Germany
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Letters relating chiefly to the Reformation in Germany
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.712
Scope and Contents
Includes 81 letters from the archives of the Baumgärtner family of Nuremburg, the majority to Hieronymus Baumgärtner the elder (d. 1564). With one exception the letters are from those with surnames beginning M to W. Also including 28 letters of a miscellaneous character, about half being addressed to secular rulers or authorities, including members of the Lichtenberg family, and members of the ruling house of Saxony. Collection includes one printed item: Des XX Psalm Auslegung inn Reim ......
Dates:
1516-1746
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).
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Cambridge University Library
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Letters to Lady Wester Wemyss, 1920 - 1923
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/WMYS 7/12
Scope and Contents
Written from Hotel Vouillemont and the Travellers' Club in Paris, 94 Piccadilly, the Naval & Military Club, the Royal Automobile Club, 59 Pont Street and the Beefsteak Club in London, Wemyss Castle in Fife, Wrotham Park in Hertfordshire, H.M. Dockyard in Portsmouth, Hopetoun House near Edinburgh and Innischonain in Argyll.
Subjects include the attitude of Germany to the Peace, Home Rule in Ireland, the attempt to get to the bottom of the fraudulent pamphlet 'The Jewish Peril',...
Dates:
1920 - 1923
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Sub-Series
Letters to Sandys from Sir Horace Rumbold on Sandys' appointment as Third Secretary at the Embassy, Berlin, and on his transfer from Berlin, October 1930 & January 1933, 1930 - 1933
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DSND 1/1
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The material covers much of Lord Duncan-Sandys public life. Papers, reports and correspondence document the ministries in which he served and there are also constituency correspondence, speeches, publications, press cuttings and photographs. A number of papers exist relating to his involvement in the campaign to restore Capital Punishment, the European Movement and the Civic Trust.
Dates:
1930 - 1933
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the papers are open to researchers. Information about closures can be obtained from Churchill Archives Centre.
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Literary., 1925 - 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/202
Scope and Contents
Proofs and an offprint of WSC's article entitled "The German Splendour" on WSC's visits to Germany in 1906 and 1906 to see Kaiser Wilhelm II and the manoeuvres of the German army. Includes WSC's observations on the strength of the German army and navy compared to British forces, on German artillery, and military techniques (which are compared to those used at the Battle of Omdurman).Proofs and an offprint of WSC's article entitled "Consistency in Politics" which includes: observations on the...
Dates:
1925 - 1927
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples": book 12, "The Victorian Age" [eventually included in volume 4, "The Great Democracies"]: various revises., 1956 - Jan 1957
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/438A-C
Scope and Contents
Includes typed drafts and galley proofs (some described as first or second proof, first, second, third, last or final revise, "dead duplicate", or "returned empties") for: chapters entitled "The Rise of Germany", "Gladstone and Disraeli", "Home Rule for Ireland", "Lord Salisbury's Governments", "America from 'Reconstruction' to World Power" or "America in 'Reconstruction'" or "American Reconstruction" and "America as a World-Power", and "The Dawn of the Twentieth Century"; notes on the...
Dates:
1956 - Jan 1957
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples": volume 4, "The Great Democracies": final proofs., Jan 1957
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/439A-B
Scope and Contents
Includes galley proofs of the entire volume [with the exception of the index]: introductory pages and books 10-12, "Recovery and Reform", "The Great Republic", and "The Victorian Age" [chapter 7 of which, "The Dawn of the Twentieth Century" is renamed "The South African War" in the published volume].With very minor suggested amendments and notes from various people [secretaries, literary assistants, etc.] including: [Alan Hodge].
Dates:
Jan 1957
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Articles., 08 Dec 1918 - 31 Dec 1919
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/36
Scope and Contents
1. British Naval Supremacy, 8 Dec 1918 [carbon] 2. The Whole World is at a Standstill, 12 Jan 1919 [carbon] 3. The Foreign Policy of Britain, 22 June 1919 [carbon] 4. Our Armaments after the War, 29 June 1919 [carbon] 5. The Truth About the Navy, 9 Nov 1919 [carbon] 6. Can Labour Govern?, 16 Nov 1919 [carbon] 7. Russia and Germany, 23 Nov 1919 [carbon] 8. America and The Treaty, 30 Nov 1919 [carbon] 9. The Right to Strike, 7 Dec 1919 [carbon] 10. The Red Fever, 25 Jan 1920 [carbon] 11....
Dates:
08 Dec 1918 - 31 Dec 1919
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Articles., 22 Jun 1919 - 19 Mar 1920
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/37
Scope and Contents
1. "Could Labour Govern the Country", Sunday Herald, 16 Nov 1919, [typescript and cutting].2. "Have we done with Germany: The Danger of Another Great European Explosion" Sunday Herald, 23 Nov 1919, [typescript].3. "Will America Fail Us? Why U.S.A. Hesitates to Ratify the Treaty - and the Consequences", Sunday Herald, 30 Nov 1919 [typescript].4. "Britain's Foreign Policy", Weekly Dispatch, 22 June 1919 [cutting].5. "Our Armaments after the War", Weekly Dispatch, 29 June 1919 [cutting].6. "The...
