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Czech Republic

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

 Sub-Series

Czechoslovakia [later Czech Republic and Slovakia], 1938 - 1968

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/NBKR 4/162-175
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The papers cover every aspect of Lord Noel-Baker's very full and varied career and include constituency papers, Labour Party material, extensive sections on domestic and international affairs, peace and disarmament, sport, books and articles, speeches and correspondence.

Dates: 1938 - 1968
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: With the exception of two files which are still closed, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
 File

Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic and Slovakia], 1937 - 1940

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/NBKR 4X/7
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The papers cover every aspect of Lord Noel-Baker's very full and varied career and include constituency papers, Labour Party material, extensive sections on domestic and international affairs, peace and disarmament, sport, books and articles, speeches and correspondence.

Dates: 1937 - 1940
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: With the exception of two files which are still closed, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
 File

European Commission speeches, 2002-12

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 16/2/117
Scope and Contents

Speeches mostly relating to reform of the Commission. Other subjects include NK’s visit to Hungary and the Czech Republic, on enlargement of the European Union.

Dates: 2002-12
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
 File

General: items 601-625, 1938 - 1939

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/GLLD 17/57
Scope and Contents Papers, press cuttings, and correspondence, on subjects including: Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic and Slovakia] crisis and the Munich agreement; National Service; colonies and mandated territories; trade; the British Army and Navy, and immigration. Includes: letters to Lloyd from the journalist Ian Colvin in Berlin, with reports on the situation there and news of Hitler's actions and possible intentions; letters from Colvin and [?]Johnstone passing on information from an unnamed 'friend'...
Dates: 1938 - 1939
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please cite as Churchill Archives Centre, The Papers of George Lloyd, 1st Baron Lloyd of Dolobran, GLLD
 Unknown

Information Papers on Other Countries, 1939 - 1945

 Unknown
Reference Code: GBR/0014/NERI 6/3
Scope and Contents

Czechoslovakia [later Czech Republic and Slovakia]

Dates: 1939 - 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
 File

Journal (London, Paris, Geneva and Prague), 1937-05 - 1938-05

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/LKEN 1/21
Scope and Contents

Includes an account of a conversation with President Benes of Czechoslovakia [later Czech Republic and Slovakia] inserted (and other papers)

Dates: 1937-05 - 1938-05
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
 File

NK's visit to Prague [Czech Republic], 1995-06-20 - 1995-06-22

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 19/6/5
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Visits and meetings, mostly relating to European transport policy and trans-European network issues.

Dates: 1995-06-20 - 1995-06-22
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
 Series

Papers relating to individual countries, 1952 - 1972

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DSND 14
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: 1952 - 1972
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.
 File

Photographs showing damage from Soviet invasion of Prague, 1968

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLE 1
Scope and Contents

Photographs taken by Czech friends of Professor Pole's parents, showing damage done to their own apartment block in Prague, Czechoslovakia [later Czech Republic and Slovakia].

Dates: 1968
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: This collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
 Fonds

The Papers of Blazej Vilim

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/BVLM
Scope and Contents

The collection comprises correspondence, personal papers of Blazej and Mirka Vilim, writings by Lausman and Panek, with Vilim, prominent members of the exiled Czech Social Democratic Party and various writings by Vilim himself.

Dates: 1946 - 1978
Conditions Governing Access: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
 Fonds

The Papers of Group Captain Malcolm Christie

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHRS
Scope and Contents The core of the collection consists of the series of reports by Christie and his manuscript notes, mainly in German, the reports of his informants and his letters to Vansittart. The papers of more general interest are Christie's notes of interviews with various notable Nazis, particularly Goering, information about the German resistance and German peace workers in 1939-1940. There are also large quantities of related press cuttings. The obvious gaps are in the records of Christie's relations...
Dates: 1928 - 1946
Conditions Governing Access: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
 Fonds

The Papers of Jan Svoboda

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/SVBD
Scope and Contents

The papers consist mainly of writing on politics and articles from the magazine Perspektivy Socialismu, founded by Blazej Vilim, and also relate to the activities of exiled members of the Czech Social Democratic Party.

Dates: 1898 - 1970
Conditions Governing Access: The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
 Collection

The Papers of John Edward Marr

 Collection
Reference Code: GBR/590/MARR
Scope and Contents

The collection comprises 68 field notebooks (1875-1925) covering work undertaken in a variety of places in the UK (e.g. Yorkshire, Wales, Cumbria) and Bohemia [Czech Republic]. They include maps, sketches and notes about fossils collected. There are also notes and some correspondence in the collection.

Dates: 1875-1933
Conditions Governing Access: The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences. The Collections Research Centre [West Cambridge] is open from Monday to Friday, 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00. A prior appointment made at least two weeks in advance, and two forms of identification are required.
 Fonds

The Papers of Karel Maywald

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MWLD
Scope and Contents

The papers include: personal material; correspondence, particularly relating to Maywald's work and publications and also with other Czech exiles; writing on Czechoslovakia [Czech Republic and Slovakia]; published and unpublished work on economics, especially on "Domestic Capital Formation".

Dates: 1940 - 1981
Conditions Governing Access: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
 File

Transcript of interview: Dame Anne Pringle, 2018

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 168
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

Dates: 2018
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.
 File

Transcript of interview: John Hutson, 1996

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 5
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

Dates: 1996
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.
 File

Transcript of interview: Laurence O'Keeffe, 1998

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 31
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

Dates: 1998
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.
 File

Transcript of interview: Sir John Birch, 2004

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 87
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

Dates: 2004
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.
 File

Transcript of interview: Sir Michael Burton, 2008

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 116
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

Dates: 2008
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.