Second World War (1939-1945)
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 2725 Collections and/or Records:
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Correspondence K - Z, 1942-01 - 1943-04
Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 2/1/35
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Marina, Duchess of Kent, thanking LSA for his sympathy [on the death of George, Duke of Kent]; 1st Lord Lang on Mohandas Gandhi's irresponsibility; 2nd Lord Linlithgow [Viceroy of India, earlier Lord Hopetoun] on the actions of Sir [Richard] Stafford Cripps [during his mission to the Indian Congress], Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan [Agent-General to Government of India in China] and on the question of his own successor (3); Oliver Lyttelton, Minister of Production [later...
Dates:
1942-01 - 1943-04
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Correspondence L - Z, 1944-01 - 1944-12
Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 2/1/38
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Sir Alan Lascelles [Private Secretary to King George VI]; Sir John Latham [Chief Justice of Australia] on the death of his son and the appointment of Richard Casey as Governor of Bengal [parts of Bangladesh and India]; Henry Lewin; Frances Lloyd George; Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg; Oliver Lyttelton, Minister of Production [later 1st Lord Chandos] on paper allotted to different political parties; Lieutenant-General Sir Richard McCreery, commander of the...
Dates:
1944-01 - 1944-12
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Correspondence: mountain warfare, 1940-01 - 1946-05
Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 6/2/10
Scope and Contents
Correspondents on mountain troops and cadets' mountaineering courses include: Sir Samuel Hoare [later 1st Lord Templewood] on sending forces to Finland; Lord Halifax [Foreign Secretary, earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin] on allowing volunteers to go to Finland; Francis Smythe on subjects including training in Canada (8); [Sydney] Bryan Donkin, secretary of the Alpine Club pre-service advisory sub-committee, on mountain warfare training (11); Noel Odell; 1st Lord Bridgeman, Directorate Home...
Dates:
1940-01 - 1946-05
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Correspondence on chronometers, 1901 - 1940
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/87
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Lady Lockyer concerning the storage of Royal Observatory chronometers at her house in Sidmouth for the duration of the war, 1940.Correspondence with Professor Greaves of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, concerning the transportation of chronometers from Greenwich to Edinburgh for safety during the war, 1940.Correspondence with His Majesty's Chronometer Depot concerning arrangements for the removal of stocks of Admiralty navigational equipment from Bristol...
Dates:
1901 - 1940
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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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Correspondence: Thomas Cadett, 1939
Reference Code: GBR/0014/STKH 1/6
Scope and Contents
Comprising correspondence from Thomas Cadett, correspondent for 'The Times' in Paris, including notes and memoirs of events and discussions relating to the war in Europe and the east, 1939. Includes one copy of a letter from Stephen King-Hall, 1939. Also includes several accounts of discussions with Georges Bonnet, French minister of foreign affairs, 1939.
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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Correspondence with Corelli Barnett, 1992-06 - 1992-07
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MORE 2
Scope and Contents
About his memoir and Corelli Barnett's book "Engage the Enemy More Closely" (1991).
Dates:
1992-06 - 1992-07
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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Correspondence with General Bernard Montgomery and General Archibald Wavell about the conduct of World War II, 1941 - 1943
Reference Code: GBR/0014/GSNR 6/1
Scope and Contents
Hand-written reply from Montgomery (outgoing letter not available) 5/2/43.
Hand-written reply from Wavell 15/4/41 on the bottom of the outgoing letter 9/2/41.
Dates:
1941 - 1943
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Individual closures are marked in the catalogue.
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Correspondence with Oliver Stanley, 1939 - 1940
Reference Code: GBR/0014/HAIS 4/10
Scope and Contents
Correspondence concerning the form of letter sent to bereaved relatives of men killed in action.
Dates:
1939 - 1940
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Individual closures of files are indicated in the catalogue.
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Crimea Conference and Malta, Athens [Greece], Egypt, 1945-02
Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW I Photo 9
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of the conference at Yalta [Soviet Union].
