France
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 979 Collections and/or Records:
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General articles 1914-18, 1914-09 - 1918-06
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 1/3/12
Scope and Contents
Press cuttings, texts and prints of articles and lectures by LSA, on subjects including: the role of the Empire in the war; Ireland's demand for fiscal autonomy; the constitutional development of South Africa; British preparations for war; imperial taxation; investing the surplus funds of the trade unions into industry; arming new recruits; LSA's own career.
Also includes: article by L J Maxse [Editor of the National Review] on lack of support for the Army from the Government; print...
Dates:
1914-09 - 1918-06
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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General papers, 1957-02 - 1958-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 1/5/1
Scope and Contents
Includes: minute from Alan Lennox-Boyd, Secretary of State for the Colonies [later 1st Lord Boyd of Merton] on development of the Seychelles; memorandum from the Revolutionary Government of Indonesia in Europe on the military, political and social economic situation in Indonesia; notes of meetings between JA and Michel Debre, Jacques Soustelle and [?] Marcel Boussac on Anglo-French relations, particularly on the Common Market and the association of Guinea with Ghana; note on the division of...
Dates:
1957-02 - 1958-12
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.
Unknown
"Handbook of the French Army: General Staff, War Office", 1914
Unknown
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 26/6
Scope and Contents
Printed. Detailed information about the French army including French history, France, army conditions and recruitment, organisation, administration, military education, uniform, and the French navy.
Dates:
1914
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Harriet Susan Miller: Continental Tour Journal
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6230
Scope and Contents
Journal by Harriet Miller of tours on the continent with her husband, Professor W.H. Miller, 1856 and later.
Dates:
1856 (Circa)
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
Fonds
History of France from Louis XII to Henri IV
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6756
Scope and Contents
Written in an early nineteenth century hand, and possibly a translation, 182 folios. Fos i, xi, 169, and the verso throughout are blank.
Dates:
1800 (Early 19th cent)
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
Sub-Series
Information Papers on Other Countries, 1939-08 - 1945-08
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/NERI 6/1
Scope and Contents
For broadcasts to Albania, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Greece, Portugal, Rumania [Romania], Spain, Yugoslavia [later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia]
Dates:
1939-08 - 1945-08
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Sub-Series
Information Papers on Other Countries, 1940 - 1943
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/NERI 6/12
Scope and Contents
France; Ms note attached to paper on 'German Tactics in France' provided by Dr Stenton based on his research)
Dates:
1940 - 1943
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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Italian History
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4438
Scope and Contents
'Delle historie memorabili contiene le Guerre d'Italia de' nostri tempi', possibly in the author's own hand.
Dates:
1656 (Circa)
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
Fonds
John Acton, 1st Baron Acton: Papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4607-5021
Scope and Contents
1. Family papers The papers contain material relating to the Actons of Naples: Commodore John Acton, his nephew J.F.E. Acton and H. Acton, a midshipman; material concerning the Dalberg family, particularly the family property on the Rhine, at Herrnsheim; a few manuscripts relating to Lord Granville; and the 1st Lord Acton's personal papers, including those covering his early years, his parliamentary career and interest in Ireland, relations with his family, and the period of his life spent...
Dates:
c. 1650 - 1900
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
Sub-Fonds
John Montague, 1967-2012 and undated
Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/1058/COO/3
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection consists of correspondence, poetry and prose received by Barrie Cooke and original artwork produced by him. The principal correspondents are Seamus Heaney, Ted Hughes, Jean Valentine and John Montage, and their letters along with their poetry and prose are to be found in the archive. There is also a large series of correspondence from poets and artists resident in Ireland, the United Kingdom and America, often consisting of just 1 or 2 letters from each correspondent but...
Dates:
1967-2012 and undated
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The Archive reading room is open by appointment, Wednesdays-Fridays, but all visits must be booked in advance. Photographs may not be taken of the Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes material without the permission of the Estates. The Archivist can provide further information and contact details for permissions. The remainder of the collection may be photographed for private research, subject to UK copyright provisions. Those wishing to publish from the collection should seek advice from the Archivist prior to publication.
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Journal of a tour in France, 2 Sept. 1830-18 Oct. 1830
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6812
Dates:
2 Sept. 1830-18 Oct. 1830
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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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Joseph Romilly: Diaries
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Journalism aborted, 1983-08 - 1991-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 3/2/4/8
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on cancelled articles and media interviews by JEP, with correspondents including: Paul Morrish (3); representatives of the Telegraph Magazine (5); representatives of the BBC (9); James MacManus, Assistant Editor, Sunday Telegraph (3); Douglas Keay, Woman's Own magazine (6); representatives of Phi Television Limited (4); Susan Raven, Assistant Editor, Sunday Times magazine (5); Gillian Fairchild, Features Editor of Good Housekeeping (3); David Skan, Commissioning Editor, the...
Dates:
1983-08 - 1991-12
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please see individual files for details.
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Lady Betty Balfour, 1919-02-17 - 1919-02-28
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAN I/9/3
Scope and Contents
Comprising a journal of visit to Arthur Balfour in Paris (12).
