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Second World War (1939-1945)

 Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 2715 Collections and/or Records:

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Washington [United States], Gibraltar, North Africa, 1943-05 - 1943-06

Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW I Photo 7
Scope and Contents

Photographs of WSC's visits.

Dates: 1943-05 - 1943-06
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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"Westward, look, the land is bright", 27 Apr 1941

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/150B/124-142
Scope and Contents Speaking notes for WSC's broadcast (27 April, BBC) on the war situation including: public morale; his tours of bomb-damaged cities; General Sir Archibald Wavell's [Commander in Chief Middle East] successes in Libya; German successes in the Balkans and British support for Greece; admiration in the United States for Great Britain; praise for troops from Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC); condemnation of [Benito] Mussolini "This whipped jackal"; the Battle of the Atlantic and praise...
Dates: 27 Apr 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Wickenden and Other Letters, 1936-01 - 1951-08

Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 1/6/13
Scope and Contents Personal correspondence, with correspondents including (Henry) James Wickenden, on subjects including his posting to India (20); Major-General Ross McCay [Military Secretary, India]; Colin Hardie [Tutor in Classics, Magdalen College, University of Oxford] on post-war degree courses at Oxford that Wickenden might apply for; Denys Winstanley [Vice-Master of Trinity College, University of Cambridge] on places Wickenden might apply for; Patrick Duff, Senior Tutor, Trinity College (5); ...
Dates: 1936-01 - 1951-08
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please see individual files for details.
 Fonds

William Batters: 'Harry Tate's Navy

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7980
Scope and Contents

Memoir of Batter's time in the Royal Naval Patrol Service.

Dates: 1969 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Winston S Churchill: Photographs "Album no. 2", 1925-01 - 1941-06

Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW V 3/3
Scope and Contents

Album of private and press photographs of Churchill.

Dates: 1925-01 - 1941-06
Conditions Governing Access: Digital copies are available, to protect the fragile original
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Winston S Churchill: Photographs "Album no. 3", 1940-09 - 1942-11

Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW V 3/4
Scope and Contents

Album of private and press photographs of Churchill.

Dates: 1940-09 - 1942-11
Conditions Governing Access: Digital copies are available, to protect the fragile original
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Winston S Churchill: Photographs "Album no. 4", 1941-04 - 1945-05

Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW V 3/5
Scope and Contents

Album of private and press photographs of Churchill.

Dates: 1941-04 - 1945-05
Conditions Governing Access: Digital copies are available, to protect the fragile original
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"With 'my better half'", 1940-09-25

Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW I Photo 1/324
Scope and Contents

Photo shows WSC and CSC sitting on board a naval auxiliary patrol vessel on the Thames, travelling towards the East London docks. WSC is wearing an overcoat and hat and has his arm around CSC. CSC sits close to him wearing a fur coat and head scarf.

Dates: 1940-09-25
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Digital copies are available, to protect the fragile original.
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World War II, 1940 - 1945

Reference Code: GBR/0014/COWL G
Scope and Contents Includes: 6 x photos of flying bombs and damage 7 x photos of bomb damage in London Photo of painting/illustration showing Battle of Britain 2 x photo of children watching a show in Battersea Park Photo of female civil servant dispatch riders, 31st Jan 1944 Photo of Sir William Brown inspecting female dispatch riders 4 x photos of General Montgomery holding a press conference in Normandy, 1944 Lieutenant General Allfrey with General Montgomery in Italy,...
Dates: 1940 - 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
 Series

World War II, 1939 - 1946

Reference Code: GBR/0014/FWCT 2
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The papers consist of: photographs and later correspondence relating to the Battle of Jutland; papers on Fawcett's work in the Anti-Submarine Warfare Division during the Second World War; a personal journal from Fawcett's early days in the Navy, including his time in the Persian Gulf; biographical material.

Dates: 1939 - 1946
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
 Series

World War II Papers, 1941 - 1945

Reference Code: GBR/0014/DSND 2
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: 1941 - 1945
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.
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World War Two Campaign maps; "Les grandes unites francaises, 1939-40" (published Paris, 1967), 1967

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHPN 1
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Second World War campaign maps; "Les grandes unites francaises", 1939-40 (published, 1967, 1 volume); and manuscript copy of "A passionate prodigality", 1930 (2 volumes)

Dates: 1967
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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WSC as Prime Minister, 1941 - 1945

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHPH 1A/F3
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Photographs of WSC throughout his career.

Dates: 1941 - 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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WSC during the Second World War, 1939 - 1942

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHPH 12
Scope and Contents

Includes: studies of WSC at Chartwell [Kent]; WSC as Honorary Air Commodore of No. 615 squadron; the British War Cabinet; WSC inspecting the defences of Southern Command; WSC inspecting bomb damage at Dover and Ramsgate; bomb damage at Buckingham Palace [London]; WSC and Franklin Roosevelt, President of the United States; WSC's visit to the Western Desert, North Africa.

Dates: 1939 - 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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WSC's tribute to President Roosevelt, 17 Apr 1945

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/167/206-207
Scope and Contents Printed copy from Hansard recording WSC's tribute on the death of President Roosevelt covering: the start of his friendship with Roosevelt when the President invited WSC to correspond with him; their correspondence of over 1,700 messages, 9 meetings and 120 days of close physical contact; his admiration and affection for Roosevelt; Roosevelt's courage about his physical affliction and 'agony' at the fall of France; a letter from Roosevelt brought to WSC by Wendell Wilkie in which Roosevelt...
Dates: 17 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open