Dates:
1945-02
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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Cuttings concerning WSC’s role in the lead up to, and commencement of, the Second World War, 1939-07 - 1939-12
Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW I Press 29 1
Scope and Contents
Career: Speculation over WSC joining the cabinet, possibly as the First Lord of the Admiralty, supported by popular demand; public ‘backlash’ against [Arthur] Neville Chamberlain’s administration of appeasement; War Cabinet is formed with WSC as First Lord of the Admiralty, speculation over his possible future as Prime Minister; WSC comes under sustained attack from the Nazi press (German cuttings).
Foreign Policy: Germany threatens Polish territory; Invasion of Poland triggers the...
Dates:
1939-07 - 1939-12
Conditions Governing Access:
Available as digital surrogates only, to protect the fragile original.
Fonds
Day files of Sir Malcolm Robertson, Chairman of the British Council 1942-5
Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRCO
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1942 - 1945
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Desk diary, 1945-01 - 1945-08
Reference Code: GBR/0014/SMVL 2/4
Scope and Contents
Including Second World War service as head of the British Admiralty Delegation in Washington.
Dates:
1945-01 - 1945-08
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Series
Diaries, 1939-09-10 - 1957
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CLVL 1
Scope and Contents
Diaries covering Colville's time as Assistant Private Secretary to Prime Ministers Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill, and Clement Attlee.
Dates:
1939-09-10 - 1957
Conditions Governing Access:
Open except for CLVL 1/10.
Series
Diaries, 1938 - 1945
Reference Code: GBR/0014/HMTN 1
Scope and Contents
Diaries containing comments on Mary Agnes Hamilton's appointments; social engagements; and her private, family, and professional lives. Most entries contain detailed descriptions of people, events, emotions, and places, along with notes and quotations, and some inserted newspaper clippings and photographs.
A diary covering Mary Agnes Hamilton's trip to the USA between November 1942 and March 1943 was 'retained for careful reading by the Censor' at Customs upon arrival at Poole, Dorset...
Dates:
1938 - 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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Diary, 1939
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCHL 1/1/1
Scope and Contents
Subjects include: riding and hunting (on MS's new horse, Patsy); the worsening international situation; the conscription debate, Apr 1939; her pride in her father; the Thetis submarine disaster, Jun 1939; visiting Paris [France]; leaving Manor House school; visits from General Sir Edmund Ironside [Chief of Imperial General Staff] and Noel Coward, Aug 1939; the arrival of evacuees at Chartwell [Kent]; the outbreak of war; moving to London; Randolph Churchill's wedding to Pamela Digby [later...
Dates:
1939
Conditions Governing Access:
Also available in a digital format, and as an edited transcript. Please contact the Archives Centre for further information.
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Diary, 1940
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCHL 1/1/2
Scope and Contents
Subjects include: visiting the naval base at Portsmouth [Hampshire] and Manchester [for Winston Churchill's speech at the Free Trade Hall], Jan 1940; the inspection of the officers and men of HMS Ajax and HMS Exeter [following the Battle of the River Plate], Feb 1940; MS's debut, Mar 1940; the launch of HMS Indomitable, Mar 1940; the debate on the Norwegian campaign, May 1940; [Arthur] Neville Chamberlain's resignation as Prime Minister; MS's anxiety over the situation in France and the...
Dates:
1940
Conditions Governing Access:
Also available in a digital format, and as an edited transcript. Please contact the Archives Centre for further information.
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Diary, 1941-01-01 - 1941-07-21
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCHL 1/1/3
Scope and Contents
Subjects include: the capture of Bardia from Italian forces, Libya, Jan 1941; Winston Churchill's broadcast ["Give us the tools"], Feb 1941; visit to Liverpool to see HMS Gurkha, Feb 1941; Queen Charlotte’s Ball during an air raid, Mar 1941; tours of Swansea [Wales] and Bristol, Apr 1941; injuries suffered by MS's brother-in-law, Duncan Sandys, in a car accident; MS's engagement to Lord Duncannon [later 10th Lord Bessborough], May 1941; MS's decision to join the ATS [the Auxiliary...