Dates:
1919-02-17 - 1919-02-28
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Organization
L'Assiette au Beurre (Satirical Magazine) (1901-1936) (France)
Organization
Dates:
Existence: 1901 - 1936
Organization
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"Les jeunes nationalistes d’Extrême-Orient", 1946-04-09 - 1946-04-10
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 11/1
Scope and Contents
Tribune de Paris interview with Leo Amery, JA, Alexandre Varenne, former French Governor of Indochina and André Labouquère, on subjects including self-government for India and on Indochina [later Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam].
Dates:
1946-04-09 - 1946-04-10
Conditions Governing Access:
Access copy available.
Series
Letters and memoranda, 1898-01 - 1919-12
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/ESHR 4
Scope and Contents
This series contains a vast array of correspondents from both the Royal Household and political and military notables of the period. Some of the key correspondents have been noted here, with additional information about the topics discussed, which are mainly related to the war effort and to politics. Many of the volumes have a brief contents page at the back. Most of the volumes contain copies of outgoing correspondence, although several have original incoming letters, inparticular from...
Dates:
1898-01 - 1919-12
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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Letters from Archer Geoffrey Lyttelton to Margaret Lucy Becher and photograph of Lyttelton, 1914 - 1916
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAN III/01
Scope and Contents
Lyttelton writes of experiences during the war, of his experience at Ypres in 1914 as Lieutenant Colonel - he writes on a typewriter, missing the P. Includes a letter regarding Archer being fit for service again.
Dates:
1914 - 1916
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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Letters from GJ to his mother, Rose Jebb, 1940-06 - 1960-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/GLAD 7/8
Scope and Contents
Subjects include: whether to send the children to the United States during the war; concerns about his sister Marjorie, living in Italy; the difficulties in dealing with the Soviets; progress of the Paris Peace Conference, 1946; GJ's view of the United Nations Security Council and his own star status in New York [United States]; the British delegation to the sixth General Assembly of the United Nations, 1951; trouble caused by American investigations into alleged Communists; taking up the...
Dates:
1940-06 - 1960-08
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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Letters from John Julius to his parents, from Strasbourg, 1947-01 - 1947-06
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DIAC 1/6/2/13
Scope and Contents
Letters sent while John Julius was studying languages at the Université de Strasbourg, France.
Dates:
1947-01 - 1947-06
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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Letters from Lady Diana Cooper to Conrad Russell, 1944-01 - 1944-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DIAC 1/1/23
Scope and Contents
Letters from Algiers and Paris [France] on subjects including: life in Algeria; Winston Churchill’s visit to Marrakesh [Morocco], Jan 1944 and Clementine Churchill’s view that he would die after the war; a visit by Mary, Lady Spears [earlier Mary Borden], Feb 1944; a visit from Martha Hemingway [Martha Gellhorn], Mar 1944; Charles de Gaulle ("Charlie Wormwood"); Randolph Churchill’s plane crashing, July 1944 and stay, Aug 1944; going to Italy, Aug 1944; life in Paris.
Dates:
1944-01 - 1944-12
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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Letters from Lady Diana Cooper to Conrad Russell, 1946-01 - 1946-12
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DIAC 1/1/26
Scope and Contents
Letters from France, chiefly the British Embassy in Paris [France], mainly on entertaining, with other subjects including: the Conference of Foreign Ministers (including Ernest Bevin [Foreign Secretary]); the declining health of "Loulou" [Louise de Vilmorin]; visits from Winston Churchill in Paris and Geneva [Switzerland], July and Aug 1946; Mary Churchill’s engagement to [Arthur] Christopher Soames; the death of Lady Diana’s sister Marjorie, Lady Anglesey.
Dates:
1946-01 - 1946-12
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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Letters from Lady Diana Cooper to Conrad Russell, 1947-01 - 1947-03
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DIAC 1/1/28
Scope and Contents
Letters from France, chiefly the British Embassy in Paris [France], mainly on entertaining, including visits by Rosamond Lehmann and Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh, with other subjects including the wedding of Mary Churchill to [Arthur] Christopher Soames, and the signing of the Treaty of Dunkirk.
Dates:
1947-01 - 1947-03
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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Letters from Lady Diana Cooper to Conrad Russell: transcripts, 1945-08 - 1945-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DIAC 1/1/25
Scope and Contents
Letters from France, chiefly the British Embassy in Paris [France], mainly on entertaining, but also on Winston Churchill’s visit to Paris, Nov 1944, and the death of [?] Maurice Baring. Includes some originals.
Dates:
1945-08 - 1945-12
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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Letters from Lady Diana to John Julius, 1944-01-04 - 1945-06-25
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DIAC 1/6/1/8
Scope and Contents
Letters sent from Algiers and France, while Duff Cooper was the British representative to the French Committee of National Liberation, and then Ambassador to France, on subjects including: life in Algiers; French resentment at being ignored by the Allies; having Randolph Churchill, Eve Curie and 3rd Lord Rothschild in the house, July 1944; the death of Rex Whistler; visiting Italy, Aug 1944; arriving in Paris; Winston Churchill's official visit, Nov 1944; visiting the front line with General...
Dates:
1944-01-04 - 1945-06-25
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.