Second World War (1939-1945)
Found in 109 Collections and/or Records:
Annan: The Papers of Noel Gilroy Annan
The collection includes notes and drafts of published writings, texts of speeches given to the House of Lords and to other institutions, reference notes, subject files, engagement diaries, and personal papers.
Arthur Campbell Beevor: Correspondence and Papers
British Naval Intelligence Papers, mainly of Donald McLachlan and Patrick Beesly.
The collection includes: McLachlan's papers for "Room 39"; Beesly's papers for "Very Special Intelligence" and for "Very Special Admiral"; and papers of Commander Lloyd Hirst, an intelligence officer.
Charles Bernard Denston: Papers
Autobiography, short stories, poems, personal recollections of working at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and Duckworth Laboratory of Physical Anthropology in Cambridge, press cuttings and printed material on the experiences of former prisoners of war held by the Japanese.
Christopher Hassall: Letters to George Benson and related papers
Correspondence written by Christopher Hassall to his friend George Benson, together with related items including a diary volume with entries by Hassall, literary texts by Hassall, notes by Benson, letters between other correspondents, and printed items.
Day files of Sir Malcolm Robertson, Chairman of the British Council 1942-5
The correspondence reveals Sir Malcolm's close contact with the Foreign Service, Parliament and University circles as well as depicting something of the daily routine of the British Council. The range of British Council activities is clearly illustrated as is its contribution towards the war effort.
Diary of Kenneth Albert Watson
For Intellectual Liberty: Correspondence and papers
Honor Earl: Pastel portraits ('Warriors of the Empire') and papers
Jean Kilgour Hart: diaries
Two diaries of a student of Queen Mary College, University of London, evacuated to King's College, Cambridge, during the Second World War.
Lady Isabel Marian Schonland: papers, photographs and printed material relating to South African affairs
Memoirs of the Preparation of the Home Office War Book by Ronald Wells
Wells describes his role in the compilation and maintenance of the Home Office War Book. He also relates anecdotes about key figures such as Warren Fisher as well as staff including Sir Joseph Ball and Lawrence Burgis.
Mers-el-Kébir, 3 juillet 1940: Exposé chronologique du combat de Mers-el-Kébir, d'après les documents photographiques
Metals Society
British Intelligence Objectives Sub-committee and Combined Intelligence Objectives
Sub-committee reports on German and Japanese war industry.
Microfilm copies of "ULTRA" signals
Consisting of intelligence from intercepted enemy communications, forwarded from the Admiralty to Allied Commands, "Cairo Series", June 1942-September 1943.
Generally being decrypts from the Government Code and Cipher School at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, using the Enigma machine. The Enigma signals were given a special security classification, "MSS" (Most Secret Source) or "ULTRA".
Monte San Martino Trust Archive
The archive consists of unpublished personal accounts of prisoners of war held in Italy at the time of the Italian Armistice in 1943. The accounts variously detail the individuals' war service, capture and captivity, escape from captivity, and attempts to evade recapture with the assistance of members of the Italian civilian population.
Notes of Two Conversations with Lord Brimelow
Papers of Admiral Sir Algernon U. Willis
Includes material relating to Willis' naval career, including material relating to World War Two
Papers of Douglas E Ritchie and Noel Newsome
Papers relating to their work in European Service of the BBC during World War II.
Papers of Margareta (Greta) Burkill
Papers concerning Margareta Burkill’s work with German and Austrian refugee children before, during and after the Second World War. The collection includes Burkill’s memoir and some correspondence. There are also notes on the children, including details of their accommodation during the war and their later careers. Also included is material relating to the Cambridge Refugee Committee.
Partridge: The Papers of Frances Catherine Partridge
Personal Papers of Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Galloway
This collection consists of correspondence with colleagues from the Eighth Army, historians and key figures from World War II.
Peter Scott: Papers
Photographs from World War II
Official wartime British photographs, including the Quebec, Cairo and Teheran Conferences and Chiang Kai Shek.
Reminiscences of Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Gretton
Unpublished memoirs of Admiral Gretton, based on his occasional diaries, photo albums, naval papers and family histories, and particularly concentrating on the earlier and later years of Gretton's career.