Dates:
1941-01-01 - 1941-07-21
Conditions Governing Access:
Also available in a digital format, and as an edited transcript. Please contact the Archives Centre for further information.
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Diary, 1941-07-22 - 1941-10-16
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCHL 1/1/4
Scope and Contents
Subjects include: MS's decision to join the ATS [the Auxiliary Territorial Service], Jul-Aug 1941; reaction to the Atlantic Charter, Aug 1941; life in the ATS, Sept-Oct 1941.
Dates:
1941-07-22 - 1941-10-16
Conditions Governing Access:
Also available in a digital format, and as an edited transcript. Please contact the Archives Centre for further information.
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Diary, 1942-02-16 - 1942-03-28
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCHL 1/1/5
Scope and Contents
Subjects include: concerns for Winston Churchill's health, Feb 1942; rows between Churchill and Randolph Churchill, Mar 1942 and MS's view of Randolph.
Dates:
1942-02-16 - 1942-03-28
Conditions Governing Access:
Also available in a digital format, and as an edited transcript. Please contact the Archives Centre for further information.
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Diary, 1942-03-29 - 1942-04-19
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCHL 1/1/6
Scope and Contents
Subjects include: MS's homesickness for Chartwell [Kent].
Dates:
1942-03-29 - 1942-04-19
Conditions Governing Access:
Also available in a digital format, and as an edited transcript. Please contact the Archives Centre for further information.
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Diary, 1942-05-18 - 1942-09-24
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCHL 1/1/7
Scope and Contents
Subjects include: looking back over the war years; a vote of censure against Churchill, Jul 1942; MS's battery going into action; Churchill's departure for Egypt; the end of Randolph Churchill's marriage to Pamela Digby [later Pamela Hayward and Pamela Harriman].
Dates:
1942-05-18 - 1942-09-24
Conditions Governing Access:
Also available in a digital format, and as an edited transcript. Please contact the Archives Centre for further information.
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Diary, 1942-09-25 - 1943-01-17
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCHL 1/1/8
Scope and Contents
Subjects include: leaving 469 Battery to go on an officer training course; MS's crush on Edwin Conklin; news of the battle of El Alamein and the invasion of North Africa; a Thanksgiving Day party for American officers at Buckingham Palace, Nov 1942; concerns about Winston Churchill's health, Jan 1943; MS's dislike of Randolph Churchill, Jan 1943.
Dates:
1942-09-25 - 1943-01-17
Conditions Governing Access:
Also available in a digital format, and as an edited transcript. Please contact the Archives Centre for further information.
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Diary, 1943-01-31 - 1943-06-05
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCHL 1/1/9
Scope and Contents
Subjects include: General de Gaulle's view of England, Feb 1943; Winston Churchill's attack of pneumonia, Feb 1943; MS's posting to Whitby [Yorkshire]; MS's view of Randolph Churchill, Mar 1943; MS's posting to Newport [Wales].
Dates:
1943-01-31 - 1943-06-05
Conditions Governing Access:
Also available in a digital format, and as an edited transcript. Please contact the Archives Centre for further information.
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Diary, 1943-06-29 - 1944-06-06
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCHL 1/1/10
Scope and Contents
Subjects include: anxieties about Winston Churchill's health following the Teheran Conference, Dec 1943; Churchill's fears for the future, Feb 1944; D Day.
Dates:
1943-06-29 - 1944-06-06
Conditions Governing Access:
Also available in a digital format, and as an edited transcript. Please contact the Archives Centre for further information.
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Diary, 1943-07-29 - 1943-09-19
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCHL 1/1/11
Scope and Contents
Covers MS's visit to the Quebec Conference and in Washington [United States] as an aide to Winston Churchill.
Dates:
1943-07-29 - 1943-09-19
Conditions Governing Access:
Also available in a digital format, and as an edited transcript. Please contact the Archives Centre for further information.