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Literary: Correspondence., 01 Feb 1906 - 31 Dec 1906

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/24
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Correspondence on books and articles, mainly on "Lord Randolph Churchill", including letters of congratulation on publication, and thanks for complimentary copies Correspondents include Russell Rea MP; George Macmillan; Lady Ilchester; Lord Annaly; Joseph Chamberlain; Lord Harris; Sir Francis Mowatt; Sir George Warrender; Joseph Wood, (Headmaster, Harrow School); with details of weekly sales Jan-Apr 1906.

Dates: 01 Feb 1906 - 31 Dec 1906
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: Correspondence., 01 Jan 1920 - 31 Dec 1920

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/38
Scope and Contents Correspondence on books and articles - correspondents include: Brigadier-General James Edmonds, (4) on correction of WSC's notes and memoranda while at the Admiralty; Sir Frederick Macmillan, (Macmillan & Co) (2) on publication of a new cheap edition of "Lord Randolph Churchill": A P Watt & Son, Literary Agents, (9) on possible publication in the United States of volume of his articles; and on the value of his War Memoirs, said to be worth £20,000 plus royalties; Curtis Brown Ltd.,...
Dates: 01 Jan 1920 - 31 Dec 1920
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: Correspondence., 26 Jun 1923 - 11 Dec 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/201
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Wynford Dewhurst on his gift of a sketch to WSC (2); H Greenough Smith (3) of the Strand Magazine on subjects including WSC's articles about painting; Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Jackson about his "target book" which WSC had used to research the subject of 12 inch guns for "The World Crisis"; A E Gloyn Cox (2); Sir Walter Lamb [Secretary of the Royal Academy] about a photograph of WSC; Thornton Butterworth on the publication of Volume 3 of "The World Crisis" (2).Other...
Dates: 26 Jun 1923 - 11 Dec 1925
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: Correspondence., 01 Jan 1904 - 31 Dec 1904

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/19
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Correspondence on books and articles: Correspondents include: Lord Goschen, Arthur Balfour; Joseph Chamberlain (2); Sir Michael Hicks-Beach (later Lord St Aldwyn) (3); St John Brodrick (later Lord Midleton); John Morley; Lord Roberts; and Wilfred Scawen Blunt (4) on his biography of Lord Randolph Churchill; Sir Francis Mowatt (2); A M S Methuen, on the possibility of Methuen & Co. publishing "Life of Lord Randolph Churchill".

Dates: 01 Jan 1904 - 31 Dec 1904
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: Correspondence., 11 Jan 1922 - 31 Dec 1922

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/41
Scope and Contents Correspondence on books and articles: Correspondents include James Headlam-Morley, (2) and William Tyrrell, (2) Foreign Office on the "World Crisis; Curtis Brown Ltd (2) on articles on painting, biography of Sir Mark Sykes by Shane Leslie, and the "World Crisis"; Lady Gwendolen Cecil, on correspondence between Lord Salisbury and Lord Randolph Churchill; Thornton Butterworth (4) on publication of "World Crisis" Shane Leslie on his biography of Sir Mark Sykes; W Graham Greene, on "The World...
Dates: 11 Jan 1922 - 31 Dec 1922
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: Correspondence., 01 Jan 1923 - 30 Jun 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/44
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Correspondence on books and articles, mainly "The World Crisis": Correspondents include James Headlam-Morley (7); Admiral Sir Henry Oliver (4); Brigadier-General Edward Spears (2); W Graham Greene (2); George Lambert; Brigadier-General James Edmonds (2); Admiral Sir Roger Keyes; General Sir Ian Hamilton (4); Major-General Sir Ernest Swinton; Lord Grey of Fallodon (formerly Sir Edward Grey) and Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon.

Dates: 01 Jan 1923 - 30 Jun 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: Correspondence., 01 Jul 1923 - 31 Dec 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/45
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Correspondence on books and articles, mainly "The World Crisis": Correspondents include Elutherios Venizelos (2); Admiral Sir Henry Oliver; Brigadier-General James Edmonds; James Headlam-Morley; General Sir Ian Hamilton; George Lambert; Sir Maurice Hankey (2); Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon; Field Marshal Lord Ypres (formerly Sir John French) (3); H H Asquith (later Lord Oxford & Asquith) (3); W Graham Greene; William Tyrrell, Foreign Office and J L Garvin.

Dates: 01 Jul 1923 - 31 Dec 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: Correspondence., 02 Jun 1927 - 11 Dec 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/210
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Albert, Bishop of Liverpool; H G Wells praising "The World Crisis" and WSC as a historian (2); [Lord] Curzon [of Kedleston]; [Charles, 9th] Duke of Marlborough about WSC's plans to write about John, 1st Duke of Marlborough; [1st Lord] Beatty [Admiral of the Fleet]; Ernle Chatfield [3rd Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy] about the weaponry of Battle Cruisers as demonstrated in action at Heligoland, Dogger Bank and Jutland; [James] Headlam-Morley [Historical Advisor...
Dates: 02 Jun 1927 - 11 Dec 1927
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: Correspondence., 23 Apr 1929 - 26 Dec 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/228
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Correspondents include: John Farquharson (11); Paul Reynolds (5), Butler and Tanner Limited; and [Brigadier General James] Edmonds [of the Military Branch of the Historical Section] concerning a series of articles by WSC for the Collier's Magazine entitled "Crucial Crises of the [First World] War".

