France
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 927 Collections and/or Records:
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Memoir of the British Embassy in Paris, 1971-1973, by Sir Roger du Boulay
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/MISC 77
Scope and Contents
Including memories of the British Ambassador, Christopher Soames; his wife, Mary Soames; negotiations between Edward Heath and Georges Pompidou prior to the United Kingdom's entry into the European Community on 1 January 1973; and a state visit to Paris by Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and the Prince of Wales to celebrate the successful conclusion of those negotiations and the signing of the accession treaty, 15-19 May 1972.
Also with notes on Christopher Soames as last British...
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Some material within the collection is closed to researchers.
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Memoir: Warwick Morris, 2009 - 2020
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 194
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
2009 - 2020
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
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Minutes of ‘X’ meetings, 1918-05 - 1918-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 1/3/34
Scope and Contents
Notes of War Cabinet discussions [between David Lloyd George, Prime Minister, 1st Lord Milner, Secretary of State for War and General Sir Henry Wilson, Chief of Imperial General Staff] on subjects including: the Western front in France and Italy; American forces on the Western front; reinforcements from Ireland; the situation on the Western front, including mingling British and French forces; the situation in Russia, including Japan's intervention; future military policy; the German...
Dates:
1918-05 - 1918-07
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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Miscellaneous, 1847 - 1995
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 3/2/1/105
Scope and Contents
Includes: articles on free trade and the currency, 1847-57; offprint of an article on the history of London government; report on the polls and the 1970 election by Richard Rose, Professor of Politics, Strathclyde University; copies of immigration and nationality legislation, 1948-80; correspondence on immigration statistics with David Ennals, Secretary of State for Social Services and Jennifer Tanfield, Head of Statistical Section, House of Commons Library, with tables for the 1976...
Dates:
1847 - 1995
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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Miscellaneous correspondence: Paris, 1973-09 - 1984-10
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SOAM 1/40
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with CS's friends and contacts in France, including: Michel Jobert, Minister of External Commerce; Gaston Defferre, Minister of the Interior; André Chandernagor, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Jean-René Bernard (7); Jean Borotra; Philippe Daudy; Vice-Admiral Philippe de Gaulle; Edgard Pisani; Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, thanking CS for his congratulations on his election as President; Sir Reginald Hibbert, British Ambassador to France, on CS's talks with President Giscard and...
Dates:
1973-09 - 1984-10
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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Miscellaneous scientific papers, 1869 - 1870
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/481
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and printed papers on astrology, chemistry, electricity, galvanism, geology, optics and squaring the circle. The correspondents include T. Andrews, W.H. Miller, W. De La Rue, W. Huggins, W. Klinkerfeus, J. Challis and L. Respighi. There are official printed reports on the Anglo-Australian Telegraph; specimens of output from printing telegraphy; a prospectus for a book titled 'Physical and historical evidences of vast sinkings of land on the North and West coasts of France and...
Dates:
1869 - 1870
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).
Sub-Series
Miscellaneous scientific papers, 1871 - 1872
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/483
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous correspondence and works on scientific matters, including papers of the Chemical Association of the British Association; reports on the northern telegraph from the 'South Australian Register'; a government report on Post Office telegraphs; a piece by G. Forbes from 'Nature' on the observatory at Mount Vesuvius; a piece by E.C. Garbett from 'Nature' on volcanoes in Southern France; plans for a water telescope; 'the angles of incidence and reflection' by P.J. Brine; various...
Dates:
1871 - 1872
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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Moroccan Crisis: speech notes, 1911-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 1/2/3
Scope and Contents
Annotated text of speech by [? LSA] on the state of the Anglo-French Entente after Germany sent a warship to Agadir [Morocco].
Dates:
1911-08
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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MS diary, 1945-01 - 1945-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DUFC 15/1/33
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Manuscript and typescript diaries kept by Cooper, including some typescript copies of the manuscript diaries.
Dates:
1945-01 - 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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MS diary, 1946-01 - 1946-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DUFC 15/1/35
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Manuscript and typescript diaries kept by Cooper, including some typescript copies of the manuscript diaries.
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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MS diary, 1947-01 - 1947-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DUFC 15/1/37
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Manuscript and typescript diaries kept by Cooper, including some typescript copies of the manuscript diaries.
Dates:
1947-01 - 1947-12
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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'North West Europe', sheet 1
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/BGND D.131
Scope and Contents
1:250,000. Printed on paper.
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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North West Europe, ?sheet 2
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/BGND D.132
Scope and Contents
1:250,000. Printed on linen-backed paper.
