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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 386 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 27 Aug 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/12/88
Scope and Contents Minute from WSC to the 2nd Sea Lord [Prince Louis of Battenberg, later 1st Lord Milford Haven], expressing enthusiasm for the Sea Scout movement: WSC asks what the Admiralty could do to help, and what the Boy Scouts could do to help the Admiralty. He suggests that Battenberg should meet Sir Robert Baden-Powell [founder of the Boy Scouts], and tell him of WSC's interest, adding that a summer camp could be arranged in a very old ship at different points along the coast, which would be an...
Dates: 27 Aug 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 07 May 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/9/34
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Letter from Joseph Pease [President of the Board of Education, later 1st Lord Gainford], (Board of Education, Whitehall, London) to WSC, on the education of boys for the Royal Navy and the Mercantile Marine in training ships and training schools.

Dates: 07 May 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [c 1892]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/11/1
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WSC's history notebook, [from ?Harrow School] containing notes on: The War of the Spanish Succession, with accounts and maps of the First Duke of Marlborough's campaigns, The Literature of Queen Anne's Reign, The Darien Scheme, Scotch Affairs, 1702-1714, The Fortunes of Parties, 1702-1714, The Reign of George I, The Reign of George II.

Dates: [c 1892]
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 28 Sep 1896

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/15/7
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Letter from Rev. James Welldon, Harrow School, to WSC, asking for his impressions of India, and urging him to study Latin or Greek and to read Gibbon.

Dates: 28 Sep 1896
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 22 Sep [1891]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/6/16-17
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Letter from Agnes Johnstone [Mrs George Johnstone], Cranbury Park, Winchester, to WSC, on the bullying of her son, Charles Johnstone at Harrow School. Asking WSC to look after him.

Dates: 22 Sep [1891]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 03 Nov [1891]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/6/21
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Letter from Charlotte Thomson to WSC, on Brunswick Road School, Brighton.

Dates: 03 Nov [1891]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [Feb 1893]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/2/23
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Letter from "Jack" [John S Churchill] (Harrow School) to WSC, school news, particularly outbreak of scarlet fever.

Dates: [Feb 1893]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [15 Jun 1893]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/2/24
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Letter from "Jack" [John S Churchill] to WSC, on publication of letter from WSC in "The Harrovian".

Dates: [15 Jun 1893]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [Feb 1893]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/2/51
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Letter from "Jack" [John S Churchill] to Lady Randolph Churchill, on outbreak of scarlet fever at Harrow, Jack's birthday, and WSC's visit to Harrow.

Dates: [Feb 1893]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [Nov 1891]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/3/4
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Letter from WSC [letter signed "De Profundis"] to "The Harrovian" on the inadequacy of certain classrooms at Harrow School, recommending that new classrooms be built [copy].

Dates: [Nov 1891]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 26 Mar 1904

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/16/94-95
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC to Samuel Lamb, on possible points of difference between himself and the Liberals, particularly the Licensing Question, Disestablishment and Disendowment, and the need for reform of the Education Act, giving his opinion that the election would be fought on four main issues, (1) Free Trade, (2) Retrenchment and the reorganisaton of finance on strict Gladstonian principles, (3) Reduction in size and cost of the Army and the Navy, (4) a copmplete re-organisation of the Army...
Dates: 26 Mar 1904
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 27 Oct 1903

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/8/112
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Letter from P.A. Shaw to WSC, on the Free Church Council scheme for national education.

Dates: 27 Oct 1903
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Oct 1903

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/8/119
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Letter from WSC to P.A. Shaw, on the need for amendment of the 1902 Education Act [carbon, with ms annotations].

Dates: 29 Oct 1903
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 16 Jun 1904

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/17/87-89
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Letter from J Hirst Hollowell, secretary of the Northern Counties Education League (Castlemere, Rochdale, [Lancashire]) to WSC enclosing the prospectus of the League [not present], outlining its policies, and asking WSC to become a Vice President.

Dates: 16 Jun 1904
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 30 Sep 1902

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/3/25a
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Cutting from the Morning Post, report on speech by Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Lord St Aldwyn to his constituents in Clifton, on the Education Bill, resistance to the payment of Rates, the growth of national expenditure and the reform of the Army and Navy.

Dates: 30 Sep 1902
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 16 Jul 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/54A/19-21
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Letter from WSC to 6th Lord Somers [Chief Scout for Great Britain, earlier Arthur Cocks], enclosing message on 1st Lord Baden-Powell and the Scout movement for Boy Scout County Commissioners.

Dates: 16 Jul 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 25 Aug 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/22A/62-63
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Letter from WSC to Lord Wolmer [later 3rd Lord Selborne] on a memorandum and a declaration on Christian Education.

Dates: 25 Aug 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 30 Jan 1913

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/19/7-8
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Letter from Leslie Scott [MP for Liverpool Exchange] (Goldsmith Building, Temple [London]), to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] on sea training for boys, particularly reasons for giving Exchequer grants to training institutions on shore, such as the Lancashire Home on the Mersey.

Dates: 30 Jan 1913
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 18 Feb 1913

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/19/21
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Letter from Sir William Graham Greene [Secretary of the Admiralty] to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, on the scheme of entry to the Navy by public school cadets.

Dates: 18 Feb 1913
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 21 Feb 1913

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/19/23-24
Scope and Contents Letter from Sir William Graham Greene [Secretary of the Admiralty] to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], reporting a meeting between himself, the 2nd Sea Lord [Vice-Admiral Sir John Jellicoe] and the Chairman of the Headmasters' Conference, on public school entry to the Navy. Greene also comments on a meeting with James Allen [Minister of Defence, New Zealand], Prince Louis of Battenberg [1st Sea Lord, later 1st Lord Milford Haven] and [?] Sir Henry Jackson [Chief of Staff, Admiralty] on...
Dates: 21 Feb 1913
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 25 Feb 1913

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/19/27
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Letter from Sir William Graham Greene [Secretary of the Admiralty] to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, on subjects including the Public School Entry Scheme.

Dates: 25 Feb 1913
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 25 Apr 1922

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/122/146-148
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Memorandum by the Home Secretary [Edward Shortt] on Socialist and Revolutionary schools in Britain. Sent with CHAR 2/122/145.

Dates: 25 Apr 1922
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 10 May 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/166/28-30
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Circular letter from John Davidson [later Lord Davidson] (Conservative and Unionist Central Office, Palace Chambers, Westminster, [London]) explaining Government policy towards church schools.

Dates: 10 May 1929
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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(Untitled), 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/166/46
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Suggested reply for Conservative candidates to a question on the inspection of private schools.

Dates: 1929
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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(Untitled), Apr 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/167/86
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Circular letter from Dorothy, Lady Lawrence, chairman of the executive committee of the National Society of Day Nurseries (117 Piccadilly, [London]) asking whether the recipients will bring the work of the Society to the attention of electors in their constituencies.

Dates: Apr 1929
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.