Dates: 23 Apr 1929 - 26 Dec 1929
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: Correspondence., Sep 1956 - Nov 1963

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/469
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War memoirs - abridgement Correspondence of WSC and Anthony Montague Browne on single volume edition of "The Second World War" Correspondents include: Desmond Flower, Cassell & Co. (4),; Henry Laughlin, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston (3); Anthony Moir, Fladgate & Co., Solicitors (9); Denis Kelly (6); Sir Norman Brook (later Lord Normanbrook); Emery Reves (formerly Imre Revez).

Dates: Sep 1956 - Nov 1963
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Churchill Papers / Literary
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Literary: correspondence and legal papers concerning a libel case brought by Eric O'Gowan (earlier Brigadier Eric Dorman-Smith) against WSC regarding WSC's coverage of O'Gowan's removal from the post of Deputy Chief of General Staff, Middle East, in volume 4 ("The Hinge of Fate") of his war memoirs ("The Second World War")., May 1953 - Jun 1959

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/58A-B
Scope and Contents Principal correspondents: representatives of O'Gowan's solicitors, Louis C P Smith and Company; representatives of WSC's solicitors Nicholl, Manisty, Few and Company, his counsel Sir Hartley Shawcross, and his Irish solicitors Arthur Cox and Company. Other correspondents include: "Brookie", 1st Lord Alanbrooke [earlier Sir Alan Brooke]; Desmond Flower, director of Cassell and Company (2); "Bill" [1st Lord Camrose, earlier Sir William Berry, Editor-in-Chief] of the Daily Telegraph;...
Dates: May 1953 - Jun 1959
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Churchill Papers / Literary
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Literary: correspondence and papers concerning the administration of the Chartwell Literary Trust and its role with regard to WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War") and other works., May 1946 - Mar 1956

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/42
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: representatives of Fladgate and Company including Anthony Moir [WSC's solicitor] (23); Arthur Marder on publishing extracts from WSC's letters to 1st Lord Fisher; Brendan Bracken on radio serialisation rights and his role as a trustee (2); J de la Mare Rowley, General Editor, National Institute for the Blind (11); Sir Newman Flower [director of Cassell and Company]; 1st Lord Camrose [earlier Sir William Berry, Editor-in-Chief] of the Daily Telegraph, on his...
Dates: May 1946 - Mar 1956
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Churchill Papers / Literary
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Literary: Correspondence Chartwell Literary Trust and 80th Birthday Trust Fladgate and Company., Oct 1951 - Jan 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/466
Scope and Contents Correspondence with Anthony Moir, Fladgate & Co., Solicitors (62) on the expenditure of the Chartwell and 80th Birthday Trusts, particularly payments to WSC's children and grandchildren File also includes Memorandum on the Chartwell Trust Archives and Requests for Publication, 1954; list of files created since the inception of the Chartwell Literary Trust; list of Chartwell Literary Trust Papers in the safes at 28 Hyde Park Gate; memorandun on income from The History of the English...
Dates: Oct 1951 - Jan 1964
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Churchill Papers / Literary
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Literary: Correspondence concerning "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples"., 1932

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/308
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Includes correspondence between WSC and Newman Flower of Cassell and Company on terms and conditions for the writing of the book, including agreement that WSC's fee should be 20,000 pounds.

Dates: 1932
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: Correspondence concerning "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples"., 1933

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/327
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Correspondence between WSC and representatives of Cassell and Company Limited, Excess Insurance Company Limited and Lloyds Bank Limited concerning a life insurance policy on WSC's life taken out by his publishers (Cassell and Company) in the event of him being unable to complete "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples".

Dates: 1933
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: Correspondence concerning articles by WSC in the Daily Mail., 14 Apr 1929 - 02 Jun 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/229
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Correspondents include: [1st] Lord Rothermere [earlier Sir Harold Harmsworth] (4) suggesting that WSC should write for the Daily Mail on issues connected with the General Election and Douglas Crawford of the Daily Mail.Also includes material on the influence of the press over elections.

Dates: 14 Apr 1929 - 02 Jun 1929
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: Correspondence concerning corrections to and research for Volume 3 of "The World Crisis"., Nov 1926 - Dec 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/204
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: 1st Lord Beatty [Admiral of the Fleet] (2); Kenneth Dewar [of the Naval Staff Intelligence Division](2); J L Garvin (2); Bernard Baruch on subjects including WSC's treatment of President [Woodrow] Wilson, the supply of munitions from the United States and the work of the Allied Purchasing Commission; Sir Herbert Creedy [Under Secretary of State for War]; Reginald Hume [Acting Military Attache to the British Embassy in Berlin, Germany] on numbers of casualties (6);...
Dates: Nov 1926 - Dec 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: correspondence concerning film and television offers for WSC's book "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples"., 25 Jul 1955 - 12 Feb 1965

