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South Africa (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 3616 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 14 May 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/25/11
Scope and Contents

Letter from Effie Thomas to WSC, on South Africa.

Dates: 14 May 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: Correspondence:.
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(Untitled), 20 Jun 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/25/14
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Letter from WSC, Pretoria, to Major-General Robert Baden-Powell, on article by WSC in the Morning Post.Letter from Major-General Robert Baden Powell [Pretoria]to WSC, on WSC's article.

Dates: 20 Jun 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: Correspondence:.
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(Untitled), 01 Jul 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/25/16
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Letter from Sir Alfred Milner, Government House, Cape Town, South Africa, to WSC, stating that their conversation the previous evening should be regarded as "extra confidential". Commenting that it would be "most unwise" to proclaim their objectives too loudly beforehand, and that the Uitlanders should not be allowed to force the hand of the British Government.

Dates: 01 Jul 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: Correspondence:.
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(Untitled), 08 Aug 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/25/25
Scope and Contents Letter from Walter Runciman, Windsor Terrace, Newcastle- Upon-Tyne, to WSC, thanks for letter of congratulation for speech on the Spion Kop despatches, also commenting on the forthcoming election, [Runciman was one of the Liberal candidates in Oldham], stating that in a double seat "the success of either us need not necessarily mean the discomfiture of the other - It would be odd to find that we were to become colleagues", but conceding that this was a remote chance and that "one of us will...
Dates: 08 Aug 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: Correspondence:.
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(Untitled), 26 Sep 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/25/30-39
Scope and Contents

Letter from Sir Bindon Blood to WSC, on South Africa and India.

Dates: 26 Sep 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: Correspondence:.
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(Untitled), 08 Oct 1890

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/25/45-47
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Letter from Sir Alfred Milner, Government House, Cape Town, to WSC, on South African affairs, and on WSC's election victory at Oldham.

Dates: 08 Oct 1890
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: Correspondence:.
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(Untitled), 04 Jan 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/26/1-3
Scope and Contents

Letter from Nellie Burgess to WSC, sending two printed copies of her poem:- The Hero of the Day, Mr Winston Churchill.

Dates: 04 Jan 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: South Africa: Correspondence.
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(Untitled), 06 Jan 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/26/4
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Letter from "An English Gentlewoman...working as a Governess in Roumania", Gadintzii, Roumania [Romania], to WSC, on his escape from the Boers in South Africa.

Dates: 06 Jan 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: South Africa: Correspondence.
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(Untitled), 13 Feb 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/26/6
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Letter from Joseph Cheetham, Sereda, Central Russia, to WSC, on WSC's escape from the Boers and on WSC's election chances in Oldham.

Dates: 13 Feb 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: South Africa: Correspondence.
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(Untitled), 02 Mar 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/26/7-8
Scope and Contents Letter from Joseph Chamberlain [Secretary of State for the Colonies], (40 Princes Gardens [London]), congratulating WSC on his work, his escape from the Boers, on his letters to the press from South Africa and also on British success in South Africa in general. He adds that he had enjoyed WSC's "River War", and looked forward to his account of events in South Africa. Chamberlain then comments on the lessons of the Boer War, praising the bravery and endurance of the "rank and file" but...
Dates: 02 Mar 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: South Africa: Correspondence.
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(Untitled), 24 Mar 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/26/9
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Letter from Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, Government House, Natal, South Africa, to WSC, on South Africa, commenting that leniency towards the Boers might be the best course, but that they should be careful not to alienate loyal feeling.

Dates: 24 Mar 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: South Africa: Correspondence.
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(Untitled), 24 Mar 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/26/10-11
Scope and Contents

Letter from Captain Percy Scott RN, Military Commandant, Durban, South Africa, to WSC, stating that WSC deserved an award for his bravery on the armoured train, and predicting that he would someday become Prime Minister.

Dates: 24 Mar 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: South Africa: Correspondence.
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(Untitled), 31 Mar 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/26/12-16
Scope and Contents

Letter from J Cumming to WSC, on South Africa.

Dates: 31 Mar 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: South Africa: Correspondence.
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(Untitled), 11 Apr 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/26/17
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Letter from Colonel Neville Chamberlain, Private Secretary to Lord Roberts, Bloemfontein, South Africa, to WSC, giving Roberts permission to accompany his force as a correspondent "for your father's sake".

Dates: 11 Apr 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: South Africa: Correspondence.
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(Untitled), 06 Aug 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/26/18-19
Scope and Contents

Certificate of WSC's Service as a Lieutenant in the South African Light Horse, 2 January - 23 March 1900, signed by Lt-Colonel Julian Byng, later Lord Byng.

Dates: 06 Aug 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: South Africa: Correspondence.
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(Untitled), 25 Dec 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/26/20
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Letter from H W B Robinson, Government House, Natal, to WSC, passing on message of congratulation from J Baynes, Member Natal House of Assembly.

Dates: 25 Dec 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: South Africa: Correspondence.
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(Untitled), Dec 1899 - Feb 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/26/21
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Cuttings from the Canterbury Weekly and Daily Press (New Zealand) on WSC's exploits in South Africa.

Dates: Dec 1899 - Feb 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: South Africa: Correspondence.
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(Untitled), 01 Mar 1900

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/26/22
Scope and Contents

Souvenir Card for Ladysmith Day.

Dates: 01 Mar 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: South Africa: Correspondence.
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(Untitled), 15 Oct 1901

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/29/39-40
Scope and Contents Letter from Joseph Chamberlain [Secretary of State for the Colonies], (Highbury, Moor Green, Birmingham), to WSC, urging him not to publicly criticise the Government and military authorities over the management of the war in South Africa. Chamberlain states that there should be a practical division of authority between civilians, soldiers and heads of individual departments, but adds that he agreed with much of what WSC said, and was working in the same direction. He comments that even if...
Dates: 15 Oct 1901
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: Correspondence:.
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(Untitled), 11 Feb 1901

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/30/1-3
Scope and Contents

Letter from Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, Governor of Natal, to WSC, on South African affairs and the post-war settlement.

Dates: 11 Feb 1901
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: South Africa: Correspondence and Papers.
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(Untitled), 12 Feb 1901

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/30/4-5
Scope and Contents

Letter from Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, Governor of Natal, South Africa, to WSC, enclosing printed lecture by Hely-Hutchinson on "Natal: Its Resources and Capabilities", to the London Chamber of Commerce, 6 June 1898.

Dates: 12 Feb 1901
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: South Africa: Correspondence and Papers.
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(Untitled), 25 Feb 1901

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/30/6
Scope and Contents

Letter from Harry Laing to WSC, thanks for cheque, and account of life as a prisoner of the Boers.

Dates: 25 Feb 1901
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: South Africa: Correspondence and Papers.
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(Untitled), 04 May 1901

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/30/7
Scope and Contents

Letter from Harry Laing to WSC, on life as a prisoner of the Boers.

Dates: 04 May 1901
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: South Africa: Correspondence and Papers.
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(Untitled), 06 Feb 1901

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/30/9-15
Scope and Contents

Letter from Sir Alfred Milner to WSC, on South Africa.

Dates: 06 Feb 1901
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: South Africa: Correspondence and Papers.
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(Untitled), [1901]

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/30/16-17
Scope and Contents

Letter from W L Rickard to WSC, enclosing 10s Mafeking Siege Note.

Dates: [1901]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Personal / Personal: South Africa: Correspondence and Papers.

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