Dates:
22 Jun 1919 - 19 Mar 1920
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Articles., 1930
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/282A-B
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Proofs for various articles by WSC for the Strand Magazine: "[Georges] Clemenceau: the man and the tiger" including his relationship with [Field Marshal Ferdinand] Foch, French politics and World War I; "If I lived my life over again" on various decisions taken by WSC, gambling, his experiences during the Boer War and at the Admiralty and his attitude towards the Conservative Party; "People who have influenced or impressed me" on Lord Randolph Churchill, William Bourke Cockran, Sir Francis...
Dates:
1930
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Articles., 1932
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/316
Scope and Contents
Proofs and offprints of articles and short pieces by WSC including: a foreword to a book about Marthe Cnockaert-Roulers and the work of the secret service; "Prohibition"; "Britain must hear the truth" and "Tell England the truth" on the increasing military strengths of Germany and Japan, the likelihood of war in Europe and the importance of increasing the defences of the United Kingdom; an introduction to a reprinted edition of WSC's "The River War" on his experiences in the Sudan; and a...
Dates:
1932
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Articles by WSC for the Daily Mail., 1932
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/317
Scope and Contents
Proofs and newspaper cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "I was conscious through it all" and "My New York [United States] misadventure" on WSC's accident in which he was hit by a motor car; "The Academy reveals Britain's brave gaiety" on the Royal Academy exhibition (including a draft of the article by Edward Marsh); "My happy days in the Bahamas "; "Words on the Irish Treaty" on the announcement by [Eamon] De Valera of the abolition of the Oath of Allegiance; "Lord Oxford [and...
Dates:
1932
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Articles by WSC for the Hearst Newspapers., 1931
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/303
Scope and Contents
Includes proofs and cuttings of articles by WSC on: the United States of Europe (including European affairs, trade, the Treaty of Versailles [France] and the positions of the United States and Canada); British industry; the Austro-German customs union; the fall of King Alfonso XIII and the monarchy in Spain; the League of Nations; "America Beware!" on economic affairs in the United States; the economic collapse of Europe; the likelihood of war in Europe and the forthcoming General Election. ...
Dates:
1931
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: articles, Evening Standard., Mar 1936 - Dec 1936
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/543
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Annotated proofs of the following articles by WSC: "Britain, Germany and Locarno" and "Stop it Now!" on the need for the League of Nations to act on German troops entering the Rhineland [Germany]; "Where Do We Stand?" on the results of Italy's invasion of Abyssinia [Ethiopia] and the British policy on it; "How Germany is Arming" on German military expenditure; "Our Navy Must Be Stronger"; "Organise Our Supplies" on efficient munitions production; "How to Stop War" on the need for a grand...
Dates:
Mar 1936 - Dec 1936
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: articles: Evening Standard 1., Jan 1937 - May 1937
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/569
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Annotated proofs and press cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "No Intervention in Spain for us!" on the wisdom of British neutrality in the Spanish Civil War, being equally opposed to both sides, and on the small likelihood of German troops staying with a successful General Franco; "How You Will Help to Meet the Bill" on funding rearmament and the probable need to increase taxation; "Europe's Peace" on the continued threat from Germany; "France Faces a New Crisis" on French economic...
Dates:
Jan 1937 - May 1937
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: articles: Evening Standard 2., 13 May 1937 - 03 Sep 1937
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/570
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Annotated proofs and press cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "Defending the Empire" on the issue of Commonwealth defence, especially air and naval power; "America looks at Europe" on the good relations between the United States, Britain and France, American neutrality, Britain's war debt, and the American role in keeping gold prices stable; "The Rome-Berlin Axis" on relations between Italy and Germany, and Italy and Britain; "Vive la France!" on the fall of Leon Blum's Government...
Dates:
13 May 1937 - 03 Sep 1937
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: articles: Evening Standard 3., 15 Sep 1937 - 23 Dec 1937
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/571
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Annotated proofs and press cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "Friendship with Germany" on his own and Britain's attitude to Germany; "A Forward Step" on the improved outlook for peace in the Mediterranean, Yugoslavia and Spain, and the disappearance of [Italian] pirate submarines from the Mediterranean; "War is not Imminent" on the need to avoid unnecessary alarmism, the situation in the Far East depending upon the actions of the United States, the tension between Italy and France...
Dates:
15 Sep 1937 - 23 Dec 1937
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Co-operation Press Service: business correspondence., 03 Jan 1939 - Dec 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/638
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: representatives of Co-operation including its head, Imre Revesz [later Emery Reves]; Wilbur Forrest, Assistant Editor, and Mrs Ogden Reid, the Proprietor of the New York Herald Tribune, on the importance of the American reading public getting up-to-date comment from leading European statesmen; Sir Alexander Cadogan (Foreign Office); A de Premio Real, Chief Editor of L'Ilustre Francais; Thornton Butterworth Limited; Anthony Eden [later Lord Avon] on broadcasting to the...
