Military equipment
Found in 1412 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), [Sep 1913]
Retyped minute on projections for the German War Fleet of 1920. [Carbon].
(Untitled), [Sep 1913]
Part of minute [by WSC] on projections for the German Fleet in 1920. [Carbon].
(Untitled), [1913]
Minute by WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] on the future building programme for destroyers, light cruisers and submarines. [Carbon].
(Untitled), [1913]
Minute by WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] on the decision of the Committee of Imperial Defence that Britain should maintain a fleet in the Mediterranean capable of meeting the next strongest power excluding France. [Carbon].
(Untitled), c 1913
Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the 1st Sea Lord [Prince Louis of Battenberg, later 1st Lord Milford Haven] with a forecast for the Battle Fleet of 1920. [Carbon copy].
(Untitled), c 1913
Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the 2nd Sea Lord [Vice-Admiral Sir John Jellicoe], with a forecast for the Battle Fleet of 1920. [Carbon copy].
(Untitled), [1913]
Minute by WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], with a comparison of British and German naval expenditure and construction, 1908-15. [Carbon copy, with hand-written annotations by WSC].
(Untitled), 04 Dec 1899
Letter from Arthur [Bigge, later Lord Stamfordham, Private Secretary to Queen Victoria](Bagshot Park, Surrey) to Lady Randolph Churchill informing her that the Queen has agreed to present a Union Jack to the hospital ship Maine.
(Untitled), 22 Jun 1900
Letter from Arthur [Bigge, later Lord Stamfordham, Private Secretary to Queen Victoria](Castle Blayney, Ireland) to Lady Randolph Churchill in which he says that he hopes that her marriage to George Cornwallis-West will be happy, that he hopes that their age difference will not be commented on and says that he will present the matter to the Queen "in its proper light".
(Untitled), 02 Nov 1899
(Untitled), 22 Nov 1899
(Untitled), 25 Nov 1899
Copy of a letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill](American Hospital Ship Fund for South Africa, 35A Great Cumberland Place [London]) to [Albert Edward, Prince of Wales] concerning an offer by the manager of the Olympia [theatre], Edward Cleary, to give the proceeds of a performance to the hospital ship Maine and [Princess Alexandra's] ship. Manuscript signed with initials in the hand of Lady Randolph Churchill.
(Untitled), 21 Jan 1901
Letter from Mary [Lady Curzon] (Government House, Calcutta [India]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which she says that she was disappointed at not having seen her, discusses the success of [the Anglo Saxon] Review, the possibility of WSC marrying Pamela [Plowden, later Lady Lytton] and [Lady Randolph's] successes at matchmaking. She also comments on the death of Queen [Victoria] and the personal popularity she enjoyed in India.
(Untitled), 24 Jul 1900
Letter from [Sir] Francis Knollys [Private Secretary to Albert Edward, Prince of Wales] (Marlborough House, Pall Mall [London]) to Lady Randolph Churchill reminding her to give the Prince details of the people she thinks should be awarded the Order of St John of Jerusalem and congratulating her on her forthcoming marriage [to George Cornwallis-West].
(Untitled), 08 Apr 1901
Letter from [Sir] Francis Knollys [Private Secretary to King Edward VII] (Windsor Castle) to Lady Randolph Churchill informing her that Mrs Ronald has been awarded the Order of St John of Jerusalem for her work on the hospital ship Maine, commenting on the "heat-burnings" which surround honours and reassuring her that she need not thank the King.
(Untitled), 20 Apr [1876]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill] to [Lord Randolph Churchill] in which she discusses a letter from [John, 7th Duke of Marlborough] and the likelihood that [Lord] Blandford [later George, 8th Duke of Marlborough] will digrace the family over his quarrel with HRH [Albert Edward, Prince of Wales]; describes an "insolent and disgusting" letter from [5th Lord] Hardwicke; and asks him to return, commenting "do for Heaven's sake let's go through them [their troubles] together".
(Untitled), 21 Apr [1876]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill] to [Lord Randolph Churchill] in which she expresses regret about a letter she had written to him and discusses his reply to a letter from [5th Lord Hardwicke] and the possibility that [Benjamin] Disraeli [later Lord Beaconsfield and Lord Hughendon] might see Queen [Victoria about Albert Edward, Prince of Wales' quarrel with Lord Blandford, later George, 8th Duke of Marlborough].
(Untitled), 20 Dec 1871
(Untitled), [1876]
(Untitled), 04 Jan 1887
(Untitled), 30 Jun 1911
Copy of a letter from WSC (Home Office) to [Lord] Northcliffe [earlier Sir Alfred Harmsworth] marked secret in which he says that he would like to discuss "the King's libel action" with him [Edward Mylius was prosecuted for criminal libel on King George V] as press coverage of the story is important.
(Untitled), 24 Jan 1895
Letter from Albert Edward [Prince of Wales](Sandringham, Norfolk) to Lady Randolph [Churchill] in which he expresses sorrow at the news of [Lord] Randolph [Churchill's] death, comments on "the cloud" in their friendship, and says that he has asked [Sir] Francis [Knollys] to represent him at the funeral. Envelope present.
(Untitled), c 1894
Letter from Albert Edward [Prince of Wales](Marlborough House [London]) to Lady Randolph Churchill in which he comments on a letter which she has written in response to his advice about her marriage [to George Cornwallis-West], asserts that he has "said nothing behind your back that I have not said to your face" and urges her to think carefully.
(Untitled), c 1900
Card from [Albert Edward, Prince of Wales](Marlborough House [London]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] declining an invitation to dinner and inviting her to Sandringham as [Alexandra] Princess [of Wales, later Queen Alexandra] would like to hear about her South African experiences.
(Untitled), 24 Feb 1886
Letter from Marie [Duchess of Edinburgh] to Lady Randolph [Churchill] discussing arrangements to have dinner with her. She says that Lady Emma Osborne [her lady-in-waiting] will also attend and that she would like to be able to come without her and "without the feeling of a governess watching your movements".