Literature
Found in 2105 Collections and/or Records:
Literary: Correspondence concerning WSC's articles for the News of the World., 08 Dec 1932 - 22 Sep 1933
Literary: Correspondence concerning WSC's articles for the Strand Magazine., 1930
Correspondence with representatives of the Strand Magazine, including Reeves Shaw, on fees due to WSC, the terms of WSC's agreement with the magazine, possible subjects for his articles and his progress with them.
Literary: Correspondence concerning WSC's articles for the Strand Magazine., 1931
Correspondents include: Reeves Shaw of the Strand Magazine suggesting topics for articles (17); Professor F A Lindemann [later Lord Cherwell] (2); Shane Leslie (3) and Marques Merry del Val (3) on King Alfonso XIII of Spain and George Newnes Limited on payments to WSC.
Literary: Correspondence concerning WSC's articles for the Strand magazine., Jan 1933 - Oct 1933
Includes correspondence with: Reeves Shaw of the Strand magazine (5) objecting to the re-publication of articles by WSC in the Sunday Graphic and commissioning an article by WSC based on a play by William Shakespeare; and Edward Marsh (4) concerning his work writing an article for WSC based on "Julius Caesar" by Shakespeare.
Literary: Correspondence concerning WSC's book "Marlborough: His Life and Times"., 1930
Correspondents include: George G Harrap and Company on the publication and format of the book (7); Maurice Ashley on his research on John 1st Duke of Marlborough and King Charles II (17); Herbert Noyes on the diary of his ancestor who served with Marlborough (3); Lieutenant-Commander J H Owen (4); [Basil] Liddell Hart; "Sunny" [Charles, 9th Duke of Marlborough]; Sir Bindon Blood; T E Shaw ["Lawrence of Arabia"] and Edward Marsh (2).
Literary: correspondence, mainly readers' comments, on volume 1 ("The Gathering Storm") of WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War")., Apr 1948 - May 1955
Literary: correspondence, mainly readers' comments, on volume 2 ("Their Finest Hour") of WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War")., May 1941 - Dec 1955
Literary: correspondence, mainly readers' comments, on volume 3 ("The Grand Alliance") of WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War")., Oct 1946 - Feb 1952
Literary: correspondence, mainly readers' comments on volume 4 ("The Hinge of Fate") of WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War")., Oct 1950 - Aug 1961
Literary: correspondence, mainly readers' comments, on volume 5 ("Closing the Ring") of WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War")., Oct 1951 - Feb 1956
Literary: correspondence, mainly readers' comments on volume 6 ("Triumph and Tragedy") of WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War")., Oct 1953 - Dec 1955
Literary: correspondence, mainly thanking WSC for complimentary copies and congratulating him on volumes 1-4 ("The Birth of Britain", "The New World", "The Age of Revolution" and "The Great Democracies") of "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples"., Apr 1956 - Jun 1958
Literary: correspondence on an article by WSC entitled "One Way to Stop a Third World War", first published in Collier's magazine., Jun 1946 - Apr 1947
Literary: correspondence on an article by WSC entitled "The new American policy towards Greece and Turkey", first published in Life magazine., Mar 1947 - Jun 1949
Literary: correspondence on and scripts of BBC broadcasts to Europe (and Latin America) of readings from WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War")., Oct 1948 - Oct 1951
Literary: Correspondence on books and articles, almost all concerning "Life of Lord Randolph Churchill"., 05 Oct 1905 - 31 Oct 1905
Correspondents include: Frank Harris (7); Henry Labouchere (2); Arthur Balfour; Sir Arthur Godley (2); Lord Justice Gerald Fitzgibbon; St John Brodrick (3) (later Lord Midleton); Lord James of Hereford; Lord George Hamilton; Lord Rosebery (4); Lord Lansdowne; John Morley; Lord Grimthorpe (formerly Ernest Beckett) and Lord Hugh Cecil (later Lord Quickswood) File also contains extensive proofs of the book.
Literary: Correspondence on books and articles, almost all concerning "Life of Lord Randolph Churchill"., 31 Oct 1905 - 31 Dec 1905
Correspondents include: Lord Grimthorpe (formerly Ernest Beckett) (2); Lord Knollys (on behalf of King Edward VII) (2); Lord Edward Fitzmaurice; Frederick Macmillan (Macmillan & Co.) (7); Sir Algernon West; Joseph Chamberlain; Fitzroy Stewart; Lord Curzon; Sir Michael Hicks-Beach (later Lord St Aldwyn); Sir Henry Drummond-Wolff; William T Stead and Lord Londonderry.
Literary: correspondence on contracts, copyright and translations; lists of books, articles, and lectures by WSC., Nov 1924 - Apr 1958
Literary: correspondence on copyright matters and seeking permission to quote from "The Story of the Malakand Field Force", "The River War", "Savrola", "My African Journey", and "Marlborough: His Life and Times"., Jan 1946 - Apr 1955
Literary: correspondence on film, television and radio offers., Aug 1945 - Jun 1951
Literary: correspondence on foreign rights and permission to publish WSC's "Secret Session Speeches", mainly through representatives of Pearn, Pollinger and Higham, Limited, authors' agents., Mar 1946 - Mar 1950
Literary: correspondence on matters concerning "Europe Unite", including its production, royalties, foreign rights, printer's errors, and permissions to quote from it., Jul 1949 - Jan 1951
Correspondents include: representatives of Houghton Mifflin Company, publishers, including Paul Brooks [Editor-in-Chief] (3); representatives of Cassell and Company including director Desmond Flower (7). Also includes notes and copies of correspondence from secretaries Jo Sturdee ("N S") [later Lady Onslow] and Chips Gemmell.Also includes: signed agreement between WSC and Houghton Mifflin; Houghton Mifflin royalty report; counterpart of agreement with Cassell's; CPC London Bookshop flyer.