the use of the Isaac Newton Telescope at the Mount Stromlo Observatory, and other observatories.Egypt: correspondence concerned mainly with the Helwan Observatory, including observing trips, maintenance and students studying at the Royal Greenwich Observatory.Africa: correspondence with various African observatories,...
Dates:
1964 - 1968
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).
Fonds
David Binnie: World tour diaries and photographs
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8558-8560
Dates:
1873-1874
Conditions Governing Access:
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Diary, 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/21
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: relations with members of United Nations committees; discussions surrounding China and Kashmir [region in China, India and Pakistan]; Cadogan's reflections on his diary-writing and personal archive, including scrapbooks; Cadogan's retirement from the United Nations; the family's relocation to London and notes on interior decoration, shopping, and household provisioning; Cadogan's appointment to the boards of the National Provincial Bank and the Phoenix...
Dates:
1950
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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Diary, 1952
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/23
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: United Nations Association meetings; Suez Canal Company business; National Provincial Bank business; the death and funeral of King George VI; Cadogan's refusal of the Secretary-Generalship of NATO; Cadogan's appointment as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC; Cadogan's reaction to the installation of his television set, at the BBC's request; meetings at Broadcasting House; comments on BBC departments, staff, and the printing of an issue of "Radio...
Dates:
1952
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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Diary, 1953
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/24
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: private meetings with Ian Jacob at the BBC; National Provincial Bank business; United Nations Association meetings; English Speaking Union events; Suez Canal Company business in Cairo and Paris; discussions regarding the Drogheda Committee and Report; BBC Board of Governors' meetings and social engagements, including discussions with Lady Rhys-Williams and Barbara Wootton; remarks on television programming; Cadogan's first-hand experience of the Coronation...
Dates:
1953
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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Diary, 1954
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/25
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: private meetings with Ian Jacob at the BBC; National Provincial Bank business; United Nations Association meetings; Suez Canal Company business; Chatham House meetings on Anglo-American relations; discussions regarding Drogheda Report; BBC Board of Governors meetings and policy discussions, including remarks on the BBC's relationship with the government, secret intelligence, and the Independent Television Authority, the BBC's responses to the government White...
Dates:
1954
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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Diary, 1955
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/26
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: private meetings with Ian Jacob at the BBC; National Provincial Bank business; United Nations Association meetings; Suez Canal Company business; BBC Board of Governors meetings and policy discussions, including remarks on audience research and the BBC's relationship with the government and the Independent Television Authority; religious programming; arrangements for the installation of television transmitters at Crystal Palace; the BBC's role during the...
Dates:
1955
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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Diary, 1956
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/27
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: private meetings with Ian Jacob at the BBC; National Provincial Bank business; private meetings with Foreign Office officials including Ivone Kirkpatrick; United Nations Association meetings; Suez Canal Company business, including news of crisis and responses to nationalisation by Gamal Abdel Nassar; BBC Board of Governors meetings and policy discussions, including remarks on the BBC's relationship with the government, competition with commercial television,...
Dates:
1956
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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Diary, 1957
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/28
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: private meetings with Ian Jacob at the BBC; National Provincial Bank and Phoenix Assurance Company business; comments on Anthony Eden's resignation and the formation of a new Cabinet; Suez Canal Company business; BBC Board of Governors meetings and policy discussions, including remarks on the BBC's General Advisory Council and relationship with the government, the future of sound broadcasting, and the White Paper on changes to BBC overseas information...
Dates:
1957
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Fonds
Diary of Libyan Desert Expedition
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/BGND AS
Scope and Contents
Copy of Peel's diary, kept during an expedition to Libya and Egypt led by Brigadier Ralph Bagnold, in areas including Wadi el Aqaba and the Gilf Kebir Plateau.
Dates:
1938-01 - 1938-04
Conditions Governing Access:
The diary is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
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Drawings of ships and harbours, 1875
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SDEE 1/2
Scope and Contents
Comprising pencil and pen-and-ink drawings.
Including views of Vigo, Spain; Aden (Yemen); Corfu and Zante (Zakinthos) in the Ionian Islands; Rhodes in the Dodecanese Islands; Suez from the Canal (Egypt); Gibraltar; Malta; Turkey, including Adalia (Antalya); and Salonica (Thessaloniki), Greece.
Dates:
1875
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.