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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Notebook on the making of "La Gloire de Mon Père", 1990
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/YONG 6/4
Scope and Contents
"La Gloire de Mon Père" is a film by Yves Robert shot on location in Grambois in Provence.
Dates:
1990
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Notebooks of meetings, France, 1990-11
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 19/2/111
Scope and Contents
Rough notes of meetings with individuals including: Jean-Pierre Chevènement [Minister of Defence]; [?] Jean-Louis Bianco; Francois Mitterand [President of France]; Michel Rocard [Prime Minister].
Dates:
1990-11
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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Notes for autobiography: Algiers diary, Book III, 1959-11
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DIAC 3/6
Scope and Contents
Mixture of typed copies of letters from Lady Diana, mainly to John Julius Cooper [later 2nd Lord Norwich] from Algiers and Paris [France] and rough ms notes and extracts from letters.
Dates:
1959-11
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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Notes for autobiography: Paris, Book III, 1959-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DIAC 3/7
Scope and Contents
Rough notes and annotated drafts.
Dates:
1959-08
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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Notes on France, 1955-08 - 1970-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SPRS 8/34
Scope and Contents
Notes on events in May-September 1940, and draft texts [? for "Two men who saved France"] on General Charles de Gaulle following his arrival in Britain and events leading to the British attack on the French fleet at Oran [Algeria].
Dates:
1955-08 - 1970-08
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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NS I Seeds-17 Note, 1809-07-01 - 1882-07-20
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 46.2: A20-A21
Scope and Contents
Floricultural varieties
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1809-07-01 - 1882-07-20
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.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Darwin Archive
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'Origin of Species': portfolios I
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'Natural Selection' chapters 5 and 6, portfolios on Seeds and Flowers (Cattell Catalogues) and 'Habits of Bees': notes on fertilisation of flowers
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Materials for chapter 6
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Natural Selection Portfolios: Seeds & Flowers (Cattell Catalogues): Effects of Selection (DAR 46.2A)
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NS I Seeds 14-17 Notes
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NS II Palaeontology, geology-161 Note, 1844-06-01 - 1844-06-30
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 205.9: 188r
Scope and Contents
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1844-06-01 - 1844-06-30
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.
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NS II Palaeontology, geology-239 Note, 1840-01-01 - 1882-04-30
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 205.9: 266
Scope and Contents
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1840-01-01 - 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.
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Official: Board of Trade: Anglo-French Commercial Relations: notes and papers., 22 Dec 1907 - 08 Nov 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 11/13
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Harold Cox; Sir Edward Grey [Foreign Secretary] on the revision of the French tariff and the Gambia-Muscat [later Muscat and Oman] negotiations (2); Sir Francis Bertie [British Ambassador to France]; Herbert Asquith [Chancellor of the Exchequer, later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith] on the revision of wine duty. Also includes: a memorandum on commercial relations with France by WSC, on imports with false origins, the wine surtax, wine duty and the French surtaxe...
Dates:
22 Dec 1907 - 08 Nov 1909
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: Board of Trade: Continental Unemployment Insurance and Labour Exchanges: notes and printed papers., 28 Sep 1908 - 27 Aug 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 11/26
Scope and Contents
Includes: a memorandum on Labour Colonies on the Continent, in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, France and Belgium; a memorandum on Insurance and Unemployment in Foreign Countries, including Trade Union unemployed benefit and other forms of insurance in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, France, Italy, Norway and Denmark; notes by William Beveridge [Board of Trade Director of Labour Exchanges] on German Labour Exchanges; memoranda on Strasbourg [Germany, later France] Labour Exchanges;...
Dates:
28 Sep 1908 - 27 Aug 1909
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: Cabinet: Foreign affairs., 1911
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 21/27
Scope and Contents
Cabinet papers on various subjects including: the declaration of London and its effect on Great Britain's "belligerent rights" and neutral shipping; the Russian fishing zone; Japanese affairs including tariff negotiations, the treaty of commerce and navigation, and an alliance with Great Britain; bulletins from [James] Bryce [British ambassador to the United States] on tariff relations between Canada and the United States; budget arrangements in Austria, France, Germany, Italy and the United...
Dates:
1911
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 381 - 400., 29 Jul 1925 - 12 Aug 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/42
Scope and Contents
Includes papers from various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on the Safeguarding of Industries (Gas Mantles), licenses for arms export, the future of the British Industries Fair, and the British Dyestuffs Corporation; the report of the Gas Mantle Committee; 1st Lord Balfour, Lord President of Council, on the use of the Severn Estuary for electricity production;...
Dates:
29 Jul 1925 - 12 Aug 1925
Conditions Governing Access:
Open