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Second World War (1939-1945)

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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 2729 Collections and/or Records:

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Photographs of Winston Churchill and Clementine Churchill during the war: 1944, 1944-01 - 1994-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCHL 6/2/31
Scope and Contents Subjects include: Churchill convalescing in the Atlas Mountains, near Marrakech [Morocco], Jan 1944; Clementine and Sarah Oliver [earlier Sarah Churchill, later Sarah Beauchamp and Sarah, Lady Audley] returning home aboard HMS King George V, Jan 1944; Churchill with Field Marshal Jan Smuts [Prime Minister of South Africa] and [William] Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada], [? May 1944]; crossing to Normandy [France] with Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke [Chief of Imperial General Staff,...
Dates: 1944-01 - 1994-08
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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Photographs of Winston Churchill and Clementine Churchill during the war: 1945, 1945-01 - 2007-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCHL 6/2/33
Scope and Contents Subjects include: MS embarking for Belgium with her gun battery, Jan 1945; the Yalta Conference, Feb 1945; Churchill and Clementine in Brussels, [?] Mar 1945; Churchill crossing the Rhine, Mar 1945; Clementine opening donations for the Aid to Russia Fund, and visiting the Soviet Union, Apr-May 1945; Churchill with his Chiefs of Staff in the garden at 10 Downing Street [London], May 1945; Churchill making his V E Day broadcast, May 1945; visiting the Soviet Embassy on V E Day; waving to the...
Dates: 1945-01 - 2007-05
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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Photographs of WSC on an airfield in Tehran, Iran, 11 August 1942, and in Egypt, 19 August 1942, 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/WCHL 4/32
Scope and Contents

Comprising 4 black-and-white prints.
The photographs were taken by George Blows when he was serving with 1434 Flight of the Royal Air Force.

Dates: 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Closures are noted in the catalogue.
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Photographs relating to JA's wartime mission in Albania, 1943-10 - 1944-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 10/15
Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of JA himself and his colleagues Alan Hare, [Neil] Billy McLean, Peter Kemp, John Hibberdine and David Smiley.

Dates: 1943-10 - 1944-01
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Photographs relating to JA's wartime mission in Albania, 1943-10 - 1944-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 10/16
Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of JA himself and his colleagues Alan Hare, [Neil] Billy McLean, Peter Kemp, John Hibberdine and David Smiley.

Dates: 1943-10 - 1944-01
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Photographs relating to JA's wartime mission in Albania, 1943-10 - 1944-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 10/17
Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of JA himself and his colleagues Alan Hare, [Neil] Billy McLean, Peter Kemp, John Hibberdine and David Smiley.

Dates: 1943-10 - 1944-01
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Photographs relating to JA's wartime mission in Albania, 1943-08 - 1944-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 10/18
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Photographs of JA, on subjects including his Second World War mission to Albania (some used in his book "Sons of the Eagle"), and official visits and ministerial photographs, particularly of JA as Secretary of State for Air, Minister of Aviation and Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Dates: 1943-08 - 1944-08
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Photographs relating to JA's wartime mission in Albania, 1943-08 - 1944-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 10/19
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Photographs of JA, on subjects including his Second World War mission to Albania (some used in his book "Sons of the Eagle"), and official visits and ministerial photographs, particularly of JA as Secretary of State for Air, Minister of Aviation and Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Dates: 1943-08 - 1944-08
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Photographs relating to JA's wartime mission in Albania, 1943-08 - 1944-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 10/20
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Photographs of JA, on subjects including his Second World War mission to Albania (some used in his book "Sons of the Eagle"), and official visits and ministerial photographs, particularly of JA as Secretary of State for Air, Minister of Aviation and Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Dates: 1943-08 - 1944-08
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Photographs relating to JA's wartime mission in Albania, 1943-08 - 1944-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 10/21
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Photographs of JA, on subjects including his Second World War mission to Albania (some used in his book "Sons of the Eagle"), and official visits and ministerial photographs, particularly of JA as Secretary of State for Air, Minister of Aviation and Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Dates: 1943-08 - 1944-08
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Photographs relating to JA's wartime mission in Albania, 1943-08 - 1944-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 10/22
Scope and Contents

Photographs used in JA's book "Sons of the Eagle".