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/446A-B
Scope and Contents This file mainly consists of business and legal correspondence. No film or television series had been produced at the time of WSC's death in 1965. Much of WSC's correspondence is handled by his Private Secretary, Anthony Montague Browne.Correspondents include: Edward R Murrow [Director, Columbia Broadcasting System] (4),Anthony Moir [lawyer acting for WSC] (76), Sir Alexander Korda (Chairman, London Film Productions Ltd) (2), Denis Kelly, Charles Wick (Wick Films Inc) (2), Emery Reves (2),...
Dates: 25 Jul 1955 - 12 Feb 1965
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. 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.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Churchill Papers / Literary
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Literary: correspondence concerning film rights in WSC's book "My Early Life". This file mainly consists of business and legal correspondence with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Warner Brothers. The rights had been acquired by Warner Brothers in 1941, but MGM were keen to negotiate a new contract. Much of WSC's correspondence is handled by his Private Secretary, Anthony Montague Browne., 23 May 1956 - 20 Dec 1957

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/447
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Correspondents include: Dore Schary (Vice-President, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) (4), Anthony Moir [lawyer acting for WSC] (22), Arthur Loew (President, Loew's Inc) (2), Jack Warner (President, Warner Brothers Pictures Inc) (6), Marjorie Thorson (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) (10), 1st Lord Bracken, Arthur Abeles junior (Managing Director, Warner Brothers Pictures Inc).

Dates: 23 May 1956 - 20 Dec 1957
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. 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.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Churchill Papers / Literary
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Literary: correspondence concerning "Great Contemporaries"., Aug 1946 - Aug 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/38
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Correspondents include: H M Ross of the Ex-Services League (4).Subjects include: reproducing articles and extracts from the book on 1st Lord Baden-Powell, George Bernard Shaw, and 1st Lord Haig; Japanese rights; providing Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall with a copy.Also includes extracts on Shaw.

Dates: Aug 1946 - Aug 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Churchill Papers / Literary
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Literary: Correspondence concerning "Marlborough: His Life and Times"., 1884 - 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/289
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Professor Keith Feiling (3); Maurice Ashley, WSC's researcher, on various subjects including his progress, WSC's portrayal of the character of John 1st Duke of Marlborough and the structure of the book (16); [Albert, 7th Lord] Spencer; "Sunny" [Charles, 9th Duke of Marlborough] (3); George Harrap of George G Harrap and Company (6); [Sir] Bindon Blood on his ancestor, Brigadier-General Hodcroft Blood and affairs in India; Sir Reginald Storrs; 1st Lord Southborough...
Dates: 1884 - 1931
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: Correspondence concerning "Marlborough: His Life and Times"., 1932

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/307
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Maurice Ashley, WSC's researcher, on his research on John, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough and Winston Churchill (29); Shane Leslie (2); Lord Ivor Churchill on the use of the Marlborough papers (2); Basil Liddell-Hart (4); Ridley Pakenham-Walsh (13) and Professor Keith Feiling (8) on proof-reading and research for the book; Lord Tyrrell; Ralph Wigram; R B Haselden (3) on letters from Marlborough held in the United States and Edythe Backus (3) on...
Dates: 1932
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: Correspondence concerning "Marlborough: His Life and Times."., Jan 1933 - Apr 1933

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/321
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Ridley Pakenham-Walsh on research concerning John, 1st Duke of Marlborough (9); Keith Feiling on his work proof-reading chapters of "Marlborough" (6); various representatives of George G Harrap and Company, including George Harrap himself (6) on the preparation and correction of proofs; George Trevelyan recommending sources for research (6); Basil Liddell Hart; Maurice Ashley, WSC's researcher (17) and "Sunny" [Charles, 9th Duke of Marlborough] on illustrations for...
Dates: Jan 1933 - Apr 1933
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: Correspondence concerning "Marlborough: His Life and Times"., May 1933 - Jun 1933

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/322A-B
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Maurice Ashley, WSC's researcher on the revision and correction of proofs (18); [Ridley] Pakenham-Walsh on his research into the life of John, 1st Duke of Marlborough (4); Charles, 9th Duke of Marlborough (2) and Oxford University Press on the preparation of illustrations for the book; J L Garvin on corrections to proofs and his opinion of WSC as a historian (5); representatives of George G Harrap and Company on the dispatch and reception of proofs; Keith Feiling (3);...
Dates: May 1933 - Jun 1933
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: Correspondence concerning "Marlborough: His Life and Times"., Jul 1933 - Aug 1933

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/323
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Maurice Ashley, WSC's researcher on the revision and correction of proofs (5); Shane Leslie; representatives of George G Harrap and Company, including George Harrap himself (4) on the dispatch and reception of proofs; John Swain and Sons Limited on the preparation of maps (5); Esmond Harmsworth [later 2nd Lord Rothermere]; Gordon Halswell; [Ridley] Pakenham-Walsh on the correction of proofs and notes on a campaign by General Turenne (6); Keith Feiling (6); George...
Dates: Jul 1933 - Aug 1933
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary

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