Second World War (1939-1945)
Found in 2747 Collections and/or Records:
Speeches: speech notes and other material., 09 Oct 1940 - 24 Dec 1940
Speeches: speech notes and other material., 09 Jan 1941 - 27 Apr 1941
Speeches: speech notes and other material., 14 Jul 1941 - 11 Nov 1941
Speeches: speech notes and other material., 08 Dec 1941 - 21 Jan 1942
Speeches: speech notes and source material., 03 May 1941 - 26 Jun 1941
Speeches: speech notes (by WSC as First Lord of the Admiralty) and other material., 20 Jan 1940 - 29 Feb 1940
Speeches: speech notes (some by WSC as First Lord of the Admiralty) and other material., 08 Aug 1939 - 24 Jan 1940
Speeches: speech notes (some by WSC as First Lord of the Admiralty) and other material., 30 Mar 1940 - 01 Oct 1940
'Spitfire PR.IV AA810 No. 1 Photo Reconnaissance Unit, 1941-1942', 2018
Poster featuring Spitfire AA810 with details of the aeroplane and those who flew her, including Gunn.
Stanley Chown (1911-2002), 1941-12 - 2002-05
Material relating to those with a surname beginning 'C'.
Tape 1 of various programmes taped for MS by Elizabeth Mackay, a former television producer, 1940 - 1949
Includes: 1. "Royal Wedding", 1949 film with Sarah Churchill [also Sarah Oliver, Sarah Beauchamp and Sarah, Lady Audley]; 2. London Blitz, 29 Dec 1940, St Paul’s Cathedral; 3. Winston Churchill and MS, 1940; 4. Fall 1943, MS, while in the ATS [Auxiliary Territorial Service], visits Kitchener CWAC [Canadian Women’s Army Corps] camp; PBS programme on Kitchener camp.
TF1, "8 May 1945", 1945-05-08
Footage of [?] the VE Day celebrations.
The Autobiography of Captain Hank Rotherham
This autobiography is typed with some handwritten annotations. Rotherham deals with his early years in the opening pages and briefly summarises his life after leaving the navy in the last pages. The core of his autobiography is about his life in the British Royal Navy.
The Bickersteth War Diaries and the Papers of John Burgon Bickersteth
The 17 volumes cover both World Wars and comprise letters home from the front, accounts of particular events by individual family members, photographs and postcards as well as newspaper clippings and telegrams. They provide a unique perspective on the war years both from those who fought abroad and those who remained at home in Canterbury.
The papers of John Bickersteth are photocopies of correspondence and reports to Maurice Hankey on Canadian affairs (1932 - 1940).
'The Coming of War in 1939' by W. N. Medlicott, 1964
General Series, G. 52. Pamphlet produced by the Historical Association, London. First published in 1963.
The Conference Diaries of Flight Sergeant G. Green
This collection consists of notebooks containing diaries of the Atlantic Meeting, Washington, Quebec, Cairo and Yalta conferences. Green tends to record events from his own day but when relevant these include encounters with Churchill and other key figures.
The Diaries of Fedor Minorsky (alias Theodor Harris)
These files mostly consist of drafts, in French and in English, of Minorsky's account of his escape in 1942.
"The Few", 20 Aug 1940
"The Finest Hours", a Jack Le Vien production, narrated by Orson Welles, 1964
Includes news footage of Winston Churchill during the war, documentaries about him, many featuring MS as an interviewee, footage of Churchill's funeral, interviews with MS about her own books, and various events in which she took part.
"The grit and stamina of London", 14 Jul 1941
Notes for WSC's speech (County Hall, London) on: civil defence forces in London and Civil Defence Review [in Hyde Park]; conditions in London; the German bombing of London; the prospects for the future; improvements to defence and shelters; and British bombing of Germany.Typescript laid out in "psalm style" with manuscript annotations in black ink and red crayon by WSC, and with pencil notes of changes suggested by Herbert Morrison [Home Secretary].
The Journal of Major H. A. Fowle
The Memoirs of Admiral Sir Manley Power
Annotated typescript covering Power's career, particularly on his work with Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, Admiral Sir John Cunningham [Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, from 1943] on the invasion of Sicily and Italy, his work with Admiral Sir Philip Vian and with Admiral 1st Lord Mountbatten. Includes further notes on Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham.
The Memoirs of Stanley J Sime
Naval memoirs, 1928-46
The Memoirs of the Reverend Evelyn Chavasse
The Memoirs of Vice-Admiral Sir William Robson
"My naval life", with photocopies of photographs of Robson's family and the ships he served on