Second World War (1939-1945)
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Found in 2736 Collections and/or Records:
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Correspondence and papers covering the period when Munby was held as a German prisoner of war, 1940-1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8229
Scope and Contents
The camps which Munby was imprisoned were Laufen (1940-1941), Warburg (1941-1942) and Eichstätt, (1942-1945), following his capture in Calais in May 1940 while serving as an officer in the Territorial Army.
Dates:
1940-1945
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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 and source material for book on the origins of the Free French, 1941 - 1955
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SPRS 8/32
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: James Thomas, First Lord of the Admiralty [later 1st Lord Cilcennin] on using papers [on the British attack on the French Navy in 1940]; Sir Norman Brook [Secretary to the Cabinet, later 1st Lord Normanbrook] on using the papers of the War Cabinet Committee on the Resistance; John Colville, Joint Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister.
Source material includes: telegrams on action to be taken against hostile French ships; correspondence on liaison...
Dates:
1941 - 1955
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 G - Z, 1941-01 - 1964-04
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 2/1/33
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Major-General Sir Hastings Ismay [Deputy Secretary (Military) to War Cabinet]; [Willoughby] Clive Garsia [Guy Cottar] on his book "Planning the War"; J L Garvin [Editor of the Observer] on subjects including LSA's tribute to 1st Lord Lloyd and Mahomed Jinnah [President of the All India Muslim League] (5); Admiral Sir William Goodenough; 1st Lord Greenwood; Francis Pember on LSA's tribute to Edward Grenfell [1st Lord St Just]; Sir Lloyd Griscom on subjects...
Dates:
1941-01 - 1964-04
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 K - Z, 1942-01 - 1943-04
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 Correlli Barnett, 1992-06 - 1992-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/MORE 2
Scope and Contents
About his memoir and Correlli 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Fonds
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.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
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Desk diary, 1945-01 - 1945-08
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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.
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Diaries, 1939-09-10 - 1957
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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.
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Diaries, 1938 - 1945
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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
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/8
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships inside the Foreign Office and diplomatic service with a sense of the complexities of British governmental policy; a trip to Rome in January 1939 to visit Mussolini regarding Hitler's in Europe; Franco and the Spanish Civil War; the German occupation of Prague in March 1939; Italian occupation of Albania; the challenges of working with the Soviet Union; the build up to war, with the declaration of war against Germany and her allies, and the...
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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Diary, 1940
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/9
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships within the Foreign Office and diplomatic service, including with Samuel Hore-Belisha and The Viscount Halifax; the work load at the Foreign Office and Cadogan's increasing strain; the crisis with the ice-free harbour at Narvik in Norway in April 1940; the intrigue surrounding a new prime minister and the invasion of Holland and Belgium in May 1940 as well as the general progress of war and the consequences of the fall of France in the summer of...
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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Diary, 1941
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/10
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships within the Foreign Office, in particular with Anthony Eden; Cadogan's insight into the Axis campaigns in the Balkans; diplomatic concerns regarding Britain's activities in North Africa and Persia [now Iran]; reception of intelligence in advance of Hitler’s planned attack on Russia; Cadogan's opinions and influence upon Churchill's communications with Roosevelt, the voyage to the USA aboard the H.M.S. Prince of Wales and the drafting of the Joint...
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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Diary, 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/11
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships with Churchill, the Foreign Office, War Cabinet, and Special Operations Executive; Cadogan's role and interventions in ongoing strategic discussions between Churchill and Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Stalin, and De Gaulle; Cadogan's opinions on the Allied negotiations over future Soviet frontiers and the second front; Cadogan's involvement in overseas diplomatic visits, and the hosting of Soviet diplomats in Edinburgh and London; plans for an Allied...
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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Diary, 1943
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/12
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships with Churchill, the War Cabinet, and the Foreign Office; Cadogan's role as an intermediary between Churchill and statesmen including Anthony Eden and Charles De Gaulle; Cadogan's involvement in overseas diplomatic visits; Turkey's relationship with the Allied powers and strained relations with the Soviet Union, including discussions with Ismet Inönü at the Adana Conference; the increasingly hostile relations between the Soviet Union and Poland...
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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Diary, 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/13
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships with Churchill, the War Cabinet, and the Foreign Office; Cadogan's involvement in overseas diplomatic visits; ongoing disputes between the Soviet Union and Poland relating to borders and the Curzon Line; meetings and preparations for Operation Overlord and the D-Day landings; notes on the progress of the Italian Campaign and Allied progress in France, Belgium, and Greece; discussions on 'World Organisation' and post-war planning; concerns...
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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Diary, 5 August-29 September 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/14
Scope and Contents
Diary of Cadogan's involvement in the Dumbarton Oaks and Second Quebec Conferences in the autumn of 1944. Subjects covered include: discussions surrounding the formation of the United Nations Security Council, including negotiations over voting procedure and rights of veto for member states; interaction with the press and photographers; Cadogan's reaction to hearing his own voice on a Paramount film of the Dumbarton Oaks Conference; and comments on travel, dinners, and books read.
Dates:
5 August-29 September 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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Diary, 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ACAD 1/15
Scope and Contents
Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships with Churchill, the War Cabinet, and the Foreign Office; Cadogan's involvement in overseas diplomatic visits, including meetings at Alupka, Athens, Cairo, Washington, and San Francisco; Cadogan's role in the Malta Conference, Yalta Conference, and the United Nations Conference on International Organisation; the Allied invasion of Germany; negotiations over the Polish question and Soviet actions in Eastern Europe; reactions to the death of...
Dates:
1945
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.