Dates:
03 Jan 1939 - Dec 1939
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Co-operation Press Service for International Understanding: business correspondence., 24 Dec 1937 - 27 Dec 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/607
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Marguerite Scialtiel, a French representative of Curtis Brown Limited (2); representatives of Co-operation including its head, Imre Revesz [later Emery Reves]; the London representative of le Moment, a Romanian newspaper, on WSC acknowledging its 1000th issue; copy letter from Curtis Brown, New York [United States], on distributing WSC's Daily Telegraph articles in America.Other subjects include: publication details of WSC's articles for Argentina, Australia, Canada,...
Dates:
24 Dec 1937 - 27 Dec 1938
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Collier's magazine articles by WSC., Jan 1939 - Sep 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/653A-B
Scope and Contents
Includes proofs and cuttings from Collier's for: "Let the Tyrant Criminals Bomb" (British title "The Balance of Air Power") on German and British air strength in the 1930s, the threat of air attacks on ships, and the use of bombing against civilians; "War - Now or Never" (British title "Will There Be War [in Europe - and When?]") on the nature of the Nazi and Italian regimes, their financial needs, the growth of the German army and munitions programme, and the state of the RAF (with some...
Dates:
Jan 1939 - Sep 1939
Conditions Governing Access:
Open.
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Literary: Collier's magazine articles by WSC: 1., Jul 1938 - Sep 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/620
Scope and Contents
Includes proofs and cuttings from Collier's for: "Japan Guesses Wrong" on Japanese battleship building, the British and American response, making comparisons with naval strategy during World War I; "Dictators on Dynamite" (British title "Dictators at the Cross-roads") on the rise of Hitler and Benito Mussolini and the contemporary situation in Germany and Italy; "England Learns About Labor" (British title "The Problem of the Labour Unions") on union radicalism, supporting the recognition of...
Dates:
Jul 1938 - Sep 1938
Conditions Governing Access:
Open.
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Literary: Collier's magazine articles by WSC: 2., Nov 1938 - Apr 1940
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/621
Scope and Contents
Includes proofs and cuttings from Collier's for: "Today's Battles" (British title "War on Land" or "How the Armies will fight next time") on developments in military strategy in wars since the American Civil War, tanks, the difficulties facing an aggressor, and the importance of the infantry-man; "The Colony Racket" (British title "Great Britain and the German Colonies") on Germany's claims to have its former colonies returned, giving an historical perspective, comparing [Prince Otto von]...
Dates:
Nov 1938 - Apr 1940
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Collier's magazine articles: correspondence., 03 Feb 1938 - 30 Dec 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/604
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Representatives of Collier's including the Editor, William Chenery (16); representatives of Curtis Brown Limited, New York [United States] Office (28) on subjects including WSC's US taxes and the scope for syndicating his articles in the US, and the London Office on publication rights for WSC's US articles in the United Kingdom (2); Brendan Bracken suggesting subjects for US articles; Adam Marshall Diston and Richard Clarke on preparing articles for WSC; Admiral Sir...
Dates:
03 Feb 1938 - 30 Dec 1938
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Correspondence concerning "The Eastern Front", Volume 5 of "The World Crisis"., 1931
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/287
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hordern, WSC's researcher, on various subjects including the correction of proofs (23); Brigadier General James Edmonds of the Military Branch of the Historical Section (2) on various subjects including a request that his name should not appear in connection with the book; Sir Maurice Hankey [Secretary to the Committee of Imperial Defence] (4) on suggested corrections to proofs; Butler and Tanner Limited on the preparation of proofs of the...
Dates:
1931
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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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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Literary: Correspondence concerning WSC's research for Volume 3 of "The World Crisis"., 20 Jan 1926 - 31 Oct 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/203
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: 1st Lord Beatty, Admiral of the Fleet; James Headlam-Morley [Historical Advisor to the Foreign Office] (2); Kenneth Dewar of the Naval Staff Intelligence Division (5); 1st Lord D'Abernon [earlier Sir Edgar Vincent] (4) on statistics of German casualties (4); Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Sir Max Aitken] (3); Brigadier General James Edmonds of the Military Branch of the Historical Section (13); John Du Cane (3); Sir Maurice Hankey [Secretary to the Committee of Imperial...
Dates:
20 Jan 1926 - 31 Oct 1926
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: correspondence, mainly readers' comments, on volume 1 ("The Gathering Storm") of WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War")., Apr 1948 - May 1955
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/48A-B
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Reverend Andrew Blair on Pierre Laval [former head of government, Vichy France]; Belgian General Boels; Robert Boothby; George Bosworth on WSC's role in the 1930s and arms exports to Germany; Timothy Breen (2); Camille Chautemps defending his actions; William Clarke [member of Room 40, naval intelligence]; Kenneth de Courcy on British policy in the years before the war (2); Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz]; "Sidney", Lord Herbert [later 16th Lord Pembroke and 13th...
Dates:
Apr 1948 - May 1955
Conditions Governing Access:
Open