Dates: 1943-08 - 1944-08
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Photographs relating to JA's wartime mission in Albania, 1943-08 - 1944-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 10/23
Scope and Contents

Photographs used in JA's book "Sons of the Eagle".

Dates: 1943-08 - 1944-08
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Photographs relating to JA's wartime mission in Albania, 1943-08 - 1944-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 10/24
Scope and Contents

Photographs used in JA's book "Sons of the Eagle".

Dates: 1943-08 - 1944-08
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Photographs relating to JA's wartime mission in Albania, 1943-08 - 1944-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 10/25
Scope and Contents

Photographs used in JA's book "Sons of the Eagle".

Dates: 1943-08 - 1944-08
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Pocket diary, 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SMVL 1/30
Scope and Contents

Including Second World War service.

Dates: 1939
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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Pocket diary, 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SMVL 1/31
Scope and Contents

Including Second World War service, in particular the evacuation from Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo) and the attack on the French Fleet at Mers el-Kebir, in Algeria (Operation Catapult), by Force H.

Dates: 1940
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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Pocket diary, 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SMVL 1/32
Scope and Contents

Including Second World War service in command of Force H in the Mediterranean, in particular the bombardment of Genoa, the pursuit of the Bismarck, and the sinking of HMS Ark Royal.

Dates: 1941
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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Pocket diary, 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SMVL 1/33
Scope and Contents

Including Second World War service in command of Force H in the Mediterranean and the Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean.

Dates: 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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Pocket diary, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SMVL 1/34
Scope and Contents

Including Second World War service in command of the Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean.

Dates: 1943
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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Pocket diary, 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SMVL 1/35
Scope and Contents

Including Second World War service in command of the Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean and as head of the British Admiralty Delegation in Washington.

Dates: 1944
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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Pocket diary, 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SMVL 1/36
Scope and Contents

Including Second World War service as head of the British Admiralty Delegation in Washington and at the Yalta Conference.

Dates: 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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Political and Normanton, 1940-06 - 1948-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 3/1/1
Scope and Contents Material on JEP's campaign in the Normanton by-election [South Yorkshire] (February 1947), including: correspondence with representatives of the Normanton and Castleford [South Yorkshire] Conservative and Unionist Association, and representatives of Conservative and Unionist Central Office (including Yorkshire Area); campaign posters; reports of JEP's pre-election speeches; lists of staff and expenses; post-election report by JEP; letters of good will and sympathy from individuals including...
Dates: 1940-06 - 1948-02
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.
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Political: Constituency: Epping [Essex], 1924 - 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 7
Scope and Contents This class of papers covers that part of WSC's time as Conservative MP for Epping contained in the Chartwell papers (up to 26 July 1945). The remainder of his time as MP (for Woodford) can be found in the post-1945 Churchill papers at CHUR 3.The papers contain correspondence between WSC's office and local officials, particularly the Vice-Chairman of Epping Division Conservative Association, Sir James Hawkey, discussing standard constituency business (such as WSC's support for various local...
Dates: 1924 - 1945
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.
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Political: Constituency, Epping [Essex]: correspondence A., 15 Jun 1942 - 25 Jul 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 7/61A-B
Scope and Contents

Correspondents include: Edward Allen (6); Hyacinth Morgan; Thomas Leslie Rowan [Principal Private Secretary to WSC]; Sir James Hawkey [Vice-Chairman of Epping Division Conservative Association and Mayor of Wanstead and Woodford] (7); Reginald Maudling; F D Atkinson (7).Subjects include: release from Auxiliary Territorial Service; repair of bomb-damaged houses; scientists' Income Tax rebate; War Crimes Commission.

Dates: 15 Jun 1942 - 25 Jul 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Political: Constituency, Epping [Essex]: correspondence A-B., 02 Jan 1939 - 25 Jul 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 7/53
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Rowland Arnison (4); Sir James Hawkey, Vice-Chairman of Epping Division Conservative Association (5); H Reginald Beck (4); A M Bex (4); C S Ketchen (4).Subjects include: a conscription query from a constituent; the local Canning & Food Industries Club and Dairy & Ice Cream Equipment Club; local sewerage rates; the marking of imports from Axis countries; criticism by local Conservatives of WSC's "Neglect of Constituency"; protests about London transport fares;...
Dates: 02 Jan 1939 - 25 Jul 1939
Conditions Governing Access: Open