Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Correspondence and papers mainly relating to a libel action against David Irving and Cassell and Co Ltd over the publication of "The Destruction of Convoy PQ 17".
With a photograph album of Louis Egerton Broome, 1900-10.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Correspondence and papers mainly relating to a libel action against David Irving and Cassell and Co Ltd over the publication of "The Destruction of Convoy PQ 17".
With a photograph album of Louis Egerton Broome, 1900-10.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...

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Correspondence and legal papers over various libel actions in which RSC was involved.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Correspondence and papers mainly relating to a libel action against David Irving and Cassell and Co Ltd over the publication of "The Destruction of Convoy PQ 17".
With a photograph album of Louis Egerton Broome, 1900-10.

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With photographs and press cuttings.

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Includes evidence by SWR, judgements in the High Court, Court of Appeal and House of Lords, on legal action brought by Captain John Broome against David Irving for his book "The Destruction of Convoy PQ17".

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Including correspondence from David Irving's solicitors, Rubenstein, Nash and Co; a notebook containing draft letters from Jackie Broome about the libel case; and notes and correspondence about the re-publication of "The Destruction of Convoy PQ 17".

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Correspondence on MS's libel action against the Observer for an article claiming that MS had barred the author Joan Hardwick from having access to part of the Churchill Papers for her biography of Clementine Churchill, and had removed material from the archive.

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Press cuttings on MS's libel action against the Observer for an article claiming that MS had barred the author Joan Hardwick from having access to part of the Churchill Papers for her biography of Clementine Churchill, and had removed material from the archive.

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Correspondence on MS's libel action against the Observer for an article claiming that she had barred the author Joan Hardwick from having access to part of the Churchill Papers for her biography of Clementine Churchill, and had removed material from the archive. Correspondents include Sir John Boyd, Master of Churchill College, University of Cambridge.